I had someone tell me a specific location that they were looking at for the "new" Neon's. But I guess we'll see if that comes true or not. With their recent acquisition of Melt and Picnic & Pantry, they are probably more focused on the food business at the moment. They are adding Melt's food at Japp's for example, and are working on Melt's new location in Northside.

So the couple is likely in a crappy financial position at the moment.

 

 

I can guarantee that they're *not* in a bad financial situation.  Michael and Holly Redmond have made millions in the neighborhood in the last 7-8 years.  They own arguably the best house in the neighborhood.  Co-owner John Back owns two buildings on the streetcar line, one on Elm and one on Dunlap, both of which he bought way before prices went up.  He told me he got the one on Elm for $12,000. 

 

Michael Redmond used to post here on Urban Ohio circa 2007-08.  He and John Back opened Neon's with just $15,000 and each made a ton of money. 

And they just acquired multiple new businesses, Holly lost her biggest client, Japp's shrank substantially, and Neons is closing. None of that screams, "we're in a wonderful position!"

 

I didn't say, "they're broke" which I can guarantee is what you are reacting to as such, I say a crappy financial position. Having your main forms of consistent income falling off is a crappy financial situation regardless of how much you've saved up.

Not a publicly traded company. No access to numbers means you don't really know.

FWIW I've heard since about the new year that neons will be closing after 2016. I haven't heard that they are moving, only that they are leaving because the owner is doubling their rent.

 

Speculation I heard (NOT SUBSTANTIATED) was that a group like 4EG offered the building owners upgrades and much more in rent to be awarded the lease. No idea if that's true, but it would make sense considering the circumstances. Sorry to fuel the fire for something that might not be accurate.

Not a publicly traded company. No access to numbers means you don't really know.

 

Right, because you need numbers to know that someone's main sources of income going away in a short period isn't an ideal situation. Please.

 

Read what I'm saying, not what you want to read between the lines. Nobody goes, "yay, my bar is closing, my other bar has shrunken substantially, and my wife lost her largest client, PERFECT!" It's common sense. That's a crappy situation to be in.

Don't forget Myrtles, OKBB and Melt, I'd imagine that is a pretty diversified portfolio.

Not forgetting. But nobody goes, "my most established forms of income are going away as are my wife's, I love what's happening here."

 

Again, not saying they're broke or going to be filing for bankruptcy or any other thing I'd know nothing about. But pretending this isn't a huge blow for them regardless of what they have saved elsewhere makes no sense.

 

I have enough saved up to last me 4-5 years if I stopped working. That doesn't mean losing my job wouldn't be a crappy financial situation to be in.

 

My parents have millions in various investments, stocks, bonds, real estate, what have you. If my dad lost his job it's not like they'd go, "perfect, exactly what we were hoping for." They'd be completely fine financially long-term but would still be in a bad position until things realign themselves.

 

But that's enough of that.

 

 

 

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That would absolutely crushing to Main St if both of those bars closed.  Main St needs to be adding more businesses not closing down two of the few successful ones that are currently there. 

There's such a strange dichotomy with OTR. I just don't understand how you can have one street that's flourishing like Vine St, yet have a street like Main St that just utterly feel lifeless and dead.

 

I know 3cdc has a played a major role, but you would think the allure of OTR in general, from a business stand point at least, would have droves of businesses seeking to open up shop on Main St (especially most of those buildings and store fronts are already renovated and ready to go).

 

That's why I still think that OTR is still such in an infancy stage at this point. You really only have 1 viable, truly bustling street (Vine), and a block of Race St, with businesses scattered about along 12th East St, and Walnut.

 

Most of OTR, aside from Vine St, and a block of Race, just feels dead around sundown :/ I can't imagine how much losing Neon's and potentially Japps will add to the equation for Main St.

 

 

I also feel OTR has been losing quite a few businesses as well. Madd Casa closed on Walnut St. Happy Belly on Vine closed on Vine St. I know quite a few businesses have closed on Main St in the past few months. It's just a really weird place for OTR where it's really hard to gauge where it's at.

There are endless articles and studies that deal specifically with the question of, "why do storefronts stay vacant in successful neighborhoods" that will answer some of your questions. It happens sometimes.

 

As for the number of businesses closing, that's life. No neighborhood avoids businesses closing regardless of the success level of said neighborhood. The only thing that really matters is whether or not new things are moving in quicker than those that didn't make it are moving out. And in OTR that's the case. Last year we had, what, 45 or so new businesses open in OTR and Downtown which brought with them 640 new jobs. That more than offset the handful of businesses that failed and went away.

