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Annunciation School’s Summerfest This Weekend

By Jeff Wilson | Published: June 4, 2013

Annunciation School’s first-ever Summerfest takes place this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Festivals are nothing new for Annunciation School (located at 3545 Clifton Avenue), but this one falls at the perfect time weather-wise, when everyone wants to be outside. Co-chair of the event Alice Derrick filled me on the details. “We’re going to kick it off [...]

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Todd Rundgren + Bogart’s = Nostalgia

By Jeff Wilson | Published: May 27, 2013

If you walked into the recent Todd Rundgren show at Bogart’s, you could feel the nostalgia in the air. The audience primarily consisted of baby boomers, and many of them came as couples. Todd has long enjoyed what marketing pros would refer to as “brand loyalty;” an old buddy I ran into exclaimed that was [...]

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Incline Ridge Apartments Are Ready to Rent!

By Jeff Wilson | Published: May 21, 2013

The Incline Ridge Apartments, located at 2361 – 2377 Maryland Avenue, are now ready to rent. Located in the Incline District in East Price Hill, these freshly-renovated apartments feel brand new at the same time that they’re located in a classic Cincinnati neighborhood – in other words, they offer the best of both worlds. “The best of [...]

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East Price Hill: A Classic Cincinnati Neighborhood

By Jeff Wilson | Published: May 17, 2013

Gaslight Property is excited to announce some freshly renovated apartments that have very recently became available in East Price Hill. Much of our enthusiasm for the Incline Ridge Apartments, located at 2361 – 2379 Maryland Avenue, has to do with the neighborhood itself, which, in the accurate words of eastpricehill.org, “is experiencing a renaissance of [...]

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Hair Salon in the Gaslight, + Northside Farmers Market Moves Outside

By Jeff Wilson | Published: May 14, 2013

Here’s a figure to throw at your next cocktail party: 12,618 people live in Clifton. That’s a lot of folks, but I’ll bet dollars to donuts that there are people living in Clifton who think they have to go elsewhere to get a haircut. That’s because the two salons that do exist in Clifton are [...]

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Special Events Every Night on Ludlow Avenue!

By Jeff Wilson | Published: May 10, 2013

Did you know that there are special events and special prices seven nights a week on Ludlow Avenue? Here’s something to stick on your fridge: once-a-week special events and specials that take place every week on Ludlow Avenue in Clifton. Sundays Sitwell’s serves Belgian waffles from 8am to 4pm. Mondays Habenero’s serves $5 burritos + [...]

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Listen to This! at the Downtown Library

By Jeff Wilson | Published: May 7, 2013

There are lots of events at Cincinnati’s downtown library these days that you wouldn’t expect to take place a library—and one of them is a listening party. (The series is called “Listen to This!”) When I think of the phrase “listening party,” I think of all those great album covers from the 1950s and 1960s [...]

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Small Businesses Breathe New Life Into Short Vine in Corryville

By Jeff Wilson | Published: May 1, 2013

On the beautiful day that was yesterday I took a walk up to Short Vine and snapped some photos and chatted with some folks. It’s exciting to see the new small businesses popping up up and down the street, and I encourage anyone reading this to do what I done: head over to Short Vine [...]

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Clifton Plaza Live Music Series Every Friday & Saturday

By Jeff Wilson | Published: April 26, 2013

How do we know it’s spring? Because the Clifton Plaza live music series is back in action. Hosted by the adjoining Aquarius Star’s Om Cafe, the series kicked off Friday, April 26, with the band Vinylraptor. The series takes place every Friday and Saturday, and runs from April 26 to September 21.  For right now the [...]

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Footage From Bernie Worrell In-Store; He’s at the Blue Wisp Tonight

By Jeff Wilson | Published: April 16, 2013

Bernie Worrell’s hour-long set at Shake-It yesterday did not let up; constant non-stop highly-danceable funk was delivered. Good songs, and a good band composed of young musicians who were clearly enjoying themselves immensely, as you might imagine considering that they were playing with a major funk legend. Tonight (4/16) the band will be performing at [...]

