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SCHULER'S IS GREAT !

"This one looks like it may be a decent property" That one is right across from the theater (Imperial ?) and around the corner from Robin Color.

My sister, the househunter, sent me some info on some northern OTR properties belonging to Common Ground Ministries that will sell at auction 4/11 The base prices look pretty good to me. Dunno if it is worth looking at those, tho. Addresses are followed by MLS nos 2019 Mohawk Place 991914 2013 Mohawk Place 991915 289 W McMicken 991916 Absolute Auction scheduled for 5 PM on April 11, 2006. Sells to highest bidder regardless of price.

There is a lot to be said for living in a sh*thole for 200 a month. You can save a lot of money for a decent downpayment on a real house, you appreciate things more, you realize giant dream homes are a luxury & not a neccesity. And roaches, while gross, are not deadly.

"But Armbruster, a Republican from North Ridgeville, said the provisions aren’t meant to stop cities from using cameras, just to ensure that the cameras are used solely for safety and not "cash collections."" How about if cash fines are waived in favor of jail terms and license suspensions ? mmm I still think they'd whine.

One of the best birthdays I ever had was spent at the downtown library reading old newspapers in micro film (fiche ?). I recently spent a delightful evening listening to a local history lecture at a nusing home. People who are bored are not interested & frequently not interesting.

Unruly youths being watched Court opening substations BY KIMBALL PERRY Tashia Earley, snipping and weaving the hair of the customer in her chair, admits she's tired of the groups of teens hanging around her College Hill business. "They stand in front of the salon, which intimidates some of my clients," the owner of T's Signature Styles on Cedar Avenue said. "Their mouths are so foul." Earley dreads summer because with no school she fears more teens will "post up" - slang for stand around - in front of her salon mouthing off and causing problems. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060313/NEWS01/603130345

The riot of 1884 was, in part, a lynch mob, but seemed to have been participated in by quite a cross section of the population. It was also sustained for several days. That it was right or wrong I don't think matters so much as the fact that this sort of thing will happen if things, apparently, warrant it. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhamil3/ At this link is a link to a pdf that collects some current stories about the riots. It lists the names & occupations of those killed.

What is the criteria for membership ?

When I moved from Springfield to Cincinnati, my first impression was that I had moved to a suburb of Kentucky because it was so different from the Ohio I had grown up in. I later heard from a central Kentuckian that their view of northern KY was similar to my view of Cinti. From this, I surmised that attitudes/moods are more regional than state-al

They said on the news this AM (WCPO) that Mallory does not recognize the impeachment & intends to ignore it. This could get kinda crazy.

this is what we need to draw people into the city http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/archives/2006/02/rb_06_feb_21.html

A difference between parking downtown & at a mall is that you may not be able to see your destination from the parking lot downtown whereas you probably can at the mall (you might need binoculars). I think people are a little scared of going downtown & having to find things "ala carte". Not exactly sure how this could be overcome. maps would be nice. They would have to be updated all the time. They have these at malls but they are paid for by the mall association. As far as landmarks, how many times do you visit landmarks with outof town visitors that you never go to on your own ? :-) It would be nice if downtowns had better (safer) parking facilities for bicycles. But i say that not a s a suburbanite. As was previously mentioned, suburbanites have to drive just to leave the house.

Riverviewer Prior to the civil war, a good number of the states enacted prohibition laws. They were all repealed. It was not a federal thing, tho. I agree with you guys about presence. most of these goofballs are cowards following a path of least resistance. The huge vacuum in OTR + all the little alley ways & abandoned bldgs make the area a great place for criminal activity. I am fine with community standards type stuff concerning imbibing in publc ! No sex & booze in the streets ! especially the sex. I came around a corner behind KD Lamp one day - eewwwww But simply giving the laws "teeth" increases penalties on people acting responsibly in their homes. It goes the wrong way. It also will not work. You will eventually have to enact a death penalty. I think some middle eastern countries do that with alcohol. Michael, you did not answer me about "stooping" on Mulberry. Theoretically, it has worked well in Northside in dealing with street riff raff.