 

There are literally hundreds of businesses in OTR though. A couple popular places closing or shrinking sucks, sure, but the neighborhood isn't propped up on a couple successful bars. There's so much more to its success and it's diversifying.

 

In the coming year or so there will be enough new office development to house over 1,000 new jobs. There are something like 600 new residences coming online in the next couple years. The streetcar JUST opened. Findlay Market is starting to see spinoff development around it for the first time since when, pre-WWII? Liberty seems like it will likely be shrunken, better connecting the neighborhood and opening up tons of valuable land for redevelopment along its southern half. There are dozens of established bars and restaurants that remain successful and continue to be regional draws along Vine, Race, and Main. Little side streets are starting to take on a life of their own such as Republic which is probably my favorite street in OTR due to its diversity of uses and residents. Startup incubators continue to thrive in OTR. The brewing industry in OTR is still growing and places like Rhinegeist are seeing their product spread further than before.

 

OTR isn't dying because a handful of businesses closed up shop. That happens everywhere. Every time it has happened in OTR someone else swooped in and stole that niche of the market with something better. I imagine the "outdoor bar" crowd will make their way over to Queen City Radio en masse.

TroyEros[/member], you seem to think that every business that closes is a sign of doom and gloom for Over-the-Rhine. That's just not the case. There are about 10 new businesses that are in the works for this side of OTR, not to mention the next phase of Broadway Square. It will take some time for them all to open. On top of that, the new residents at Alumni Lofts are moving in throughout the month, the new garage is opening later this year, and the new Ziegler Park will bring a lot of activity to that side of the neighborhood. The streetscape will be redone next year, which will help freshen up the appearance of the street. If Neon's does in fact close, and the rumor ryanlammi[/member] mentioned is true, then we'll have a new bar moving into the old Neon's space. And as someone who was not a fan of the Japp's Annex, I am glad that it's easier to get a drink in the more sophisticated half of that bar.

TroyEros[/member], you seem to think that every business that closes is a sign of doom and gloom for Over-the-Rhine. That's just not the case. There are about 10 new businesses that are in the works for this side of OTR, not to mention the next phase of Broadway Square. It will take some time for them all to open. On top of that, the new residents at Alumni Lofts are moving in throughout the month, the new garage is opening later this year, and the new Ziegler Park will bring a lot of activity to that side of the neighborhood. The streetscape will be redone next year, which will help freshen up the appearance of the street. If Neon's does in fact close, and the rumor ryanlammi[/member] mentioned is true, then we'll have a new bar moving into the old Neon's space. And as someone who was not a fan of the Japp's Annex, I am glad that it's easier to get a drink in the more sophisticated half of that bar.

 

I guess my main point is why does Main St struggle so much from a business stand point?

 

It's easily the prettiest, most intact street in all of OTR. Almost all of the retail store fronts are rehabilitated. You would expect it to be lined head to toe with restaurants and cafes, and bars. Instead, it seems whenever you hear a new restaurant open it's always away from Main St. I'm just trying to understand why there seems to be less interest in Main St overall?

Because with Vine Street, 3CDC managed to get several famous and up-and-coming chefs to open up signature restaurants in a single block. Vine Street quickly defined itself as the place to go for really good restaurants, and now people go there without a specific destination in mind -- "let's just go to Vine Street and see where we can get in." Because of that, more restaurants began opening, and many other retail businesses and bars opened up to serve as the "waiting room" for those restaurants.

 

On the other hand, Main Street has always attracted the college crowd, hipster dance parties, etc. They don't currently have anything that attracts a more sophisticated crowd other that Japp's (which was overshadowed by the Annex until recently) and Liberty's. The food options near Main are mostly pizza or the Gomez taco window. It's where you go to grab something quick to eat, not to have a nice meal. It's where you go to get drunk and dance, not to have a nice cocktail. That's why Urban Sites is making a distinct effort to attract some different types of businesses into their newly renovated retail spaces on Main.

I do agree that the closing of Neons and Japps will have a detrimental effect on OTR, and saying that the crowd that goes there will suddenly flock to QCR doesn't really do much to address how the closure of these places will affect Main. I think it's strange that these businesses are closing, as they both seem to be consistently packed.  Main Street really is the main nightlife street in OTR, mostly because of these two bars being there.  It's quiet by day, but packed on weekend nights.  Don't you think Goodfellas and Lucy Blues will be negatively impacted by these two hugely popular bars closing? How about Gomez? These are significant losses for the neighborhood, to be sure.

