neilworms

Agreed 100% though I'd make it an artisinal chili parlor with a window open late. Do to Chili what Senate did to hot dogs ;) I make a pretty decent lamb Cincinnati style chili. Unfortunately, I don't have rich parents to finance a restaurant, and I don't think the city will give me a grant. I had a friend start a business in OTR. He really recommends going to the OTR Chamber of Commerce, they have alot of options on how to get your business launched (especially if your a minority, or a female, but even if your not they have other programs as well) without having to break the bank. I think they also have grants as well. Just saying, if this was SERIOUSLY something you were interested in, then stopping by and at the very least talk with someone there and trying to see what you can do to launch your business is definitely worth it. Especially if it's located in OTR. There really interested on making things happen and getting you there. Surprised no one mentioned the route of crowdfunding like kickstarter. However, do make sure you have a solid business plan if you go that route.

Agreed 100% though I'd make it an artisinal chili parlor with a window open late. Do to Chili what Senate did to hot dogs ;)

Be diligent, Metro has a twitter account make sure all instances are reported to them, they at least provide acknowledgement from what I've seen if there is an issue. I feel extremely pushy and rude when I ride metro because I'm used to a faster paced culture. Probably the thing that bugs me the most are the break stops where the bus will idle if it gets ahead of schedule - I'm not used to that and oftentimes will take advantage of those to just get off the bus if its close to my destination. Its still better than Chicago's buses, and for the most part when I've ridden, many stops are skipped - here in Chicago there is a stop every block and oftentimes 1 person gets off on the 3 lesser stops and then groups of people get off at the main drag, its kind of maddening as those 3 extra people probably should just get off at the main drag, though it helps that Chicago has such a strict grid system for such a setup to work. I'm generally in support of consolidated stops for that reason so long as they are still within reasonable walking distance (and BRT for express routes too).

Big star came in around 2008 or 09, can't remember which but it was after I moved to Chicago, to my understanding, its one of the places that Bakersfield is modeled after. Gold Star is on Division street and has been around forever, its an old Polish or Ukrainian bar that became hipster when the neighborhood changed but the owners are still eastern European. I'v e been there at least once very dive-y in the hipster sense, kind of like Club Foot which closed down just a year ago... I'm kind of wondering how much longer that place will last.

Big Star in Chicago is another great example of adaptive reuse of an old garage: http://s3-media3.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/6RYo9iUnkXi1h4Dhcw-GnQ/o.jpg

Looking at reddit I was shocked how many people thought this was going to be an old style streetcar...

These buildings are much more like the Infill I see in Chicago on a regular basis. I think given the constraints we are given in modern architecture this is pretty much the best its going to get - it compliments the old without being the same as the old :)

45 mins for lrt is what's estimated now, long yes but still manageable and competitive with the extreme traffic congestion on I-10. Also there is an express bus to take you to Santa Monica where it gets super slow, you'll be able to transfer to the train there. It pages right by a station when it gets off the freeway and is only 25 cents extra if you buy a muni transfer with your day pass tap card. The subway will be faster too though that's a ways off...

I'm going to try to time my defrost vacation to SoCal in time for the opening of that line. I'm hoping that they get it done earlier than the current estimate which is early spring.

This garbage reminds me why it was a really good idea that I left Cincinnati. I'm cheering for you Cincy but God do you suck at so many things that are easy for others to get. I commute regularly on the most heavily used cycle track in the US it's not that hard to adjust to this change. I'm really happy Casey is talking some sense into this provincial controversy

Southwest, I usually fly off peak mdw to SFO trends to be 170 each way which actually is more expensive but not by much. Columbus I can fly to for like 80 each way..

That's still more expensive than it would be for me to fly to and from San Francisco and that's not right.

I just want to be able to fly to and from Chicago without paying a small fortune

Some versions of that video edited out the taunting it was disgusting

That's pretty loud. I live in a different part of the city, has there been any backlash against them?

They make plows to handle that, but when you have an a-hole who doesn't support urbanism, your not going to get it: http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/how-to-stop-snow-from-being-bike-lane-kryptonite

Your assumption was sadly correct: http://local12.com/m/news/features/top-stories/stories/Mayor-says-it-s-time-to-scrap-Central-Parkway-bike-lane-168780.shtml#.VaupSnPD9nE

Btw check this search out: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=toby%20keiths%20sue Seems like Toby Keiths was a scam, they are having these same issues all over. There used to be this dubious hate site talking about how their strategy was to extort cities of money.

About 10 years ago I was wondering if that would be something that would help highlight the exceptional historic architecture of Cincinnati. Lets hope that happens soon.

Or ALDI. Demographics downtown are more Trader Joes than Aldi. Besides they are the same company ;)

I guess at the very least this event should be a call to arms for better transit services. Based on how well this went and the generally positive opinion it seems these kinds of events might be more and more common (not to mention the ones that happen annually that draw huge crowds like Oktoberfest). Still pretty shocked that Metro who used to provide express bus runs for these kinds of events stopped doing it a few years back? Is there any call for this to be reinstated?

I was suggesting an alternative where someone would drive from west Chester then park by campus. The bus ride from campus down to downtown is not far either. If they want to be out after 12:40 or so (I think the last 17 is at 12:45 ish), then they can uber or lyft (or even cab) it for not too much to get up there. Not ideal, but its an alternative that wasn't even mentioned. Its fine people can watch in their own towns, but I'm still surprised this wasn't mentioned as an alternative. Bus service isn't bad between downtown and UC.

Wrong, the viewing party was part of All Star Neighborhoods initiative and involved games etc prior to the ASG: http://www.wcpo.com/sports/baseball/reds/all-star-game/10-tri-state-all-star-neighborhoods-are-celebrating-baseball-with-these-events Why make the assumption that anyone who lives in West Chester has a deep seated animosity towards the City, have no care what happens there and refuse to enter Cincy? It wasn't just a deep seated animosity I was getting at, some of it was more practical not wanting to deal with parking/cost of parking given the number of people downtown without realizing there were ways to get around that. The city-suburb divide in Cincy is a very real issue though I'm sure it doesn't affect everyone. Its good that they had events all over the region though.

I've been interested in how people are perceiving changes especially outsiders, here's a few perspectives: http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Baseball-fans-leaving-Cincinnati-impressed-167302.shtml http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2015/07/cincinnati-s-all-star-festivities-a-home-run-for.html?ana=twt http://www.fox19.com/story/29530823/all-star-out-of-towners-loving-cincinnati (best one) http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/All-Star-Week-Selling-the-Queen-City-to-visitors-161922.shtml Also very telling is that West Chester had its own viewing party for folks who didn't want to go downtown (though I wonder how many of those folks weren't doing it due to difficulties in parking when that many people are downtown and lack of understanding of buses they could take with higher frequencies from nearby neighborhoods - almost anywhere next to UC has 10-15 min bus headways with a 20 min trip at max downtown, plenty of parking there too). None of the media discussed this as an alternative which was stupid, very stupid. Cincinnati used to be a pretty miserable town a few years back. Lots of potential but nothing to do. What's happened is amazing, but people in Cincy aren't used to change and have a hard time accepting it. Over time perceptions will change and its key to making the place the best it can be - when your proud of your city good stuff happens - its a positive feedback loop, though there are still way too many negative folks who want to have your lives be as miserable as theirs.

I have heard that sports fanaticism in LA even for the teams that are there is nothing compared to how it is in most cities.