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One of the few Letters to the Enquirer's Editor that is worth reading. Riverfront Park expected to pay its own way Marian J. Lindberg President Cincinnati Park Board

Casino seeks to swap parking for land By Alexander Coolidge • [email protected] • December 15, 2010 DOWNTOWN - Developers of Cincinnati's future casino have offered Hamilton County employees the daytime use of 300 parking spaces in their garage in exchange for a 160-spot parking lot in front of their building site. Rock Gaming plans to redevelop the triangle-shaped land - between Broadway, Eggleston Avenue and Reading Road - into a park-like area open to the public that would host outdoor events and provide some green space in front of the casino's main entrance. Casino officials say it would improve the visual appeal around the casino in place of a parking lot and serve as a buffer between the casino and the county jail. "We want to incorporate that space into the development footprint by transforming it into an urban plaza," said spokeswoman Jennifer Kulczycki. "It would also be a good entry point into the casino's main entrance on Broadway." Casino officials have also asked the city to consider closing Broadway between Reading and Eggleston to improve pedestrian access between the 0.8-acre-plot and the casino.

Governor-Elect Kasich talks rail transit with WLWT's Jack Atherton and he very briefly talks about the streetcar: http://www.wlwt.com/video/26135653/detail.html It's a terrible interview and it cuts off most of what he says in regards to the streetcar.

Another feather in the cap of 3CDC's Fountain Square reconfiguration! :clap: Roy Allan buys a very lucky salad at Ingredients Roy Allan was just looking to buy a salad when he went to Ingredients for lunch today. Little did he know it was his lucky day. Allan, a vice president at Allan Frye Coleman and Associates in Cincinnati, was the one-millionth customer at the downtown Ingredients. And that won him a $250 gift card to the restaurant, a complimentary one-night stay at the Westin Cincinnati and a commemorative apron. And, Wayne Bodington, general manager of the Westin, and Kim Roberts, general manager of Ingredients, purchased Allan’s lunch.

You won't be able to see from video/pictures, but if you walk either side of Mehring Way you'll see (what I believe is called) hardboard creating squares in the concrete. These can be jackhammered out and replaced with tress, all the while not damaging the rest of the sidewalk.

Tenants await approval at Austin Landing The face of Austin Landing will have more definition this week as several tenants enter the final stages of approval. Miami Township officials on Tuesday are expected to give the final nod for Centerville-based RG Properties to construct a Kohl’s in Austin Landing, a 142-acre mixed use development on the northeast end of the Interstate 75 interchange at Austin Boulevard. Kohl’s would be the first retail tenant of the new development, which currently houses Teradata Corp.’s (NYSE: TDC) new 60,000-square-foot headquarters and a nearly completed four-story Class A office building.

Martino's is... never knew Holy Grail to be though.

Winter 2010 Video update now available! http://www.youtube.com/user/CincinnatiParks

Per the 2010 TRAC Calendar, the approval date for today's TRAC list is March 2011.

Rockfish picks Cincy for regional HQ in first big win for hub Business Courier - by Dan Monk Last Modified: Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 4:20pm EST It’s the first big win for the Cincinnati’s “Consumer Marketing Hub” initiative: An Arkansas-based web design shop will establish a regional headquarters at the Hixson Building near the base of Mount Adams. Plans call for the 6-employee office of Rockfish Interactive Inc. to grow to 75 employees within three years. Already, the office is advertising for account representatives, designers, public relations employees and office managers.

^Correct Link: http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/1207soapdishbudgets.aspx

The serenading worked... No strings for Banks loan Developers of The Banks likely will get a $2.75 million loan from the city of Cincinnati to lure the first retail tenant to the riverfront development – with no strings attached. The City Council’s finance committee on Monday approved the loan, without restrictions imposed last week that would have accelerated the project’s construction timetable.

Toby Keith serenades City Council... Cincinnati City Council may revise position on Banks loan Business Courier - by Lucy May and Dan Monk Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 2:53pm EST The Banks riverfront development risks losing its lead tenant if Cincinnati City Council doesn’t act quickly, according to the top developer for the project. And Cincinnati City Councilman Charlie Winburn said members of council are working on a solution. Council voted Wednesday to approve a loan of $2.75 million to the Atlanta-based development team of Carter and The Dawson Co. on the condition that the developers speed up the time table to build out The Banks, the long-awaited billion-dollar project on the city’s central riverfront. Hamilton County commissioners approved a loan for the same amount, contingent on council’s approval. But county commissioners didn’t include any requirements to speed up the development.

Banks: Loan clause jeopardizes leases By Lisa Bernard-Kuhn • [email protected] • December 1, 2010 DOWNTOWN - Developers of The Banks riverfront project say a deal to sign the first retail tenant is in jeopardy following actions taken by the Cincinnati City Council Wednesday. The council unanimously approved a $2.75 million loan Wednesday aimed at helping lure retailers to The Banks. But those dollars will be made available only if developers agree to speed up the start date for the project's next phase to May 23, 2012 - one full year ahead of schedule. The move "flies in the face of what everyone is trying to accomplish," said Trent Germano, vice chair of Atlanta-based Carter, which has teamed with The Dawson Co. as lead developer for the retail, residential and office spaces at The Banks.

Nice story of a college graduate moving back home from D.C. after college. Slideshow: Moving into Banks 'surreal'

Good article.. even if it is about the mistake by the lake! :evil: ESPN Outside The Lines: Believeland: A proud city forgets "The Player That Left" and remembers what it used to be CLEVELAND -- There is a burly, angry man with a Chief Wahoo tattoo on the inside of his left forearm, and he knows I work for ESPN. That makes me the devil. We are standing inside the Cleveland Cavaliers locker room not long after their first game without LeBron James. The guy's name is Scott Raab, and besides being a native Clevelander, he's also one of America's best writers. His current project? A book that is part recount of James' breakup with the town and part meditation on the misery that comes with loving this place and its teams. Except he doesn't call him James. He calls him The Whore of Akron. You obviously see what's coming next.

This is great! Thanks for sharing!

She's too busy being on Willie's show...

More Challenges Ahead For Streetcar Plan BY BARRY M. HORSTMAN • [email protected] • NOVEMBER 28, 2010 The Cincinnati streetcar, the controversial $128 million plan that has traveled a bumpy path from the start, faces more potential rocky spots in 2011, including a possible second attempt to derail it on the ballot. The local NAACP, which led the push for an unsuccessful 2009 charter amendment that would have effectively killed the streetcar by requiring public votes on future passenger rail projects, is considering another ballot measure next year aimed at achieving the same goal.

75S just after you pass the Sharon Rd. exit.

Enquirer editor Tom Callinan to retire Enquirer Editor Tom Callinan announced Tuesday that he will retire Jan. 1. “It has been a privilege to serve this community as editor for the past eight years,” Callinan said. “I have had a front-row seat to amazing change and transformation in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. I believe The Enquirer has played a role in making this community a better place.”

Where did you see early 2011?? Brad mentions it in his video ^...

I find this all very hard to believe.......

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