Cincinnati Magazine
March 12, 2021
Bob Castellini called it a “mud pit” and “dust bin.” Mark Mallory called it a “bunch of nothingness” and “pile of dirt.” The Cincinnati Reds owner and the former mayor were describing what downtown Cincinnati’s riverfront was like about 15 years ago. Two expensive new stadiums had been erected, with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center situated between, but surrounding them was a lot of dirt and acres of parking lots.
In the 1990s, what we know as The Banks was mostly home to parking lots and warehouses.
Photograph courtesy of Kenton County Public Library
Today, of course, nothing less than an utter transformation of the riverfront has taken place, as the mud pit became The Banks a $2 billion-plus 200-acre playground of pro sports, restaurants, bars, green space, walking paths, a carousel, and (sometimes) a giant Ferris wheel. It’s the most ambitious civic project ever undertaken here, requiring unprecedented tea
Not often do you see a political pundit concede a point on television.
Carlson was debating former state department official, attorney and Democrat David Tafuri on President Joe Biden s policy on the Middle East. The argument led to a critique about struggling American cities.
Carlson asked Tafuri to name one city Democrats have improved in the United States. Tafuri didn t hesitate. My hometown of Cincinnati. It s run by Democrats, Tafuri offered.
Carlson voice lightened. Huh, it s a pretty nice town I gotta say, he said. OK. I ll give you Cincinnati. I can t think of any others, I gotta be honest. No, you re absolutely right, that is a nice city.
Aftab Pureval, Cecil Thomas, David Mann.
Those are your top tier candidates in the May 4 Cincinnati mayoral primary. Not necessarily in that order.
And only two of them can survive the primary.
If the turnout is as low as it has been in previous mayoral primaries, there s no telling what might happen.
Nine potential candidates filed petitions with the Hamilton County Board of Elections by Feb. 18 to run in the primary, but the ranks are thinning out.
Cincinnati Council Member Wendell Young has already been eliminated; he failed to meet the threshold of 500 valid signatures of Cincinnati voters. And he failed by a long shot – he was short 151 signatures, according to the board of elections.
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Young doesnât qualify to run for mayor, Board of Elections says Former Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young (Source: Liz Dufour/Cincinnati Enquirer) By FOX19 Digital Staff | February 22, 2021 at 5:56 PM EST - Updated February 22 at 8:08 PM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Former Cincinnati City Council member Wendell Young will not appear on the ballot for the cityâs 2021 mayoral election.
Young had to gather 500 valid signatures to qualify for the May 4 primary. According to the Hamilton County Board of Elections, he came up short.
The board will meet March 2 to certify the final candidate petitions.
Young and eight other candidates filed to appear on the ballot last week. His exit leaves the race as follows, pending the BOEâs final certification: