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Cincinnati web designer creates ‘Mobilizing Metro’ iPhone app

Aaron Renn recently wrote that It’s Time for America to Get On the Bus. He argues that cities should look at improving the quality of their bus service to eliminate the negative perception and attract more riders. He states that while there’s a “legitimate case for rail” in many cities (including Cincinnati), adding high-quality bus service to the plan can expand the reach of the transit network at a lower cost.

We don’t have a Subway on the corner, we have a Fork Heart Knife. We don’t have an Applebees, we have Neon’s. Those are the kinds of places, I think, that local people want.
Chris Seelbach (OTR resident and 2011 city council candidate) on the state of Main Street in Over-the-Rhine.

Midnight showing of North by Northwest

The next movie in the Watch This film series is coming to… my house!  We’re counting down AFI’s Top 100 films, and we’ll be showing #40, North by Northwest.

We’re meeting at Neon’s for drinks on Saturday, August 7 at 9:30 pm.  Then we’ll walk to my place for a midnight showing of the movie.

Come by at 9:30 for drinks, or just show up for the movie.

RSVP on Facebook or on twtvite.

Watch This!

Just another reminder that we’re hosting Watch This at my house tonight!  The pre-party starts at 9:30 p.m. at Neon’s Unplugged, and then we’re walking to my house for the midnight screening of North by Northwest at Midnight.  Feel free to DM me for directions!

RSVP on Facebook or on twtvite.

Procter & Gamble chose the Pringles name from a Cincinnati telephone book, having been inspired by Pringle Drive in Finneytown, Ohio, due to its pleasing sound.

At the top I felt like I was walking into a “bizzaro world” of  Cincinnati, a Queen City from another dimension, something out of the  twighlight zone. The view of the city and the surrounding buildings and  churches atop Mt. Washington are incredibly similar to the ones atop Mt.  Adams back home.

“Steel City Discovery,” Queen City Discovery

At the top I felt like I was walking into a “bizzaro world” of Cincinnati, a Queen City from another dimension, something out of the twighlight zone. The view of the city and the surrounding buildings and churches atop Mt. Washington are incredibly similar to the ones atop Mt. Adams back home.

Steel City Discovery,” Queen City Discovery

Brew Ha-Ha returns to Sawyer Point for 4th straight year this weekend

Comedy and beer will come together this weekend as Cincinnati Brew Ha-Ha returns to Sawyer Point. Now in its fourth year, the event will feature 50 comedians on three stages, 80 beers, live music, and plenty of food…