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Fountain Square Party Planner

Game shows, a scavenger hunt and a chess match played on a giant board with people serving as chess pieces are just some of the unconventional ideas the new Fountain Square event manager is toying with to so visitors “have a great time and connect with people they wouldn’t connect with otherwise.”

City Council Late Again

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again — even if no one at City Hall seems to be listening.

For the second time in less than two months, small business owner and local activist Monica Williams scolded Cincinnati City Council Wednesday about its tardiness. In recent months, council has routinely started its afternoon meetings late, while some members skip the public forum or arrive late.

Failing Successfully?

The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) commented yesterday on the failure of the U.S. House of Representatives to protect their sick and dying constituents from federal arrest and prosecution.

Rebellion Ends: Council Hires New City Manager

With the help of Cincinnati City Councilman Jeff Berding’s reversal on the issue, Mayor Mark Mallory won approval this afternoon to hire Milton Dohoney Jr. as the next city manager.

So You Want to Start a Newspaper?

Continuing coverage from sessions at the 2006 Allied Media Conference…

Representatives from the newspapers Critical Moment in Detroit and the NYC Indypendent presented a session on the basics of publishing a newspaper.

Exciting Lies: Military Recruitment

At the 2006 Allied Media Conference, I caught the tail end of a fascinating session. The Pittsburgh Organizing Group (POG) presented information on how the U.S. military hooks new recruits.

Heimlich Turns on Fellow Republican

One of Hamilton County’s top Republican politicians is helping people take public potshots at his GOP colleague, in an attempt to gain support for a sales tax increase.

Just What We Need: Faster Legislation

Cincinnati City Council will vote Wednesday on changing its operating rules and allow it to pass legislation more quickly, with as short as a one-day period between a proposal being introduced and voted upon.

Political Art Revisited

Art and politics in Cincinnati converge at Save Our Souls (S.O.S.) Art. Billed as “an annual art show and event of sociopolitical expression for Peace and Justice,” SOS Art is the brainchild and passion of Saad Ghosn.

Ongoing Coverage of Allied Media Conference

BOWLING GREEN, OHIO — Clear Channel was the subject of the lunchtime keynote here at the Allied Media Conference. The conference was starting to fill in at this point — I’d guess that there are about 350 people here now.