New proposal would allow open container laws in entertainment districts

CINCINNATI —A new proposal would allow downtown Cincinnati visitors to enjoy an alcoholic beverage as they stroll from restaurant to restaurant, or bar to bar.

State representative Bill Blessing, of Colerain Township, and Denise Driehaus, of Cincinnati, recently reintroduced House Bill 598.

Entertainment center opinions

Opinions from the Gazette Facebook page about the possibility of a new entertainment center in Xenia:

Pamela S. Franks: “We need a grocery store at (south end), you have John sales and Xenia towers where these people cant get across town to get food, whats wrong with you XENIA!!!!”

Ogilvy Entertainment's Scott Goes to WME | IMG

Doug Scott, the president and founder of OgilvyEntertainment, is joining WME | IMG this week as the firm's New York-based vp, marketing and brand solutions, a new role at the entertainment, sports and media giant.

Metropolitan Opera reaches deal with stagehands

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's Metropolitan Opera reached a deal early Wednesday with its stagehands and said it expects to avert a lockout by reaching agreements with the remaining unions.

The opera company said rehearsals will continue and the season will open as scheduled Sept. 22 with a new production of Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro."

Tom Cruise accepts ice bucket challenge (+video)

Hugh Jackman challenged Tom Cruise to the ALS ice bucket challenge and his response? Mission: accomplished.

Cruise and Mission: Impossible 5 director Chris McQuarrie doused themselves in not two, but eight buckets of bone-cold water to raise awareness and money for ALS, known in Australia as motor neurone disease (MND).