Wanting to provide a truly personal touch for your Valentine this year? Local author ( Running from the Devil: A Memoir of a Boy Possessed ) and poet Steve Kissing joins our Barbara Gray with hints and encouragement for those wanting to write their own love poem.

Ed Stern is taking his long history of presenting and directing the popular "abridged" plays to Xavier University this month.

Commentary: Our David Lewis talks about – and shares the music of – Cincinnati native, torch singer, Broadway phenom, and possibly the inventor of the strapless dress, Libby Holman .

Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie is a classic of American theater and has been presented thousands of times.

The Middletown Arts Center offers a wide variety of classes, exhibitions and even a program that gets art out into the community.

Local pediatric dentist Dr. Paul Sohi has released a beautiful photo book of rare and unique flowers native to his home in India.

Book Review: Roberta Schultz reviews two newly republished YA novels, written by Covington native Robert Schulkers in the 1940's.

Starting February 2, Dayton's Human Race Theatre will present the world premiere of Eric Ulloa 's 26 Pebbles , which deals with the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings on the community.

Dr. Charles Johnson , award-winning author, professor emeritus and acknowledge expert on race and literature, recently released his latest book, The Way of the Writer: Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling .

February 4 is the kick-off to this year's Mayerson JCC Jewish and Israeli Film Festival , titled "Secrets. Journeys. Discoveries."