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By: The Urbanophile » Blog Archive » The Neighborhoods of Cincinnati

The Urbanophile » Blog Archive » The Neighborhoods of Cincinnati — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:40:56 +0000

[...] can be incredibly surprising to people who don’t know much about it. Cincinnati was the Queen City of the Midwest when [...]

By: Tony Skaggs

Tony Skaggs — Sat, 22 May 2010 07:25:35 +0000

Nearly two years ago, I was “hating” on Cincinnati…six weeks from now, I’m packing my books after 29 years in NYC and heading “home”. The Great Recession has made NYC a real nightmare unless you have a trust fund — which I don’t. For very little money, I can live in my hometown Newport, draw and paint, enjoy the wonderful libraries, galleries, and museums in the area, go to Findlay Market, and I’ll be able to walk to two Krogers too. Yep, that streetcar project is still on paper only, the Creation Museum is a complete embarrassment, and I’ll have to deal with all those Teabaggers I went to high school with, one by one by one. But for a while at least, Cincinnati will be home again. You’re welcome any time to come visit Michael and we can have Dixie Chili on Monmouth St, a superior product to Skyline’s version

By: Greg Meckstroth

Greg Meckstroth — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:31:08 +0000

Well I am just reading this for the first time. I must say your writing style is top notch. I very much enjoyed reading this article. I think you hit Cincinnati right on the head. It’s the City that does the least with the most. Cincinnati has so much untapped potential it is sometimes disheartening, yet exciting all at once. Come back to Cincy when you can, and on your way, visit Indy. I am a former Cincinnatian/former Columbusite who just moved to Indianapolis. I am enjoying Indy but miss Ohio everyday, especially Cincinnati!

By: The Urbanophile » Blog Archive » "Cincinnati is Cool", "Some of Us Chose to Live Here", and Other Musings

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:12:13 +0000

[...] points us at a slightly old but still very relevant posting from Chicago Carless called “Cincinnati is Cool“. It’s a great and entertaining read. He starts it out [...]

By: The Urbanophile » Blog Archive » Cincinnati: Agenda 360

The Urbanophile » Blog Archive » Cincinnati: Agenda 360 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:25:55 +0000

[...] This is a shame since Cincinnati is such an incredible city, one like no other in America. Every time I go there I am blown away by what it has. This isn’t just another American sprawlburg, it’s a place with amazing character. I’m not the only one who feels this way, as Mike Doyle’s long take shows. [...]

By: Attention Deficit Déjà Vu

Attention Deficit Déjà Vu — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:19:12 +0000

[...] in my life. Pastry Chef Chris. Sole Man Donn. Bartolobampo. Soon you’ll read about my expat-Cincinnati friend, Nick Cinn. All of us experience the unproductive temporary madness of ADD in our own [...]

By: Chris H

Chris H — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:35:49 +0000

Probably far too late to leave a comment here anyone would actually read, but here goes: I lived in Cincinnati for years having gone there for college and stuck around for a while after. I’ve since moved to Chicago after having visited several times and finding that in comparison I was pretty certain Cincinnati was going no where. I’d agree with the people above who pointed out that while the city makes moves they are half-hearted and either in the wrong direction or at cross purposes to each other. I’d also say the prevailing attitude of the town about light rail, street cars or even the bus system it already has is much the same as that exposed in the article by the nameless person at the bistro, and it always frustrated me to no end. I can however attest that being carless in downtown Cincinnati is possible if difficult, as that I did it for 3 years, the primary problem being no full size grocery store. Yes there is a Kroger on Vine St, but it’s 1/4 the size of any other Kroger you might have been in, and until a recent make over, was also so dirty as to be shameful especially since it was a few blocks away from the Kroger world HQ. Despite all that I won’t totally trash the city, I certainly did have some good times there and met great friends including my (now) wife. To sum up I’ll share the sentiment some of us ex-cincinnatians came up with ” it was the best time I never want to have again”