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I've walked across that sidewalk before and it can be nerve-racking. It's pretty narrow, so truck/bus mirrors are mere inches from you, and everyone seems to be doing 20+ MPH over the speed limit at all times. Also note that it dumps you into a stairway on the west side of the bridge.

These would look great in your back yard. Just over $1000: https://kaypark.com/product/bag-toss-corn-hole-game-one-pair/

The combo of low interest rates and very few listings this spring has made for some wild pricing in the housing market. There have been a few sales on our street in the past month or two and they appear to have all gone for well over $300,000. One was listed for $389k and sold for $415k. The other two haven't posted yet but were listed for $349k.

Flood insurance isn't required in an area protected b a certified levy, but it is "strongly recommended" by FEMA. They could develop the ground level and leave it uninsured, but they'd be taking on a moderate risk. They'd probably insure it, which drives up the overall investment. I've designed a few buildings in flood plains and the cheapest/easiest option for those has been to... pile up dirt until the site is high enough to be above the 1% flood plain.

The words "racist" and "sexist" have practically no meaning anymore because Democrats overuse them so much. The implication here is that one is automatically a sexist if they're pro-life and happen to be male. That's pretty absurd. Many (most?) people raise an eyebrow when they here these terms nowadays because they've been stretched so thin as to be meaningless.

I remember a few years ago, when folks first started tearing down statues of Robert E. Lee, some of us were keen enough to point out that it likely wasn't going to stop there. Half-jokingly, we asked "who's next, George Washington?" Well, here we are - in Portland George Washington was already toppled and here in Cincinnati the mob is after William Henry Harrison. This is a good example of a slippery slope being real; we're well on our way down into the abyss and we only seem to be picking up speed. Uncle Ben and others were grasped at willy-nilly as we rode down the slide, and once the radical left realizes the Constitution was written, in part, by folks who had connections to slavery - the very foundation or our nation will need to be cancelled. The evidence supports the fact that with each inch given, a mile is taken. Chris Seelbach's demand here is a perfect example - Marge Schott was the low-hanging fruit - the inch that was given - Harrison is the mile he wants to take. It's reasonable to assume there's no end.

People are also spending a lot less because of the shutdown. I would typically be going to a few Reds games every month, out to bars, out to eat, on a long vacation, etc. but I've done... none of that. I have, in turn, been investing more. I imagine this is pretty common and helping to keep the stock market propped up.

The people who booed so much the meeting had to be adjourned then went outside to burn an American flag. These people had no intention of participating in a Democratic process and Mann had no choice but to end the meeting. It was futile from the get-go: Protesters burn American flag, spray paint outside convention center after budget hearing goes awry https://www.fox19.com/2020/06/18/protesters-burn-american-flag-outside-convention-center-after-budget-hearing-goes-awry/

Though Cincinnati has several statues of presidents, I believe this is the only statue of a horse. If it were removed in entirety, we'd go back to having zero statues of horses.

Who does Tamaya have dirt on? Is former Cincinnati City Councilwoman Tamaya Dennard considering plea deal in corruption case? Former prosecutor: New filing suggests plea deal https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/i-team/is-former-cincinnati-city-councilwoman-tamaya-dennard-considering-plea-deal-in-corruption-case Dusing reviewed a motion filed this week by Dennard’s attorney, Stephanie Kessler, asking the judge for a one-week delay in the deadline to file pretrial motions. The reason, she wrote, is because Dennard is “in discussions with the government.” “It is absolutely industry jargon for this is headed in a certain direction, and yes, a plea is on the way. We just need time to work out the details,” Dusing said. “This means to me that she is going to plead guilty and likely be cooperating with the government in the case, which is a euphemistic term for helping them make their next case."

Googling, it looks like out of town tech money built this house. Which makes sense - most of the expensive newer housing in Cincinnati tends to be either gaudy or bland, the gems like this one are rare. Unfortunately, contemporary/modern homes like this of any size rarely sell well here. They sit on the market for a long time and sell for lower prices per square foot than boring houses of the same size.

Chris Seelbach wants to cancel... William Henry Harrison? He apparently came to this decision after reading about him on Wikipedia this morning: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/06/14/william-henry-harrison-statue-cincinnati-city-council-seelbach/3187875001/

The article says the stabbing was at 4:30, the suspects called the police afterwards, and the cops arrived at 4:51. I think the stabbing time was probably an estimate and rounded to the nearest 5 or 10, the call was made a couple minutes later, and then the cops arrived. I've had to call 911 a couple times nearby and the response time has been about 10 minutes each time. Although, I've been curious if the fact that District 5 is all the way out in College Hill now plays a role in longer response times around UC. I can see the District 1 HQ from my house but my local precinct is a 20 minute drive away.

