July 8, 20159 yr I think you're assuming no other city does the same thing. Cleveland is doing this for the RNC. I'm sure KC and Minneapolis did this for the ASG. Just because you're in Cincinnati and see all of this happening doesn't mean that other cities don't have the same excitement when they get an event like this. I guarantee you no other peer city is going to be nonchalant about an event like this. If you hate this type of thing, there are a couple of cities that won't get excited about events like this (Chicago, LA, San Francisco, Vegas, New York) but I think it's great how excited the city as a whole is.
July 8, 20159 yr ^ lol the MLB All Star Game usually draws about 10-12 million viewers. The Super Bowl has about 125 million. Not even close. And as for the comparison to the NY Times article about getting a seat for movie nights in Bryant Park, I think that is a total false equivalence to what I'm talking about. New York has such large events all the time that they simply couldn't be bothered to devote so much energy to fret over one event. When I lived in LA I noticed the same thing. There are huge events there all the time that draw the eyes of the world and many attendees, and while the city obviously tries to put on a good appearance for them, you never got the impression of "this is it! We have to show people how cool/urban/cosmopolitan we are!". Obviously it's unfair to compare Cincy to LA or NY, but the point remains the same about the mindset of communities that aren't shocked or overwhelmed by national attention and exposure. Whatever. Not really worth debating. I've been feeling kind of over Cincinnati for a while now. I've found myself less and less tolerant of the provincialism and small town mindset that's so pervasive here. Probably time to move on... More people watch NFL playoff games than the MLB All Star Game; in fact it's about 3 times as many people. If anything, the Bengals home playoff game was a more high profile event. I get that it's an exciting event for those of us living in the city, but it doesn't really put Cincinnati in the national spotlight as much as the Enquirer, and the city at large, seems to think.
July 8, 20159 yr The All-Star game was a much bigger deal in 1988 than it is now. Twice as many TV viewers and the stadium was significantly larger. Baseball was more prominent as a sport, as were its stars like Bo Jackson. The rise of Michael Jordan has a big effect on the decline of baseball. Is anyone hosting an All-Star Game party? Come on. Hardly anyone cares.
July 8, 20159 yr I'm just honestly not seeing any of what you're talking about. Again, beyond the media (which does the same thing everywhere) I'm just not seeing anything beyond excitement for a fun event. No "this is it!" moments, just "hey this will be fun" moments. My coworkers live all over the place ranging from me in OTR to people on the West Side, people in Madeira, a person in Colerain, etc. and the only time the ASG has even come up was when I talked with my coworkers about whether or not I'd rent my place out for the $1,500-$1,800 it could get for the weekend. If you're "over" Cincy for these reasons you're going to have to stay clear of basically any city under 2 million people because you're going to find exactly the same thing elsewhere.
July 8, 20159 yr Also The Enquirer now hyping up Walk The Moon "official band of the all-star game" or whatever. Dear lord that band is atrocious and in no way should be positioned to represent the city.
July 8, 20159 yr I just punched a hole in the wall. Walk The Moon is a horrible, horrible band. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/07/08/cincinnati-band-all-star-game/29862643/
July 8, 20159 yr We all know you hate music, Jake. And I am hosting a party for All Star weekend. But I'll be going to the game, so I'm not hosting a party during the game. Almost all of my friends are really excited about the All Star Game (and this weekend) even if they aren't going. The All Star Game brings way more people from out of town than a Bengals Playoff game. The idea that they are similar events is ridiculous. People watching the Bengals Playoff game are either a fan of one of the teams, or they watch the game because they love nothing but football. It doesn't provide much of a benefit to the city in terms of tourism dollars.
