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President Trump holds midterm rally in Highland Heights ‘Pretend I’m on the ballot’

OHIO REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE VIVEK RAMASWAMY LISTENS AS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SPEAKS DURING A MIDTERM ELECTION RALLY, SATURDAY, OCT. 3, 2026, IN VANDALIA, OHIO. PHOTO BY MARK SCHIEFELEIN | AP

ED GALLREIN SPEAKS AT THE RALLY ON OCT. 17, 2026. PHOTO BY ETHAN BLOOMFIELD | CITYBEAT

By Nathan Granger

resident Donald Trump returned to Northern Kentucky for the second time this year in hopes of swaying GOP voters in the commonwealth to back Republicans at the ballot box. The president spoke at Truist Arena in Highland Heights on Oct. 17. The event comes weeks ahead of the midterm election with key seats up for grabs in both Ohio and Kentucky. “A very special hello to Kentucky,” Trump said from the podium when he took the stage around 2 p.m. “I’m thrilled to be back in this beautiful commonwealth.” For Kentucky, a seat in the U.S. Senate is up for grabs, with Republican Andy Barr and Democrat Charles Booker looking to replace longtime incumbent Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell. A congressional representative in Kentucky’s 4th District is also on the ballot. Republican Ed Gallrein — who won the primary nomination over incumbent Republican Thomas Massie — Democrat Melissa Strange, Libertarian Jeremy Todd and Independent write-in candidate Peter Harmon Williams are looking to fill that seat. Gallrein is Trump’s endorsed candidate in that race. On the Ohio side, incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted is set face off against Democrat Sherrod Brown, who represented Ohio in the Senate for 18 years before being unseated in 2024 by Republican Bernie Moreno. What’s more, with incumbent Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine not seeking reelection, the governor’s 4

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DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE DR. AMY ACTON VISITS WITH SUPPORTERS DURING A CAMPAIGN EVENT ALONG THE OHIO RIVER, IN MARIETTA, OHIO, THURSDAY, SEPT. 17, 2026. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KASTER | AP

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SPEAKS AT THE RALLY ON OCT. 17, 2026. PHOTO BY ETHAN BLOOMFIELD | CITYBEAT

seat is now contested between Trumpfavored Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton. At the event, Republican candidate for Campbell County Judge/Executive Andy Schabell led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance before introductory speeches began. Speakers at the event included chairman of Kentucky Republicans Robert Benvenuti, Kentucky Treasurer Mark Metcalf, Republican candidate for House of Representatives Ohio District 1 Eric Conroy, and finally Barr and Gallrein. The speakers encouraged the attendees to get out and vote in the upcoming elections. Speeches also advocated for points on the Republican platform such as tax cuts, greater border security, building out domestic fossil fuel infrastructure and more. “This is a choice, (between) the freedom our founders fought for, and the radical left government overreach that threatens to dismantle it before our very eyes,” said Gallrein. “It is the Communist Manifesto versus the Constitution.” Trump himself spoke for over an hour. He spent much of his time complimenting the Republican slate of candidates, both in Ohio and Kentucky and other parts of the country. He also mentioned a potential future investment within the commonwealth. “You better get out and vote,” Trump told the crowd. “If the Republicans win, the Department of War will be investing $100 million in the pharmaceutical company Anthea to revitalize a gigantic drug manufacturing facility in Winchester,

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Kentucky.” Early on in Trump’s speech, an individual was removed from the arena by security forces after causing a commotion in the audience. “He’s a young kid. We shouldn’t ruin his life and press charges,” Trump told the crowd. “Just let him go.” The rest of Trump’s speech went uninterrupted. The president discussed Kentucky economics, along with reiterating his promised $5,000 payouts to “all adult citizens” if Republicans won. Trump invited both Gallrein and Barr back up to the podium. “This is the most important midterm in the history of our country because we’ve gotten more things done, and they can undo them if we start losing an election, especially this one,” said Trump. “So, pretend I’m on the ballot. Go out and vote.” Throughout their speeches, Trump, Barr and Gallrein argued that Democrats have become engulfed by socialism, like GOP candidates around the country have done this election cycle. As he has done before, Barr likened his Democratic opponent, former state Rep. Charles Booker, to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Trump, too, attacked Booker, calling him “a communist lunatic.” Gallrein said he’d defended America from “socialists, communists, tyrants and terrorists” in other countries while serving as a Navy SEAL officer. “I’ve seen firsthand the devastation that communists and socialist agenda caused: food and gas shortages, high

ANDY BARR AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AT THE RALLY ON OCT. 17, 2026. PHOTO BY ETHAN BLOOMFIELD | CITYBEAT

prices, long lines as families struggle to obtain life’s basic needs but live in utter misery,” Gallrein said. “If they like that so much why don’t those radical Democrats move there?” Barr blamed high gas prices in the U.S. on Iran and said Iran’s military capabilities have been diminished. The strait was closed earlier this year after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. “The Ayatollah is dead, and its nuclear infrastructure is under rubble,” Barr said. “Thank you, President Trump, for making America and the world a safer place.” Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Robert Benvenuti was first in the speaker lineup and encouraged GOP voters to cast ballots in upcoming elections and push back against the left, which he said “now tries to convince our friends and neighbors that not enough has been done to clean up their handspun destruction, and in some twisted way, they deserve your vote.” The Oct. 17 rally marked Trump’s second appearance in the Greater Cincinnati area in two weeks and his first in NKY since March. Earlier this month, Trump appeared in Vandalia, which is just north of Dayton, to campaign for Republican candidates in Ohio’s major races for the midterm election. WCPO’s Logan MacDonald, Molly Schramm and the Kentucky Lantern contributed reporting to this story.

