Lily Pad launches Wi-Fi in Lytle Park
Project Lily Pad has activated a Wi-Fi hotspot in Lytle Park, its 15th location in downtown Cincinnati.
Downtown
Downtown Cincinnati is the place to live, work, and play populated by restaurants, cafes, bars, arts and culture venues around every corner, plus a long-awaited and busy Kroger's that anchors recently-renovated Court Street Plaza. The downtown urban core is alive with programming, including music during the summer and ice skating in the winter, and features the largest living room 'television' in the region overlooking The Genius of Water at Fountain Square. Downtown has experienced dramatic expansion and population growth with residential developments, including condos and apartments in all price ranges, many of which boast scenic views of the hillsides and the river and offer unparalleled access to nightlife and recreation.
AVS Art building arts district one gallery at a time
Andrew VanSickle has opened the AVS Art gallery at 315 W Fourth Street with the goal of reviving the street as an arts district.
114-unit Park Place at Lytle fastest selling condo project to date
The final condominium in downtown's Park Place at Lytle has been sold, making it the fastest selling condo project of 30 or more units in the inner city to date.
Macy’s green initiatives include recyclable shopping bags
Cincinnati-based Macy's, Inc. is now using recycled paper shopping bags at its Macy's stores, as well as biodegradable packaging in its online shipments.
FRCH Design Worldwide helped create the Sports Museum of America experience
Cincinnati-based FRCH Design Worldwide worked on the Sports Museum of America, which opened last week in New York City, to capture the emotion of sport in the museum's logo, brand identity and in the retail store.
DCI reports on downtown Cincinnati progress
Downtown Cincinnati Inc. reports $110 million in completed construction and renovation projects and $243 million in the pipeline in its most recent "State of Downtown" report.
CPS on the upswing
The quality of public schools is often cited as one of top reasons for peoples' aversion to urban living, but three recent articles could change some local attitudes.
Driven to the brink
A new study finds that the value of suburban homes is dropping fast, while urban home values are appreciating. One reason is because it’s such a long, expensive drive to work from the suburbs. The group CEOs for Cities, which advocates for revitalizing our core urban areas, just released a white paper that links plummeting suburban home values to the spike in gasoline prices. That, in turn, has made investment in a home in the city more attractive, the study says.
Avril-Bleh sets tentative open date for grocery
Avril-Bleh & Sons Meat Market plans to open a convenience grocery next to their downtown butcher shop on May 13, bringing essential food staples to local residents.
Cincinnati USA Partnership named one of top 10 economic development groups in nation
Site Selection magazine named the Cincinnati USA Partnership as one of the nation's top 10 economic development groups and features the city on the cover. of its May issue.