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Bogart’s, Daniels Pub, Nelson Slater, Short Vine, Wish You Were Here, & Gaslight Night at Clifton Performance Theatre

By Jeff Wilson | Published: April 13, 2013

The theme of this particular blog entry is goings on around Short Vine, and I encourage any readers brave enough to follow what might like seem a circuitous verbal trail to remember that. My adventures began the night I handed out umpteen beer cozies at a table for Gaslight Property at Bogart’s while Wish You [...]

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Free Tickets to Wish You Were Here at Bogart’s

By Jeff Wilson | Published: March 6, 2013

Gaslight Property is happy to announce that we have 200 free tickets to give away for the Pink Floyd tribute band Wish You Were Here on Saturday, April 6 at Bogart’s. To get a free ticket, all you have to do is: Subscribe to this blog, which takes seconds (on the right side of this webpage, type your [...]

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Chris Comer Trio at CCAC This Thursday

By Jeff Wilson | Published: March 5, 2013

It’s going to be a very musical evening this Thursday at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center, with Cincinnati jazz artists the Chris Comer Trio performing from 7 to 8:30 pm. For this special engagement the trio will be adding saxophonist and flautist Dan Barger. Dan plays all over the place in Cincinnati and is in [...]

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400 Years of What

By Jeff Wilson | Published: March 3, 2013

Had some fun this weekend, starting with a visit to Aquarius Star’s Om Cafe Friday night, where the free menu party was packed.                 For a quick update to some of the new things happening at Aqaurius Star Om Cafe, here’s a link to a recent blog entry [...]

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Jazz at Schwartz’s Point (Plus Some Greenwich Tavern Footage)

By Jeff Wilson | Published: February 28, 2013

So much time had passed since I’d visited Schwartz’s Point that the last time I was there it wasn’t completely…well, legitimate, to state thing euphemistically. During its previous incarnation, I felt kind of like I was at a speak-easy, which is a rare feeling since they don’t exist anymore. (Why did they have to do [...]

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The University of Cincinnati: A Photographic Tour

By Jeff Wilson | Published: February 27, 2013

(NOTE: THIS IS ONLY PART 1 OF THE TOUR; I’LL SHOW YOU THE REST IN THE NEXT ROUND) Because the weather was sunny and warm, I grabbed the camera and went for a walk a couple days ago. Roaming around the University of Cincinnati sparked memories that included, in some cases, the actual construction of [...]

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Free Menu Party at Aquarius Star & Om Cafe on Friday

By Jeff Wilson | Published: February 25, 2013

This Friday, March 1, from 7 pm to 10 pm, there will be a menu party with free wine and food at Aquarius Star & Om Cafe at 329 Ludlow Avenue in Clifton. The party will be celebrate their new chef, Gary Garitson, and it’s also a way to shed light on some of changes [...]

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Makin Heads Turn Salon in the Gaslight District

By Jeff Wilson | Published: February 20, 2013

For the past few weeks this blog has focused a lot on new businesses popping up in the Gaslight District, some of which are slightly off the beaten path – and that also describes the new Makin Heads Turn Salon. Its address is 3307 Clifton Avenue, but if you’re walking down Clifton you won’t see [...]

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Last Day to Vote for Tudor Court; Jazz at Sitwell’s Monday; My Funny Valentine

By Jeff Wilson | Published: February 16, 2013

  Today is your final chance to show vote for Tudor Court Apartments in City Beat’s new Best of Cincinnati Readers Poll. The ballot is organized into six major sections, and one of them is Urban Life. At the top of Urban Life is the category of Apartment Community. That’s where you have an opportunity [...]

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Celebrate Fat Tuesday Today at J. Gumbo’s Clifton

By Jeff Wilson | Published: February 12, 2013

Considering their cuisine, it seems fitting that J. Gumbo’s Clifton (the address is 286 Ludlow Avenue, near Skyline) would be celebrating Fat Tuesday today, February 12. The festivities include live music: the dixieland band Queen City Dixie Cats will be playing from noon to 1 pm, and the blues group Them Bones will perform from 6:30 pm [...]