No Kings protesters march in downtown Cincinnati By CityBeat Staff

o Kings demonstrators gathered outside Cincinnati City Hall Oct. 17 as part of the nationwide movement. The protests are broadly critical of the Trump administration. Organizers called it a “Nationwide Day of Action,” according to the No Kings website. The protests coincided with a rally that the president himself attended at the Truist Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The rally precedes the upcoming midterm elections, in which key congressional seats in Ohio as well as the governor’s office are up for grabs. Protests also took place in Fairfax, Milford and Oxford. Similar protests were held earlier this year. You can learn more about the protests at nokings.org.

NO KINGS PROTESTERS GATHER ON THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI. PHOTOS BY KENNEDY GARMONG | CITYBEAT

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Roebling Bridge protester pleads not guilty to rioting charges after unexpected detainment By Nathan Granger

aylor Marshall, one of the people arrested last year during a protest on the Roebling Bridge, pleaded not guilty to felony rioting charges Oct. 5. This was after they were detained the morning of Oct. 5 and transported to Kenton County Detention Center, where they spent much of the day before being released following the not guilty plea. Marshall declined to be interviewed for this story, instead deferring to their attorney, Ben Potash. Marshall’s detainment was unexpected, according to statements from Potash. “Taylor came in today not expecting to be detained,” said Potash. Marshall was offered a plea deal on Sept. 16 to take a lower charge of failing to disperse, but Judge Kenneth Easterling

BEN POTASH, ATTORNEY FOR TAYLOR MARSHALL, OUTSIDE OF THE COURTROOM AFTER THE ARRAIGNMENT HEARING ON OCT. 5, 2026. PHOTO BY NATHAN GRANGER | CITYBEAT

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withdrew this deal after a contentious exchange at the hearing that day. At the Sept. 16 hearing, Marshall came up to the dais before the judge and pleaded guilty to failure to disperse. Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders was serving as prosecutor that day. After Marshall entered their plea of guilty for failure to disperse, Easterling asked them, “What is it that you did?” “Failed to disperse,” Marshall said. “That’s a legal conclusion,” Easterling replied. “What did you do?” “Uh, didn’t move fast enough,” Marshall said. “Did police officers give you direction to leave the roadway, and you didn’t leave the roadway?” asked Sanders, briefly hesitating before adding, “Fast enough?” Marshall and Potash exchanged some words out of earshot, but Easterling interjected. “This is where you tell the facts, ma’am,” Easterling said. “You need to be forthcoming about what you did.” “OK, yes, when the police officer told me to leave the roadway, I did not leave fast enough,” Marshall said. “You didn’t leave at all,” Easterling said. “That’s what you’re charged.” Easterling then asked them where they lived and if they knew “that all this activity of crossing the bridge illegally was going to occur?” “Judge, the charge is failure to disperse,” said Potash, “not conspiracy to commit a crime.” “I get to take the factual basis for my plea,” said Easterling. “I don’t need you telling me what I need to do, sir.” The judge then instructed the clerk to set a pretrial hearing, telling Marshall to “come back when you’re ready to confess.” Marshall was indicted on felony rioting charges on Sept. 24, according to court records. They were also indicted on three misdemeanor counts: resisting arrest, obstructing government operations and disorderly conduct. A pretrial conference took place before Easterling the morning of Oct. 5, where Marshall was taken into custody. Their bond was set at $2,500. Since rioting is a felony, the case was moved to the Kenton County Circuit Court, which handles felonies, before a new judge, Mary Molloy. The arraignment hearing the afternoon of Oct. 5 was brief. At the hearing, Potash said Marshall had posted their bond and asked the court to waive the $2,500 and release Marshall due to their lack of criminal history. Molloy granted this request. Potash addressed Marshall’s supporters, who had come out to see the hearing, outside of the courtroom. “Taylor’s coming home,” Potash said. “The worst case scenario has been avoided.” Fifteen people were arrested on the bridge last July. The arrests took place after a protest in Cincinnati branched off from a vigil for former Cincinnati Children’s chaplain Ayman Soliman, whom United States Immigration and Customs

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BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM A JULY 2025 PROTEST ON THE ROEBLING SUSPENSION BRIDGE. PHOTO PROVIDED | COVINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

TAYOR MARSHALL (CENTER) UPON THEIR RELEASE FROM THE KENTON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER OCT. 5, 2026. PHOTO BY NATHAN GRANGER | CITYBEAT

Enforcement, or ICE, detained following the revocation of his asylum status. At the time, Soliman was held at the Butler County Jail. He was later released. Many of the arrested protesters were initially charged with rioting, but most of the people who were arrested were given plea deals before Judge Easterling last year, wherein they admitted to lower misdemeanor charges in exchange for having their rioting charges dropped. However, Marshall was one of four protesters whose probable cause for felony rioting was upheld. Court records indicate that Marshall had been offered a lower charge of failure to disperse, a misdemeanor, last month before it was withdrawn. Many of the protesters who were granted plea deals after the protest were offered similar deals. Marshall and three others — Brandon Hill, Suzanne Bratt and Logan Imber — have all sued the city alleging excessive force by the police on the bridge. Marshall initially filed the lawsuit in Kenton County Circuit Court, but it moved to federal

court in July. The complaint names Covington Police Officer Ross Woodward, an unknown female officer and the city as defendants. Marshall claims to have suffered a concussion at the hands of Woodward, which led to “serious memory loss and aphasia,” which is a deterioration in speech ability. Notably, Marshall’s complaint alleges that “at no point did Plaintiff Marshall resist arrest,” but Woodward allegedly acted aggressively anyway. All of the civil cases are ongoing. Potash characterized charging Marshall with rioting as disproportionate. “Whatever you may think about it, having this poor person run through the ringer for over a year for this, and now facing a felony charge is just completely out of proportion to whatever you think might have happened that day,” Potash said. A follow-up hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 30.

