Travis Estell and Emily Schneider discuss the layoffs at the Enquirer and Cin Weekly, development along I-75 between Cincinnati and Dayton, young Cincinnatians sticking up for the city, the Museum Center tax levy proposal, reconstructing Washington Park, two new restaurants in the tri-state, and much more.

Season 3, Episode 4 of “Explore Cincinnati” for July 15, 2009:

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Further reading:

• “CiN Weekly becomes Metromix” from Cincinnati Enquirer
• “Unemployment statistics increase — including me” from Peter Bronson’s blog
• “‘Black Wednesday’ hits Cincinnati hard” from UrbanCincy
• “Enquirer Layoffs: The Tally So Far” from CityBeat
• “Panel: Success of region tied to I-75” from Business Courier
• “I-75’s ceaseless makeover to include new interchanges” from Business Courier
• “‘Right of entry’ ordinance for I-75 project in Cincinnati committee” from Building Cincinnati
• “Museum Center to ask for tax increase” from Business Courier
• “County advisory panel trims Museum Center levy request” from Business Courier
• “Battle looms over rail petition language” from Cincinnati Enquirer
• “Washington Park redo delayed” from Cincinnati Enquirer

Travis Estell and Jake Mecklenborg discuss the Ohio casinos proposal, VP Joe Biden in the tri-state, the Enquirer getting played, Twittering at city council, the documentary Taken for a Ride, and much more.  Kevin LeMaster talks with us about his website, Building Cincinnati.

Update (7/8): Unfortunately, we did not learn the details of the Cincinnati Enquirer layoffs until after we were finished recording today’s episode.  The Enquirer announced that they are laying off the entire staff of CinWeekly and replacing CinWeekly with a joint venture called Metromix Cincinnati.

Season 3, Episode 3 of “Explore Cincinnati” for July 8, 2009:

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Further reading:

• “Coroner Disputes OTR’s ‘Most Dangerous’ Ranking” from WCPO
• “UC Study: Casinos could create 34,000 jobs” from Cincinnati Business Courier
• “Tickets available for Biden visit” from Cincinnati Enquirer
• “Is the Cincinnati Enquirer being controlled?” from UrbanCincy
• “City council in snit over Twitter” from Cincinnati Business Courier
• “Put a Fork in Shadow Hare; It’s Really Over Now” from The Cincinnati Man
• “Taken for a Ride: A film about Streetcars and GM” from Somewhere Over the Rhine
• “‘Taken for a Ride’ at the Carnegie – 7/14” from UrbanCincy
• Featured blog: Building Cincinnati
  

Today I was joined by Randy Simes and we discussed The Banks, the Reds, Cincinnati Water Works’ possible spin-off, Complete Streets, casinos in Ohio, the Enquirer’s smaller format, UC’s new farmer’s market, and other tidbits.

Season 2, Episode 2 of Explore Cincinnati for April 15, 2009:

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Today, I was joined by Randy Simes and we tackled a wide variety of issues.  Among them were: the true effects of gentrification in Over-the-Rhine, transportation in Cincinnati, human services, the Enquirer’s take on OTR redevelopment, the Reds’ Opening Day, the Midwest Culinary Institute, young professionals, and more.

Season 2, Episode 1 of Explore Cincinnati for April 8, 2009:

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