The Miami Township Recreation Department has announced a new summer entertainment series aimed at bringing the community together for evenings of live music, movies, food, and family-friendly activities. The “2nd Saturdays” Summer Events Series, powered by Leroy Ellington Productions, will take place throughout the summer at Community Park and will feature a different themed event each month. According to the Recreation Department, residents are encouraged to bring lawn chair

There are some bands that you casually enjoy, and then there are bands that somehow become part of your life soundtrack. For me, The Harmed Brothers have been one of those bands for well over a decade.

There was this strange middle era in music history — after we stopped buying CDs all the time, but before streaming platforms completely took over. You would have to purchase albums digitally and download them to your phone or iPod, but suddenly you had this freedom to carry entire soundtracks to your life everywhere you went.

The band Spirit Family Reunion has been a favorite of mine for quite a while. I’ve had the chance to see them a few times—including shows at Sayler Park Sustains and the Whispering Bear Folk Festival around 2014. They brought an energy to folk music that, at the time, wasn’t all that common in the scene. Even now, as that style has grown more popular, they remain one of the best at it in my opinion.

From the first note, ATROVAN delivers. Mikal Crist, lead vocalist and guitarist, commands the stage with a blend of energy and tenderness, and a flair for fashion that matches the music’s vibrancy. He draws the audience in effortlessly, leading both quiet moments and high-energy peaks.

There are songs you go looking for. And then there are songs that find you anyway. Jason Mraz’s latest release, “His Eye Is on the Sparrow,” landed in my feed last week ahead of his upcoming album Grandma’s Gospel Favorites (out May 8). I almost didn’t press play.

I have just returned home after seeing "Project Hail Mary" and I have thoughts. This is going to be a spoiler free review, so you have no worries reading ahead. I will not give away anything. First and foremost, I loved every single second of this movie. I was moved, I laughed, I got nervous, I was rooting for random stuff to happen and my attention never wavered, not even once. I was totally blown away by this and I could have watched another two and a half hours and been as

Best-selling biographer Walter Isaacson’s The Greatest Sentence Ever Written is a concise, 80-page celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. The book dissects what Isaacson calls the Declaration of Independence’s most powerful line: “ We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness .” Isaacson analyzes the senten

I've been a Billy Strings fan for a while. I missed a couple of his small local shows early on in his career and my friends 'in the know' gave me a bunch of heck...because this guy was the new phenomenon. Such talent and so different. So, the next time he was coming near, I got tickets.

Project Hail Mary is currently showing in theaters in the Loveland Area. This is not going to be a traditional movie review for the new film Project Hail Mary. The plot of the movie revolves around a scientist, light years away from Earth, trying to figure out how to stop our Sun from dying. It sounds like a depressing film, it is actually quite hopeful, funny, and emotionally moving. The movie also has something very welcome for today's audiences to see and feel. Project Hai

Oh, the memories. I’m not sure how I found Richie Havens’ music. I just remember having the CD Résumé in college at Bowling Green State University, listening to it over and over again. I can still see it: lying in my small second-story bedroom off campus, looking out at the streets below, lost in sound and thought. Those were days of deep reflection — not fearful, just uncertain — trying to understand who I was and what I was meant to do. During that time, Follow by Richie

If you’ve read my Friday Listens before, you know I’m usually highlighting one song. This week is different. Today I’m talking about an entire album — the brand-new release Mutiny After Midnight, out today, Friday March 13.

"One Battle After Another" is nominated for 13 Oscars and is the front runner to win Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. "One Battle After Another" is currently streaming on HBO Max. I am a Paul Thomas Anderson fan. I have seen pretty much all of his movies to this point. I have not watched "Phantom Thread", "Licorice Pizza" or "Hard Eight". Every other movie of his, I can check off my list, and "There Will Be Blood" is my favorite of his, and one of my

Every once in a while a band comes along that feels bigger than just the music. The Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap is one of those groups. Their newest single, Liar’s Tale, is an early release from their upcoming album Fenian, which drops April 24. Like much of their catalog, the track hits hard both musically and lyrically—blending raw energy with cultural identity and political commentary.

"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" is up for Best Actress at the 2026 Academy Awards for Rose Byrne's much talked about performance. The movie is currently streaming on HBO MAX I finally watched "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You". I have wanted to see this movie ever since Rose Bryne started to get all the accolades and nominations. That is literally the only way I heard about the movie to be honest with you. I had no idea that this was even a thing until the recognition started. I went

This song is a diagnosis. A look in the mirror.

"GOAT" is currently playing at theaters in the Loveland area My kids had school off yesterday and my son has been asking to go see the new animated movie "GOAT". He was asking my folks to take him, but they didn't have the time. With my daughter being homebound since she is sick, my son and I were stir crazy, so I decided that was the perfect time to take him. I did not know a lot about the movie, but one of my older brother's did tell me that he thought my son would enjoy it

That’s why I keep returning to this book. And why the creation is on my arm—not as a badge of grievance, but as a reminder to stay kind, stay steady, and try, as Shelley wrote, to live in a way that makes others happy too. To remember to take the High Road as much as I can.

There are songs you admire. There are songs you play a lot. And then there are songs that quietly become part of your family’s story. For me, that song is “Hearts Content” by Brandi Carlile.

The Loveland Shorts Film Festival (LSFF) is now accepting entries for its 2026 Poster Competition, and local artists are invited to submit original designs for a chance to be featured as the face of the festival.