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Cliff podcasts his lunch with Chris

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:20:18 PST

From the "Bring the greater intention into every act" department:

Cliff Ravenscraft is a professional podcaster, and he wants audio podcasting to not only be his living, but also a valuable part of being in community.

So when he had lunch with his new friend Chris Bergman yesterday, their lunch became a podcast.

Coming Spring 2008

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:02:05 PST

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Digital Cincinnati Facebook group launched

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:37:39 PST

Pete Blackshaw created a new facebook group named Digital Cincinnati this week, on the same day that the last ever edition of the Cincinnati Post hit the streets.

Residents help rejuvenate College Hill

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:08:09 PST

It's sometimes amazing to me how much possibility can be presented in less than 2 minutes of air time.

This entry is about a WVXU report by Ann Thompson on some encouraging community development in College Hill.

Her story, "Residents help rejuvenate College Hill", aired on 91.7 FM this morning and presents College Hill as a community growing back to vitality as a result of local engagement.

Greg's Flying Feet

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:39:02 PST

My office at NetCrafters is warm and I have a nice window that shows me the latest weather and the nature activity that surrounds this building. A cat saunters by every so often. Squirrels chatter, leaves fall, and every now and then a deer will show up. Other, more predictable action outside my window includes visits by the UPS and FedEx trucks and our mailman's daily visits. There is a church behind us that plays hymns at 9, 12, and 6 reminding me of the passing time as I sit at my desk day in and day out locked in engagement with phone, email, and clients.

As a mini-distraction I like knowing that people I care about are out there living life to the max. Former Cincinnatian Greg Meyer is out there having adventures and writing about them here.

As cincy.com matures we'll be listing blogs written by former Cincinnatians. Please leave a comment if you know of a blog that we can list.

Happy New Year!

Jane

NetCrafters
Director of Operations

Post staffers on WLW's Gary Burbank show today

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:59:05 PST

Tomorrow is local radio personality Gary Burbank's last day live on WLW before he retires (re-runs will continue through the end of the year). When Cincinnati Post staffer Rick Bird interviewed Burbank for a story that appeared last week, Burbank offered to have a Post-themed "Sports or Consequences" as a tribute to the newspaper before it closes for good - after 126 years of service to the community - Dec. 31. Today is the big radio gig, from 4 to 6 p.m. on 700 WLW-AM. Tune in (listen live online) and call in.

Streetvibes editor and homeless advocate Jimmy Heath dies

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:59:37 PST

It is with a heavy heart that I share the sad news that former homeless person turned homeless advocate and editor of Street Vibes, the Cincinnati newspaper written by homeless people, Jimmy Heath died on Thursday after a fight with liver disease.

I am not exactly sure when I met Jimmy for the first time - I believe it was about four years ago - but I know that he and his amazing photographs left an indelible mark on my life. His story was a remarkable one of overcoming incredible odds, going from rabid alcoholic who wanted no more than to die in his sleep and thought drinking and drinking would help achieve that to accomplished photographer who showed his work around the globe.

A weekly CityBeat column

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:50:56 PST

Starting with the Jan. 2 edition I will become a columnist at Cincinnati CityBeat.

The paper is undergoing a mild "refresh" that will include some neat improvements to the layout, design, writing and coverage in the paper. My column will appear in the "Voices" section of the paper and be in every week.

I will be writing about news, issues, events, people, places and all sorts of things about Cincinnati. I'm very much looking forward to it - and, of course, working on making Cincy.com an outstanding Web site...

SuperTalk will be super country

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:51:50 PST

Since Thursday morning, SuperTalk FM 96 5, where I have co-hosted "City Talk Radio" since March, has been playing construction noises in anticipation, reportedly, of a change in formats.

Well, this morning I have received confirmation that the station is going country and Western at noon today. That also means that "City Talk Radio" has been officially canceled.

Closing the Post and straying from storytelling

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:05:49 PST

CincyPost.com masthead from 1996

As mentioned in my questionably useful tribute to Twitter earlier today, I received a cell phone "tweet" this afternoon of a story by Joe Strupp about the Cincinnati Post's impending year end closing. The story is published at: editorandpublisher.com.

Among the interesting points in his story for me was this:

Future plans for many of the staff are telling about the bleak journalism prospects. Shelly Whitehead, a police reporter, is going to work in internal communications at a hospital, while former Managing Editor Mark Neikirk, a 28-year Post veteran, has signed on to run a project at Northern Kentucky University.