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Latest CAM exhibit is an ‘overdue’ retrospective of Charley Harper’s work By Kane Mitten

he latest exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum is a fullscale retrospective on the career of Charley Harper, one of the Queen City’s most famous artists. Julie Aronson, the museum’s curator of American paintings, sculpture and drawing, said the exhibition was a long time coming. “This is a very exciting exhibition, as it pulls together a lot of original artwork by Charley Harper, who everybody sort of knows around town for the murals and coffee mugs,” she said. “But the opportunity to see how he developed his designs and to see a lot of his original paintings, watercolors, drawings is a very exciting opportunity.” “The Art of Charley Harper: Creatures Wild and Tame” will feature approximately 150 works by the beloved Mid-Century Modern artist, designer, illustrator and nature advocate. Throughout his career, he created dozens of now-iconic posters for the National Park Service and nature organizations across the globe in his famous “minimal realism” style. While the museum has previously showcased Harper’s work — in “Minimal

ONE OF CHARLEY HARPER’S FAMOUS “LADYBUG” WORKS, ON DISPLAY AT THE CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM. PHOTO BY KANE MITTEN | CITYBEAT

Realism: Charley and Edie Harper, 19401960,” Aug. 18–Oct. 21, 2007, and “Big Country: Charley Harper Draws America,” June 12–Sept. 5, 2010 — these shows only covered Harper made prior to 1960, and were small exhibits. “The Art of Charley Harper: Creatures Wild and Tame,” however, covers his entire career, and is the first full-scale, scholarly exhibition on his works — which Aronson says was “a little surprising and overdue.”

“It was a very challenging show to put together because there was so much incredible artwork that it was difficult to decide what was going to be in and what out. But we looked at the entire range of his career… such as his work for Ford Times magazine, which was a popular magazine published by the motor company to encourage tourism by car,” she said. “It was for that magazine that he made his first images of birds, for which he became very famous … and his commissions for the National Park Service, which are some of the most beautiful paintings that he did, which came later in his career.” The exhibition features a variety of Harper’s works, including the original paintings of his iconic National Park Service posters that are returning to Cincinnati for the first time since their original completion. In addition, three paintings are on loan from the Everglades National Park’s collection featuring diverse flora and fauna from the complex Florida ecosystem. Several of the works on display have not been seen in public for over 30 years. There are also plenty of maquettes and drawings offering behind-the-scenes looks at Harper’s working processes, as well as screen prints, acrylic paintings,

watercolors and more on view. In addition, the nearby Taft Museum of Art will present the first solo museum exhibition devoted to Edie McKee Harper, Charley Harper’s wife and lifelong creative partner. “Edie McKee Harper: Modernist at Play” will be on view through Jan. 24, 2027. Most Cincinnatians know of Charley Harper’s work thanks to his various murals across the city, or for all the merchandise bearing one of his famous bird designs. But Aronson hopes audiences come away with a deeper appreciation of his process and his work in general. “There are places where you can trace his development of an idea through multiple pieces until he comes at the final work of art… (We’re) thinking about how we can tell people about how he made his work, which I think is fascinating,” she said. “I think because we have him on murals and all kinds of things that you can buy in a gift shop, we come to take him a little bit for granted. But I think, through this show, we can really see what a great artist he was.” For more information on “The Art of Charley Harper: Creatures Wild and Tame,” visit the Cincinnati Art Museum and its website.

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t’s a Friday night at Nostalgia, and the energy in the room is electric before a single note is played. At the center of it all is Mic. Carr. Originally from Tennessee, Carr taught at Texas Tech before a brief stint back home to help care for his grandmother. Wanting to get back into higher education, he took a job at Northern Kentucky University, where he already had friends in the area. However, he didn’t know his move to Cincinnati in March 2020 would come at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and he would be locked down in a brand-new city. “I consider myself like an ambivert, so I definitely love being around people, but I still need my alone time,” said Carr. “That part of having to be in solitude wasn’t so bad. But whenever I did know I needed more human interaction, that was when it was tough. The things that I’m most interested in outside of education, they require me to be around people. I feel like I wasn’t really able to experience Cincinnati, honestly, until 2022. I would intentionally go by myself to places. I would go to open mics, and those would help me to get other bookings.” These open mic nights would eventually lead to Carr getting his first weekly residency in town at the nowclosed Comfort Station in East Walnut Hills. “I would put on an event where I would perform with one other instrument in my tracks at that time. It still wasn’t even like a full band (but) I had the vision of having a band the whole time,” he said. “Once I was starting to really take music more seriously, whenever I did live shows, I would always try to set myself apart. A lot of times, I would be on a bill with maybe a few different acts, and most of them may have been rapping or some R&B; they only had tracks. They were literally just playing the whole track and hardly singing or rapping. Perform, you know, let people hear you even if you mess up a little bit. I always feel like that’s part of getting over the hump of getting good at performing live.” These weekly performances led to Carr getting more gigs, including one at Revel OTR Urban Winery, where he met the late co-owner John “JC” Coleman.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: L TO R: JADEN SMEDLEY (BASS & SAX), ELIJAH WOODWARD (SAX), ISAIAH COOK (DRUMS), ISAAC WILSON (TRUMPET), SAM REUSCHER (BASS & KEYS), BRIAN DAVIS (BASS & GUITAR), MIC. CARR (VOCALS & GUITAR), DANIEL CHIMUSORO (GUITAR), ANTOINE FRANKLIN (KEYS) AND TRISTAN GRAVES (KEYS). PHOTO BY NEW AMERICAN AESTHETIC

