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Cincinnati Mall adds night club Business Courier Cincinnati Mall has replaced the former Metropolis Night Club, which close in June 2011, with a new night club tenant. Place 2 B Night Club has signed a five-year lease for more than 29,000 square feet of space at the Forest Park center, according to a news release from Cincinnati Mall. The club, for people ages 21 and up, is scheduled to open this summer. Place 2 B will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights offering live music, DJs, Thursday college nights and other events. Cont

Riverside Drive Bike Lanes Officially Delayed City's Department of Transportation says delays could last up to two years By Hannah McCartney - CityBeat The last time we reported on the Riverside Drive bike lane project, Cincinnati’s Department of Transportation was considering postponing the long-awaited project because of future construction on I-471. The delay is official. According the WVXU (91.7 FM), the city’s Transportation and Engineering Director, Michael Moore, told Laurie Keleher, the city liaison with the East End Area Council, in an email that the project was indefinitely postponed. The delay, said the email, could range from a year to two years. The idea for Riverside Drive bike lane project came about in summer 2011. Bike transportation proponents argue that the installation of bike lanes on Riverside Drive is a crucial step into making the street a safe channel for commute and leisure for East End residents. Cont

Also, the Streetcar stop might be on that side of the street.

I agree that something permanent would look better. Unfortunately, the stretch in front of Toby's is used as a taxi stand many nights.

25k+?? The two largest NBA arenas (Detroit & Chicago) are just over 21k. Sacramento is the smallest at 17k. Add about 2k to those numbers for concert seating.

Interesting what comes up in a Google alert... John Kiesewetter looks at vintage Cincinnati Transit/Metro/Streetcar signs in television and movies.

Paul Daugherty speaks logically about light rail in today's The Morning Line (TML) only ruin it all in his last sentence: ... "Annnd… light rail is great. I realize just how great every time I use it. Got from Logan Airport to within two blocks of my hotel yesterday, in 30 minutes, for 2 bucks. Got Cambridge for the another $2. No traffic, no parking hassles, no $40 cab rides. Two bucks. The bean counters will love me. We need light rail. And I dont mean trolleys." ...

Yet another COAST failure... From their Blog in 2009: Stupidest City Council EVER $3.5 million for radio-equipped wheeled recycling carts -- majority supports while $28 million deficit swells -- And the Enquirer in 2010: “Nobody dies by using little recycling bins instead of big ones,” it says, in part. ” Nobody dies if the trolley is delayed until the economy improves. But somebody is eventually going to die if city leaders keep cutting core services to fund more boondoggles. When that happens, the guilty will be held to account. Jeff Berding and Chris Bortz, we’ll be gunning for you. Cecil Thomas and Wendell Young, their blood will be on your hands. Roxanne Qualls and Mayor Mallory, how will you explain yourselves to the families of the fallen?” Cincinnati keeps nearly 19,000 tons of waste out of landfill Business Courier by Dan Monk Tuesday, March 20, 2012 The city of Cincinnati’s expanded recycling program diverted a record 18,870 tons of waste from the Rumpke landfill in 2011, according to a report delivered to city council’s strategic growth committee Tuesday. The program generated about $900,000 in transportation savings and boosted participation rates in recycling to 70 percent of eligible households. “It was absolutely the right thing to do,” said Larry Falkin, director of the city’s office of environmental quality. “It was very hard for the city to purchase $3.6 million in rolling recycling carts, but we’re financing that purchase that over time and we’re making the payment plus more out of the savings from the program.” Cont

There has been no official announcement on where KAO may relocate to.

DunnhumbyUSA tax breaks approved by committee Cincinnati Council's finance committee approved tax breaks worth up to $12 million to encourage construction of a $36 million headquarters building for DunnhumbyUSA LLC. The full council votes on the incentive package Wednesday. The data-based marketing company is vowing to retain 450 jobs and hire 550 more employees by 2014, as part of it plan to move to Fifth and Race Streets downtown. Cont

Lager House on a non-Reds weekend in April or May. Neon's or Arnold's courtyards. Applebee's Springdale! :evil:

