USL rebrands and it’s wonderful.

We were watching our FC Cincinnati play away to Pittsburgh Riverhounds. The match ended in a very uneventful 0-0 draw. But at halftime, USL unveiled their new future rebranding, and it was pretty slick…

As a designer who loves soccer, this would have been a dream project to work on. And it’s really well done. It’s a very nice rebranding for USL Soccer. The entire effort, everything about it feels very Premier League to me. The animations, the graphics, the fonts, the whole thing is wonderful. Well done, USL! I love how they tiered their leagues. It makes me sad that Cincinnati isn’t going to be a part of it. Because I think it’s great. I think the USL has a lot more vision than MLS. MLS has always just seemed like a huge cash grab to me. Less about the soccer, certainly less about the fans, definitely about snatching every last dollar possible. Sorry, I’m just not a fan of MLS. At all.

Here are the “highlights” from a pretty boring 0-0 draw…

But with this draw, FC Cincinnati tied a USL record by extending their undefeated streak to 22 matches. They can break the record next weekend at Nashville in the game of the regular season. 😀⚽️🏆❤️

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by Thadd F. on October 6, 2018 • Permalink

Posted in #FALLinCINCY, FC Cincinnati, Northside, Odd & Ends, Sports

Tagged 2018, As seen on TV, Cincinnati, Design, FC Cincinnati, Home Sweet Home, Northside, October, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Rebranding, Seen and noted, Soccer, USL

Posted by Thadd F. on October 6, 2018

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Pause for paws.

We had a pretty lazy Saturday afternoon…

😀🐾❤️

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by Thadd F. on October 6, 2018 • Permalink

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Tagged 2018, Cincinnati, Dogs, Home Sweet Home, Mack, Northside, October, Ohio, Oscar, Pause for paws, Pets

Posted by Thadd F. on October 6, 2018

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The Hamilton.

After work, I met Genifer at Hoffner Park…

And we walked down to The Hamilton for happy hour…

Genifer got here nails done earlier in the day…

And we shared the Northside Charcuterie board with a variety of meats, cheese, pickled vegetables and little crostini…

I love meat and cheese boards. And this one was really incredible. Stopping at The Hamilton was a great way to start the weekend. 😀🥃❤️

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by Thadd F. on October 5, 2018 • Permalink

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Tagged 2018, Charcuterie, Cincinnati, Happiest hours, Hoffner Park, Home Sweet Home, Northside, October, Ohio, Shaken not stirred, The Hamilton, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on October 5, 2018

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The Dennison Hotel Park.

Remember when I saw people putting the finishing touches on a cute little park on the site of the old Dennison Hotel? I walked by it again today. And it wasn’t so cute.
It was all artificial turf grass and the entrance was padlocked shut…

I don’t understand why they would even bother making it look presentable only to not allow anyone into this space. But then again, people suck especially the people who tore down the Dennison Hotel to create this illusion. 😐🌳❤️

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by Thadd F. on October 5, 2018 • Permalink

Posted in #FALLinCINCY, Central Business District, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2018, Central Business District, Cincinnati, Downtown, Downtown details, October, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, The Dennison Hotel

Posted by Thadd F. on October 5, 2018

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Good evening from Northside.

Good evening from Northside. 😀🌄❤️

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by Thadd F. on October 4, 2018 • Permalink

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Tagged 2018, Cincinnati, Good evening, Home Sweet Home, Look up in the sky, Northside, October, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted

Posted by Thadd F. on October 4, 2018

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What the heck happened?! Part two.

On our way home from work, the sky started to look pretty threatening…

A few minutes later, it started pouring down rain. And then we saw this sight up the road at the corner of Central Parkway and Monmouth Avenue…

That’s the second car I’ve seen that’s been flipped over so far this year. And that’s pretty crazy by itself but the fact that both flipped over cars were on straightaways makes it even crazier. 😀🚗🗯️❤️

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by Thadd F. on October 4, 2018 • Permalink

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Tagged 2018, Cincinnati, Flipped over, October, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Uptown

Posted by Thadd F. on October 4, 2018

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Happy National Taco Day!

Today is National Taco Day! I celebrated the holiday by walking to get two nacho cheese chalupas from downtown Cincinnati’s Taco Bell Cantina…