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Good numbers for the Ohio metros. Really exciting to see the acceleration in Cincy. Let's hope that keeps up!

No idea what the methodology is, but it seems really hard to believe that Lorain (no. 2) and Mansfield (no. 4) have more homeless people than Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo, and Akron. But maybe I am just completely misunderstanding it.

Seeing that photo makes me really want to cap FWW.

I actually ate at the Earl of Sandwich once. It exceeded my expectations. Plus, gotta love the name.

Totally understand because the demand is clearly there, but it's amazing the sheer number of Florida destinations you can get to from CVG. If you told me that Frontier or Allegiant was going to start a direct flight to The Villages, I wouldn't be surprised.

Allegiant adding a non-stop to Portland and Gulf Shores, Alabama. That will be the only non-stop to Portland. https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/11/19/allegiant-cvg-airport-flights-portland-gulf-shores.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=me&utm_content=CI&ana=e_CI_me&j=37532666&senddate=2024-11-19&empos=p4

Actually, looking at it now, the Spokane airport seems a little more impressive. Annual passenger traffic of around 4 million or so. Based on enplanements, it's in the top 75 range, near airports like Louisville and Oklahoma City. https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2024-10/cy23-commercial-service-enplanements.pdf

Lots of industry experience, worked at CMH, has led an airport before. That seems good, right? Time will tell.

I generally take the view that every new route is good for CVG, CMH, CLE. That said, from a personal perspective, I cannot imagine a less appealing flight than a Mardi Gras special on Spirit Airlines...probably like flying to Daytona Beach in March!

It's a 9/11 conspiracy theory reference ("jet fuel can't melt steel beams"). In addition to the massive plastic/composite playset, I think the whole playground area was covered in that rubber material. Very spongy and resilient. It's a shame. That was a great playground.

So they are going to be moving the aircraft to the FLL flight instead of Denver? Probably not that surprising--Denver is one of the places with a lot of options from CVG.

Yes, even though it's a CRJ, that's a nice one to have the option for.

Not that it really changes the analysis, but no way they are pouring $10 cocktails at a "high end" place. High teens minimum, and maybe $20.

Makes you wonder if 10MM passengers is coming sooner rather than later.

11 Ohio ZIP codes made the list of top 1000. 456. 45208 (Cincinnati -- Hyde Park) 647. 45202 (Cincinnati - Downtown/Mt. Adams/OTR) 660. 45174 (Hamilton County -- Terrace Park) 762. 45243 (Hamilton County -- Indian Hill/Madeira) 839. 43054 (New Albany) 846. 44022 (Chagrin Falls) 874. 43215 (Columbus) 876. 44333 (Akron) 882. 44226 (Cincinnati -- Mount Lookout/Columbia-Tusculum) 912. 44040 (Gates Mills) 960. 44286 (Richfield)

The Wealthy 1000: These Cincinnati ZIP codes made the cut of nation's most affluent Five local ZIP codes rank among the nation's 1,000 wealthiest places, and two neighborhoods in Cincinnati lead the way. That’s according to The Business Journals Wealthy 1000, a new ranking of the nation's wealthiest ZIP codes based on a weighted formula that looks at a number of wealth metrics. All of the local ZIP codes that ranked among the wealthiest are in Hamilton County. Four of the five ZIP codes that made the list are located in the city of Cincinnati proper, with the ZIP code for Indian Hill and Madeira ranking as the only one outside of the city. https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/06/17/wealthiest-zip-codes-in-america.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=ae&utm_content=CI&j=35747584&senddate=2024-06-17&empos=p1

Saw a story in the Business Courier that the CVG-Paris flight is up to daily during the summer instead of 3x per week.

I don't think I've actually seen/heard the phrase "Metropolitan Cleveland" before this. I thought most of our NE Ohio folks called it "NEO" or "Greater Cleveland" when talking about the CSA. (Though I could be remembering that wrong.)

Are First Energy and Goodyear not in Akron? (Or did Cleveland and Akron get grouped for MSA purposes?)

I love West Virginia. Absolutely beautiful and wonderfully wild.

This is a really dominating performance today.

I think it's a variety of factors. I think lots of people have political fatigue generally, and if there's an election to tune out and skip, an off-off year election is probably it. You also don't have some of the issues that have driven turnout in other off year elections. I can't recall exactly when these things were on the ballot, but in the 2007-2013 timeframe we had at least two issues related to rail transit and the repeal of Article XII. For 2011, you had SB 5 on the ballot statewide, which no doubt helped to goose election numbers for City Council. I would also say that, all of the corruption stuff aside (and that's a pretty big aside), things are generally going pretty well in the city right now. The population is increasing for the first time in decades, home values are increasing, development is happening in lots of places (not just downtown). I think if there's a general sense things are going pretty well, you don't see a lot of people fired up to get to the polls. What are the real motivating issues right now, other than the trope of "city council is dysfunctional"? We've gone from "downtown is dying and terrible" to "housing is too expensive and we're worried about gentrification and need affordable housing" pretty quickly. Gun violence is still too high, and there are still too many murders, but according to the police data, through 10/23 the murder pace is below last year. Contrast that with, say, Columbus, which had already hit its second-highest murder year ever by mid-September and was at 167--8 away from their record last year--by mid-October. (This is not a knock on Columbus, just trying to provide an example for comparison sake, so C-bus people, no need to attack.) If the trend were different, that might have caused some more voters to go to the polls. But who knows. I've given up trying to predict these things.

Not sure what you mean by balances. There's an 8-1 Democratic majority--almost certainly the biggest Democratic majority in city history.

It's official. The top 8 vote-getters were endorsed Democrats. Liz Keating sneaks in at number 9, and Michelle Dillingham led the rest of the vote-getters. A bad night for the GOP and the Charterites. I think both groups felt like they put forward pretty strong slates.

Vail has taken a really interesting tack with their pricing this year, holding the line or making it even a little cheaper to get the EPIC pass and local passes at the Vail resorts out west. Alterra, the other major player, raised the local prices at a fair number of places in response to record years, so they now seem to be a little more expensive. But you're right about the main idea--get them on your group's pass and then encourage them to go spend their money on a trip out west. At that point you already have the lift ticket paid for in your season pass, and if you stay at the resort it probably goes into Vail's pocket, along with your food, etc. It's a model that seems to be working.