DetroitExPat

Is this parking app just for CBD/Downtown/OTR or is it for every parking meter in the city?

Another Pleasant Ridge Development: Fiberge Cincinnati is reopening in the 6200 Montgomery Building. This is where the old 4 Wireless store is. This is also next door to Red Balloon Play Cafe which is opening next month I believe. Fiberge will be a yarn, needlecraft and fabric/sewing store. The owner plans to have classes as well. Here is more information (and an official announcement) from their Facebook page. As of this week, there are already things being done on the inside of the space, including removal of the ugly metal bars on the windows. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fiberg%C3%A9/147523255287437?ref=stream&fref=nf

Bump. City Council voted at the beginning of the month to approve PR to work with planning on form based code: ====================== 34-201500179 MOTION, dated 02/09/2015 submitted by Councilmembers Simpson, Young, Sittenfeld, Seelbach, Winburn and Vice Mayor Mann, We MOVE that the Administration initiate the steps necessary to determine whether to establish Form-Based Code zoning in Pleasant Ridge and, if so, to determine the details thereof including the appropriate area subject to the Form-Based Code. We further MOVE that the Administration identify the specific amount and potential sources of funding necessary to establish Form-Based Code zoning in Pleasant Ridge.

I am not sure this belongs here, but there is a new children's play cafe opening soon on Montgomery: Red Balloon Play + Cafe. They are occupying the old Beans and Grapes space next to Walgreen's. The back half will be a play area for children from babies through school age and the front will be a coffee shop/cafe. Also -- the VFW building was purchased and it will become a restaurant. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/dining/2015/02/18/casa-figuero/23618291/ :clap: Very exciting news along with the Nine Giant announcement. Its nice to see vacant storefronts become businesses again.

It's good that they are planning on all of that stuff being close together near the university but the lab on Ridge is going to add to the ocean of vacant buildings there. Hopefully there will be a plan for that location or something.

I agree. Last night at MPMF was pretty bad in several locations. You know I don't care if there is a bro spillover or whatever...but leave the douche behavior at home. I've seen more fights down there and just general disrespect of the area lately. Last night all I wanted to do was see a band play at Japp's and the people that were there acted like we didn't belong. I am always about everyone being included but there are definitely groups of people who act like certain bars are there for them and their frat brethren. Anyways, just because you don't live there doesn't give yiu any right to disrespect it.

Charlie how can you abstain and want the tax rate to stay the same at the same time? I can't believe I actually watched all of this.

Tax and budget discussion is on right now. Music Hall discussion got a bit chippy earlier.

Thanks for the info. I was just curious, since I am not from the area and my friends said they moved because the taxes were too high and the schools weren't good.

Yeah I saw the lady talking about the 16k check she has to write tomorrow. At first it was well meaning people and then you got other people like that guy who just...didn't really add to the discussion. It kind of turned into a "yell at City Council fest". Honest question: How do taxes and services in suburbs compare to this city? I am asking because I know someone who lives in Milford and their taxes are about the same as mine here in the city. Same size house and we have a little more yard than they do.

Yes! Hahaha...one of the more interesting people. I am actually really disappointed at the number of younger people. All I have seen are people who are elderly, and yes while I know a tax increase will affect people on a fixed income more than younger people...but I am getting sick of the age war comments from a lot of these people speaking. What happens to the city once you are gone? Because none of them seem to give two craps about anyone else. Kind of depressing.

Cranley sure looked like he was in campaign mode at the city council meeting today.

Holy crap is anyone watching the budget and finance committee meeting on Citcable right now?

I agree on the Burger King however the issue with 1 is that the vacant building you refer to was purchased recently and is being rehabbed. There is already 1-2 tenants scheduled to go in there as well, but I am not sure how much space they will be taking up. So all the businesses may not be able to relocate

Everybody's is owned by different people than the buildings housing Gaslight, Ridge Jewelers and the Hair It Is. The people who own Everybody's already turned Walgreen's down this time. The people who own the other buildings live in Anderson Twp. Its an LLC. Some people already have sent letters their way I think.

It is on Ridge just north of Highland in the parking lot of the abandoned Kmart. They had to build a new bank down there and then it ended up closing in less than a year anyways.

According to our community FB page, the Community Council and Pleasant Ridge Development group are now talking with Walgreen's representatives. They said that the reps wanted to get to a "win win solution for Walgreens and for the community". We will see. A lot of people are highly skeptical because the supermarket sits empty now, and the original Walgreen's would be empty. Not to mention the empty Kmart and Walmart down the road. The owner of the Everybody's building already said they were approached and told Walgreen's no, so there's that. The owners of that building are not the same as the ones who own the buildings from Gas Light to the corner. Also, this change would definitely impact Mullaney's. And yes, Pleasant Ridge received the Entertainment district designation about 18 months ago.

This is sad to hear. I hope that this doesn't happen. We just got someone to buy the vacant building on the corner and a new cafe is moving in near the Walgreens. I didn't move to this neighborhood for a suburban auto experience.

Walgreens went to the owner of the buildings. They did not say anything to the city or the community council(which is not happy by the way). According to another resident, the VFW had a vote yesterday whether or not to sell. Not sure what happened but I know many have written letters and there is talk of a petition. I am just worried its not enough.

This is true, I guess I am not a fan of potentially losing those businesses that are already there and then acquiring yet another parking lot and an abandoned Walgreen's less than a 1/4 mile down the road. In between those 2 locations is an old Kroger and another very large surface lot.

The community council is asking residents to write letters but I feel that we need to do more. From what I understand, quite a few small businesses were swallowed up when they built the location that currently exists. Why do these places insist on a suburban look? I don't know if writing to city council would help?

For those on the East Side: Walgreen's is attempting to take the corner of Ridge and Montgomery for their own to build a larger Walgreen's. For those who know this area, this is in the Pleasant Ridge business district. They are looking to acquire all of the buildings from the corner to the Burger King. Businesses affected include the Gaslight Cafe and Everybody's Records. The current Walgreen's is less than 2 blocks from the location that they want to relocate. Did anyone else hear about this? I know the community council is involved, but are there any good resources out there for the neighborhood to look into to get more involved and ensure that we don't end up with another surface lot and abandoned store fronts?

Wow I, a) Didn't know I started a thread :) and b) didn't think it would go like this. Anyways, so does anyone think that eventually the neighborhood will get really pricey in terms of buying a place there?

Capital Grille is a pretty good place to eat. The one I have been to in Michigan is pretty nice as well. I've never seen one that has been standalone..I have only seen them integrated into a building with other stuff (retail, etc)

ITA....it would look so much better on that side especially from the streets adjacent to the parking & building (CET?) across the way