May 14, 200916 yr There is a Teavana @ Easton. It is overpriced, Essencha in Oakley is better. There was a Teavana down in Charleston. They had a bunch of tea. that's about all i have to add to this one.
May 15, 200916 yr Kenwood Towne Centre adds 6 tenants By Jeff McKinney, Cincinnati Enquirer, May 15, 2009 SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP -- Six new tenants will soon open or just opened at Kenwood Towne Centre, one of the region's largest malls. An existing tenant, Journey's, plans to expand into a larger space.
May 16, 200916 yr They had to build a big parking garage and do a lot of asbestos stuff as they tore down the old bldg. Hasn't there been rumours of H&M going into the movie theater spot?
May 19, 200916 yr Park + Vine celebrates 2 year anniversary with added jobs http://www.soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/0519parkandvine.aspx Park + Vine, the little green store that could, is celebrating its two year anniversary as the region's premiere location for all things green. The Over-the-Rhine, green general store is the brainchild of the enigmatic and indefatigable, Dan Korman. "As far as the store is concerned, I feel like a proud papa," says the charismatic proprietor as he takes a break from rearranging the layout of his Vine Street shop with a coconut-based smoothie. "There's a pretty good love-fest happening within these four walls." And one can see why only a few minutes after entering the celebrated Gateway Quarter anchor. Filled with every eco-friendly product imaginable, as well as some you may have never considered (where else are you going to find your Lullwater Soap Nuts), the shop boasts an impressive client base with over 5,000 registered visitors over the past year alone. That steady growth has resulted in an overall increase of jobs to OTR including a bookkeeper, two part-time employees and the company's first full-time employee who came online just last week. The store is a magnet to both the hard-core patchouli wearers as well as the eco-curious. "We have a healthy balance between those that are already sold on the idea of cloth diapers – which can be a pretty big commitment, to those that are just beginning to swear off plastic bottles," says Korman. "There's a full spectrum of those that are going green in little chunks and those that are living the lifestyle." And that's why the success of this green patch of curiosity suddenly becomes so understandable. No matter where you are on that green spectrum, Park + Vine feels like a natural (no pun intended) fit. Even the coldest global warmer can find something useful, new or intriguing at P+V. The store got its start thanks to a generous supply of sweat and personal equity from Korman as well as the help of the Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce and their Business First Grant. The store, through the efforts of Korman, has done a remarkable job of connecting to the surrounding community. Success doesn't occur in a vacuum and Korman understands this concept better than most. "We have a love fest with our neighbors – from the other retailers to the residents to the theatres, we all depend on one another," says Korman. "It's especially great when Ensemble Theatre has a show. We get really busy when they have a show and we love it. It brings in newer faces." A special anniversary party is planned for Park + Vine's supporters and fans the last weekend in May and will feature live music by Brandon Dawson, Fanatics and Traitors, and Ethan Philbrick and Isaac Hand. Do yourself, and the planet, a favor and check out this one-of-a-kind Cincinnati success story.
May 22, 200916 yr Another in your face for Mason! Central Light dimming projections, relocating Firm selling Mason site, refocusing its retail efforts Business Courier of Cincinnati - by Jon Newberry Four years after the housing boom prompted a relocation to Mason, Central Light is ready to move back to Cincinnati. The company has put its 40,000-square-foot warehouse-showroom along Interstate 71 up for sale. Owner and President John Bruening said he’s looking for a smaller facility with a more central location in Oakley or along the Norwood Lateral. “It’s just really tough to make it on our current volume. Four years ago, Mason seemed to be the growth area. At the time it made all the sense in the world,” Bruening said this week after installing a large “Available” banner on his building. Read full article here: http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/05/25/story11.html
May 22, 200916 yr I won't be surprised if the Enquirer doesn't give this any press ... not even a small blip.
