For Aftab Pureval, winning the mayor's race by a nearly two-to-one margin was satisfying enough. But the icing on the cake was the election of eight Democrats to City Council - a dream come true for a Democratic mayor.
Mayor John Cranley touted what he calls Cincinnati's comeback in his final State of the City address Tuesday night. Cranley spoke to a crowd of city leaders, elected officials, and guests at the new TQL Stadium.
The candidates for Cincinnati mayor Council Member David Mann and Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval faced off Thursday night in one final debate before Election Day.
Ever since the council-manager form of government was created in 1925, there have been continuing attempts to change the way Cincinnati's at-large council is elected.
Corruption accusations and counterpoints escalated to yelling at a special meeting of a Cincinnati council committee Thursday. The meeting was meant to correct an error in a proposed charter amendment.