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I was thinking access to a sub-basement. Something like this. http://www.otrbrewerydistrict.org/about_news_080307_wxix_tunnels.php

^^^ Wow, a quote from the owner of the local mile high club charter. That is some really good reporting right there. I guess nobody else would talk to them.

Not sure of this is to far off topic, but does anybody know the total available rooms that are desired for major events to consider coming to town?

DHL using CVG has to do more with location for long international legs. Here is a good example, http://flightaware.com/live/flight/PAC242 Polar does a lot of contract flying for DHL.

I was on Kellogg Ave. Monday and noticed the lane reconfiguration over the Little Miami has started. http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/pages/-45949-/

Yeah, that could have been much worse. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1632 A couple of news agencies keep reporting that the police evacuated a 1 mile radius, but I am thinking it was a much smaller zone. I wonder what speed they negotiate that curve? Looks like the outside rail failed.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/glossary.htm Spanish, French, Greek. The NWS has adopted a lot of non-english words for weather.

You and I know that, but since when did facts and reality matter to coast? :-D

I wonder if he is involved with GE in any way.

How I see it is Terminal 1 and 2 are definitely gone, along with concourse C. Then they build out concourse A to the east and west to include the new rental car facilities. Not sure how far they can extend to the east with concourse A before they start closing taxiways. After all that is done concourse B comes down but by then it will be well aged anyways. Sound about right? It will be interesting to see the actual master plan instead of speculation from the fishwrap.

Bumping the thread for the groundbreaking today, quoted text from another thread. Press Release from 3CDC $59M MERCER COMMONS BREAKS GROUND TUESDAY 154 housing units, 17,600 SF commercial space, and 359 parking spaces CINCINNATI – (June 25, 2012) – The City of Cincinnati, 3CDC, and its corporate partners will break ground at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, June 26th, on the first of three phases of construction in Over-the-Rhine that will ultimately yield 28 condos, 126 apartments (30 of which will be affordable to those making 50-60% of area median income), 359 parking spaces, and 26,000 SF of commercial space. The $59 million project, dubbed Mercer Commons, includes the redevelopment of 19 historic buildings and 26 vacant parcels of land on a total of 2.67 acres between East 13th and 14th streets, bounded by Vine Street on the west and Walnut Street on the east. Mercer Commons represents the largest mixed-use project to date for 3CDC. Since 2007, 3CDC has completely restored 57 historic buildings in Over-the-Rhine, creating 186 condominiums that are 97% sold, over 90,000 SF of commercial space that is 85% leased, and 68 market-rate rental units that have been fully leased for years. 3CDC and its partners have invested over $200 million in Over-the-Rhine developments, including the redeveloped Washington park, streetscapes, land-banked buildings, and annual carrying costs associated with future development sites. 3CDC solicited feedback on the Mercer Commons project through a series of community input session held from 2008 to 2011, involving representatives from dozens of organizations. Feedback included the need for more apartments to meet increased demand for rental housing, the need for affordable units to continue developing a mixed-income neighborhood, more retail and commercial space on Walnut to begin to create a critical mass, and more parking and green space needed by neighborhood business owners and residents. The project meets these community needs and creates a connection between already completed projects by redeveloping vacant buildings and parcels into a more unified district. The first phase of construction includes the restoration of 4 historic buildings into 11 for-sale units, and the construction of 5 new townhomes, 1 new 340-space parking garage, and 1 new mixed-use building to include 12 for-sale units and 3,900 SF of commercial space. Tuesday’s groundbreaking will be followed by a 16-month construction schedule, with the garage opening in March 2013. Funding partners include PNC Bank, JobsOhio, the City of Cincinnati, 3CDC, Cincinnati Development Fund, Cincinnati Equity Fund II, and Cincinnati New Markets Fund. Messer Construction is the general contractor, and the design team includes City Studios, and City Architecture.

Smitherman was just on, not the Reds like I was expecting. He was doing his normal thing. It is really sad to hear him and think that people actually voted for him. He doesn't seem to like being in Cincinnati, maybe he should try somewhere else for awhile.

Shorpy has a couple of pics of the incline. http://www.shorpy.com/node/8235 http://www.shorpy.com/node/7545

This would not be the first time Kroger built a third store, leaving two nearby former stores abandoned/partially empty. Sad but true. The area along US42 north of Lebanon comes to mind. That place is a mess of wasted land but the stores keep pushing north.

^ The new Jungle Jim's store in Eastgate should be opening soon. Now that I think about it, the Kroger Marketplace stores are the closest thing to Jungle Jim's in size and selection. If they do build a new store I wonder if they will abandon the current one. The old store across the street is just now getting a new entrance and being reused.

I haven't seen the trees in person yet but after watching the last update it occurred to me that the last time that land had trees on it was in the late 1700s.

NWS page has a lot of info. http://www.erh.noaa.gov/iln/events/20120302/moscow.php

Problem solved! More likely solution.

It all depends on the audience. Downtown to those with the capital to build major buildings is the CBD, downtown to my niece apparently starts somewhere around Norwood. (I need to educate that kid.) Has any thought been put into at least putting walls around the holes? Not sure what the covering would be, murals maybe. It would change both the sight line and the way noise reacts with the surrounding structures.

The high speed accident happened in 1986. In 1994 they had an switching accident in a yard that damaged a few of the coaches and that was the end. How does Union Pacific still run steam? I am guessing they only carry employees to get around the common carrier insurance rates.

Bummer, I was hoping to see a better use for that space then a hookah bar. I am guessing they are going to leave the bricked up windows. Did you notice that the revolving retail across from CVS is now a tobacco/head shop? Wonder if they are connected in any way. It doesn't look like IGA has been touched in months. Somebody sprayed graffiti near the top of the store above the doorway.

^ They have lost/are losing two paper mills. I wonder how many of the 1000 are from the plants and ancillary positions. http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/mohawk-to-close-beckett-mill-on-dayton-street-1273780.html

I wouldn't mind seeing something along the lines of an Imbiss that serves German doner kebabs somewhere downtown or anywhere else in the region for that matter. http://theeatenpath.com/2010/05/24/dino-imbiss-doner-kebab-bonner-talweg-37-bonn-germany/

After looking at the pic again I have to wonder if the disagreement is based on how they are measuring clearances. Is the critical measurement centerline of the tracks to center of the manhole or the distance between the edges?

http://www.tvantennaplans.com/ I built one of these and it works well. Aim it by looking here, http://antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx I occasionally pull in Dayton ch2 and it is 50 miles from me. I haven't had cable in years, over the air and internet is enough.