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With 16-Bit Bar+Arcade announcing it's opening by the end of April, has there been any movement on the other announced arcade/bar, Two Bits? There looks to be no renovations going on at the former Wine Guy location... "Two Bits' locating at The Banks is contingent upon the two parties signing a lease agreement. It is expected that agreement will be reached soon. Two Bits hopes to be open by the next Reds Opening Day."

EXCLUSIVE: Gorilla Glue moving its headquarters Tom Demeropolis - Senior Staff Reporter - Cincinnati Business Courier Gorilla Glue Co. is moving its operations, including the company's headquarters, to Sharonville from the Cincinnati neighborhood of Madisonville. The family-owned company that manufactures adhesives, moisturizers and tools closed March 9 on the purchase of the more than 1 million-square-foot Gateway 75 building. Gorilla Glue purchased the building, located at 2101 E. Kemper Road, from an affiliate of Neyer Properties for more than $22.3 million. Eric Ragland, vice president of finance with Gorilla Glue, said the company plans to consolidate its operations at the building in the next 12 to 18 months. Cont

Strickland gets Democratic party support, money The Democrats' Senate campaign arm announced Tuesday that it would back ex-Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland in the 2016 Senate race — a promise that will likely bring with it millions of dollars in ad spending and other financial support. The announcement by the national party is another blow to Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld, who is also vying for the Democratic nomination. Strickland and Sittenfeld are competing for the chance to go up against Republican Sen. Rob Portman in the general election. "Ted Strickland has a long record of fighting for working folks in Ohio, and there is no question that he is the strongest candidate to defeat Rob Portman," Tom Lopach, executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said in a statement Tuesday morning. Cont

The Enquirer has some photos: http://www.cincinnati.com/picture-gallery/news/2015/03/06/scenes-from-the-bockfest-parade/24535797/

Did P.G. Sittenfeld renege on staying in Senate race? P.G. Sittenfeld told Democrats he'd abandon his U.S. Senate campaign if former Gov. Ted Strickland entered the race. Then, one week after Strickland launched his campaign, the 30-year-old Cincinnati councilman told supporters he was "all in." He phoned Democratic officials and, according to those officials, told them his thinking evolved. Circumstances had changed. A primary against Strickland would be tough – he'd always known that. But he felt he had a shot, against the 73-year-old former governor and, eventually, incumbent GOP Sen. Rob Portman. Some of Strickland's supporters – and they are many, including practically every Ohio Democrat The Enquirer called – are calling out Sittenfeld for failing to make good on his word. But it's unfair, and unwise, for Sittenfeld to drop out now, said Tim Burke, chairman of the Hamilton County Democratic Party. Cont

Another streetcar battle brewing? Another streetcar fight could be brewing as city and transit authority officials try to determine the system's operator – an outside firm with experience running passenger trains or local union members who could be more expensive. A decision about who will run Cincinnati's streetcar is due by July. Any length of time beyond that could delay the streetcar's September 2016 launch. City Council must consider the cost – $4.2 million is the most it's willing to pay a year to run the system. But even that might not be enough to operate the streetcar, embroiled in controversy for years because of its costs. Cont

Also stated during the meeting, each streetcar will go through a 500km (311 miles) burn in period to identify any potential production defects.

From the Streetcar update to City Council today: Track is approx 70% complete Utility Completion: Duke Electric 90% Duke Gas 99% Cincinnati Bell 99% Water approx 85% Level 3 100% Chilled Water 100% Time Warner Cable approx 95% MSD (Sewer) approx 95%

Rail reaches Fountain Square:

I believe this meeting occurred at 9AM this morning... would like to have listened in. 4 things we could learn from 3CDC's City Council talk Delayed a few weeks by a winter snowstorm, the top executive from prominent Cincinnati development entity -- Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. -- will make a public presentation Tuesday to City Council members. It isn't clear what 3CDC President and Chief Executive Stephen Leeper will cover in a presentation for council's economic growth and infrastructure committee. A recap could be provided on the several projects it has under development. Since gaining the mandate from regional business leaders to stabilize and rehabilitate key sections of the city's urban core in July 2003, 3CDC has become one of Over-the-Rhine's biggest developers and expanded its development role beyond real estate and finance. Cont

Faux balconies with a lovely view of 1-71

Are the World Peace Bell’s best years ahead? Wedged between a parking lot and a White Castle, many had expected more for the World Peace Bell. When shipped from France to Newport in 1999 to an awaiting crowd of 15,000, the world’s largest swinging bell was meant to crown a 600-to-1,200-foot “Freedom Tower” that would also have contained the world’s largest carillon. Instead, 16 years later, the 66,000 pound bell remains in a two story cage, but some hope it’s best years are ahead. With it’s central location in Newport, something will likely get built on the adjacent parking lot at Fourth and Monmouth streets in five years, said Jack Moreland, president of the economic development agency Southbank Partners, which runs the World Peace Bell. That’s where the Freedom Tower was supposed to go. Cont

Anyone know what is happening along the river in Newport/Bellevue just east and somewhat in front of the Comfort Suites? There has been a crane there for several weeks now

Construction Update Thursday, February 26, 2015 5th & Walnut Intersection Trackwork Closure Postponed Until March 6 Weekend Weather conditions have postponed trackwork on Walnut Street through the intersection at 5th for a second week. This work was originally scheduled to be performed last weekend, but was rescheduled due to weather. The work is rescheduled to start Friday, March 6 at 7:00pm. The 5th and Walnut intersection will close at that time until Monday, March 9 at 6:00am.

