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’s show is a quick rundown of some Cincinnati news stories, including the 4200 Vine redevelopment, Leslie Ghiz’ Streetcar flip-flop, Metro’s new Zoo hub, Mallory in Vegas, CPS’ old school building auction, car dealerships closing in Cincinnati, tuition at UC, restaurant news, and the Taste of Cincinnati.  Mark Miller calls in and comments on Ghiz and the Water Works spinoff proposal.

Season 2, Episode 7 of Explore Cincinnati for May 20, 2009:

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