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for what it's worth i've only heard good things about lavomatic since the reopen --- which is remarkable but true.

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Does anyone have video from the event? Who handles TV broadcasts of local governments' city council meetings?

Kroger can help by fixing eyesore http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120809/EDIT02/308090127/Kroger-can-help-by-fixing-eyesore The streetscape of Vine Street from Central Parkway to 15th Street has become an exceptionally aesthetic, vibrant rehabilitation of 19th century buildings, combined with sensitively designed contemporary structures. The old Kroger store , while improved inside, is an anomaly –an eyesore that does not fit within this historic street of storefronts. It sits back from the street behind a deteriorating and unsavory parking lot, obstructive truck access, and shabby outdated storefront, in a location where there could be an inviting, street-front, forward-thinking urban grocery. What an amazing laboratory in which to design a model for the next-generation urban store!

cool - that's what i thought you meant but from the tone of some of the discussion it seemed like people were getting the impression that kroger pulls more strings in the local market than it actually does.

Nice find :-o

What Kroger thinks has nothing to do with what other grocery stores do in Cincinnati. Yeah, well, Kroger has market dominance in Cincinnati. That doesn't mean they "don't let others come in" - it's just the reality of the grocery business in the city. This is what will happen (probably at Walnut and Central).

^definitely. It's just a matter of time before the huge lot at Walnut and Central is put to better use.

Just heard PG Sittenfeld on Cunningham's show about an hour ago. There was some positive discussion about downtown, the riverfton, the banks, and Washington Park - no mention of OTR by name but oh well. The positivity went south fast though with Willie berating Mahogany's and betting they'll be "belly up" in a year.

Renderings of a revitalized Music Hall via MHRC http://www.blogotr.com/otr/music-hall-revitalization-renderings/

Excellent post, northsider. Thank you! Do you know how much the OTR Kroger is running in the red on a monthly basis? The manager of the Walnut Hills Kroger said $10,000 a month would put the Walnut Hills Kroger in the black. If you'd like, you can email me at [email protected] I'm working with a group of people to do something like this with the OTR Kroger.

the guy in the video is obviously unhinged. it's kinda sad.

panorama from a sold out GABP http://www.reddit.com/r/cincinnati/comments/xpyyv/panoramic_image_i_created_of_the_reds_stadium/

kinda like this?

I'd like him spend more time here since he likes it so much (he said he'll be hanging around more often).

He just said it on FSN Ohio --- says he wants to give back and make the city a little more fun.

A recap of Friday night's joint performance by the Pops, Opera, Ballet and May Festival chorus with photos/videos: http://www.blogotr.com/otr/music-hall-in-washington-park/

Finally put together the Lavomatic post. I'm impressed by the new attitude. http://www.blogotr.com/otr/lavomatics-renovation/

Absolutely right. The Marriott at RiverCenter should have been in Cincinnati The reason is Cincinnati lacks quality hotels. A lot of people roll their eyes when they hear about "another hotel" because they'd rather have apartments - ok, valid point from the armchair perspective - but not all hotel rooms are equal. Cincinnati's hotel environment could stand some new blood/competition and what we're seeing now is a bunch of that at once. This is true and I hope it happens.

Welcome to UrbanOhio, DatDude!

love this thread - great weather. the changes since then are amazing. this was demolished to make way for mercer commons:

^HEY, here's an idea: Let's vote on it! Oh, wait, the public has TWICE. And the streetcar's under construction so...what's your point?

yeah, this is a great read - love the Baffler, Tom Frank and especially "the conquest of cool"

yesss pleassse