Thursday, August 7 2014
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County Commissioners Approve Tax for Union Terminal, Neglect Music Hall
Despite bringing thousands of people downtown for Lumenocity this past weekend, Music Hall will not be on the tax levy this fall when voters go to the polls to approve a 5-year, .25 percent sales tax increase to save Cincinnati’s landmark buildings. Republican Hamilton County Commissioners decided they would rather let the historic Music Hall slowly fade away than try to renovate the building to last another 100 years. The vote on Union Terminal is expected to raise $170 million over five years to renovate the landmark.
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Cincinnati Has a New City Manager
Harry Black, the new city manager for Cincinnati will replace interim appointee Scott Stiles on September 8th. Mayor John Cranley's long awaited nominee for the post was confirmed yesterday by city council unanimously. This will be Black's first opportunity to serve as a city manager; he was previously finance director in Baltimore.
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Jeff Ruby’s Waterfront Restaurant Sleeps with the Fishes
In case you haven't heard, Jeff Ruby's iconic floater, the Waterfront is officially sinking to the depths of the Ohio River. Since yesterday, there have been tons of photos of the wreckage making their way across the social tubes with possible explanations pointing to a collision with a passing barge. The flamboyant local restaurateur plans to rebuild at Covington landing, this time on time land.
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MPMF 2014 is for Music Lovers
Late September marks the 13th installment of Midpoint Music Festival in OTR and the Central Business District. Beatniks and hipsters will abound citywide to catch any of the 150 performances distributed across the city. They also have a pretty sweet website that can you use to build a personal itinerary so you don't miss a thing.
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Local Man Arrested After Urinating on Art Modell’s Grave
One local man can’t let bygones be bygones as he urinated on the grave of former Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell. The man, Paul S. Serbu of Franklin, was issued a summons Wednesday by Baltimore County, Maryland after Serbu allegedly posted a video online showing him peeing on the grave wearing a Cleveland Browns jersey.
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