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Signage on the north side of the tower is complete and illuminated tonight. Scaffolding still needs to come down...

^ He was referring to

Transportation officials readying stance on streetcars Business Courier - by Dan Monk - Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 11:35am EST The Ohio Department of Transportation is developing a statewide policy on streetcars, a document that is likely to influence future funding decisions on urban circulators in Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland. "We're going to begin working on the policy soon," said Greg Murphy, assistant chief of staff for ODOT Director Jerry Wray. "Maybe in 45 days, six weeks or so, we'll release something on what our stance is on streetcars." cont Note: At the end of the article there is a survey... The Business Courier wants to know what you think. Please click here to take our streetcar survey. It's only six questions, intended to measure whether the Cincinnati business community believes in the project.

Fantastic turn out! After party has spread through OTR. MOTR, Neon's...

Downtown Lodge Bar on 7th closes Managers of the local branch have not returned e-mail queries seeking comment. A Lodge Bar in Columbus also has closed, according to its website, as have others in the Charlotte, N.C.-based chain.

Obama seeks $14M for Dayton space shuttle The effort to bring a space shuttle to Dayton is getting a boost from a pretty influential person: President Barack Obama. The 2012 federal budget Obama sent to Congress this week includes $14 million in funds to bring the Space Shuttle Atlantis to the National Museum of the Air Force, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton. Snagging one of the shuttles would be a big score for any museum, by some accounts boosting attendance by 1 million people per year and having a $40 million annual impact on the state and creating up to 700 jobs. cont

News on Keller's: Kellers IGA to meet with Kasich's office Kellers IGA will take its petition with more than 1,000 signatures and its resolution from the Cincinnati City Council to Governor John Kasich's office on Thursday. The long-time Clifton grocery store's co-owner John Vierling will present an official plea as to why the store should be re-opened. "We are just hoping that he allows us to get into a plan where we can pay our taxes. It seems to be much easier to do that if we're open." cont

Missed this Enquirer article yesterday... Mallory, Biden discuss streetcars With groundbreaking on the Cincinnati streetcar perhaps only weeks away, Mayor Mark Mallory met Tuesday night in Washington with Vice President Joe Biden to "tell our story" - and to gently lobby for future funding for the $128 million-plus project. Mallory, in Washington with City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. for a conference with officials from other cities building streetcar systems to share strategies and review federal funding opportunities, was part of a group of elected black officials that met with Biden at the vice president's house. Each official had an opportunity to discuss an issue of local interest with the vice president, with Mallory using his time to discuss the streetcar project's importance to Cincinnati. cont

Latest progress on the Walnut Street Fountain, Grand Stairway, and the Bike, Mobility & Visitors Center

Today's casino article makes mention of the streetcar... Casino estimates shrink Fewer seats mean lower tax revenues Ohio's four casinos will open next year with 7,400 fewer gambling seats than originally projected - potentially cutting millions of dollars from new tax revenue to the state's cities, counties and schools. The implications could be felt across the state, as officials debate using casino money for new textbooks, arts enhancements, economic development - perhaps even the streetcar in Cincinnati. cont

^thx. they originally didn't have this link: http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=AB&Date=20110211&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=102110807&Ref=PH

And by first peek they mean one photo of a bedroom. First peek at The Banks apartments DOWNTOWN - Opening day for the first apartments at The Banks riverfront development is drawing near. More than 40 percent of the 300 apartments at Current at The Banks have been leased, with the first residents slated to move in starting in April. On Friday, The Banks developers Atlanta-based Carter and The Dawson Co. led Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and local media on a tour of a model apartment - finished and furnished - at the development off of Second Street between Joe Nuxhall Way and Walnut Street. cont

This is COAST's version: Streetcar Spending Petition 2011 v5 C _FINAL

Anyone catch the Mayor on Jimmy Kimmel last night? Mallory touts Cincinnati, meets Justin Bieber on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory made a surprise appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” early Friday, in which he bantered with the late-night host and then met teen pop star Justin Bieber. Promotions earlier in the evening for Kimmel’s show, which airs on Channel 9 at midnight, had stated that Bieber would be among the night’s guests. After Kimmel made his entrance, welcoming “the 40 million 9-year-old girls who are up after midnight for the first time in their lives tonight,” he claimed Bieber had not been able to come but that he had found a suitable replacement: “I think you’re going to be very happy. We’ve got the mayor of Cincinnati — Mark Mallory is here.” (Here’s a video clip of the segment.) After Mallory came on stage, waving to the crowd, Kimmel asked him what was going on in Cincinnati. cont

For those looking for a form letter to send to TRAC: https://secure3.convio.net/oec/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=351&JServSessionIdr004=im5pybmheb.app333b via Cincy Streetcar

Intersection of Walnut & 6th has had a lot of activity by Duke Energy the past couple of days.

Horseshoe it is... :x Cincinnati gets Horseshoe casino Cincinnati’s casino, which opens in late 2012 at Broadway Commons, will be called the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati. Developer Rock Gaming and its partner, gambling giant Caesars Entertainment, will break ground this morning on the $400 million project. They have tapped casino veteran Kevin Kline to become the casino’s general manager. He will will oversee day-to-day operations and play a significant role in the property’s development. The Horseshoe concept is marketed toward more serious gamblers with higher betting limits. Heavy construction is expected to begin within weeks on the site for the planned 350,000-square-foot complex that will also have a 2,500-spot parking garage. Cont

^ Pass out some streetcar buttons! :lol:

Latest progress.

Sun is finally back out and I made it down to the site at lunch today. The last photo is of the former Ted Berry Way at Vine St. where they are preparing to install a retainer wall.

Things should start to heat up in this thread what with tomorrow's "groundbreaking" and today's announcment that Cleveland's casino will be branded Horseshoe.

Eight Men Out (Cincinnati & Chicago)

From this mornings online Cincinnati Business Courier article "Kasich: Declining airport puts jobs at risk": Apart from airport news, Kasich had plenty to say on matters of regional import, including the Cincinnati streetcar project. Asked whether Ohio will fund a $35 million grant recommended by the Ohio Transportation Advisory Council in December, Kasich would not commit: “I have (ODOT Director) Jerry Wray looking into a series of things and that’s yet to be determined. I’ve told him that he needs to come down here and talk about it but there’s no decision yet.”

I think the incident you're referring to is when a gun was pulled and there was a huge response from the Fairfield and Forest Park police. I remember watching the ruckus from the hotel parking lot across the way cause I saw all the cop cars on my way home from work. The mall itself wasn't open, just the nightclub. Also, you can't enter the nightclub from within the mall itself, you have to go outside. I had one experience of the Forest Fair club scene. Somewhere around 93-94. And I remember accessing it from within the mall via a escalator. It was a bar "complex" where you paid one cover for access to four bars. Country, Dance, and I forget the other two. Is this now Metropolis?

As usual, a Queen City beats Cleveland. :evil: