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So when did you get back from the Moon? I like those Rapid City pics. I don't think I've ever seen any of that city before.

But that would make too much sense. This is CPS we're talking about.

Sweet.

Please...enough with the high schools already!

Shady, shady, shady....

The Waldo is a very underappreciated building, IMHO.

I've been aching for that beautiful building to be rehabbed for years.

Good question. Green was doing that shit in the pre-season, yet for some reason he's still out there. Rando, I had that same sinking, "Bengals" feeling. The feeling of leaving too much time on the clock and having absolutely no confidence in the Bengals ability to stop anybody. And then they kick the ball out of bounds and give the Seahawks the ball at the 40. Unbelievable.

Don't overlook Rutgers! That's a road game.

I enjoyed the greenery. Thanks!

The Views photo update, 9/18/07 Building Cincinnati, 9/21/07 The first phase of the Views is taking shape in Covington. This phase contains 21 of an eventual 100-125 units to be priced between $250,000 and $400,000. Most of the action can be seen in the area of Dixie Highway and 12th Street. The developer is Joshua One, who is also active in the Overlook at Eden Park and WatersEdge at Bellevue projects. http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/09/views-photo-update-91807.html

You guys hadn't seen that Blue Ash footage? I saw that on the news a few times.

LOL! There is a small rendering of these buildings (medical office, Herald) on the Uptown Consortium website. I forget exactly where it is, but it's under the Burnet Avenue stuff.

I'm still laughing about Louisville losing at home to Syracuse. I had seen Syracuse play a couple of times (mainly the Washington game), and they were positively inept.

Palisades of Mount Adams photo update, 9/18/07 Building Cincinnati, 9/20/07 Here is construction progress of the Palisades of Mount Adams as of Tuesday, September 18. Vail Terra Properties and architect John Senhauser are teaming up on the 10-unit project. http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/09/palisades-of-mount-adams-photo-update.html

Reds, CRC may build youth baseball complex at Oskamp Field Building Cincinnati, 9/20/07 Site plan by GBBN Architects The City is considering allowing the Cincinnati Recreation Commission (CRC) to enter into an agreement with the Reds Community Fund to build a youth baseball complex at Oskamp Field in Westwood. An ordinance authorizing the agreement is currently in Council's Education, Health and Recreation Committee. The complex would include four baseball fields, a "Miracle League" field, and a new restroom/concessions facility. The Miracle League field is made of a synthetic rubber surface that increases safety and access for children with disabilites. The $4 million project will be built in two phases. Part of the price tag will fund an endowment for the CRC, which will own and maintain the complex. Construction is expected to begin in October and will be completed by June 30, 2007. The Reds Community Fund has been holding a fundraising effort for the project since last year. The project was designed by GBBN Architects. Close-up of Miracle Field by GBBN Architects WINDOWS LIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW GOOGLE AERIAL MAP http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/09/reds-crc-may-build-youth-baseball.html

UPDATE: I believe this passed, but I have not verified that. I see no reason why it wouldn't have, though. PC to consider final plan of first Burnet phase Building Cincinnati, 9/20/07 On Friday, the City Planning will consider the final development plan for Phase I of the Burnet Avenue project. The $52 million redevelopment of 8.48 acres bounded roughly by Burnet, Harvey and Maple avenues and Hickory Street was approved in August 2006 as part of the Burnet Avenue Urban Renewal Plan. The final development plan, which was prepared by Al Neyer, Inc. and DNK Architects, differs from the concept plan only in building square footages and in parking spaces provided. The differences are negligible. The preliminary concept plan establishing PD (Planned Development District) 50 was approved by the City Planning Commission on May 18 and by City Council on June 6. Approval by the City Planning Commission is expected. City Council would then have to approve of the final plan, which would clear the developers to begin. Most of the project site has already been cleared. Only a few single-family homes remain. Medical office building The largest structure to be built will be a six-story, 126,000-square-foot medical office building. The building will be clad in Prodema, aluminum panels, and "curtain walls", which will be used to break up the building's mass. On the north side of the building, the sixth floor will be cantilevered slightly over an outdoor dining area. Mixed-use building for the Cincinnati Herald A three-story, 44,000-square-foot mixed use building will occupy the corner of Burnet and Northern avenues, just to the north of the medical office building. The top two floors of this building will be occupied by offices of the Cincinnati Herald. At street level, storefront windows will contain either retail or a restaurant. This building will also consist of Prodema, alternated with horizontal bands of windows. Curved aluminum canopies will bracket the corners at the second floor and at the roofline. Parking garage Tucked within the block will be a six-level, 1,450-space parking garage. Most of the visible facade of the garage will be along Northern Avenue, where two entries will be located. The most visible treatments on the facade will be curved mesh panels and lighted stair towers of glass and aluminum curtain walls. Other notes * Up to 56 Condominiums along Harvey Avenue are part of Phase IA. City Council will have to approve the final development plan for that phase at a later date. * A pocket park containing an outdoor dining area will be located between the two commercial buildings. * Streetlights will be similar to those used along Martin Luther King Drive (between Burnet and Vine), and pedestrian walkways will be lit by lighting similar to that within Theodore M. Berry International Friendship Park. * Unifying signage design is in the very early stages. http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/09/pc-to-consider-final-plan-of-first.html

