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John Minchillo / AP The West End community and public were invited to what marked the beginning stages of plans to replace the Stargel Stadium at the rear of Taft IT High School with a new MLS stadium Tuesday. Fans huddled together in the cold as each received a bright orange commemorative shovel with the new FC Cincinnati logo on the blade. Credit Nana Boateng / WVXU Construction on the stadium will begin March 2019, and will take two years to complete. The stadium will offer up to 26,500...

Perhaps the rain kept some home. For many who did turn up, it wasnt the mayors race that brought them out. It was Issue 3.

So, whos going to win? And, in every one of those 48 years, my answer has always been the same: The person who gets the most votes. They usually walk away, cursing me under their breath. Apparently, that is not the answer they were looking for. My middle name is not Nostradamus. Nor has anyone ever confused me with Carnac the Magnificent. If I had those powers, I would probably open up a Guess Your Age and Weight booth on the county fair circuit. So if you are looking for someone to predict ...

Two former Cincinnati mayors made surprise last minute endorsements ahead of Tuesdays Cincinnati mayoral primary. Former mayor Mark Mallory told The Enquirer he believes Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval is the candidate that can bring needed change to City Hall. Former mayor Charlie Luken told The Enquirer that Councilman David Manns experience is what the city needs now. Mallory and Luken know most of the candidates and have been quietly watching which of the two candidates will ...

Cincinnati Magazine March 12, 2021 Bob Castellini called it a “mud pit” and “dust bin.” Mark Mallory called it a “bunch of nothingness” and “pile of dirt.” The Cincinnati Reds owner and the former mayor were describing what downtown Cincinnati’s riverfront was like about 15 years ago. Two expensive new stadiums had been erected, with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center situated between, but surrounding them was a lot of dirt and acres of parking lots. In the 1990s...

Not often do you see a political pundit concede a point on television.  Carlson was debating former state department official, attorney and Democrat David Tafuri on President Joe Bidens policy on the Middle East. The argument led to a critique about struggling American cities. Carlson asked Tafuri to name one city Democrats have improved in the United States. Tafuri didnt hesitate. "My hometown of Cincinnati. Its run by Democrats," Tafuri offered.  Carlson voice lightened. "Huh, its a prett...

Aftab Pureval, Cecil Thomas, David Mann. Those are your top tier candidates in the May 4 Cincinnati mayoral primary. Not necessarily in that order. And only two of them can survive the primary. If the turnout is as low as it has been in previous mayoral primaries, theres no telling what might happen. Nine potential candidates filed petitions with the Hamilton County Board of Elections by Feb. 18 to run in the primary, but the ranks are thinning out. Cincinnati Council Member Wendell Young has a...

Young doesn’t qualify to run for mayor, Board of Elections says Former Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young (Source: Liz Dufour/Cincinnati Enquirer) By FOX19 Digital Staff | February 22, 2021 at 5:56 PM EST - Updated February 22 at 8:08 PM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Former Cincinnati City Council member Wendell Young will not appear on the ballot for the city’s 2021 mayoral election. Young had to gather 500 valid signatures to qualify for the May 4 primary. According to the Hamil...

Koehler doesn’t meet signature requirement needed for 2021 mayoral race, BOE says Seven candidates remain on the ballot for Cincinnatis next mayor. By Jared Goffinet | February 23, 2021 at 12:10 PM EST - Updated February 23 at 12:24 PM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The race for Cincinnati’s next mayor is down to seven after another candidate failed to meet the needed requirements. Democrat Adam Paul Teague Koehler had 823 signatures, but only 456 were found to be valid, according to the...

John Kiesewetter Pat Barry, who parlayed his Q102 popularity into a Greater Cincinnati radio and TV career spanning five decades, died of COVID-19 Saturday afternoon, Feb. 20. He was 69. The Springfield, Ohio, native burst upon WKRQ-FM’s airwaves in 1974, playing Top 40 hits, and became one of the best known TV/radio personalities in town, thanks to his welcoming smile, loyalty to friends and self-deprecating humor. Pat Barry in the WKRQ-FM (Q102) studio in the early 1980s. Credit Courtesy...