Tuesday, June 10 2014
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Vice Mayor Wants an Investigation into LumenoCity Tickets
Tickets for the upcoming LumenoCity event sold out within 12 minutes Monday and Vice Mayor David Mann wants to investigate if the tickets were distributed fairly. The city decided to offer free tickets after attendees at last year’s event experienced overcrowding. Mann’s calls for an investigation were prompted by some tickets being sold for $49 - $199 on eBay.
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Cranley Goes Uptown
On Thursday, Mayor John Cranley discussed his vision for a revitalized uptown area and highlighted the changes he'd like to see made to the area surrounding UC Campus. Chief among them, he envisions a safer campus environment, building upon the relationship between metro and UC police officers. Likewise, Cranley would like to see a more walking and biking paths in Burnett Woods, and even a pedestrian walkway above MLK drive.
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Final Notes Played at The Blue Wisp
Cincinnati jazz institution The Blue Wisp closed its doors Saturday, according to WCPO. In 2012 the club moved from its location on Eighth Street to the corner of Seventh and Race Streets and began offering dinner, lunch and Sunday brunch. Employees blamed the club’s changing business model for its closure. It’s unclear whether or not the club will reopen at another location.
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Congressional Democrats Work to Refinance Student Loans
With average student loan debt at an all-time high and interest rates on borrowing money at an historic low, some members of Congress are starting to focus on the inability for college students to refinance their mortgage rates. Democrats, including Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, are proposing a deal to resolve that issue, which will undoubtedly run afoul of the 1%. The proposed deal aims to make up an imposed budget shortfall by raising tax rates on individuals making over $1 million dollars.
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Middletown Officials Tried to Wrongfully Evict Poor Citizens
The city of Middletown has been acting for years to push out its poor citizens, according to documents obtained by The Cincinnati Enquirer. Middletown officials have enacted a series of measures including threatening tenants with losing housing assistance if they have delinquent water bills from years past, putting “problematic” landlords through special audits and background checks all in favor of reducing the amount of low-income housing available in Middletown. The Middletown Public Housing Agency is currently under a civil rights review by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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