July 8, 20159 yr ^ lol the MLB All Star Game usually draws about 10-12 million viewers. The Super Bowl has about 125 million. Not even close. And as for the comparison to the NY Times article about getting a seat for movie nights in Bryant Park, I think that is a total false equivalence to what I'm talking about. New York has such large events all the time that they simply couldn't be bothered to devote so much energy to fret over one event. When I lived in LA I noticed the same thing. There are huge events there all the time that draw the eyes of the world and many attendees, and while the city obviously tries to put on a good appearance for them, you never got the impression of "this is it! We have to show people how cool/urban/cosmopolitan we are!". Obviously it's unfair to compare Cincy to LA or NY, but the point remains the same about the mindset of communities that aren't shocked or overwhelmed by national attention and exposure. Whatever. Not really worth debating. I've been feeling kind of over Cincinnati for a while now. I've found myself less and less tolerant of the provincialism and small town mindset that's so pervasive here. Probably time to move on... I see you cherry picked the viewership of the SB in order to change the argument and ignore the point. Which was, whether or not all cities bring forth all of their planning and marketing forces to bear for the national or world stage. They do. As far as your sour feelings on Cincinnati, I don't think you'll find much better access to all that is cosmopolitan in a city this size anywhere. Jake: I'm not really sure how to argue that the ASG is a bigger deal now than it was in 1988 but I certainly wouldn't isolate things like viewership and stadium size to measure it. While objective, so much has changed that those alone can't be a good measure. The HR Derby wasn't televised in 1988 (even if it would have happened). And stadium size? I'm sure we could find even 60,000 people willing to pay if that were the capacity of GABP. I won't be decorating my ASG tree either, so you're probably right, "hardly anyone cares." I love your research and writing and think you have great opinions but your posts can make you seem like one sour dude about things from time to time.
July 8, 20159 yr There's no doubt that there are fewer viewers than in 1988, and baseball as a whole is less popular. By the same token--and I say this as someone who is a huge sports fan and follows essentially something year-round--the ASG will get way more coverage on Monday and Tuesday night than a typical Bengals game, or even a Bengals playoff game. July is the absolute dead zone for American sports. NBA is done, NFL draft is over but training camp is still a month away, no college football or basketball being played; about the only other event of note going on right now is Wimbledon, which only true tennis fans will pay attention to before the weekend. ESPN will be covering this like crazy, Fox and Fox Sports Net will cover it like crazy, and the ASG will lead those nightly broadcasts. From that perspective, it's a big MEDIA deal, which is one reason that it certainly stands out. In fact, the absolute dearth of sports programming right now is why ESPN always does its sports award show (the ESPYs) on the night after the All-Star game; there is literally nothing else in the sports world going on, once the All-Star game has been played and before regular games resume. Look at it this way: ESPN Radio's national morning show, Mike & Mike, will be here and broadcasting live from the Banks/stadium on Monday/Tuesday. They do that for the Super Bowl, the College Football Title Game, the Final Four, etc. I can assure you, they've never sent that broadcast here for a regular season (or playoff) Bengals game. Maybe if we host the AFC title game some year, they might. But until then, that's why (from a sports media perspective) it makes sense to treat the ASG like a big deal--because it is a big deal for sports media.
July 8, 20159 yr Is anyone hosting an All-Star Game party? Come on. Hardly anyone cares. I can invite you to the 7 Facebook events (parties) I personally am aware of, if you like. Come on Jake, stop being Grandpa Simpson. "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
July 8, 20159 yr Also The Enquirer now hyping up Walk The Moon "official band of the all-star game" or whatever. Dear lord that band is atrocious and in no way should be positioned to represent the city. It's MLB Network's decision. And they are from Cincinnati. Shut Up and Dance sits at #5 on the chart. Yep. I'd go with the Isley Brothers myself.
July 8, 20159 yr I just punched a hole in the wall. Walk The Moon is a horrible, horrible band. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/07/08/cincinnati-band-all-star-game/29862643/ Hmm, is that why they're selling out music venues all across the country?
