BigDipper 80

I got a chance to check out Tender Mercy at their soft opening last night, and wow is it an impressive space. I don't think there's any bar in Ohio quite like it. I hate saying that it's something "you'd find in a big city" but it definitely has the vibe of some exclusive lounge you'd find in Chelsea or Chicago's north side. They are currently only serving draft cocktails at the main bar, but there is an additional "mixology bar" in the back that will serve handcrafted cocktail. Dayton.com has a few pics of the interior: It's underground like Ghost Baby in Cincinnati, but you don't need to have "the look" to secure a seat here! Here's the full article: https://www.dayton.com/places/bar--nightclub/sneak-peek-inside-downtown-dayton-stunning-new-underground-bar/xKQLpBCYXpDEG33ygo2umK/

Millennials are killing design trends: The Tyranny of Terrazzo Will the millennial aesthetic ever end? [...] All that pink. All those plants. All that white. It’s so clean! Everything’s fun, but not too much fun. And there, in the round mirror above the couch: It’s you. You know where you are. Or do you? [...] More below: https://www.thecut.com/2020/03/will-the-millennial-aesthetic-ever-end.html#_ga=2.230814559.1393447940.1583672298-783319526.1583672298

Per the City of Dayton's Facebook page: "The Dayton region has again ranked number one for economic development projects among mid-sized metros in the Site Selection magazine Governor's Cup rankings. " Some other highlights from the article: More Below: https://siteselection.com/issues/2020/mar/top-metros-fresh-faces-in-gateway-places.cfm?fbclid=IwAR0j6vwfUhO3cS28qG1UIq-ZJ9-TZ2VQ_pBNINaRWMh2hbJi_K5GG0lhneU

Traffic circles and roundabouts are very different in their implementation. I think that X was referring to roundabouts.

I suspect most of the state is gonna say “...who?”

Only two left until we've successfully fought off the LaGrossa's scourge! Another LaRosa’s Pizzeria to shut down, reducing Dayton market to 2 stores LaRosa’s Pizzeria will close its third Dayton-area restaurant in the last four years later this week, reducing its presence in the Dayton-area market from five locations in 2016 to two, officials from the Cincinnati-based restaurant chain announced today, Feb. 10. https://www.dayton.com/news/local/just-another-larosa-pizzeria-shut-down-reducing-dayton-market-presence-stores/AgFwUCH8kSKZxl0CBvrfHN/?fbclid=IwAR2x5ySdABl1CV6zSwJ6CzzOmaor7dNbVxIfs-Wjq_wWPrOF48ER31272ic

I am very familiar with this part of the ORC... I used it to get out of a hefty insurance claim!

JFC there's actually a market for paying $400 r/t Cincinnati - Cleveland? That might be worse than trying to use your helicopter to beat the traffic on the 405...

Holy crap, that's a sad looking east downtown! We've got condos, the Delco Lofts, the whole Water Street development, and the new CareSource building now.

So, no signal prioritization? Will there be offboard ticket machines? GCRTA has let the Health Line go to s**t but at least they built it "right" when it was installed. I wouldn't call the CSU Line or CMAX "real BRT", and I have a feeling that's what SORTA is basing their ideas off of.

Man STL is a terrible airport. CVG is a lot more convenient to use, and it's closer to a lot more population hubs than St. Louis is.

TJMaxx didn't make it and Backstage is basically the same format. I can't imagine it'd do well, and the ones that I've been to are all pretty sad.

I swear to god more people need to take a Systems Engineering course at some point in their career. Then we'd stop getting ridiculous proposals like this and would be able to focus on the simplest ways to actually meet the needs of the customer (or passengers in this case).

Hooray, another same-as-the-rest beach town to fly to. Wake me up when we get a weekly direct flight to LA.

Not too many for me: United (Continental) (USA 3000) Delta American Air Canada Southwest Turkish Frontier Spirit

Most of the towns in Appalachian Ohio have fairly intact downtowns, contrary to what you'd expect for that region. Barnesville has a great business district, too.

Pizza al taglio... in SPRINGFIELD? Hell hath frozen over.

It's the streetcar's fault.

Honestly I'd be fine with getting rid of the Lindners from everything. Carl was a skeevy warmongering drug lord!

Dayton’s legendary Century Bar just finished up it’s finally night in its old location. Luckily it’s just moving to a larger space right next door and should be up and running soon.

Does Bob Castellini actually “do” anything other than happen to own the Reds and propose dumb projects for the city to waste their time on?

I can't speak for Seoul, but what amazed me about Japanese cities was how damn peaceful they were despite the ridiculous density. As soon as you get off one of the main drags in Harajuku or wherever, it's incredibly quiet and traffic-free.

So it kind of feels like the fire department jumped the gun at calling it a "total loss". If it was some wood-framed tract home then it certainly would be, but this thing was pretty solidly-built, like most of OTR. I don't want to sound like I'm accusing of firefighters not doing their job right, but it just feels like they went with the "insurance definition" as opposed to the reality of this sort of building.

Cleveland doesn't have a Chuy's? Even Dayton has two of them. Then again, we tend to get all sorts of random out-of-market chains, like Giordanos and Primanti's.