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Forbes
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Visit These New England Spots For Caviar Indulgence
Caviar has been making inroads at restaurants for years now, as an indulgence that doesn't have to break the bank. I love it on everything from raw oysters to Twinkies (don't judge until you've tried it), and I think every day should be National Caviar Day, so read on for a few special spots to get your fix. Make a meal of caviar at The Banks Seafood & Steak happy hour. The Banks Happy hour Caviar Menu? Yes please! Served daily from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., it includes a rotating selection of $2 oysters that can be topped with caviar for an extra $5 per; as well as a Caviar Spoon, and everything from Ora King Salmon Tartare Cones to truffle fries, all topped with Osetra. For a perfect bar snack, order a couple of Chef David Standridge's beet-pickled deviled eggs –with the caviar bump add-on of course. Topped with a crispy clam strip and local fluke crudo, they are as gorgeous to look at as they are to eat. You can take your caviar experience to go at Lucky Cheetah. Lucky Cheetah At this upscale underground dumpling lounge, you can order a Caviar Tower, which includes 30 grams of Imperial Amur, accompanied by brown butter blini, lotus root, and crème fraîche. Or if you are more of a dabbler than a caviar fiend, you can order just the Caviar Tin Add-On, which includes 12 grams of caviar from local expert Browne Trading Company, fried lotus root and crème fraiche. Whichever one you choose, slather it on everything at this fun luxe spot– especially the Iberico pork soup dumplings. My only regret is that we didn't save any for our dessert course – I think caviar would have been divine on the coconut cake. Lucky Cheetah also offers a luxury at-home experience with their Caviar To-Go Box in partnership with Browne Trading, featuring 30 grams of premium Giaveri Siberian Caviar and a mother of pearl spoon, along with a split of Moët & Chandon Brut Champagne and two bags of potato chips to top with caviar. Oh, and a selection of handmade chocolates from Len Libby Candies in Scarborough, Maine. While I've never put caviar on chocolate, I'll try anything once. A mini caviar roll hits all the right notes at Saltie Girl. Saltie Girl Saltie Girl, Boston At this emporium to tinned fish, the caviar menu is vast and interesting. Caviar service comes with latkes, toast points, everything bun, crème fraiche, diced shallots, egg whites, egg yolks, and chives. But beyond that, you can enjoy their signature Mini Caviar Roll served on buttered brioche, Caviar Dip made with crème fraîche and served with house sea-salt potato chips, a Latke Waffle topped with caviar, or even burrata and caviar — another indulgence I've never tried but am longing for. Persimmon, Providence, Rhode Island Want a pure mouthful of the sea? It's layer-upon-layer-upon-layer of umami in Chef Champe Speidel's raw bar speciality: a Rhode Island oyster topped with Maine sea urchin, caviar and a tomato 'ponzu' sauce.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Yahoo
Cincinnati police take to sky with new drone unit, expected to cover city by year's end
It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's a Cincinnati police drone. During a June 24 news conference to address a crime wave across parts of the city, Police Chief Teresa Theetge announced for several months a group of officers have been taking the sky with a new drone program. Theetge said officers have been remotely piloting the small aircraft to assist with ongoing investigations, like wanted persons or traffic incidents. However, Theetge said the plan is to eventually have drones respond to calls for service across the city while an officer is on the way to a scene or in lieu of one entirely. "We get a radio run for a traffic jam, say Glenway and Warsaw, complicated intersection there. We get a call right now we send an officer, (and say), 'Can you go see what's going on at Glenway and Warsaw?'" Theetge said. "With the drone, within seconds, a drone can be up, over there, telling us what's going on and saving an officer a trip." Cincinnati police noticeably used a drone this weekend at The Banks after they say a young crowd became disorderly during the Juneteenth block party. The chief played footage of the drone hovering above the crowd, shining a spotlight down below, and said commands were given through the drone for the crowd to disperse. Theetge said the drone helped get the crowd of youth up to Government Square onto buses and back home. As city leaders respond to what Mayor Aftab Pureval described as an "unacceptable rise in crime" driven by youth, Theetge said drones will be one of the tools a newly announced roving task force will use to combat it. "These youth are going into these parking garages to either steal cars or break into cars," Theetge said. "They may be met with a drone that's following them to see what behavior they're up to." Right now, there is one supervisor and four officers assigned to the department's drone unit full-time, Theetge said. Come July, the chief said there will be more coverage across the city than they have right now. By the end of the year, Theetge hopes 90% of the city will be covered by drones as first responders. The program follows in the footsteps of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, who launched their own drones as first responders program in January, and other major departments nationwide like the New York Police Department. Additional details about the kinds of drones being used by Cincinnati police were not immediately available. The Enquirer has requested a copy of the contract between the department and the drone company. The sheriff's office partnered with SkyDio, a leading U.S. manufacturer of drones for police departments and the military. SkyDio works closely with Axon, a leading provider of body camera technology and other services for police departments, including Cincinnati police. The sheriff's office drone contract was bundled with their 10-year Axon contract for body cameras and other equipment. The SkyDio drones operated by the sheriff's office are placed in docks for remote takeoff in different parts of Hamilton County. They have a reported 45 mph top speed and 40-minute flight time, as well as a camera with zoom and thermal capabilities. Pureval acknowledged the privacy concerns from some citizens about the drone program, saying that Theetge and Cincinnati police have met with community council presidents to detail the program. "It's important to know that there will not be drones overhead in Cincinnati streets 24/7," Pureval said. "This is a tool that can be deployed intentionally, particularly in support of the new task force and the increase in police presence, working hand-in-hand." Theetge said the department will have strict guidelines on what officers can and cannot use the drone for, and "high expectations" they adhere to those guidelines. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati police: 90% of city to be covered by drones by end of 2025
Irish Examiner
19-06-2025
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
Michael Moynihan: Can you pass a Leaving Cert exam about Cork?
