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I'd rather have the apartments. Population growth will bring more and better retail.

Latest renderings for Apple Street Senior project.

I don't know if we're representative, but when I was a kid we'd park up near Court Street or across the river in Newport and walk to the game. My dad refused to pay for the more expensive parking. I'd probably do the same if I didn't live in the city. Plus, it's nice because the walk or streetcar ride is actually fun and adds to the experience.

The new apartments at 8th and Main have "micro" units for under $1,000. Also, not new construction, but the Garfield Tower has 1-BR apartments for under $1,000. They're not as nice as new buildings but they have a small fitness center and a rooftop pool with great views.

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Yea a building is better than a vacant lot for sure. And I assume they can convert them later. It happened in the past.

It's such a shame to me that these are single family houses. Should've had four times as much density here.

I see your point, but I don't think it is that weird. It looks like the garage entrance leads to the living room. So if I'm coming home and parking in the garage I come into the living room first. But if guests are coming from the front door they arrive in the dining room where I am most likely hosting them. Seems logical.

Yea, I saw a study awhile back that said basically Redfin estimates are trash. The Zestimates are much more reliable.

Yea, but if Brennamen said "g-d" or even "f*ck" on air that would be different. For that, I would think he should apologize, vow not to do it again, and move on. Some people seem to not understand that the problem isn't that he used a bad word. It's the specific word he used. Racial and homophobic slurs are on a different level than just a plain old swear.

...and I sincerely hope he is sorry, he has learned, and he continues to do good work in the community. Over time, hopefully, he'll be remembered for the good he did. But on August 20, 2020 he should not have the honor of continuing to call Reds games.

You keep using the term "innapropriate" to describe a disgusting homophobic slur. People are complex. But good people don't nonchalantly use homophobic and racial slurs. Ever. That should be easy to understand. Yes, people can change too. But we're talking about something that just happened. Not something he did 10 years ago. This is such a dumb take. He didn't use a slur at one point in his life. He did it yesterday. At work. And he felt completely comfortable doing it. For someone who is preaching about complexity you seem to be unable to understand context or time. This person is also bad. The two don't have to be mutually exclusive. There it is again. This homophobic slur is just a "slip up" and "poor language." You see to be unable to process the real world ramifications of normalizing that language. It hurts people. People even die. I know Thom wasn't thinking of those consequences, but hopefully now he will! That's the whole point. Using a slur is an action. It is a very distinct and deliberate action. This isn't "he said one thing and did another" issue. Saying he shouldn't get the honor of calling Reds games isn't "castigating him to Hell." Nobody is suggesting we lock him up or kill him. He'll be fine.

A good take by Evan Millward: Hot mics have a funny way of revealing things we want kept private. To Cincinnati and sports Twitter’s credit, reaction was swift, and his comment was almost universally condemned. Almost. Plenty of people don’t get it. He has had a 30-plus-year career, they say. His father is a Cincinnati icon. We grew up with the Brennamans, and they grew up with us. It was one mistake. It was a slip. Let me be clear: Dropping the f-bomb when you stub your toe is a slip. Using the word "f*g" is a choice. https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/column-this-is-not-a-time-to-be-quiet-thom-brennaman-help-me-understand

You're either purposely trolling, or you're an idiot. Maybe both. Thom Brennaman is a multi-millionaire. He'll continue to live a cushy existence that most could only dream of. Nobody is calling for him to be locked up or executed. They're simply saying they'd rather not have someone with those bigoted attitudes call their baseball games. If you can't see the difference, you're thicker than I thought.

We got into this a couple weeks ago when you said I was being naive because I didn't think hateful speech was appropriate. Here you are again, defending bigoted behavior. It looks more and more like you are just defending this behavior because condemning it would mean you would have to look inward and examine your own feelings and actions. People don't "accidentally" use slurs. That is intentional. You're right that we cannot control people's thoughts in private. But I definitely don't want to associate with people who have such hateful thoughts. And this sucks. I always liked Thom. I think he's a good play-by-play guy and I appreciated how the Brennamen family has been so devoted to this city. I don't want to see him go. Unfortunately, I've now learned he isn't the person I thought he was. That's sad.

All of that stuff is anecdotal. From what I can tell the actual data don't show any new trends in this regard. We'll see how it shakes out, but people have been declaring NYC dead since about 1665.

Well that's the point of the YIMBY movement. If you build, build, build market rate housing the supply will catch up with demand and housing affordability isn't as much of a problem.

I took these a couple weeks ago (or maybe last week? Quarantine time is crazy. I've lost all track). I forgot to post them then.

The Gantry is getting a face lift. I think the dark blue is a huge improvement over the weird orange that was there before.

It'll be a little more than half as tall as the Scripps building but it will sit at a lower elevation. It'll block a portion of the Scripps building but a majority of it will still be visible. The new building will be similar in height to the Atrium One building, seen here with the Omnicare sign on top. However, the new building will also sit lower than the Atrium One building so it won't appear quite as tall from this view.

What's unfortunate about them? The layout is pretty similar to my 19th Century Northside house except I have a basement and no attached garage.

The bar/bachelorette crowds are still very much there. Downtown was full of pedal pubs this weekend. I have not been the target of panhandlers any more than usual. I've noticed more at highway interchanges but downtown hasn't been any worse. I don't think you're lying here, but I just find this so difficult to believe. I'm downtown a lot. Like every single day. I once had a guy follow me for two blocks crying about how he was starving. He obviously had mental issues. That was like 3 years ago. I have NEVER, including in COVID times had a panhandler ask to see my mobile bank account. 99.9% of the time you say "sorry bud no cash" and they move on to the next person. That has not changed.

Meals on Wheels is indeed a lifeline. But I've worked with several organizations that do it and I can tell you that there is a constant funding crisis. The number of people who rely on it has been growing for years and the funding side is having a hard time keeping up.

Yep! You nailed it!

There are lots of organizations dedicated to food deserts in rural areas. Rural Action is an example of one in Southeast Ohio that does this. I also worked with several in Pennsylvania over the years.