Carr had just finished his set when he noticed Coleman’s wife nudging him to go introduce himself to Carr. “At first, he just introduced himself as JC; he didn’t even introduce himself as the owner of the bar. He was speaking a whole lot of life into me and saying that he enjoyed (the set). He feels it was different than anything he’s seen there before,” Carr said. “And then he got around to, ‘by the way, I’m one of the owners; we’d like to have you here more often.’” Coleman then suggested Carr perform in the upcoming New Year’s Eve show with some other musicians they had rounded up. This serendipitous gathering would mark the beginning of the band Shades, where Carr is the frontman. “Once it was time for the actual show, it went great, and I just remember thinking, we all had a pretty natural relationship,” Carr said. “I’m like, man, some of these folks, if they stay close with me, this could be like the foundation of my band for real.” Staying close is exactly what they did.

MIC. CARR AND HIS CREW OUTSIDE OF THE ESQUIRE THEATRE. PHOTO BY NEW AMERICAN AESTHETIC

While Shades has gone through some transformations since its inception, with members subbing in and out, the band’s core consists of Carr as vocalist and songwriter, Elijah Woodward on saxophone, Sam Reuscher on bass, Isaiah Cook on drums, Trent Becknell on guitar and Tristan Graves on keys. Shades has been booked every month since their New Year’s Eve performance, all around the city at every venue you can think of. Nostalgia, Radio Artifact, Woodward Theater and even a feature set at Ghost Baby. “We wear shades. We have different shades of people, different shades of life. I can play on that, like all kinds of different ways,” Carr says of the band name, which came about during a show at Ghost Baby. “We have a core band, but I would also consider Shades like a collective now because we have, per instrument, anywhere between two and five people I can reach out to.” And after years of performing together, Shades put out their self-titled debut EP in June with the tagline “Bad days never last. Grab your shades. The sun’s coming.” Whether it’s an EP or a live performance for Mic. Carr & Shades, the focus is on crafting a curated experience. “We know people want to hear music they know, but we also want to introduce our original material,” he said. “For every two covers we do, we’re going to do an original.” Carr knows the importance of having an engaged crowd during live performances. “Until people know your music, you can’t assume that everybody’s going to. And you can’t take it personal if they don’t,” he said. “You want to give them a reason to know it. But also you have to give them a reason to stay tapped into what you’re doing.” Curating experiences doesn’t end with music for Carr. He also owns the lifestyle and community brand HOPE — Hosts Of Positive Energy/Helping Our Peers Exceed. “With the fashion side of HOPE, it’s always been about kind of supplementing

the music, and over time I wanted it to also be able to kind of stand on its own whenever it came to the clothes. The community side, like helping our peers exceed … I approach that more so with coaching and mentoring and that type of thing,” he said. “If I put on an event, it’s a host of positive energy who put the event on, and we’re helping our peers exceed. It’s kind of like, in a way, it’s also like the mission statement.” Outside of music, Carr has also used his skills in the local community as the former merchandising chair for Cincinnati Young Black Professionals, designing everything from apparel to branded merchandise. Fashion also helps Carr’s creative process as it relates to music. “Sometimes the music will inspire the fashion, sometimes the fashion inspires the music. The processes are sometimes similar, sometimes different. But a lot of times, whenever I approach a song, I may have a vision that I already know I want the song to feel like, or I may even know what the opening few lines will be,” Carr said. Through all of this, Carr has become a pillar of the community, especially the music scene. His performances are as much about connection as they are about sound. Cincinnati is now his home, but nothing has made him feel more grounded than when his family was finally able to come see him perform at Ghost Baby. “That was a special night; it was an emotional night. I’ve never had a time where I performed and was tearing up as I was performing,” Carr said. “I remember looking in the booth; they were near the stage, near enough that I could really see their faces. My brother Joey, he’s like wiping his tears, and Dale, my brother, is struggling to keep it together; I’m like, aw man. Them being able to see me in the new city that I live in, being able to see the community that I’ve been able to foster for myself, being able to see that I got a lot of love up here. I know that they were able to leave with more self-assurance that I’m loved, I’m taken care of, where I’m at.”

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A look inside the space and the menu of The Muse, OTR’s newest cocktail bar

ast month, CityBeat got an exclusive sneak peek inside The Muse, the cocktail bar and future hotel inside the historic Germania Building at 1127 Walnut St. in Over-theRhine. The bar’s founder James Fisher and team have taken over half a decade getting the building in tip-top shape, and it shows: the hand-painted ceiling fresco that took a year to complete is beautiful, and the bits of broken-up Italian Renaissance architecture scattered about the building add both class and a funky sense of style to the whole thing. While the bar is still a few weeks out from opening — it was originally projected to open at the end of last month — the cocktail menu is complete and was shared with the CityBeat team. You can view each drink to the right, alongside more photos of the frankly gorgeous space that will likely become OTR’s next nightlife hotspot.

Hanky Panky

Gin, Carpano Antica sweet vermouth, Fernet Branca.

Oracle

Tequila, mezcal, blueberry, sage, lime.

