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Sorry, I have many friends from Colerain who say the same thing, but personally I only included them the year they won the football state championship. :wink: Obviously their aren't any defined lines.

OOhh! Hadn't heard that.

I know this is not directly relevant to this thread but the issue of Sec 8 seems to come up in many different threads here. All red fall into what a Westsider considers "The Westside" This is from 2005 and is sort of meant to give a bird's eye view of why I say, (Mr. Bill Cunningham) The westside is not totally (and never will) be "A Total Loss" It's too friggin big!! Neighborhood Vouchers as % of All Housing Units Avondale 9.46% Bond Hill 4.63% California 0.00% Camp Washington 5.61% Carthage 3.66% Clifton 0.88% College Hill 5.29% Columbia Tusculum 0.13% Corryville 5.21% East End 2.62% East Price Hill 9.12% East Walnut Hills 3.15% Evanston 8.11% Fairview 3.58% Fay Apartments 17.32% Hartwell 2.12% Hyde Park 0.10% Kennedy Heights 4.43% Linwood 0.97% Lower Price Hill 8.14% Madisonville 4.38% Mt. Adams 0.00% Mt. Airy 12.37% Mt. Auburn 8.97% Mt. Lookout 0.00% Mt. Washington 0.52% N. Fairmount (English Woods) 5.19% Northside 6.37% Oakley 0.68% Over- the- Rhine 14.16% Paddock Hills 5.03% Pleasant Ridge 6.53% Queensgate - Riverfront (CBD) 0.20% Riverside 2.18% Roselawn 9.11% S. Cumminsville (Millvale) 5.34% S. Fairmount 31.31% Sayler Park 1.04% Sedamsville 7.12% University Heights 1.00% Walnut Hills 8.74% West End 5.02% West Price Hill 3.77% Westwood 4.98% Winton Hills 6.84% Winton Place 7.11% Amberly Village 0.15% Anderson Twp. 0.06% Arlington Heights 4.35% Blue Ash 0.20% Cheviot 1.08% Colerain Twp. 0.58% Columbia Twp. 0.15% Crosby Twp. 0.10% Deer Park 0.38% Delhi Twp. 0.24% Elmwood Place 4.15% Evandale 0.00% Fairfax 0.26% Forest Park 3.31% Glendale 0.86% Golf Manor 9.14% Green Twp. 0.16% Greenhills 0.80% Harrison Twp. 0.53% Lincoln Heights 7.09% Lockland 4.70% Loveland 0.24% Madeira 0.55% Mariemont 0.14% Miami Twp. (Cleves/Addyston) 0.84% Milford 0.00% Montgomery 0.06% Mt. Healthy 2.06% Newtown 0.11% North College Hill 3.45% Norwood 2.45% Reading 0.72% Sharonville 0.04% Silverton 3.21% Springdale 2.41% Springfield Twp. 6.90% St. Bernard 1.40% Sycamore Twp. 0.26% Symmes Twp. 0.06% Terrace Park 0.00% Whitewater Twp. 0.33% Woodlawn 1.83% Wyoming 0.31% TOTAL: 3.04% % of All Assisted City 5.27% County 1.38%

True! Spoiled brats that will run it into the ground before they so much as even think, " Hey, this type of business is not going to be around much longer, ----maybe we should be thinking of something else unique for this locale." Instead, they bash the neighborhood in the same article that they are announcing that they want to sell. It's good to see children of rich people are so well educated. I promise you, most of the small amount (I think the number is .16% of Green Twp. Saw that chart on another thread on this forum but can't find it again) Sec. 8 houses have been in place for 10-15 years. The only difference is most of the restaurant/retail jobs along Glenway are hiring more minorities (many of which USE public transportation). Someone told me that Western Hills Plaza looks rougher this year than in the past. (and they were basing that solely on the fact of 10-12 people were standing at a bus stop with Kroger, Staples, Taco Bell, and a and a KFC shirt on.) I'll let you guess what race they were!!! Plus, half of it is torn down and under construction, thus breathing new life into an area that I will agree desperately needs it.????????????? What don't some people get? 1st - The new owners of the WHP kicked the buses and their 4-5 stops in the complex out to Glenway 2 years ago. ( hence, why their are more people on the Glenway stops and not in front of Bed Bath & Beyond) 2nd - Heaven forbid, any of the families with money in the area (and there are alot) make their kids work in such appalling conditions. :mrgreen: :angel:

BBBBRRRRRRRUUUUUUCCCCCCEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

I approve of the newer designs!!

^Check, Union Pacific out!

