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Police Chief Teresa Theetge welcomes the city’s anti-Slur policy, but the police union may not be on board
By Madeline Fening
After months of feedback from the community and careful consideration by City Manager Sheryl Long, Teresa Theetge has moved from the temporary position to become the CPD’s official director, the first woman to hold the position. And as well as picking a new color for the walls of her goldenrod office (she thinks grey), Theetge looks back after a year of headlines about officials saying insults – specifically the N-word, the racist term for black people – while on the job. To read CityBeatto learn more about the CPD policy on the use of racial slurs by officers.

Frogman Festival celebrates the four-foot-tall Cryptid reportedly roaming Loveland
By Katie Griffith
A launch event celebrating the legend will be held in Cincinnati on March 4th. Co-created by Jeff Craig and John Stamey, the Frogman Festival features speakers, vendors, games and other entertainment at the Great Wolf Lodge Conference Center in Mason. It was designed to celebrate and popularize the legend while exploring the importance of storytelling, creatures like Mothman and Bigfoot, the frogman’s habitat, local supernatural phenomena and more. To read CityBeat‘s story to learn more about Cincinnati’s favorite cryptid.

Local theaters are putting on battles of the sexes this spring
From CityBeat Theater critic Rick Pender
The battle of the sexes was often fought out theatrically, with men and women vying for the upper hand. Thanks to two Cincinnati theater companies, theatergoers can see two productions featuring this struggle in March: Cincinnati will present Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew and Cincinnati Landmark Productions directed kiss me kate. Interestingly, both productions are directed by women, and they have opinions about their respective shows. To read CityBeat‘s story to learn more about these two local productions.

Cincinnati is gearing up for the return of one of the world’s largest ceramics conferences
By Kelsey Graham
A major ceramics conference will soon return to Cincinnati for the first time since the 1990s and is already attracting thousands of artists to the Queen City. The 57th National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Conference, Current, will be held in March at the Duke Energy Convention Center and throughout Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. The event is an annual celebration of the national and international ceramics community and is open to professional artists and the general public. To read CityBeat‘s story to learn more about how the conference is impacting the local arts community.

Review: Cristian Pietoso offers delicious wine-and-dine pairings at Nicola’s in Over-the-Rhine
From CityBeat Food Critic, Pama Mitchell
Almost two years ago, Nic Pietoso’s son Cristian Pietoso replaced his father at the helm of Nicola’s. Cristian was a respected chef/owner himself, with three successful restaurants here: Via Vite, with its premier presence in Fountain Square, and the more casual Forno Osteria in East Hyde Park and Montgomery. To read CityBeat‘s story to find out why, after 27 years at Sycamore in Over-the-Rhine, Nicola’s seems to be in good hands for years to come.

Former Flow Coffee Shop employee claims owner altered documents, under wages
By Katie Griffith
A former employee at a local coffee shop raises questions about the business owner’s ethics. in one CityBeat In an interview and in a recent Reddit post, Kay Ratliff, who was an hourly employee at Flow (stylized in lowercase), claimed that owner Rhys Watkins changed her paychecks, didn’t pay overtime, and demanded unpaid training time. To read CityBeat‘s story to learn more about Ratliff’s allegations and Watkins’ response.

Rock duo Air Supply levitates into Cincinnati’s Hard Rock Casino on March 4th
By Alan Sculley
In the past decade, Russell and Hitchcock have enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in the United States. They continue to play approximately 130 shows a year in a six-piece band format, surprising fans with a live show that’s more robust and energetic than the studio versions of their songs suggest. Air Supply is bringing that energy to a show at Hard Rock Casino on March 4th. To read CityBeat‘s story to learn more about Air Supply’s unexpected rise.

Good Advice: Dawes’ Earnest Tunes Visit the Taft Theater on March 8th
By Jason Gargano
Dawes just can’t stop and never goes more than two years without releasing new material. The eighth studio album from the Los Angeles-based quartet with the telling title Misadventures of Doomscroller, fell last summer. Sure enough, it’s another melodic set in the Jackson Browne realm of self-reflection and cultural evaluation, backed by a tastefully rendered mix of rock, pop and folk, as well as a previously underexploited experimental vein. To read CityBeat‘s story to find out what to expect at Dawes’ upcoming show.

Good Advice: Innovative harpist Brandee Younger performs at Northern Kentucky University
By Brent Stroud
Contemporary harpist Brandee Younger’s major label debut Somewhere else features her composition Beautiful is Black, which earned her a nomination for Best Instrumental Composition at the 2022 Grammys, making her the first black woman to be nominated in that category. The album also received a nomination for Outstanding Album at the NAACP Image Awards. To read CityBeat‘s Story to learn more about Younger’s rise to fame ahead of her complimentary stop in Northern Kentucky.

Good advice: crash test dummies celebrate new album, 30-year career at Ludlow Garage
By Greg Gaston
With one of pop music’s most distinctive voices, Brad Roberts brings his band Crash Test Dummies to Cincinnati for a career retrospective. After a 17-year hiatus from touring due to Robert’s back problems and several members leaving the band, this veteran Canadian group reunited and began touring again a few years ago, despite not releasing a new record since 2010 Oooh la la! But with a solid American following, the three-time Grammy-nominated Dummies have embarked on an extended concert road trip across the Midwest and will be releasing their debut single, Sacred Alphabet, this spring. To read CityBeat‘s Story to learn more about the interesting backstory of Crash Test Dummies.

Good advice: Dayton’s Brainiac is finally getting back on stage, including at the Woodward Theater
By Jason Gargano
Has it really been more than a quarter of a century since Brainiac infiltrated the ear canals of adventurous listeners across the Midwest and beyond? The Dayton-based quartet only existed for five years, but what a run it’s been, delivering three full-length albums (1993’s Smack Bunny Baby1994 Bonsai Superstar and 1996s Hissing prigs in Static Couture) and an EP (1997 Electroshock for President) before dynamic frontman Tim Taylor died in a car crash in May 1997. To read CityBeat‘s story to learn more about this special reunion.

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