Aeon

Brown butter bourbon, miso caramel, Amaro Nonino, black walnut.

THE AEON AT THE MUSE. PHOTO BY VY PHAM | PROVIDED BY MICAH PALDINO THE ORACLE AT THE MUSE. PHOTO BY VY PHAM | PROVIDED BY MICAH PALDINO THE HANKY PANKY AT THE MUSE. PHOTO BY VY PHAM | PROVIDED BY MICAH PALDINO

Still Life

Talisman (non-alcoholic)

Verjus, cucumber, burnt honey, tonic

Olive oil gin, white vermouth, peach, basil, lemon.

THE TALISMAN AT THE MUSE. PHOTO BY | VY PHAM, PROVIDED BY MICAH PALDINO

Martini Service

Ice cold gin, house brine, vermouth, olives, lemon twist.

THE STILL LIFE AT THE MUSE. PHOTO BY VY PHAM | PROVIDED BY MICAH PALDINO

Pleasure Garden

Hibiscus tequila, grapefruit, Aperol, lime.

MARTINI SERVICE AT THE MUSE. PHOTO BY VY PHAM | PROVIDED BY MICAH PALDINO

A SELECTION OF DRINKS AT THE MUSE, INCLUDING THE PLEASURE GARDEN. PHOTO BY VY PHAM | PROVIDED BY MICAH PALDINO

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Cocktails not pictured: the Aurea, featuring scotch, burnt honey, Cocchi Americano, verjus, bubbles; the Twin Flame, featuring bourbon, bergamot liqueur, pear, lemon, and alpine herbs; the Parallax, featuring vodka, yuzu, violet, shrub, flowers in ice. For more information on The Muse, visit the bar’s official Instagram page.

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Traveler’s Table brings flavors of the globe to Fort Thomas

FLAMMEKUECHE (A FRENCH-GERMAN FLATBREAD DISH WITH CRÈME FRAÎCHE AND ONIONS). PHOTO BY MAGGY MCDONEL | CITYBEAT

ARGENTINIAN SKIRT STEAK WITH CHIMICHURRI. PHOTO BY MAGGY MCDONEL | CITYBEAT

By Kane Mitten

the area needs, and then some. If you’re a nearby resident, make sure to travel over. Traveler’s Table is located at 1011 S. Fort Thomas Ave. in Fort Thomas, and is open Tuesday through Saturday for dinner. For more information on Traveler’s Table, visit the restaurant’s website.

hen you’re thinking of where to experience the flavors of India, Japan, Russia or Mozambique, it’s unlikely that Fort Thomas, Kentucky, is the first place that comes to mind. But that’s exactly what you’ll find at Traveler’s Table, a new finedining restaurant dedicated to showcasing the flavors of the globe. The restaurant is owned and operated by Challis and Lauren Hodge, who previously ran the Spanish restaurant Conserva in Ludlow, Kentucky, until it closed at the end of 2025. Challis said Traveler’s Table is the evolution of their prior restaurant. “Reopening Conserva could have been something that we did here (in Fort Thomas) and we contemplated it. But we asked ourselves, if we could learn all these things from Spain, what might the world teach us?” he said. “We bring in culturally significant dishes, wines, cocktails from all around the world, and dishes that are not only delicious but have stories to tell behind them … this isn’t chef inspired, it’s inspired by the cultures from which the dishes come.” When Challis says their restaurant spans the entire globe, they’re not kidding. Across the 13 dishes I tried as part of the restaurant’s media night, nearly every single one was from a different country. The evening started off with plates of marinated Mediterranean olives, two bowls of muhammara (a dip made of walnuts and red peppers hailing from Aleppo, Syria) and labneh (a strained yogurt dip from Lebanon), and ample slices of flatbread to eat with both. Following that first course, we were presented with harissa-roasted carrots from Morocco, a chicken-liver pâté from France and a charcuterie board of Spanish cheeses. After that, we were served chaat (a

potato-based street food from India), flammekueche (a French-German flatbread dish with crème fraîche and onions), some spinach-and-fetastuffed turnovers from Turkey known as gözleme and a hearty helping of adjarian khachapuri — a boat-shaped cheese bread from Georgia that’s filled with melted cheese, finished with a raw egg yolk on top that gets spread around like butter on toast. And across the evening, we consumed glasses of wine from Uruguay, Turkey and Slovenia. Finally, the main course: Argentinian skirt steak with chimichurri, and piri-piri chicken, a spicy recipe originating from Mozambique. After we finished, the chefs brought out some affogato — an Italian dessert where espresso is poured over gelato — to wash it all down. We were invited to stay and chat as long as we wanted, as Challis believes the point of dessert is to “linger.” “The end of the meal shouldn’t just be the end. It should be after-dinner drinks, coffee and plenty of conversation,” he said. “The idea is to bring friends, forge community, make new friends, drink, have some plates, have some more plates and more drinks.” The entire time we were enjoying each plate, I couldn’t stop thinking about how unlikely it was to see all of these dishes on the same menu, especially in the middle of a Northern Kentucky suburb. It’s astounding that the Hodges and crew managed to assemble such an eclectic, far-reaching menu and were able to execute each item decently well — and a lot of it was good. There are a whopping 23 countries represented on the menu, and I’d be willing to bet that at least a third of them (if not more) aren’t represented anywhere else in NKY’s dining scene. Speaking as a former resident, Fort Thomas is a lovely town, but doesn’t have much going on in the realm of fine dining. Traveler’s Table is exactly the kind of thing

