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Construction at Sapporo on Fourth Street (Courtesy tipster)

Snapshot: Fourth Street Sapporo Construction

A tipster sent in this photo today of construction progress at the new Sapporo on Fourth Street. It looks like Fourth south of Cordish...

Another Call For A Toll Free Bridges Solution

Steve Wiser, a local architect, historian, and occasional contributor to Broken Sidewalk, has been tweaking his proposal for a solution to the Ohio River Bridges...
D & W Silks to open a retail store on Frankfort Ave. (via Google street view)

New METCO Loans Announced

The city announced a new round of METCO loans today. No major announcements, but we do learn where D & W Silks retail shop...

Sustainable City Series To Cover Green Universities

The thirteenth Sustainable City Series event sponsored by the Urban Design Studio will take place on Tuesday, March 16 at 6:00 p.m. at the...

Mayor Abramson Wants Blue To Sell Iron Quarter Buildings

Yesterday, I told you about a report that suggests a series of 19th century buildings on the 100 block of West Main Street comprising...

Free House: A Strip Club For Frankfort Avenue?

It's one proposal being floated after a judge ordered Frank Faris, owner of Genny's Diner, to give away a deteriorating Victorian house on Frankfort...

Demolition Begins At Spalding Gymnasium

A tipster sends in the disturbing word that demolition has begun at the old Spalding University gym on Breckinridge Street in SoBro. It won't...

Ice House Lofts Plans Refined, Design Approved

A large, windowless brick building on East Main Street is ready to move forward as a mix of condos, apartments, office, and retail space...

Report Says Iron Quarter Buildings Still Salvageable

We have reached a critical point where action must be taken to save one of the most important contiguous spans of 19th century architecture...