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They closed the bar after there were seven or so undercover drug buys in the span of like 5 days. The owner's son is a doctor and supposedly has interest in fixing the property. The floor plate is very narrow as far as the upstairs units are concerned.

On the whole Main versus Vine argument, I used to have an office at street level at 14th and Vine. I will say that the people who think OTR is gentrified have never watched the foot traffic up and down Vine street to Liberty on a weekday from 9 to 5. If you did, you would think it is a far cry from gentrification. It is evolving, but there's a long ways to go.

I had to bite my tongue at last night's meeting lest I make too many enemies with my neighbors. But the Josh Spring and Bonnie Neumeier contingent came armed with placards opposing the "Tourist Park " (those words, in a circle with a red line through it, and "New Isn't Always Better," which is absurd if they are going the whole "if it aint broke don't fix it" route. Ziegler Park is broken. And guess what else is? That highly coveted "historic' (non-historic), under-utilized, oversized dog run/green space known as Cutter Field. That is not an historic "green space," as it was a residential block for most of its modern life. If we want to talk "recent history," the "green space" has been used mostly for drinking, smoking, shitting, peeing, littering and sleeping--both by humans as well as by animals. And all of those residents whose homes in the park don't seem to mind that too much, as their elevated front windows paint a pretty picture of green fields and treetops, barely pausing to reflect on the human excrement and litter accumulating at ground level. I live across the street from Cutter, am in it a minimum of two times every day, and consider it a joke how certain Pendletonians are so quick to rally to its cause yet blithely ignorant about it's problems. It's a field in the middle of the city, and an unnecessary space at that, save for those lucky few whose homes overlook an unadulterated green space (note that the usual suspects are also ADAMANT that there be no programming in the space ("NO TOURIST PARK!!")

SoBri is huge!

No mention of the boutique hotel in the Ophthalmic Hospital space on West 12th Street yet? That is in the works as well.

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Correct. One of my biggest complaints is the whole "no-crosswalk" on certain sides of the intersection (e.g. East side of Walnut and 2d) . God forbid that someone turning left trying to race home vis the expressway would have to be held up for a pedestrian. It's a stadia district for Chrissakes.

I pulled up on the scene with the second cop (both of us on bikes). They had not done tape or anything. Just right there on the sidewalk at Mercer. I stopped my bike at the corner and gawked for a moment, as I thought it may have been a drunk guy that collapsed and hit his head. Did not see blood on the sidewalk or trailing from the scene, which you often see, and I did not hear the shots coming up Vine due to trailing a loud truck. I quickly realized the guy was dead, on his back and arms kind of frozen in the air and not moving. I would say that--for a brief second--the thought of a photo did cross my mind, in a Weegee crime scene in NYC sort of way. Then I was like "jeezus, that's awful," and quickly got out of the way of approaching sirens. That's my crime scene dispatch.

I saw them putting up the green "Pay to Park" signs today in OTR.

Commentary on recent events: http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/042815-casey-coston-streetcar-opponents.aspx

This lineup is light years ahead of the past two years for sure. I used to go to that almost every Friday. The past two summers I have not gone once. Whigs, San Fermin, Mowglis, Surfer Blood, Saint Motel, Wussy etc. Much better lineup. Also Sloan, which is one of the biggest bands out of Canada in the 90's (damning by faint praise, I know), but they are a solid power pop band that had some big alt-radio hits.

Some of those photos give me flashbacks of ten years working in the Ren Cen in the mid-90's. Was John Portman consulted on this? It's like his millennial disciples came into the fold here. I don't hate it, but it's not my favorite new building downtown either. Missed opportunity? I think only time will tell. I'm not compelled to denigrate it out of the gate.

It's hard to judge the "inside blue" in a vacuum until you see the completed, finished project in its entirety! #judgmentreserved

I sure hope we don't lose that "Olde Tymey Retail" feel on Main north of 5th: The Spitzfaden Office Supply Shoppe, Hathaway Stamp Co., the (former site of) the Player Piano Shoppe, Ohio Book store, Ciancolo's (brown banana) grocery, Spatz's (unhealthy) health food store, the greasy spoon diners (we've already lost one)...and the list goes on. Such a slice of time. I only wish there was a typewriter repair shoppe. Maybe they do that at Spitzfaden's.

That's not an "Asian coney island." It's Lafayette, obviously burnished with some asian window lettering for the filming. Directly to the left is American Coney Island.

I walk through this on 12th every day to my office at Clark and Mound. It is a desolate and resounding block of concrete and substation deadness....such a shame.

Studio Vertu is still in building to the North on Central Parkway, between Topic Design and the old Queen City Radio. They have a garage that fronts 13th Street there.

Is the Wegman Warehouse currently vacant? I think so. I walk past it every day and never see any activity, other than when they were filming some interior scenes in there for Carol.

Our listing at 219 Wade Street, a (currently) 100% abandoned block, went pending after 19 days on the market. This is a sizable single family home, and an excellent value for the square footage. http://www.cbws.com/property/details/256362/MLS-1434338/219-Wade-St-Cincinnati-City-Downtown-Area-OH-45202.aspx?IsMobileDetails=1 This comes after Urban Sites just sold all of their holdings (5 structures) on the street to a single developer. Also I spoke to some Towne Properties folks on the street and they told me they bought the other 3 buildings, which were owned by 3CDC. Rumor also has it that Towne is going to redevelop the huge Wegman Warehouse at SE corner of 12th and Central Parkway.

Taft's Ale House is working to get it removed before their official opening on Opening Day.

There is nothing wrong with that pink building on Walnut. Re Wade Street, Towne Properties recently purchased three structures there from 3CDC. I talked to them on the street and they offered this info up freely. As noted above, Urban Sites recently offered up all of their parcels, and have supposedly found a buyer. Urban Expansion has 219 and 221 Wade. As noted above, 219 is on the market as a single family. 221 will be developed as a two family. Chatfield College is at the end of the block, and that is all of the buildings. With Grandin Properties buying the Warner Bros Building, and the large development announced for the NW corner of Elm and Liberty, it won't take long for this block to completely fill out. While right now, it looks empty (because, well....it is), if you have seen what kind of progress takes place over two years, it's not hard to see how this will develop. Good streetcar stop right there as well.

Don't sleep on Wade Street folks! Right at the Elm Street streetcar stop south of Liberty. This block of NoWash is about to take off!

One man's tour of the rapidly growing local beer scene in Cincinnati. http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/012715-taproom-tourist-craft-beer-survey-coston.aspx

You left out "Party Stores," which is what they are called in Detroit.

I hope all of the arm chair design critics on this board are submitting nominations. I know I sent in 8 or so.