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LOL...what's next? GERMANTOWN?!?

I started thinking about that very same thing right after the game. When the Bengals get the opponent to turn over the ball a shitload of times, it masks their obvious deficiencies. When they don't get the turnovers, it's embarrassing. I'd like to see a defense that can stop people on its own instead of relying on the other team's miscues to get by.

Hehehe...he said "Bulger looks great".... :D

Damn, dude! You sure do get around!

Ugh. That was just horrible, horrible football. I felt like I was watching a WAC game. The Bengals have some serious issues on defense, and they were exposed today. Early returns look like it's going to be the Steelers as the class of the division this year. I wouldn't count any of the other three teams out of second place after what I saw today. The Browns did what they had to do to win today, and I can respect that.

Yeah, Big Bone Lick is in southern Boone County.

That is the worst defensive performance I have seen in quite a long time. Why do the Bengals have a knack for making shitty opposing quarterbacks look like the second coming of Joe Fucking Montana?

That was beautiful.

Okay...enough, enough. It was a bad choice. Hasn't this day been bad enough for me? ;)

^ To be fair, C-Dawg claimed that "downtown Athens has the state's highest rents". Which I don't believe.

It's Madisonville. The City gave them $11.4 million in tax breaks.

Palisades luxury condos hit the market Building Cincinnati, 9/13/07 Three units of the luxury condo development The Palisades of Mount Adams hit the market within the past week. Prices for the condos at Oregon and Baum streets range from $1.2 million for 3 bedrooms/3 baths to $2.3 million for 3 bedrooms/3.5 baths. At buildout, the project will contain ten units, all between 2,700 and 3,700 square feet with expensive finishes and river views. Vail Terra Properties is the developer and John Senhauser is the architect. Sales are being handled by Robinson Realtors. Visit the project website http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/09/palisades-luxury-condos-hit-market.html

Avondale aquatic center approved Building Cincinnati, 9/12/07 City Council voted unanimously to accept funds that would allow it to build a new aquatic center in Avondale. Passage of the ordinance authorizes the City to execute a restrictive covenant with the trustee of the Otto Armleder Memorial Trust, National City Bank, to develop the Otto Armleder Memorial Family Aquatics Center. The City will also enter into a disbursement agreement with the bank to receive up to $1.9 million for the complex, which would be built at 3630 Reading Road, adjacent to the Hirsch Recreation Center. A new City construction project account will receive $200,000 for design work as soon as it is established by the City's Finance Committee. Funds to fulfill construction contracts will be disbursed when the City provides the trustee with architectural drawings, its "Invitation to Bid" package, and the final award documents of the winning bidder. The project has not yet been put out to bid. The CRC currently operates one Otto Armleder Aquatics Center at 226 Stark Street in Over-the-Rhine. A second will open in 2008 at the Dunham Recreation Center in Price Hill. WINDOWS LIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW (looking east) GOOGLE AERIAL MAP http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/09/avondale-aquatic-center-approved.html Vine and Erkenbrecher project to begin spring 2008 Building Cincinnati, 9/13/07 Work on a new segment of the Vine Street Improvement Project will begin next spring and should wrap up by December 2008. The $4.6 million project will rebuild Vine Street between Nixon and Erkenbrecher avenues. A major portion of the job will be the realignment of the Vine-Erkenbrecher intersection. Other work includes the widening of Vine Street to five lanes with a continuous left-turn lane, and new curbs, sidewalks, trees, lighting and traffic signals. Curb lanes will be bike-friendly. Recently, City Manager Milton Dohoney submitted to Council a resolution declaring the City's intent to acquire portions of six properties along the eastern side of Vine Street for the project. Land to be appropriated includes portions of the following*: * 3250 Vine St: 20,258 square feet of 16.66 acres (4 parcels) * Vine St: 1,546 square feet of 0.419 acres (1 parcel)** * 15 Erkenbrecher Ave: 195 square feet of 0.173 acres (1 parcel) The project is funded by a $2.61 million Ohio Public Works Commission grant and City capital funds. WINDOWS LIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW GOOGLE AERIAL MAP * Source: Hamilton County Auditor records ** Parcel ID 103-0001-0138-00 http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/09/vine-and-erkenbrecher-project-to-begin.html

UPDATE: City Council unanimously approved of bonds for both the Walnut Hills and the Evanston TIF districts. More soon. TIFs and streetscapes Building Cincinnati, 9/12/07 Yesterday morning I posted a story about the City's desire to float bonds for streetscape projects, which would be paid for through tax increment financing (TIF) district revenues. Since then, the Enquirer has reported that seven City TIF districts created in 2005 have been rejected by the state of Ohio. The City had used the same format to create the 2005 districts as it used to create 11 districts in 2002. However, between 2002 and 2005 the state changed the rules to require all property owners within a TIF district to be up to date on their property taxes. Cincinnati enacted its current TIF policy (PDF) on August 1. The research makes no mention of this change in the law. TIF districts for Avondale, East Price Hill, Lower Price Hill, Madisonville, Oakley, Riverside/Sedamsville, West Price Hill and Westwood will likely have to be re-drawn and then re-codified by City Council. http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/09/tifs-and-streetscapes.html City wants to float bonds for streetscapes Building Cincinnati, 9/11/07 The City of Cincinnati wants to float $3.75 million in bonds for improvement projects in five neighborhoods. The $750,000 that each project would receive would help pay for: * Intersection redesign and a parking garage in Oakley * Blighted building acquisition and demolition in Westwood * General streetscapes on major streets in Evanston, Walnut Hills and West Price Hill All of the projects are within Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts. Funds generated from each TIF district will service the bonds. The ordinances authorizing the bonds are currently in the Finance Committee. http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/09/city-wants-to-float-bonds-for.html

God...I had forgotten how damn repetitive "Chocolate Rain" was. That song could have an extended remix lasting 23 days.

I don't think the spreadsheet has been changed for at least two or three weeks, even though it shows it as updated.

Wow...I had no idea. That's why this forum is so great.

CiNYC...you probably won't be reading this until you get back, but congratulations. I wish you and Mrs. CiNYC well!

Jeebus...what century is this? Everyone to your bomb shelters, duck and cover!

Pretty. Nothing around here looks like that due to a lack of rain. Brown, anyone?

$36,000 made available for planning director's salary Building Cincinnati, 9/11/07 Photo of Charles C. Graves III from the American Planning Association The City is looking to transfer a total of $36,200 from two budget accounts to help new Department of Planning Director Charles C. Graves III begin his new job. The money would come from accounts for the Office of the City Manager and the Office of Budget and Evaluation. Graves' starting salary is $125,000 per year. Graves began his term in the newly-created department on September 4. The Department of Planning had been disbanded in 2002 due to budget cuts. An ordinance authorizing the transfer of funds is currently in the Finance Committee. http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/09/36000-made-available-for-planning.html

LOL. I think that's on their brochures.

That is a pretty decent schedule. Their RPI always drops as they get into their A-10 games, though. Blech.

I'm not siding either way on this, but industrial uses provide more tax revenue than anything else. (And certainly more than a park.) In a city that lacks much developable industrial space, I don't think it's fair to just brush off industrial uses as unworthy of consideration.

I filled it out. Good luck with your survey!