Northsider Vol 1 | Issue 10 | July 2014 by The Northsider Monthly Newspaper

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FEATURE PULL OUT YOUR GUIDE TO NORTHSIDE’S 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY

COMMUNITY NEWS Cinci Urban Promise Strengthens Kids

SPOTLIGHT

BOOKSTORE: SoapBox Book’s alt books + zines

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COLUMN

FOOD CULTURE: My Northside Kitchen

A MONTHLY GLIMPSE INTO THE LIVES OF NORTHSIDERS

IN THIS ISSUE

COVER ART | NORTHSIDER FEATURED ARTIST

VOLUME 1 ISSUE 10 | CONTENT

WRITERS:

COMMUNITY NEWS

-NORTHSIDE TIDBITS -GANTRY GROUNDBREAKING -FAMILY ART PICNICS -CINCINNATI URBAN PROMISE -PLANNING THE FUTURE OF NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION -COME WORSHIP WITH US

Ollie Kroner, Joni Brandyberry, Sue Wilke, Nick Mitchell, John Penny, Alisa Balestra, Larry Wells, Steve Sunderland, Tommy Reuff, Steph Barnard, Luke Geddes, Lindsay Cavagnaro, Un Jin Krantz, Lora Jost, Matt Evans

artwork:

SPOTLIGHT

Jason Snell, Cincinnati Urban Promise, Jon Hughes/ photopresse, Andrea Millette, Veronique Allaer, Jacob Taylor, Dora Ahmed, Hannah Mee Eun, Future Life Now, Happen Inc., Stephen Metz, Un Jin Krantz

FEATURE

Jeni Jenkins, James Kinsman, James Heller-Jackson, Barry Scwartz, Karen Andrew, Mark Christol

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CONTRIBUTORS

-EATS: HAPPY CHICKS BAKERY -MUSIC: LEGGY -BOOKSTORE: SOAPBOX BOOKS PEOPLE OF NORTHSIDE

volunteer advisory committee: layout, Design and editorial management Jeni Jenkins of Uncaged Bird Design Studio

FEATURE

Jason Snell

-GUIDE TO NORTHSIDE’S 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY

Social Media Coordinators Kevin Cain, Nick Mitchell

Proofreaders

COLUMNS

Un Jin Krantz, Carolyn Banfield

-FOOD CULTURE -HEALTH & WELLNESS Jason, Founder & Creative at We Have Become Vikings, has -BOOZE over 13 years of professional design experience working with fortune 100 clients to small neighborhood businesses. Working with such clients as Amazon, United, MTV2, P&G, Third Man Records and Virgin America (to name a few) Jason combines strategy and design to help clients tell stories through any means possible. Navigating across various platforms and executional tools, Jason moves across all media channels that best serve the problem. By working hard and playing hard, Jason creates kick ass work furthering his never ending passion for art, music and design. For more info visit WeHaveBecomeVikings.com ABOUT THE COVER: Created for the 2014 Northside 4th of July Parade

CALL TO ARTISTS | MONTHLY COVER ART Monthly Cover Art submissions: The Northsider is seeking monthly cover art submissions from local artists. Artists will be paid $40 for published covers. All 2 dimensional pieces will be considered. One stipulation of publication is that the piece or a print be donated to The Northsider Annual Art Auction Fundraiser. A portion of the proceeds from the auction will be reinvested in a fund to support art projects in Northside. The remainder will help support the paper. If you are interested in having your artwork considered:

email: northsidermonthly@gmail.com Subject line: Cover Art Submission

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OPINION

WE, TOO, ARE HUMAN: THE RADICAL CANCER PATIENT CHECKLIST

ARTS

James Moore, Stephen Davis, SaraLynne Thoresen, ThoraLynne McKinney, Mati Senerchia, Noeli Senerchia, Jacob Walker, Jared Walker, Isaac Hunter, Evan Hunter, Owen Hunter, Kirah Hickman, Margaret Roe, Tina Myers.

YOUTH: HAPPEN’S FILM CRITICS

EDUCATION

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As an independent monthly communication, The Northsider’s mission is to engage and inform about life and culture in the Northside Neighborhood. As such, The Northsider is committed to providing timely, quality and informative community news and opinions while embracing the diversity of the neighborhood.

organizational structure: Northsider, LLC. is a Nonprofit Limited Liability Company overseen by the Northside Community Council. The Northside Community Council is a volunteer, community-based organization that provides an opportunity for all individuals and groups in the community to participate in Northside’s present and to chart Northside’s future. As such, it is committed to bringing people of diverse backgrounds and opinions together in an atmosphere that fosters cooperation and communication. The NCC meets the third Monday of the month, (except January and February, fourth Monday due to holidays) at 7:00 PM at McKie Recreational Center, 1655 Chase Avenue.

The Northsider Monthly newspaper is published on the first Friday of the month and is distributed to businesses and residents in the 45223 zip code. life & culture 45223

COMMUNITY NEWS

NORTHSIDE TIDBITS Northside Community Council Updates 4th of July Parade & Carnival This week! Want to march with Northside Community Council, come join us at the staging lot at 4781 Hamilton Ave. Still accepting float registrants at www.northsidejuly4.com. Rock & Roll Carnival band line up will be available at www.northsiderocks.com. Apple Street Market Co-op A full selection grocery store is starting to look like a real possibility in Northside! The cooperative market is looking for members to buy in to bring this to life. Find more info at www.applestreetmarket.org.

Gantry groundbreaking, corner of Hamilton Avenue and Blue RockRoad On Tuesday, June 24, community partners broke ground on the Gantry, a project headed up by Milhaus Development and CR Architecture. This is the largest, new commercial private sector construction project in Northside in years and represents $13 million in private investments including 130 rental units and first floor retail businesses and restaurants. This project will create quality housing options and increase the variety of offerings in Northside. “Milhaus is really proud to boast a track record of working with neighborhoods to design each and every project to its specific tastes and characteristics. Gantry has been no different, and we are elated with the result,” said Jake Dietrich, Project Manager for Milhaus.

Community Priority Requests The City has asked for our top priorities for funding in the neighborhood. Last years request produced our updated Land Use Plan - available at www.northside.net. Have ideas? Please send your suggestions to olliekroner@gmail.com, or post to Northside Community Council’s facebook page. Next Meeting Community Council will meet 7PM, July 21 at McKie Rec Center.

The Northside Community Yard Sale The Northside Community Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, August 9th from 9am to 2pm. If interested in having your house listed on the map, please visit www.northsideyardsale.com or find us at the Farmers Market during the month of July.

OOPS! CORRECTION: Volume 1 Issue 9, June 2014 Music Spotlight article (page 9) mistated the name of the band as Sunlight instead of the correct name SUNIGHT. Artwork: Submitted by Josiah Wolf FROM LEFT: Jeff McElravy (Director of the Department of Trade and Development, City of Cincinnati); Greg Koehler (Senior Economic Development Officer, City of Cincinnati); Jake Dietrich (Gantry Project Manager); David Mann (Cincinnati Vice Mayor); Sue Wilke (Northside Community Council); Tim Jeckering (community representative); Scott Stiles (Interim City Manager) (Photo: Jon Hughes/photopresse)

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Family Art Picnics come to Northside

the details WHAT: Happen Inc. Family Art Picnics WHEN: Thursdays in July (7/10, 7/17, 7/24, and 7/31) 5pm-7pm (Food service begins at 5:45pm) WHERE: Fergus Park, 4126 Fergus St.

his Summer, dozens of teen volunteers from around the region have come to Greater Cincinnati to work with a number of local organizations including Happen, Inc. The teens spend their time with Happen working at our Northside gardens and on various alley initiatives all culminating in Happen’s Family Art Picnic. Together with our partners from North Church, 4 vol. 1 | Issue 10 JULY 14’

Youth Works and Whiz Kids, Happen brings this one-of-a-kind family event to Children’s Park at the corner of Chase and Fergus Ave celebrating art, the community and our teen volunteers from Youth Works. Happen’s Family Art Picnic features three tents with kid friendly art activities, free food from the grill and a special “Teen Hall” tent where teens can gather with community members to

listen, learn and organize. Happen’s Family Art Picnic is a great place to meet neighbors, talk to local teens and get to know the officers from District 5 who help look after our community. We had a great response to our first picnic on June 12 with over 150 guests attending and sharing in a great, free community event. We hope you can join us for an upcoming Happen’s Family Art Picnic.