Depends on the slab and how many cabinets / UPS you put on each floor. These tend to weigh 2-3 thousand pounds each.

^ I'm guessing that he did and went ahead and moved it.

Doubtful it could be a data center. Minimum ceiling height is 12' - 14' and I'd wonder if the floors could support the weight.

After a Crisis Forces Introspection, Cincinnati’s Downtown Finds a Path Forward CINCINNATI — A rapidly growing sector for consumer research, coupled with a boom in construction and redevelopment, is renewing interest in Cincinnati's downtown. One measure of the city's new relevance is the $85 million Global Operations Center for General Electric, with construction to be finished next year, in the Banks, an 18-acre Ohio riverfront development between the city’s baseball and football stadiums. The 12-story office building and the district will be served by a station stop on the 3.6-mile, $148 million Cincinnati streetcar line that is also expected to open next year. G.E.’s operations center, one of five the company is developing worldwide, contains first-floor retailing, parking on the second floor and 10 stories of conference and office space, and can house up to 2,000 workers, 1,400 of them new to Cincinnati. The installation serves big development and manufacturing centers that G.E. operates in the United States, including lighting and aviation manufacturing sites in two Ohio cities. Cont

This is John Cranley's City Hall: City prosecutor retired after clash with Winburn A public spat with a council member helped quietly end the 35-year career of Cincinnati Prosecutor Charlie Rubenstein but The Enquirer discovered his "retirement" includes Rubenstein being paid for more than four months without working and both sides agreeing not to bad-mouth each other publicly. "If asked," the Jan. 16, 2015, Release and Settlement Agreement between Rubenstein and the city notes, "the parties shall state that they have amicably resolved any differences and that Mr. Rubenstein is retired from the City of Cincinnati." Despite that clause, it wasn't amicable. Cont

This move will seriously reduce the amount of money I spend on soup... In 20° weather, I'm not walking an extra 10 blocks (round trip). And I'm suspect their delivery service can keep soup hot enough during transport. EXCLUSIVE: Here’s when Tom + Chee is closing a downtown location Cincinnati grilled cheese and tomato soup empire Tom + Chee will be closing one of its two downtown stores by the end of this week. The chain is closing its location at 420 Walnut St. downtown by Feb. 27, co-founder Trew Quackenbush told me. The move comes after Tom + Chee opened its new flagship restaurant at 125 E. Court St. in November of last year. The Walnut Street location had limited seating and served mostly carry-out customers. Those customers will be served by Tom + Chee's expanding delivery service, Quackenbush said. Cont

Is the Eastern Corridor project officially dead? The Eastern Corridor may be dead after state lawmakers refused to give the controversial transportation project any more money Monday, according to a report by online statehouse news service Gongwer. House lawmakers are not allowing the Ohio Department of Transportation to spend any more money on the East Side rail, highway or bike project, which would effectively scrap the entire project. Cont

Hamilton County will not be taking ownership of the hospital in Mt. Airy. More in this thread: Cincinnati: Random Development News & Info

No morgue in Mt. Airy - county giving up free land The plan to move Hamilton County's morgue to Mount Airy is dead. So are proposals to move the crime lab, board of elections and several other government offices. County commissioners killed the ideas Monday after months of increasingly pessimistic talk about the costs of turning Mount Airy's old Mercy Hospital site into a sprawling office complex. "We are at a point where I think we need to pull the plug," said Commissioner Todd Portune. Cont

Enquirer's reporting continues to be misleading Downtown streetcar construction delayed by weather Snow and extreme cold have forced officials to delay Downtown construction on Cincinnati's streetcar until March. The closure of East Court Street between Walnut and Main Streets is now scheduled to be completed Monday, March 2, according to a City of Cincinnati

The final power substation is being delivered to the Transit Center this morning. Also, from yesterday: Construction Update Thursday, February 19, 2015 5th & Walnut Intersection Closure Originally Scheduled for This Weekend Postponed Due to this week's cold and snowy weather, the closure of the 5th and Walnut Street intersection originally planned for February 20-23 has been postponed until next weekend. The closure will be rescheduled to begin Friday, February 27 after the evening rush hour and reopen Monday, March 2 before the morning rush. The closure is necessary to allow for trackwork to proceed south on Walnut Street through the 5th Street intersection. More details will follow in Monday's Weekly Streetcar Construction Update