# Jim Tarbell > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jim_Tarbell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jim_Tarbell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Tarbell > Source revision: 1309597386 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American politician}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2009}} '''James (Jim) Tarbell''' is an American [politician](/source/politician) of the [Charter Party](/source/Charter_Party), who was a member of the city council and vice-mayor of [Cincinnati, Ohio](/source/Cincinnati%2C_Ohio). By mayoral proclamation, Jim Tarbell holds the title "Mr. Cincinnati" for life. == Early life and education == Tarbell's family moved from a small Ohio town to the [Hyde Park](/source/Hyde_Park%2C_Cincinnati) neighborhood of Cincinnati in 1946.{{cite book|chapter=Separatists Victorious, 1983–1985|chapter-url=http://www.ohiostatepress.org/books/Complete%20PDFs/Miller%20Changing/15.pdf|title=Changing Plans for America's Inner Cities|first1=Zane L.|last1=Miller|first2=Bruce|last2=Tucker|location=Columbus, Ohio|publisher=[Ohio State University Press](/source/Ohio_State_University_Press)|year=1998|page=139|access-date=February 7, 2009|url=http://www.ohiostatepress.org/books/complete%20pdfs/miller%20changing/miller%20changing.htm|format=PDF|isbn=0-8142-0762-6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226180136/http://www.ohiostatepress.org/books/Complete%20PDFs/Miller%20Changing/Miller%20Changing.htm|archive-date=December 26, 2008|url-status=dead}} He attended [St. Xavier High School](/source/St._Xavier_High_School_(Cincinnati)){{cite web|title=1957 The X-RAY St. XAVIER Jim Tarbell Cincinnati OH HIGH School ANNUAL Yearbook|publisher=[eBay](/source/eBay)|date=June 1, 2013|access-date=September 29, 2013|url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/1957-The-X-RAY-St-XAVIER-Jim-Tarbell-Cincinnati-OH-HIGH-School-ANNUAL-Yearbook-/350590572995}}
- {{cite news|title=Tarbell to carry Charterite torch|first=Anne|last=Michaud|work=[The Cincinnati Enquirer](/source/The_Cincinnati_Enquirer)|publisher=[Gannett Company](/source/Gannett_Company)|date=July 2, 1998|access-date=September 29, 2013|url=http://enquirer.com/editions/1998/07/02/loc_tarbell02.html|quote=Vine Street and other major city thoroughfares have deteriorated to a state he never would have imagined, [Tarbell] said, when he attended St. Xavier High School downtown.}}
- {{cite press release|title=Graduation 2010|publisher=St. Xavier High School|date=June 4, 2010|access-date=September 29, 2013|url=http://www.stxavier.org/page.cfm?p=1&newsid=161|quote=The June 3 ceremonies at Xavier University’s Cintas Center featured the class of 1960 leading the procession into the arena. ... (It was also a special walk for Jim Tarbell, who famously didn’t quite graduate with his class and have the opportunity to walk 50 years ago.)}} and graduated from [Withrow High School](/source/Withrow_High_School) in 1960 before attending the [Lowell Technological Institute](/source/Lowell_Technological_Institute) in [Lowell, Massachusetts](/source/Lowell%2C_Massachusetts).{{cite web|title=Full Biography for Jim Tarbell|first=Jim|last=Tarbell|work=Smart Voter|publisher=[League of Women Voters](/source/League_of_Women_Voters)|date=October 28, 2010|access-date=September 29, 2013|url=http://www.smartvoter.org/2010/11/02/oh/hm/vote/tarbell_j/bio.html}} He returned to Cincinnati in 1967. == Business career == Tarbell opened the [Ludlow Garage](/source/Ludlow_Garage), a local concert venue, in September 1969 and operated it until its closing in 1971, featuring artists such as [Grand Funk Railroad](/source/Grand_Funk_Railroad), [Spirit](/source/Spirit_(band)), [Santana](/source/Santana_(band)), [Elvin Bishop](/source/Elvin_Bishop), [The Kinks](/source/The_Kinks), [Humble Pie](/source/Humble_Pie_(band)), [Sons of Champlin](/source/Sons_of_Champlin), [Cold Blood](/source/Cold_Blood_(band)), [Boz Scaggs](/source/Boz_Scaggs), [James Gang](/source/James_Gang), [Bo Didley](/source/Bo_Didley), [Iggy and the Stooges](/source/Iggy_and_the_Stooges), [MC5](/source/MC5), [Fairport Convention](/source/Fairport_Convention), [Taj Mahal](/source/Taj_Mahal_(musician)), [NRBQ](/source/NRBQ), [Commander Cody](/source/Commander_Cody_and_His_Lost_Planet_Airmen), [Herbie Mann](/source/Herbie_Mann), the [Staple Singers](/source/Staple_Singers), [Alice Cooper](/source/Alice_Cooper), [The Lemon Pipers](/source/The_Lemon_Pipers), [Neil Young](/source/Neil_Young) and the [Allman Brothers](/source/Allman_Brothers), who recorded a live album there.