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popular Covington bakery is expanding ahead of its fifth anniversary. North South Baking Company, located at 39 W. Pike St., is introducing a new lunch program and several new events. On Oct. 14, the bakery soft-launched its lunch menu with three new sandwiches, a kale caesar salad and a rotating selection of soups. Sandwiches on the first menu include a turkey club with bacon, tomato and garlic dill aioli, a roasted veggie sandwich with zucchini, onions, peppers, tomato and whipped goat cheese — both on the bakery’s signature focaccia — and another sandwich with shaved ham, mustard, cornichon and Urban Stead Gouda on sesame long bread. Owner/operator Kate Nycz said the expansion has been a long time coming, but she hasn’t had the proper staff to do so until now. “From October through the end of the year, we’re going to be slowly adding more food options. A lot of it just depends on me having the support within my team … I have people I feel really comfortable growing a program with, and I did not have that before,” she said. “And this lunch program is all in preparation for what we’re building to. I guess you could call it ‘small plates.’ It will be Eastern Europeaninspired, because I am primarily Czech and Polish, and obviously it will be seasonal (ingredients). But it’s going to be food that’s been inspired by how I eat and what I grew up eating. It will be food I’d cook for myself at home.” Nycz moved into North South’s current space on Nov. 7, 2021, but she’s been baking professionally for over 15 years now. A New Jersey native, she came to Cincinnati for the first time in 2017 while researching bakeries across the country in hopes of opening her own spot somewhere in the United States. “I saw a huge potential here for what I wanted to do, and recognized that Cincinnati was definitely a food city. Definitely likes to eat, likes to drink. Definitely very proud of what the region produces. So I just up and moved here on a whim, and started doing it, totally by myself,” she said. “Covington Farmers Market was the first place I was selling retail. And I just remember thinking, like, oh, if I could just make $500 at this farmers market on Saturdays, I will be okay.” Nowadays, she runs a highly successful bakery with more than 30 employees, well known for its croissants, breakfast sandwiches, cookies, pastries and ‘cruffins’ (croissant muffins) — and customers happily wait in line every day, whether it’s at the Covington location or one of her many farmers market stops across the city. A major focus for Nycz is spotlighting the local suppliers who give her the fresh ingredients she uses. Often, she’ll buy

the ingredients for her food at the same farmers markets she’s selling her products at. “I source my stuff directly from a lot of farmers. I don’t really use distributors. I love having connections within my community through my business, because I’m just — I don’t know. We’re all trying to survive late-stage capitalism in the best way possible. That’s kind of the mentality in the bakery,” she said. “We all need to make money to live, but also, we like doing what we do. So I often think about, ‘how can we do this in a way that has a positive impact on the community and on the people we source from and for the people we serve?’” She proceeds to list some of her mostused suppliers in the area, and the list is endless. This week, for a butternut squash soup, she’s turning to the Eaton Farmers Market for the squash. For the greens in the sandwiches, she’s headed to Farm Beach Bethel. In an upcoming miso-mushroom melt, she’s already in talks with Rich Life Farm & Fungi in New Richmond for sourcing. She delves into local honey, where she gets her eggs, the process behind the stone-milled flour she uses when baking sourdough, and more. Mid-sentence, she cuts herself off — “Sorry, I could talk all day about this stuff.” It’s hard not to believe her. On Saturday, Nov. 7, for the brickand-mortar’s five-year anniversary, Nycz has plenty planned throughout the week. She’ll host a tattoo event inside the bakery that Saturday, and a “girl dinner” sometime after as a prototype for future food options. More is still to come, although she’ll announce what else is coming closer to the day of. Alongside the aforementioned lunch program and future small plates, North South will eventually expand into an “all-day cafe.” Nycz teased plans for an espresso program, a selection of natural wine, and future events in the evening to turn the bakery into a community hub. It’s all possible now that she’s no longer going it alone. “I just feel like I’ve been accumulating like a lot of really fantastic people on my team that are just giving me such a strong foundation to keep building on,” she said. “I do feel like we’re gonna fill a void in the community, in both Northern Kentucky and all of Cincinnati, with what we’ll provide. Being able to have events, have music and do all kinds of stuff. Because everything in the bakery and on the menu is what I like, or what I want to do. And that’s really exciting.” North South Baking Company is open Wednesday through Sunday at its Covington location, and can be found at several farmers markets across the Cincinnati region. For more information, visit the bakery’s official website.

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CityBeat’s local band highlights By Ethan Bloomfield

elcome back to our local music highlight section! CityBeat recently launched a weekly video series on social media to show off some of Cincinnati’s music scene in a fun and unique way, and get you, our audience, involved. Below are the most recent features. If you’ve got suggestions for a band you think I should cover, leave a comment on my band highlight video (posted every Wednesday on CityBeat’s Facebook and Instagram pages) or email me at ebloomfield@linknky.com

Moonbeau

Their newest single, “Only the Lovers,” released in December of last year, takes the band’s sound in a particularly atmospheric direction. Not only does the production sound a lot “wider” than it used to, there is a lot more going on in that newfound space. The music builds under the verses, creating organic tension that explodes out on the chorus with what sounds like a twinkly nebula of sound stars. Did I mention this was best listened to with headphones? That doesn’t mean you should overlook “Up All Night” — much of the band’s modern glossiness is still there. The album really shines on tracks like “I Wanna Dance With You” or “One More Time,” even if they feel a tad less “floaty” comparatively. For fans of bands like Bleachers, Djo, or that old-school new wave stuff (the synths are undeniable), this is a solid entry in the genre. One can only hope that a new single late last year means a third album won’t follow too far behind. Moonbeau represents the best of the dreamy, twinkly sounds of a time gone by, coming back for a modern audience. Because let me tell you: this band is no pastiche. It’s vintage.

