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Happy birthday, FC Cincinnati!

A year ago today, it was announced that Cincinnati was getting a professional soccer team. Later that evening, we got to meet FC|C head coach and US soccer legend John Harkes. And the rest is history. It’s been a pretty amazing year of soccer in the Cincinnati. FC|C currently sit third in the USL eastern conference. They hold the single game USL attendance record at 23,375, and the single game attendance record in the state of Ohio for their match versus Crystal Palace at 35,061. And they continue to raise the bar on the USL season attendance record. We love it! It’s an exciting time to live in the Queen City. Happy birthday, FC Cincinnati! We couldn’t be happier to have a professional soccer team that we love in our hometown. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 12, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, FC Cincinnati, Sports

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati, Happy birthday, Ohio, Soccer, USL

Posted by Thadd F. on August 12, 2016

https://tplusg.com/2016/08/12/happy-birthday-fc-cincinnati/

50,000.

Six years ago, I found a little app called Foursquare. And I loved my Foursquare. The check-in game portion of Foursquare spun off and became was is now Swarm. Today,
I logged my 50,000th check-in on Swarm…

I still really like my check-ins!

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by Thadd F. on August 11, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Odd & Ends

Tagged #Swarm, 2016, 50000, August, Check-ins, Cincinnati, Foursquare, Ohio

Posted by Thadd F. on August 11, 2016

https://tplusg.com/2016/08/11/50000/

Kobra in Cincy!

World-famous muralist Eduardo Kobra is turning the once bare facade of the Fifth Third Bank parking garage on Walnut Street into a public masterpiece. The mural pays tribute to Ohioan Neil Armstrong – whose “one giant leap for mankind” will forever be remembered as a moment of breathtaking awe. From ArtWorks website…

Neil Armstrong was a humble leader who inspired generations of students, explorers and innovators. Tune in over the next two weeks as Eduardo Kobra (fresh off of completing a record breaking mural for the Rio Olympics), works alongside Artworks local artists and youth Apprentices to bring his vision to life.

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Really cool stuff! A public dedication will be held on Sunday, August 21 at 2 pm. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 11, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Central Business District

Tagged 2016, Artworks, August, Central Business District, Cincinnati, Downtown, Eduardo Kobra, Mural, Ohio, Street Art, Tag! You're it

Posted by Thadd F. on August 11, 2016

https://tplusg.com/2016/08/11/kobra-in-cincy/

Commemorative Streetcar Tokens.

The Cincinnati Streetcar‘s grand opening weekend is set for September 9th through 11th. This afternnon, I picked up a couple of the super-special, limited-edition 2016 Commemorative Streetcar Tokens from The Bus Stop in the Mercantile Center…

The tokens are good for unlimited rides for the first week of revenue service. But I think these tokens will be staying in their packaging. These are going to be great souvenirs of the dawn of the Cincinnati Streetcar era. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 11, 2016 • Permalink

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

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Metro, Cincy Streetcar, Downtown, Ohio, The Bus Stop

Posted by Thadd F. on August 11, 2016

https://tplusg.com/2016/08/11/commemorative-streetcar-tokens/

Northside nubs.

Just some random photos from around Northside…

🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 10, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Northside, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, Northside, Northside nubs, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted

Posted by Thadd F. on August 10, 2016

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A new Bay Horse Cafe?

Back in May, we walked by what used to be the old Bay Horse Cafe on Main Street, and it looked like they were working on the exterior of the building. I snapped this photo but really didn’t think much more about it…

Today, I happened to walk by again. First, I noticed a new coat of paint on the outside…

And happened to look inside to see there had been considerable work done…

Could Main Street be getting another new bar soon? If it does, I certainly hope they bring back that incredible old skool Bay Horse Cafe sign that hung over Main Street for who knows how many years. The sign that apparently and rather surprisingly, I never took a photo of or if I did, I can’t figure out what I would have done with it. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 9, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Central Business District

Tagged 2016, August, Bay Horse Cafe, Central Business District, Cincinnati, Constructing Cincinnati, Downtown, Ohio

Posted by Thadd F. on August 9, 2016

https://tplusg.com/2016/08/09/bay-horse-cafe/

Thank you, CityBeat!

