OTR – Nothing Ever Happens on My Street

The Hub

I walk around my OTR neighborhood a lot. Often with a destination in mind, but sometimes, just to take a walk-about to blow off some energy. Every now and then I’m just walking and I find that a new place will have opened up. A surprise shop, or bar or restaurant seems to appear outContinue reading “The Hub”

Eating on Vine St. in OTR

Living downtown I get to regularly eat and drink at the restaurants and bars that are defining Cincinnati’s food and social scene. Folks who only come to town occasionally always ask me what my favorite restaurant is. I don’t really have a favorite restaurant, but I have lots of favorite things to eat and drink.Continue reading “Eating on Vine St. in OTR”

Mini Microcinema

Last night I had my first visit to OTR’s Mini Microcinema and was immediately taken with the energy of being where people loved doing what they were doing: filmmakers showing and sharing films. Microcinema exists to show experimental film/video/media, highlighting work made by artists and filmmakers outside of the mainstream. This is a very differentContinue reading “Mini Microcinema”

Dancing to the Music

Last night I caught a couple of bands at MOTR (the end of Little Junior, Mona, and July Talk). Super fun set of music. MOTR is a tiny place for live music with a tiny stage (many bands I’ve seen there relegate their base player or keyboards to the floor by stage – which IContinue reading “Dancing to the Music”