Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati Metro will move from its location inside the Mercantile Center to a street-facing space on Fifth Street currently occupied by Queen City Wine & Spirits within the next year. Queen City Wine & Spirits will move to a Fourth Street-facing location.

A ton more room so...I wonder what they actually do with it. Seems to be too big a space at too high a price but we shall see.

Queen City Liquor is moving to 4th.

Brinkman, who is a Republican candidate for Hamilton County auditor, and his committee, including Adam Koehler, a Republican candidate for Hamilton County commissioner; longtime Price Hill activist Pete Witte; Sarah Wolf, a Northside resident who leads a group of homeowners angered by the rise in property tax bills; and Amber Kassem, a staunch opponent of the city’s recent Connected Communities zoning changes, must now collect 8,786 valid and verified signatures and submit them by the Sept. 5 City Council meeting in order to make the November ballot.

Even if the proposal makes it to the ballot and passes, it may not be legal because state law governs how the trust fund money can be spent.

The $93 million redevelopment of the historic Traction Building in downtown Cincinnati, nearly a decade in the making, will break ground in a matter of weeks.

Parkes Development Group, the Franklin, Tenn.-based firm behind the 121-year-old building’s transformation into a 152-room Kimpton Hotel, has secured a construction loan, the firm announced in a media release.

If you have an Enquirer sub- another article here- https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/23/its-official-ohioans-will-vote-on-whether-to-remove-politicians-from-congressional-and-statehouse-re/74336416007/

I feel like this is a no brainer no matter which way you lean. We should want fair districts and actual representation.

The finalists selected to move forward to the final phase are (in alphabetical order):

• Atlanta, Ga.
• Boulder, Colo.
• Cincinnati, O
• Louisville, Ky.
• Park City/Salt Lake City, Utah
• Santa Fe, N.M.

Personally I am excited to try Camp Chili's burger. Chili and Grippos, my sodium levels are going to rocket.

Cross posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17469695

According to an official with the Norwood Building Department and permits filed in Hamilton County, a Macy’s is heading to the former Bed Bath & Beyond space in Rookwood Commons, at 2719 Edmondson Road.

Not strictly Cincinnati but figured it merited a mention here.

Meet the guy once at Matthew 25, super friendly. Loved to just chat.

We are pleased to announce that the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Civil Rights has accepted for investigation our complaint of discrimination alleging violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) and its implementing regulations, including Title VI regulations administered by the United States Department of Transportation (49 C.F.R. Part 21) and the Federal Highway Administration (23 C.F.R. Part 200).

The FHWA has determined that the investigation will focus on the following allegation:

Whether the Brent Spence Corridor Project violates Title VI by discriminating against residents based on race, color, or national origin within and adjacent to the project area.