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I like the Portlandia description of this seemingly never ending trend of small plates: “Did we mention it's tapas, so they're small plates but they cost as much as regular plates.

I wonder if it will stay true to the character of Short Vine and include a nostalgic fire pole that will ultimately double as a stripper pole for drunk 19 year olds?

Not that I don't believe you, but do you have any support for this? Most stories I've seen indicate that mall vacancies are still very high and rents are at levels below the pre-Recession days. This is sort of what I was getting at. Malls that were already failing continued to do so, but at the same time we're seeing the rise of regional powerhouse malls and new outdoor malls/lifestyle centers to replace the malls that have failed. Cincinnati is getting two of what I'd call outdoor malls - one in West Chester and the other in Oakley. The fact that Kenwood is seeing this new construction on the premises but not actually "in" the mall is indicative of the move to outdoor malls as the preferred development strategy. The term outdoor mall gets a bit vague, though, as there is plenty of retail construction in places like Fields Ertel but they are more of a strip mall.

Agreed. It baffles me that the suburban mall concept is still going strong here in the Cincinnati region. This development is shiny and new but still an island in a sea of parking lots, on top of a parking garage, etc. Malls, specifically outdoor malls like the one that is going to be built up in West Chester, are actually doing surprisingly well all over the place. Suburban retail has come out of the recession with a vengeance. They are tending to be a little bit more dense and mixed use than their predecessors, though. Despite the growing subset of people who use the internet for most shopping, the people who go out and shop as a way to spend spare time are doing so a lot. Saks customer base is older, white, and suburban. Knowing now that the sale of Saks Inc. to Hudson's Bay allows Saks out of their lease... I could see them moving as soon as the sale is finalized. It'll come down to whether the increased sales projections from being located closer to their clientele (old, Indian Hill housewives) are higher than the incentives the city has to offer...

Yeah, I saw it up for review a few months ago but was out of town when the meeting was held.. I should have posted something here. Anyway, for future reference here's a list of condemned buildings that are up for demo review at any given time: http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/community-development/property-maintenance/condemned-buildings-for-review/

It’s all about safety factors – the exit ramps have to intersect the road at 90 degrees exactly and turning radii have to be either 200 or 250 feet (can’t remember exactly). Applying blanket rules like that results in monstrosities like the Hopple Street interchange. Safety factors are a little too strict in my opnion, and should be negotiable. There’s really no reason the Brent Spence Bridge needs 12’-0” wide shoulders on both sides, for instance. How much cost is added making the bridge 24’-0” wider vs. how much safety is improved? A few cameras and overhead lane closure/warning lights could probably have the same increase in safety for 1/1000 the cost.

In most cases there is a floor and they are basically attic space or are used for studio apartments. In some newer remodels the floor (or a portion of it) is removed to make a very high vaulted ceiling. I lived in an apartment on Walnut Street that had a portion of the attic floor taken out which gave the space 16’ – 20’ ceilings. It was a really great, bright space. It was listed for double the rent I had been paying when I moved out…

I have a neighbor with Cranley and Moroski signs right next to each other. The Cranley sign has been there for months.

That seems to just be a price inquiry, as opposed to an actual request for bids. I don't think UC has awarded a bid for demolition yet but I'm almost positive it's only a matter of time. Every version of the campus master plan since the 90’s has proposed it be demolished. Everyone I have talked to has said that the university has no plans to save it. Fencing just went up around the building too. It's strange that I haven't heard any news about a contract being signed though. I initially thought it was just some structural repair work to keep the building from falling into the sidewalk and crushing people. A friend of mine found this and pointed it out. Still haven't heard it is definitely being demolished, but it is looking very likely. UC President Ono via Twitter: "I too would have loved to keep the building. Alas it was determined to be beyond repair. We will save its special features" What I have heard through the grapevine is that it is far from "beyond repair," it was just determined to cost much more to renovate into something useable for classroom space than demolishing it and building new. It would basically need a full gut remodel similar to TUC.

EXCLUSIVE: City must pay COAST lawyers $511K http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130906/NEWS010801/309060162/EXCLUSIVE-City-must-pay-COAST-lawyers-511K?nclick_check=1 COAST is taking a lot of flak even in the Enquirer comments. I think this is a good article (despite the Enquirers best efforts to make the city look bad) as it really outs COAST for what it is - a small group of people lining their own pockets under the guise of a tea party group.

