KyleCincy

Ville and UK are the only games in town, no competition from Reds Bengals. No new arena Downtown, you have to have NBA, NHL to make that work. UK just announced a $310 Million renovation to Rupp. UK and Ville put up nothing for their respective deals. As long as a renovation occurs at 5/3 or US Bank then Mick Cronin retires at UC. Within 10 years he will pass Huggs for most wins at UC. That being said only 2 jobs Mick would look at would be Ville and UK. Primary reason UC went into the toilet is that Mick inherited 1 player, Ced McGowan, and he had zero recruits. When he accepted the UC job, not kidding, he had 1 scholly player. My money is on UC parking bball downtown if AEG renovates US Bank.

Just returned from a business convention in Orange Co, Newport Beach, really nice. Next year we are going to Downtown LA and looking forward to that.

Medical office users in Downtown are probably in the $17-$22 Range, mainly small users in B building like the Carew Tower. Mercy opened a HealthPlex in one of the Atrium buildings.

There isn't a market for a new arena in Cincy. An owner can't book enough business to cover debt service. Verizon Center has an NHL team, and NBA team and Georgetown basketball. I think you would see some solid renovations to US Bank if UC parked basketball down there.

Corky, it is an interesting idea but I don't see the ownership of US Bank Arena blowing their Arena and building another one. But we might see a significant renovation to the Arena.

Yeah that was an OPUS design-build project. Very cost effective, and it is nice.

I looked at their website for flights out of CVG, this is a very good alternative to Delta.....especially for direct flights to Florida. I used Friday March 21 for departure to Ft. Myers, and Monday 24th for return, $300. (long weekend) Delta is in the $600 range. They are doing direct flights to Ft. Myers, Orlando, Daytona.

Enquirer paywall might the easiest to get around on planet earth.

Dayton needs a deal - announcement like that also.

Agency Operations The Division of Liquor Control manages a system of agency stores, called “Contract Liquor Agencies,” for the wholesale and retail sale of spirituous liquor. Spirituous liquor is intoxicating liquor containing more than 21% alcohol by volume. The Division selects products and sets the prices at which the Contract Liquor Agencies sell to licensed retailers and consumers. http://www.com.ohio.gov/liqr/

SF has some of the highest liquor licenses in the country (all public fees, licenses, and fines are magnitudes of order more expensive), but overall liquor is cheaper in San Francisco than it is in Ohio (it sells better- it's still a vodka town no matter how much the craft beers break in). Wine is too. Only beer is about the same. During sales, I get a fifth of Bacardi Silver for $10 and Stoli or Skyy for $15. Handles are about $20 to $25. Vodka and silver rum are the cheapest. But these are all Safeway or Bevmo prices. Every time I've been to Trader Joe's, I pay a dollar or two more, but it's the convenience that matters, and it's still cheaper than any of the corner stores. TJ's moves liquor very fast at my store. Wine, liquor, and beer is a big part of the their business. And as you probably remember in Ohio all liquors cost the exact same amount no matter which store you get it from. A fifth of Beam is $18.10 at Giant Eagle or that tire store on 161 that also sells liquor. Seems forever that Ohio Liquor Control is so over board with controlling retailers. Cross over into Covington Ky and you have 5 liquor stores within 5 blocks. When I lived in Anderson Twp you had Wine World, then a deli liquor store and that was it. There is a liquor store in every strip center in Indianapolis. Does Kroger sell only diluted booze in Ohio. Only Trader J have been in was Palo Alto, and I do remember the abundance of spirits and wine. Great store.

Good points. But I can also imagine a scenario where developments like this are not proposed/encouraged/funded, and then people call out the government for only investing in "white neighborhoods" while leaving "black neighborhoods" to rot. No matter what they do, someone is going to find a reason to complain. That has happened often in Cincinnati, with both private and public/private development. The company that was going to building retail building in Portland, it is a Minority owned company, but they are not happy, Majestic Realty Company has announced the selection of Portland-based Colas Construction as the general contractor on Majestic’s $8 million MLK South development project in Northeast Portland’s King Neighborhood. “The selection of an African-American prime contractor with close ties to Northeast Portland opens the door for minority contractors to participate on a large project in the heart of our neighborhood. Colas Construction has an outstanding reputation for delivering projects on time and on budget as well as a great track record in using local minority contractors.” http://www.pdc.us/news-and-events/all-news/all-news-detail/14-01-30/Majestic_Realty_Company_announces_first_milestone_on_MLK_South_development_selects_Colas_Construction_as_general_contractor.aspx It's an "all or nothing" approach, if you want to do anything in our area you must do it our way, 100%. It reminds me of the whole tempest in a teapot about the casino skywalk. And don't forget The Banks, The Dawson Co. is a minority developer but they do have a track record and expertise. It is getting better for minority inclusion for contractors and such, but it used to be a scam. 20 years ago I sold structural steel and gave a bid to the CG on The Aronoff Center project (maybe Messer can't remember anymore). They placed the order with me for the steel and then called back and said ABC company will actually buy the steel and we will buy the steel from them. ABC company was a minority subcontractor/supplier, so we sold the steel to him (but we got a line of credit with the GC) and he just just charged the GC 5% more and put that in his pocket. ABC company was a 1 man operation in Walnut Hills, dude got a huge fee for for doing nothing other than faxing an invoice. The Aronoff development agreement required a certain amount of minority owned company inclusion.