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FOR MORE INFO: Happen Inc. 4201 Hamilton Ave (& Chase) HOURS: 3:30 - 7:30PM (Tue.-Thu.) & 10AM - 5PM (Sat.) www.happeninc.org (513)751-2345

BY TOMMY RUEFF Happen, Inc.’s founder and Executive Director

COMMUNITY NEWS

Cincinnati Urban Promise Strengthens Kids and Families

any of us in Northside know that kids are struggling. Many lack the support needed to live well. Since 2007, Cincinnati Urban Promise (CUP) has been working with Northside families to foster a stronger sense of community and provide opportunities for a brighter future. One of the ways this is achieved is through the mentoring program. CUP’s mentoring program utilizes a small group, minimal mentoring model where groups of three youth meet with one adult mentor for one hour per week in a positive, neutral setting. This style of mentorship differs from other programs that require mentors to pick children up from their homes, take them out for activities, and often invest financially in the relationship. This can cause burnout, which is bad for both mentors and

testimonials “Instead of arguing and fighting with her cousins, she’s learning how to talk with the older ones and teach and play with the younger ones. She’s learning to get along better with adults” -Telly Dickerson, parent “When my group asked if I was going to be their mentor again next year, they got REALLY excited when I said yes.” -Rachel Goodwin, mentor “I have learned not to be foolish, to be a leader and not a follower.” -Nadia Ellison, student

kids. Mentors meet with students one hour per week and are not required to make any financial investment during shared time. This practice has seemed to reduce burnout, and the stability of a relationship has kept mentors committed and students flourishing. In Northside, many kids would benefit from a loving relationship with a mentor. Mentoring has been shown to decrease the likelihood of skipping school by 52% and to decrease the likelihood of drug use by 46%. Mentored students are 33% less likely to commit acts of violence. Having our youth involved in mentoring would change our neighborhood for the better. For the 2014-2015 school year our goal at CUP is to see 45 Northside students involved in our mentoring program. We will need an additional 8 mentors to make this happen. If you or someone you know would be interested in becoming a mentor please contact us. FOR MORE INFO: Cincinnati Urban Promise, 4139 Kirby Avenue, 45223, 513-255-5582 or email at cincyurbanpromise@gmail. com. Check us out on the web at www.cincyurbanpromise.org or on facebook at www.facebook.com/cincyurbanpromise.

BY Joni Brandyberry

Mentor, Nathan Goodwin, meets with students for the first time. Left to Right: Samarion, Nick, and Kahjir. Photo: Submitted by Cincinnati Urban Promise.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Planning the Future of Northside Community Education

the details WHAT: Community Conversations on Education WHEN & WHERE: 2ND Session: “Creating a Shared Vision - September 10th at Parker Woods Elementary, time TBA. 3RD Session: “Sharing Our Resources” - October 1st, time and location TBA.

Photos: Andrea Millette

he first of three sessions on the future of Northside schools was held on June 10th. Despite the stormy night, some sixty parents, residents, non-profit leaders, educators and interested community members turned out to share their unique story of the relationship between the community, youth and our schools, and to begin create a shared vision for how the whole community can work together to support and nurture the children of Northside.

Using small group breakout sessions, facilitators David Weaver and Eileen Cooper Reed led two sessions through a series of story telling questions designed to identify the gifts participants could share with our school communities. Major themes that emerged from the small groups included a “readiness and urgency to go forward, collaboration to use people’s strengths, everybody wins-school and community, overcoming frustrations and obstacles and connecting resources, and a passion

and dedication to improving the welfare of our children.” Gifts attendees were willing to share were many. Just a few were “ability to bring people together, collaborative spirit, caring and commitment, leadership, listening, and an ability to connect with children. Two more working sessions sponsored by the Northside Community Council and Cincinnati Public Schools are planned for September and October. The session on September 10th at Parker Woods Elementary will work on creation of a shared vision by identifying those things stakeholders decide are important

for the education and well being of Northside children. The third working session on October 1st “Sharing Our Resources” will focus on the strategies especially roles, responsibilities and commitment of stakeholders in making this vision possible. Follow-up next steps will also be defined. More details about these evening sessions will be announced later this summer. Please mark your calendars and hold these dates. FOR MORE INFO: Contact Education Committee Chair Sue Wilke at suewlke@cinci.rr.com

BY SUE Wilke Sue is a retired P&G and non-profit executive currently on the boards of the Northside Community Council and CAIN. A former school board member, she has a strong interest in improving education for all children.

Come Worship With Us! A Safe Environment to Experience Bold and Practical Teaching

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Bold, radical, passionate teacher”--these are the words that are commonly associated with Pastor E. Leon Starks of Lion of Judah Christian Center, Inc. Beginning with a Bible study in his home, Pastor Starks began teaching on some of the myths of the Church that actually kept people in bondage. While witnessing the freedom that people were receiving, he gained more clarity concerning the church that God wanted to birth. In December, 2002 Lion of Judah was established. Pastor Starks’ philosophy of ministry is simple- “deliver the word 6 vol. 1 | Issue 10 JULY 14’

of God straight up with no fluff”. Worship should be vibrant, lively, and participatory with no fanfare or showiness, but pure expressive worship. Our name, Lion of Judah, literally means “strength of praise.” True worship is transformative and is one of the greatest weapons you can use against the enemy. We invite as well as encourage sincere worship from every person who attends our services. If you desire to experience God in a real way, we urge you to check us out. Our Vision is to provide a safe

and nurturing environment to those seeking to establish or improve their relationship with Jesus Christ. A safe environment is characterized by a casual atmosphere – both physically and socially that supports a come as you are (but not stay as you are) attitude. Lion of Judah welcomes people from all races and backgrounds. It’s not where you’ve been, but where you’re going that matters to us. Our Objectives 1) to develop the God given talents and abilities untapped and possibly unknown to each individual, 2) identify strategies to

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keep youth on track socially and academically, 3) validate and confirm the wholeness of single men and women, 4) provide guidance to single and/or young parents in their efforts to raise children, 5) help conquer addictive behaviors and 6) offer tools for sound financial management. Future plans would be to host scout meetings, after school programs for kids and self help groups such as AA, NA and Al-Anon for adults. Our Building--When you see the continued next page

Vegan Bakery New to Hamilton Avenue but Not New to Northside operates in the old Take the Cake space on Hamilton Avenue. Started by Jessica and Jana, Happy Chicks Bakery is a self-described “independent bakery dedicated to creative flavors and artistic presentation, all done with kindness and love.”Although Happy Chicks became an official business in April 2012, Jessica and Jana long considered the idea of a bakery as both women loved food, cultural cuisines, and baking in particular. Before Jessica and Jana marketed Happy Chicks as a brand, they “test ran” their flavors at a few events and received an overwhelming positive response – so much so that Happy Chicks became available at Park + Vine and the Rohs Street Café, in addition to direct orders through Happy Chicks’ online Website. Having occupied the old Take the Cake space since June 6 of this year, Jessica

and Jana said of Happy Chicks that they hope to grow the brand and to become a destination bakery for Northside. Jessica and Jana’s goals for Happy Chicks have been already supported by a new physical space to sell their baked goods. Both women said of the space on Hamilton Avenue that it “allows [them] to grow the business, offer more variety of items, and add to [their] staff.” The new space also provides for customers an “inviting and cheerful space” and a “sense of who [Happy Chicks] is as a business.” While customers can also find vegan baked goods at Melt and Sidewinder, Happy Chicks offers unique and sophisticated designs and flavors, all while emphasizing seasonal and regional fruits and vegetables. For Jessica and Jana, helping customers celebrate and creating treats that please are hallmarks of their business. Having had four different cakes (all delicious), I can write with certainty that Happy Chicks does not disappoint. In fact, the only wedding detail my fiancé and I have worked out is that Happy Chicks will cater our cake. At least we have our priorities in order. You can connect with Jessica and Jana in the neighborhood – both have

living room. The space is warm and inviting with an open atmosphere. The Community Room (lower level) has a café feel. This is where we chill, chat and enjoy coffee and food prior to and after our worship services. Also on the lower level is a room for our little ones, “Little Hands Our Place--this is where it all began in the Northside Community. for Jesus” that has Photo: LaShanda Turner enough learning tools and toys to keep them place we have chosen to worship in, busy during worship. We are currently it is not by accident we ended up in a looking to expand our basement area, house. Our Sanctuary is located on the specifically for teens, to give them a upper level. We chose to furnish it with spot of their own to “kick back”, have couches and chairs typically found in a

fun and keep them off the streets. Add to this two additional rooms to gather and meditate, and you’ve got Our House. It is truly a “house of worship.” To fulfill a current need, we are seeking volunteers to teach our youth (ages 7-12) and “Little Hands for Jesus” (ages 4-6) on Sunday mornings. We’re looking for volunteers to head up some of the self-help programs mentioned above. Donations of student desks, chairs, shelves, file cabinets, computers or any other items that can be used to help set up an after-school program for kids will greatly be appreciated. Items need to be in new or good condition. We are accepting monetary donations to assist with future plans in setting up and offering useful programs to kids and adults in

ood vegan food can be difficult to come by in a city where sausage and goetta reign supreme; however, Northsiders can eat vegan friendly at a number of neighborhood places, including Melt, Picnic and Pantry, the Comet, Django, Mayday, and, now, Happy Chicks Bakery. Previously “home produced” and sold at Park + Vine and other area locations, Happy Chicks Bakery now

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been Northside residents for years – or you can pick up delicious cakes, cupcakes, brownies, cookies, and a host of other items at Jessica and Jana’s new shop at 4035 Hamilton Avenue. Bakery hours are Monday-Friday 9AM-6 PM and Saturday from 9AM2 PM. Happy Chicks will also continue to sell at the Anderson Farmer’s Market (Saturday 9AM-1PM) and every other week at the Madeira Farmer’s Market (Thursday 3:30-7PM). FOR MORE INFO: contact Jessica and Jana at happychicksbakery@gmail.com or at 513-386-7990. Prospective customers can also sign up for the Happy Chicks newsletter at www.happychicksbakery.com, can like Happy Chicks on Facebook, and can follow the bakery on Twitter @ ChicksHappy.