July 8, 20159 yr it was a lot of people, but who has actually heard of the World Choir Games outside of Cincinnati? Who in Cincinnati had heard of them before they came here? The fact that we treat any large event held in the city as if it's our one time to shine makes us seem small time. People should be excited, and it's always good to put on a good face for increased national attention, but the media coverage and general obsession that the city has with events like this make it seem like we've got nothing else going on. You know the saying, "act like you've been there before." The World Choir Games, while a pretty low profile event was really good for Cincinnati. It exposed a lot of provincial folks to people from all over the world, that's very good for getting the city to be more cosmopolitan in its outlook and far less provincial. On the flip side it also brought a lot of young people espicially from China (very important for economic development going forward) into Cincinnati and gave them a generally positive view of the city. The event also generated a lot of economic benefits for the region vis a vis sales receipts - it was a win. Sorry Rabbit Hash, after living in Chicago for a few years and interacting with old friends from Cincy from time to time, the city has got a long way to go in terms of being worldly in its outlook (not to say that its improved dramatically in the last 8 years). Lots of Cincy people confuse a large number of legacy amenities which are excellent - stuff like the Zoo, excellent historic housing stock, walkable neighborhoods just dying for better transit to connect them, the Opera etc with actually being a diverse place. I'm sure most of you couldn't regularly find Horchata in every neighborhood - there are barely any Latinos in Cincinnati and only slightly more Asians everything is either white or African American and that's not even getting into the tribalism of west side/east side and "what high school did you go to?" If you hate this type of thing, there are a couple of cities that won't get excited about events like this (Chicago, LA, San Francisco, Vegas, New York) but I think it's great how excited the city as a whole is. Chicago would very much get excited about the all star game, particularly if it was at Wrigley field, which IMO the Cubs fans are probably more into the stadium and the neighborhoods that surround it than the Cubs themselves who continuously are a laughing stock as far as performance goes. Don't underestimate Chicago's level of sports fanaticism too, when the blackhawks win the Stanley Cup the whole city goes wild (a bit too wild for my taste, I remind myself to stay far away from Wrigleyville where all the die hard sports fans live anytime something like this happens). Even Pro Soccer has an unusually large following in Chicago - its probably the #1 sports town in the country. And as for the comparison to the NY Times article about getting a seat for movie nights in Bryant Park, I think that is a total false equivalence to what I'm talking about. New York has such large events all the time that they simply couldn't be bothered to devote so much energy to fret over one event. When I lived in LA I noticed the same thing. There are huge events there all the time that draw the eyes of the world and many attendees, and while the city obviously tries to put on a good appearance for them, you never got the impression of "this is it! We have to show people how cool/urban/cosmopolitan we are!". Obviously it's unfair to compare Cincy to LA or NY, but the point remains the same about the mindset of communities that aren't shocked or overwhelmed by national attention and exposure. Agreed to a point, Cincinnati does need to work on attracting more large scale events so it can become more the norm and people will be less insecure about the great city they can be ;). The ASG is a bigger win than the World Choir Games as millions of Americans at least know what it is in terms of passing knowledge. Hopefully this will provide more exposure to the awesome stuff happening in OTR - which is way undersold right now. Some of this is already happening considering that NYMagazine already did an article of what to check out if you go to the all star game, but there needs to be more of it. OTR sells itself, its a gem that deserves to be uncovered - whenever I take pics of it and post them on my Facebook wall friends of mine in Chicago say "that's cool" followed by "where is this?" - most Chicagoans aren't expecting something like OTR to exist in the region, they view the Midwest outside Chicago as a series of small towns like Indianapolis not places that at least look like on paper a real classic city something much of Cincinnati IS especially OTR. Tourism is something that will really help Cincy and high profile events like this will help that market and allow for the city to get a much more cosmopolitan vibe through its tourists who come from far more diverse areas. These tourist will help locals gain a more worldly perspective just through interactions with them which in turn will make the city a more open an accommodating place.