{{cite web|title=Rock History at Ludlow Garage|publisher=Cincinnati Citybeat|date=August 5, 2009|access-date=February 4, 2016|url=http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-18473-rock_history_at_ludlow_garage.html}} From 1976 to 1998, he owned [Arnold's Bar and Grill](/source/Arnold's_Bar_and_Grill), the oldest continuously operated bar in Cincinnati.{{cite web|author=Restivo, Danny|date=April 2014|title=Arnold's Way|url=http://cincymagazine.com/Main/Articles/Arnolds_Way_4043.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408054252/http://cincymagazine.com/Main/Articles/Arnolds_Way_4043.aspx|archive-date=April 8, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2016|work=[Cincinnati Magazine](/source/Cincinnati_Magazine)}}{{cite web|author=Pennebaker, Holly|date=April 14, 2015|title=Thrillist: Cincinnati's oldest bar is Ohio's most iconic|url=http://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/thrillist-cincinnatis-oldest-bar-is-ohios-most-iconic|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091606/http://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/thrillist-cincinnatis-oldest-bar-is-ohios-most-iconic|archive-date=March 4, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2016|publisher=[WCPO-TV](/source/WCPO-TV)}}{{cite web | url=http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/bars/g1500/best-bars-in-america-2013/?slide=15 | title=The Best Bars in America |work=[Esquire](/source/Esquire_(magazine)) | date=June 2013 | access-date=January 13, 2016 | author=Wondrich, David}} == Political career == In 1997, Tarbell began his political career by campaigning in his now well-known top hat and tails. He was first appointed to Cincinnati City Council in 1998 to replace the retiring [Bobbie L. Sterne](/source/Bobbie_L._Sterne), was elected in 1999, and re-elected in 2001, 2003 and 2005. Until 2003, when [Christopher Smitherman](/source/Christopher_Smitherman) won a seat on the council, Tarbell was the sole Charterite on the council. In 2005, Tarbell was appointed Vice Mayor by [Mark Mallory](/source/Mark_L._Mallory), the newly elected Mayor of Cincinnati. Because of term limits, Tarbell could not run for re-election in the November 2007 election. In March 2010, Tarbell ran for Hamilton County Commissioner for the first time.{{cite web |url=http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2010/03/04/tarbell-im-the-man-for-the-job/ |title=Dems in County Primary Differ on Taxes |access-date=April 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310005742/http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2010/03/04/tarbell-im-the-man-for-the-job/ |work= Cincinnati Enquirer|date=April 12, 2010 |author=Brown, Jessica|archive-date=March 10, 2010 }} In September 2014, Tarbell announced that he was running for Hamilton County Commissioner again, this time as a write-in candidate.{{cite web |url=http://www.wcpo.com/news/political/local-politics/tarbell-on-his-write-in-campaign-i-have-nothing-to-lose |title=Jim Tarbell on his write-in campaign: 'I have nothing to lose'|date=September 22, 2014 |website=WCPO |access-date=October 4, 2014|author=Bernard-Kuhn, Lisa |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007075331/http://www.wcpo.com/news/political/local-politics/tarbell-on-his-write-in-campaign-i-have-nothing-to-lose |archive-date=October 7, 2014 }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103511/http://www.votetarbell.com/ Write In Tarbell for County Commissioner], official campaign website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarbell, Jim}} Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Cincinnati City Council members Category:St. Xavier High School (Ohio) people Category:Charter Party politicians Category:Lowell Technological Institute alumni Category:Vice mayors of Cincinnati {{Ohio-politician-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jim Tarbell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Tarbell) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Tarbell?action=history)). 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