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Vote for Tudor Court Apartments

By Jeff Wilson | Published: February 11, 2013

City Beat’s new Best of 2013 Poll gives you to a chance for Tudor Apartment as best apartment community. The category is Urban Life, and at the top of that list is Apartment Community. Tudor Court deserves top rating because: It’s old, and it has character. Tudor Court was built in 1930, when buildings had [...]

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The Kissing Club to Play Sitwell’s Coffee House Monday

By Jeff Wilson | Published: February 3, 2013

Monday at 9 pm a New York band called The Kissing Club will be performing at Sitwell’s Coffee House. Their music has been described as “two people making music with guitar, cello, electronics, and voice. Quiet, intimate, and explosive. Like Philip Glass, Nick Cave, and CocoRosie sharing a French cruller while reviewing divorce papers.” Word [...]

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Mediterranean King on Clifton Avenue: Great Food, Great Atmosphere

By Jeff Wilson | Published: January 31, 2013

Mediterranean King is located at 3307 Clifton Ave., which is very near the corner of Clifton and Dixmyth, on the same side of Clifton Avenue as Bruegger’s Bagels. Because the storefront is small and inconspicuous, I was surprised to discover that on the inside the Middle Eastern restaurant was both spacious and attractive, with exotic [...]

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Aquarius Star & Om Cafe

By Jeff Wilson | Published: January 26, 2013

It’s been three years since Aquarius Star & Om Café opened at 329 Ludlow Avenue, which is long enough to make its presence felt. From the beginning the cafe has stood out as a “green” café that featured direct trade coffee, authentic European espresso and healthy food with fresh, locally grown and organic ingredients. It [...]

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Beer Tapping at Olive’s on Wednesday, January 23

By Jeff Wilson | Published: January 21, 2013

A quick note to beer drinkers and food-lovers: at 6 pm on Wednesday, January 23 a beer tapping will take place at Olive’s on Ludlow. “Two Brothers Beer Tapping” said the sign I saw when I walked into Olive’s last night. When I asked the waitress, she said that this was a first for the [...]

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Annunciation School Open House To Be Held on Sunday, January 27

By Jeff Wilson | Published: January 15, 2013

Open house will take place Sunday, January 27 from 12:30 to 2:30 at Annunciation School in Clifton. This is an exciting time for the school—it’s approaching its 100-year anniversary—and principal Cindy Hardesty encourages families to visit so they can find out what’s special about Annunciation School. “Faculty will be on hand to give guided tours,” [...]

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CCAC Celebrates By Making You an Artist

By Jeff Wilson | Published: January 2, 2013

Spirits are high at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center after exceeding their 2012 campaign goal, and they want to celebrate by projecting your artwork on a three-story high building. The celebration will take place over two nights. Artifact: Art Altogether kicks off this Sunday, January 6, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm with the Opening celebration. [...]

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Want to Learn an Instrument? Try The Music Salon

By Jeff Wilson | Published: December 18, 2012

PLEASE NOTE: Sean McGary, owner of the Music Salon, recently announced that The Music Salon recently moved to Silverton, next door to the DrumCenter of Cincinnati.  I’ll have more details soon, but in the interim I recommend calling the same number as before – 859.444.6231 – to look into music lessons. The Music Salon / 859.444.6231 [...]

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Ed Kluska’s New Book

By Jeff Wilson | Published: December 15, 2012

Remember New World Bookshop? A small, privately-owned bookstore in the heart of the Gaslight District, that was an integral part of the neighborhood for thirty-three years? New World was owned by Ed Kluska, who along with running a bookstore offered astrological readings, taught meditation, and helped develop the local New Age community. The bookstore is [...]

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Gotta Groove Records

By Jeff Wilson | Published: November 26, 2012

My theme this week is records, which are coming back with a vengeance, as the 1st Annual Northside Record Fair indicates.  In 2007 sales of new LPs dipped to below a million, but by 2009 sales jumped to 2.5 million, and the number climbed to 3.9 million in 2011—and that’s just for LPs that have [...]

