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A busy weekend for Cincinnati

Despite the rainy weather, Cincinnati will be more alive than ever with an abundance of events that should appeal to most everyone.

The Krohn Conservatory will be continuing its Butterflies of India Show until June 31, and is open to the public from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. On Friday, the Conservatory will host Wine Tasting with Amy Tobin from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M., exploring the wine artisans of the Napa and Sonoma valleys.

Be sure to stop by tomorrow morning for Breakfast on the Bridge, a free breakfast held for bicycle commuters that is being hosted by Bike Newport. The event will be held on the Newport side of the Purple People Bridge, and will include Taste of Belgium waffles, fresh fruit, pastries, coffee, milk, and orange juice.

Come celebrate with the MoBo Bicycle Coop as they observe their third annual fundraiser on Saturday, from 7 P.M. to 1 A.M. at Off the Avenue Studios (1546 Knowlton in Northside) The event features a raffle, silent auction, a great music lineup and lots of food and drinks. Tickets are for sale at the door, or at Park+Vine and Shake It Records.

For the weekend, Maifest at MainStrasse in Covington, Kentucky features authentic German and international foods, amusements and arts and crafts booths. On Saturday, from 4:40 to 7:30 P.M., the alternative, country and blues band Kelly Thomas & the Fabulous Pick Ups will perform.

Finally, don’t miss out on the Cincinnati Zoo’s newest addition. Zoo Babies at the Cincinnati Zoo features an adorable lineup of lovable infants, along with children-friendly concerts by Thaddeus Rex and Miss Lori.

Image from Fox19

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This Week In Soapbox 5/12

This Week In Soapbox (TWIS) will be a weekly feature that highlights the various development news stories I have written for Soapbox Cincinnati. You will most likely see the variety of photographs and some general commentary about the issues and places I have covered in that week’s edition on here, but the full stories will never be duplicated.

So if you’re interested in staying in touch with some of the latest development news in Cincinnati please check out this week’s stories and sign up for the weekly E-Zine sent out by Soapbox Cincinnati.

TWIS 5/12:

  • May means it’s bike month in Cincinnati – full article
  • Green Township adding 6th park to commemorate bicentennial – full article
  • Experienced Over-the-Rhine developer sees bright future for neighborhood, business – full article
  • Christ Hospital Imaging Center opens and earns LEED Silver certification – full article
  • SouthShore tower most recent jewel added along the Ohio River – full article
  • Cincinnati’s two-wheeler parking program taking next step, needs community input – full article
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Findlay Market now open Tuesdays

Ohio’s oldest open-air market and Cincinnati’s historic Over-the-Rhine landmark will now have expanded hours of operations as Findlay Market will now be open an additional day with extended hours throughout the week.

Tuesday will now be added to the days of operation for Findlay Market starting today. The rest of the weekdays will see an hour of extended business in the evening to 6pm, and the market will open an hour earlier at 10am on Sundays at the request of both merchants and shoppers.

Also new will be weekly Wine Tastings at Market Wines every Tuesday from 3pm-6pm. The revised weekly hours of operation can be seen below.

Tuesday: 9am – 6pm (Wine tastings from 3pm-6pm)
Wednesday: 9am – 6pm
Thursday: 9am – 6pm
Friday: 9am – 6pm
Saturday: 8am – 6pm (Biergarten open 11am-5pm)
Sunday: 10am – 4pm

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Five Guys, Donatos joining the Clifton Heights restaurant mix

If you’re one of those people with an insatiable appetite for more dining option in Clifton Heights then this will be exciting news for you – Cincinnati’s first Five Guys Burgers and Fries location will be opening up along Calhoun Street at the base of the University Park apartment building.

Donatos will also be opening up a location in the same building which will make this their first location in the Uptown area.

Both are going to be great additions since 1) college students can never have enough pizza and Donatos offers some good subs to boot and 2) Five Guys is amazing and will be the first real burger joint for the university area and like I said…great stuff.

With these two new additions it will nearly fill up the street-level retail space along Calhoun Street created by University Park. The majority is filled by restaurant tenants (Panera Bread, Currito, BW3, Potbelly) although there is also a 5/3 Banking Center, FedEx Office, T-Mobile and GameStop. A Ben & Jerry’s closed down last year.

Still lacking in that general area in terms of retail would be an affordable, yet attractive clothing store. I have always said that I think a Aeropostale would do tremendous business there. They used to advertise a lot at university events and their key demographic seems to be college students and that age group. Just throwing it out there.

Also noteworthy is that the Wendy’s inside UC’s Tangeman University Center will be replaced by a Burger King, Jump (asian food) will be replaced by “sushi concept” run by UC’s food services and Freshens will be leaving with a Chic-fil-A taking its spot.
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Singles Night at the Reds game tonight

Tonight is Singles Night at the Reds vs. Brewers game tonight. First pitch is at 7:10pm, but the fun starts at the Fan Zone (behind the first base concourse) with a dating game, that will award a variety of prizes to contestants, at 6:30pm.

The game will also have a five-stop Pub Crawl where fans can stop for free giveaways including:

  1. Fan Zone – Budweiser/Cincinnati Reds H3 Trailer, Bud Girls and free beer coupon
  2. Club Red – Coupon for a free UDF malt
  3. Machine Room Grille – PNC Virtual Wallet and Reds magnetic schedule
  4. All-You-Can-Eat Seats – Coupon for a free Chipotle burrito
  5. Third Base Bar (Terrace Level – behind section 110) – Cincinnati Bell/BlackBerry giveaway

Plus on top of all this singles fun the Reds are playing some great baseball. The game will most likely pit Cincinnati’s pitcher/hitter Micah Owings (1-3) against Milwaukee’s Braden Looper (2-1). We’re also fighting with the Brewers for second in the NL Central…so get out there and support your hometown team.

Other Singles Night Specials:
  • A $5 beer will be available in all locations except Machine Room Grille, and a specialty drink will be available in all locations except the All-You-Can-Eat Seats.
  • Be sure to stop by the Fan Zone when you arrive to the ballpark to pick up your wristband in order to take part in the Chipotle Singles Night festivities.