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Kenyon Martin's broken leg was a killer. But I think the worst was Tim Krumrie's breaking his leg in the Super Bowl circa 1989. He was the heart and soul of the defense at the time. Cincinnati team's in playoff runs is a nerve-racking experience.

So you can gloat? www.bengals.com has the full story.

Sweet! <b>Federated bringing 200 jobs downtown May merger pays off for Cincinnati</b> By John Eckberg Enquirer staff writer About new 200 jobs are headed to the Cincinnati headquarters of Federated Department Stores Inc. on West Seventh Street thanks to its $17 billion purchase of May Department Store Co. Thomas G. Cody, vice chair of Federated, told members of the Cincinnati Rotary Club Thursday that Cincinnati would soon reap the benefits of a stronger Federated with more than 900 stores coming under the Macy’s banner. ... E-mail [email protected] http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060112/BIZ01/301120014

Why is development a bad thing, Tyrice? The West End and OTR are large neighborhoods that need investment. If abandoned buildings are being rehabbed, how is that chasing away long time residents?

That's what is so maddening with OTR and the West End. Saving just one or two isn't enough in these neighborhoods because of their surroundings. A rehabber would need to take over the whole block.

I don't know the numbers, but isn't Toledo getting ready to pass Cincinnati population-wise? :-/ So how would Toledo rank with the Big C's economy-wise?

I've been on a natural high since the UC Bearcats came back against Marquette. What a fun underdog to root for! UConn is on deck.

<b>Whoooooooooo Dey!</b> I'm feeling strangely confident the Bengals will get their first playoff win in 15 years.

Nevermind, I just changed the theme back to the original.

I was having withdrawals too. Can I changed the color scheme on my end? I find the blue type on light blue background hard to read. Also, there is some white type on grey this is nearly invisible.

I'm a big fan of FLW and when there's a chance to take a free tour of one of his buildings, I take it. This building may not be one of FLW better ones, but it does have an interesting history. This is Gammage Auditorium on Arizona States (ASU) campus in Tempe. It was built in the early 1960s. The most interesting part is that the auditorium was originally supposed to be an opera house in Baghdad, Iraq. FLW was close to 90 by this time. He flew into Iraq and noticed an island on one of the rivers and instantly decided to build the Auditorium there. When told that the island is owned by the King of Iraq and would need to get his permission, FLW promptly did just that and the King agree to his plans. One minor problem, a few days later the King was overthrown and killed! Can you say Saddam? FLW got the hell out there. The plans were selved until the ASU opportunity came along. The FLW adjusted the design for ASU when the Iraq thing didn't pan out. This is the main entrance It's probably hard to tell here, there are no aisles. The seats run from one end to the other. The rows are wide enough to make this happen. Lots of legroom. This photo was pulled from a website. The lighting was so low when I did the tour nothing came out. This is the only contrasting color. FLW's wife suggested this. Hmmm... Outside

I caught their two games out at the Las Vegas Classic. It was a blast to watch them play in a high school gym. They had a nail biter against LSU. But the win against Dayton was sweet. The stands where filled with 2/3 Dayton fans and they were obnoxious a**holes. If I heard "our good boys can handle these thugs from the hood" one more time . . . I took this pic it was so sweet a win. They also covered the spread in both games. ;-)

Unless there are more being sold. It looks like SCPA is still in the hands of CPS. <b>Cincinnati Public sells three buildings</b> By Jennifer Mrozowski Enquirer staff writer Cincinnati Public Schools sold three of its buildings on Thursday that were slated to close or be demolished as part of the district’s $1 billion reconstruction project. The buildings that were sold are Schiel Primary School for Arts Enrichment in Corryville and the former Midway School in Westwood. The school system also sold the former Highlands School in Columbia Tusculum, which is being leased by the 200-student East End Community Heritage School, a charter school. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051229/NEWS01/312290014

I've had the pleasure of making the drive from Phoenix to Las Vegas this Holiday Season. It's a drive that I've done a few times in the past and it's always interesting. It's about a five hour drive and the highlight is Hoover Dam. I am always amazed by it. This trip I discover the Feds are in the process of building a bypass that will include a bridge of dizzing heights. I didn't know anything about it until we saw the cranes and the smooth dirt roads with smaller bridges already built. This link has more info; http://www.hooverdambypass.org/default.htm. Here are a few pics. These were taken from a moving car. I was surprised how clear they came out. It took only four years to build this thing. You can take tours and see the giant generators and learn interesting bits such as; the concrete is still curing to this day so it's getting stronger. If a passenger jet decided to fly into it, the plane would crumble like a beer can against grasscat's head. Semi-trucks are still ban from driving over the dam. The water level is a bit low. AZ Now in Vegas It's all about the juice. These tower are nearly sideways.