July 8, 20159 yr Also The Enquirer now hyping up Walk The Moon "official band of the all-star game" or whatever. Dear lord that band is atrocious and in no way should be positioned to represent the city. It's MLB Network's decision. And they are from Cincinnati. Shut Up and Dance sits at #5 on the chart. Yep. I'd go with the Isley Brothers myself. There's an argument that basically anything on the Billboard Top 40 is vanilla. It's far from the best, it's just the most palpable to a broad, uninformed audience. To make a comparison to food, no one would say Subway, McDonald's, and Taco Bell are the best things out there. They're just ubiquitous, cheap, and most people can stand them. An informed person might have a favorite chef and will appreciate both complex flavors, and pure, simple ingredients. Staying on topic (both in terms of this thread and ubiquitous and cheap things), it looks like someone named Demi Lovato is taking over the ASG free concert, as America and donut hating Ariana Grande has cancelled. I'm starting to feel old because I have no idea who she is, but I admit to only knowing who Ariana Grande is because she's physically attractive.
July 8, 20159 yr Does a certain kind of prostitution follow a large event like this? I ask because I ran into what appeared to be a prostitute with her pimp on Vine Street, and they were obviously not from Cincinnati (they were Asian and didn't speak English).
July 8, 20159 yr Does a certain kind of prostitution follow a large event like this? I ask because I ran into what appeared to be a prostitute with her pimp on Vine Street, and they were obviously not from Cincinnati (they were Asian and didn't speak English). According to the Blue Ash Police and Fox 19 it does: http://www.fox19.com/story/29497101/big-all-star-crowds-could-draw-increase-in-prostitution
July 8, 20159 yr I thought I saw that they have a hotline set up for human trafficking because the ASG is here. What? OK. neilworms: I agree with your point. You could say the same thing about alot of cities if we are isolating diversity as a sign of cosmopolises. Really, the only true diverse cities in the US are the coastal cities that are gateways to the US. And let's be careful with our definition of divers as well. I doubt NYC has as many yokels as NoKY.
July 8, 20159 yr I just punched a hole in the wall. Walk The Moon is a horrible, horrible band. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/07/08/cincinnati-band-all-star-game/29862643/ Hmm, is that why they're selling out music venues all across the country? I've seen them live 7 times. To each their own I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
July 8, 20159 yr neilworms: I agree with your point. You could say the same thing about alot of cities if we are isolating diversity as a sign of cosmopolises. Really, the only true diverse cities in the US are the coastal cities that are gateways to the US. And let's be careful with our definition of divers as well. I doubt NYC has as many yokels as NoKY. There are probably communities of Appalachian people in NYC - its not far from the mountains, (there is a small one in Chicago though its mostly absorbed into the broader general culture - the only thing left really is "Carol's Pub" from the era during the Appalachian migrations - in Cincy is a lot more a part of the fabric of the culture probably due to its proximity to the geographic region). I wouldn't argue its diverse per say - its not like New Orleans where there are several distinct cultures all smashed together into one city with very distinct accents (though you get a minor accent difference between east and west side Cincy). Also I'm using the dictionary definition, considering the protests that were held when international signs went up on fountain square before the World Choir Games, cincy has a long way to go before it meets this: cos·mo·pol·i·tan ˌkäzməˈpälət(ə)n/ adjective 1. familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures. "his knowledge of French, Italian, and Spanish made him genuinely cosmopolitan" synonyms: worldly, worldly-wise, well travelled, experienced, unprovincial, cultivated, cultured, sophisticated, suave, urbane, glamorous, fashionable, stylish; informaljet-setting, cool, hip, styling/stylin' "a cosmopolitan audience" noun Though I guess in its own twisted way this is pretty cosmopolitan lol: Does a certain kind of prostitution follow a large event like this? I ask because I ran into what appeared to be a prostitute with her pimp on Vine Street, and they were obviously not from Cincinnati (they were Asian and didn't speak English). According to the Blue Ash Police and Fox 19 it does: http://www.fox19.com/story/29497101/big-all-star-crowds-could-draw-increase-in-prostitution
July 8, 20159 yr I was half-way joking about the yokels part. But I'm sure your observations are accurate. I'm sure the lack of cosmopolitanism has fed the streetcar opposition. I don't know anybody that is well traveled that doesn't support it/see the benefit. So headcount...who is going to an ASG event? Me and two of my junior Rabbit Hashes are headed to the Futures Game.
