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Mita’s.

After a burger at Americano, we stopped down the block at Mita’s for a nightcap. Mita’s is the next restaurant from Chef Jose Salazar, and is named after his Colombian grandmother, his “Mita.”

The atmosphere combines modern, clean architecture with expansive 25-foot windows, bright and colorful Moorish tiles, reclaimed wood floors and warm inviting fabrics…

Genifer’s deliciously spicy El Luchador…

I had a Caipirinha. Just like we had in Old San Juan…

The interior of Mita’s is gorgeous. It’s one of those places that when you’re in, you don’t feel like you’re in Cincinnati anymore. It’s a beautiful space…

We’ll have to come back to Mita’s for lunch or dinner very soon. 🙂

Well… maybe lunch. The dinner menu looks stupid expensive.

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by Thadd F. on January 8, 2016 • Permalink

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Posted by Thadd F. on January 8, 2016

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Downtown details.

Here’s a collection of photos I took around downtown today…

Metrobot outside of the Contemporary Arts Center…

New warning signs for the high voltage Cincinnati Streetcar lines…

There wasn’t anybody ice skating on Fountain Square…

And the space once filled by the holiday tree on the Square was empty as well…

The tower crane is a constant reminder of downtown’s continual evolution…

Deskey was ready for tomorrow’s big Bengals playoff game against the Steelers…

Gothic versus modern architecture…

Holiday lights outside of Western & Southern…

And the holiday lights down at Lytle Park…

What Friday would be complete without a burger from Americano?

It was another great day in downtown Cincinnati. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on January 8, 2016 • Permalink

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Posted by Thadd F. on January 8, 2016

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Weston Art Gallery.

This afternoon I stopped by Weston Art Gallery to take a look at their latest installation, GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE Curated by Todd Pavlisko…

According to the exhibition guide, “Inspired by the punk band Black Flag’s influential 1981 song of the same name, artist, independent curator and Cincinnati native Todd Pavlisko will present two multifacted presentations that examine the varied experience of amassing objects and the practice of collecting. In the Weston’s street-level space, Pavlisko will taken a unique approach to this idea by selecting artists who accumulate and amass objects to form sculptural installations.”

“In the lower galleries, GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE will segue into selections from several renowned yet private Cincinnati collectors. The region has a wealth of contemporary art collectors unintimidated by work that is socially conscious and often difficult in content. This rare and unique installation will unveil works never publicly shown in the area and shed light on how some individuals in our community collect and live with art.”

Another really interesting show. And definitely worth checking out if you’re downtown.

Click to see all the photos I’ve taken at Weston Art Gallery. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on January 8, 2016 • Permalink

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Downtown details.

Back to the grind. The tower crane was back to doing tower crane things…

Donald Deskey was all bundled up because it’s cold outside, and the heat wasn’t working on the first floor this morning. And that means, it’s cold inside too.

The view from my office window…

Here’s this remnant doo-hickey in our building’s lobby that we pass every day…

And last night must have been the final night of the green tiara atop the Great American Tower for this holiday season…

Because on our Oscar walk this evening, the tiara was glowing white again.
Booooring. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on January 4, 2016 • Permalink

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Tagged 2015, Central Business District, Cincinnati, Constructing Cincinnati, Downtown, January, Look up in the sky, Ohio

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Winter wonderland?

We were supposed to get our first snowstorm overnight. Last night before falling asleep, Genifer said she saw it snowing. When we woke up this morning, we had snow.

Just not very much of it. At all…

This was the most accumulation I could find on our walk this morning…

So much for our first snow storm. But it sure is cold. Brrr.

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by Thadd F. on January 4, 2016 • Permalink

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Back to Americano.

We went back to Americano Burger Bar tonight to try some of their wings…

We got them with the house rub. And they were amazing!

And of course, we had to share an Americano burger…

Delicious. Definitely, one of the best burgers downtown. Hands down. On the way home, we said hello to the Carew Tower…

Taken with Instagram. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on December 30, 2015 • Permalink

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Lytle Park.

This evening it stopped raining long enough for Oscar and I to go on a walk down to Lytle Park to check out the lights they recently put up for the holidays…

I’m so happy that they put up at least some of the lights at Lytle Park again this year. It makes the little park look so very pretty. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on December 26, 2015 • Permalink

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Tagged 2015, Cincinnati, December, Downtown, Holiday lights, Holidays, Lytle Park, Ohio

Posted by Thadd F. on December 26, 2015

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Constructing Cincinnati.

Over the last few days, they’ve been very quickly erecting a new tower crane across the street from us for the construction of the new parking garage on Sycamore Street between Seventh and Eighth Streets…

And when I was walking home from work this evening, it looks like they have it completely finished and ready to start constructing stuff…

Geez, that thing is tall. Like waaay up there. I think it’s even taller than the one they put up to build Seven at Broadway. I would NOT like to have to be the guy that has to climb up and down that monster each and every day. But then, I really don’t like heights. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on December 21, 2015 • Permalink

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Christkindlmarkt.

Last night, we walked through the Christkindlmarkt on Fountain Square…

And I walked back through this evening and there were a lot more people…

And the line for ice skating was pretty nuts…

Always fun stuff on Fountain Square. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on December 19, 2015 • Permalink

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Posted by Thadd F. on December 19, 2015

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Back to Americano.

We went back to Americano Burger Bar tonight to celebrate Genifer turning in the last project of her Masters program. And with that she is officially done with school! HOORAY!