BY Alisa Balestra Alisa is a Northside resident and is a Specialist-Project Management and Clinical Research Professional at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. You can find Balestra running the streets of Northside, hiking in Parker Woods, biking in the Spring Grove Cemetery, or eating delicious vegan eats around the neighborhood.

the Northside Community. Monetary donations can be sent to LOJCC, P.O. Box 1094, Cincinnati, OH 45201. We are a 501c3 organization and all donations are tax deductible. If anyone is interested in volunteering or if you have items you wish to donate, please contact John Penny, 513-551-3421. FOR MORE INFO: To find out more about us, we cordially invite the Northside Community to join us in worship on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. 4400 Hamilton Ave. A cookout and tour of the building will follow immediately after the service. Dress is casual. Please contact Dori Starks at 513-8251524 with questions.

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SPOTLIGHT: MUSIC

Leggy

Band members Kerstin Bladh, Veronique Allaer and Christopher Campbell Photos submitted by Veronique Allaer.

ou may already know the Northside band Leggy and not know it - if you’ve heard of another Northside band called Sweet Teeth (which is also the title of a song on their EP, Cavity Castle). The trio changed their name several months after first forming in 2013, when they heard the original moniker was already in use by an Australian band. But they like the name Leggy better anyway.

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“I’ve always aspired to a good one-word band name,” said bassist Kerstin Bladh. “I saw a tattoo of two ladies’ legs, and it made me think of how much you could do with the name Leggy.” A little name change isn’t stopping them from quickly rising through the ranks of the Cincinnati music scene, including a recent residency at the Comet and plans for a summer tour. Bladh and singer/guitarist Veronique Allaer played in a band called White Linen while still in high school together St. Ursuline Academy. “I wanted to be in that band,” said drummer Chris Campbell, who was friends with the Leggy ladies at the time. “He was our biggest fan,” Allaer said. “We had a Xanga page, and he was the only one commenting on it.” White Linen recorded a few songs and even played a gig at the original Southgate House with Foxy Shazam, but the band broke up when Allaer went away to college

in Washington, D.C. However, the friends reunited when Allaer graduated and moved back to town. They started playing together again, and this time they invited Campbell along for the ride. “We practiced once every two months, then we finally booked a show,” Allaer said. “We had, like, two weeks to learn all the songs and pick a set.” After a few gigs in fall 2013, the band didn’t waste any time getting to the studio to record Cavity Castle at Trap Door Studios with producers Jerri Queen and John Hoffman. “We knew recording would make (the band) more legitimate in our minds and other people’s minds,” Bladh said. “We could share it with people who hadn’t seen us live - it’s so much easier to get shows when you have a recording. I also just wanted to know what we sounded like.” So what do they sound like? The terms poppy, indie-ish, catchy, pop rock, and punk pop all came up when the band was asked to describe their music.

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“I wanted to see what Jerri and John could do (during recording),” Campbell said. The resulting sound - a sort of ethereal, garage-y girl group vibe - pushed them in a more focused direction. “With our new songs, we knew what we want to sound like structurally,” Bladh said. The Rock and Roll Carnival will be one of their biggest gigs yet, but Leggy has other summer plans as well, including a Midwest and East Coast tour and recording a few new songs. They’re also playing at Northside Tavern on Friday, July 25. In the fall, Bladh heads to Columbus for graduate school, but she plans to spend a lot of time in Cincinnati and continue recording and playing with the band. But eventually, Allaer said, “we’d like to go on a world tour. Play the season finale of ‘Saturday Night Live.’ Open for Lana Del Ray. (Or) Lana Del Ray opening for us on tour.”

BY Steph Barnard & Luke Geddes

SPOTLIGHT: BOOKSTORE

SoapBox Books, Zines, Rendezvous, and Enlightenment

Caption? Photo: ? (Left) Robert Inhuman, zine aficionado. Photo: Jacob Taylor (Above)Some of SoapBox’s finest volunteers. Pictured (left to right) is Josh (They Are Us), Jen Mendoza, Robert Inhuman, Merridith Ciara, and Jacob Taylor. Photo: Dora Ahmed.

e’re living in a world flooded with online educations and oversaturated blogs, thus SoapBox Books offers an intimate and personal experience for the modern scholar. SoapBox is Cincinnati’s first infoshop, and opened its doors in Northside just over a year ago in May of 2013. The shop is housed in the Village Green Foundation cooperative space alongside the MoBo bicycle coop at 1415 Knowlton Street, and distributes alternative books, zines, and other educational information. The shop is completely volunteer driven. “Mostly activists and students who’d been introduced to radical perspectives in a variety of ways,” spells out SoapBox cofounder and volunteer Robert Inhuman. “We’re entirely volunteer-operated, with resistance to hierarchy in our mission statement. There is usually a core of our most consistent volunteers, but

people come and go often based on their availability and what else is happening in their lives.” “We always need more volunteers,” Robert pleads. “And it mainly just means hanging out during whatever open hours you’re available, answering any questions, and just locking the place up afterwards.” What makes volunteer efforts at SoapBox so rewarding is its non hierarchy approach, which allows everyone an equal say in shaping the infoshop itself. “You define its use,” explains Robert. “Beyond open hours, volunteers are always of great aid when our team is doing events. Tabling literature, organizing at other venues, rallying people to check things out, or just having fun with us.” A great example of SoapBox culture, and how it reaches beyond its hours of operation, is Robert’s monthly DIY calendar. You’ve probably seen it in a variety of places around Cincinnati, because it’s created and distributed by SoapBox volunteers

Robert Inhuman and Josh (otherwise known as “They Are Us”). Each month, Robert collects events from indie promoters and activists, then implores a local artist to create an original event calendar with artistic flare to be distributed throughout the cityand widely promoted via social media. The calendar represents a multitude of events, creative conglomerates, artists, and venues that coexist throughout the greater Cincinnati area; the antithesis of “there’s never anything to do”. Robert reflects on SoapBox’s accomplishments in its first year of life. ”I think we’ve had a few very motivational events in our first year. Queer Power last October at Hoffner Lodge comes to mind. Insurgent Theatre’s play and documentary about police and prisons, hosted at Semantics Gallery in December, was fantastic, as well. June 11th just happened again, which is an annual effort for Solidarity with LongTerm Anarchist Prisoners; one of my favorites to work on because it offers a prompt to endorse

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vehement ecodefense and animal liberation. These events often attract a wide variety of ages, backgrounds, and orientations of many sorts; anything in Cincinnati that has the power to radicalize, uphold a positive Anarchist stance, and break through apathy in favor of compassion and confronting oppression in all its forms. This is what I see as a great thing and how I define the right path. Soapbox will always be a work in progress, as life itself ought to be, and I’m happy to participate and experiment with it.” For more information regarding SoapBox’s hours of operation, volunteer opportunities, initiatives, and events, visit their official website at www. soapboxbooks.org.

BY nick mitchell Nick is a touring musician and the co-founder of Grasshopper Juice Records. He and his wife moved to Northside two years ago in appreciation of its alternative culture. vol. 1 | Issue 10 JULY 14’ 9

FEATURE: PEOPLE OF NORTHSIDE

People of Northside In the summer of 2010, Brandon Stanton, a photographer based out of New York City, began what he refers to as, “an ambitious project to singlehandedly create a photographic census of New York City.” This project evolved into Humans of New York (HONY), an amazing online collection of quotes and short stories paired with portraits of New Yorkers. This catalogue is a daily glimpse into the lives of strangers in New York City. (Visit: www.humansofnewyork.com) We, at the Northsider think this concept is pretty cool and that it builds community. We decided to borrow that idea, build on it, and make it our own. So, welcome to the “People of Northside” where each month we will feature different members of our eclectic neighborhood to remind you why you call Northside home.

ow does one choose the first “People of Northside” feature with so many great folks to pick from in our community? We decided to start with a family who represents part of what we love about our little segment of Cincinnati: diversity. Meredith and Lauren ShockleySmith were married just up the hill at Six Acres Bed & Breakfast in May of 2013. As Lauren described their relationship, “we’re the perfect partnership.” Meredith is outgoing and vibrant; Lauren is grounded and witty. Meredith loses her keys; Lauren finds them (daily). Together with their two daughters, Amira and Saige, they are perfectly fit pieces to a beautiful puzzle. You can often see the family of four smiling at Blue Jay for breakfast (where Meredith insists on chili cheese fries at 8 a.m.) or at Hoffner Park attempting to learn to hula hoop. (At least Meredith and the girls are attempting to learn- Lauren put the “A” in Athlete and has no trouble picking it up, of course!) Each week Meredith and Lauren keep their love alive with a date 10 vol. 1 | Issue 10 JULY 14’

Photos: Hannah Mee Eun

night where they travel to different neighborhoods for dinner and end with a night cap at The Chameleon or The Tav. Meredith and Lauren love and invest in Northside. They are devoted to building relationships with others in the community and welcoming newcomers. Each Wednesday, during the summer months, they host “Family Dinner” at their house. Here, the traditional concept of family is challenged and includes friends from all walks of life who are invited to bring a dish, share drinks and meet new friends. They also participate in neighborhood cleanups, give to countless causes and advocate for LGBT rights.

