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God bless KJP but this is why insider sources and information should be kept as such. This is obviously a very involved processed with alot of parties involved and would be foolish to think that KJP can obtain all the information out there.

Is this landscaping new? Noticed in the 3cdc ribbon cutting event pics It's the 3rd pic if you swipe above

So are TIF districts sort of enabling districts in the city to get a boost so to speak? For instance the West end and Mt. Auburn are very much on the edge of becoming hot because of the proximity to OTR. Pleasant Ridge because of its proximity to Oakley. But what about Price Hill? Are certain areas screwed because they aren't adjacent to hot areas?

Like what?

https://www.citybeat.com/news/blog/21092228/cincinnati-mulls-entertainment-districts-in-camp-washington-on-court-street-downtown Court Street and Camp Washington applying to be new Entertainment District. On top of the new 16 condos and 6 commercial spaces that was officially ribbon cut today by 3cdc, and the pedestrian redevelopment of court street, and other developments at court..I think it high time we have a dedicated Court Street thread. Please lock if there is already one and I missed it, but I looked and couldn't find anything.

Our city is so god damn beautiful!

Interesting, because I could've sworn your previous report (or maybe some other journalist reported?) Stated that SW was also looking at sites out of state as well?

@KJP So just to be clear, other bidding states are of out the SW HQ race? Is this correct?

Thats great but how many hotels does downtown Cincinnati need? I feel like there have been so many hotel conversions as of late in the cbd.

Well like you said you never went the 2017 event. Blink 2019 was very similar to Blink 2017, except they added more zones which I think created more taveling and ultimately more headaches. It was better when it was compact but ultimately it was the same experience more or less. I think people will still attend in 2021. It's a free event most importantly, it showcases cool art and cool installations that you never normally experience on a day to day basis, and at the end of the day the crowds, especially families enjoyed the heck out of seeing their kids faces bright up at the seesaws on court street or the big disco ball in Covington. It's hard to complain about something when it's free. But people will still try, especially on the internet.

I mean it's a 4 hour event with huge crowds...It takes alot of time to visit all the points and I'm not sure how many people made a point to go and eat dinner/get drinks while visiting blink. I think Blink should perhaps make attempts to make it a Day and Night event in the future. Maybe have popup art installations on routes that are different than the night routes. And I spoke of this earlier, but Blink was never supposed to be this crazy laser art show akin to Luminocity. Its an urban walking art gallery. Like any art museum some pieces will blow your mind, other pieces will make you feel less so. Maybe the media overhyped the event a bit, but blink was always meant to be a celebration of the arts in every shape and form. From big name artists to artists just getting started at the Art Academy. I think changing the expectations a bit will also help and maybe changing the format (day/night routes) and maybe a bit of condensing. I think maybe having individual zones for each day might help as well. For instance; THURSDAY: Covington Zone Friday: OTR Zone Saturday: CBD Zone Sunday: The Banks Zone

Yes, but when you have 1.5 million visitor's to see Blink you could easily start implementing advertisements on murals or projected advertisements next to the murals. I know it's not the best way to go, but advertisements are typically the best way to fund these type of art endeavors.

The WCPO article I posted earlier states that blink officials are looking for public funding for 2021.

I think they either need to go back to condensing the event or up their budget. You need a level of consistentcy from mural to mural display. One shouldn't be meh and the other more extravagant, especially if people took time to reach that mural.

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/blink-festival-draws-to-a-close-but-organizers-still-look-to-the-future 1.5 million projected attendance for Blink 2019! Organizers are looking towards 2021 and are most likely seeking public funding.

Hard to tell that from most skyline pics ...example of Cincy skyline compared to Cleveland. Not trying to start a skyline debate/war. Just saying a taller building would help fill out Cleveland skyline Abit, that's all.

Cleveland skyline could use a high rise or 6. That’s why it’s skyline sort of lacks compared to peer midsized cities.

Video footage of the casualties crushed by the collapsing scaffolding. Who is liable Hard Rock or The contracted construction company?

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/breaking-new-orleans-hard-rock-20566559 Yikes...prayers...but I wonder how much of an effect this will have on Cincinnati's Hard Rock Hotel future?? I imagine hard Rock will be drowning in lawsuits after this.

Maybe. Rich people are normally rich because they have every penny calculated. I agree it's not a major priority, but I doubt it's something that's lost in the corner of the closet so to speak.

I mean imagine when your old your thinking about collecting whatever money you can get and retire and move to Florida to prepare for death.

There was a WCPO article quoting Port authority stating that they plan to demolish the remaining structures, convert to a parking lot, with a goal of keeping it a parking lot for a minimum amount of time with plans of mixed use developement on that site.

Does he have kids that are enrolled in Cleveland schools? Any blood family in Cleveland? Part of any organizations/charaties? This very well could be his "main" home but still have a Luxery condo "business" home in a downtown Atlanta tower.

That won't remain a parking lot very long. Port Authority and 3cdc own that lot now and have expressed plans to redevelop the lot for mixed use development.

Can't millionaire CEO's normally be able to afford multiple homes regardless? I see this as positive news, but I'm not exactly buying the cheering and jeering quite yet...The CEO, which is an interchangeable position anyways, having a mansion in Cleveland, while having the salary to afford multiple homes anyways doesn't really shine bright lights on SW next moves, imo at least ..