I know it's traditional to wish those sitting the Leaving Cert exams all the best before those tests actually start, but how about now, when it hasn't quite finished? Looking at the timetable, I see a good few subjects have been done, and some of the remaining tests are pretty esoteric, but still: thoughts and best wishes to those still facing the LC. It won't be long now, believe me, when you'll be able to forget your test number rather than having it haunt you 40 years on. (085087246. Brr.) Count yourselves lucky you are not facing the exam next year, however, when there will be a new subject on the curriculum. Find below the first example of test papers in a whole new field I am proposing to the Department of Education: Cork studies. This is a deeper, richer examination of our heritage, one with a robust academic footing that takes cognisance of a history and context going back into the mists of (and so on in a similar vein for a while). It is also something of a response to a friend of mine who, while generally liberal on most matters, adopts a very strong Toryish line on one specific issue. People in Cork who are originally from other counties but who get their children to support their parents' counties rather than Cork, the place those children were born and raised and educated, a gross betrayal... (I once tried to point out this was dangerously close to Norman Tebbit's old cricket test: one of Margaret Thatcher's grimmer handmaidens, Tebbit asked if the children of immigrants to England supported their parents' countries in cricket games between those nations, but I didn't belabour the point. He gets a reddish light in his eye when he's talking about this). Anyway. Cork studies. We won't be jumping head first into the Leaving Cert, of course. Junior certificate examination first. If you're interested in getting a jump on the opposition, am happy to supply a sample JC test paper (ordinary level, but what harm). JUNIOR CERTIFICATE (ORDINARY LEVEL) 1. What is the first line of the second verse of The Banks? A. What is The Banks? B. 'Tis a beautiful land this dear isle of song. C. After all I really love you. 2. From Cork I go up to Dublin but I go - - Youghal. A. Across to. B. Over to. C. Down to. 3. Where is 98 Street? Off the Bandon Road and down to Noonan Road. Is 98 Street down the side of Lennox's? Down the side of Lennox's. Both of the above at the same time. 4. Everyone in Cork knows where the airport is. Where was it supposed to be located? A. Carrigtwohill. B. Nad. C. Castletownberehaven. 5. The most dangerous pedestrian crossing in Cork is: A. Where Victoria Avenue, Victoria Road, and Blackrock Road meet. B. Any crossing next to or near to the Elysian. C. Getting from Merchant's Quay to Bridge Street (any route). 6. Cork's natural enemies are: A. Kerry people. B. Dublin people. C. Ah, would you stop. Once you've taken this intermediate step you are then ready for the senior cycle (it should be noted here there will be no exemptions of any sort granted on any basis to any Leaving Cert student attending a Cork school). The questions below are from a sample paper which illustrates the multidisciplinary nature of Cork Studies. LEAVING CERTIFICATE (HIGHER LEVEL) MUSIC: In the song 'The Armoured Car' we are reminded that while glory is a fleeting sensation which vanishes in a heartbeat, a good dog is forever. Discuss this statement, developing your response with reference to the song of the same name. Bonus points for citing 'The Armoured Car's real name. ECONOMICS: The fragile cash-based economy of the North Monastery primary school was rocked by a devastating event in 1975, when a bottle of Cadet (red lemonade) and a bag of Tayto crisps moved beyond 5p. This made it necessary to possess two coins, not one, for this essential food combination. Track the effect of this price rise on the schoolboy economy with reference to the oil crisis occurring across the world at the time. ENGLISH: What is the greatest poem ever written about or in Cork? Use quotations in your answer, with special consideration to be given to references to The Rancher's Curse, A Nocturne for Blackpool, and Cúl an Tí. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the smallest hill in Ireland, easily accessible within Cork? Bonus points if the downstairs pub nearby, now long gone, can be named. ACCOUNTING: If a small shed on Patrick's Street is removed from its original location and abandoned in a yard until it starts to fall to pieces, how much should it cost to relocate and renovate that small shed years later in another part of Cork? Bonus points if a breakdown of the costs of filming said work can be provided. HISTORY: Examine the proposed location of the Event Centre, with reference to other facilities in Cork which might have been placed in more advantageous settings (Junior Cert students may recall pointed questions about the airport). Examine the proposed location of the Event Centre, with reference to other facilities in Cork which might have been placed in more advantageous settings. Picture: Larry Cummins Bonus points for any evidence of traffic congestion at the South Gate Bridge circa 1788, not at all likely to recur when the new centre is built. E NGINEERING: When the South City Luas is eventually installed, what tune should be played to soothe passengers, particularly when the Northside of the city comes into view? Bonus points for any combination of 'Southern Nights', 'South Of The Border', or 'Take Me To The River'. ART: The so-called 'Robot Trees' were supposedly introduced