Cygnus

Har to believe those two will sell out a football stadium.

I'd be disgusted if I was a Crew season ticket holder. On the bright side, Yellow & Black teams always win in Cleveland...

I was bummed when their Mercantile location closed. Rooster's in QCS is $37 a haircut, granted you get a wash included. Also, I'm told they're not currently being charged rent.

Hamilton County confirms it will look at dome for Paycor Stadium By Chris Wetterich – Staff reporter and columnist, Cincinnati Business Courier Oct 16, 2024 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Hamilton County is examining the cost of a dome for Paycor Stadium County commissioners proposed the dome in 2023 for year-round use The Bengals previously said they are not interested in a dome or new stadium Hamilton County will look at how much it will cost and the logistics of putting a dome on top of Paycor Stadium, a spokeswoman said. County commissioners first raised the idea of putting a dome on the Cincinnati Bengals’ stadium in 2023, under the theory that a facility with a roof could be used more year-round. Using the stadium for more than Cincinnati Bengals games is a top priority for commissioners as they look at upgrades and explore extending the lease with the team, which expires in 2026. Putting a dome on the stadium also comes up often in social media discussions. But this week is the first time the county administration has confirmed it is carrying out some sort of examination of capping the stadium with a dome, a project that surely will be pricey. Cont

Replacement named for Cincinnati City Councilman Reggie Harris By Tom Demeropolis – Editor, Cincinnati Business Courier Oct 11, 2024 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Evan Nolan replaces Reggie Harris on Cincinnati City Council Harris resigned for a U.S. Department of Housing job Nolan previously served as Mayor Aftab Pureval’s campaign treasurer Cincinnati City Councilwoman Meeka Owens has selected attorney Evan Nolan to replace exiting Councilman Reggie Harris. Nolan will step in for Harris, who is resigning to take a job with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Nolan currently is an attorney with downtown-based law firm Katz Teller. He had an eight-month stint working in the city solicitor’s office as chief counsel for special projects and policy initiatives. Nolan has been active in city politics, including serving as now Mayor Aftab Pureval’s campaign treasurer when Pureval was running for U.S representative. Cont

Great American is vacating a few floors at Great American Tower. Wouldn't that be the likely landing space?

Tower crane installed this week.

I was there too. Lived on Calhoun for over three years. Visit the area regularly and yes, there is far more pedestrian activity today. There are a few empty storefronts at U Square. Saying that there are "many" is being hyperbolic.

Nothing to see here. GAIG is temporarily using this space as an employees break room while other building renovations occur.

Some work has started at the former Chase Bank in Dixie Terminal. The space is still listed as available on CBRE though.

Foreclosure lawsuits threaten former county commissioner Tom Neyer's big plans for Mt. Auburn Three lenders seek $2.5M in unpaid debt When Mt. Auburn’s historic Flatiron building re-opened after a $1.3 million renovation in 2022, neighborhood leaders hoped it would lead to a new business district at the five-way intersection where Sycamore Street meets Auburn and Dorchester avenues. But that dream might now be in doubt because a bank that helped to finance the project is suing to foreclose on the property. It’s one of three active lawsuits against companies affiliated with Neyer Holdings Corp., a development and advisory firm established in 2003 by former Hamilton County Commissioner Tom Neyer Jr. All three lawsuits were filed within days of each other in February and claim Neyer owes a combined $2.5 million from loans extended to his companies between 2016 and 2022. Cont

The Best Brewery In The U.S.—According To The U.S. Open Beer Championship Third Eye Brewing out of Hamilton, Ohio took home the U.S. Open Beer Championship’s ultimate award and was named the 2024 Grand National Champion, the competition announced on Monday night, July 8. This means it is the highest point scorer this year and 2024’s best brewery, according to the competition. “I am incredibly proud of our Team at Third Eye Brewing and grateful to see all our hard work recognized,” Kelly Montgomery, head brewer and co-owner of Third Eye Brewing, told me shortly after the award was announced. “Winning Grand Champion is a dream come true for all of us at Third Eye.” The U.S. Open Beer Championship was founded in 2009 in Ohio by brewer Dow Scoggins and is one of the most prestigious brewery festivals in the world along with notable festivals such as the World Beer Cup and The Great American Beer Festival. Unique among U.S. beer festivals, the U.S. Open Beer Championship allows award-winning homebrewers to compete against professional breweries. This is the first time the competition’s top award has gone to an Ohio brewery, Scoggins told me. He added, he’s excited it went to a brewer with Montgomery’s pedigree. “Kelly is a three-time winner of the Great American Beer Festival’s Brewer of the Year and the only brewer to receive this honor at two different breweries,” Scoggins said. Cont