Cincinnati to host streetcar outreach for businesses Business Courier The city of Cincinnati is asking businesses interested in working on construction of the streetcar project to come to a meeting to learn about becoming registered as a “disadvantaged business enterprise.” The Cincinnati streetcar project team will host an outreach session on March 22 at 6 p.m. at the Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati. This free event will provide an update to contractors and other interested parties of the participation of small, disadvantaged, minority- and women-owned business enterprises, and minority and female workers on the project, outline the upcoming scheduled and encourage DBE certification. Cont

And today's Enquirer Guest Column: DHL 'superhub' our global connection Stephen Fenwick, CEO for DHL Express Americas Leipzig’s got one, Hong Kong’s got one, and Cincinnati does, too. Cincinnati completes the trio of so-called “super hubs” – the backbone of the DHL global logistics network. So what makes the hub at CVG a super one? Location, location, location. Cincinnati is only a one-hour flight to two-thirds of the entire U.S. population. From here, DHL connects to every part of the country, as well as to Canada and Latin America. Cincinnati also has daily direct connections to Europe, the Middle East and Asia. And that’s just the beginning. Cont

That was Thom Brennaman, Reds and Fox Sports broadcaster doing the Reds Hot Stove League show.

Opening Saturday, March 17th: 10AM-9PM

Water main relocation has now reached 14th.

Speaking of First Financial Center... demo is underway at the old Emery Credit Union location (435 Sycamore) next to the 'Wich. I've not seen anything announced for that location.

And he wins!

Doc landed in Detroit: Doc Thompson Joins Talk Radio’s 1270 WXYT-AM As New Afternoon Host SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (WWJ) Talk radio veteran Doc Thompson joins 1270 WXYT-AM, weekdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., starting Monday, March 12, 2012. Thompson relocated from Cincinnati to Detroit and, along with morning host Charlie Langton, adds local flavor to the popular talk station. Thompson replaces Todd Schnitt, whose tremendously popular syndicated show will move to evenings, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. “Detroit has history of great radio and I’m very excited to be part of it,” said Thompson, who grew up east of Cleveland and clearly remembers his mom listening to Detroit radio in the car. “We are living in stressful times and the news can be pretty depressing. I offer a unique and compelling viewpoint with lots of humor and fun.”

The Workout@ Adams Landing - I've never been to this small gym but it's a short drive from OTR/Pendleton. http://www.theworkoutfitness.com/

Yes, east side of the building.

Developer pulls proposed Covington project Business Courier A recently proposed development project for Covington’s riverfront has been rescinded. Boca Hotel Group LLC informed the city of Covington that it will not be pursuing “The Sail Project” for the Madison Overlook at the north end of Madison Avenue. The group has decided to incorporate the apartment component of the Sail project into the group’s other proposal for the riverfront, the Kentucky Queen Project, according to a city news release. The city of Covington had issued a request for proposals in late November 2011 for the Madison Avenue site. Cont

Anderson scraps plan for cinema at Rookwood Exchange Business Courier by Jon Newberry The developer of Norwood’s Rookwood Exchange complex has dropped a plan for a 16-screen cinema to focus on office space. Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate Inc. submitted revised plans last month to Norwood that call for an eight-story, 240,000-square-foot office tower and an adjacent five-level parking garage with 750 spaces at the Smith-Edwards exit off Interstate 71. An earlier plan for the $100 million project, reported by the Business Courier last year, called for a theater complex with a garage and office space above. The theater was to be developed with Michigan-based Neighborhood Cinema Group. Another 16-screen cinema at... Cont (Premium Content)

I got a nice response from Councilwoman Qualls' staffer noting that even the bicycle advocates want the Wasson Line preserved for rail. Ditto

The Great Eight Debate City, Duke Energy spar over streetcar construction technicality By Kevin Osborne · March 6th, 2012 If you listen to many native Cincinnatians, they will tell you their hometown is different from other cities. Special. Unique even. What works everywhere else doesn’t always work in the Queen City, and vice-versa. Whether the provincial attitude is due to a sense of pride or a neurotic inferiority complex, its accuracy ultimately is a matter of personal opinion. But the assertion is holding true so far when it comes to constructing a streetcar system. Despite three other U.S. cities having already built similar projects with little or no trouble involving their local utility providers — and several other cities in various stages of planning, also with no significant utility-related problems — a dispute involving a difference of five feet threatens to delay Cincinnati’s long-planned streetcar system. That’s right: The latest hurdle to the $110 million-plus project involves a spat over just 60 inches. Cont