May 22, 200916 yr Another in your face for Mason! Central Light dimming projections, relocatingFirm selling Mason site, refocusing its retail efforts Four years after the housing boom prompted a relocation to Mason, Central Light is ready to move back to Cincinnati. The company has put its 40,000-square-foot warehouse-showroom along Interstate 71 up for sale. Owner and President John Bruening said he’s looking for a smaller facility with a more central location in Oakley or along the Norwood Lateral. “It’s just really tough to make it on our current volume. Four years ago, Mason seemed to be the growth area. At the time it made all the sense in the world,” Bruening said this week after installing a large “Available” banner on his building. You know, Central Light was located on Liberty Street for many years, and local contractors loved the central location. I bought tons of stuff from them. Then they closed that and opened a flashy box store located 20 miles out of town. I visited once, but hated it. It was less business and contractor oriented and more retail and homeowner oriented. Now how smart was that? Who buys more light fixtures, Contractors or Homeowners? And to hang your success on selling residential light fixtures for new fiberboard houses, when most of those new homes use the absolute cheapest light fixtures available. What a terrible decision. Norwood or Oakley makes a LOT more sense. I agree, suck it Mason.
May 22, 200916 yr Video about the Segway "phenomenon" rolling through Cincinnati with the opening of their new Over-the-Rhine store: http://www.wlwt.com/video/19527027/
May 22, 200916 yr Haha, these things are neat as hell! When I first heard of them years ago, I immediately thought - That's what our fat society needs! The guy in the video really drives the point home though that these can and *possibly* have the chance to really go big if this urban trend continues in this country. This will be a very nice addition to the CBD/OTR.
May 22, 200916 yr Video about the Segway "phenomenon" rolling through Cincinnati with the opening of their new Over-the-Rhine store: http://www.wlwt.com/video/19527027/ Ha! I think I'm more surprised to see Michael doing the anchor stuff ... what a great addition to Channel 5! He did a pretty damn good job if you ask me.
May 28, 200916 yr Kenwood cinema loses lease, closes By John Eckberg • [email protected] • May 27, 2009 National Amusements closed its Showcase Cinema in Kenwood Towne Centre on Tuesday but a replacement store may not be far behind. “Their lease expired, it’s as simple as that,” said Wanda Wagner, senior general manager of Kenwood Towne Centre. “We’re always negotiating and looking to bring Cincinnati the best new concepts. To do that, we need to have some lease turnover.” Negotiations with retailers are underway but Wagner said she could not announce a replacement tenant. The space is about 20,000 square feet. The theater had had reduced hours since January when the company implemented abbreviated schedules at three of its seven local venues. Read full article here: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090527/BIZ01/305270013/1076/BIZ/Kenwood+cinema+closes
May 28, 200916 yr ...at their newest location at Kenwood Towne Place. I'm going to start calling you Buzz Killington.
May 28, 200916 yr H and M was rumored to be moving into the old cinema spot at Kenwood, but Atlas is saying he would rather see one downtown or in the Gateway Quarter. Personally, and I know this will never happen, I would like to see a Zara move in. H&M would be cool too, though.
May 28, 200916 yr I would love to see a H&M. Stopped in one in NYC Saturday, it was fantastic. But locating it at the food court??
May 28, 200916 yr H&M is actually probably more likely for the new Uptown Commons development than anywhere else in the center city. Those places like to locate in clusters near other like business so that they have a district of sorts...and Clifton Heights already has Urban Outfitters and American Apparel.
May 28, 200916 yr H&M is actually probably more likely for the new Uptown Commons development than anywhere else in the center city. Those places like to locate in clusters near other like business so that they have a district of sorts...and Clifton Heights already has Urban Outfitters and American Apparel. GATEWAY QUARTER!!!!!!!!!!! No, its pretty obvious H&M wouldn't first choose to go down there and plus, it would go against the local store orientation they are really striving for down there. And I agree, C. Heights would be more likely than anywhere else in the center city. Well, unless you're including the Levee....which is a place I am sure they have considered in the past.
May 28, 200916 yr and also, why hasn't H&M opened in the Short North. You think it would have happened already. Seems like a no-brainer.
May 28, 200916 yr You should know by now that the Short North is anti-chain (hell, look at all the hoop-la about the Starbucks in the Yukon Building). "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 28, 200916 yr You should know by now that the Short North is anti-chain (hell, look at all the hoop-la about the Starbucks in the Yukon Building). Yes, but with regard to clothing.....they do have a DrX Mojoe.... or however you spell it. Theres one at Rookwood.