"There is life after journalism," Neikirk says, but admits, "I liked going to battle everyday in the newsroom." He says he has still not let himself think about the paper's eventual end: "It is bad, there have always been two voices in Cincinnati."

Whitehead, who spoke via cell phone while working her beat at a local police station, said she is glad to get out of news because the industry has strayed from storytelling into "quick, constant updating."

The part about straying from storytelling into "quick, constant updating" is a thought that strikes me as important.

Twittering the day away

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:20:22 PST

"The wonderful thing about Twitter, is Twitter's a wonderful thing" (Apologies to Tigger and Pooh...).

You say you don't know what Twitter is? That's ok. Lots of us are relative newbies. It's worth a look and depending on your interest in text messaging tools and toys, it may be worth trying for yourself.

At its most basic level, Twitter is a networking tool that helps users keep abreast of what friends, or strangers, are doing. It can be useless or useful, depending on who you ask and how you choose to use it.

Here's why it was useful today:

I got a text message on my cell phone that read:

"(Poynter): Romenesko: Cincy Post staffers pack up as they put out their last editions: Editor & Publisher... http://tinyurl.com/35sduu"

The reason I got it is interesting...

New to Cincinnati? Check out this Blog

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:16:53 PST

"Jackie Danicki didn’t know anybody when she moved to Cincinnati."

So begins the About page of her new blog at new2cincy.wordpress.com.

She didn't waste any time changing that. Her latest online work is an attractive, thoughtful piece of hospitality. It provides a local's look at life in the city, and one that holds appeal for newcomers and long time residents, alike.

Obama staying at the same hotel

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:10:35 PST

Obama has been spotted at the same hotel where a group of Xavier University students are staying.

CityKin: Nutcracker moves to Aronoff

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:44:35 PST

This is a little off topic for what I am doing in Iowa, but I have just learned from CityKin that the Cincinnati Ballet's annual Nutcracker performance has left Music Hall in Over-the-Rhine, where it has presumably been performed since its beginnings, and is now at the Aronoff Center in downtown.

A comment on the site indicates a "scheduling conflict" is being blamed for the change.

Des Moines weather might be a challenge

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:57:58 PST

Weather forecasts today call for up to six inches of snow, coupled with ice, between about now and 3 p.m. That could present a serious challenge to the group of students from Xavier University who are scattered among the various presidential candidates' campaigns doing everything from door-knocking to stuffing envelopes.

A quick check out the hotel room window reveals a dusting of snow has fallen in the last hour or so, but precipitation has all but stopped. Radar shows more is on the way, however.

Some students reported last evening that they had been told by campaign officials that they may not get picked up for several hours today if the weather turns ugly.

Later today, I will be reporting from the Brown & Black Forum, a meeting of Democratic presidential candidates. It will be broadcast live on HDNet.

Google Ron Paul

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:00:34 PST

Seems that the "Google Ron Paul" signs seen popping up all over Cincinnati on highway overpasses and in front yards have made an impact on at least one demographic: Xavier University students.

Matthew Finger, managing editor of Xavier's "News Wire," the student-run newspaper, is one of four students who have chosen to work on the Republican Texas Congressman and past Libertarian Party presidential candidate's Iowa caucus campaign.
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Rudy Giuliani in Cincinnati Wednesday for fundraiser

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:50:47 PST

Presidential candidate and Republican front-runner Rudy Giuliani will be in Cincinnati Wednesday for a breakfast fundraiser, sources have told Cincy.com.

Plans are underway and invitations have gone out for Giuliani's second fundraiser in the Queen City, though the location is unknown. Will update with more information as it becomes available.

In Des Moines, staying with Obama?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:54:59 PST

We (that's me, along with the Xavier University contingent) arrived in Des Moines, Iowa a few hours ago. I am in my hotel room - rumored to be in the same hotel Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama will be using this weekend - getting the Internet up and running. It appears to be working. Look for more updates all weekend long.

Follow joefoto on Twitter

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:50:20 PST

Twitter users: Follow me in Iowa on Twitter.com. My username is "joefoto."

What’s next: Cincy.com (first from Iowa)

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:23:28 PST

Never since high school have more people asked me the same question over and over again. Back then it was what I was going to do when I graduated, including what college I planned to attend and what my major would be.

These days it has been what I would be doing after The Cincinnati Post closes Dec. 31.