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Ready to Take a Vacation? Give Suzanne Sanchez a Call

By Jeff Wilson | Published: November 20, 2012

Call me old-fashioned, but when I make travel plans my first choice would be meeting with a travel agent in person. That may sound pie-in-the-sky in this era when so much is done digitally, but as it turns out there’s a travel office located in the heart of the gaslight district, on Ormond Avenue between [...]

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Esquire Theatre’s Art House Jamboree: A Chance to Show Some Love

By Jeff Wilson | Published: November 2, 2012

  What were you doing in 1911? Not much, you say? Yeah, me too. But I know something about what other people were doing, and that happened to be the year the Esquire Theatre on Ludlow Avenue in Clifton opened its doors. To celebrate the fact that The Esquire not only survived 101 years but [...]

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Northside Farmers Market Has Moved Indoors

By Jeff Wilson | Published: October 30, 2012

Voted the best year-round farmers market by City Beat, the Northside Farmers Market has moved indoors to the North Presbyterian Church Auditorium at 4222 Hamilton Avenue in Northside. NFM is open every Wednesday from 4-7 pm, and they’re taking advantage of the fact that this particular Wednesday is Halloween. Both kids and parents should drop [...]

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University of Cincinnati Ranked Top College Destination

By Jeff Wilson | Published: October 23, 2012

Recently the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) compiled a list of data in order to determine the top college destinations in the US. The criteria involved academic environment, quality of life, and professional opportunity. The University of Cincinnati ranked 17th on the College Destination Index, which is impressive, and  here are a couple quick [...]

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Vertigo on the Big Screen This Friday, October 19

By Jeff Wilson | Published: October 17, 2012

It has reached the point where we can see almost any movie we want in the comfort of our own home. At the same time, because we have the history of cinema at our fingertips opportunities to watch classic films on the big screen are increasingly rare—and you’d be hard-pressed to find a film more [...]

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet the Loft Society

By Jeff Wilson | Published: October 15, 2012

  When I started this blog eight months, along with writing about big events I hoped to shed some light on some of the well-kept secrets in Cincinnati, and today’s blog entry is an opportunity to do just that. This Saturday, October 20 at 8:00 pm the drummer William Hooker will perform duets with Ed [...]

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A Conversation with Bill Frisell

By Jeff Wilson | Published: October 11, 2012

Last night was one of those kismet nights where things fall into place at the last minute. Everything went right, except for that point in the evening that mattered most, which was a brief conversation I had with one of the best guitarists in the world. Oh well. I was downtown on business yesterday afternoon/early [...]

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Annunciation Oktoberfest: Fun For Both Kids and Adults!

By Jeff Wilson | Published: October 5, 2012

The 6th Annual Annunciation Oktoberfest begins Friday, October 12 at 7:00 p.m. and will continue through the weekend. The Annunciation Oktoberfest,  of which Gaslight Property is a co-sponsor, has been a hit from the beginning, and although the focus is on having fun, it’s also helped Annunciation School stay in the black financially, which is no [...]

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A Weekend in Clifton Kicks Off This Friday, September 28

By Jeff Wilson | Published: September 26, 2012

A Weekend in Clifton (of which Gaslight Property is a proud co-sponsor) kicks off this Friday, September 28, and by all indications this will be the biggest and best celebration of Clifton in a long time. One hint that folks are upping the ante: a few blocks in the heart of the Gaslight District (Ludlow [...]

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The Art Cars Are Coming

By Jeff Wilson | Published: September 21, 2012

During Weekend in Clifton taking place September 28 to 30 local artists will be painting cars the way they should be painted: as works of art. The artists doing the work are all connected with ArtWorks, whose murals you’ve seen around town; in all, ArtWorks has created more than 300 public works of art in Greater Cincinnati. ArtWorks [...]

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New to America, and Living in Cincinnati?

By Jeff Wilson | Published: August 28, 2012

Many of Gaslight Property’s tenants (and prospective tenants) are international, and some are new to America, with Cincinnati being the first city they live in. One of the things that people from overseas quickly learn is that the image of America they receive from thousands of miles away isn’t necessarily reality. Here I’m reminded of [...]

