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Streetscaping downtown Lexington
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January 26, 2010 | 0 comments
Lexington, Kentucky has a deep connection with its thoroughbreds and is known as the "Horse Capital of the World" due to its acclaim for everything equine. To help preserve this ideal, the city has been actively engaged in land conservation, planning and development for almost a century, becoming a pioneer in adopting an Urban Service Boundary in 1958. read more »
Queen City Square Tops Out
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January 19, 2010 | 2 comments
On January 19, 2010 at 11:20 A.M., the final beam at Queen City Square was lifted that marked the completion of the tower's steel superstructure. The skyscraper will be the tallest in Cincinnati when it is complete in late 2010. read more »
Christian-Moerlein Building Fire
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January 8, 2010 | 2 comments
Historic Christian-Morlein Building on Elm Street caught fire on January 8, 2010. read more »
Cincinnati's transient crowd
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January 7, 2010 | 9 comments
Don't burn the candle too quickly. How many premiere clubs, exclusive drinking facilities and VIP establishments can a city truthfully bear without tripping over itself? What distinguishes these establishments over the what is arguably the best and longest-lasting venues, clubs and bars in Cincinnati? read more »
New Years 2010 at Fountain Square
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January 1, 2010 | 2 comments
A great night in Cincinnati! Between Terry's Turf Club, Arnold's Bar and Grill and Fountain Square, I wandered all around Cincinnati celebrating New Years. Below are photographs from the celebration at Fountain Square, where over 200 braved the cold and the winds to ring in the new year! read more »
Xavier University Hoff Quad construction
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December 18, 2009 | 1 comments
I was given the opportunity to tour the Xavier University Hoff Quad construction project as an employee on December 17. I've included renderings and photographs from December 17. Xavier University is a private Jesuit liberal-arts university in Cincinnati, Ohio with a current enrollment of 4,000 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students. read more »
The progression of two cities in recycling
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December 10, 2009 | 5 comments
Lexington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio, two cities that both recycle garbage in an attempt to reduce landfill sizes, create profit and benefit the environment. One of these cities, however, is expanding its pickup services and striving to become a read more »
Cincinnati: All Day and Night
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November 30, 1999 | 2 comments
The following photographs were taken from late October to November 25, and capture Cincinnati from varying angles. From the roofs of half-demolished structures to the hillsides of Mt. Adams, it is Cincinnati, all day and all night. read more »
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Xavier University
February 8, 2010
Xavier University is a private Jesuit liberal-arts university in Cincinnati, Ohio with a current enrollment of 4,000 undergraduate students and 2,600 ... read more »
Streetscaping
January 21, 2010
The city of Lexington, Kentucky has several projects either in the process of being completed or under proposal to radically transform the streetscape... read more »
Queen City Square
January 19, 2010
Queen City Square is a high-rise development project under construction in downtown Cincinnati. The high-rise was first proposed in the late 1980s, ho... read more »

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Cincinnati to give out big recycling bins
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February 3, 2010 at Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati households will start in May getting new 96-gallon, wheeled carts for recycling, which city officials hope will lead to lower garbage costs. read more »
Grand visions for Old St. George
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January 30, 2010 at Cincinnati Enquirer
Nearly two years after a three-alarm blaze toppled its iconic spires, the Old St. George Church near the University of Cincinnati remains boarded up and broken. read more »
Urban green spaces may contribute to global warming, study finds
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January 28, 2010 at Lexington Herald-Leader
Urban green spaces - you know, those pockets of greenscapes found in most cities - don't do much in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, they may actually contribute to global warming, according to a new study out of the University of California at Irvine. read more »
Ohio 'virtually certain' to get rail funds
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January 27, 2010 at Cincinnati Enquirer
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is expected to join Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland at a press conference Thursday in Columbus to announce that the state will get about $350 million in federal stimulus money to connect the state's largest cities by rail. read more »
Welcome to the Banks of Cincinnati
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January 27, 2010 at Cincinnati Business Courier
Nobody paused for speeches and fireworks when an important milestone was crossed on the Banks riverfront development. Construction of a privately-financed apartment and retail building now is underway. read more »