This is all among a list of other “small” tasks, which aid those around them such as taking a neighbor’s granddaughter to her driving test. Above all, I think they are most recognized for their kindness. There is no pedestrian Meredith won’t talk to, no person sitting alone who Lauren can’t find common ground with, no person they meet they cannot turn into a friend. They say good writing starts with what you know, and I am lucky to know the Shockley-Smiths. When I think of Northside and the people who represent us, I can’t help but to first think of them: beautiful, friendly, intelligent, generous, funny and accepting. They were, after all, one

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reason for moving here. Meredith chanted my name when I pulled onto the street with a mutual friend. Lauren teased me in a way that made me feel accepted and good about myself. Amira and Saige would run out the door to greet me or yell to me from their window. The entire family made me excited to come to Northside and today, make me proud to call Northside my home. What better way to start “People of Northside” than with people who represent us so well like the Shockley-Smiths?

BY Lindsay Cavagnaro Lindsay is relatively new to Northside moving here in November of 2012. She was drawn here by the sense of community and acceptance Northside offers and plans to stay and contribute for many years to come.

Celebrate your independence in Northside with three-day festival

Find Music, Food, And Fun For The Fourth Of July Weekend In Hoffner Park, July 3-5

2013 Peoples Choice Award Winner Chicken Lays an EGG and photo of the year

2012 parade Honorable Mention: Photography by Chris Kromer

2012 Parade Photo of the Year: Photography by David Sorcher

FEATURE: 4TH OF JULY FESTIVAL

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

THURSDAY JULY 3RD 2014

6:00 - 6:40 - FRONTIER FOLK NEBRASKA 7:10 - 7:50 - AL SCORCH AND THE LOST BOYS 8:15 - 9:00 - CINCINNATI SUDS 9:25 - 10:05 - BUMMERS EVE 10:20 - 10:55 - IDIOT GLEE 11:10 - 11:50 - BAD SPORTS 12:10 - 1:00 - RADIOACTIVITY

FRIDAY JULY 4TH 2014

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SATURDAY JULY 5TH, 2014 6:00 - 6:40 - PEARL DE VERE 7:10 - 7:50 - FISTS OF LOVE 8:15 - 9:00 - THE HIDERS 9:25 - 10:05 -MARDOU 10:20 - 11:00 - THE SIDEKICKS 11:15 - 11:55 - JAILL 12:10 - 1:00 - PROTOMARTYR

AWESOME EXTRAS: SPUN BICYCLES & GALAXIE SKATESHOP WILL BE CONDUCTING BMX & SKATEBOARDING DEMOS ON A 22-FT RAMP ON APPLE STREET IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PARADE & THROUGHOUT THE EVENING ON JULY 4TH HAPPEN INC. WILL BE RUNNING HAPPEN’S LASER PAINT DURING ALL THREE DAYS OF THE CARNIVAL

history of Northside’s 4th of july events 4TH OF JULY PARADE HISTORY

he mission of the Northside Fourth of July Parade is to celebrate independence and to serve as a tool for community building. Parade organizers work to invite and involve people from all corners of the community as both participants and viewers. The parade offers a way to get to know one’s neighbors through a shared light-hearted activity. Neighbors who know one another and have laughed together are more inclined to be involved and to make their neighborhood a nicer place to live. We invite everyone to join us and help celebrate the Fourth of July! The Northside Fourth of July Parade is sponsored by the Northside Community Council (NCC) and coordinated by the NCC’s Fourth of July Parade Committee. The mile-long parade route is the longest in Hamilton County. The parade starts at the northern boundary of Northside and travels south on Hamilton Avenue to Hoffner Park, where the celebration continues with the Fourth of July Festival. 12 THE NORTHSIDER MONTHLY July 14’

In his recent book, Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood, Dann Woellert talks about the origins of the parade. In 1852, Archbishop John Baptist Purcell purchased the 11 acre tract of land that now includes the firehouse on Blue Rock, the New Chase School, and the McKie Center in what was then Cumminsville. This property was purchased by the church from Jacob Hoffner with the intention of relocating the Sisters of Charity’s orphanage from the downtown site near St. Peter in Chains. The new facility, St. Joseph Orphanage, was completed in 1854 to house 100 boys and, in 1855, began to also house girls. The actual move was made on July 4, 1854. The women and children rode the canal boats on what is now Central Parkway and the men marched alongside under the direction of Captain Robert Moore. The procession was made up of members of the Turners, the Oddfellows organization, the Butchers association, the Bricklayers Society, and the Catholic Orphans Society.

The parade became an annual event which, combined with a festival, served as the major fundraiser to ensure the continued operation of the orphanage. This tradition continued until 1960, when St. Joseph’s Orphanage again relocated to their new location, St. Joseph Villa in Green Township. After a six year hiatus, the parade was restarted in 1970 by a community group which called itself GAIN, for “Getting Active in Northside”. It has been an annual event every July 4th for the 40 years since then.

ROCK N’ ROLL CARNIVAL HISTORY

he Rock ‘N Roll Carnival is an extension of the festival that has been presented by the Northside Business Association since at least the early 80s. The Rock ‘N Roll Carnival was initially dreamt up by Chris Schadler in 2005 then carved out, cleaned up and driven home by Leslie Scott & Chris in 2006. The event has endured weather, economy and exhaustion and continues through the work

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and support of the Northside Business Association and numerous Northside residents and businesses for the sake of showcasing Cincinnati’s most independent neighborhood, NORTHSIDE! The event is put on by the Northside Business Association and couldn’t happen without the support of our sponsors. Stepping up to make this year’s Rock ‘n Roll Carnival happen are major sponsors Cavalier Distributing & Madtree Brewing. Also contributing to the cause are supporting sponsors CityBeat, the Comet, CoSign, Gaslight Property, Happen, Inc., Milhaus Development, Mt. Carmel Brewing Company, the Northside Tavern, NYPD Pizza & Shake It Records. Please be sure to stop in and say thanks for supporting the Northside Rock n’ Roll Carnival and live local music!

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• A PINECONE MINISTRIES • ABLE PROJECTS / GALLERY AUTOMOTIVE / GALAXIE SKATESHOP • ADVENTURER • APPLE STREET MARKET COOPERATIVE • BANDUCCI AND THE WHEELS • BELOW ZERO LOUNGE/CABARET • BOGART’S • BOMBS AWAY! COMEDY • CAIN - CHURCHES ACTIVE IN NORTHSIDE • CAMPAIGN TO ELECT RUCKER TO APPEALS • CARACOLE, INC. • CARNEY FOR OHIO • CASABLANCA VINTAGE LOVES AMERICA • CAVALIER DISTRIBUTING • CECIL THOMAS FOR SENATE • CHARLIE WINBURN • CHICKEN LAYS AN EGG • CHRISTIE BRYANT FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE • CINCINNATI FIRE DEPARTMENT • CINCINNATI INTERFAITH WORKERS CENTER • CINCINNATI MALT INFUSERS • CINCINNATI PIT CREW (CPC) • CINCINNATI SALSA • CINCINNATI STARS MARCHING BAND • CITIZENS FOR TODD PORTUNE • CLIFTON COOPERATIVE MARKET • CLIFTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH • COUNCILMAN CHARLIE WINBURN • DANCEFIX • DANCETERIA • DAVID PEPPER FOR OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL • ELECT RUCKER TO COURT O APPEALS • FITZGERALD FOR OHIO • FOOD NOT BOMBS • FRED KUNDRATA FOR U.S. CONGRESS • FRIENDS OF JOHN WILLIAMS

• GEO. WIEDEMANN BREWING CO. • GLSEN GREATER CINCINNATI • HAMILTON COUNTY GREEN PARTY • HAPPEN, INC. • HAPPEN’S TOY LAB • H-H-D’S DANCING DIVAS • HOFFNER PARK HOOPERS • INTEGRITY 1ST ROOFING • JENNIFER BRANCH FOR JUDGE COMMITTEE • LABOITEAUX WOODS NATURE CENTER • LAWN CHAIR LADIES • LEAGUE FOR ANIMAL WELFARE • LEAGUE OF CINCINNATI STEAMPUNKS • LUKEN FOR JUDGE • MIGHTY OHIO SCOOTER CLUB • MIKE MEZHER FOR AUDITOR • MOBO BICYCLE CO-OP • MT. AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND • MY NOSE TURNS RED • NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY COUNCIL • NORTHSIDE FARMERS MARKET • NORTHSIDE GREENSPACE, INC • ONE OF A KLEINS • PAR - PROJECTS • PAT BRUNS FOR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION • PATER FOR JUDGE • PETE+JENNIFER+FRIEND • PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHWEST OHIO • PONY PARTIES • RE-ELECT JUDGE JERRY METZ • RUTH’S PARKSIDE CAFE • SCHAEPER PHARMACY • SKOOL AID • SPIRIT OF CINCINNATI MIGHTY MARCHING TROJANS • SPUN BICYCLES

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The 2014 Northside 4th of July Parade Grand Marshall is Happen Inc. founder and director Tommy Rueff!