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Purity Ring at Mayday This Saturday

By Jeff Wilson | Published: August 22, 2012

When I was growing up my mother always told me if you can plug two things in a blog entry that’s better than one, and three’s even better, and today I get a chance to do that. The dream pop duo Purity Ring is coming to Mayday at 4227 Spring Grove Avenue in Northside this Saturday, [...]

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Another Part of the Forest, A Record Store in Cincinnati

By Jeff Wilson | Published: August 16, 2012

Another Part of the Forest is a record store located at 1333 Main Street in Over the Rhine. It’s hard to tell, with all the artwork in the windows – and with the very un-record store like name – that it is what it is, but upon entering the front door you will realize that [...]

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Did You Know About This Recording Studio?

By Jeff Wilson | Published: August 14, 2012

I dropped by to see my friend Lou Lausche the other day. Along with being a bass player who’s been involved in countless jazz sessions in Cincinnati and elsewhere, Lou also, it turns out, has a recording studio on Winton Road. It’s interesting just how much much memorable music has been recorded there, yet none [...]

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Cello Prog Pop at Sitwell’s Tonight

By Jeff Wilson | Published: August 6, 2012

At 9 pm tonight (Monday, August 6) cellist, vocalist and songwriter Ian Cooke will be performing what has been billed as cello prog pop at Sitwell’s Coffeehouse on Ludlow Avenue. Based in Denver, Ian is gigging around the country, and here we have yet another itinerant musician who somehow discovered that because it’s centrally located [...]

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Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band In-Store at Shake-It Monday

By Jeff Wilson | Published: August 5, 2012

Although Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band has released several albums, they seem to be getting more attention lately. I’ve been hearing them on WNKU, and they recently performed at Cincinnati’s first-ever Bunbury Festival.  This Monday, August 6, they’ll be performing an in-store at Shake-It Records in Northside at 7 pm.  This “big damn band” is [...]

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Ponderosa Playing an In-Store At Shake-It at 7 Tonight (July 30)

By Jeff Wilson | Published: July 30, 2012

At seven pm tonight (July 30) at Shake-It Records in Northside a Georgia-based band called Ponderosa will be performing an in-house. Interestingly, Ponderosa isn’t playing in Cincinnati later that same night; they’re simply excited about their new album, Pool Party, and they’re eager to spread the word about it.

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A Busy Day at the Blue Wisp

By Jeff Wilson | Published: July 29, 2012

It’ll be a busy day today at the Blue Wisp, with Carmon DeLeone’s New Studio Big Band performing at 3 pm and Andrea Cefalo at 7:30. I’m a fan of both, and I interviewed both. Recently I embarked upon an article focusing on a musician named David Matthews, who lived in Cincinnati for about ten [...]

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Maria de Buenos Aires Comes to Over the Rhine

By Jeff Wilson | Published: July 28, 2012

(A quick reminder before I launch into this blog entry: Carmon DeLeone will be playing at the Blue Wisp at 3 pm tomorrow, July 29,  and Andrea Cefalo will begin her first set at 7:30 pm. ) At the last minute yesterday I ended up with a ticket to Maria de Buenas Aires, a tango [...]

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uKanDanZ was great; More Music to Come

By Jeff Wilson | Published: July 27, 2012

I’m about to discuss the concert that I saw last night and the music coming up later this week, but first I wanted to share with the world some very important new about cuisine here in the city of Cincinnati: Shanghai Mama’s, my favorite restaurant in the city for the food and the atmosphere, is [...]

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Music at The Incline, The Avenue, and MOTR Pub

By Jeff Wilson | Published: July 24, 2012

Last Saturday the urge hit me to revisit The Incline Lounge at the Celestial in Mt Adams, and I’m glad I did. You would be hard pressed to find a place in town more suitable for a cocktail, and true to form cocktail glasses were in abundance that evening. The Lou Lausche Trio (consisting of [...]