 

I also (shockingly) agree with Troy Eros to an extent when he says that it's perplexing to witness Main Street's struggles compared to Vine.  It's easily the most beautiful street in OTR, and it's been the lone healthy outpost in OTR for a long time- well before Vine was redeveloped.  To see it still in this cycle of stagnation is frustrating.  I think one major reason for Main's lack of vibrancy is how abandoned Sycamore is.  The sea of parking lots in the lower Sycamore area, combined with the fact that there are almost no businesses and residents on the street from Liberty to CP means that Main functions as sort of a defacto edge of OTR, ala Elm.  Buttressing Main with increased development on Sycamore and into Pendleton (which is happening) should help Main stabilize, I would think.  Also, the new Ziegler Park should be a bit of a shot in the arm for Main and eastern OTR and Pendleton. What the street could really use, though, is a new big development at CP and Main where the Davis Furniture building is. 

Regardless of what this means for Main Street, you couldn't script the timing of these openings and closings any better for the owners of QCR.

So much for QCR being an underground, neighborhood bar. Even with the soft opening two weekends ago, it was packed. At the grand opening last weekend it was packed again. I think we have long passed the point where any new bar can open in OTR and not immediately be packed.

One thing malls purposely do well is dispersing out the different kind of tenants throughout the mall in order to keep from having "zones" or "wings" all filled with the same type of businesses such as locating all the teen clothing stores in one area. Jewelry stores and food tenants do like to cluster, but its better for businesses overall to have a little bit of separation in use types. Traditional urban development once had this, but with multiple landlords and past tenant uses in an area you wind up with whatever moves in, moves in.

Whoever said Japp's was closing?

I think people are making a lot of assumptions in this thread based on things they've heard through the grapevine.

So apparently Neons is closing in December and they're claiming it's a "lease dispute" which is, according to those who know the owners, just PR fabrication. Apparently Japp's isn't likely to survive much longer either.

 

I own Neons' and can answer your questions.  Neons' Lease ends at the end of the year, Jan. 1.  That is not because of a dispute or PR fabrication.  We had a dispute two years ago over building repairs including a structural wall repair and the failing of joist in the downstairs bathroom.  That was resolved with a judgement in our favor allowing for rent offsets. There are no other disputes. We are in negotiations and have been working on an alternative location in OTR since 2013.  We hope to announce more on that very soon assuming we can wrap up a few final details.

 

Japp's just got named one of the top 18 bars in the country by Esquire Magazine and just expanded into food this past Friday.  It is going no where and the lease is through the early to mid 2020s.

 

 

The more I read on here the more bad info I see.

Holly and Stacy resigned their position with 3CDC because being exclusive to 3CDC was costing them opportunities on both resales and taking the developers that they had worked with under 3CDC on outside projects.  3CDC spun it in an article to the business courier that they needed a bigger team but HOlly and Stacy had already resigned before they had even begun looking for anyone.  3CDC even kept the contract with Coldwell Banker who Holly and Stacy are with.  Now 3CDC has an agent who is from Hyde Park who ironically is not exclusive to 3CDC because no one would take that deal with them today.

Holly and I are not in a bad financial position.  Our company has self financed every project.  Not many others can say that.  No debt and expansions and acquisitions of our other brands does not really point to financial hardship.  I would have left Melt right where it was instead of a massive expansion into the Gantry if I was hurting.

Japps or the annex have never been in a lease dispute with Bob Schneider or with Urban

Sites.  Annex had a 90 day out by either side and Urban Sites had to exercise that because of chases being put through that space for the upstairs renovation.  They have always kept it open that we could release when all repairs are done (we may or may not). 

 

 

^ I thought this conjecture about finances was wildly inappropriate. Even if it was true, putting people's business out there in a public forum is not right. 

^ I thought this conjecture about finances was wildly inappropriate. Even if it was true, putting people's business out there in a public forum is not right. 

I agree but I also get how the rumor mill works.  There is nothing nefarious or sneaky about what is happening here.  End of lease term, period.  I am trying my best to move it to a much larger and better location and have been working on this for a very long time.  Wellmanns Brands owns the Name, the Liquor Lic, all equipment--basically everything but the four walls.  We can find new walls to house ourselves.