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COLUMN: FOOD CULTURE

My Northside Kitchen (feat. Kalope and Ru)

ast November, I moved back to Northside after a three-year hiatus. With my eye on the prize— a beautifully spacious, functional and aesthetically pleasing kitchen designed for both the cook and the entertainer—I packed my boxes with a somewhat new identity: stay-at-home mother, committed partner and homeowner. Since, neither my “new” identities nor kitchen have disappointed. In fact, they have in tandem allowed me to hone in on a skill and passion that, once upon a time, felt intimidating but now finds itself at the forefront of my daily work and lifestyle: cooking. Enter two neighborhood boys (cousins- Ru and Kalope- ages 9 and 11) whom my partner, Sarah, and I have befriended since landing upon our Fergus Street address. Many an evening, their small fists, sounding ironically like the hands of giants, beat against our door. “Whatcha cookin’?” they ask, followed quickly by, “Can we help?” If I am 100% honest, sometimes I’m just not interested. Sometimes, I’m even slightly put-out, like, “Oh my gooooodddd!!! Stop knocking on my mother*cking door! Can’t you see I’m in the middle of an argument with the woman I love?!?!” Other times, I’m like (high five), “Heck Yeah! Come on in!” And together, we cook. In my Northside kitchen, nestled paradoxically between Chase and Pullan, our lives collide in unexpected ways. Despite our vast generational and cultural 16 vol. 1 | Issue 10 JULY 14’

differences, we cultivate an unassuming and organic kinship, and I hold strong to my belief that food is better served, shared. We make bean pie. A quiche. The occasional smoothie. We taste our collaborative concoction, and we like it. Sometimes, we even love it. (So much so that we once created a rap song as homage to the aforementioned bean pie we prepared and ate together in our own backyard.) When it comes to cooking, the recipe for success is deeper than pointing out a locally situated farmer’s market; it’s beyond a list of fresh, quality ingredients proceeded with step-by-step instruction. The seemingly simple task of getting a meal on the table is actually quite complex; its origin is in direct proportion to what’s literally and philosophically within reach. So, for reasons that feel urgent and relevant, I want to simultaneously share solid, unpretentious recipes and use food as a political springboard for dialogue in our community; one which at best, has only scratched the surface in public forums; always seeking to be understood rather than seeking to understand. While I’d love to encourage folks to “shop locally,” I cannot, in good conscience, offer said directive without consideration for the bigger picture. That said, I solemnly promise to not judge you for the label (or lack thereof) on your containers or produce, nor the location at which they were purchased. I hereby submit to the human trump card that plays deep into the underbellies of our individual experience and understands we carry with us only what we know. Our privilege, as it relates to food, is diverse and expansive; never a relative “better”, simply a realistic “different.”

Cheese Quiche

(adapted from Emeril Lagasse Quiche Lorraine) eatured this month is a simple and easy-to-follow recipe for quiche. I start with quiche, because it’s an ideal vessel for experimentation and allows for modifications based on what’s in season or what’s already housed in your own fridge and pantry. It can transport, with goodness, a multitude of ingredients—meats, cheeses, vegetables, herbs and spices—to better and tastier places. My hope is that it reads basic, accessible and versatile and finds new folks in the kitchen, around the table and part of a conversation. Simple or complex (recipe or dialogue), the choice is yours. What stands out in this recipe is the ratio of eggs to heavy cream. I’ve always assumed that a quiche’s star ingredient was egg, only to find a texture too firm or a flavor omitted. I was shocked to realize that it’s actually about the ratio of egg to cream (think custard). When a balance is struck, the result is a fluffy, flavorful, melt-in-your-mouth dish that comfortably feeds a group of five to six without draining your time, bank account or confidence in the kitchen. Adapted from Emeril Legasse’s Quiche Lorraine recipe, the ingredients can be used to make more than one meal. With only four modifications, each time I put fork to mouth, I am reminded that sometimes it’s just best to shut up, sit back and let the food speak for itself.

Ingredients: 2 large eggs 2 egg yolks* 1 ¼ cups heavy whipping cream or half n’ half ¼ tsp of salt ½ tsp pepper ¼ tsp ground nutmeg 1 ½ cups of cheese, shredded (I prefer swiss, an equal combo of mozzarella and parmesan, or cheddar- the sharper the better.) 1 rolled-out and refrigerated piecrust (I use either Pillsbury or Kroger brand boxed pie crust, which can be found in the refrigerated section next to canned biscuits and the like.) 8 fresh basil leaves, optional Directions: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line the pastry with parchment paper or foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans (any kind, the heavier the better; can be purchased for $1.50 or less and used over and over). Depending on pie dish, ensure that entire rim of crust is completely lined and covered and lined with foil. Bake until the crust is set and slightly toasted, 20-25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack. Leave the oven on.

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In a large bowl, beat the eggs, yolks, and whipping cream. Add the remaining ingredients and whisk to combine. Pour into the prepared crust and bake until the custard is golden, puffed, and set (yet still slightly wiggly in the center), 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven, top with fresh basil leaves (if desired) and let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes before serving. *For you carnivores out there, fry up 6 strips of chopped bacon until browned and crispy. Drain on paper towel. Cover bottom of pre-baked pie crust with cooked bacon and top with egg/cream mixture. You can kick it up a notch by greasing your pie pan with the bacon grease before pre-baking your crust.

Got a recipe, thought or comment? Wanna cook? Email me at unjin.krantz@ gmail.com

BY Un Jin Krantz Un Jin loves food, cooking, Northside and her neighbors.

Language and Health

COLUMN: HEALTH AND WELLNESS

The way you speak reveals mindsets that impact your experiences. Transforming your language can improve the quality of your life.

he way we think and speak about ourselves and our health is a powerful predictor of our current and future experience. We have all heard someone say, “I’m a smoker and I’m trying to quit.” How absolutely impossible! Smokers smoke. Runners run. These are not just statements about behavior, they are identity statements. They proclaim, “This is who I am.” On the surface, this may seem to be a trivial matter, but in reality it is a very significant issue. A person who apologizes by saying, “I’m sorry, but I’m just hot tempered,” is indicating that losing his or her temper is part and parcel of their existence rather than a behavior. “That’s just the way I am,” points to a belief that there’s something about the speaker that is carved in stone never to be changed. And so long as that feature is spoken of as an identity issue rather than a behavior issue, changing it is not actually considered. So, how does this relate to

health issues? Let’s take a couple other common phrases, “I’m catching a cold,” or “I’m trying to catch a cold.” Why would someone try to catch a cold? It seems to me that it makes much more sense to say, “A cold is trying to catch me.” The point is that these statements reveal a particular mindset that impacts our present and coming experience. For a number of years I facilitated a cancer support group. The people who came to this group decided that they were going to be major partners in their treatment teams. They believed that that decision had more influence over the outcomes of their treatments than any other issue. One interesting result was that no two of them chose to follow the same course of treatment even though some of them had the same diagnosis. Another was that the medical community was amazed at the outcomes of the treatments and practices they chose. They were careful also of the language they used in discussing their situation. They did not speak of themselves as cancer patients. Rather they spoke of having a tumor growing inside their body. It wasn’t my cancer, it was a cancer. The fact that cancer was a part of their current life experience did not

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COLUMN: BOOZE

BOURBON AND THE LittleField

s another long hot summer sinks in, sweaty Cincinnatians will have a new watering hole for thirst quenching and air conditioning. A craft bourbon bar called The Littlefield will open in Northside at 3930 Spring Grove Avenue. Named after the family that built the house in the 1870s, The Littlefield will be small, 400-square-foot space, but will also include a large outdoor terrace, and offer food, beer, and yes, bourbon. Pinch me. I love the stuff. Yet, its’ history and family tree can be a bit confusing, so I decided to explore the subject of bourbon. Bourbon whiskey is a type of American whiskey: a barrel-aged distilled spirit made primarily from corn. The name is derived from the French Bourbon District, yet is also argued that the name comes from the Kentucky county. First off, what is the difference between bourbon and whiskey? According to the Jim Beam website, here are five rules.

