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HOLIDAYS DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI 2014
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DCI GOALS FOR 2014
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DOWNTOWN DAZZLE Powered by Fioptics from Cincinnati Bell
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ROOKWOOD ORNAMENT
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MORE HOLIDAY EVENTS
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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29
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DOWNTOWN GIFT CARD
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E-CATALOG
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LIBRARY FRIENDS SHOP SALE TUESDAY, DEC. 9, 5-9 p.m.
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Cincinnati SantaCon 2014
Saturday, December 13
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ADVERTISING PLAN
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MEDIA RELATIONS PLAN
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2014 HOLIDAY SEASON FOUNTAIN SQUARE
2014 HOLIDAY SEASON FOUNTAIN SQUARE
Fountain Square Events
U.S. Bank Ice Rink Opening: Friday, November 21
* Check out www.myfountainsquare.com for full list of hours
Turkey Bowl: Tuesday, November 25: 11a to 2p
Macy’s Light Up the Square: Friday, November 28 – 6:00pm to 9:00pm
* Channel 5 broadcast: 7-7:30 pm
Christkindlmarkt: Friday, November 28 – Sunday, November 30
Santa Skates: Saturday & Sundays, November 28 thru December 21 – 12p to 1p
Macy’s Downtown Dazzle: Saturdays, Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and 13
Huntington Bank New Year’s Eve Bash: Wednesday, December 31 – 8:00pm to 1:00am
2014 HOLIDAY SEASON FOUNTAIN SQUARE
For Your Holiday Blues…
U.S. Bank Ice Rink is open until February 14!
Radio Skates: Fridays, Jan 2 – Feb 13: 6p to 10p
DJ Skates: Saturdays, Jan 3 – Feb 14: 6p to 10p
Family Skates: Sundays, Jan 4 – Feb 8: 12p to 6p (Kids skate for FREE!)
FREE Skating Lessons: Sundays, Jan 4 – Feb 8: 1p to 2p
HGC Broomball: Mon – Thurs, Jan 5 to Feb 12
Mascot Broomball: Saturday, Jan 17: 11a
2014 HOLIDAY SEASON WASHINGTON PARK
2014 HOLIDAY SEASON WASHINGTON PARK
Washington Park Events
Caroling at the Bandstand: Fridays & Saturdays, November 29 – December 20, 6:00pm to
8:00pm
Santa’s Workshop: Saturdays, November 29 – December 20, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Light Up OTR: Friday, December 12
City Flea Wrapped-Up Market: Saturday, December 13
OTR Holidays Kick Off VIP Party (was Nov 11) - over 200 attendees
Thank you to our volunteer holidays task force,
GoodFellas Pizzeria, Macaron Bar, The Woodward Theater,
Agar, and DIY Printing
SHOP SMALL / SHOP LOCAL Lots of new local businesses!
Including Homage, The Mercer OTR, Zuri Handmade. Macaron Bar, Lachey’s, GoodFellas, Kreuger's Tavern, Off the Vine, Pontiac, The Yoga Bar, and more coming
soon!
More than 35 places to EAT and DRINK 1215 Wine Bar
A Tavola
Abigail Street
Anchor
Bakersfield
Below Zero
Brezel
Cincy by the Slice
Coffee Emporium
Collective Espresso
The Eagle
Findlay Market
Gomez
Graeter’s
Happy Belly on Vine
Holtman’s Donuts
Iris Book Café
Japp’s
Joe's Diner
Kaze
Lackman Pub
Liberty’s
Lucy Blue Pizza
The Mercer OTR
MIXX Ultra Lounge
MOTR Pub & Restaurant
Neon’s Unplugged
Nicola’s
Park + Vine
Quan Hapa
Salazar
Senate
Sweet Petit
Symphony Hotel Restaurant
Taste of Belgium
The Drinkery
Venice on Vine
Zula
BuyCincy Holiday Event – Nov 21-23
Crafty Supermarket at Music Hall – Nov 29
Black Friday: Holidays in the Bag Nov 28 Purchase the bag $5 Receive specials at more than 20 OTR Merchants Benefits Future Leaders OTR Plus the Red Door Project!
NEW! Holiday Walking Tours with Strolling St. Nick and Caroling Main Street Punch Card
AmEx Small Business Saturday – Nov 29
Findlay Market Holiday Celebrations – Nov 28-Dec 14
City Flea Wrapped Up Holiday Market – Dec 13
Final Fridays – Nov 28, Dec 26
“Final” Friday before Christmas – Dec 19
Weekly drawings for awesome prizes from OTR businesses.
THEATRE and PERFORMING ARTS
Ensemble Theatre’s Sleeping Beauty
CSO and Pops – Holidays with the Pops, Handel’s Messiah, NYE Gala, and more
Know Theatre’s Bureau of Missing Persons and NYE Party
CELEBRATE
Spirit of Christmas Tours – various dates
Christmas Saengerfest – Dec 5-6
“LIGHT UP” OTR
OTR a-GLOW – Dec 5-11
Light Up OTR – Dec 12
PLAY
Hudepohl Turkey Trot – Nov 26
Caroling and Santa in Washington Park
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See you in Over-the-Rhine!
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CINCINNATI POLICE UPDATES
Construction Update
Ursula Miller and John Deatrick
Nov. 12, 2014
Current Projects
• Newest: Holiday Inn • Streetcar • dunnhumby • Boutique hotels • AT 580 • The Banks: Apartments, General Electric, Carousel • Seven at Broadway
STREETCAR
ROUTE
• 3.6 mile route
• 18 station stops
• Maintenance Facility
• Construction complete:
April 2016
• Passenger Service starts
September 2016
Streetcar Route
Construction Process
1. Utility Relocation
2. Track Installation
3. Station Stops
4. Power poles
5. Repaving streets
Streetcar Construction in the CBD
Walnut Street
Track Installation Resumes in January 2015
Main Street
Utilities through May 2015
Track: March to September 2015
Second Street
Continues until March 2015
To be finished in Fall 2015
Station Stops
May 2015 until December 2015
Construction
Status
Track complete
through Nov 7
Scheduled
Nov-Dec 2014
Walnut
6th to 3rd
Jan 2015
3rd St. at Main & Walnut
Intersections Work
•Main & Walnut SOUTH:
Oct. 6-10
•Main NORTH:
December 2014
2nd Street
Walnut/Main bridges:
Sept 2014 - May 2015
Main St. at 5th, 3rd to 4th
Duke Energy Electric
Manholes
•Main @ 5th manholes:
Oct 2014 –Jan 2015
•Main St bet. 3rd & 4th:
Nov 2014
Main St. at 6th
Duke Energy Electric
•6th St. E of Main to Walnut:
Oct. 10-13
•Main St. N of 6th to 7th:
Oct. 17-20
Stop Construction:
Nov 2014
•Walnut -8th
•Walnut -7th
Utility Work:
Nov-Dec 2014
•Walnut, 4th – 5th
Cincinnati Streetcar
Major CBD
Work Nov-
Dec 2014
Streetcar Stakeholder Meeting
October 7, 2014
In Time For the Holidays
• New marketing logo by Kolar Design
• Commemorative gift cards
How You Can Help
• Promote gift cards
• Promote Roadmap Cincy to your networks
Follow @roadmapcincy on Twitter
Like Roadmap Cincy on FB
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HOLIDAYS DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI 2014
Thank You!