I sadly won't be able to attend.

Parking at the Boathouse is free unless you use valet.

San Jeanette and Tela

In what appears to be Towne Properties bid to maintain control of the 975 Adams Crossing site, they are proposing installing.... a surface parking lot. Why this would be needed in this residential area that already has the Sawyer Point, Friendship Park, and Montgomery Inn parking lots is a question the city needs to get an answer to.

Multi-million dollar renovations underway at Paycor Stadium Club level and plaza renovations are on tight schedule before Cincinnati Music Festival The multi-million upgrades at Paycor Stadium are well underway. Hamilton County Commissioners say crews removed about 12,500 seats this past week as part of the multi-year, $39 million stadium renovation. The club level seats are now gone, and the county says they will be replaced with more comfortable seats. The Bengals paid for $32 million worth of renovations inside the stadium which includes upgrading concessions stands, adding LED ribbon boards. Driehaus likened Paycor Stadium to a house saying "it's twenty-something years old" when talking about the renovations. Whether it's work on the concrete or the pipes, Driehaus said crews are always at Paycor Stadium working. She said the deadline to get this done is not only before the NFL season begins, but before the next big event happening at Paycor Stadium, which includes Cincinnati Music Festival on July 25, 2025. Cont

^Flying this route in May!

Lytle park entrance: Workout equipment 550 remodel nearing completion

The fencing around the park came down Friday. The entrance to the park still needs to be completed; also not sure the status of the restroom building. Unfortunate to see the playground did not return. Instead in its place is outdoor workout equipment.

^Was just looking at the states website for results; not finding any.

From 11/02; new Lytle Park fountain is running and sod installation is wrapping up.

Former state rep calls for lawsuit to stop meetings on Cincinnati railway sale A former state representative is asking for a taxpayer lawsuit to stop the community workshops focused on the sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway. In a demand letter to City Solicitor Emily Smart Woerner, an attorney for former Republican lawmaker Tom Brinkman alleges the workshops and the city's "Cincy on Track" spending plan violate the city charter ban on using public money for the passage or defeat of a ballot issue. Cincinnati City Council's Budget and Finance Committee presented its plan for spending the proceeds of the proposed sale of the railway earlier this month. The city also announced it would host three community workshops "to inform the public about the potential sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway and learn more about community budget priorities," according to a press release. Cont

The've reached downtown:

Mayor's re-election campaign treasurer is the same as the railway sale campaign Pureval, when asked, gave the wrong name of who his treasurer is The campaign to sell Cincinnati’s railroad to Norfolk Southern Corp. has spent more than $600,000 on TV ads promoting the sale, according to media buying records submitted by local stations to the Federal Communications Commission. Critics of the sale claim that creates a conflict of interest for Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, who stars in the ads and could benefit from media exposure as he prepares to run for re-election in 2025. In an interview with the WCPO 9 I-Team, Pureval said he has “no direct involvement” in Building Cincinnati’s Future, the pro-sale campaign he said is “largely funded by Norfolk Southern.” But his critics are disturbed by another fact: Building Cincinnati’s Future and the mayor’s re-election campaign share the same treasurer. “It might not be against the law, but it doesn’t pass the smell test,” said former Cincinnati Vice-Mayor Christopher Smitherman. “It is an absolute conflict of interest for his treasurer to be involved in this campaign. And I’ll even take the next step. I think it’s a conflict of interest for the mayor himself to be involved in a campaign like this.” Cont