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Moonbeau is certainly not new to the scene. Their first single, 2017’s “Are We In Love Yet?” introduced the world (Cincinnati, particularly) to a fresh and danceable new-wave-inspired electronic act. Almost a decade later, Christian Gough’s creation hasn’t lost a step. 2018’s self-titled and 2020’s “Up All Night” are the only studio albums Moonbeau has ever released. While their catalog might not be massive, both records are full of love for nostalgic, indulgent electronic music (“Get to Know You” and “Complicated” off their self-titled are prime examples of songs straight from, say, The Human League’s “Dare”).

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Mol Sullivan

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Let’s slow it down a little bit. Fall is here! The weather might finally stay cold soon, so we need music that reflects the collective melancholy in our hearts. Enter Mol Sullivan. Her debut EP is titled “A Little Hello,” released in 2023 — a little EP that made a big impression on me at first listen. The Cincy singer/songwriter introduced her sound to the world with a tight collection of moody tracks and spellbinding vocals that really showcases the skill of her craft. And her voice is the keystone of the operation. The ending track of the EP, “Golden” meanders through four-anda-half minutes at close to a crawl, but is nonetheless completely captivating. Not to say that the rest of the record is any less interesting, because tracks like “Frontrunner” hone in on a lo-fi, bedroom pop energy that’s super approachable. But the real star of the show is her debut LP that was released the year after, “Goose.” Sullivan spreads her wings musically against the same nakedly

honest vocals that make her EP what it is. “Like This Now” plays with time changes in a couple little passages, and the next track on the album, “Ask” is one of the darker songs in her catalogue. The halfwhispered words down in her register, the soft, low wind section, strings that sound on the edge of creaking with tension — it’s all very atmospheric. So, why is the record called “Goose?” The title track (that has this surprising vocal run I’ve never quite heard anything like) is quite clear — is she a swan or just a goose? Esoteric, her lyrics are not; Sullivan trades in plain language. This is none more clear than on the song “Cannonball,” a lively track that veers into country with all the attitude of Alanis Morissette. “Looking for a savior / gettin’ in my own damn way” she sings over steel guitar twangs with a seeming knowing smile. It’s downto-earth in a bit of a cliche way with the instrumentation, but the vocal delivery feels distinctly real here. “Left my twenties / perverted and confused / a single note I’ve held for years / ‘cause I forgot the tune,” she wrote for the closing track of the album, “Biting Your Teeth.” Sullivan tends to write confessionally, but it’s on a different level here. There’s always a bit of a distance between a singer and a listener, but with this track, it feels like she’s looking me right in the eye. And it just fades out. Anyway, Mol Sullivan is a big recommendation from me. If you like trudging around in dead leaves, staring into the distance, or laying down in the pouring rain, I promise you’ll get something out of this artist.

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Walnut Hills’ Caffè Vivace: A small jazz venue with big-time music By Dave Caudill

rent Gallaher and Vanessa Keeton, both musicians, have created a musical legacy in the Queen City. Nearly a decade ago, the married couple had a vision for the future. They thought their hometown of Cincinnati lacked a premier venue for audiences to see and hear great jazz. They envisioned a place comfortable for audiences, where the music would be the main attraction. They wanted a venue that could showcase not only local players but regularly bring in national and internationally known talent. After more than a year of planning, looking for a space, seeking dollars, designing, wishing and hoping, they opened Caffè Vivace as co-owners in the spring of 2018 at 975 East McMillian Street in Walnut Hills. Caffè Vivace occupies the first floor of the historic Trevarren Flats building. It now hosts some of the world’s bestknown jazz musicians, as well as many of this region’s finest players, in an intimate venue that accommodates an audience of 60 at tables and along the bar. The club is also a key link in a chain of developments revitalizing Walnut Hills, a neighborhood that saw its Kroger store depart in 2017, a time when much of the neighborhood’s commercial space sat empty. The neighborhood was not without a jazz club when Caffè Vivace opened. The Greenwich Tavern, around the corner on Gilbert Avenue had hosted jazz performers – local players and an occasional national act – for decades, but it hasn’t been staging jazz regularly for several years. Caffè Vivace has since established its place in the neighborhood’s musical tradition. It was included in DownBeat magazine’s 2026 Guide to the Best Jazz Venues, a list that includes premier clubs around the world. The idea to attract big-name jazz talent to perform there wouldn’t have worked without the creation of Jazz Vivace, a nonprofit (501)(c3), that helps the club raise money to pay for that talent. Ticket sales for such a small performance space help but can’t pay all the bills. Gallaher said national acts are important and have put Cincinnati on the map as a city where you can hear big-name jazz acts, but local musicians, including the venerable Blue Wisp Big Band, are a big reason the club exists. “This city is loaded with wonderful musicians, and showcasing them is a main reason we’re here,” Gallaher said. Gallaher and Keeton originally envisioned Caffè Vivace as a coffee house by day and a jazz club by night. But he said the coffee house wasn’t sustaining itself financially, and it’s no longer part of their operation. Although, Gallaher said, as the neighborhood is becoming more vibrant, with new residents occupying new apartment buildings, the coffee house could be revived. “We just might give it another try.” Gallaher has played tenor sax with Cincinnati’s Blue Wisp Big Band for a little

