Open Container Laws Ditched in Cincinnati s The Banks Entertainment District
The trend toward the liberalization of outdoor drinking laws continues in Cincinnati. The turned is prevalent enough that this isn t even the first example of a designated outdoor refreshment area on the Ohio River. December 23, 2020, 7am PST | James Brasuell |
Mariel Carbone reports that the city of Cincinnati is moving forward with a plan to create an open container entertainment district and open street in The Banks, a mixed-use project still taking shop near the Great American Ballpark on the Ohio River.
A 500-foot stretch of Freedom Way between Joe Nuxhall Way and Walnut Street would be closed to all vehicle traffic, according to Carbone, to create pedestrian plaza for restaurant and bar patrons to walk with designated cup in hand.
Chief: 2 people, 2 dogs dead in Anderson Twp. fire Thursday morning
Two people and two dogs died after a Thursday morning house fire in Anderson Township, according to the fire chief.
Posted at 6:26 AM, Dec 17, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-17 17:24:33-05
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio â Two people are dead after a Thursday morning house fire in Anderson Township, according to the fire chief.
The fire happened on the 8300 block of Tidewater Court around 4 a.m. Thursday.
Two dogs also died in the blaze, according to Anderson Township Fire Chief Rick Martin. Normally, a woman and her adult daughter resided in the building, Martin said, but the coroner had not identified the bodies as of Thursday afternoon.
Despite bribery charges, city paychecks for Pastor, Sittenfeld continue
COVID courthouse delays may push back trial dates
Cincinnati taxpayers could spend $132,891 on the salaries and health insurance for suspended City Council members Jeff Pastor and PG Sittenfeld over the next year while both await trial on corruption charges.
and last updated 2021-03-17 12:39:19-04
CINCINNATI â Cincinnati taxpayers could spend $132,891 on the salaries and health insurance for suspended City Council members Jeff Pastor and PG Sittenfeld over the next year while both await trial on corruption charges.
State law allows Pastor and Sittenfeld, whom the FBI arrested following separate grand jury indictments in November, to collect full salaries until their cases are resolved in court or their council terms expire at the end of 2021.