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Southbank City Living: A Tour of Urban Living Options in the River Cities

On Sunday, June 22 from 2 to 6 p.m. as an initiative of the Kentucky Heritage Council; Southbank Partners and Northern Kentucky Main Street will be sponsoring the Southbank Downtown Tour of Urban Living. The tour will showcase distinctive living opportunities and the many great amenities and walkable convenience of downtown living in eight great Northern Kentucky cities. On this self-guided tour attendees will be able to visit more than 20 downtown living options in Bellevue, Covington, Dayton, Ft. Thomas, Ludlow, and Newport. There will be a diverse mix of property at multiple phases in development; from owner success stories to finished, for-sale and lease properties as well as properties available for renovation. Various price points will be offered within the exclusive downtown districts, which showcase unique floor plans and impressive interior design. Also, development opportunities in the Elsmere, Erlanger, and Falmouth Main Street Districts will be on display along with representatives from all the participating cities at The Grand at Odd Fellows Hall, located at Fifth Street and Madison Avenue in Covington, Kentucky. All properties will be open from 2 to 6 p.m.

Attendees are invited to begin their tour at The Grand at historic Odd Fellows Hall to participate in a panel discussion from 2 to 3 p.m. The panel will address historic preservation tax credits, restoration, adaptive reuse of downtown space for living, and creating plans for property redevelopment and renovation. Panel participants are: Patrick Snadon, Associate Professor of Architecture and Interior Design at University of Cincinnati, Glenn Kukla of Middle Earth Developers, and Alex Weldon, a local preservation consultant. Professor Snadon teaches design studios, historic preservation studios, and the history of interior design. His scholarship and writing focus upon American architecture and interiors. Glenn Kukla has over 13 years experience in real estate development and finance. His current work at Middle Earth includes prospecting for new projects, arranging and negotiating financing, and design. Alex Weldon has used her extensive experience to assist the City of Covington, among others, with their preservation efforts.

For more information and a list of featured properties visit the www.southbankcityliving.com.

The Chamber recognized Charlie Cleves as one of the "Emerging 30" in greater Cincinnati.

Marianne Theater Receives a Face Lift

Thanks to a 2004 Governor’s Office for Local Development Renaissance on Main matching grant we all are able to enjoy a rehabilitated Marianne Theater façade. On November 29 the completion of the rehabilitation was celebrated as Mayor Meyer presented the $10,000 reimbursement check to Mr. Eck, owner of the theater. The work completed under the grant consisted of: installation of iron gates added to the side alleyways, doors replicated to match the original doors, and the restoration of the marquee. The work on the historic art deco movie theater came with challenges, but the final results demonstrated it was worth the effort.

The lighting of the marquee for the celebration attracted attention. The response from many of people driving by was to beep their horn. Walkers couldn’t resist stopping by and sharing fond memories of the theater and asking questions about its future.