September 2007

Over-the-Rhine Gets National Award

The Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce, OTR Revitalization Corporation, Keep Cincinnati Beautiful and the Cincinnati Police Department received a national award from among more than 400 applicants nationwide for previous results and accomplishments in reducing crime and improving quality of life in the Over-the-Rhine Neighborhood.
The Award, sponsored by MetLife Foundation and administered by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), recognize partnerships between community development groups and police departments that have reduced crime and spurred housing development, economic activity, and improved community services in low- and moderate-income communities. The Over-the-Rhine partners received the second place Neighborhood Revitalization Award to sustain their community Safety activities.
Awards ceremony and reception will take place September 20th at Imagination Alley (1317 Vine Street) at 10:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome.

June 2007

Annual Meeting 2007

Over 400 people attended the 2006 Over-the-Rhine Chamber Annual Meeting on May 17. The audience included several business, civic and government leaders, along with many other Over-the-Rhine supporters. . .
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GoOTR 5K Recap

Over 330 runners and walkers participated in the inaugural GoOTR 5K Run/Walk during the OTR Summer Tour of Homes Weekend(see photos). Derrick Butler of Cincinnati finished first overall with a blazing time of 14:59, while teenager Beth Wilson was the overall winner for the women with a time of 19:44 (Click here for a complete list of results). The Over-the-Rhine Chamber would like to thank the participants and volunteers for making the event a huge success. In particular, the Over-the-Rhine Chamber would like to thank the following race sponsors:

• Presenting - Model Group, PNC Bank
• Music Hall - Huff Realty Metropolitan Office, PNC Mortgage, Metro, Eagle Realty Group
• Findlay Market Sponsors - Gateway Quarter, 3CDC, Rippe & Kingston Company PSC, Verdin Bell Company
• Washington Park Sponsors - Rookwood Pottery, Decal Impressions, Pendleton Arts Center, Cincy Update, Urban Sites Properties, GBBN Architects, infintech, Second Sunday on Main, Neyer Holdings Corporation and City Center Properties.

May 2007

Spring Brings New Businesses to Over-the-Rhine

3 businesses will either be opening or relocating to Over-the-Rhine. They are:

• METRONATION provides contemporary home accessories and gifts and will move four blocks North to 1213 Vine from its current location on Elm Street and expand to include a furniture line. Metronation insists on topnotch customer service and willingness to listen to their customer’s needs.
• ENZO’S OTR is a casual, comfortable coffee shop that is relocating from Highland Heights, KY to Race Street just north of Central Parkway. Customers will be able to eat in a friendly atmosphere or pick up a quick carry out meal or snack. They will feature reasonably priced, simple and fancy coffees, teas, soft drinks, smoothies, fruitades, and water. They will also have soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps and foccacia.
• PARK & VINE will open at 1109 Vine near Ensemble Theater and provide ecologically friendly and environmentally sustainable merchandise. Products will range from accessories, apparel and footwear to personal car, home furnishings and home improvement supplies.

March 2007

The Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce gears up for SSOM 2007!

Second Sunday on Main is Cincinnati’s hip, urban FREE festival and street fair. The general public’s awareness of the event is growing, and more and more people are coming to see what the buzz is about.

By working together, the Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce, the Over-the-Rhine Foundation, Merchants of Main, area churches, arts organizations, visual and performing artists, residents and emerging entrepreneurs are reclaiming this historic neighborhood, establishing a positive environment. It looks and sounds like a festival, but it is a program of inclusion, revitalization and economics.

The OTR Chamber is currently working with three SSOM vendors who hope to grow into storefront businesses. Second Sunday on Main promises to be another major event for Main Street and OTR again this year. For more information, visit www.secondsundayonmain.org.