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All bourbon is whiskey but not all whiskey is bourbon.

Bourbon is all-American. In 1964, under President Lyndon Johnson’s administration, Congress

declared bourbon America’s Native Spirit.

The only thing that can be added to bourbon is water (and only to bring it down to proof). Other whiskey makers can add colors and flavors to their products.

Whiskey can age in re-used barrels. By law bourbon must use NEW charred American white oak barrels. Scotch whiskey often recycles barrels first used for bour-

bon.

It can’t say “bourbon” on the label if it’s not distilled in the United States. And it can’t be “Kentucky Bourbon” unless it’s distilled in Kentucky. So, how does one indulge in bourbon? Well, Bourbon is served neat, diluted with water, over ice cubes (“on the rocks”), or mixed with soda and into cocktails, such as the Manhattan, the Old Fashioned, the

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whiskey sour, and the mint julep. There are basically three different categories of bourbons: “Traditional bourbon recipe,” High-rye recipe, and High-wheat. The “traditional bourbon recipe,” is about 70 percent corn and roughly equal amounts of rye and barley, and includes brands such as Jim Beam, Old Crow, Knob Creek, and Wild Turkey. High-rye recipes, like Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, and Woodford Reserve, have yes, a higher concentration of rye. Maker’s Mark and Old Fitzgerald are brands of High-wheat bourbon. It’s no wonder that four Northsiders decided to share resources and their love of bourbon. Looking to support local artists and non-profits, The Litlefield will include some of the history of Northside, have rotating art exhibits, drink specials, and a menu created by Shoshannah Hafner, the former chef of Honey. Opening is expected in late June.

BY lora jost Lora Jost lives close by, works around the corner, and loves baseball.

OPINION: MEDICAL JUSTICE

WE, TOO, ARE HUMAN: THE RADICAL CANCER PATIENT CHECKLIST

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major change needs to Step Three: KEEP COMPASSION ALIVE. ...the blockbuster growth of modern medicine had outpaced its ability to take place in cancer care. The medical issues surrounding cancer coordinate. Moreover, it had outpaced its ability to connect with patients... can be so complex and overwhelming as The change will be “radical:” Cancer care needs to to drive out the patient’s sense of hope. our healthcare system leaves its customers walking in blind” go from a paternalistic model of the Tiredness in just reviewing decisions that -M. Markey (2012). Unaccountable. Bloombury Press. p. 2. doctor knows best to a compassionate are ambiguous, or weariness about limited partnership in which the patient, their treatments that may be working, added this means we would need a person or group that support team, and the health care team work fully to changes in sleep patterns, may add up to one is willing to review with us both our own personal together. This will be a major step into reducing anx- resources and the medical options. Both the person exhausted experience after another. Compassion, iety, improving relationships, strengthening people to with the cancer and the context for making decisions kindness, and listening skills will suffer. The tempoface difficulties, and requiring a shift to emphasizing need a “second opinion,” another opinion that afrary result may be a withdrawal, a desire to find a relationships of compassion. cave and hide in it, or creating a new sign for your firms that the person is not to blame for the cancer, I continue to be at the center of of cancer care door: “LEAVE ME ALONE.” Seeing a shrinking world, another person who says that they will be at your for family members and the center is not filled staring into blank and meaningless space, closing side to hear what your heart is saying in response with “partners” that emphasize strengths or clarioff the world that keeps intruding, are normal parts to whatever the medical choices are, and another ty. Moreover, my family members want to know as of coping, in some cases, even helpful. Compassion person who recognizes that suffering will accompamuch as possible, the “truth,” and the latest evidence ny all choices. The feeling of the patient may be a toward the self when the self seems to have enough provided in a way that increases their understanding temporary loss of heart, a sudden removal of our is a first step in healing that can be started at any and their ability to cope with the dramatic and life time. When this feeling shifts, as it will, it is a good capacity to feel able, and a set of irrational beliefs changing consequences of having cancer. We are time to discuss with your team another set of questhat there is no inner capacity to survive. The inner lucky to have health insurance, family and friends tions about what would help cope with the anxiety ally of the person with cancer must be loved back in the health care field, and some limited experiand despair. Cancer care does not have to stop into existence through the compassionate touches of ence with cancer in our families. What would this caring for the joy of life, even under very difficult the support person of family. reality be like if we didn’t have health insurance, decisions. Cancer care is always at a crossroads were minorities, and had little knowledge of science for a patient, a new set of choices, all seeming too Step Two: BEFRIENDING THE DIAGNOSIS and cancer, is not hard to fathom. Poor people and important, and all without adequate maps, compassWITH CURIOSITY. With a compassionate friend minorities are suffering at higher and more deadly es, or trail guides. Yet, the support partnership can in hand, finding a physician that can participate rates. What I am suggesting with the Radical Cancer in a partnership with your team requires some work even in these difficult times if given a chance. It Patient Checklist is even more important to successful work. Doctors are not used to being in partnership, is important to recognize that members of the team treatment when the individual and family’s resources having their opinions challenged, sharing research may also be experiencing tiredness and the sapping are limited. I am suggesting that this Checklist be the in understandable ways, and taking time to build a of energies. Taking a step into health and healing beginning point in a discussion within the family, the means that the care provider, the ally, be given relationship with patients and their support system. health care providers, and the person with the diag- Yet, health depends upon looking for the “right” space for recovery and restoration. Gentleness can nosis of cancer. Every person is somewhat different people who can make the step of partnership a real go both ways and result in stronger healing. and will need a different and ongoing checklist that learning opportunity, a chance to hear and underI have emphasized the importance of creating updates information and support for better choices stand the complexities of cancer on the individual and maintaining a compassionate culture within in living. This is where I start: level in a way that affirms life. Doctors, nurses, and which to face medical choices. This is a radically others may also be seeking to put a “positive spin” Step One: THE PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEM. different way of working with cancer and a methon whatever the diagnosis indicates and this may Having cancer is a personal attack, an invasion of uncover our skepticism and doubt about “reality,” od that improves the capacity to face whatever is our psychological sense of safety. So many unknowns present and future. It does take courage to keep the medical reality. Compassion can hug life into begin to accumulate that the person becomes almedical terms, embrace the possibility of positive asking questions, challenge seeming certainties, and most instantly panicked and unable to temporarily steps, and help us have the courage to care about request additional information and other opinions. understand just what the diagnosis means for the strengthening the compassionate capacity in ourThere is little in the health culture that supports an present and the future. Being vulnerable is rarely selves no matter what. active patient and support team; knowing that the the best situation for decision making. Being ignorant journey will have lots of uphill time, time spent feelof the options facing cancer treatment only further ing like the unknown is getting bigger, means that it BY Steve Sunderland undermines confidence in decision making about sundersc@ucmail.uc.edu is important to find your right person. Befriending critical factors. A radical step must be created to the health staff, bringing them into the partnership, Steve is a founder of the Peace offset what will continue to hamper decision making increases the likelihood of strengthening the compasVillage and a professor of and the quality of life. The step includes a relationsionate heart and encouraging the compassionate peace and educational studies ship with someone who can affirm that the journey mind to keep asking questions. at the University of Cincinnati. forward will be done in a compassionate way. And, He has been a Northsider for over 10 years.