to Cork to help purify the air of the city, but are now recognised as one of the most audacious modern art installations of the 21st century. Cork's Robot Trees: Describe the levels of irony involved in this piece, how those pieces have forced more attention on the concept of a 'bench', and locate them in the pantheon of modern Irish art. Picture: Andy Gibson Describe the levels of irony involved in this piece, how those pieces have forced more attention on the concept of a 'bench', and locate them in the pantheon of modern Irish art. Bonus points for students explaining the persistence of bird poo on the remaining parts of the RTs. BIOLOGY: Account for the strength of the female bladder in Cork as evidenced by the lack of public toilets for same within the city centre. Bonus points for references citing personal experience without being too graphic. BUSINESS: If there are seven vape shops in Cork City for every citizen, then how are a) Corkonians ingesting more vaping products than the entire population of Los Angeles and b) how are all those shops turning a profit? Bonus points if accounts can be cross-indexed with those of phone repair outlets. The eagle-eyed may have noted the focus on examinations above rather than the syllabus itself. In an effort to reduce teaching burdens, this will be self-directed learning on the part of the students, absorbed through their lived experience in Cork. In other words, if they know, they don't need to be told. If they need to be told, they just don't know what it means to be from Cork.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Top 10 things to do this weekend in Cincinnati: March 14-16
From all things green and Irish to a home improvement expo and even a Pi Day celebration, here are the top 10 things to do this weekend in Cincinnati. Be safe and enjoy. St. Patrick's Day falls on a Monday this year, so the party is getting started early. Here's a look at the big fun this weekend. Cincinnati St. Patrick's Day Parade, noon Saturday, W. Mehring Way, Downtown. Parade starts at corner of W. Mehring Way and Central Ave., follows Mehring to Great American Ball Park, and ends at the corner of Freedom Way and Race St. Parade After-party, 1-10 p.m. Saturday, Irish Heritage Center of Cincinnati, 3905 Eastern Ave., East End. Enjoy music and dancing in the concert hall, a children's festival, Rose of Tralee exhibit, sessions with genealogy expert and lectures on Irish history, food and more. St. Patrick's Day Celebration, noon-8 p.m. Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday, Fountain Square, 520 Vine St., Downtown. Enjoy live music, green beer, food trucks serving up Irish specialties and more. Free admission. Shamrock Shuffle, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, The Square at Union Centre, 9363 Centre Pointe Drive, West Chester. Chip-timed 5K. Block party follows. LepreCon, noon-9 p.m. Saturday, The Banks, 150 E. Freedom Way, Downtown. Block party following the parade features live music, DJ entertainment, drink specials and more. Wear green! Ages 21-up. ShamRock & Roll, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, Factory 52, 4590 Beech St., Norwood. Family- and dog-friendly events all day. St. Puptrick's Day Dog Parade at 1 p.m., live music from 2-7 p.m. with The Oscar Wildes, Erickson Irish Dancing and Cincy Chops Band. Easter Rising plays inside Fretboard Brewing from 7-10 p.m. Scavenger hunt with prizes, food and drink specials and more. Free admission. Emerald Mile Run/Walk, 9 a.m. Saturday, Hofbrauhaus, 200 E. Third St., Newport. Benefits Epilepsy Alliance Ohio. Starts at the Purple People Bridge, crosses the Ohio River, loops through Sawyer Point and back across the Purple People Bridge. $40. Explore the latest design trends for home improvement projects this weekend at this expo, including kitchen and bath, flooring, home security, insulation, landscaping, roofing and more. See innovative displays and get the chance to speak directly with experts. Details: noon-6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville. $5, free ages under 18. Free parking. Benefits the American Heart Association. 7:30 a.m. Half marathon and 15K Heart Mini; 9:30 a.m. 5K Heart Race; 10 a.m. 1K Steps for Stroke, 10:30 a.m. 1.5K Kids Race, 11 a.m. 5K Heart Walk. Details: 7:30 a.m. Sunday, corner of Lawrence and Fifth streets, Downtown. The 30th-anniversary show features more than 50 dealers and vendors from around the Midwest. Bring your gear to sell or trade. Details: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville. $10 cash only at door, free ages 12-under. Breweries compete in The Enquirer's March Madness-style beer bracket to take home the 2025 title. Friday: Final Four. Saturday: Final Matchup. Details: Through Saturday, online at Vote round-by-round at Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. This vibrant spring celebration of the African American musical experience features the Classical Roots Community Choir. Conducted by John Morris Russell. Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. $14-up. Details: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Saturday Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. $32. Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Scavenger hunt with prizes, presentations, interactive demonstrations and more. Details: 7 p.m. Friday, Cincinnati Observatory, 3489 Observatory Place, Mount Lookout. $12, $7 children. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Top 10 things to do this weekend in Cincinnati: March 14-16