May 28, 200916 yr kick american apparel to the curb & get uniqlo! as they say it's big in japan: http://www.uniqlo.com/us/
May 28, 200916 yr kick american apparel to the curb & get uniqlo! as they say it's big in japan: http://www.uniqlo.com/us/ all that crap is the same crap to me! Too many damn skinny as kids in there as well! And do not get me started on "top shop"/"top man" the latter could supply countless snarky comments from me considering the amount of queens that work in that store!
May 29, 200916 yr I like Uniqlo. Their Uniqlock is mesmerizing. http://www.uniqlo.jp/uniqlock/ American Apparel is simply disgusting.
May 29, 200916 yr Their clothes look boring to me. Esp. American Apparel. Plus, their stuff is cut goofy.
May 29, 200916 yr Their clothes look boring to me. Esp. American Apparel. Plus, their stuff is cut goofy. Fatty! :P LOL I like Uniqlo. Their Uniqlock is mesmerizing. http://www.uniqlo.jp/uniqlock/ American Apparel is simply disgusting. Well you are their target audience. I can see you in that brand.
May 31, 200916 yr kick american apparel to the curb & get uniqlo! as they say it's big in japan: http://www.uniqlo.com/us/ all that crap is the same crap to me! Too many damn skinny as kids in there as well! And do not get me started on "top shop"/"top man" the latter could supply countless snarky comments from me considering the amount of queens that work in that store! oh and it's all about you isn't it? :roll: :wink: don't listen to that stick in the mud mts, the cinci retail development gurus should go for a topshop/topman too. it would be an instant hit. retail is hurting, so there should be at least some focus on trying to get anything that is unique to the region...for a change. it would be a big draw, like the new ikea probably is.
May 31, 200916 yr H&M...American Apparel I agree for the most part. I have yet to buy clothes from either store because nothing fits me right....all the shirts are way too long. But o H&M's credit, they have incredibly affordable suits that look good. They may not last as long as other higher quality suits, but they still look good. For someone like me, they are a definite buy.
May 31, 200916 yr The only thing I'll go to H&M for is their underwear, and even that's not great. The weird thing about American Apparel is that I really, honestly, want to vomit every time I walk by, but whenever I purchase a t-shirt from another store that has something silk screened on an AA shirt I think it fits nicely. If they just got rid of the sparkle spandex junk I don't think I'd hate them so much. As for CUFs NBD, I think they should stick with as many popular chains as possible so that UC is surrounded by three VERY different NBDs. Local chic Ludlow, Kenwood Lite Clifton Heights, and dirt cheap (I'm still a student but I'm about to apply for welfare) Short Vine. That would cover all the crowds pretty well.
July 23, 200915 yr H&M opening at Kenwood, Florence http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090722/BIZ01/907230316/1055/NEWS/H&M+opening+local+stores Swedish retailer H&M is slated to open stores at Kenwood Towne Centre and Florence Mall by this winter, mall officials confirmed today. For Kentucky, the store will be a first. Locally, the closest H&M is currently in Dublin, Ohio.
July 24, 200915 yr Vine-L Friday in the Gateway Quarter http://www.urbancincy.com/2009/07/vine-l-friday-in-gateway-quarter.html One of Cincinnati's trendiest shopping districts is celebrating this Friday with "Vine-L Friday" in the Gateway Quarter located in the heart of historic Over-the-Rhine. The Vine-L event is a mid-summer clearance where store owners are offering discounts and discussing what's to come with their new fall merchandise. The Little Mahatma will also be offering Tarot card readings from 5pm to 8pm. Discounts will vary from store to store, but the walkable shopping district makes for great window shopping and browsing from one location to the next. City Roots, Iris Book Cafe, Joseph Williams Home, The Little Mahatma, A Lucky Step, Metronation, Mica 12/v, Outside, Park+Vine and Urban Eden will all be participating. Stores in the Gateway Quarter are open from 11am to 8pm. To view the participating store's websites visit the Gateway Merchants Group website. 3CDC (check out their new website) is also recommending that you make a night of it in Cincinnati's center city by hitting up Vine-L Friday in the Gateway Quarter with some dinner at Lavomatic and live music from Bad Veins on Fountain Square that starts at 7pm.