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ARTS: SCREEN/YOUTH

Happen Northside: Happen’s Kid Film Critics

Reviews of THE MUMMY

“I didn’t like it. I almost fell asleep.” -Kayla “I thought it was a little bit boring and a little creepy. I thought it was interesting that they used an orchestra for all of the music.” -Sweet Pea “ I like the Egyptian lady’s clothes. I don’t like the mummy that tried to possess the Egyptian lady ” -Victoria “I think I have a case of ‘I hate the movie’ phobia. I just didn’t like it. It was too predictable.” -Oscar

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night at the local multiplex/ art house or a home entertainment screening (either cable, DVD, or video on demand) now, more often than not seems to include the possibility of selecting a title that has been recycled in some way. Remakes and reboots are everywhere. So for a bit of summer fun, the Happen Kids Critics will be tackling a double feature that plays on this idea. June kicks things off with a review of the 1932 classic The Mummy starring horror icon Boris Karloff, as an ancient Egyptian named Im-Ho-Tep who winds up awakened after being mummified over 3,000 year ago. This very mad monster seeks

to bring his long-dead love back to life by any means necessary. Shot in black and white with special effects that will likely appear rudimentary to contemporary audiences, The Mummy still has the power to frighten, thanks to its ability to suggest haunting scenarios and then allow viewers to imagine the outcomes rather than showing all of the gruesome details. But will that be enough to appease our tough critics? And come back next month for the Happen Kids Critics take on the 1999 remake of The Mummy? Which one will reign supreme? - TT Stern-Enzi, Cincinnati Film Critic

Each month, Happen’s Kid Film Critics received their own official Happen film critic packet and a press badge. TT Stern-Enzi, Cincinnati film critic, provided insight about the film and guided the children as they wrote this month’s film reviews. Read the reviews, and be sure to watch The Mummy. ART ACTIVITIES FOR PARENTS & CHILDREN 4201 Hamilton Ave (& Chase) HOURS: 3:30 - 7:30PM (Tue.-Thu.) & 10am 5PM (Sat.) www.happeninc.org (513)751-2345

Submitted BY TOMMY RUEFF Happen, Inc.’s founder and Executive Director

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education: YOUTH

Louder than a Bomb Cincinnati World’s Largest Youth Poetry Slam Comes to Cincinnati

Dejaha Miles. Photo: WordPlay.

ordPlay is excited to announce that it’s taking part in co-organizing and bringing the Louder Than a Bomb (LTAB) youth poetry slam to Cincinnati in 2015. During the course of the 2014/15 school year, WordPlay will be working alongside the Taft Research Center at the University of Cincinnati, Elementz, Women Writing or a Change, and the Mayerson High School Service-Learning program, among other collaborating organizations. Semi-finals will be held this coming March, closely followed by the finals, which will be held in Over the Rhine in April, which is National Poetry Month. LTAB is a youth poetry festival designed by the Young Chicago Authors (YCA) in 2001 to be a platform that not only gives the youth a voice, but to give them a chance to share their stories. Since then, it has become the largest youth poetry festival in the world. This year LTAB is aiming to have 12 schools participate in the competition, and is expecting roughly 400 kids to participate. The competition will have 2 separate parts: an indi-

vidual competition and a team competition. The teams would consist of 4-8 kids with 2 alternates. WordPlay will be coordinating 5 of the 12 high schools, and will be helping coach both individual participants and teams, said Libby Hunter, co-founder and Executive Director of WordPlay. As part of preparing for the festival, WordPlay is looking to initiate an after-school program for the schools involved, which will be taught by teaching artist Desirae Hosley. Hosley goes by the name Silent Poet and has been a spoken word artist for 10 years. She’s involved in many slam poetry societies and had her own Poetry Slam Team for the University of Cincinnati SlamCats in 2008. She’s also been involved with AmeriCorps since 2009. “Poetry is my heart and soul and I love the passion that floats through words,” said Hosley. WordPlay’s LTAB teams will begin in September, and will include bi-monthly events leading up to the semi-finals and finals where the schools will come together and get to know each other and hone their skills. This would be in the form of an informal open mic night or reading.

To promote the community-building aspect of LTAB, WordPlay will facilitate a story exchange between the students they coach, pairing the teens with students in other schools and simply share their stories, eventually meeting in person and getting to know one another through shared experiences. LTAB was founded to be a public forum for teens to share their personal stories, find the power of their own voice and form bridges across social divides, and Hunter says that those goals are very closely aligned with that of WordPlay Cincy. “I think LTAB Cincinnati has tremendous potential to bring our youth together at a time when they have experienced a great deal of trauma—gun violence, gang activity, rising childhood poverty rates, you name it,” said Hunter. “Giving our teens common ground to learn about each other, embrace differences, dissipate stereotypes, and move forward into their lives as young adults with a stronger sense of acceptance and a more opened mind is one of the most important things we can possibly do. “ Hunter also says that WordPlay is looking forward to making LTAB an ongoing experience in Cincinnati, and plans to grow their after-school spoken word program and to continue building relationships among students who wouldn’t normally have the chance to interact. WordPlay’s will have an LTAB team open to teens age 13 - 19 from any school. For more information, contact Libby Hunter at 513-260-9632, or libby@ wordplaycincy.org. FOR MORE INFO: Visit: wordplaycincy.org Call 513-260-8129 or email info@wordplaycincy.org

BY Matt Evans Matt is currently studying Magazine Journalism at the University of Cincinnati and is WordPlay’s summer intern.

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NORTHSIDE SCENE

events calendar – july

FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND NORTHSIDE THIS MONTH. welcoming and easy bike ride. Every Tuesday – Zumba @ McKie Every Wednesday – Kreative Kids @ ONGOING EVENTS: First Monday – Northside Business Association Monthly Meeting @ Happen, Inc. 4201 Hamilton Ave. (6PM) The Northside Business Association is a resource for all Northside Businesses and works to continually improve the neighborhood. More info: call 513-5414745 or email: bdemske@ella.net

Third Monday (Fourth Monday January and

February) – Northside Community Council Monthly Meeting @ McKie Rec Center 1655 Chase Ave. (7PM) Get involved with issues that directly affect our community! The NCC is a volunteer, community-based organization that provides an opportunity for all individuals in the community to participate in Northside’s present and to chart Northside’s future.

Every other Monday – The Qtet @ Northside

Tavern 4163 Hamilton Ave. (9PM) Influences range from Miles Davis to Van Halen. Jazz. Front room. Cost: Free www.northsidetav.com

Every other Monday – Northside Jazz

Ensemble @ Northside Tavern 4163 Hamilton Ave. (9PM) From Funk, Reggae and Soul to Rock, Free Jazz, Blues and straightahead Jazz and back again, this tight fourpiece puts familiar tunes in a brand new bag. Jazz. Front room. Cost: Free. www.northsidetav.com

Every Monday – The Marburg Collective @

The Comet 4579 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Indie/Jazz. www.cometbar.com

Every Monday – Adult Pictionary w/ Steven

Walls (Vampire Weekend at Bernie’s) @ Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Game Show/Comedy www.thechameleonclub.com

Every Monday – Bomb’s Away Comedy Open Mic @ Mayday (8PM) Cost: Free. 4227 Spring Grove Ave. www.maydaynorthside.com

Every Tuesday – Movies & Games @ Northside Branch of the Cincinnati Public Library 4219 Hamilton Ave. (3PM) For information, call 513-369-4449 Every Tuesday – Teen Movie Madness @

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Center (6PM) 1655 Chase Avenue. ”If you are perfect don’t come”- you’ll ruin our demographic.

Northside Branch of the Cincinnati Public Library 4219 Hamilton Ave. (3PM) Ages 5-12. For info call 513-369-4449

Every Tuesday – Bike Night @ The Comet 4579 Hamilton Ave. (7pm) Motorcycle enthusiasts gathering. Free. Bikes, Burritos and Brews. www.cometbar.com

Every Wednesday – Northside Farmers Market @ Hoffner Park 4104 Hamilton Ave. (4-7PM) This twelve-month market brings tri-state farmers to the city of Cincinnati to sell their produce, meat, eggs, crafts and fruit. NFM prides itself on bringing fresh and locally produced food to the vibrant community of Northside. More info: www. northsidefm.org

Every Tuesday – Artist In Residency: Kate Wakefield @ The Comet 4579 Hamilton Ave. (10pm) Free. Indie/Folk. www.cometbar.com Every Tuesday – Cinthesizer Live Podcast @

Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (7pm) Free. Electronic. www.thechameleonclub.com

Every Tuesday – Twerk-It Tuesday w/ Juan Cosby @ Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (10pm) Free. Live Music Videos. www.thechameleonclub.com Every Tuesday – Trivia Tuesday @ Mayday (8PM) Trivia every Tuesday, with prizes and specials. Cost: Free. 4227 Spring Grove Ave. www.maydaynorthside.com Every Tuesday – Trivia Tuesday @ Mayday (8PM) Trivia every Tuesday, with prizes and specials. Cost: Free. 4227 Spring Grove Ave. www.maydaynorthside.com

Every Wednesday – Live Acoustic Wednesdays @ Bistro Grace 4034 Hamilton Ave (6:30-9pm) we support local events, breweries and musicians. We are centrally located in thre Northside. We have quality food at reasonable prices and a full bar. We offer happy hour prices, drink specials and half off wines. Come join our friendly staff and enjoy our beautiful patio. Free. BistroGrace.com Every Wednesday – Hump Day Karaoke @

Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (8pm) Free. Karaoke. www.thechameleonclub.com

Every Wednesday – Sexy Time Live Band

Karaoke @ Northside Tavern 4163 Hamilton Ave. (9PM) Live band karaoke. Back room. Cost: Free. www.sexytimekaraoke.com

Third Tuesday– Square Dance @ Northside Tavern, 4163 Hamilton Ave. (8-10:30 pm) All dances taught. Live music by the Northside Volunteers. Beer on tap. Suggested donation $5-10 to caller. It’s hip, it’s what’s happening. Each month features a different local / regional caller and live old-time music and dance. Historic tavern, resonate wooden floor for dancers, small stage for all-volunteer band. July 15 – Calling by Local Yokels (Russ Childers, Judy Waldron, Susan McElroyMarcus, Mike White)

Third Wednesday – Learning Lab Gathering

First wednesday– The Chris Comer Trio @

Every Thursday – International Folk Dancing @ Clifton Community Arts Center, 7-9 PM. Line/circle dances from Eastern Europe/ Middle East. No partners necessary, no experience necessary. Teaching available. For information, call 541-6306 or e-mail kspencer1@zoomtown.com. Cost $3.

