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Electric cars park free in Cincinnati

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June 9, 2009

In an effort to further put the Green Cincinnati Initiative into action the City will soon be offering free parking to anyone driving an all-electric vehicle. Vice Mayor David Crowley says that while only a small number of people will be affected at first, the new program is a symbolic effort. "This is a concrete step of some economic value to people willing to invest in all-electric vehicles or who drive them," says Crowley. Those wishing to take advantage of the program will have to display a city-issued sticker to park without charge. Read full article here.

Cincinnati Zoo attendance skyrockets

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Arts + Culture

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June 9, 2009

The Cincinnati Zoo has seen explosive attendance growth in 2009 when compared to the previous year. So far in the first five months, of the year, the Zoo has seen a 40% increase in attendance which totals up to more than 370,000 visitors so far. Those numbers include the second-best April and May attendance in zoo history. May 23 also marked the highest attendance of any May day in history with nearly 13,000 people visiting the zoo. The Zoo recently opened a new main entrance off of Vine Street and credit this for some of the increase in attendance. They also said that an aggressive marketing campaign and a variety of national rankings putting the Cincinnati Zoo as one of the best zoos for families in the country. Read full article here.

New president will find changes at University of Cincinnati

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Cincy In The News

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June 9, 2009

The University of Cincinnati has experienced dynamic changes over the past several years. These changes will greet the next president of the nearly 40,000 student university. The University's main campus has been entirely rebuilt and now boasts one of the most impressive collections of architecture of any university campus, academics and athletics have improved across the board and the university is expecting its largest freshman class ever this year. Dr. Nancy Zimpher left the University of Cincinnati to take the chancellor position of the State University of New York. Read full article here.

Revitalizing Over-the-Rhine: The Legacy & The Challenge

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Architecture + Design

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June 9, 2009

Cincinnati's historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood is in the midst of a major transformation. The neighborhood that saw serious decline over the past several decades is finally starting to rebound. With this revitalization comes new challenges. Kaid Benfield looks at the neighborhood and examines how revitalization might continue without further jeopardizing any additional historic structures, how the neighborhood might be revitalized in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner and how to do all of this while staying true to the culture of Over-the-Rhine past and present. Kaid Benfield is the director of the Smart Growth Program with the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington D.C. Read full article here.

Restoration work to begin at Cincinnati’s Union Terminal

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Architecture + Design

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June 9, 2009

A $9 million first phase will kick off a larger $120 million restoration effort at Cincinnati's historic art deco Union Terminal that opened in 1933 as a railroad station. The first phase will be begin soon and include the remodeling of several dining and banquet rooms that will be made available to the public for rental. Also included in the work is the cleaning and restoration of ceiling murals, wood veneer and light fixtures, and installing new windows and wiring. Read full article here.

First African-American female rabbi ordained

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Cincy In The News

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June 9, 2009

Cleveland native Alysa Stanton was ordained as the first African-American female rabbi in Cincinnati. Stanton is a graduate of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. She was one of 14 rabbis ordained this past week at Cincinnati's Plum Street Temple. Stanton will begin her work as the spiritual leader of Congregation Bayt Shalom in Greenville, South Carolina. Read full article here.

Video Cincinnati Innovates Featured Entry: xRP and xRP Agented Network

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Entrepreneurship

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June 9, 2009

Is manufacturing in Cincinnati dead? Not if the creators of xRP and xRP Agented Network have anything to say about it. With the manufacturing industry down to 12 percent of Gross Domestic Product in the US, local author and innovator Ben Moore sees an opportunity to help reverse that trend.

Drew Lachey straps on tool belt for $250,000 Challenge

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Cincy In The News

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June 2, 2009

Cincinnati native Drew Lachey dazzled the nation when he won Dancing with the Stars, and he will now strap on a tool belt to host the new HGTV reality show $250,000 Challenge. The reality series will pit five neighborhood families against each other in weekly do-it-yourself remodeling challenges for the titular cash prize. Lachey said that he first got into home decorating when he bought his first home in Cincinnati and had to learn how to do everything as he went. Read full article here.

High-tech start-ups put down roots in new soil

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Cincy In The News

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June 2, 2009

High-tech start-ups are beginning to look elsewhere for the incentives they desire and as a result are starting to pop up in new places. Many Midwestern cities are taking advantage of the pullback in venture lending and offering incentives and low costs of living to the highly desirable high-tech start-up companies out there. One of the most aggressive states and most successful thus far has been Ohio where they are offering strong incentive packages and funding options. Read full article here.

Cycling through history on the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route

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Cincy In The News

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June 2, 2009

The Adventure Bicycling Association has put together a 2,000-mile trail that roughly traces the path slaves once took on their journey to freedom some two centuries ago. Since 2007, more than 4,500 maps of the route have been sold. Bicyclists are able to experience the journey in a more real way, but also are able to make stops along the way. Ohio plays an important role, on the trail, as it was an important demarcation line between free and slave states. In Cincinnati today there exists the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center that pays tribute to this journey that often went right through Cincinnati. Read full article here.