Alabama ExPat

Smoking ban cuts businesses both ways Some Ohio patrons make run for border By Juliann Vachon Post staff reporter It's been more than six weeks since Ohio bars were forced to put away their ashtrays, and some businesses are seeing the fallout from the statewide smoking ban. Some Northern Kentucky taverns and restaurants report seeing an increase in customers from Ohio, a fear opponents of the ban raised during the campaign preceding the vote to ban smoking in public places. Other bars in Cincinnati are reporting that business is holding steady, and restaurants and bars are welcoming Ohio and Kentucky patrons looking for a smoke-free environment... http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070621/NEWS01/706210372

Looking back, to the future Once upon a time, streetcars flourished in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. They were the first genuinely effective form of mass transit, bridging the era between horse-drawn carriages and the automobile, and they shaped the region in ways that endure to this day. The first electrified streetcar arrived in Cincinnati in 1888; the last one was taken out of service in 1951. The streetcar lines were privately owned, and most had a big downtown presence. But many ran out to what were then the suburbs. Peebles Corner in Walnut Hills and Knowlton's Corner in Northside might not look special now, but in their heyday they were streetcar transfer hubs thronging with commuters. http://news.kypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070609/NEWS02/706090318/1014

The rates being offered by Fifth-Third for the Park Place at Lytle project were a joke. The tried to charge an interest rate that was an extra 2% over market because they considered the project "mixed-use" (L-3 is still in most of the ground floor area of the building). I raised this question to a couple of other banks/mortgage companies, and the rersponse I got was that would really only come into play if I was buying the whole building, not a separate unit in the building. They both offered market rates.

The Nothing but Noodles here in Huntsville, Alabama is great. The place is packed for lunch and dinner. We went to the one in Crestview Hills once and it wasn't so good food wise.

But this is what we do on this forum. :evil:

I'm still undecided. So far it reminds me of the cladding they used to have on the Kroger building.

I'm happy with the projections using either number. Even as a part time downtown resident, I've still noticed the increase in people downton in the evenings. Last week, I passed three people in my building I knew as I was walking down fourth street to dinner. I repeatedly see other downtown residents at some of the places I regularly go to when I'm in town. I've started to recognize people on the street that I've seen before, even though I haven't met them. I pretty sure Mrs A Weeks ran past me the other day (based on her picture in the paper) as I was walking home. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I see the potential for downtown to start getting that neighborhood feel as the number of residents start to increase. Also, while I'm rambling on, I think the area around the Gateway Quarter is going to be a huge success. I've spent some time walking around there lately during the day to check it out. The housing in the area looks great. Between the American Building, the Gateway, and the rehab work going on, there seems to be something for everyone. There's lots of street level stuff coming in already. There's two theaters, and the new street car line will more than likely cut through there as well.

See how easy that was everyone? :-D

No more than expressing opinion as fact.

I'm downtown a lot, and I can't picture this place at all.

I don't have any hard numbers, but I would probably use 1.5 people per unit as a ratio in the Central Business District and OTR. I think most new residents are either singles or couples without kids. There are some families moving in, but I suspect it's too low to get the average up to 2 per unit. Either way, I like the trends you cite.

So, walking through the posts, I've compiled a list of the people that have said yes, no, or maybe at one point in time for this Saturday. If you want to add, delete, or move your name on the list, copy the list, make a change, and repost the list. Yes Alabama Expat + Mrs ExPat BallHatGuy Hayward thomasbw richNcincy UCplanner UncleRando X xumelanie + Mr xumelanie Probably atlas Clevelumbus kendall Maybe the pope inkaelin

Do I win a prize?

Maybe its means only the low end is selling because people are not will to pay for the high end product? Median 4th quarter '06 - $242,000 1st quarter '07 - $174,000 Median is also going down by a lot and so is the amount of units being sold. Given when the closings for the 100 or so of the units actually closed in Park Place at Lytle, and the typical cost of the units, I would say that could easily explain the difference for the first three quarters reported from the rest. I expect the numbers to show another increase (or bubble) as the McAlpin units start running there closings through this quarter and next.

Apparently, the first joke about it was his. According to the Post article, there was a sign on the building after the first crash that said "temporarily closed due to structural damage associated with our new drive thru."

Hmm. So which is the standard in POhiladelphia? Cheeze Whiz or prvolone? I know Jim's on South street uses Cheeze Whiz, but I thought the standard was Provolone.

The second floor corner space at 5th and Vine (above the new Brazilian Steak House). They should have a nice second story view of Fountain Square.

I agree. If they did a stunt like that, everyone would probably let them have yet another 30 days without a lot of grumbling.

30 day delay on Banks deal BY JON NEWBERRY | [email protected] The Banks Working Group today extended its self-imposed deadline another 30 days, giving the panel until mid-June to complete a master development agreement to recommend to the city of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. “We are close to having an agreement in principle,” Castellini said during the panel’s public meeting this afternoon at the Duke Energy Center downtown. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070515/BIZ01/305150067/1076

Is there any access to McCormick and Schmick's from the Westin without going outside?

I'm surprised that a hotel the size of the Westin can't support a place like that into the evening by itself. Isn't that the only food option in the hotel? If I was checking into a hotel that cost as much as that for business travel, I'd be shocked to find no bar (at all) and no restaurant on site open past 3:00.

That picture reminds me of that crap at the Cincinnati side of the purple people bridge.

I vote for a walk through the gateway quarter. I've driven by many times, but I walked the area for the first time this past weekend. If we could get into one of the buildings, that would be cool too.

In all seriousness, this is an example of what I love about this country.

I'm in again this year. Mrs. ExPat says she's going to attend as well.