When I walk to my car in the morning, there’s usually someone working in the repair shop across the way. If there’s sun left in the evening, they might be sitting around the alley in lawn chairs, shootin’ the breeze. From what I can tell they’ve got a few things going on over there: pride [...]

I’m (gladly) ressurecting my category for posts called, “This is why I’m fat.” I’ve lived in Ohio for 40 years and never stepped foot in Aglamesis Brothers. This is a horrible shame and the error has now been corrected. I know of no other place that makes plain banana ice cream. No chunks of chocolate [...]

Vine, McMicken, Findlay

Bad Veins release party for their new (and very solid) album The Mess We’ve Made. I could tell you how awesome these guys are, but I shall defer to Zan who writes lots better about the matter: Support Your Local Poet. (She also has better photos and does it all classic with real film.)

TED × Cincinnati 2012 promotional mural in Northside. This little fella was found outside our building and found a home immediately.

I was having folks over back in December and made this map to help everyone find my place and encourage wandering around the neighborhood for the monthly Northside Second Saturday event. Last month I revisited the contents and organizers printed up a handful to hang in shop windows. Maps are complicated beasts and having these [...]

Whenever I get my car serviced these days, I pass by this plaza up in Fairfield. The sign gives me pause, every time. In part, it is the sheer scale of the thing, but density, shape and the color scheme add to the… intrigue. I’m burying this other shot from the day because a friend suggested I [...]