Tuesday, September 2 2014
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Museum Center Board Approves Tax Increase
Despite criticizing the sales tax measure proposed by Hamilton County Commissioners, the board of the Cincinnati Museum Center voted last week to support an increase in sales tax to help pay for Union Terminal’s much-needed repairs. Museum board members initially criticized the removal of Music Hall from the November ballot, which caused a loss of historic tax credits and private donations. The five-year increase in sales tax from 6.75 percent to 7 percent will be on the ballot this November and should raise close to $170 million for the repairs.
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Cincinnati Air Quality Getting Better Each Year
Take a deep breath, Cincinnati. Thanks mostly to fantastic summer weather, the tri-state has just completed the second summer in a row without a smog alert. Joyous officials who normally mark the start and end of the summer season with regional notifications about carpooling and the dispensing of gasoline, are happy to report the positive trend. Wether it will continue is unknown, but some forthcoming regulations can only help the effort.
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Buffalo Sleeps With the Fishes
If you’ve ever walked along Cincinnati’s Riverfront, you may have come across a curious sculpture situated just below the Purple People bridge. The sculpture known as “Shark Girl”, depicting an innocent young girl with a bizarro shark head, had sat in that position for several years until just recently she was purchased and summarily transported to Buffalo, NY. Poor Shark Girl, we’ll miss you.
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Reds’ Homer Bailey’s Season Early
The Reds’ season ended early this year for Homer Bailey who was placed on the 60-day disabled list after hurting his elbow in early August. The Reds had initially hoped to have Bailey back by September. The team is still deciding whether or not off-season surgery to Bailey’s elbow makes sense.
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Struggling Newport Levee Places Hopes on New Development
Development has resumed fifteen years after the dream of Newport on the Levee was proposed. The struggling Levee has lost an 3D iMax movie theater, suffered poor retail sales and seen a carousel of revolving tenants come through its doors since it opened. The new investment will contain both permanent and hotel spaces, which should increase traffic to the Levee’s remaining retail tenants.
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