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isnt this the place thats going into downtown cincy?

the last pic = my new desktop background

the city is not conservative. Not that it would be a bad thing in my opinion, but the truth is it is not. And plus, the county isnt extremely conservative either. Yea, the county went for Bush for barely. I think it was something like 52% went for Bush. Not sure on the exact number but I do know it was low. I think its good that our county is more middle road as opposed to other counties that lean far right(delaware county, warren county) and far left counties(cuyahoga county)

In the movie 'Just Friends' with Ryan Reynolds, there is a Cincinnati......blanket or quilt or something with a wood frame hanging up on the wall in the main characters loft. On it is a list of a lot of towns in the area like Mason and Hamilton and Cincinnati, etc. It is in the background towards the end of the movie but I recognized all the names and thought it was interesting. Looked pretty cool too.

I wouldnt say this video necessarily displays Cincy's density.

Legacy Place shrinks size of stores, adds park Green Twp. considers anew BY CLIFF RADEL | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER GREEN TWP. - Legacy Place has been downsized - with some surprises. Plans for the shopping center submitted for Monday's meeting of the township's Land Use Planning Committee held two eye-openers for Adam Goetzman, the township development director. No link available for article.

Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe???? Thats an awefully large area. But I guess compared to others like LA's 34,000 square miles, I guess its not. Why is Wilmington in Cincy's numbers? What are these new ways of disecting CSA's????

This would be awesome for the city. One can only hope their city gets a convention of such importance.

wow! Thats gonna be nice.

Council seeks say in Banks City would link funding, partnership with county BY MARLA MATZER ROSE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER In a move that could restart efforts to build the $600 million Banks development but also adds a new twist in a years-long political tug-of-war, Cincinnati City Council has unanimously endorsed a proposed ordinance that would require Hamilton County officials to share with the council responsibility for developing the riverfront site. In an apparent tough-love approach, the ordinance would establish a joint city-county commission to oversee the mixed-use development on the 15-acre site that would include condos, retail and hotel space between Paul Brown Stadium and Great American Ball Park. The proposal also has teeth: If the county rejects the city's overture, $35 million in city-controlled tax increment financing revenue and air rights - considered crucial to the project - would be withheld. At stake is the future of a prime property considered crucial to revitalization of the downtown/riverfront area but which also has been a battleground for political control since a plan for its development emerged in 1999. In June 2005, Hamilton County officials fired the most recent volley when they announced selection of a development team led by Covington-based Corporex and retail developer Rob Smyjunas. At the time, county officials said they were seizing rights to develop the site from the Port Authority of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, which had been working on a plan for the Banks with the private Cincinnati Center City Development Corp., known as 3CDC. The county's announcement caught city, Port Authority and 3CDC officials by surprise, although all pledged to cooperate. In December, after a six-month period in which the development team, known as Banks Development Co., worked with the county on details of a project agreement, the deal collapsed. Two weeks ago, Hamilton County issued a call to potential developers in a bid to get the project moving again. County Commissioner Pat DeWine said that, "After six years of delay, it's more important to move the project forward than to worry about turf." In an apparent questioning of council's move, though, DeWine added: "They have a directly elected mayor and I think it certainly may be more beneficial to work through him." Though the proposed ordinance still requires formal approval by the council, its endorsement by all nine council members, representing three parties, virtually ensures adoption. It was unclear Wednesday when the ordinance would be formally introduced. Mallory could send it first to a council committee or it could be introduced at a regular City Council meeting. Email [email protected] Enquirer staff writer Kimball Perry contributed to this report http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060216/NEWS01/602160392/1077/rss02

I think one of the reasons why the city doesn't have such tall buildings is because they dont want them to be higher than the surrounding hills. I think thats a good reason and I dont really care if the city has huge buildings. I am not going to define a citys attitude based on the height of their buildings. Plus a 1000 foot anything would look way out of place in Cincinnati. Plus, there isnt anything wrong with tradition in certain things. If people want to keep Carew the tallest then I dont care. What I do care about is the vitality of the city and its neighborhoods and dont get caught up on things like the height of buildings.

^ I dont think it has anything to do with the political landscape of the city (which, btw, isnt conservative). It has to do with demand for that type of office space and I just dont think its there right now. QSC Part 1 put the vacancy rate for Class A space I believe up to like 13....18%...I forget but its something like that.

so what now i wonder.

Big budget....I can tell.

well it took them 7 years to draw the plans so i guess 7 years to build the damn thing seems fast in 'The Banks' time. :roll:

That East Price Hill location on Grand Avenue doesnt even look like the same house. Amazing.

I love how Fox News is ripped on simply because they actually don't have a liberal bias. In fact, in 2004, when reporting on the election, they were the absolute most fair to both sides than any other station. I read a report on the number of positive versus negative comments and all but Fox were skewed. Fox said more bad things about Bush than Kerry but only by a few % points. The rest were overwhelmingly negative towards Bush. Fox is more conservative than the rest, but only because the rest are so far left that there is only one way to go on the political spectrum, and that is closer to conservatism. Fox is definitely the fairest. Btw, I am not a republican or a democrat, so I dont have a particular bias although I did vote for Bush.

can i be your roommate? Im very clean and wont play music too loud.

City, County to meet on The Banks BY KIMBALL PERRY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Hamilton County Commissioner Phil Heimlich plans to meet with Cincinnati City Council a week from today to brief them on the process of selecting a developer for The Banks. Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory sent a Thursday memo to all Council Members telling them Heimlich will give a presentation on The Banks – a proposed $600 million residential, commercial and retail neighborhood between the two sports stadium -- at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at the Club 4,192 Room at Great American Ball Park. It comes after Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune and several Cincinnati Council members complained that Hamilton County issued a request for companies to develop The Banks without their input. Commissioners last year gave exclusive rights to Corporex Cos. and Vandercar Holdings to become developer of The Banks but that fell apart in December when Corporex pulled out. Earlier this week, Hamilton County issued a Request for Qualifications – to seek information from interested developers – and plan to chose a developer by April 5. E-mail [email protected] http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060210/NEWS01/302100015

where is Huntington? Huntington WV????? :?

its just so.....stupid looking in my opinion. It looks like something I cant describe right now...like something at a gravel pit.

Atlanta is CRAZY. So much intense new growth.

its just a proposed budget. nothings finalized.

Ok, so I haven't been following this story that closely, but one thing seems clear to me: its the location that bothers everyone not the building of such a center itself. I have not taken the time to go through and read everyone's comments but where is the best location for this kind of place in Cincinnati? I am with everyone and do not want this in the West End, but I am curious to know where everyone would prefer it to be.

what exactly is Donald Trump's tie to Bond Hill? I have heard he got his start there, but I really don't know anything else.