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As cincySAL said, the way things are pleasing to no one - even those who park there on a regular basis. Just as The Banks will replace the parking it is reclaiming, I am sure other developments will as well, and we can replace surface parking with underground parking/surface retail. However, by stalling every project that comes along due to parking concerns, we leave ourselves where we are now - with lots of problems...ugly land, no economic development, and poor public transportation options. As projects get developed in the urban core, not only is there the probability of more total parking spaces (as development moves vertical), but a much greater probability of integrated, well-designed mass transit - the real solution to this problem.

Yeah, Bar Louie is one of the few chain bars I will go to. Where else can you get three Sam Adams and a burger for $10 (Wednesdays). And, I can actually have a conversation there. Now Lodge Bar...don't get me started on the Lodge Bar.

As far as the sheriff's patrols go, the upcoming "jail tax" vote will have a lot to do with whether they stay long term or not. The FOP has come out against it because it provides funds to continue those patrols.

I just got finished emailing city council and the hamilton county commissioners stating that the last thing downtown needs is surface parking. In order to counter the big business interests, I would encourage others to do the same before the upcoming vote.

Went to Sung on Friday (which is also planning to stay open late - 1:30am on the weekends), and it was fantastic - and not too expensive. Highly recommended!

IMO, if there is interest for entertainment or restaurant development downtown, it will happen even if it is not on the square. There is still plenty of good retail space in the city center. If the square's retail is full, the blocks surrounding the square will then start to fill up with these type of tenants....isn't that what most of us want anyway?

I don't get what the big deal is. Jones had previously been in what is now the "fountain square district" and, if memory serves, they were always planning on opening back up on the square after construction ended. I'd rather not kick out a long time tenant that serves not only the massive amount of 9 to 5ers downtown, but also has the potential to serve residents. Besides, from what it looks like, there is still plenty of space available for Potbelly's, Jones, and a new club or two.

Here's a pic of PARK(ing) Day in Cincy. Unfortunately, I got to this spot right after the cops said we couldn't take up a parking meter (so we got someone to park their scooter there) and that we could sit or stand on the street (which is why the seats are actually on the sidewalk here. Before this, the "park" was a little more in the street. We did have a (donated) councilmember's spot in the lot across from city hall, as well.

i have pics of the cincy event - i just need to get them off my camera.

According to the Downtown Resident's Council page, Sung Korean Bistro will be opening on Sept. 28th. Now, all we need is to get Nada up and kickin' as well.

I heard the same thing about the Moerlien brewpub, and that the Gateway spot they were looking at is close to being leased to another restaurant.

Just got back from the game. Nice to see lots of students there even with school out of session for most.

^This saddens me. The Federal Reserve was always one of my favorite places to take people when they came downtown - the atmosphere was great for a piano bar. I just hope they stay downtown.

Seems to be the right address for Harry's. Good stuff!

So, I was looking at the MidPoint Music Festival's site and saw 3 new bars listed on Main St. Speakeasy at 1134 Main, q at 1142 Main, and Pizza Bar at 1207 Main. Does anyone know if these are there to stay or if they are just temporary venues for the festival? Also, Jardin (the wine bar where Neon's used to be) is listed as a venue. Hopefully they will finally be open and functioning, too.

He actually has 4 other building in Cincinnati, 3 of which are skyscrapers. The Bartlett Building and the 4th and Walnut Centre - both at 4th and walnut - and 18 e. fourth st are the skyscrapers. He also did the Alms and Doepke Building.

Ha! My senior year at Oak Hills, Chabot came to speak and the school administrators wouldn't let me go as they knew my feeling about him. :roll:

Just got back from Olives, and all I can say is...meh. The menu looked really great, and the food was alright, however - the food was just alright. Same price range as say, Kona Bistro (one of my favorites), but the quality of the food was not quite as good. Also, it will still be another week or two until they get their liquor license, so get a bottle of wine across the street and bring it with you - as they suggested once we sat down - if you want to drink.

According to dineoutoften.com, the Holy Grail is opening a 2nd location in a couple of weeks on the West Side on Ebenezer near Cleaves Warsaw.

Second Sunday is highly recommended! You could check out Findlay Market while you are OTR as well! If you have never been to the Contemporary Arts Center before (downtown 6th and Walnut), you should check it out.

^Went to Akash tonight across the street and Cadillac Ranch was packed! It was wall to wall people, especially on the outside portion of the bar. All the people outside gave a vibrancy sorely lacking on 6th until now. Oh, and Logde, McFaddens, and Sullys were pretty busy as well, so it looks as if Cadillac is drawing new people down instead of just recycling those who were already partying here.

^^^ There is also an art gallery/framing store opening next to MiCa

I have heard rumblings from a few people this weekend about Christian Moerlein scouting the Gateway Quarter for a brewpub. Obviously just rumors at this point, but wow would this make Vine the place to be!

IMO, this type of stuff will always happen in a real urban neighborhood. Should it happen more infrequently? Absolutely. But the only way to completely eradicate the issues of violence and crime is to homogenize a community socioeconomically. Real urban neighborhoods have all types of people, and that is what makes it lively and great. More residents will lessen the occurences of these types of things and rapid police presence (as there was in this case) will deter some crime. This type of thing still happens, although perhaps less frequently than OTR, in uber-trendy urban districts such as Williamsburg in NYC, Capitol Hill in Seattle and even The Pearl in Portland. The last thing I want to see in OTR is a completely sanitized area with no urban feel.

11am to 2pm one day of the week huh? Whatever happened to a 24/7 downtown?