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Looking for an Apartment? Talk to These Folks

By Jeff Wilson | Published: July 21, 2012

Often when you rent an apartment the landlord is a remote figure, appearing long enough to hand you a set of keys before wandering back to a far-off neighborhood or even another city; someone was telling me the other day that her landlord lives in Florida. With Gaslight Property the renting experience is much more [...]

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Northside Farmers Market Wednesdays from 4 to 7

By Jeff Wilson | Published: July 18, 2012

We turn this week to the theme of food, including some long-awaited news of our much-missed grocery store. Right now, though, a reminder of a great opportunity to buy fresh produce at a convenient location. Located in Hoffner Park in Northside, Northside Farmers Market is a weekly event that, along with food, offers latin music this [...]

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Favorite Bogart’s Concert: Ramones, 1978

By Jeff Wilson | Published: July 17, 2012

Returning once again to the theme of favorite concerts, we have here a piece penned by David Hintz, who used to live in the area (Dayton and Oxford) who is now writing a blog in the DC area, DC Rock Live. Here Dave writes about seeing the Ramones at Bogart’s in 1978, when Bogart’s and punk [...]

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Why I Love Clifton

By Jeff Wilson | Published: July 11, 2012

  I can explain to you why Clifton is a magic place inspiring a deep sense of awe, but in order for you to get the full picture we need to go back several years and travel to the basement of the house where my aunt and uncle live in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. One week [...]

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Time Traveling at the Esquire Theatre: Safety Not Guaranteed

By Jeff Wilson | Published: July 8, 2012

That tells you what I know – on July 4 I entered the Esquire Theatre thinking that when I sat in a dark room to watch Safety Not Guaranteed I’d pretty much have the place to myself, being as July 4 is all about picnics and parades…or so I thought. Apparently the large matinee crowd [...]

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Searching for an Apartment? Talk to These Guys

By Jeff Wilson | Published: July 5, 2012

If you’re searching for an apartment to rent, a phone call to this number – 513.861.600 – can lead to an appointment to view apartments all around greater Cincinnati. And because Gaslight Property has apartments all over Clifton, that’s particularly useful knowledge to students getting ready to go back to college.

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The Northside Rock ‘N Roll Carnival is On…Now!

By Jeff Wilson | Published: July 3, 2012

The Northside Rock ‘N Roll Carnival started at 2:30 pm today at Hoffner Park, but worry not if you missed the opening act, because the final band won’t take the stage until after midnight. Due to July 4th falling in the middle of the week, the music only lasts one day this year, which means [...]

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Higher End Apartments at a Reasonable Cost: 550 Lowell Ave. in Clifton

By Jeff Wilson | Published: July 1, 2012

Some nice apartments just opened up in Clifton, and lots of them: currently there are 11 units available at 550 Lowell Avenue, which is within walking distance of the University of Cincinnati.

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Breathing New Life Into Short Vine

By Jeff Wilson | Published: June 24, 2012

I’m sure there are people who drive or walk through Short Vine who have no idea how vital it was in the not-too-distant past.

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What’s In Store for Bogart’s

By Jeff Wilson | Published: June 22, 2012

In a recent blog entry the general manager of Bogart’s, Karen Foley, told me some of the changes she made shortly after taking that role, and later in that same interview I asked her what she had in store in the future. It turns out a lot is changing soon. “In the next couple weeks [...]

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Seeing Santigold Live at Bogart’s

By Jeff Wilson | Published: June 17, 2012

Last night was very nostalgic for me and my friends. Several of us had arranged to meet at Bogart’s for the Santigold concert, but no one had nailed what time they planned to arrive, so when I showed up a few minutes before Santigold was supposed to take the stage (I had missed the opening [...]

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What’s New at Bogart’s

By Jeff Wilson | Published: June 14, 2012

  Sometimes it takes a person who lives thousands of miles away to make it clear how special something is that’s right in your hometown—and that’s true even if it some of the luster was temporarily lost. When I talked tonight to Karen Foley, the new general manager of Bogart’s (she assumed the position in [...]