As someone on the fence, I’d say the Qualls ad comes off “dirtier” if that matters, but has substance - it’s based on what I always thought was a pretty crappy move by Cranley. Resigning from elected office to take a cash hand out doesn’t exactly scream of integrity, it always seemed to me like he was putting his personal gain ahead of his responsibility to his electorate. The Cranley ad just seems like a whiny response.

Probably the same dolts that had PG-13 signs everywhere (and probably will again). People in those neighborhoods love voting for candidates with the biggest wallets for some reason.

It looks like there's at least a line item in the linked pricing inquiry for saving the relief carvings from the facade...

That seems to just be a price inquiry, as opposed to an actual request for bids. I don't think UC has awarded a bid for demolition yet but I'm almost positive it's only a matter of time. Every version of the campus master plan since the 90’s has proposed it be demolished.

Don't Follow Leaders: Parking Meters and Minimums Is getting rid of free parking the first step toward a better urbanism? By Aaron Betsky Since we don’t seem to want to pay for the things we need and use together anymore, cities and other government entities have turned more and more to fees to make us pay. The next step is to outsource the collection of those fees to companies that collect tolls or the (virtual) quarters you put in parking meters. In return, the government gets some immediate money, but it in the long run it is the private sphere that makes the big bucks. In some ways it is a reversion of the days when the government gave tax collection out as concessions—maybe that is next. Does this matter in terms of how we use our environment? We are about to find out in my native Cincinnati, where the city is selling its parking meters to the local Port Authority, which is in turn contracting the work out to a division of Xerox (no longer a mere document company). http://www.architectmagazine.com/urban-development/cincinnati-parking-meters-and-parking-minimums.aspx?utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=jump&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ABU_090313&day=2013-09-03

Illinois was awful last year, but Purdue was a bowl team, and one could say they’ve been indicative of the average Big Ten team the past few years (usually ending up around .500). Are they really just awful this year or are the Bearcats that good? Aside from capitalizing on that excellent punt/UC fumble Purdue didn’t accomplish a single thing. They really didn’t even have any successful drives and seemed to get worse as the game went on. It’s was also nice to see Pitt get off to a losing start in the ACC.

There's one in Forest Park in Queens too, that was always packed. It's probably a little more comparable to the site in Clifton, as it had ample parking.

Hey now, you gotta watch posting RT articles; some people can't handle the truth. Yep, Russia's federally funded news source is a bastion of truthfulness. It's the first source I turn to for news on American domestic affairs.

I have never been in a football stadium built before the 90’s that had adequate bathrooms. Some of them are almost nostalgic, like the pee trough urinals at Notre Dame Stadium. I don’t remember Riverfront having too much of a line during the typical Reds game, other than sellouts, and of course Bengals games are always a more drunken affair. The trick for the Nip, though, is to wait until halftime and to into one of the buildings nearby and go up a few floors.

I fly a lot for work, sometimes to the middle of nowhere, and a lot of the smaller airports that I end up at in the little CRJ 50 seat planes are the size of Lunken or smaller and manage to handle typical luggage. You exit the plane onto the tarmac and wait while they load the luggage onto a cart and drive it over. Some airports have an indoor area where you wait, and the luggage truck drives up to some sliding doors. It's pretty low-tech but it works just fine. I imagine Lunken would function similarly.

Concourse B is one of the nicest airport terminals in the country in my opinion. High ceilings, bright, lots of windows, wide aisles - it's top notch. Tearing it down would be a big loss.

He also had a plate appearance in the bottom of the eight. It looked like he was swinging for his first career HR. :roll: I was at the game, that's the only time I've seen someone get a standing ovation for striking out. His first bunt attempt looked like he'd never held a baseball bat in his life. He looked decent enough through the rest of the at-bat, though. Managed to get a full count before the swing and miss on the third strike (which probably would have been a ball had he not swung).

This project, specifically, is easy to critique because of the pivotal role the city of Norwood played throughout the process. They seized property through imminent domain and then closed off streets entirely. The city is supposed to ensure an attractive overall environment is created through planning and zoning. In this case, Norwood is the reason this site is so awful.

Trolls - people from places like Reddit find Noble amusing and keep voting for her. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the idiots actually cast a ballot for her in the primary. I could understand voting for Berns as he is at least affiliated with the Libertarian Party, but Noble literally seems mentally challenged.

This will blend in perfectly with the adjacent Millennium Hotel, it's a very unobtrusive design. Mediocrity at its finest.