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Alan Koch relieved of his duties as FC Cincinnati head coach FC Cincinnati announced Tuesday that head coach Alan Koch has been relieved of his duties with the team. “After a series of recent issues and a team culture that had deteriorated, we determined that it’s time to make a change to return a club-centered focus to the team,” Jeff Berding, FC Cincinnati president and general manager said in a press release from the team. He adds that removing Koch as coach has less to do with the team's current game results, and more to do with an underlying culture issue that may be causing issues on the pitch. Cont

FC Cincinnati yanks final development plan for now FC Cincinnati has pulled its final development plan from the Cincinnati Planning Commission until its new architect finishes the design for its Major League Soccer stadium in the city’s West End, according to a statement from the club. Populous, the new architect, was hired in March to complete the design. “FCC will pursue final planned development approval for the exterior after the design revisions are incorporated and reviewed by the community design committee, community coalition, community councils as well as our neighbors at Music Hall and the ballet,” the team’s statement said. Cont

ArtClimb is estimated to cost $5 million to $7 million.

Hathaway's is still open. Stopped in Friday for a Pink Cloud (milkshake). The lady running the counter was mum on closing/staying open. Auntie Anne's just opened next door to them...

Graeter's expanding Fountain Square ice cream parlor The ice cream parlor synonymous with Cincinnati is undergoing an upgrade and expansion at its Fountain Square location starting this summer. Graeter's Fountain Square location at 511 Walnut St. will undergo a renovation and expansion, which will see it closed from just after Labor Day until it reopens around the holidays, the company's chief of retail operations, Chip Graeter, told me. "Fountain Square has always been a great store for us." Graeter said. "It's had some challenges because it's a little smaller, but Fifth-Third came to us with their new lobby concept and it allowed for us to expand our store." Cont

The former Wendy's location, 220 E Fourth St., is under renovation. No indication of what might be going in there.

At this point, is a lawsuit against the city needed?

Since Liberty is outside of the CBD, I’d think not.

This a great start. However, two questions: What is the impact to the ongoing (never ending) Downtown Traffic Study? How does one get a street added for consideration (I'd like to see Broadway extended two-way)?

I was surprised when WLW fired him. He, along with former program director Darryl Parks, was way over the top when it came to the anti-streetcar rhetoric. WLW's bread & butter. Ironic that it was an Amtrak train that killed him.

Somehow the wait staff at the 4th & Sycamore Skyline can afford the $2.75 an hour parking meters between 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM every weekday.

I'd only support public money on a new arena if it was moved away from the river (e.g. by the casino). The coliseum and East Garage are terrible use of riverfront property.

This ended up being Amazon: https://forum.urbanohio.com/topic/143-dayton-random-development-and-news/?do=findComment&comment=874833

Amazon will bring several hundred new jobs to Southwest Ohio An official has confirmed the Fortune 100 company eyeing a new facility owned by a Cincinnati firm in the city of Kettering is retail giant Amazon. Amazon, the largest online retailer in the world, is in negotiations to lease 87,000 square feet at 2000 Composite Drive, bringing "several hundred" new jobs to Kettering. The building, owned by Cincinnati real estate developer TW Development Group, will be converted into a distribution center. "The city of Kettering can confirm that the potential e-retail tenant for the Kettering Business Park is Amazon," said Kettering economic development manager Gregg Gorsuch. "TW Development is currently in negotiations with Amazon for a long-term lease that will bring a last-mile distribution center and several hundred new jobs to Kettering. We will continue to work with the developers in the coming months to make this potential deal a reality." Cont

Bunbury 2019 (May 31 - June 2) lineup leaked 24 hours early... Fall Out Boy Greta Van Fleet The 1975 Girl Talk Run The Jewels NF Machine Gun Kelly Awolnation Stone Temple Pilots Sublime With Rome Dashboard Confessional Clutch Pigeons Playing Ping Pong LovelyTheBand Blue October Bayside Streelight Manifesto The Aces Poppy Joywave Jeremy Zucker Jukebox The Ghost Flora Cash Reignwolf Witt Lowry Lauren Sanderson The Clarks Shared Halfnoise Great Good Fine Ok The Blue Stones The Candescents Common Kings Tropidelic You Vs Yesterday Bülow Taylor Jansen Radattack The Orphan The Poet Triiibe

Idiots?

Ditto. Where that show started to where it ended was so bizarre.

@neilworms I toured St Peter in Chains Cathedral within the past 6-8 years. I believe we told them we were interested in getting married there and they suggested we sign-up for one of their guided tours.

Really enjoyed the first two seasons of The Man in the High Castle. Working through season three now. The sixth, and final, season of House of Cards is so, so bad.

Lime pulls scooters off the streets One of Cincinnati’s scooter services could be pulling some of its devices off the streets. Fast-growing electric scooter company Lime has removed some of its models of scooters from every city where it operates due to safety concerns, the Washington Post reports. According to the report, some of Lime’s scooters manufactured by Okai may break while in use. It’s unclear how many Okai scooters were in Lime’s fleet or in each city where it operates. A company spokesperson didn’t immediately return a request for comment about the impact the recall could have on the Cincinnati market. Cont

There is also one at their Blue Ash sales/service center. If they stick to Meijer parking lots, they could cover a lot of the tri-state with locations in Eastgate, Florence, and West Chester.

A Tesla Supercharger is being installed at the Center of Cincinnati in the Meijer parking lot.

I've received seven of the Yes on 10, No on 11 mailers. It's weird... some have Mann, Murray, Smitherman, and Charlie Luken pictured, and another has Jeff Berding, Luken and Mark Mallory. On the other hand, the Democratic Committee is in favor of 11 over 10.

Cincinnati's Samuel Adams taproom opening Nov. 15 Boston Beer Co. founder Jim Koch will show his hometown some love when he opens his first Samuel Adams taproom in the Queen City to the public on Nov. 15. Koch also will host a special sneak peek of the Sam Adams taproom for Findlay Market business owners and special guests on Nov. 14, according to a Boston Beer spokesperson. The taproom will anchor Film Center, a mixed-use development project by Urban Sites located at 1632 Central Parkway in Over-the-Rhine. The Film Center stands at the West Elder Street entrance to Findlay Market and across the parkway from Boston Beer's local production facility. Cont