Comments on: Cincinnati’s Still Cool

By: The Furious Kvetch at Benyamin Bissell

The Furious Kvetch at Benyamin Bissell — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:07:55 +0000

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By: Mike Doyle

Mike Doyle — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:58:15 +0000

Randy, don’t sell the place short. I think that’s pretty good for any city, Midwestern or not!

By: Randy Simes

Randy Simes — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:42:44 +0000

It’s always great to hear the views of an outsider no matter if you agree with them or not. I thought you were pretty spot on with your observations and love Cincinnati for most of those same reasons. It’s a beautiful place with endless potential. There are many people out there (including myself) who are working tirelessly to make that potential reality. One day we’ll get there…and for a Midwest city, that’s pretty good.

[Ed. Note: Randy Simes scribes at the very browse-worthy Urban Cincy.com.]

By: Mike Doyle

Mike Doyle — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:38:49 +0000

Maya, thanks for the link to your post on Cincinnati’s uniqueness. I agree, cities should be the best that they can be in and of themselves, regardless of comparisons to other places. They should tell their own stories–in a confident and emotionally impacting way–and stay on point with them to give outsiders a better understanding of why they are worth visiting/doing business in/moving to.

Constant comparison with anything that is bigger, larger, or (allegedly) better is only setting oneself up for failure. Carless readers should check your post out.

By: visualingual

visualingual — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:41:34 +0000

You may find this to be of interest; something I wrote last year about Cincinnati and my experience therein. [Ed. Note: The commenter is Maya Drozdz, co-founder and partner at Cincinnati design studio VisuaLingual.]