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How many precincts are in the city? 344 or something - maybe I am misremembering...

Just confirmed a few people I know voted and voted for Roxy. Sadly I am a little outside city limits, but hopefully zoo and library also pass.

It is interesting that Cranley is basically campaigning on the parking lease and streetcar, and from what the Enquirer is saying the parking lease is the one with much more opposition. I wish that would have been held until after the election because I would hate for the streetcar to somehow get stopped based on something that truly has no chance of being changed. Here's hoping Qualls pulls this out - I made a second donation - I guess anything helps.

I made a donation of $75 to Qualls - I wish I had more time to get involved, but I will try to also get a yard sign (even though I am not currently in city limits I do have property). I noticed under volunteering they have options for mailings and ask if you own a laptop. Does anyone know what the mailings and/or using a laptop involve and the associated time commitment?

This probably should go in the mayoral thread, but it is really time to frame Cranley as the Republican candidate, which of course he is.

Yes it sounds crazy - do we really think he can/will kill the streetcar if elected? This would really be hard to fathom and definitely shake my faith in the future of Cincy. It would definitely be another black mark in our rail history and would probably disqualify us from federal assistance for the forseeable future, if ever.

^ Hilarious - I saw old Chuck out at the ATP one year, and he was deee-runk. Literally falling down and could not stay on his feet. It was a little surreal at first since he was mayor at the time, but the group we were with still could not stop laughing. I am still a little surprised he has come out against this though. Back on topic, is there anything the city can do to pressure Duke into not being such a roadblock? It really seems they are dragging their feet in hopes of some changes in political office. Personally, I am really nervous about this presidential election and the potential repercussions if Obama does not win. His administration has been a saving grace in light of our own state's attempts to derail (no pun intended) this project.

Good points - these are some of the very things I was going to post. Aside from this, overall it seemed like Baker was managing like this was the regular season or at least managing to game 5 instead of going for the kill. Add a 3 for 24 effort (I mean Votto had a lot of hits yet no RBI) with runners in scoring position the last 3 games, and the Reds completed a historic collapse. I think Jacoby shares some of the blame for this. Personally, I like Baker and he obviously has done a great job in the regular season, however, I am not sure he can take this team further or win a World Series. This year was a fairly good opportunity, and I really thought they were going to make it and help Baker reach his ultimate goal. I guess I am undecided and part of me wants him to stay as he has won 2 divisional titles in 3 years, but part of me can't get past this: - the Reds had the best home record in baseball - the Reds had not lost 3 in a row at home all year - the Reds had not been swept at home by the Giants since 1999 - no NL team had lost a divisional series after being up 2-0 - no playoff team had lost 3 straight at home after being up 2-0 - Baker was 1-6 in the post season in series deciding games before this year (and now 1-7) - the Reds scored more runs, had more hits, had a better team ERA and still lost the series - the Reds somehow lost 3 games at home against all odds In my mind game 3 was the killer as the Reds and a base running blunder in the first inning really spoiled what should have been a 1 hit victory by Bailey.

Midpoint weekend - they already have had some commercial success but Freelance Whales were recently announced and a fairly nice add to the lineup.

^ To be more concise - she is inconsistent in her critiques. I would love to see her response to Rock on the Range in Columbus. It is just a silly piece that fits her theme.

Slightly disappointed with the City Beat article but not surprised as everything the author writes is race based. It would have more creedence if the same article/theme had been written about the Macy's Festival year after year. Some people get it and others don't - if you like indie/alternative this festival was for you. If not it was not. I also concur that Jane's Addiction was not great - they were the only headliner for which we left early. I am old enough to have been in college when they were new, but after four songs I could not watch anymore. There were a ton of talented bands much younger than me though, and I thoroughly enjoyed most of the shows I watched.

