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The apartments are filling up... http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/morning_call/2011/02/the-banks-apartments-starting-to-fill-up.html

Sorry Sherman, but the implications of both statements are both misleading. First you talked about rampant crime in the mall, then you further went on to post about gangs and violence. Most of the information you cited only indirectly linked Forest Fair Mall to gang violence. There is a lot of you connecting dots and then saying that you never did. And I'm not an english major but your second statement certainly sounds like you are talking about suburbs surrounding the mall. Why else would it be worth mentioning? And as an aside, Winton Woods is not a suburb, it is a school district and a park.

Funny thing...I typically avoid malls like the plague, but was at kenwood tagging along with a friend during the Holiday madness. With all this talk about crime, I thought something entirely different when you said "tagging"

I'll concede that it is entirely possible that gang members went to the mall but the idea that it was a threatening or dangerous place is ludicris. Gang members went dancing? Uh oh. I've never heard of a shooting in the mall and only know of a couple instances of significant fights at the mall. While I may have been young in the early 90s, I don't really see my mother taking her three young children into the war zone you describe.

Sherman, I grew up in Fairfield and was often at Forest Fair Mall but do not ever remember feeling unsafe inside. Most of what you talked about is rumor, as others have said. And the articles you posted are about a variety of malls which includes Forest Fair. That hardly seems to indicate some Forest Park- Fairfield turf war being waged inside the mall. I think that groups of kids hanging out places sometimes get in fights. That does not make them gangs and isolated incidents hardly make something a big problem. The picture that Gordon painted seems much closer to reality.

1513 Vine now has the UrbanInnovations sign out front-- 3CDC has used them to develop properties such as Good Fellows Hall, Duveneck Flats & Falling Wall. Is Urban Sites now UrbanInnovations? Bill Baum is listed as the contact

We have nothing to do with New Orleans, the west, or ancient Rome so who cares

That story seemed a bit blown out of proportion. Everyone had planned on maintenance costs, now they get to negotiate how much that will be over the next 10 years.

I have been consistently amazed by the recurring plans to add space to the mall. Media Play, Babies R Us, and Showcase Cinema all added square footage to a mall that was widely considered to be too big before their additions. Now a new owner is considering adding 2 floors to a portion of the mall?!?

I disagree. I think I could easily get on board with milling around The Banks for a little bit while I wait for my bus. Bars, restaurants, park, etc.

http://shoppingmallmuseum.blogspot.com/search/label/Cincinnati%27s%20Forest%20Fair%20Fiasco Just stumbled across this today. It has a lot of good info and a few old pics.

"the loop" is because they want the streetcar to loop around the development

I'm pretty sure the freedom center has an exhibit on modern slavery that is not about one race and has laid off a lot of employees edit: What OCtoCincy said.

I think there are a lot of mixed opinions about new new Busch stadium. Up close the faux brick looks pretty cheap. Some people love it and some people hate it. I feel like GABP is widely considered fine. So I'm not sure which is preferred. The Reds Hall of Fame is miles better than the old Hall of Fame in St. Louis. It looks like that has been closed down in preparation for a new HoF in Ball Park Village, the mini Banks like project where old new Busch stadium used to be which still hasn't broken ground.

Thanks for the advice everyone, they've selected St.Clare Chapel in Hartwell for the wedding and the Harrison Room at the Cincinnati Club for the reception! Jake, the Cincinnati Club has different rooms with different capacities and costs but the Harrison Room was $825 for a Friday

Hey guys, my sister just got engaged and has enlisted my help in finding a prime location for a wedding/reception. I, in turn, am coming to the people that know the unique places in the city the best. Any ideas?

Including the location of a possible future new rail station. Isn't that cute.

There's a lot of "could" language in that editorial

Thanks for making this! Now to explore them all!

I think it refers to where the streetcar turns around

What a wildly speculative article

Another tenant

I thought MSG was built on top of Penn Station, no? Penn Station was moved underground. It didn't used to be. Google "original penn station"

Everyone in Columbus should check out Fresh Box catering. Here's a great article about the start up, their good food and their social mission. http://blindacre.com/blog/2010/08/27/food-with-a-purpose-freshbox-catering/