In the ~7 years I've lived in my house, I've had two lost/drunk/high guys walk through my gate to my front door, try to get in, and then down my steps to the back door. The first guy I was able to talk to through a window and figured out he was just drunk and lost on his way looking for his booty call down the street - I gave him directions. The second guy was older and looked like he was completely out of it and on heroin so I had to call the cops. Both of these were around 4 AM. I figure at night most of the houses and streets around here look very similar and it'd be easy to end up at the wrong house or even on the wrong street. I read in an older article that the guy hadn't lived here long and lived on either Rohs or Stratford. It's pretty easy to be walking down McMillan in the middle of the night and make a wrong turn down any one of those streets. My guess is he just turned down the wrong street and tried to walk into the wrong house, thinking he was home.

Wyoming infamously does not have any credit. There are very few businesses in Wyoming so the bulk of the income tax they generate is via their residents. If you live in Wyoming and work in Cincinnati, you owe Cincinnati 2.1% and Wyoming an additional 1% on top of that. It's likely the reason it has remained a diamond in the rough in an otherwise lackluster area. And re: townships, I know several people who live in a township but work in Cincinnati... or at least did until COVID struck. They've been working from home and have made a point to stop HR from withholding municipal income tax. The state passed a law towards the beginning of the lockdown stating that work performed at home during COVID was to be taxed as if it was performed at the office, but that will almost certainly face lawsuits - especially if some people end up working from home all or most of the time going forward. IE if I worked at home 3 days a week and in an office 2 days, I would rightfully expect to pay income tax to my office's municipality only 2/5 of the time, assuming I lived some place else. This could have a big impact on municipal taxing structure going forward. It could result in more tax dollars flowing to where people live, rather than where they work.

Given the fact that the city is facing a nearly $100 million budget deficit and is borrowing money to pay to keep the lights on at city hall, it's pretty absurd that any individual line item would get a funding increase, let alone an increase of over 20% or even over 100% They should start with a clear 25% cut to everything and work backwards from there. Instead, Cincinnati is setting itself up for another Mahogany's situation.

I'm curious what's going to replace the "Macy's" sign. It will have a pretty big impact on the skyline from the north.

Here are a couple I've come across that follow this pattern - large, grand houses: This one on Hosea in Clifton - tough to see from the street but it's a one or two bedroom unit above a garage behind the main house: https://goo.gl/maps/pBK6hsnsZ5gQCbF79 North Avondale: https://goo.gl/maps/iz4SLTZh1GDNqdA2A

I was going off of what was in the post you linked. It sounds like SORTA would no longer let the police use the buses if they needed to. Hopefully they won't need to, anyway. I can confirm that police officers did indeed drive the buses on Monday night - it was when the large group was arrested by the Imperial Theater. Which led me to another thought - couldn't the police just commandeer the buses if they needed to? Googling this resulted in finding this bizarre Ohio Supreme Court Case: Blackman v. City of Cincinnati. It seems like CPD could commandeer a bus, but SORTA could refuse and pay a $50 fine.

Under no circumstances should the police be renting buses when there are Metro buses available for them to utilize. At most, SORTA should invoice CPD for reimbursement for mileage. Outright refusal to let CPD use them is a misuse of taxpayer resources. Imagine the Fire Department needing an excavator in an emergency and Public Services telling them "no, these are Public Services excavators, go rent your own." Hopefully it's a moot point but the weather is going to be nice again this weekend, so we'll see.

It looks like the Google Streetview car found this out the hard way: https://goo.gl/maps/r9gwLT5GQFgCSSR18

A few folks seemed to have successfully navigated the hillsides between Mohawk and Klotter while fleeing, only to get caught by waiting cops on Klotter. The hillside back there is tough terrain. I go back in there once in awhile during the warmer months to do a general look-around to make sure no one is stashing dead bodies or setting up a bum camp. Between the loose colluvial soils, thick underbrush, old foundations, and 150 years worth of garbage and construction debris it's pretty hazardous. One guy limped out through a vacant yard with looked like a rolled ankle and I imagine some people gave up and tried to stick to the small path that follows the old Renner Street around to the staircase you mentioned. All the while, the Sheriff's helicopter circled overhead. I assume whoever was operating the thermal imaging camera got a good chuckle out of all this.

I liked that the first bus that pulled up was wrapped with an ad for "The Hammer." Blake Maislin would have been a better choice but I don't think he has any bus wraps.

I think it will, but I think it could also lead to less density. I know I wish I had a bit more room, and it's just two of us in a 1500 SF house. My "office" is the bedroom and my wife's "office" is the guest bedroom. It certainly helps that we look out at a nice garden and a panoramic skyline view, I think I'd be sad to look at a treeless suburban landscape. But, if work from home ever became a permanent thing for either of us, I think we'd need/want a dedicated home office - ie, a larger house. Or I'd have to lose my model train room, but let's be real here.

Just like 1981, the Reds were poised for a good season this year, only to have it dismantled by shenanigans. It was probably going to be their first winning season in years and they had a very good shot at making the playoffs. The ducks were (mostly) in a row... just in time for global pandemic. We'll see what MLB does this year, but 1981 still takes the cake in terms of goofiness. The bit of trivia about the Reds having the best record in the division by 4 games, but not making the playoffs is a good summary of how dumb the season was.