Photo update: Volterra Condominiums, 9/18/07 Building Cincinnati, 9/19/07 Phase one of the Volterra Condominiums appears to be very near completion. The project is being built by First Fisher Properties along the 2200 blocks of Kemper (pictured) and St. James avenues in Walnut Hills. A total of 11 attached condos will be built in four phases. Last update on BC: Walnut Hills: Volterra Condominiums (3/16/07) http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/09/photo-update-volterra-condominiums.html

City approves money for new planning director Building Cincinnati, 9/18/07 Photo of Charles C. Graves III from the American Planning Association City Council unanimously approved an ordinance authorizing the release of funds to pay part of the salary of new Department of Planning Director Charles C. Graves III. The funds, which total $36,000, will be transferred from accounts of the Office of the City Manager and the Office of Budget and Evaluation. Graves began his term in the newly-created department on September 4. His starting salary is $125,000 per year. The Department of Planning had been disbanded in 2002 due to budget cuts. In its 2007/2008 Approved Biennial Budget, City Council set aside only $5,120 for the new position. That money was to be used only for the candidate search. http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/09/city-approves-money-for-new-planning.html

UPDATE: I'm currently looking into info on the winning bidder for the Mariemont Fountain project. Permits coming for Golden Avenue Town Homes Building Cincinnati, 9/17/07 Rendering from the MLS Permits for the construction of four new townhomes in Columbia Tusculum are on the way. The four units, at 3436-3442 Golden Avenue, are currently on the market for $599,000. A sale on one of the units is pending. Construction will be three stories of stone and brick with ground-level garages. Units will contain 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. The developers are Golden Avenue Town Homes LLC. Sales are being handled by HHP Partners, Inc. WINDOWS LIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW GOOGLE LABELLED AERIAL MAP http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/09/permits-coming-for-golden-avenue-town.html Mariemont receiving bids for Fountain repair Building Cincinnati, 9/18/07 Photo by Jayson Gomes, Cincy Images The Village of Mariemont is currently accepting sealed bids for the repair of the Mariemont Fountain. Fountain Specialist of Milford was commissioned to prepare the design proposal, which was approved by the Architectural Review Board on August 20. The design proposal shows a wider reflecting pool and a higher fountain, making it more visible to passing motorists. Water lines underneath the fountains will be altered so that the fountains can be turned off in winter. Plans also include the addition of a flagstone sitting wall around the perimeter of the fountain. The flower beds around the fountains will be replaced with rocks. The fountain's water contains algicide, which kills the flowers when it overflows. The bids will be opened September 21 at 4 PM. Work is expected to begin in late fall or early winter and should last for about six weeks. http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/09/mariemont-receiving-bids-for-fountain.html

I will NEVER visit Fed Reserve at NOTL. What you guys said about atmosphere is SO true. I'll go with 1 year.

Oh, yeah...and why are leaves falling from the trees when it's 90 degrees? :(

I should get a couple of shots of my grass and a Japanese maple tree that looks like death. It's just sad.

So did Average Homeboy get his record contract?

On mine I drawed a kitty kat