July 8, 20159 yr That comment about the languages on Fountain Square is sort of strange. It was such a small minority of people that were upset that it doesn't represent the attitude of the region. There are nutters everywhere. Again, it's just because you follow the news closely in Cincinnati that you even know this happened. Similar things would happen in almost any other city. The vast majority of people are excited about these big events. I think it's fun to see the city rally behind an event like this. I can guarantee that over 99% of people visiting for the World Choir Games had no idea there was any opposition to the multi-lingual signs. Probably 99% of locals had no idea there was opposition now that I think about it.
July 8, 20159 yr Also The Enquirer now hyping up Walk The Moon "official band of the all-star game" or whatever. Dear lord that band is atrocious and in no way should be positioned to represent the city. It's MLB Network's decision. And they are from Cincinnati. Shut Up and Dance sits at #5 on the chart. Yep. I'd go with the Isley Brothers myself. Now there is something we agree on! Love love love the Isley Brothers!
July 9, 20159 yr I would rather have it than not. The city should go after it as an annual event being the first professional baseball team. That's long long shot though. Indy has the Indy 500. Louisville has the Kentucky Derby. Worth a shot I think.
July 9, 20159 yr Not hearing too much about the 'refreshment zone' planned for the banks. Is the open container policy in place for the ASG festivities ?
July 9, 20159 yr The Open Contain District will not be in place for the All Star Game. They will get a regular permit to sell alcohol and shut down the street starting 6pm on Friday. Also, you can sign up to zipline down Freedom Way at www.reds.com/zipline starting at 9am today. $35
July 9, 20159 yr I'd do the zipline after a couple of these: Brewery's All-Star Game beer recalls time when Reds stacked the deck Andy Brownfield - Cincinnati Business Courier A local brewery is releasing a special beer for the All-Star Game, and it's a throwback to another time Cincinnati was in the spotlight. Covington's Braxton Brewing Co. is tapping 1957 on Thursday to kick off All-Star Week. The English-style mild will only be brewed once, and only about 40 kegs will be made, to celebrate Cincinnati hosting the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The name comes from the year 1957, another year Cincinnati hosted the All-Star Game, when Reds players were voted in for seven of the eight starting positions. Cont "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
July 9, 20159 yr I'd do the zipline after a couple of these: Brewery's All-Star Game beer recalls time when Reds stacked the deck Andy Brownfield - Cincinnati Business Courier A local brewery is releasing a special beer for the All-Star Game, and it's a throwback to another time Cincinnati was in the spotlight. Covington's Braxton Brewing Co. is tapping 1957 on Thursday to kick off All-Star Week. The English-style mild will only be brewed once, and only about 40 kegs will be made, to celebrate Cincinnati hosting the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The name comes from the year 1957, another year Cincinnati hosted the All-Star Game, when Reds players were voted in for seven of the eight starting positions. Cont Well that's an error I'd expect the Enq to make. Cincinnati did not host in 1957. It was 1953.
July 9, 20159 yr Good catch... Updated Jul 9, 2015, 11:46am EDT "The name comes from the year 1957, when Reds players were voted in for seven of the eight starting positions when the All-Star Game was hosted by St. Louis.' "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
July 11, 20159 yr It might change, but looks like the weather is on track to completely rain out every day of the ASG festivities except for today, and then right on cue move out of the region when its over. Sucks though for the city's image to be under a dreary stormcloud, considering all the work it did to get ready. Bright side: I guess everything will be spiffed up for Cincinnatians to enjoy when it's 90 and sunny for the rest of July.