This afternoon I ran out to get my hair cut. On my way back to the office, I stopped by the offices of CityBeat at Race and Ninth Streets…

They had two gift cards for me to pick up. First, a $25 gift certificate to The Cricket Lounge in The Cincinnatian Hotel downtown for a photo I took during Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week, and another $25 gift card to Sammy’s Craft Burgers
& Beers in Blue Ash for a photo I took during Cincinnati Burger Week…

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A huge thank you to CityBeat for the gift cards! They are greatly appreciated. It’s really pretty cool to have events like GRC Week and Cincy Burger Week, and be able to take advantage of the great deals they bring. Well… we just love it. But it’s a whole other thing to get rewarded for something we would have done anyway. Take photos. For that, we are very grateful. We can’t wait to put these gift cards to good use! And of course, we’ll post the photos. Thanks again, CityBeat! 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 8, 2016 • Permalink

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

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, CIncinnati Burger Week, CityBeat, Downtown, Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week, Ohio

Posted by Thadd F. on August 8, 2016

https://tplusg.com/2016/08/08/thank-you-citybeat/

Lazy Sundays.

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Lazy Sundays around the house are the best. We watched a bunch of Olympics. Grilled up a bunch of good stuff. And later in the evening mowed the front and back lawn.

Taken with Instagram. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 7, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Northside

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, Dogs, Home Sweet Home, Northside, Ohio, Oscar, Pause for paws, Pets, Taken with Instagram

Posted by Thadd F. on August 7, 2016

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Arcade Legacy: Bar Edition.

After wandering through the Northside Summer Market and grabbing a bite to eat at The Littlefield, we decided to check out Arcade Legacy: Bar Edition. Arcade Legacy has been Cincinnati’s premier classic gaming destination since 2009. At their all ages location in the Cincinnati Mall, you can find 70+ arcade games and pinball machines, 20 classic and current gaming consoles, giant projection screens for the newest titles and Rock Band all for just one low admission price. At Arcade Legacy: Bar Edition in Northside, they offer a great selection of beers, cocktails and hot dog creations along with the nearly 50 arcade games and pinball machines, a classic console lounge, current console bar and an outdoor patio space. All games are free to play with the purchase of drinks or food except pinball which is 50¢ a game. It sounded a lot like 16-Bit down in OtR. And 16-Bit was fun the few times we went. But it was just such a looooong walk away from us. Arcade Legacy: Bar Edition is just a hop, skip and a jump from our house near the end of Hamilton Avenue on Spring Grove…

They don’t have many taps but still had some great options with Sweet Baby Jesus and Urban Artifact’s Keypunch…

We had perfect timing. Arcade Legacy: Bar Edition had just opened for the evening and we almost had the entire place to ourselves…

We got to play every arcade game in the place. There were a bunch of good ones. Genifer also schooled me at some Super Mario Bros on SNES…

We never had Nintendo growing up. We had Atari and Sega. The whole place was such a throwback to childhood. And so much fun! We’ll definitely be back to Arcade Legacy: Bar Edition again and again. I want to try some of those gourmet dogs as well! 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 6, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Northside

Tagged 2016, Arcade Legacy: Bar Edition, August, Cincinnati, Northside, Ohio, Shaken not stirred

Posted by Thadd F. on August 6, 2016

https://tplusg.com/2016/08/06/arcade-legacy/

Northside Summer Market.

Today was the Northside Summer Market…

For over 15 years, the neighborhood of Northside has been hosting an annual, community-wide yard sale in conjunction with Corridor127 — better known as The World’s Longest Yard Sale. The event transforms our neighborhood into a shoppers paradise and gives both residents and visitors a chance to weave in & out of Northside in search of some the city’s most eclectic finds

We wandered up and down a few streets in Northside before calling it a day on the yard sale. It was really warm out and we got a late start on getting out to rummage…