That is very exciting to hear.  Those are probably the two most popular bars in the area so losing them would have been a real negative for Main St.  Personally I wasn't sad to see the annex go at Japps as I prefer just the bar area which is a great cocktail bar.  The annex crowd has seemingly moved on to the Drinkery so it's kind of worked out.  Neons is my favorite bar in OTR but when the weather sucks their actual bar area isn't very big.  Great to hear that they'll be moving to an expanded place rather then closing.  Keep up the good work Wellmanns Brands your group has some awesome bars and is a great local company. 

That is very exciting to hear.  Those are probably the two most popular bars in the area so losing them would have been a real negative for Main St.  Personally I wasn't sad to see the annex go at Japps as I prefer just the bar area which is a great cocktail bar.  The annex crowd has seemingly moved on to the Drinkery so it's kind of worked out.  Neons is my favorite bar in OTR but when the weather sucks their actual bar area isn't very big.  Great to hear that they'll be moving to an expanded place rather then closing.  Keep up the good work Wellmanns Brands your group has some awesome bars and is a great local company. 

I really appreciate that.  This whole thing started by just a few OTR residents seeing a place that we felt had potential and decided to role the dice, and in 2009 that was a suckers bet.  We weren't bar experts, we were just OTR people who wanted to be a part of the rebuilding of our neighborhood.  That paid off.  I hope we inspired others to do the same.  There is a lot more that Wellmanns Brands is rolling out.

The people behind Neon's deserve a lot of the credit in getting the ball rolling with OTR's current revival.  I can't blame younger people for not knowing just how bad the area was or that there was a very significant but short-lived revival of Main St. that lasted from about 1995 until about 2003.  But it is a little amusing and upsetting to see young people who think they "discovered" the area when they first showed up in 2012 or 2013.

 

There's still to be discovery to be made.

 

I was walking around UC main, and heard a conversation about OTR is a place you want to avoid. I still think were not fully there yet regarding the trans formative perception of OTR, and I'm sure we will continue to see young people stumble and rediscover OTR for the first time in the coming years ahead.

The people behind Neon's deserve a lot of the credit in getting the ball rolling with OTR's current revival.  I can't blame younger people for not knowing just how bad the area was or that there was a very significant but short-lived revival of Main St. that lasted from about 1995 until about 2003.  But it is a little amusing and upsetting to see young people who think they "discovered" the area when they first showed up in 2012 or 2013.

 

I was too young to go to the bars on Main Street in its late 90s heyday, but I did go to Kaldis a few time at he very end of its life. First time I went, I was a high school kid, and convinced my buddies it'd be a cool place to hang out and smoke cigarettes (before the smoking ban). There was a huge, mob style fight right outside the door, which ended up with shots being fired. For 3 wannabe cool suburban teens, it was quite a scene to witness. This was around '05 or so...probably one of the lowest points Main has experienced in a long time.

Rhinehaus, Nation owners opening new venue in historic building

 

 

The owners of Rhinehaus in Over-the-Rhine and Nation Kitchen + Bar in Pendleton are opening up a third venue whose name should be familiar to Cincinnatians.

 

More below:

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/09/20/rhinehaus-nation-owners-opening-new-venue-in.html

 

I am trying my best to move it to a much larger and better location and have been working on this for a very long time.  Wellmanns Brands owns the Name, the Liquor Lic, all equipment--basically everything but the four walls.  We can find new walls to house ourselves.

 

I know a large beer garden behind a beautiful green building on Vine street that would make a much larger and better location. Hey a man can dream, right? Also, I'm very happy to hear that Japp's is not going anywhere anytime soon.

Former punk opening 'low-key cocktail bar' in OTR

 

 

A veteran of the D.C. punk scene – and the New York, Boston and Cincinnati bar scenes – is opening a new cocktail bar and cafe in Over-the-Rhine.

 

Mike Stankovich, former guitarist for Striking Distance in Washington, D.C., is opening Peacemaker at 111 13th St. in OTR. He hopes to have the space open by October.

 

More below:

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/08/10/former-punk-opening-low-key-cocktail-bar-in-otr.html

 

Peacemaker?

http://nypost.com/2016/10/06/putin-banner-mysteriously-appears-on-manhattan-bridge/

 

In the mid-early 1990's the owner of 111 W 13th applied for a demolition permit.  I'm a bit foggy on the details but I remember going to HCB meeting and arguing for saving the building.  It was an example of the OTR Foundation, the Cincinnati Presevationist Association and the low-income advocates working together on the same agenda against demolition.  The front wall had a serious bulge but HCB rejected the demolition application... Doug Waggoner (masonry contractor) eventually was hired to repair it and fortunately the building was saved.  I'm not sure this is the best location for a bar, seemed more  suitable as offices, being on a side street and right next to St Mary's.