I believe there are computer programs that allow someone to design something and send those specs to Lego Inc and they will send you the pieces needed to build your design. Here's Cincinnati's Union Terminal. It was done in 2004 according to the sign

Sports Illustrated had a pretty interesting article about this future number draft choice. I found it interesting on how the writer described the environment of NCH and the West End. I always consider NCH a Cincinnati neighborhood not it's own little town. Anyway if you like sports and Cincinnati getting some national ink here's the article. <b>High School Hoops: Talk of the Town</b> By George Dohrmann It is the first Friday of the school year, the night of the opening football game, and the students of North College Hill (Ohio) High will soon slip out of modest brick houses and long stucco apartment complexes and walk to the stadium. O.J. Mayo and Bill Walker will not be among them, at least not yet. They are stealing away in an SUV, heading east and then south, nine miles, to a shabby section of Cincinnati. Mayo and Walker are juniors at NCH and two of the top five basketball players in their class in the country. As they ride, they work their cellphones, reviewing the latest text messages from college recruiters. They look up occasionally to narrate the route. "As you get closer to downtown, it's a whole new world," Mayo says when the SUV leaves Interstate 75. Walker adds, "When we were here last Friday, we saw one girl go at another with a razor blade." Full story text is available at http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/

They keep talking about a signature bridge so I hope they don't keep the Brent Spence. They should also get rid of that smaller bridge that you can access on third street to Covington. And I want the second bridge as far west as possible.

I think there are reasons to be excited. New ownership sounds like they may get aggressive with the day to day goings on. Say goodbye to the glorified accountant John Allen.

Well, anyone on 75 will see it. Folks coming from Michigan and the south will get an eyefull. Living on the Westside, I enjoy seeing it lit. I'm not a big fan of the green neon running board. They could turn that off on occasion.

Reading about possible playoff matchups is so sweet!

That's terrible. This is every suburban nightmare come true. It may not be in OTR, but across the street. This will probable have everyone who works in the building on edge. There's probably a lot females that work for that organization. At least the thug found a good use for an abandon building.

This is truly depressing. Even if it gets back on track, will we even see any construction this year? I still say put Playhouse in Park there and a new Montgomery Inn banquet center makes sense too. <b>Banks deal falls apart Corporex pulls out of negotiations with Hamilton County</b> By Marla Matzer Rose and Kimball Perry Enquirer staff writers A deal that Hamilton County had hoped would result in the development of the long-simmering Banks project on the Cincinnati side of the Ohio River has fallen apart. Covington-based Corporex said today it had advised the county it was withdrawing from negotiations, which had been scheduled to conclude by Wednesday. “In addition to the known county funding difficulties that have delayed the project over the last several years, recent events have further complicated the negotiations,” Corporex executive vice president Tom Banta said in a press release issued at noon. “Construction costs have increased due to the economy and recent natural disasters. In addition, rising interest rates will also have a negative impact on public financing and will further increase the cost of the project.” The Banks deal died, Commissioner Pat DeWine said, when the development company negotiating to build the Banks wanted $30 million in public money to help pay for some of the private development. Read Full Article Here: http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051205/BIZ01/312050016

Another good idea coming from NKY. I not sure about some of the areas they're considering going. River Rats bike taxis make getting around easier By Bob Driehaus Post staff reporter For visitors to Newport on the Levee and nearby riverfront attractions, a very old way of getting around town is the newest thing on the block. Pedicabs, bicycle-powered taxis, are now roaming the streets from a base at Newport on the Levee as a fun alternative to driving or taking a Southbank Shuttle between the entertainment district and attractions like Covington's MainStrasse. Five pedicabs went into service earlier this month, operating on Friday nights and all day Saturdays and Sundays. They travel through the riverfronts and downtowns of Covington, Newport and Bellevue. In spring, the River Rats company that runs the operation plans to expand to downtown Cincinnati and the city's Main Street entertainment district. Cabbies are allowed to set their own fare schedules, but most are currently asking for tips only, said Andy MacIntyre, operations manager for the company. Read full article here: http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051130/NEWS01/511300340

I missed this article until I saw a letter to the editor bitch about not using city trees. Fountain Square needs trees with attitude so Jersey it is. <b>New Jersey providing Fountain Square trees</b> By Marla Matzer Rose Enquirer staff writer ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - It may be fenced off and covered with heavy equipment now, but by the summer of 2007, Fountain Square should be shaded by the branches of dozens of carefully chosen trees. Dotted among the thousands of trees in a sprawling nursery in this central New Jersey town of 1,764 residents are about 80 earmarked for Fountain Square. The varieties of red maple, accolade elm, yellowwood and London planetree have been tagged but will be here until next fall, when they will be carefully loaded onto a truck for their 620-mile trip to the heart of Cincinnati's downtown. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051126/BIZ01/511260428/-1/back01

Let the polite disagreeing begin . . . I like; "stainless steel wall surrounding the 750-seat theater on the Central Parkway side that will reflect the sky and surrounding buildings. A curved zinc wall . . . <b>Two school designs unveiled New buildings could also give boost to Over-the-Rhine, Pleasant Ridge</b> By Jennifer Mrozowski Enquirer staff writer The proposed design of the new Pleasant Ridge School would be environmentally friendly, using more natural lighting and less electric light. Cincinnati Public Schools unveiled architectural drawings for two new school buildings that the district says could help transform the neighborhoods in which they are located. The sprawling, 250,000-square-foot, K-12 arts school in Over-the-Rhine, which will have three theaters inside, is designed to light the neighborhood and serve as an entryway to the budding arts community establishing itself there.