Thursday, July 17 2014
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Cincinnati's Gon' Country
Buckle yourself in country music fans, this weekend is going to get rowdy. Starting tomorrow night, Sawyer Point is going to get a little bit country with the inaugural installment of Buckle Up, the second music festival to hit the tri-state in as many weeks. Fresh on the heels of the successful Bunbury shindig, the multi-stage riverfront event will host such headliners as Alabama, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris and more.
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Streetcar On Budget and On Time
Despite its tumultuous start, the Cincinnati streetcar project is on budget and on time. Construction on the $133-million project has been steady for a year, but with an opening date of 2016 there is still plenty of work to be done. The streetcar and its 3.6 mile route will cost about $3.8 million in annual revenue costs. Keep your eyes peeled for Sept. 15, 2016 when the project’s first riders are scheduled to board.
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Metro Exec Resigns Abruptly Tuesday
Business Courier reports that the CEO of Metro, the regional transit agency for Southwest Ohio has resigned, effective immediately. With little detail included, some are wondering what happened and what the immediate implications are of Terry Garcia Owens decision to leave and return to the transit industry. While a national search for her replacement ensues, Darryl Haley, Metro's director of development will serve in the role during the interim.
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Kentucky IDs Don't Comply With New Regulations
Kentucky residents should plan to pack additional forms of identification when traveling this fall thanks to upcoming security provisions which may render their state issued IDs unacceptable for such routine activities as air travel. Thanks to legislation passed in 2005, the new regulations are aimed at making it more difficult to obtain fradulent identification. For states like Kentucky, who haven't gotten their act together in the ensuing near-decade, residents may be the ones to suffer the consequences.
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Eden Park Brewery Plans on Hiatus
Plans to turn Eden Park’s dilapidated, run-down 19th century water pump station into a brewery are on hiatus until City Council and Mayor John Cranley can come together on a deal for the property. Council and Cranley shelved the deal to give the property to its potential owners for $1 and would protect the city from owning the building if the brewery would fail. The owners of the potential brewery hope to get a vote scheduled to move things along on Aug. 6.
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