^I assume you mean 111 East 13th St. It's great for the neighborhood to have smaller spots like this off the beaten path. 

Looks like one of the "Taco Bell Cantina" concepts is going in the AT580 building. They applied for a liquor license.

 

http://city-egov.cincinnati-oh.gov/Webtop/ws/council/public/child/Blob/46115.pdf?rpp=-10&m=1&w=doc_no%3D%27201601344%27

That is the best news I've heard all day.

Peek inside Cincinnati's newest craft brewery

 

 

Cincinnati's newest craft brewery opened last weekend and it serves up uncommon beer styles in a comfy industrial space.

 

Streetside Brewery, located at 4003 Eastern Ave. in Columbia-Tusculum, hosted its grand opening on Oct. 7. The brewery has been in the works for more than two years. Click through the photos below for a look inside.

 

More below:

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/10/14/peek-inside-cincinnatis-newest-craft-brewery.html

Get a first look at the overhauled Molly Malone's reopening in Pleasant Ridge

 

 

Molly Malone's Irish Pub in Pleasant Ridge is gearing up to reopen under new ownership after shuttering more than a year ago.

 

Molly Malone's at 6111 Montgomery Road closed its doors on April 19, 2015. The owners of a longtime Covington Irish pub that's ironically also named Molly Malone's purchased the unrelated Pleasant Ridge pub in July 2015. Click through the photos below to see what changes they've made in advance of that location's reopening.

 

More below:

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/10/20/get-a-first-look-at-the-overhauled-molly-malones.html

Tarantino-themed venue set to open in Walnut Hills

 

 

A new venue created by the group behind Overlook Lodge in Pleasant Ridge and themed after the movies of Quentin Tarantino is set to open in Walnut Hills this weekend.

 

Video Archive at 965 E. McMillan St. in the Trevarren Flats is hosting a grand opening at 6 p.m. on Oct. 22 according to a Facebook page set up for the event.

 

More below:

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/10/20/tarantino-themed-venue-set-to-open-in-walnut-hills.html

Cincinnati's stock market bar is ready to ring the opening bell

 

 

Cincinnati's first bar that plans to price beer dynamically like stocks – with prices rising and falling based on demand – will open this weekend.

 

Queen City Exchange at 32 W. Court St. downtown is hosting its grand opening on Oct. 29. The bar borrows not only its name from the New York Stock Exchange but its manner of pricing beer – popular beers will increase in cost the more people order them, and the hidden gems nobody is touching will get cheaper. Click through the photos below for a look inside.

 

More below:

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/10/26/cincinnatis-stock-market-bar-is-ready-to-ring-the.html

There was major drama this past weekend as some sort of rogue campaign was mounted on the Cincinnati DIY Facebook group to out 2-3 guys who work at MOTR and/or The Comet for sexual assault.  The accusations were totally vague and involved incidents stretching back several years.  Apparently MOTR fired 2 or 3 guys or they fired 2 and one quit.  It's all totally confusing as to what actually happened because all of these idiots online keep shouting over each other.  I do know people who know all these people and their opinions of the accusers and the accused were mixed.  So I don't know who to believe. 

 

But the thing that was really silly about it all was that somebody put negative reviews of MOTR on Yelp or a similar site and all these people are somehow worried that negative Yelp reviews are going to bring down that bar.  Um, okay.  I and tons of people barely know what Yelp is, and those who seem to be obsessed with it seem to be pretty lame people.  So if negative Yelp reviews keep lame people away, then cool. 

 

 

 

^ I saw those posts and unfortunately it devolved into a polarized name-calling match very quickly. Sexual assault and rape allegations should be taken seriously and it is extremely rare for women to make these up. However the accusers were also throwing around allegations that MOTR knew that these activities were happening but refused to fire the bartenders. One of the guys who was accused by name replied and said that the allegations were untrue, and he was immediately inundated with people calling him a rapist. For all I know the allegations could be true, but if the guy wants to come into the group and defend himself, listen to what he has to say and force him to explain his actions... don't just hurl insults at him. Regardless of whatever actually happened, MOTR apparently no longer employs these guys.

