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Eventually we will all be flying on "Glorious Airline #1". One airline, one flight a day from all cities over 100,000 people. No choice...and you will like it.

Read the web site www.newglobalairline.com very closely. Go to the "good for our communities" section and read about the hubs. Read between the lines. All of the other hubs are mentioned as remaining as largest hubs. CVG is described as being "a vital part of the combined network." Memphis is going to have extensive domestic and international flights and will serve as one of the combined carriers largest hubs. No need for DWT, ATL, MEM and CVG. My prediction: CVG will only be a regional carrier hub - serving small cities. Probably will cut about 50% of the mainline service. That's my guess. Big winners here are ATL, MEM, SLC and DTW.

Go to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune's web site and take note that the people in Minny have the same concerns about losing a hub as we do. Do you really think they are going to operate NINE hubs??? This is nothing more than a political move. Once they get through the governmental review, then they will slash and burn hubs - guaranteed.

CMH is too big for what they need. Lots of empty and underutilized square footage at that place.

I agree. Awesome addition to the streetscape. Good food, good prices and nice atmosphere. Love it!

The Square is coming along well. The tower crane is now erected. Good things are happening.

Prime & Wine burned. The spot where it was located at the corner of Montgomery and Kenwood Roads is still vacant. I am not making that up Cincy-Rise. Also, Cincy-Rise, I know a thing or two about the Cincy retail scene considering I have a hand in quite a bit of the retail stuff that gets discussed on this site and have lived through the fickle Cincy retail scene since I was born. High end department stores historically struggle in Cincy in great part because of Cincinnatian's generally conservative spending patterns.

It sounds like the renovation of the 5/3 facade won't begin until January. Why can't they do it at 2AM. Nothing going on then?

All department stores are downsizing. It helps with their sales per square foot numbers. I would guess they built the other stores too big. Also, high end department stores in Cincy have historically done poorly. Saks is limping along with incentives from the City. There are no other high-end department stores in the market. To many in Cincy, Macy's is high end...JC Penny's and Sears is just right.

Why hasn't the tower crane been erected? That is at least a week late at this point.

D U M P.

CVG is in Boone County but is run by the Kenton County Airport Board. Go figure.

Nordstrom makes perfect sense. Any department store would be clamoring for that space. Highest sales per square foot in a region of 2.1 million people. Hello?

A few options for the old Parisian: 1.) Bulldoze and add more streetscape lifestyle stores; 2.) bulldoze and create mixed-use residential commercial mix; 3.) convert into Nordstrom/Von Maur, whatever. The store is huge and old. The parking garage was designed for station wagons not SUV's (low clearance height). My vote - bulldoze and create a mixed use development on the site that will compliment the mall. :-o

I absolutely cannot stand the light towers on the square. Why couldn't they have made those temporary. They interfere with the view of the fountain. Maybe they will look better with the trees.