July 24, 200915 yr wouldn't it be great if there was a small train that connected those destinations?
July 24, 200915 yr Like a miniature choo-choo train like... :) That looks like the one from Jim Bakker's Heritage USA, a.k.a. PTL.
July 24, 200915 yr wouldn't it be great if there was a small train that connected those destinations? Seems like that's all you ever talk about.
July 24, 200915 yr ^I just looked through my last 30 posts, only 50% are streetcar related Sounds like quite the proportion to me.
August 3, 200915 yr Two historic Cincinnati florists decide to put down roots together One-time rivals Jones the Florist, Jack Herb merge Business Courier of Cincinnati - by Lisa Biank Fasig Jones the Florist has merged with one of its oldest rivals, Jack Herb Florist, to form a $6 million chain with more than two centuries of experience. The combination, to be effective Aug. 1, will include Jack Herb Florist stores in Finneytown and Mount Healthy, which will maintain their name, and Jones’ one store downtown at Fountain Square. The Jack Herb Florist design center in Forest Hills will close and roll its operations into those of Jones’ design center in Sycamore Township. The two companies will combine their floral design, customer service, accounting and delivery operations to reduce costs, eliminating a small number of jobs from both companies, for total employment of about 40. The deal took form around Valentine’s Day, when Jones’ President David Fisher met with Jack Herb’s owner, John Herb Jr., to talk about sharing services. The goal was simply to co-op and cut costs, Fisher said. Read full article here: http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/08/03/story8.html
August 13, 200915 yr Specialty cupcake craze hits Bellevue with new shop http://www.soapboxmedia.com/devnews/0811threetierscupcakes.aspx Three Tiers Contemporary Cakes and Cupcakes will be opening at the end of the month along Fairfield Avenue in Bellevue. The shop will offer specialty cakes and cupcakes that shop owner Angela Gallo says are perfect for weddings, birthdays, showers and other special events. Gallo says that growing up around her mother who is also a chef is what got her interested in specialty cakes. "I took a cake decorating class and fell in love with it, so I decided to go to culinary school so I could take my skill set to another level." Everything from Three Tiers is made from scratch with no shortening in any of the products. Gallo says that she intends to use fruit from local farmers markets and products that will help her "create the highest quality cakes and cupcakes." Three Tiers will be joining the specialty cupcake craze that has swept the nation’s cities for the past several years, and includes local boutique shops like Take the Cake in Northside and SugarPlums CupCakery in Milford. These specialty bakeries focus on style and taste, and seem to be taking control of the sweet tooth market. While Three Tiers also produces specialty cakes, the cupcakes will surely be a popular draw at their 321 Fairfield Avenue shop. The shop will be located within a three story brick structure built in 1900, and will occupy the ground-level retail space. Gallo says that customers should expect a "bright and welcoming" shop that will be both chic and elegant. Customers will also be able to see where and how the cakes are made as there is no dividing wall between the kitchen and front counter. Shop owner Angela Gallo says that there will be a range of six to ten cupcake flavors with five to six different flavored icings. Gallo goes on to say that the types of cupcakes will change with the seasons and will also be open to customer suggestions. Mini-cupcakes will sell for 95 cents and standard size cupcakes will be $1.95. Bellevue seemed to be a natural fit for Gallo's new shop with all of the revitalization ongoing and the up and coming feel of the historic town as Gallo describes it. "The small business owners support each other and the community itself really tries to support all the local businesses," says Gallo whose mother also owns Mrs. Teapots Tea Room just a few doors down. The new shop will offer scheduled cake tastings, and be open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 11am to 3pm for those looking to grab a quick cupcake treat. If you would like to schedule an appointment to taste Three Tiers’ cake creations you can contact them by calling 859-431-CAKE(2253).
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