News: Suicide Shocks Fraternity
UC Freshman Jacob Saylor hanged himself Jan. 31 at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house where he lived. The Jan. 31 suicide of an 18-year-old University of Cincinnati freshman at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house is raising concerns about social pressures on new pledges and drug use. Jacob Saylor was pronounced dead at…
Diner: Sensory Pleasures
The Shumrick family opened Chateau Pomije in 1975 as a wine store. It quickly became a comfortable spot to peruse unfamiliar wine labels with friendly, non-snotty staff. The wine tastings offered by Tim Shumrick have been informative and fun, if not raucous. Particularly memorable was a champagne tasting I attended to celebrate my birthday, which…
West Side Jokes Unregrettable
Hamilton County Commissioner Bob Bedinghaus Not all of the Republican supporters who got invitations to a fund-raiser from Hamilton County Commissioner Bob Bedinghaus were amused by the mailing, which was labeled "Passport to the West Side." The invitation poked fun at the stereotypical differences between east- and west-siders in the county by, for example,…
News: Drawing the Line
Marci Strauss Former Cincinnati Vice Mayor Peter Strauss told a forum Feb. 11 that moving the Drop Inn Center would be poor city policy, given that the city had invested at least $7 million in the shelter. The Drop Inn Center shelter will not move — and it shouldn't have to. That was the…
Cover Story: Raging Paint
Chaim Soutine, 1926 I knew little about him, beyond the name and a few reproductions in generic printed collections. But the painting was electric. On the wall of the entrance hall in the Barnes Foundation near Philadelphia hung one of the finest definitions of expressionism I've ever seen. Viscerally red, red, red, carved in…
Write It Loud
I argued against it at last year's WURST (Writers United to Rapturously Stroke Themselves) meeting. I told them, "Don't. Don't pit Writers History Month against Black History Month this February. Black History owns February. We'll be crushed, ignored." Jack Canfield (of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series) echoed my feelings, suggesting we move WHM…
Re: My Brother Carries a Gun
Well, at least we agree that carrying a concealed handgun is not a sign of strength. Apparently, there is some idea that taking a required course for the concealed weapon permit provides a degree of safety. As your brother, my first advice would be that if your neighborhood warrants carrying a concealed weapon to feel…
