Thursday, February 13 2014
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P&G Selling Downtown Office Building on Sixth Street
Hey investors, want to own a piece of prime real-estate downtown? Then look no further than the corner of Sycamore and 6th where Proctor and Gamble has listed a 110,000 square foot office building for $6.5 million. P&G employees and existing tenants will be fully relocated by November. One existing tenant, startup incubator Centrifuse is planning to move to OTR; no word on what plans for the Port Authority are.
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Cranley's Parking Plan Likely to Pass
It looks like Mayor John Cranley's proposed parking plan has enough votes on City Council to pass. Details of the new plan include: increasing downtown enforcement hours until 9 p.m.; upping neighborhood meter rates by 25–75c; and upgrading all meters to accept credit cards. If the city decides to opt out of its lease with the Port Authority it will lose a one-time windfall of $85 million and cost taxpayers $1 million to pull out of the lease.
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Cincy Brew Bus Officially On a Roll
Forget the taxis, craft beer fans– check out the Cincy Brew Bus, a new venture that provides cross-city transportation for sudsy samples at 6 different local breweries. In addition to adult-beverages, the shuttle will also provide en-route education on Cincinnati's extensive brewing history as well as an update on the recent local resurgence. We’re anxious to see some of the city’s newest players (Rhinegeist & Ei8ht Ball) added to the list of destinations, but this looks like a great start!
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New Additions to GABP Offerings May Include Beer, Social Media Perks
Speaking of craft beer, thirsty baseball fans may soon have even more options to wash down those peanuts whilst imbibing at Great American Ballpark. Business Courier reports that the GABP's craft offerings could soon expand to 30 taps! In addition, there are also rumors of more focus on social media, which may include concepts similar to Cleveland's Social Suite for the most socially engaged fans.
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Can a Dog Run a Marathon?
Those looking for a 4-legged companion to run with them as part of this year's Flying Pig festivities are in luck: The IAMS Flying Fur run will take place Saturday May 3, at 1:30 p.m. The 2-mile route starts near the Purple People Bridge and IAMS will donate a bag of pet food to the SPCA Cincinnati for each dog registered for the event.
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