^ I saw those posts and unfortunately it devolved into a polarized name-calling match very quickly. Sexual assault and rape allegations should be taken seriously and it is extremely rare for women to make these up. However the accusers were also throwing around allegations that MOTR knew that these activities were happening but refused to fire the bartenders. One of the guys who was accused by name replied and said that the allegations were untrue, and he was immediately inundated with people calling him a rapist. For all I know the allegations could be true, but if the guy wants to come into the group and defend himself, listen to what he has to say and force him to explain his actions... don't just hurl insults at him. Regardless of whatever actually happened, MOTR apparently no longer employs these guys.

 

What was dumb about the whole thing was that there was some sort of insinuation that the owners of MOTR knew about this stuff and continued to employ them.  I don't know how much the owners of that place actually manage it, but it's pretty dumb to assume that the GM of a place, let along the owners, are totally and fully aware of crap going on at 3am miles from their place of business. 

If there were a legitimate assault I really hope it would have been brought to the attention of the police. If there wasn't, I really hope that no one lost their job over a Facebook post.

It's definitely rare that false accusations become a national story, but when they do, they can cause mass chaos.  Some people are now predicting that Rolling Stone will be driven out of business after it pays out to the various entities it defamed in its debunked "Rape on Campus" story from a few years ago.  What's interesting from a legal perspective is that the magazine would have been in a much better situation if the story had been taken offline after it was retracted, but since it remained on the magazine's website with an editor's note, the courts have ruled that it defamed with "malice", which makes it much more vulnerable to multi-million dollar rulings from a trio of lawsuits (the Dean who was mentioned, the fraternity that was mentioned, and the three fraternity brothers whose identities were insinuated but not given by name):

http://thefederalist.com/2016/11/08/rolling-stones-false-rape-story-will-end-in-the-magazines-demise/

 

I have not heard any updates on the MOTR situation...it appears that the national election has overtaken even the Facebook group news cycle.  I think these people are a bit naïve as to how important every word they type on Facebook is should a situation like this go to court.  I beat an old landlord in small claims court because of a single text message he offhandedly sent me a month or two before he refused to return my deposit. 

^The people at the center of the MOTR issue no longer work there. I talked to one of the owners yesterday, and he was expressing how difficult of a situation it put them in. The group Women Helping Women reached out to them and they are going to discuss best practices for the future. The owner I talked to seemed overwhelmed by the experience and glad it's over.

Here's when the Banks' newest bar opens

 

 

The newest bar at the Banks, operated by a veteran company, is opening this weekend.

 

The Stretch in the former Johnny Rockets space at 191 Freedom Way is hosting its grand opening on Nov. 19. The bar, operated by Four Entertainment Group (4EG), aims to be a neighborhood spot for the workers and resident at the Banks development.

 

More below:

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/11/18/heres-when-the-banks-newest-bar-opens.html

New Northside bar from the owners of Littlefield opening soon

 

 

The owners of Littlefield in Northside have opened their second place in the neighborhood, contributing to an emerging entertainment corridor along Spring Grove Avenue.

 

The bar, called Second Place, is hosting its grand opening on Nov. 23. It hosted soft openings over the weekend.

 

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http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/11/21/new-northside-bar-from-the-owners-of-littlefield.html

Boozy ice cream parlor coming to Over-the-Rhine

 

 

An ice cream parlor that will blend actual booze with creamy desserts is opening in Over-the-Rhine early next year.

 

Buzzed Bull Creamery is slated to open at 1408 Main St. by March 2017. The shop bills itself as the Tri-State's first liquid nitrogen creamery.

 

More below:

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/11/21/boozy-ice-cream-parlor-coming-to-over-the-rhine.html

NY Times does write-up on Movie-themed bars, including two in Cincinnati.  Yawn:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/dining/bars-movies.html?ribbon-ad-idx=5&rref=dining&module=Ribbon&version=origin&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Food&pgtype=article

Get a sneak peek inside a new urban bar inspired by Samuel Hannaford

 

 

A Greater Cincinnati bar that pays homage to and draws inspiration from the man who had probably the largest influence on the face of the Queen City is opening this week.

 

Hannaford at Pike & Madison at 619 Madison Ave. in Covington will host its grand opening on Nov. 23. The bar, created by the owners of Rhinehaus and Nation Kitchen + Bar, is named for Samuel Hannaford, the famed architect who designed the building housing it as well as Cincinnati City Hall, Music Hall and the Eden Park pump house among many other local buildings.

 

More below:

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/11/22/get-a-sneak-peek-inside-a-newurban-bar-inspired-by.html