THE HISTORIC TREVARREN FLATS BUILDING ON EAST MCMILLAN STREET IN WALNUT HILLS HAS BEEN HOME TO CAFFÈ VIVACE SINCE 2018. PHOTO BY VANESSA KEETON

more than 30 years and gigs occasionally in the area with his own trio. He recently answered a few questions, sent by email, about the jazz club’s origin and operation. His answers have been edited for length and clarity. Q. What do you remember about the very first show at Caffè Vivace? We did what’s called a “soft” opening for a few weeks (starting in March 2018). The Rob Allgeyer Trio played the first night. We didn’t even advertise because our liquor license was held up until that day. We already had musicians and staff lined up, so we figured we’d take walk-ins and figure some things out with a sort of dress rehearsal. Vanessa was in charge that night. I was playing in the pit at the Aronoff Center for the musical “Chicago.” Our official grand opening was April 7, 2018, with the Mike Wade Quartet. We got a ton of walk-ins from people coming back from a soccer game when FC Cincinnati was down at the UC campus. It was kind of crazy. But I guess it was a good sign that there was interest. We just had to learn how to run a bar. (Rob Allgeyer and Mike Wade still perform extensively with their own groups in Cincinnati and beyond.) Q. Who are some of the biggest acts you’ve booked? (Trumpeter) Randy Brecker was our first, what you’d call a “big name.” My father, Chris Gallaher, was a friend of Randy’s; they attended Indiana University together in the mid 1960s. As the word has gotten out, we’ve been fortunate to have so many of the living greats grace our stage, including Joshua Redman, Samara Joy, Christian McBride, Kenny Garrett, Jeff Hamilton, Emmet Cohen, Brian Blade, Anat Cohen (a clarinetist from Israel) … The list goes on, and I’m sorry to everyone I’ve not thought of off the top of my head. Q. How did you get the idea for the nonprofit Jazz Vivace? The idea grew from hearing how nonprofit organizations in other cities helped sustain live jazz. Vanessa and I recognized that ticket sales alone would never allow us to present nationally and internationally recognized artists.

Supporters of our venue asked how they could help and sometimes offered to give us money to bring in non-local acts. It wasn’t an entirely original model. We knew of nonprofit jazz presenters in other cities working with commercial venues, including organizations such as Angel City Arts and the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles. We thought that if people in Cincinnati wanted to help sustain serious live jazz through charitable giving, we should create a way for them to do that. We thought a nonprofit could give people who value live jazz a direct way to help make that programming possible. And since then, it’s grown from the occasional donor helping to bring someone in every three to six months, to sustaining eight to 10 touring groups a month. It’s more than we hoped when we started. Q. How does the nonprofit work to cover costs? Earned revenue — primarily ticket sales — accounts for about 50% of our annual income. Donations and sponsorships account for approximately 45%, with grants providing the remaining 5%. Ticket revenue generally covers 8090% of the artists’ performance fees, while contributed support helps make up the gap, underwrite artist lodging, transportation, hospitality … a few part-time staff, like our emcees, sound engineers, development director and booklet designer, as well as other direct programming expenses. Q. How much money are you getting annually from regular donors? Over the past two years, Jazz Vivace has received about $250,000 in combined donations and sponsorships — roughly $125,000 annually. We currently have 38 major donors who contribute at least $500 per year, along with many additional supporters who give at other levels. Our records show just over 130 people and companies who have donated at any level over the years. Q. What’s the best way to donate? The easiest way to donate is via our JV (Jazz Vivace) website. But many donors contact us and send checks through a charitable foundation, such as Vanguard Foundation, or send personal checks to our address. It really depends on the level

of relationship they want to have with us. Anyone who wants more information can email supportjazz@jazzvivace.org, and one of our staff or board members will get back to them. Q. Who manages the nonprofit’s funds? The Jazz Vivace board. Q. Is the club in the right neighborhood? Yes, absolutely. Walnut Hills has a rich history, a strong cultural identity and a real sense of community. Walnut Hills has proven to be an ideal home for Caffè Vivace because it is centrally located and accessible to people from throughout Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. We’ve also been fortunate to develop strong relationships with the Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation, the Model Group, neighboring businesses and the people who live in the community. We’ve watched the neighborhood continue to grow while maintaining its distinctive character. We’re proud to be part of that growth and very pleased that we recently extended our lease through 2031. Q. What feedback do you get from artists who perform there? They love the intimate atmosphere and the care/respect we give them. And we’ve worked pretty hard to improve things over the years. We originally had no green room and very limited options and help catering for them, but as we’ve grown, we’ve improved the facilities, and our board and network of helpers have grown. It’s still a challenge sometimes, but the artists express gratitude for the efforts we’ve made. They also appreciate that we made the effort to groom our audience as a listening audience. We don’t want any artists to play our place and feel like they are wallpaper. Q. Could you say a little about Keeton’s role in the operation of the club? Although she isn’t involved in the club’s day-to-day operations, she played a major role in developing the original concept and design. She worked alongside architect Katie Taylor, who was then with New Republic Architecture. Vanessa is also president of Jazz Vivace, currently serves as our interim social media director and helps with donor and customer relations. Otherwise, she works full-time in software development, which, especially those first few years, gave us the financial security to allow me to focus my energy on this venture and make it successful. Q. What do you see in the future for Caffè Vivace? I want Caffè Vivace to continue doing what it does best: presenting exceptional jazz in an intimate listeningroom environment and giving artists and audiences an experience they can’t find elsewhere in the region. I also want Jazz Vivace to become more sustainable, expand its donor base and continue helping Cincinnati earn a national reputation as a city where serious jazz artists want to perform. To check the schedule of shows at Caffè Vivace visit jazzvivace.org.

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