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Rand Paul puts onus on all Republicans to broaden the base
CONCORD, N.H.– U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus met with New Hampshire Republicans Monday afternoon and talked about how to grow the GOP’s appeal. Paul and Priebus will address a sold a sold out crowd Monday...
Posted: 5/20/2013 5:16 PM in Kentucky Politics
Seelbach to be honored today at White House
Councilman Chris Seelbach, Cincinnati’s first openly gay council member, leaves in the morning for the White House, where he’ll be honored Wednesday as a 2013 Champion of Change for his work with gay-related issues. He’ll be one of 10 honored with the...
Posted: 5/20/2013 4:32 PM in Politics Extra
WIN study: 45.2% rise in completed sheriff's sales in 2012
A report on Hamilton County's foreclosure numbers by nonprofit housing advocacy group Working in Neighborhoods (WIN) showed a 45.2 percent increase in completed sheriff's sales of foreclosed properties between 2011 and 2012. The 44-page report, released...
Posted: 5/20/2013 4:30 PM in Building Cincinnati
Fundraising under way for Ruthven mural, largest to date
Fundraising is under way for a Downtown mural that will celebrate famed Cincinnati naturalist and wildlife artist John Ruthven. In what will be ArtWorks' largest mural to date, the 6,000-square-foot work at Eighth and Vine streets will feature Martha,...
Posted: 5/20/2013 3:00 PM in Building Cincinnati
Follow tonight’s city budget hearing live
Tonight is the second of three hearings on the proposed Cincinnati city budget. This one’s in College Hill. Follow Jane Prendergast as she tweets from the hearing: Tweets by @janeprendergast Can’t make it to the hearing? Let Cincinnati City Council know...
Posted: 5/20/2013 2:37 PM in Politics Extra
Mount Healthy apartment project earns LEED Platinum
The ‎Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) has announced that the ‎Reserve on South Martin, a 60-unit apartment project for senior citizens in Mount Healthy, has achieved LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)....
Posted: 5/20/2013 2:00 PM in Building Cincinnati
Wrecking Cincinnati: 1 Leroy Ct
NEIGHBORHOOD: Mount Auburn YEAR BUILT: 1875 USE: Multi-family dwelling OWNER: Leroy Glen Investment LLC (Eagle Realty Group) ASSESSED VALUE: $88,230 ORDERS: -- CONDEMNED: April 2001. Reissued in April 2003, citing holes in ceilings, walls and floors,...
Posted: 5/20/2013 1:00 PM in Building Cincinnati
Winburn: Take away city credit cards
Councilman Charlie Winburn is demanding that City Manager Milton Dohoney freeze all city credit cards in light of the city’s $35 million deficit. About 145 people have access to city credit cards and their combined spending limit totals about $2.1 million,...
Posted: 5/20/2013 12:49 PM in Politics Extra
President Obama on race and responsibility
Amid the many scandals his administration is dealing with, President Obama gave the commencement address yesterday at Morehouse College, a historically black men’s college in Atlanta. his comments on race and responsibility echoed remarks he made during...
Posted: 5/20/2013 11:50 AM in Opinionati
South Cumminsville park could be lost to business expansion
South Cumminsville may lose a significant amount of its green space to business expansion. Interstate-Trucking, Inc. is seeking to buy 8.1 acres of property, which includes Hille Ball Field, for the expansion of the parking lot at Truckway Leasing and...
Posted: 5/20/2013 11:45 AM in Building Cincinnati
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