Tuesday, July 16 2013
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Street Car to Open in 2016
After years of controversy including two failed ballot initiatives to cancel the project, the City announced the Cincinnati streetcar is set to open Sept. 15, 2016. An additional $500,000 was requested by the contractor, which was easily covered by the City’s $10 million contingency fund. The total cost for the project is just above $130 million.
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Controversy Over Parking Lease Continues to Rage
Following the recently inked deal to lease the city’s parking assets to the Port Authority, controversy continues to swirl in Queen City. From Todd Portune’s stinging rebuke of the port’s position to the administration’s response this week to criticism of the perceived benefits, it’s clear that this political fire is just getting started.
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Cranley Pledges to Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
Just under 10 percent of Cincinnati’s city contracts in 2012 went to minority- or women-owned businesses. John Cranley hopes to change that statistic if he gets elected mayor by pledging to double the amount of contracts awarded to women, increase the amount given to blacks by a magnitude of five and award at least one contract to a Hispanic-owned business.
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Senate Dogs– A National Treasure
As if the lengthy wait wasn’t notice enough, Senate’s gourmet all-beef dogs have just been named some of the nation’s best by Food and Wine Magazine. While the dog of the day always ranks amongst the most interesting fare, the Croque Madame and Lindsay Lohan are noted as menu staples. Better get in there soon... something tells me the wait times are about to get a whole lot longer.
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Cleaning Up Millenium Hotel
Try as they might, Cincinnati public officials just can’t get the aging Millennium Hotel to clean itself up. The Enquirer reports the City has been trying for at least six months to overhaul the hotel. City leaders say that because the Millennium is the only hotel directly connected to the Duke Energy Convention Center it can either make or break a visitor’s view on the city.
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