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Yup: NAACP re-elects Smitherman

Hamilton County final numbers have been released. Issue 4, which had led by about 2,200 votes, ended up winning by more than 3,400 ballots, 65,104 (51.4 percent) to 61,652 (48.6 percent). Final votes tweak Obama, other numbers Written by Barry M. Horstman

Enquirer catches up: Dunnhumby growth puts dent in Downtown residence plans No apartments at Fifth & Race, but another developer might build them a block away Consumer research company dunnhumbyUSA has outgrown its planned Downtown headquarters before construction has even started, causing developers of the proposed tower at Fifth and Race to scrap plans for 200 apartments there. “The residential piece of the development is out,” dunnhumby spokeswoman Ann Keeling said Monday. “After considerable due diligence, it was determined that the space needed by dunnhumby’s new HQ would need to increase, making the residential aspect no longer feasible.” The high-profile space at Fifth and Race, long a surface parking lot, will still include 35,000 square feet of commercial space and a 1,000-space garage in addition to 280,000 square feet of office space, she said. Cont

Horseshoe Cincinnati Casino adding event plaza Business Courier by Tom Demeropolis Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati released details of its urban event plaza. The plaza is located next to the front entrance of the casino between Reading Road, Court Street and Eggleston Avenue. The one-acre spot includes landscape elements and in-ground lighting features. The space will be used to host entertainment, festivals and special events. Cont

Discussion on that topic can be found here: Cincinnati: Downtown - Fountain Square West

Construction crews should be wrapping up the Reading Road reconfiguration soon. Traffic islands are being installed and tree planting along the south sidewalks. Also, construction of the Justice Center camouflage has started. I still have yet to see what exactly the plan is here...

:clap: 21c Museum Hotel opens today :clap: The 21c Museum Hotel, a 156-room boutique hotel that has been 4 1/2 years in the making, will open to the public today. The 11-story, 100-year-old former Metropole Hotel has been restored into a contemporary art museum, boutique hotel and Metropole restaurant. “We’re very proud to be opening our second property here and look forward to being part of this community’s art, civic, and business communities,” said Steve Wilson, co-founder and CEO of 21c Museum Hotels. Cont Moving to Completed Projects

Using Safari, I expanded the window to full screen and was able to skip forward/backward at will. You will need to allow for the entire video to load.

Having worked in this building, I always though it had potential to be re-purposed for residential. The top floor is two stories and has great views of OTR.

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Not sure if its due to it being Veteran's Day, but Big Easy Cajun and Slammin Burger in Tower Place Food Court are closed. I've not seen any news on it. Will check again tomorrow. It does look like Great Steak & Potato might be on the way out... Cassidy Turley sues to evict restaurant from Tower Place Mall Business Courier by Jon Newberry As sparse as customer traffic has been at Tower Place Mall in downtown Cincinnati, it could get sparser. Cassidy Turley, the court-appointed receiver for the largely vacant Fourth Street shopping venue, is suing to evict a Hamilton-based franchisee of Great Steak & Potato Co. for alleged failure to pay its rent. The restaurant has occupied space in the mall’s food court since 1992. Cont

I've yet to get the error on 10.8.2 using 16.0.2.

That is my setup at home. I'll give it a try tonight and see if I'm getting the error.

Yes, next year's election will be huge in Cincinnati politics and ultimately for the streetcar. The Mayor's seat and all nine City Council seats will be on the line for four-year terms. We already have support at a federal level with Obama and Brown's reelection. Next would be removing Kasich in the 2014 election.

What OS? Haven't seen the issue in 16.0.2 running on XP.

^^ I believe that is part of the Pendleton Neighborhood Improvements: Construction Update - October 29, 2012- November 9, 2012, Section 4

Cincinnati NAACP President and anti-Issue 4 Councilman Chris Smitherman has a NAACP member with megaphone outside the BOE urging No vote on Issue 4. Not sure if there is anyone passing out for/against literature. Like yesterday, there are hundreds in line.

Rehab of Memorial Hall may become 3CDC job County to hear pitch for public-private partnership Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. has spearheaded the revitalization of Fountain Square, Washington Park and Over-the-Rhine. Now they may take on a new challenge: renovating historic Hamilton County-owned Memorial Hall. Today the nonprofit developer will make a presentation to Hamilton County Commissioners about its public-private capability to help renovate Memorial Hall, which sits adjacent to recently renovated Washington Park. Also scheduled to attend the meeting: representatives from the nonprofit Memorial Hall Society, the group that manages Memorial Hall for Hamilton County. Cont

$450,000 donation from Duke Energy to advance construction at Smale Riverfront Park By Randy Simes ― October 30, 2012 Thanks to a $450,000 donation from Duke Energy, the Cincinnati Park Board will be able to move forward more quickly with the development of what was previously called the Main Street Garden at the Smale Riverfront Park. The area is located immediately south of Great American Ball Park, and is now called the Duke Energy Garden. The narrow piece of park space is expected to be completed by spring 2013, and will connect the Smale Riverfront Park with additional riverfront parkland to the east (Sawyer Point, Bicentennial Commons, Theordore M. Berry International Friendship Park). According to Cincinnati Park Board officials, this connection will be further established with the completion of the Ohio River Trail to Paddlewheel Park in fall 2013. Cont The Business Courier also picked it up.

The No on Issue 4 backers have released a YouTube video (radio ad) featuring Amy Murry & Charlie Luken in which the former Mayor states 4 year terms means "more money for streetcars, more tax hikes, and more stupid projects."

Yard House construction moving right along:

Just tweeted by JYP: https://urbansitespm.appfolio.com/listings/listings/1f177420-9142-4574-a5df-06a624712a36

A surprise to us Wednesday night; train cars can still proceed past Montgomery Inn entrance, even after a ton of gravel was dumped on the tracks in 2011!

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Understand OTR, my post was purely based on secondhand information. Its source though is associated to city officials. My post clarified it was a "rumor". You on the other hand claim to have the facts. Please then, provide full documentation backing up your claim. Otherwise, like the rest of us, you are only speculating...