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Public housing
3:15 pm
Tue February 26, 2013

Cincy council delays vote on opposing Section 8 sale in Avondale

Credit Jay Hanselman
Cincinnati City Hall

Cincinnati officials and Avondale residents will likely have a chance to meet next week with the firm that wants to buy nearly 750 units of HUD-supported Section 8 housing in the neighborhood.  

City Council was scheduled to vote Tuesday on a resolution opposing the sale.  But the item was held because of the planned meeting.  

Kathy Schwab is with the Greater Cincinnati Local Initiatives Support Corporation.

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Cincinnati Casino
1:00 pm
Tue February 26, 2013

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Transportation projects
12:54 pm
Tue February 26, 2013

Cincinnati could fast-track 71/MLK interchange

Credit Uptown Access Study website
Preferred alternative for ramp at I-71 and Martin Luther King Drive

Cincinnati officials will be meeting with Ohio transportation representatives Wednesday about accelerating the construction of an interchange on I-71 at Martin Luther King Drive.  

That project wasn't scheduled to start until 2018.  But now officials are aiming for work to begin in 2014.  

Making that change could mean the new interchange won't cost as much.  

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Cincinnati Casino
4:00 am
Tue February 26, 2013

Horseshoe Casino's plan to keep out cheats and other troublemakers

Credit Ann Thompson / WVXU
The camera, in the top left corner of this picture, is one of hundreds in and around the Horseshoe Casino.

You may not realize it but if you go to the new Horseshoe Casino or even walk past it, chances are you will be watched on camera. The casino security staff, state agents and Cincinnati Police officers are partnering to try to keep the Horseshoe safe and prevent theft.

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Cincinnati parking
9:12 pm
Mon February 25, 2013

Speakers at public hearing oppose Cincinnati parking lease

Two dozen people spoke at a public hearing Monday night on a proposal to lease some of Cincinnati's parking facilities to a private operator.  And all but a couple of them were opposed to the plan. 


Chad Weldishofer owns Queen City Crossfit in Downtown.  He's concerned about the possibility of high rates at parking meters near his business.

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