Nothing Ever Happens on My Street
Reporting on the minutiae of the day
Sunday, July 29 - Saturday, August 3 The Week in Classic: Lily Tomlin brought her 2018 comedy tour to Cincinnati this week. In her long career, she's on top of yet another wave of popularity as a result of her Netflix show Grace & Frankie. Tomlin is as dynamic and impressive as ever, maybe… Continue reading What I Learned This Week: #62
Sunday, July 8 - Saturday, July 14 (Plus Sunday, July 15 to complete Forecastle) The Week in Music Festivals: This weekend I headed down to Forecastle for three days of music, art, and bourbon. The highlights of the performances for me were Arcade Fire, Jenny Lewis, War on Drugs, AJR, Lucero, Margo Price, and… Continue reading What I Learned This Week: #59
Sunday, July 1 - Saturday, July 7 This week in Lost Holidays: July 4th fell on Wednesday, inserting 1/2 a weekend right smack in the middle of the work week. Almost all the locally owned restaurants downtown were closed Wednesday, with a few adding Tuesday or Thursday to their employee vacation. So, finding a… Continue reading What I Learned This Week: #58
Sunday, June 24 - Saturday, June 25 This Week in Summer Illness: The main thing I learned this week is that it sucks to have a cold with a low grade fever when it is 95 degrees and humid outside. The fever and the barometric pressure combined into one swirl of discomfort. Where the… Continue reading What I Learned This Week: #57
Sunday June 17 - Saturday, June 23 The Week in Anniversaries: I achieved my 1-year anniversary at the job I started, you guessed it, last year. No body cares about 1 year work anniversaries, but I do. I brought pastries in for the team. The way business works in the 21st century, my job… Continue reading What I Learned This Week: #56
Sunday, June 10 - Saturday, June 16 The Week in Overwrought, Dramatic Tragedy: La Traviata opened the Cincinnati Opera's 98th season this week. The 1853 Verdi Opera is beloved by opera fans and performed often around the world, a standard story where the lovers are destined to be torn apart culminating in dire results.… Continue reading What I Learned This Week: #55
Sunday, June 3 - Saturday, June 9 The Week in Anthony Bourdain: I was surprised and saddened to hear of Anthony Bourdain's suicide this week. I mean dammit, Tony! He was definitely in his own category of philosopher/chef/cultural critic. It's funny how in the midst of the shallowness of our celebrity worshiping culture, a person… Continue reading What I Learned This Week: #54
