Tuesday, July 9 2013
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Cincinnati Gardens Looking for New Ownership
The owners of Cincinnati Gardens are currently exploring options to sell the venue. During the past 34 years, the family-operated facility has hosted a slew of hockey teams and more recently housed Xavier Basketball and the Cincinnati Rollergirls. While they hope new ownership will continue the operating tradition of catering to local sports organizations, the Robison family concedes that they may have to consider alternate uses in order to secure a sale.
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OTR Line App Aims to Reduce Wait-time Frustrations
Regardless how you feel as to whether or not OTR restaurants should accept reservations, there's a new mobile app aimed to help reduce wait-time frustrations. Scott Miller and Scott Avera released OTR Line, a free app for iOS and Android devices that uses crowdsourced information to estimate restaurant wait times.
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Heavy Rainfall Causing Problems for Covington Residents
In a week of nearly constant rainfall, Covington residents are dealing with the consequences of an aging sewer system and complicated legislative efforts to combat the flooding. To make matters worse, Sanitation District No. 1 (SD1), the organization responsible for waste-water management in Kenton County, has few funds to deal with repeated complaints following a recent rejection of rate hikes.
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Kenwood Eyesore's Investors Reach Agreement
The eyesore off Interstate 71 in Montgomery known as Kenwood Towne Place might finally be coming to a resolution. Investors and contractors came to an agreement to move the $175-million project forward. The shopping center was purchased earlier this year and renamed the Kenwood Collection.
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Clifton Grocery Work Halts
Clifton residents eagerly awaiting a return to grocery shopping in the Gaslight District might have to wait a little longer. The general contractor on the project said they are pulling out of finishing the project due to a lack of financing. Real estate agents involved in the vacant grocery store are trying to shop the space to high-end grocery tenants such as Trader Joe's and Whole Foods.
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