July 13, 20159 yr Since its inception in 1985, the Home Run Derby has been canceled only once. Cincinnati 1988(, 2015?) "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
July 13, 20159 yr Yeah, this is what is slowly heading toward the city. Maybe it can get started once the storms pass, but it's going to be grossly muggy all afternoon once the main storm clears out.
July 13, 20159 yr Storm is supposed to hit Cincinnati around 2pm. After that, a series of storms will develop in Central Indiana and move through the region. What you're looking at there will be through the city in several hours. Hopefully the storms are scattered enough to play the derby.
July 13, 20159 yr Wow. This area is cursed when it comes to weather and sports. Maybe an overstatement but I remember so many years of attending tennis in Mason and the storms were biblical in proportions seemingly every year.
July 13, 20159 yr I didn't drive for Uber this past weekend but their insane driver recruitment effort meant there were *hundreds* of new drivers out there this weekend and the system hardly surged at all. I looked at times and saw 10 cars on a single downtown block sitting around twiddling their thumbs. So a bunch of regular drivers made less than they do on a normal weekend night.
July 13, 20159 yr Back to ASG weather...it looks like the early afternoon storms worked the atmosphere over pretty good. Radar shows nothing in Indiana as of now. We might have gotten a reprieve.
July 13, 20159 yr Looking much better! "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
July 14, 20159 yr What a great Home Run Derby. Todd Frazier winning it with 15 home runs in the final round to a hometown crowd. Likely the most exciting HRD in history. The new format worked really well. They hit twice as many home runs as last year's derby. Each player went head to head with someone in a bracket style elimination. They each had 4 minutes to hit as many HRs as possible. It was shortened from 5 minutes each round because of the fear of rain. Honestly though, the players were visibly tired after 4 minutes of crushing balls into the stands, so it worked better.
July 14, 20159 yr As someone that can attentively watch anything sports related for about 3 minutes before needing to get up and do something else, the Home Run Derby held my attention really well. I have watched them in the past but never enjoyed them since they were too long and were a little more serious than I think this new format encourages. This year was actually fun to watch for me (as was the celebrity game or whatever the official name is for it) because it was a little more casual and decently fast paced.
July 14, 20159 yr It's been a great event so far. Cincy is the center of the sports world these past few days. I think the weather will hold off for tonight's game.
July 14, 20159 yr So glad the weather held out for the HRD, and it really couldn't have been scripted any better with the Toddfather bringing it home in dramatic fashion in front of the home crowd. Hoping for good weather and a memorable game tonight!
July 14, 20159 yr Wow. This area is cursed when it comes to weather and sports. Maybe an overstatement but I remember so many years of attending tennis in Mason and the storms were biblical in proportions seemingly every year. Actually, it's not really our fortunes as much as it is our location, which is basically a rain forest that freezes in the winter. We are east of water (Great Lakes) and west of a mountain range (Appalachians). By North American standards, we do not have great weather. We are blessed though with almost unlimited fresh water. (Great Miami aquifer anyone?) Most Rainy Days Large US cities where it rains or snows on over 130 days each year Rochester, New York 167 Buffalo, New York 167 Portland, Oregon 164 Cleveland, Ohio 155 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 151 Seattle, Washington 149 Columbus, Ohio 139 Cincinnati, Ohio 137 Miami, Florida 135 Detroit, Michigan 135 Heavy Cloud City Days of Heavy Cloud % of Days Seattle, Washington 226 62 Portland, Oregon 222 61 Buffalo, New York 208 57 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 203 56 Cleveland, Ohio 202 55 Rochester, New York 200 55 Columbus, Ohio 190 52 Cincinnati, Ohio 186 51 Detroit, Michigan 185 51
July 14, 20159 yr Wow. This area is cursed when it comes to weather and sports. Maybe an overstatement but I remember so many years of attending tennis in Mason and the storms were biblical in proportions seemingly every year. Actually, it's not really our fortunes as much as it is our location, which is basically a rain forest that freezes in the winter. We are east of water (Great Lakes) and west of a mountain range (Appalachians). By North American standards, we do not have great weather. We are blessed though with almost unlimited fresh water. (Great Miami aquifer anyone?) Most Rainy Days Large US cities where it rains or snows on over 130 days each year Rochester, New York 167 Buffalo, New York 167 Portland, Oregon 164 Cleveland, Ohio 155 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 151 Seattle, Washington 149 Columbus, Ohio 139 Cincinnati, Ohio 137 Miami, Florida 135 Detroit, Michigan 135 Heavy Cloud City Days of Heavy Cloud % of Days Seattle, Washington 226 62 Portland, Oregon 222 61 Buffalo, New York 208 57 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 203 56 Cleveland, Ohio 202 55 Rochester, New York 200 55 Columbus, Ohio 190 52 Cincinnati, Ohio 186 51 Detroit, Michigan 185 51 Very well then. We dodged a bullet last night. And it looks like if we can just avoid the tail-end of this squall that a low pressure centered over Michigan is spinning off we might be dry for All-Star Tuesday.
