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New urban retail specialists developing a plan for Cincinnati's center city

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Published April 5, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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In August 2009 Cincinnati-based Brandt Retail Group formed a new urban retail division that focuses on urban commercial districts.  The group identified an opportunity in an otherwised under-served retail market and wanted to take advantage of it with the urban retailing experience of Kathleen Norris who serves as the Vice President and Director of Urban Focus for the Brandt Retail Group ... "You have to recruit strategically and you have to have a plan in place to be successful," explained

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Cincinnati Zoo's mission to be "Greenest" in U.S. continues with stormwater project

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Published March 29, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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Last week the Cincinnati Zoo began work to permanently remove the 17- acre Africa exhibit's stormwater runoff from the ecological nightmare that is Cincinnati's combined sewer system, Zoo facilities director Mark Fisher said ... The partnership between the Zoo and Metropolitan Sewer District will keep an estimated 12 million gallons of combined sewage from entering the Ohio river watershed every year ... The project will replace the asphalt in Africa with ornamental grasses and pervious

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Cincinnati's 21c future

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Published Feb. 15, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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When the person at the front desk closes with "… and make sure you check out our men's bathroom. It's just down the hall to the right of the big red penguin,"  you know you're in a unique place. And so went a recent visit to the 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville where Cincinnatians can get a glimpse into the future ... When the 21c Museum Hotel announced late last year that they had purchased the old Metropole Hotel building in downtown Cincinnati from 3CDC in the Backstage District, it

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Jean-Robert's Table to bring relaxed French cuisine to downtown Cincinnati

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Published Oct. 19, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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Jean-Robert de Cavel has been ruling Cincinnati's French cuisine scene for well over a decade now.  ... De Cavel made his way into the spotlight in 1993 as chef de cuisine of the legendary Maisonette restaurant, helping the establishment earn a record 41 consecutive five-star awards from Mobil Travel Guide ... He left the Maisonette to open his own French restaurant, Jean-Robert at Pigall's in downtown Cincinnati, and has since spearheaded a number of other well-known eateries around

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World Food Bar Restaurant Group opening Mayberry downtown this November

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Published Oct. 12, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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This November, the team of chef Josh Campbell and Corey Weitmarschenwill open Mayberry at 915 Vine Street in Downtown Cincinnati.  Therestaurant is the second establishment for the team which opened World Food Bar earlier this year ... Onceopen, Mayberry will have a grass-roots American eatery menu styleincluding their specialty known simply as "The Burger" - a certifiedAngus Burger topped with Scott Farm Pepper Bacon, sweet onion marmaladeand fried egg on a brioche bun ... TheWorld Food Bar

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Cuban restaurant opens in Covington's Wedding District

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Published July 13, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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Covington's resurgent Wedding District welcomed a new dining option last month.  Cuba Cafe opened at 630 Madison Avenue and, unsurprisingly, features Cuban cuisine ... Theintimate cafe seats 20 to 25 people and is located in the heart ofCovington -  only a short walk fromthe popular Greenup Street and Main Strasse commercial districts. Cuban-born restaurant owner, Willie Rodriguez, came to the UnitedStates in 1980 when he was six during the Mariel Boatlift and came directly to the Cincinnati

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Hamburger Mary's is back, baby

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Published June 8, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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If you have been past the former Hamburger Mary’s location (map)on Vine Street in downtown Cincinnati you might have noticed some newactivity stirring about inside.  It is not the ghosts of Mary’s past,but rather Mary herself ... Hamburger Mary’s has announced that they will be reopening its Cincinnati location this summer around late July or early August ... The5,200 square-foot restaurant space is located within a single-storybuilding almost at the terminus of the Court Street

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$24M Corryville Crossings pushing full steam ahead

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Published June 1, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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Ifyou have been past the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive andVine Street recently you may have noticed the bevy of constructionactivity at the Corryville Crossings site ... Thecleared site has sat somewhat lifeless for the past several monthswhile financing was being worked out and delivered for a new parkinggarage and hotel, says Franz Stansbury, director of real estatedevelopment with the Uptown Consortium ... The Uptown Consortiumis one of the entities providing financing for what

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Cincinnati's Queen of Soul

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Published May 28, 2009 at 3:06 p.m.
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Aunt Flora puts heart and soul into her food “Soul food blesses your whole body,” says Katrina “Aunt Flora” Mincy. “It uplifts your spirit. Whoever prepares it puts everything in their heart and soul into it.” Aunt Flora, as Katrina prefers to be called, has put her soul into soul food, and after a visit to her daughter’s Court Street restaurant, Flo’s Plate Full of Soul, I’m grateful for Flora’s philosophy ...

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New businesses opening in Over-the-Rhine

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Published May 25, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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Whatwas at one point one of the most troubled intersections in Cincinnatihas now become the trendiest shopping district in the GreaterCincinnati region. During the completion of the first phases of thewildly successful Gateway Quarter, dozens of new businesses have opened with more on the way ... GatewayQuarter leasing consultant, Kathleen Norris reports if the next roundof leases goes through, historic Over-the-Rhine will see 24 newbusinesses opened in just two years ... The first wave

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