Streetcars approved in concept, hard work begins
Cincinnati City Council has approved a motion to build a streetcar system linking Downtown, Over-the-Rhine and Uptown, but the struggle for its supporters is hardly over.
Uptown
Uptown includes all the neighborhoods around the University of Cincinnati including Avondale, Clifton, Clifton Heights, Corryville, Fairview, Mt. Auburn and University Heights, so it's a diverse mix of students and residents in one of the city's most distinct and eclectic group of neighborhoods. Uptown is the home of the Cincinnati Zoo as well as multiple hospitals and the Ludlow shopping district where you can find trendy and unique shops as well as any scent of incense you need. Ethnic restaurants, including a curiously high concentration of Indian eateries, multiple taverns, coffee houses, music venues and the Esquire — one of Cincinnati's finest independent art house movie theaters all make Uptown a one-stop walkable bazaar of exciting entertainment options.
Money magazine ranks Cincinnati one of six best places to buy a home
Money magazine's list of the six “best places to buy a home these days” includes Cincinnati. Money's list is of “the six cities where home prices are likely to rise the most - or fall the least - in the next 12 months.”
Money Magazine rates Cincinnati among top 6 best places to buy a home
Citing a manufacturing-heavy economy that should benefit from the falling dollar, Money Magazine has rated Greater Cincinnati among the 6 "best places to buy a home these days".
Port, National City partner on gap financing program
The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority and National City Bank have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership to provide gap financing for small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses participating in brownfield development projects in the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Cincinnati State first in Ohio to offer sustainable design certificate
Cincinnati State has announced that it will offer Ohio's first Sustainable Design and Construction Certificate to prepare builders and architects to build environmentally friendly homes.
Port Authority quietly making $2.1B impact
Though it has been reported that the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority has a $2.1 billion annual impact on the region, many Cincinnatians remain unaware of the group's activities.
Region’s office vacancy rate drops to 16.9 percent
The overall office vacancy rate in the first quarter in Greater Cincinnati was 16.9 percent, a drop from the 17.7 percent seen at the end of 2007, says Colliers Turley Martin Tucker Cincinnati.
UC’s Center forEnvironmental Genetics awarded $7.8 million grant
A $7.8 million federal grant will allow the University of Cincinnati to continues operating its Center for Environmental Genetics, which studies the links between genetics and environmental health.
Two UC profs study climate change in Alaska
University of Cincinnati professors Wendy Eisner and Ken Hinkel have spent more than a decade studying the climate on Alaska'a North Slope, and have just received a grant that will allow them to continue their work for three more years.
The Design Oasis of Cincinnati
With several signature buildings already sprinkled throughout the city, Cincinnati has become an ideal incubator for high-profile architects.