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Why College Hill Coffee Company is So Popular

By Jeff Wilson | Published: June 3, 2012

When I dropped by the College Hill Coffee Company on Saturday morning it was already hopping, with many tables occupied and people in line for carry-out. I have a theory why the coffee house is so popular, and it’s a simple theory. Sure, the coffee is good and the service is nice and it’s a [...]

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Channing & Quinn at Sitwell’s Tonight

By Jeff Wilson | Published: June 1, 2012

Here’s my vote for the best kept musical secret in Cincinnati: Sitwell’s Coffee House on Ludlow Avenue. Time was when Sitwell’s played occasional host to live musical performances with a slim roster, and there were sound and visibility issues: often the band seemed to labor away in the corner, ignored by the crowd.

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Grand Opening of the New Ludlow Wines

By Jeff Wilson | Published: May 29, 2012

When I dropped in Ludlow Wines at 343 Ludlow Ave. in Clifton a couple days ago to stock up on inebriants I was reminded that the Grand Opening was taking place on Saturday, June 2, starting at noon.

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Surviving Summer at Sitwell’s

By Jeff Wilson | Published: May 27, 2012

You’ve always been able to count on Sitwell’s Coffee House on Ludlow Avenue for one-of-a-kind concoctions, and when I dropped by today I learned of a couple cold drinks that could help us survive the recent balmy weather. One of the servers, Nicole, recommended the new mint chocolate chip cappuccino shake, which isn’t on the menu, but [...]

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The Faux Frenchmen Every Wednesday

By Jeff Wilson | Published: May 14, 2012

Every Wednesday at 8 pm at Sitwell’s Coffee House four very talented musicians perform a style of music that you seldom have a chance to hear live. The Faux Frenchmen consist of four musicians with diverse musical backgrounds who all share an affinity for the gypsy jazz Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club of France [...]

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The Listing Loon in Northside: Craft Beer and (Soon to Be) More

By Jeff Wilson | Published: May 10, 2012

Quite often the challenge for a new business is staying afloat until people start walking in the door. That seems to be a non-issue, however, at the Listing Loon, a new craft beer and more store on the main drag (4124 Hamilton Ave.) in Northside. When I dropped in the first time to ask how [...]

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Ludlow Wines Reopens at 343 Ludlow Avenue

By Jeff Wilson | Published: May 1, 2012

The name’s the same, it still has the same owners, and it still sells beer and wine, but one very important thing has changed about Ludlow Wines: the location. Don’t be distressed if you walked over to the old place and saw an empty storefront. Now located at 343 Ludlow Avenue, Ludlow Wines only moved [...]

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Farmers Market in Northside

By Jeff Wilson | Published: April 17, 2012

Every Wednesday from 4 pm to 7 pm there’s a Farmers Market in Northside. Being as I’m kind of a hard-nosed reporter—picture a grumpy guy with a cigarette dangling out of the side of his mouth and a crooked tie as he barks out questions in an old black and white movie—I recently posed some [...]

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Loft-Style Apartment For Rent on Ludlow Avenue

By Jeff Wilson | Published: April 4, 2012

(Update) This loft-style apartment is currently occupied, but Gaslight Property wants apartment seekers to know that it has apartments for rent in several buildings in the Gaslight District in Clifton. Those buildings include the Jonathan at 451 Ludlow; Tudor Court Apartments, also on Ludlow Avenue; Whitfield Gardens, at 3242 Whitfield; Lafayette Hills, at 880 Lafayette [...]

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Bohemian Hookah Café (Part 1)

By Jeff Wilson | Published: April 1, 2012

Partly because there were no windows in front and the outside was pretty nondescript, even though the gay bar called the Golden Lions was in the heart of the Clifton business district it was easy to forget it was there—and I’ll bet ya that even lots of Cliftonites have no idea that it closed. What’s [...]

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Utopia & Alcohol

By Jeff Wilson | Published: March 27, 2012

  I’m sure that most people reading this blog feel as if they’re living in a utopia, but something happened recently that will make our world even better. For what seems like years (maybe it was just the anticipation) rumors have been circulating about a change at The Esquire Theatre on Ludlow Avenue that will [...]

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