Author: Randy A. Simes

Randy is an award-winning urban planner who founded UrbanCincy in May 2007. He grew up on Cincinnati’s west side in Covedale, and graduated from the University of Cincinnati’s nationally acclaimed School of Planning in June 2009. In addition to maintaining ownership and serving as the managing editor for UrbanCincy, Randy has worked professionally as a planning consultant throughout the United States, Korea and the Middle East. After brief stints in Atlanta and Chicago, he currently lives in the Daechi neighborhood of Seoul’s Gangnam district.

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Mt. Adams Music Festival this weekend

The 2009 Mt. Adams Music Festival will feature performances by the Shiny Toy Guns, Framing Hanley, Josh Krajcik and much more this Friday and Saturday in one of the city’s hippest nightlife hotspots.

The festival (MySpace page) will kick off at 5:30pm with the last band starting at 10pm each of the nights. The $5 entry fee for Friday and $10 entry fee for Saturday will include your admission to the event and all participating bars in Mt. Adams.

Event Schedule
Friday August 14 | Saturday August 15
5:30 Ricky Nye | 5:30 Intentions to Break
7:00 Oval Opus | 7:00 Kristen Key
8:30 Josh Krajcik | 8:30 Rusty Bladen
10:00 Framing Hanley | 10:00 Shiny Toy Guns

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This Week In Soapbox 8/11

This Week in Soapbox (TWIS) you can read about expanded business hours at an eclectic downtown eatery, new life for a historic structure in Dayton (KY), Brandt Retail Group’s new urban focus, Cincinnati’s new comprehensive plan, the new specialty cupcake shop in Bellevue, and the Cincinnati Counts campaign for the 2010 Census.

If you’re interested in staying in touch with some of the latest development news in Cincinnati please check out this week’s stories and sign up for the weekly E-Zine sent out by Soapbox Cincinnati. Also be sure to become a fan of Soapbox on Facebook!

TWIS 8/11:

  • Expanded hours compliment new menu items at Gilpin’s downtown – full article
  • $1M grant may inject new life into historic RayMee Building – full article
  • Brandt Retail Group opening downtown office, creating urban focus – full article
  • Cincinnati to begin work on first city-wide comprehensive plan in nearly three decades – full article
  • Specialty cupcake craze hits Bellevue with new shop – full article
  • City of Cincinnati intends to be fully counted for 2010 Census with new task force group – full article
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‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at the Aronoff Center

For its fourth season in Cincinnati, Jersey Productions will be bringing Little Shop of Horrors to the Aronoff Center for the Arts. This will be the second year that Jersey Productions has been at the Aronoff Center as a resident company.

The production is described as a “rock musical about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood,” and features music composed by Alan Menken. Director Gina Kleesattle says that the show features something for everyone from the interesting story, to the 60’s style rock/Motown music, and to the romance and murder told throughout.

Little Shop of Horrors will be shown at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts in downtown Cincinnati from August 14 through August 22. Tickets are $20 to $25 (student, senior and group discounts are available) for each show and can be purchased at the Aronoff Center ticket office at 650 Walnut Street (GoogleMap), by phone at (513) 621-2787, or online here.

Show Times:
Friday, August 14 @ 8pm
Saturday, August 15 @ 8pm
Sunday, August 16 @ 3pm
Thursday, August 20 @ 2pm
Friday, August 21 @ 8pm
Saturday, August 22 @ 8pm

Photo: Kiera Thomas (Ronnette), Chauntel McKenzie (Crystal), Chanelle Williams (Chiffon)–“The Urchins”

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Another sold out OTR condo project

Thanks to 5chw4r7z for the photo.

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Cincy Blues Fest this weekend

The 17th annual Cincy Blues Fest takes place this weekend (8/7 – 8/8) at Sawyer Point along the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati. This year’s festival will feature more than 50 local, national and international Blues acts on three different stages.

Friday’s performances will start at 5pm and last until midnight and cost $10 at the gate (free for Blues Society members with membership card). The headliner on Friday is award winning vocalist Janiva Magness.

On Saturday the music will start at 2:30pm and once again last until midnight giving you plenty of time to work your way up to the newly opened Righteous Room in the Backstage District downtown. Back to the festival…Saturday’s nearly nine hours of music on three different stages will cost you $15 at the gate (once again, free for Blues Society members).

Event organizers say that there will be lots of food and refreshments including Cincinnati’s own Little Kings and Christian Moerlein beer products. For a full list of performers and volunteer opportunities visit the event website: http://cincyblues.org/.

Be sure to keep the Blues fun rolling on Sunday at Cincinnati’s historic Findlay Market for its Blue, Brews and BBQ. The 2009 Blue BBQ will feature some great BBQ cooked up by the Essen Strasse Grillers. Event goers will also be able to grab a beer at the OTR Biergarten, and listen to three different Blues and Gospel bands. This event is free and runs from 10am to 4pm on Essen Strasse.