Tuesday, October 8 2013
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How the Government Shutdown is Affecting Cincinnati
CityBeat has published an extensive list of the essential federal services that are being disrupted during the government shutdown. Everything from flu vaccinations to new FHA loans to processing of applications for VA benefits are affected. See if your favorite program or service made the list (yet).
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Cincinnati is Home to World Class Street Art
Believe it or not, but Cincinnati’s streets are home to work by world famous street artists. BuzzFeed rounded up 9 famous street art murals around the Queen City from artists such as Shepard Fairey to The London Police. You can thank local art and design groups BLDG, the Contemporary Arts Center, YES Gallery and others for helping brighten up some of the city’s otherwise bland walkways.
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Seelbach Pays City for Trip Expenditures to Avoid Lawsuit
Another day, another lawsuit from COAST (Citizens Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes) at the ironic expense more of taxpayer dollars. This time the ultra-conservative group takes aim at Councilman Chris Seelbach, alleging improper use of campaign funds on a recent trip to the nation's capital. Rather than engage in lengthy litigation, the Councilman has agreed to write a personal check for approximately $1,200 to have the suit dismissed. City Solicitor John Curp has responded in a 5-page rebuttal saying the allegations are entirely without merit.
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Educate Yourself on this Year’s City Council Races
With less than 30 days remaining until elections for Cincinnati city council seats, CityBeat has a handy at-a-glance guide to this year’s candidates. It’s as good as spot as any to get familiar with the party, background and who is running against whom in this year’s races.
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Design Firm CAF Releases Streetcar Renderings
Design firm CAF released renderings of the streetcars for the $133 million streetcar project yesterday. The cars will have four doors on each side and are designed to be low to the ground, which should theoretically make onboarding and moving around the vehicles that much easier. The streetcar project’s director, John Deatrick, said the city should have the cars by June 2015.
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