The European-American Chamber of Commerce will host its annual conference at the Hilton Netherland Plaza in downtown Cincinnati today, and local leaders hope the discussions will lead to positive ideas for growing the region’s skilled labor workforce. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: EACC conference aims to jumpstart region’s skilled labor workforce
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With the debut of Google’s Business Photos in Cincinnati, users will now get to take a 360-degree view inside participating establishments. The first business in the region where this is available is Arnold’s Bar & Grill downtown. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Google’s new maps feature takes users inside Cincinnati businesses Ohio’s modest, and failed, effort to bring passenger rail service to the nation’s most densely populated region without it shows just how far America has fallen from the days when the U.S. built big, and inspired people the world over. Now, we often look to Asia for that inspiration. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: What can Ohio’s failed high-speed rail program teach us about America’s standing in the world? The Banks development team announced that Yard House, an American fusion restaurant with 100-250 taps, will open its first Ohio location on Cincinnati’s central riverfront. The 10,000 sq. ft. restaurant will be the first stand-alone tenant at The Banks, located immediately south of the Freedom Center. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Yard House to open first Ohio restaurant along Cincinnati’s central riverfront The economic crisis hits transit hard in cities like Pittsburgh Cities across America continue to see ridership increases on their transit systems, but are feeling an even greater pinch from ongoing government austerity measures forcing service reductions. More from The Transport Politic: The counter-intuitive result is that cities that are doing well economically are able [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: The economic crisis hits transit hard in cities like Pittsburgh Developers will break ground on more housing uptown in Corryville in the near future. The project will be the second phase of the $80 million Village of Stetson Square development located immediately south of University Hospital, and will include 18 units. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Latest phase of Stetson Square takes on new urban form 60-unit apartment building planned for Madison Road in Oakely A new development being called Oakley Lofts would bring 60 one- and two-bedroom apartments to Madison Road at Appleton Street. More from the Cincinnati Enquirer: The five-story building will have a commercial component on the first floor. The upper floors will be residential. Chris Bortz, a [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: 60-unit apartment building planned for Madison Road in Oakley More new housing to be built uptown in Corryville The housing construction boom continues uptown as developers announce their intentions to build a second phase to the popular Village of Stetson Square development in Corryville. More from the Cincinnati Enquirer: Four newly constructed buildings are planned to house 16 one-bedroom units with studies and two [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: More new housing to be built uptown in Corryville Cincinnati to offer domestic partner benefits. Following through on a campaign promise, Cincinnati City Councilman Chris Seelbach (D) championed through domestic partnership benefits this week. The move will place Cincinnati amongst an estimated 200 other cities from around the country who offer similar benefits to same-sex couples. More from the Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati became the second city [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati to offer domestic partner benefits Japanese restaurant coming to OTR this fall Just one week after UrbanCincy announced that Hapa, an Asian-inspired restaurant, will open at 1331 Vine Street, it is now being reported that a Japanese restaurant will join it across the street. From the Cincinnati Enquirer: The concept is an izakaya, or what you might call a Japanese [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Japanese restaurant coming to OTR this fall From ghost town to night-on-the-town Nearly one month ago we asked whether Cincinnati is in the midst of a contemporary golden age. With all of the public and private investment taking place throughout the city, the answer seemed to be an easy yes. Now, Cincinnati’s mainstream media is echoing our thoughts. From WCPO: On virtually [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: From ghost town to night-on-the-town Cincinnati shifts to 100 percent clean energy As UrbanCincy first projected in February, city officials have decided to buy 100 percent renewable energy credits. In the process, Cincinnati will be getting rid of its allegiance to Duke Energy. From the Huffington Post: Today, Duke Energy found out that more than 50,000 commercial and residential electricity [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati shifts to 100 percent clean energy Years after initial efforts, paid ambassadors are now patrolling the streets of the city’s historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. The non-stop progress taking place in the neighborhood, community leaders say, is what has created a better environment for such a program to finally take root. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: After years of work, ambassadors in Over-the-Rhine are finally reality Benihana closes downtown Cincinnati location After originally announcing they would temporarily close in order to remodel, Benihana has now announced that they will shutter their location in downtown Cincinnati. From the Business Courier: Benihana (Nasdaq: BNHN) sent an email to customers Friday that said the downtown restaurant, located at 126 E. Sixth St., is closed [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Benihana closes downtown Cincinnati location Coffee Shops and the Post-Industrial City Urban coffee shops have long served as community focal points where people come to gather, relax and debate. But what role do these ‘third places’ play in our post-industrial cities? From Urban Relations: Coffee helps us. It helps us get out of bed, it raises our productivity and promotes [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Coffee Shops and the Post-Industrial City The ‘Robert Moses Effect’ on the entrepreneurial ecosystem We all know about Robert Moses’ rule over New York City from the 1930′s to the 1960′s, but how has his approach to urban development impacted the way in which our entrepreneurial ecosystem? From the Business Insider: Adding highways meant adding traffic–more than ever before. We’re seeing [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: The ‘Robert Moses Effect’ on the entrepreneurial ecosystem Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has announced plans to build a new 15-story research tower uptown at its Avondale campus. The new 425,000-square-foot clinical research facility will make the Cincinnati Children’s the largest pediatric research facility in the United States. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to construct $180M research tower City and project officials are moving forward with a preferred alternative for the Brent Spence Bridge replacement and rehabilitation project, but new financial hurdles may offer an opportunity to reimagine the project in a more financially beneficial way. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Reimagined Brent Spence Bridge alignment could prove to be financial windfall for Cincinnati An Asian-inspired restaurant called Hapa will soon occupy 1,100 square feet of space at Fourteenth Street and Vine Street in Over-the-Rhine. The restaurant’s five-year lease comes at a time when redevelopment momentum appears to be shifting north in the historic neighborhood. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: New Asian-inspired restaurant to extend Vine Street’s veritable restaurant scene north Just two weeks after UrbanCincy called on city leaders to reform urban parking policy, Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls has announced a new policy that would eliminate all parking mandates within Over-the-Rhine and the Central Business District. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati City Council prepares to take action against urban parking mandates |
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