Latest Posts & Articles Cincinnati Home Problems Latest News from CityBeatGet in Touch With Nature and Art at Pyramid Hill's Annual Art & Earth Day April 25, 2024You can immerse yourself in art and nature at Hamilton’s Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum this weekend in celebration of Earth Day and International Sculpture Day. The park’s Art & Earth Day on Saturday, April 27 will focus on both creativity and conservation, with numerous events and activities planned, including a panel discussion; a […] Katherine BarrierSupreme Court Justices Appear Split Over Whether to Protect Abortion Care During Emergencies April 25, 2024U.S. Supreme Court justices spent two hours Wednesday morning debating whether a federal law about emergency treatment encompasses abortion care even in states with strict abortion bans, with no clear indication of how they may ultimately rule. A decision could come as soon as the end of June whether Idaho’s near-total abortion ban means doctors […] Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Ohio Capital JournalMarital Rape Loophole Closed by Ohio General Assembly, Bill Moves to Governor’s Desk April 25, 2024After several years of attempts through multiple general assemblies, the Ohio legislature closed a loophole on Wednesday that kept spouses from being prosecuted for rape and other sex offenses. In a unanimous Wednesday floor vote, the Ohio Senate passed House Bill 161, which eliminates exemptions for married couples, who previously were protected from prosecution unless […] Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital JournalQueer Kentucky Reimagines Masculinity in Latest Publication April 25, 2024Broadway and Fellow Travelers star Noah J. Ricketts and artist Zain Curtis are the double feature of QueerKY magazine’s fifth volume. The magazine is an arm of nonprofit organization Queer Kentucky and aids in its mission to amplify and strengthen queer culture through storytelling, education and action. CityBeat spoke to Missy Spears, Queer Kentucky’s executive […] Katie GriffithAmazon Union-Busting Trial Postponed to August April 24, 2024This week's trial between Amazon and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Cincinnati stopped before any opening statements or witness testimony could be heard, and it won't pick up again until later this summer. Lawyers for Amazon — who are responding to allegations of unfair treatment of unionizing employees at the company's largest air […] Madeline FeningPhotographer Stu Levy Returns to Cincinnati for Artist Talk April 24, 2024Since growing up in Cincinnati, playing in a local groovy psych-rock band (Surdy-Greebus) in the late ’60s, attending medical school at the University of Cincinnati, then pursuing photography and eventually assisting the great landscape photographer Ansel Adams, Stu Levy’s renowned photographic work is calling him back to the Queen City. On April 28, Levy will […] Katie GriffithCincinnati Symphony Orchestra Announces Cristian Măcelaru as its New Music Director April 24, 2024The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) announced today that Cristian Măcelaru will begin a five-year term as the orchestra’s music director, beginning in the autumn of 2024. Maestro Măcelaru will serve as Music Director Designate in 2024-25. Măcelaru is currently the music director of the Orchestre National de France; artistic director of the George Enescu Festival […] Anne ArensteinLachey Arts Musical 'label•less - unplugged' Coming to Ghost Baby for One Night Only April 24, 2024A one-night-only performance celebrating a musical that tackles tough topics through song, dance and personal stories will hit the stage at an Over-the-Rhine bar this May. The musical, label•less, is put on by Drew and Lea Lachey of Lachey Arts (yes, that Drew Lachey of 98 Degrees fame) and focuses on issues affecting our society […] Katherine BarrierOrganizers Announce Expansion of BLINK Festival into Newport April 24, 2024BLINK Cincinnati 2024 is going to be bigger than ever before as organizers announce the expansion of the immersive light and art festival into another Northern Kentucky city. Festival organizers, local leaders and more gathered at Newport on the Levee Wednesday morning to reveal BLINK will not just span Over-the-Rhine, downtown Cincinnati and Covington, but […] Katherine BarrierThe “Radical Feminist” Group Helping Push Ohio’s Trans Bathroom Ban April 24, 2024A “radical feminist” group called the Women’s Liberation Front that has helped shape anti-trans laws nationwide has also played a role in a proposed Ohio law that would ban transgender people in schools and on college campuses from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity and appearance, emails obtained by the Ohio Capital Journal […] Zurie Pope, Ohio Capital Journal