The Phoenix cafe holds some kind of honor as being continually open as a bar since prohibition. Prohibition - that failed effort that turned decent people into criminals and the real criminals got rich with the black market commodity the government provided them with. That time when violent gang warfare cost countless lives & ruined communities. When alcohol production was not regulated and the poorly made bootleg liquor poisoned and killed scores of people. Prohibition has failed twice before. Now it is failing a third time. We can either get on with it or drag it out some more. I guess some people just like misery.

Y'ever hear this'n by Ben Franklin, Mike ? "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." It's not just a neighborhood issue for me. Your solutions for your neighborhood invade my home. Your solutions created the problem. You are maintaining the status quo. What is the purpose of law ?

"My house is not a meeting place for drug buyers and dealers and neither should OTR be the hub anymore, the place to go and get your drugs." anymore ? Are you saying there _should_ be a hub ? Can you just not imagine there _not_ being a hub ? In other neighborhoods it is just not out in the open. In other neighborhoods you don't have people selling junk from card tables on the sidewalk, either. Maybe we should kill the dopers. The sex pervert ex-prosecutor said that there is no room to put all the Cincinnati dope dealers in jail. Why ? Because it is more than just the guys hanging out at your house. It is people in every neighborhood in every town. You just see it more because you decided to live in an urban area where people's dirty laundry is more out in the open. In Hyde Park & Indian Hill the dealing is done in dens, kitchens & living rooms. The guys who try to sell me dope by the KD Lamp bldg usually offer me anything & everything. What the hell is "ice", anyway ? Legalize the stuff & the "hub" goes away. legalize the stuff & the turf wars go away. Legalize the stuff & the black market profits go away. Legalize the stuff & you can regulate it. It is easier for a kid to get dope than alcohol. Do you think the creative class people will want to live in a town where your life can be ruined for possessing a joint ? What you propose is a step backwards. FWIW - have you tried stooping ?

This is the part I like: "He said increasing the violation to an arrest-level offense also would make it easier for police to search offenders and their vehicles and perhaps find guns. That's why Councilman Chris Monzel gave his support. "Let's try to address something small and try to get something bigger out of it," he said." Seems like Thomas is just looking for ways to circumvent the constitution. The drug laws are bad. It makes no sense to make them worse. If people are fornicating in the streets (and they are), you don't make sex illegal. The proposed sentences can cost people their jobs and their homes. The reason why ? The damn constitution keeps getting in our way !

Gambling ? Well, heck, how about legalized drugs and prostitution ? We could center the Catholic churches down there & it would be just like old times. As far as the lights go, I was thinking of something so the daggone bus drivers could actually see you.

Heartless Bastards

Can we give lighting at bus/trolley/light rail/whatever stops priority ? Maybe SORTA could get some federal bucks for this. As far as murals go, haven't we been fighting that kind of thing for a while now ?

One of my big fears of light rail, & it might be unfounded, is that it will be invasive of the existing communities that are in a delicate position already. Rail is a fixed thing & cannot adjust to shifts in population centers. I think you would be better off with mini express bus routes. This, of course would confuse riders, but ........ I'm pretty sure you would get stuck at light rail crossings, too.

Talk to Tarbell about Grammers. That place used to be great. heck, it used to be open There was a Gold Star by Findlay Market (east end) I don't know why either went out of business. I think the south side of the market really needs help. LATE NIGHT bus/shuttle/trolley service connecting downtown/stadiums/banks with OTR & Music Hall would help the night life. Light rail is unneccesary A lot of the crime will disappear as more people show up. It will probably escalate before it dies down, tho. &, just like the burbs, you need parking I think it is a mistake to try to find a theme. I think it is more important to keep the odd little stores there there.

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060213/NEWS01/302130002 Zoning board scuttles CItyLink plan The Cincinnati Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-2 Monday that the CityLink Center, a proposed one-stop shop for the poor and destitute, would violate the zoning code in the West End and should not be built there.

It's not capitulating to the criminals. jeezelouise. The only reason these guys have a business is because the government has created a black market. Do you think any of the knucklehead dope dealers in OTR could run a business on their own ? If the selling of drugs were moved to Kroger & Walgreens, OTR would be the most drug free area in the city. As far as people imbibing on the street - sure, that is illegal, but you are going to have more of that kind of thing in an urban area like OTR simply because people don't have the backyards, garages, basements & driveways that people in the suburbs do.