Thursday, July 3 2014
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Hotel at the Banks May Be Coming Next
City planners and developers for the Banks project downtown are working hard to bring an upscale hotel to the development space. Hot on the heels of the recent announcement that GE will be building and housing up to 2,000 employees on the site, a hotel seems like a logical progression for the mixed-use space which continues to grow into a fantastic area for sports fans and business leaders alike.
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Wasson Way Trail Designs Take Shape
Local design firm KZF Design released a study on Wasson Way that concluded construction of Wasson Way Trail would cost around $7.5 million for a walking and biking trail and $36 million for a light rail line adjacent to the trail. KZF estimated the trail would connect eight Cincinnati neighborhoods and about 100,000 residents with more than 100 miles of trail.
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Ohio Budget in the Black
When Ohio Gov. John Kasich took office he promised to bring Ohio’s budget back in the black. He kept good on that promise as the state ended the first half of the two-year budget with an $800 million surplus. Republicans quickly stashed that money aside, however, to cover the acceleration of the personal income tax in last year’s budget, according to WVXU.
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Get Ready for Woodward Theater This Fall
The owners of MOTR Pub in OTR are one step closer to finalizing plans for rehabilitation of the historic Woodward Theatre. Yesterday they announced they had secured the final $1.25 MM in funding they need to complete the project. The venue, which will seat about 600 people and is located directly across Main Street from MOTR is expected to house musical performances as early as this fall.
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Kentucky Gay Marriage Ban is Unconstitutional
This week the Commonwealth of Kentucky was denied the right to ban same-sex marriages in the state thanks to a ruling passed down by federal judge John G. Heyburn II. This is just one of several similar rulings around the country, which contend that state bans infringe on same-sex couples' equal protection under the US constitution.
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