Travis and Emily discuss listener feedback on Ohio issues 1-3, Hamilton County issue 4-7, and Cincinnati issue 8.  We also discuss news on Ohio’s Grants for Grads program, historic preservation in Over the Rhine, Clifton Heights improvements, and more.

Season 4, Episode 3 of “Explore Cincinnati” for October 21, 2009:

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Feedback:

We want to hear your feedback. You can leave a comment in this blog post, or call our feedback line at: (513) 2 EXPLORE, or (513) 239-7567. We may play back your comment on the next episode of Explore Cincinnati.

Further reading:

• “Ohio offering college grads homebuying help” from Business Courier
• “OHFA program to retain Ohio grads launches” from Building Cincinnati
• Grants for Grads official website
• “City, OTR preservationists ‘not far apart’ on recommendations” from Building Cincinnati
• “Fresh look on the way for Clifton Heights’ business district” from Soapbox
• “Campaign to tout Cincinnati’s consumer marketing chops” from Business Courier
• “Decisions made on four CPS projects” from Building Cincinnati
• “2009 Cincinnati Entertainment Award Nominees Announced” from Each Note Secure
• Vote for CityBeat Best of Cincinnati music awards
• “Burbank’s Bar-B-Q Closes” from Cincinnati Enquirer TV and Media blog
• “Burbank’s Barbecue Closed?” from Wine Me Dine Me in Cincinnati
• “Ballot issue allows Ohioans to thank veterans” from Lancaster Eagle Gazette
• Cincinnati Enquirer voter guide
• “Poll: Casino proposal has narrow edge of support” from Columbus Business First
• “Robertson, Vincent could partner on Cincy casino” from Business Courier
• Plan Cincinnati – only one more public meeting left!

Travis Estell and Emily Schneider discuss layoffs at the city; projects that will and won’t be receiving stimulus money; possible USPS branch closures; ODOT’s I-75 work; new jobs and new parking Downtown; the city’s controversial expanded recycling program; Kenwood Towne Place; preservation in OTR; The Righteous Room; Downtown Restaurant Week; the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards; national publicity for a local folk band; and more!  Sean Fisher and Kurt Myers talk with us about their website BuyCincy and what we can do to encourage more local business patronage.

Season 3, Episode 7 of “Explore Cincinnati” for August 5, 2009:

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Feedback:

We want to hear your feedback. You can leave a comment in this blog post, or call our feedback line at: (513) 2 EXPLORE, or (513) 239-7567. We may play back your comment on the next episode of Explore Cincinnati.

Further reading:

• “City of Cincinnati proposes to cut 319 jobs” from Business Courier
• “Cincy-area post offices considered for closure” from Business Courier
• “The stimulus money is starting to flow in Cincinnati” from UrbanCincy
• “Cincinnati Children’s wins $8M in stimulus funding” from Business Courier
• “Dohoney memo addresses resident ideas for stimulus spending” from Building Cincinnati
• “ODOT funding could offset losses of Cincinnati service facilities” from Building Cincinnati
• “Downtown garage expansion could begin this October” from Building Cincinnati
• “Lease would provide better access for dunnhumbyUSA parking” from Building Cincinnati
• “Judge steps aside in Kenwood Towne Place case” from Business Courier
• “Righteous Room opens this weekend” from Business Courier
• “2009 CEA: Theatre Awards Show August 30th” from Cincinnati Blog
• “The Tillers Featured On The Today Show” from Each Note Secure
• “Downtown Restaurant Week” from Wine Me, Dine Me in Cincinnati
• Cincinnati Restaurant Week menus at DoDowntownCincinnati.com
• “The Rest of the Story-What the Enquirer did not tell You About Recycling” by Roxanne Qualls
• “Dohoney: Most OTRF preservation recommendations ‘probably unfeasible’” from Building Cincinnati
• “What the ‘outsiders’ are saying” from UrbanCincy
• “What do America’s Top Ten Cities Have in Common?” from CincyStreetcar Blog
• Mayor Mallory on WKRC’s Newsmakers program
• “Let’s be bold, not typical, on streetcar” from Business Courier
• “Business Courier on Streetcar” from CityKin
• BuyCincy, our featured local website of the week

Travis and Emily run through the week’s news on Agenda 360, The Banks, Metro, Newport on the Levee, NY Times promoting Cincy, WOXY, and more.  Sherman Cahal joins us to chat about preservation in OTR and Seattle’s light rail.  Mark Miller weighs in on the Riverfront Transit Center and The Banks.

Season 3, Episode 5 of “Explore Cincinnati” for July 22, 2009:

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Feedback:

We love hearing your feedback.  You can leave a comment in this blog post, or call our feedback line at: (513) 2 EXPLORE, or (513) 239-7567.  We may play back your comment on the next episode of Explore Cincinnati.

Further reading:

• “Commissioners OK $345K in Banks change orders” from Business Courier
• “Cincinnati to cut ‘several hundred’ jobs” from Business Courier
• “WOXY Is On The Move” from WOXY
• “WOXY.com Moving to Texas: Not a Big Deal” from Cincinnati Blog
• “State budget cuts won’t force UC tuition hike” from Business Courier
• “Western Bowl sold; Hoinke Classic to survive” from Business Courier
• “Tenants leaving, shifting spots at Newport Levee” from Business Courier
• “Newport on the Levee pins new tenant” from Business Courier
• “Light rail open for business” from Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• “Cincinnati second-largest American city with no rail transit” from The Phony Coney
• “36 Hours – Cincinnati” from New York Times
• “Growing business locally with Coffee Emporium” from UrbanCincy
• “Ford recalls 31 Sharonville workers” from Business Courier
• “Agenda 360 announces council to implement regional action plan” from Building Cincinnati
• “Morgan, OTR group propose changes to City code enforcement” from Building Cincinnati
• “Krohn closes today, re-opens in six weeks” from Building Cincinnati
• “Metro using stimulus funds for budget gap” from Business Courier
• Sherman Cahal’s UrbanUp, Abandoned, American Byways, and Bridges & Tunnels