No, but there are plenty of people over here who see a black person waiting on a bus on Glenway and IMMEDIATELY believe, that determines the pulse of this neighborhood. The Hoinke's obviously think that (plus bowling alley's are going the way of the Roller Rinks and Arcades). Here, I thought these people had class, but from there statement about the area, I was clearly wrong. The Westside from Bridgetown to Covedale is still in very good shape, but the demographics are still changing like they were 20 years ago. Section 8 moved into Bridgetown 10-15 years ago and while it was met with resistance, it really never spread past the homes originally purchased. They did pretty good at spreading it out throughout the neighborhood streets. One Sec 8 home on my parents street have a black family that moved in 5 years ago and the house in maintained better than most of the owners and three renters on the street. People over here are petrified that the problems that have spread through Price Hill are ultimately going to make ALL of Glenway like Warsaw. We all know we have alot of freeloaders in our local society, but I don't believe we have that many, plus not to change the subject but I have gotten two new neighbors near my house. --- Both couples had former addresses in Indiana. I think the current economy issues will play a greater roll in transforming and redefining the Westside in the coming decade. To answer the question about how much Sec 8 exists, - - I would say no more than 10 years ago for Bridgetown and Cheviot, but Westwood, Covedale, and West Price Hill have changed a bit. The Section 8 issue weather you believe in it or not, NEEDS to be a regional problem and NOT dumped on entire communities.

^Hmmm!

^Haha, just sent in my proxy's

This thing looks impressive from Second St. too!

$20 says, they are not FROM (addressed) to OTR!

^Isn't that a crock?

Cincinnati pools ready to open Saturday’s the day kids all over Cincinnati wait for – the first day of pool season. The Cincinnati Recreation Commission opens 16 pools Saturday, timed to Cincinnati Public Schools’ last day, which was Wednesday. The rest of the 39, with exceptions in Lower Price Hill and Avondale where pools are under renovation, open June 9. That’s a shorter season than pools in many suburbs, which opened last weekend and stay open until Labor Day. Cincinnati’s close between Aug. 7 and Aug. 17, before CPS goes back to school Aug. 19. While Cincinnati’s pools close about the same time this August as last, they are opening about a week earlier. Read full article here: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20080530/NEWS01/305300046/

^yup, and All competing AGAINST each other.

That is a sweet school! I hope it stays once the move is made.

That will hurt Wilmington big time!

Ya know, it kind of boggles my mind how somebody from the city isn't trying to court these guys into downtown unless all of GE hierarchy live out that way and are just trying to save themselves on the gas situation. A different article said something about this being Engineering and other office type positions. No manufacturing. I don't know, maybe a 5th & Race candidate!!

The historical tax credits thread is still locked so this seemed like a good replacement. Ohio may reinstate historic tax credits Business Courier of Cincinnati - by Dan Monk Senior Staff Reporter http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2008/05/26/daily39.html?surround=lfn There is good news in the new Ohio jobs bill for Cincinnati developers shut out of a state tax credit program for historic properties earlier this year. Language friendly to local projects was inserted in the $1.57 billion economic stimulus package prior to its passage by the Ohio Senate Wednesday. Assuming those changes are adopted by the House, local developers will have a good chance of securing some $34 million in state tax credits to help finance $108 million in renovations.

^ The individual rehabbed units are much larger than the original (Honeymooners style - late 19th / early 20th century) immigrant housing too. Now units can average between 1200 sq ft or larger compared to original 3-400 sq ft apartments. (Kitchen, bathroom, 1 br that often served as sitting or living room as well.) It's funny, they used to raise a whole litter of kids in these houses 100 years ago.

Man, the Enquirer is digging deep to find a negative story in this town!!!! This one is comical. Great American Building hits snag Janitors' union wants assurances from Western & Southern BY KEITH T. REED AND JANE PRENDERGAST | [email protected] AND [email protected] http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080530/BIZ01/805300408/1001/BIZ Cincinnati leaders are trying to shepherd a compromise between Western & Southern Financial Group and representatives of the local janitors' union over whether janitors working for the company will get to vote to join the union. In meetings with Mayor Mark Mallory's administration and city council, Western & Southern has argued that the janitors, who are supplied by an outside contractor, are already paid better and receive more benefits than those represented by the local chapter of the Service Employees International Union. Beyond that, it argues, the non-union janitors can opt to vote without any action on the company's part.

Over-the-Rhine sees new life After years of work, key city area blooming BY LISA BERNARD-KUHN | [email protected] http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080530/BIZ01/805300375/1076/BIZ OVER-THE-RHINE - The last year and half has marked a huge leap for business growth and development in one of the city's formerly most troubled and now most rapidly transforming neighborhoods. Since 2007, Over-the-Rhine has become home to nearly a dozen new businesses and more than 100 newly rehabbed condos, representing more than $100 million in private and public investment.

I thought I read it comes down in June!

Yea, I agree with you, but it is still pretty funny! The attention that this guy tries so hard to get is backfiring into nothing but negative press on his own actions. He has become a waste! And that is coming from one of his biggest fans!

That's a riot!!!