AltWeeklies Wire
Surrounded by Skyscrapersnew

The Anna Louise Inn has been helping women in the Lytle Park neighborhood since 1909. Western & Southern thinks that's long enough.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Danny Cross |
08-15-2012 |
Housing & Development
That's So Gaynew

This new way folks come out is funny and boring, and when I say "folks" I mean celebrities, stars, rappers, singers, athletes.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Kathy Y. Wilson |
07-13-2012 |
LGBT
Swim Goodnew

Rodney King was found dead Sunday at the bottom of the swimming pool he'd built himself inlaid with tiles with two dates. The first date was March 3, 1991, when LAPD officers hailed nine skull fractures, a broken leg and a dislocated eye socket upon him.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Kathy Y. Wilson |
06-21-2012 |
Race & Class
Seven More Metromix Outlets Closenew

Gannett is closing its Metromix websites in Denver, Atlanta, Cleveland, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Tampa and Washington, D.C.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Kevin Osborne |
12-09-2011 |
Media
Medical Marijuana Bill Takes Root in Ohionew
A state legislator from the Cleveland area recently introduced a bill that would legalize the use, growth and dispensing of medical marijuana for persons suffering from debilitating conditions including cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Stephen Carter-Novotni |
05-11-2010 |
Policy Issues
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Man Sues Bank Over Debit Card Feesnew
Dennis Charlton is taking one of Greater Cincinnati's largest corporations to court in a legal showdown that potentially could affect thousands of local banking customers.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Kevin Osborne |
12-11-2008 |
Economy
A Gentle Faithnew
AltWeeklies Award - Photography
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Cameron Knight |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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Bloody Shoes and Snitchesnew
AltWeeklies Award - News Story -- In-Depth
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Leslie Blade |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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Moving Violationsnew
AltWeeklies Award - Investigative Reporting
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Doug Trapp |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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What's Eating Us?new
AltWeeklies Award - Illustration
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Ryan Greis |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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Creation Museum Tells a Whopper of a Talenew

The newly opened museum in Northern Kentucky offers exhibits that back a literal interpretation of Genesis and the Old Testament: the Earth is 6,000 years old; dinosaurs and humans lived together; and American society's rejection of such beliefs has led to abortion, pornography and homosexuality.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Lew Moores |
06-19-2007 |
Religion
Joe Wilson Criticizes Media's Plame Gamenew
Former Ambassador Joe Wilson is critical of media coverage of the outing of his wife, CIA agent Valerie Plame, saying too many reporters value relationships with sources above obligations to readers, thus eroding the "appropriate role" of the news media in a democracy.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Ben L. Kaufman |
12-07-2005 |
Media
Reporter Leaves Paper, Picks Up Campaign Jobnew
Was Ohio congressional candidate Jean Schmidt's media strategist disciplined by The Toledo Blade for an ethics violation while working as a political writer? He won't say, and neither will the newspaper.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Gregory Flannery |
07-28-2005 |
Media
Nightmares of Warnew
Eric Huth, 23, faces an ordinary predicament: He's been looking for steady work since he was fired from the Post Office three months ago for being late to work. What sets him apart is that the disabled Army vet has such bad nightmares from his tour of duty in Iraq that it's difficult for Huth to wake up.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Stephanie Dunlap |
12-15-2004 |
War
Aryan Army Tied 'Peacekeeper' to Oklahoma City Bombernew

There's something either poetic or frightening about Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Kenny of Cincinnati serving on a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. He is an admitted bank robbery conspirator, founding member of an Aryan hate group and associate of the late Timothy McVeigh.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Leslie Blade and Gregory Flannery |
09-08-2004 |
Crime & Justice