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Published September 30CityBeat’s Local Band Highlight: Green Fuzz
Green Fuzz’s first album, “Kicking and Screaming,” feels like a trip back to the old-school basement days of punk music. Lo-fi rippers abound in a promising freshman effort. Well … maybe it’s a bit more complicated than that. Punk rock is one of my personal favorite music genres.…
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Published September 30NKU students bring interactive art installation to BLINK Through TANK Partnership
This story originally appeared in our Sept. 30 – Oct. 13, 2026 print edition. Check out the edition online here and find where you can get a print edition near you here. When BLINK returns this October, Northern Kentucky University students won’t be keeping their artwork confined…
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Published September 30Meet more of the Cincinnati artists lighting up BLINK 2026
This story originally appeared in our Sept. 30 – Oct. 13, 2026 print edition. Check out the edition online here and find where you can get a print edition near you here. BLINK would be nothing without the work of the countless Cincinnatians who have participated in the festival…
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Published September 30Meet some of the Cincinnati artists lighting up BLINK 2026
This story originally appeared in our Sept. 30 – Oct. 13, 2026 print edition. Check out the edition online here and find where you can get a print edition near you here. BLINK would be nothing without the work of the countless Cincinnatians who have participated in the festival…
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Published September 29First-of-its-kind skateboarding market at the CAC this weekend
This Saturday, a new annual event for all things skateboarding will roll up to the Contemporary Arts Center. Skateboarding Nouveau, an art exhibit and trade show, brings skate-related creators and vendors together for a night to network, learn about new products and technology…
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Published September 29Legendary Italian horror film composer performs in Northside this Friday
One of horror’s most famous names is making a rare appearance in the U.S. this Friday, and it’s right here in Cincinnati. Fabio Frizzi, the legendary composer known for his work on many of Lucio Fulci’s iconic horror films like “Zombi 2,” “The Beyond” and “City of the Living…
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Published September 29Meet CityBeat’s Culture Maker of the Week: Andrew Maloney
The votes are in: CityBeat’s Culture Maker of the Week is Andrew Maloney. Andrew was nominated by Holly Maloney because “If you’re looking for someone who makes Cincinnati feel like Cincinnati, Andrew is that person. Around town, many people know him as ‘Mr. Cincinnati,’ and it’s…
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Published 3 hours agoYoungstown-based ice cream chain expands to Cincinnati
One of Ohio’s oldest ice cream chains is making its way down south. Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, the Youngstown-based chain founded in 1945, is set to expand to Cincinnati. Six new parlors will open across the Cincinnati area, with the first slated for late summer 2027. No…
The bookstore monopoly has begun
The 21st century just feels like a big corporate world. Small companies and businesses are bought up left and right, which is another step toward an oligopolistic society. Joseph-Beth Booksellers’ last two locations in Cincinnati, Ohio and Lexington, Kentucky were purchased by…
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Published September 30Downtown wine bar closes, soon to relocate
A downtown wine bar has closed after two years in business, with plans to relocate to a different location in the future. Something to Wine About, located near Fountain Square on 136 W 4th Street, closed on Sept. 11. The bar was unique in that it featured self-pour service with…
Seniors and teammates bring royal twist to inclusion
Teammates on a basketball team that brings together students with and without intellectual disabilities represented Wyoming High School on Homecoming Court last Friday.
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Published 4 hours agoGas tax in Ohio suspended for 90 days after politically charged Statehouse vote
Ohioans could soon see prices at the pump fall temporarily after state lawmakers passed a 90-day pause of the state’s gas tax on Wednesday. The Ohio House and Senate passed House Bill 519 on Wednesday in a pair of bipartisan votes. The bill will suspend Ohio’s assessment of its…