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Here is the article ManorBorn was referring to........................ IKEA coming to West Chester BY JENNIFER EDWARDS AND MIKE BOYER | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITERS WEST CHESTER TWP. – Trendy Swedish furniture retailer Ikea is building their Ohio store in this Butler County suburb. Ikea will build a 300,000 or 350,000 square-foot store on a large vacant parcel adjacent to southbound Interstate 75 off Muhlhauser and Allen roads, Township Trustee George Lang said today. Ikea, township and county officials are expected to make the announcement Tuesday at an 11 a.m. press conference at the township hall, 9113 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd. “It will be huge. Assuming that tomorrow Ikea announces a West Chester location, that’s a major coup for West Chester because of the specialty type of retailer they represent,” Lang said. “This will be their only store in the entire state so I am assuming they are drawing from hundreds of miles to attract customers there.” With 250,000 Ohio customers, Ikea has been looking at Cincinnati for a store site, a company spokesman said earlier this summer. But it’s also looking at Columbus, Cleveland and most other major U.S. markets, Ikea spokesman Joseph Roth has said. The privately held chain opened its 28th store in June in Canton, Mich., near Detroit. MORE: http://www.enquirer.com

Cinci Kid...........this building is next to the building you are talking about, I think. The building is between the one used for parking and the Taft Museum of Art. I think there is a picture of it on there website, www.edgecondo.com.

"Unfortunately Yeatman's Cove was quit which is noteworthy and a reminder that outside of festivals, suburbanites don't come downtown to enjoy the day." Or the citizens of Cincinnati!! With over 300,000 people in this city there are plenty of people to fill the parks outside of those festivals you mentioned; if they want too......unfortunatly the people of this city don't enjoy outside activities!!!

What is wrong with this city?? A great day yesterday and nobody, I mean nobody, is outside?? What is wrong with people!!?? Just look at those pics!!!

I would love to be able to live with out a car!!! I can only imagine what 600 dollars a month could buy me in a house or travel, or savings, or anything but a car and gas and insurance and maintanence!!!!!!!

Something that I think you are missing is that you can't legislate being cool. Seattle, Portland, Denver, Chicago didn't become cool and attract young professionals becuase they marketed to them. All they did was be welcoming to new business and open minded to different things and different ways of doing things. This open mindness allowed young people to become attracted to their city. Once the young and creative people came to their cities they started to influence the legislation. This is the one thing that is so holding Cincinnati back. That is the feeling that you have to do everything the way it has been done!!! I mean come on, how much talk and dissapointment was caused due to the fountain on fountain square being moved??!! People in this town just focused on the fountain being moved and didn't focus on all of the new restuarants and programing and renovations happening!!! The citizens of this city need to stop living in the past and start living in the present and thinking about the future!!!!

A professional does not mean somebody who wears a shirt and tie to work. I'm not sure why are have associated that criteria to the term young professional. The business owner that you described would be a young professional if he happened to be under the age of 40. It's kinda funny that you don't like the term young professional or the desire to have a city attract them but you want to move to a city that has had success of attracting and keeping young professionals.

Haynesm007 - The article said that Graeter's will occupy the corner of 5th and Walnut with a Coffee shop next door.

Here is a new article announcing some items for the Square!!! Seems like some cool choices!!! Fountain Square Planners Reveal New Design, Restaurant Lineup CINCINNATI -- Planners told News 5 that the new Fountain Square will not only be softer and more inviting, but it'll also offer a full menu of dining options. As the $42 million renovation moves toward an Oct. 14 grand opening, Nicola's plans for big-city ambience and rooftop dining in a 220-seat, glass-enclosed Italian bistro at the primo location above the new garage along Vine Street.