July 14, 20159 yr Wow. This area is cursed when it comes to weather and sports. Maybe an overstatement but I remember so many years of attending tennis in Mason and the storms were biblical in proportions seemingly every year. Actually, it's not really our fortunes as much as it is our location, which is basically a rain forest that freezes in the winter. We are east of water (Great Lakes) and west of a mountain range (Appalachians). By North American standards, we do not have great weather. We are blessed though with almost unlimited fresh water. (Great Miami aquifer anyone?) Most Rainy Days Large US cities where it rains or snows on over 130 days each year Rochester, New York 167 Buffalo, New York 167 Portland, Oregon 164 Cleveland, Ohio 155 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 151 Seattle, Washington 149 Columbus, Ohio 139 Cincinnati, Ohio 137 Miami, Florida 135 Detroit, Michigan 135 Heavy Cloud City Days of Heavy Cloud % of Days Seattle, Washington 226 62 Portland, Oregon 222 61 Buffalo, New York 208 57 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 203 56 Cleveland, Ohio 202 55 Rochester, New York 200 55 Columbus, Ohio 190 52 Cincinnati, Ohio 186 51 Detroit, Michigan 185 51 Very well then. We dodged a bullet last night. And it looks like if we can just avoid the tail-end of this squall that a low pressure centered over Michigan is spinning off we might be dry for All-Star Tuesday. Haha I agree with you. Bullet was dodged.
July 15, 20159 yr The entire All Star calendar of events went off without a hitch. Some big storms came through at just the right times and avoided any delay in any of the events.
July 15, 20159 yr It's hard to peg what the week meant to Cincinnati's stature. I just know that the city seems to be more proud of itself right now than in a generation. The feeling is in the air.
July 15, 20159 yr Well you would think, at least locally, that many people came downtown that haven't came in a long time, and realized how nice it is with the new parks and all the activity. Nationally, I read an article where they had site-selectors in town, checking everything out, so that is good. I was on twitter and looked up #cincinnati and was reading through tweets. I was suprised at all the apathetic people, when it was raining on Monday, saying things like, "This is why we never have anything nice in Cincinnati", etc. It kind of blew me away since being from Iowa, I think Cincinnati is so much fun and a great spot. And that is comparing it to Chicago, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Des Moines, etc. where I have spent quite a bit of time. You can do so much here and it is comparable to all those cities in it's own type of ways, though on a smaller scale of course than Chicago and Minneapolis. Even my new co-worker, who has lived here for 20 years, said not long ago in front of people when we had company meetings that Cincinnati was boring, etc. They had asked me initially "How do you like living here now?", and I responded something along the lines of, "I really love it, there is so much to do all the time, all the people my age really love it here, etc.", to which she responded with "I guess you don't get out much, huh?". Which I thought was quite rude although I brushed it off as I should in front of important people for our company. I guess what I am trying to say is, I hope the apathetic attitude about our great city is lessened and everyone can see it as a great place to live, work and play. Not a depressing town with nothing to do...
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