Whittier School is looking the it’s best now that it’s almost a pile of rubble under a wonderful green space. Since I can remember that building has always looked more like communist era people-house than a welcoming educational institution.
Demolition at Kroger on Warsaw &
Enright started last week and I snapped a few photos with my phone. I’ll try to get a few more and post them together.
Great American Cleanup 2008 will be held next Saturday, April 26th from 9am to 1pm. Groups are meeting at these three locations:
- Elberon United Methodist Church, 704 Elberon Avenue
- Elder’s Schaeper Center parking lot on Glenway Avenue
- CVS parking lot at the corner of Glenway and Cleves Warsaw Ave
A hearing regarding rezoning the Incline Square will be held this Wednesday, April 23rd at 1pm in the J. Martin Griessel Room (Suite 700) at 2 Centennial Plaza (805 Central Ave). Neighbors who would like to gain more information about the affects of the proposed zoning changes at the Incline Square are welcome to attend.
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Here’s a roundup:
Finally some solid news has surfaced from the City Lights Development company! There was lots of press coverage over the weekend so here are the web sources at the Cincinnati Enquirer (includes rendering), Business Courier and QueensTower.net.
A few blocks away, less than half of the Whittier Elementary School building is standing after a few weeks of demolition.
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I’ve had a couple lattes and mochas from the BLOC Coffee Shop and so far I’m impressed. Considering it’s a coffee shop put together by a non profit ministries organization, it’s pretty outstanding. I haven’t tried the straight up brewed coffee; only espresso and milk drink, but I’ll definitely be checking it out more frequently so I can split my addiction between the Coffee Emporium and BLOC.
BLOC is located at the corner of Price Ave and Hawthorne Ave and open weekdays for coffee and espresso drinks between 6:30 and 10:00am. The short hours are probably a good thing since I might not resist a morning and evening coffee.
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Just an interesting post I found the other day from the well known Laughing Squid blog. Scott Beale enjoys Skyline Chili on his way through town. He never said which location he visited and I wish there was a mention of the Price Hill neighborhood, but that’s what trackbacks are for.
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Somehow I stumbled on these photos of the Price Hill Incline at cincinnati-transit.net. I wasn’t searching for incline photos, but they are some of the best I’ve seen. The Internet is funny like that.
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I’m sure plenty of people are aware that the Price Hill Nursing Home at the corner of Elberon Ave. and Phillips Ave. has been closed for several months. While it has seemed inevitable that the place would eventually fall down or [be] shut down, the neighborhood has always hoped it wouldn’t land in the wrong person’s hands once the nursing home vacated.
We can be grateful that a local resident on Purcell Ave. has taken an interest in the property. Hopefully, if his plans move forward he’ll be the new owner by January 2008!
I haven’t heard of a specific use for the building but I have heard that the new owner wants to unwrap the concrete box that surrounds the old Victorian home.
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The BLOC Coffee shop I mentioned in my last post is now open. I haven’t tested the coffee yet but I’ve seen the lights on in the morning and some evenings.
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I stopped by the BLOC Coffee Shop open house on Sunday. For those of you that don’t remember, it’s the building at the corner of Price and Hawthorne Ave. I previously mentioned the building renovation. The building on the south side of Price is now complete and the interior looks sharp. The building houses a couple pool tables, foosball, a small stage for a solo act and the most exciting: an espresso machine. Maybe I’m exaggerating a bit on the last point, but the shop does support a full espresso menu, blended drinks and smoothies. I’m still a little confused on the hours and general operation, but so far that corner looks incredible. There’s something about the open glass windows that restores faith and trust in the community.
The list of BLOC events are on their web site. I’m assuming the site will be updated with the grand opening day in the near future.
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Here’s a good source of photos from the race last weekend. And hopefully these will be added to the Price Hill Flickr group shortly.
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