I think it is difficult to estimate how many people were at the Main Stage, but I could easily believe there were close to 10,000 at Weezer alone. I am not a crowd estimate expert though so I am not claiming that is the case. One thing to keep in mind is that Bill Donabedian is an investor in the show who also has other investors that must be satisfied. They would not continue a money losing proposition so I do not see any motivation to lie about the numbers. This either made money or it did not, but it sounds like year 2 is going to happen.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120716/NEWS/307160104/Bunbury-founder-Encore-coming Good news! I would have been surprised if it was not considered a success, but final numbers placed at 50,000 (and I think 1 person going each day would be counted each time as the total is the sum of all 3 days). I am very excited about music in Cincy at this time - with 2012 probably being one of the busiest concert calender years in our history. Great shows at the many venues, Riverbend having one of the best, most packed schedules in the country, and Midpoint coming up with bands like Dinosaur Jr, Antlers and Sleigh Bells to raise the profile, etc. Best shows of the weekend for me: Imagine Dragons, Bad Veins (who sounded great all the way down at the amphiteater), A Silent Film, Airborne Toxic Event (who really surprised me with their live show), GVB, and of course Weezer. They did not disappoint and put on a show that I will always remember. Death Cab also good but thought their placement as the last band was not quite right. Also enjoyed the ease of entry, and plethora of food and drink stands, restrooms, ATM's, etc. For a first year festival I was quite impressed with how it was run and the overall numbers. Looking forward to next year.

Can't wait for this weekend - on a good note it will not be 100 degrees, but unfortunately there is a chance of rain after a 3 week drought. I do not know if this has been mentioned but for those with kids admission is free for those 10 and under. Saturday will have a nice string of bands that can be seen in order: Jukebox the Ghost, A Silent Film, Imagine Dragons, Manchester Orchestra, Gaslight Anthem, Grouplove, and finally Weezer. Also looking forward to the nice local presence including Bad Veins. It would have been nice to pick up the Whigs on the reunion tour or The National, or even Walk the Moon (who are at Forecastle), but there are plenty of good ones.

^ It is still amazing that the media is treating anything that Smitherman says as if it is news. There is no news other than him making statements on things that have already been decided. He has been nothing but a divisive, egomaniac who has done everything in his power to tear down the city. I hope he never actually gets in position of power, which seems unlikely at this point as he is basically a Republican stooge in everything but name. I keep thinking he will have one of his many psychotic rants or tantrums that will expose him for what he is, and the hosts at 700 will go back to calling him an ass clown.

Those numbers are not bad, but quite frankly I would hope the Reds do not get less than 25k at any game. As of June 12 they were +4000 over last year at a little over 27k per game. Hopefully this improves throughout the year with bigger draws and rivals, but obviously it could be worse.

Yeah - I thought they should have won the first two of the series, but Latos really needs to start pitching like a number 2 starter. I think Bailey has been better than him this year, and that Milton comparison give me chills. Also, Chapman better learn to get his slider over the plate and mix up pitches a little. It's a good time to come home for a weekend series.

The Reds are playing well...it's good to see after a couple of tough losses, especially the last one against Detroit. I honestly do not care who they beat as long as they win, although the divisional games are more valuable as a win is a guaranteed loss for a rival within the division. So far the Pirates are a real anomaly in that they are still 3 games over .500 with a -22 run differential. It concerns me that the Cardinals are +55, but that appears to be coming down.

Wow - 2012 is really turning into a banner year for Cincinnati for concerts both big and small. Just this week I got to see Radiohead at Riverbend who put on a great show. Although I am not a huge fan of them, it was kind of cool that the Red Hot Chili Peppers were in the audience and were playing US Bank the next night. It has just been amazing so far to have the quality of shows we have had at 20th Century, Bogarts, US Bank, and a fairly packed Riverbend schedule..... Anyway, to keep the momentum going it seems that Midpoint is really taking hold, and this year's line up includes Grizzly Bear, Sleigh Bells, and indie/alt legends Dinosaur Jr. http://mpmf.com/

