”They want low-income families penned up in low-income neighborhoods, and that’s not happening anymore,” he said from his engraving business on Glenway Avenue. “The Banks needs to take its fair share, just like Mount Lookout, just like Hyde Park, and just like my friends in Symmes Township - wherever that is.”
Pete’s right, but it’s unfortunate there’s a lack of political support. There’s no excuse for unequal distribution of CMHA housing throughout the county. Of course the only way we will ever see equal Section 8 allocation throughout Hamilton County is when the system is put to rest and it’s 0 across the board.
Apparently I’m not as up to date on my viral videos as I should be. I’ve seen the latest Tom Cruise video and even the Soulja Boy weather girl, but I missed this one.
Some students at CCU had some free time. I like the zoom on the Glenway street signs.
Thanks to Beit Carr (and Google Alerts) for the link, otherwise I don’t think I would have found this.
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.
The Enquirer announced earlier this week that Dave Allen will be the grand marshal of the Price Hill Thanksgiving Day Parade. Dave is a long time Price Hill resident, music teacher at Elder High School and director of music at St. Williams Church.
Anyone interested in following an East Price Hill home being rehabbed should check out the Room 113 blog. The house is 961 Olive Ave. It’s very near to the planned new Kroger store on Enright and Warsaw.
It’s fun reading, considering I’m doing the same thing. I can relate to certain aspects, such as the City of Cincinnati Sanitation Department not taking all of my garbage.
I plan on posting pictures of my “project” in the future.
I was going to save this for a later post but apparently my Inbox doesn’t want me go to sleep.
Tomorrow, Friday, September 14th, is a scheduled “Good Guy Loiterers” outing for Price Hill. Meet at St. Lawrence Church at 7:30p to get assigned a street corner. I wasn’t aware that these events had made it to the local media, but Local 12 has a more in depth article. The article mentions the improvements and plans for fighting crime in the neighborhood and claims that violent crime is down 7% in West Price Hill and 23% in East Price Hill (not Gill).
…perhaps a local food or beverage company could sponsor these events and provide sustenance for the “good loiterers”?
Kevin covered the TIFs and Streetscape story that affects Price Hill among other Cincinnati neighborhoods. Basically there will delays in the various projects since the districts must be amended.
This Sunday, September 16th, Price Hill Will and the Price Hill Historical Society are hosting a reception to celebrate artwork created by several local students. The event is from 1pm to 2pm at the 3640 Warsaw Ave.
Great news came yesterday regarding the proposed barge terminal development in Lower Price Hill. City Council’s economic development committee passed a motion barring negotiations with any industry for use of the property and stated that a 90 day period be observed to consider other options. It’s about time.
I’ve been checking out a “new” web-2.0-social-bookmarking-news-aggregating site outside.in. It’s no reason to jump up and down, but it’s interesting to see articles gathered together and many local blogs on a map (I’m still a bit confused how all of the got there). It would probably be cooler if Cincinnati was one of the bloggiest cities in America, but I’ll say we’re shooting for quality not quantity.
The Community Press has an article about the BLOC Ministries expanding in East Price Hill. I’m about 99% sure this is the group of buildings at Hawthorne & Price, near Holy Family School.
It’s nice to see these buildings being restored. I remember the word “Computers” spray painted on the front of one of the buildings. For a long time I wondered if anyone would trust this place to work on their computer. Hopefully this spreads down the street. It would be great if there was some pressure for the owner of the market on the corner to spruce up the place.
The Enquirer has a short article regarding a meeting in Columbus to discuss Ohio’s foreclosure problem. Representative Steve Driehaus of Price Hill was there with some local concerns.
Some of the proposals seem pointless, i.e. “counseling.” Anyone who thinks “counseling” will help create more responsible home owners or reduce foreclosures is off the mark. I like the idea of giving the community more control of blighted properties.
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