The Listing Loon 4124 Hamilton Ave. (8PM) A piano based jazz trio. Cost: Free. More info: www.ChrisComerTrio.com

Every Wednesday – Open Shop @ Mobo Bicycle CoOp 1415 Knowlton Ave. (69PM) Come work on your bike. For info: mobobicyclecoop.org or mobobicyclecoop@ gmail.com

hosted by Starfire @ McKie Center (6PM) 1655 Chase Avenue. Citizens are gathering every month to meet-up over community building and inclusion. The gatherings are a springboard for people’s ideas around community related projects, as well as opportunities to learn from local citizens. Hosted by Starfire, free, and open to all. Each gathering begins with a potluck. For information Sarah@starfirecouncil.org

Every Thursday – Slow and Steady Bike Ride @ Leaves from Hoffner Park 4104 Hamilton Avenue (7PM) Cost: Free. Join this

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Every Thursday – Karaoke with Bree @ Boswell’s, 1686 Blue Rock. (8pm) Free. Great food, great drinks, great karaoke! www.facebook.com/hotwheelsentertainment Every first & third Thursday – Comma

Comma Chameleon (Comedy Night) @ Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. www.thechameleonclub.com

Every SECOND & Fourth THURSDAY – Throwback Thursday w/ AP (Night Bees / Counterfeit Money Machine) @ Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (8pm) Free. Poetry / Live 90’s Music Videos. www. thechameleonclub.com LAST Thursday – Folk & Fiction @ The Listing Loon 4124 Hamilton Ave. (6-11PM) Reading and musical performances. Cost: Free. More info: facebook.com/folkandfiction final friday – cartRAGE (Chip-tunes) @

The Chameleon Club, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (9PM) Free. Electronic / Chiptunes. www. thechameleonclub.com

Every SATURDAY – Zumba @ McKie

Center (12PM) 1655 Chase Avenue. ”If you are perfect don’t come”- you’ll ruin our demographic.

Every Saturday – International Folk Dancing

@ Twin Towers’ Hader Room (8-10:30 PM). Line and circle dances from Eastern Europe/Middle East. No partners necessary, no experience necessary. Teaching available 8-9 PM. For information, call 541-6306 or e-mail kspencer1@zoomtown.com. Cost: $5. 5343 Hamilton Ave.

Every Second Saturday – Northside Second Saturdays (6-10PM) Come see art, shop, imbibe and eat in one of Cincinnati’s most creative and diverse neighborhoods. Featuring new art openings, later hours, bar drink specials, interactive events and promotions that vary monthly with participating businesses. Every Second Saturday – Hook & Ladder (Vinyl Night) w/ Margaret Darling (The Seedy Seeds, Devout Wax) @ Chameleon 4114 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Vinyl / Variety. www.thechameleonclub.com

NORTHSIDE SCENE Every Second Saturday – Galaxie Art Show & Skate Park Fundraiser w/ Chris Luessen, Jill Cleary, & More @ Chameleon 4114 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Galaxie Skate Shop, 4202 Hamilton Ave. (6pm) Free. Art. galaxieskateshop.blogspot.com Every Second Saturday – Basement Reggae w/ Abiyah & Grover @ The Comet, 4579 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Reggae. www. cometbar.com

(9pm) Free. Girl bands / Various. www. thechameleonclub.com

Final sundays – Bummer Night w/ John Hays @ Chameleon 4114 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Folk/Punk/Songwrite www. thechameleonclub.com Weekdays –– OPEN STUDIO @ Happen,

Sunday, July 6 – Mega Ran, Juice Lee, D&D Sluggers, & SkyBlew @ Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Hip-Hop. www. thechameleonclub.com

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Sunday, July 13 – Misnomer & Lockjaw @ Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Rock. www.thechameleonclub.com

Inc. 4201 Hamilton Avenue. 3:30 - 7:30PM (Tue.-Thu.) & 10am - 5PM (Sat.)

Sunday, July 13 – Classical Revolution @ Northside Tavern, 4163 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Classical. www.northsidetav.com

Thursday, July 3 – Kid Dead, Spoken Nerd,

Tavern, 4163 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Live music. Front room. Free. www.northsidetav.com

Heretics of Funk, Jim Casto, & Gran Bel Fisher @ Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Hip-Hop / Folk / Funk. www. thechameleonclub.com

third sundays– DJ Harv @ Northside Tavern,

Friday, July 4 – Night Bees, Shaun Fauste, Mr.

first sundays– Bulletville @ Northside

4163 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Front room. Free. www.northsidetav.com

Final sundays– The Tillers @ Northside Tavern, 4163 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Live music. Front room. Free. www.northsidetav.com Every Sunday– Comet Bluegrass Allstars @ The Comet. (7:30PM & 9PM) The Comet house band plays two sets every Sunday. Cost: Free. 4579 Hamilton Ave.

Tuesday July 15 – Wump Mucket Puppets

Mingie, Ronin, & Vampire Weekend at Bernie’s @ Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Hip-Hop. www.thechameleonclub.com

Friday, July 4 – Marburg Collective Presents:

Fresh Funk @ Northside Tavern, 4163 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Indie/Funk. www. northsidetav.com

Saturday, July 5 – Wonky Tonk, Nancy P,

Jennifer Simone, Kate Wakefield, & Mark Zero @ Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave.

summer Violin Lessons available

Friday, July 18 – Northsider Benefit w/ Juan Cosby @ Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Live DJs. Split the pot. www. thechameleonclub.com

Friday, July 25 – BRK FEST @ Chameleon,

4114 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Chiptunes. www.thechameleonclub.com

Friday, July 25 – Leggy @ Northside Tavern, 4163 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Garage/ Rock. www.northsidetav.com

Saturday, July 26 – BRK FEST @ Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Chiptunes. www.thechameleonclub.com

@ Clifton Branch Library - 351 Ludlow Ave, Clifton (10AM) Northside’s very own Wump Mucket Puppets bring their original songs and silliness to the Clifton branch library for a FREE puppet show.

Saturday, July 26 – Night Bees, Rick Chyme, Citoak, Juan Cosby, & Head In The Louds @ Northside Tavern, 4163 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Hip-Hop. www.northsidetav.com

Created and performed by Northsider Terrence Burke, the Wump Mucket Puppets have been sharing their love of puppetry (and macaroni & toothpaste salad) with Tri-State children since 2010. Free. Info, videos, and free downloadable coloring pages at www. WumpMucketPuppets.com

Thursday, July 31 – The Vorobock Sessions @

Sunday, July 27 – BRK FEST @ Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Chiptunes. www.thechameleonclub.com Chameleon, 4114 Hamilton Ave. (9pm) Free. Vinyl Night. www.thechameleonclub.com

Riot In Northside-not you’re average stand up comedy bar show

If you want to put something beautiful in your life, learn to play the violin. All styles including classical, popular, standards, hymns, bluegrass, Irish . . .

JULY 10, 2014, 9PM COMET, 4579 Hamilton Ave.

I have been a professional violinist my entire life. I have played with rock, country, jazz and bluegrass bands. I now play for single engagements and contract exceptional musicians of all instruments for custom ensembles. My desire in teaching is to help students find gratifying outlets for musical expression and to experience the joy that music brings to the soul. Lessons scheduled in my home. Cost: Negotiable Contact: Karen Addie Email: Music@KarenAddie.com Web: KarenAddie.com

Riot IV will be held at The Comet (famous for not only their drinks but the city’s best burrito’s) and will feature a local all star lineup of: Kris Tanner (Host) Billy DeVore, Jason Goodall, Glenn Childress, Luis Agosto Fuentes, Tom Schmidlin, Neil Snyder, Dave Dillenger, Spark Tabor, Jay Armstrong, Chris Siemer (Headliner)

This quarterly event in Northside sets itself apart from other shows by packing the entire lineup with headliners, and only takes place at some of Cincinnati’s favorite haunts.

For more info contact: Kris Tanner, (513) 628-3160

4114 Hamilton Avenue Northside | 513-541-2073

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Brokering Fine Homes Since 1946

Emily Buzek Valentino Sales Vice President

2716 Observatory Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45208 Cell (513) 602-7414 E-mail evalentino@comey.com

“Northside’s most prolific Realtor” – Cincinnati Enquirer, June 2013

comey.com Third wednesday’s community potluck, 6-8pm mckie rec Center

For more info: Sarah @ starfirecouncil.org

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