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January 2010 Featured Stories

Block by Block: Cincy's Young Professionals Build for the Future

by Amy Kurlansky

Young Professionals are in demand. Here in Cincinnati, you can join a YP group with an interest in just about any topic. Our city is finally recognized the energy and innovation that can be harnessed by getting young people involved. More

Local Innovator Shines: Michael Bergman Thinks Big

by Mike Sarason 1/11/10

At first glance, Michael Bergman is unassuming. He does not demand the spotlight and were it not for his laundry list of accomplishments, he would not have to deal with being in it so much. But he does. We caught up with him to talk about a few of them. More

Understanding the Home Buyer Tax Credit

by Alison Moss

There has been a lot talk recently about the impact of the Federal First Time Home Buyer tax credit. I wanted to explain the benefits of the program in detail, so you can find out if you qualify for an $8,000 credit towards a new home. More

Exclusive Reviews, Early Look at the 2010 Jewish & Israeli Film Festival!

    'Saviors in the Night' Brings German Story to Israeli Film Festival

    by Mariel Frankl

    As it turns out, you don’t need explosions, 3D glasses or million dollar sets to have a totally suspenseful film that leaves you on the edge of your seat. Saviors in the Night was as powerful as any movie about Nazi Germany such as Schindler’s List, or more recently, Inglorius Basterds, but without the big Hollywood feel. More

    Size Matters

    by Mariel Frankl

    Sumo Wrestling may not have caught on anywhere outside of Japan in real life, but in A Matter of Size, Sumo becomes the most important thing (almost) in the lives a few overweight Israelis. More

    Turn Up the Music, Cue the Drama

    by Mariel Frankl

    Whether you’re newly single, divorced, married, a closeted lesbian or gay, divorced from or married to a closeted lesbian or gay, a fortuneteller enthusiast, love babies, or just a sucker for romantic 'dramedies', Bittersweet has something for you. More

    Four Seasons Lodge (Editor's Choice!)

    by Mariel Frankl

    Maybe it's because my father's family is composed of Eastern European Jewish New Yorkers who vacationed and summer camped every year in the Catskill Mountains. Maybe be it's something else. Either way, I absolutely LOVED this documentary. More

    Noodling Its Way To The Heart

    by Mariel Frankl

    Noodle is filled with wonderful performances and funny bits, but what rounds out and defines the film is the surprising amount of depth in its pervading themes and the relationships between its characters. More