Good points. But I can also imagine a scenario where developments like this are not proposed/encouraged/funded, and then people call out the government for only investing in "white neighborhoods" while leaving "black neighborhoods" to rot. No matter what they do, someone is going to find a reason to complain. That has happened often in Cincinnati, with both private and public/private development. The company that was going to building retail building in Portland, it is a Minority owned company, but they are not happy, Majestic Realty Company has announced the selection of Portland-based Colas Construction as the general contractor on Majestic’s $8 million MLK South development project in Northeast Portland’s King Neighborhood. “The selection of an African-American prime contractor with close ties to Northeast Portland opens the door for minority contractors to participate on a large project in the heart of our neighborhood. Colas Construction has an outstanding reputation for delivering projects on time and on budget as well as a great track record in using local minority contractors.” http://www.pdc.us/news-and-events/all-news/all-news-detail/14-01-30/Majestic_Realty_Company_announces_first_milestone_on_MLK_South_development_selects_Colas_Construction_as_general_contractor.aspx

"The city has tried to get a development plan off the ground at the corner in question for almost 14 years. Dana Haynes with Mayor Hale’s office said the news has left the city in a lurch." Whoever appraised the real estate at over 2 Million probably did a poor job. It is a vacant lot. If you have an arms length deal with a developer for $500,000 then that is probably what it is worth. I think The Portland African American Leadership Forum wanted in on the deal and they didn't get a cut. according to comments from the article, the only nearby grocery store is a cracked out Safeway.

I always use MARTA from Hartsfield Intl to Downtown/Buckhead etc. Nice system.

20-2, Cincinnati ran some great offense against the Cardinals. They shot 63.2 percent in the second half and 48.9 percent for the game, in part because they successfully attacked the Louisville press but also as the product of some pretty passing plays and even, perhaps, the first successful execution of the Dribble Drive Motion offense the state of Kentucky has seen this season. Over the past three games, they shot 50.3 percent from the field. “A lot of people don’t understand,” Kilpatrick said. “We have a lot more weapons.” Sophomore forward Shaq Thomas attacked eagerly on offense for a second straight game and scored 11 points. Freshman point guard Troy Caupain is the best passer the program has had at the position since — who? Puffy Kennedy in 1981? Steve Logan, Kenny Satterfield, Nick Van Exel — they were scoring points. Caupain had only one assist, but Cronin lauded him for successfully inbounding the ball “with all the holding and grabbing and no-calling going on” by the Louisville press. “I don’t really have to do a lot, like get to the basket and score,” Caupain said. “I’ve just got to control the ball, don’t turn it over, run the plays, execute. That’s the biggest thing coach preaches to me: execute as the point guard, bring everybody together when things get rattled.” http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketb...louisville

Flippin cold out there. 38 will seem tropical.

Yeah I noticed that yesterday late afternoon.

Aren't most auto manufacturers moving plants out of cities to the non-union south, or outside the borders? And I have trouble seeing a major chemical concern being permitted to locate that close to downtown, where an accidental spill or gas release could waft over the CBD. Was that area given a scrubbing a few years back to clean up chemicals that got into the soil, at various Queensgate sites?

Pepper was out of his mind shooting 3's. Good player. Cats need JJ, best shot blocker since KMart for UC.

Justin Jackson injured 6 minutes into the game. Could not play. Bearcats hold off Temple. 19-2.

Whit was a keeper, good AD. The prior AD Thomas said there wasn't a market for suites and premium seating at Nippert and Whit proved him wrong. In less than 2 years he got the renovation plan finalized, impressive.

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Bearcats roll to 18-2. AD Whit Babcock leaves for VaTech. Interim AD is Desiree Desiree Reed-Francois :-)

I never understood why Carter Dawson is the developer of this project. The designs they choose are consistently awful and they don't seem to be able to navigate the local red tape and personalities to get things done on time. Wouldn't it be better to go with a local developer? Wouldn't 3CDC do a much better job? I believe they had experience completing similar projects, in scope and some with partners that are County/City. Carter's portfolio is pretty huge and Dawson comes in when a County/City want a minority developer.