In all seriousness we are still in decent shape, but it would be very nice to get back on the plus side of domestic migration. We were there all through the 90's, and it looked like we had turned the corner by the mid-2000's, but have reverted back according to some numbers. That is why the latest article caught my eye. Worst case, Cincy averaged about a -2000 per year on domestic migration in the 2000's, which was covered by the positive international migration. Thankfully the natural growth (births minus deaths) is fairly healthy. For comparison metro Detroit had a -35000 per year domestic migation in the 2000's, and Pittsburgh had a few years in the 80's over -30000, which seemingly has negatively impacted their natural growth to this day. Even DC averaged -20000 per year in the 2000's, but they are blessed with large international growth and extremely healthy natural growth so appear to have booming growth. Cincy just needs to get into the +2000-3000 range per year on domestic growth, and things will look quite good.

I think we all know what these figures have said as I made specific reference to annual numbers in my post. The thing that made this interesting is that the data released from the Census Bureau in this study is actually showing a gain in domestic migration. It might be more interesting to dig a little more into this study to determine how they arrived at these numbers. From the breakdowns it appears they are referring to domestic migration patterns. I read through it and it didn't specificaly state what the domestic migration was, only that the total in-migration was positive. This site here: http://recenter.tamu.edu/data/pop/popm/cbsa17140.asp shows domestic migration being negative every year since 2001 with the exception of 2006. The net growth seemed to be from births vs deaths plus positive international migration. From this site, at least, the Cincinnati metro hasn't had consistent domestic growth since the 1990s. I used this site for my migration trends post in another thread recently. I read through it and it didn't specificaly state what the domestic migration was, only that the total in-migration was positive. This site here: http://recenter.tamu.edu/data/pop/popm/cbsa17140.asp shows domestic migration being negative every year since 2001 with the exception of 2006. The net growth seemed to be from births vs deaths plus positive international migration. From this site, at least, the Cincinnati metro hasn't had consistent domestic growth since the 1990s. I used this site for my migration trends post in another thread recently.

This is interesting in that it states the net domestic migration in is positive over the past decade. In recent years it has been negative (on an annual basis), albeit in relatively small numbers, with net foreign migration in and natural growth accounting for the overall growth. Also interesting breakdowns of the data: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120602/BIZ01/306020094/Region-move?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s

I highly doubt there was enough of a disturbance to set a stadium on fire, and it would have been secured. Anyway, some have argued had Broadway been built, it would have been a different neighborhood and there probably would not have even been the broken windows at some of the Main Street bars. We are where we are now, and I realize this cannot be changed, but I still wonder what OTR would be today with ballpark at Broadway. With that said, there are some really good, sustainable things going on today, and as mentioned we might not have 3CDC driving so much new development had history played out differently.

Well my view at the time was that the stadium could have begun construction at Broadway much sooner, the view opening to Mt. Adams would have been truly unique, and this would have solidified the Main Street bar district while expediting the development of a housing component in that area. This was the heyday of Main Street, and many thought we could develop an area similar to Wrigleyville or more likely LoDo in Denver, which had recently gone through a major transformation once Coors Field was built. In fact there were many buyers just waiting on the location to be decided. Broadway would have been a ballpark much more integrated into a neighborhood/city grid setting, and the fact that GABP (and PBS) sat as an island, detached from the city by freeways and empty lots for so many years solidified my view that we made the wrong choice. I am happy to see the Banks (especially with a housing component and Lager House) underway and the initial phases of greenspace are great so that as well as the simple passage of time have tempered my initial disdain for the choice, though. Well that and the fact that the streetcar can be the glue that holds everything together and the driver of more OTR housing.

It was beaten pretty handily, unfortunately - maybe somewhere in the 58%-42% range. I do recall the only neighborhoods it won in were Clifton, Hyde Park, Mt. Lookout, and Oakley. I helped get signatures to get this one on the ballot and remember there being a nice network of people who really wanted to get this done. It was hard convincing some people though - there seemed to be a metality that it just had to be on the river. Anyway, I have always thought that someone paid the developer to throw together a new proposal just to sway voters (which I think worked), but it was clear the housing was never going to happen.