Three years ago:
- The site of the Palisades of Mount Adams condominium project was being graded.
- Laurel Court, a Beaux Arts mansion located in College Hill, celebrated its 100th anniversary.
- Cincinnati's Department of City Planning held a public hearing on East Price Hill's Incline Square development.
- In Oakley, Cincinnati's Department of Public Services partnered with Duke Energy to erase graffiti and clean up trash along Duck Creek.
- The Jordan Park condominium project in Mariemont was under roof and ready for cladding.
- Cincinnati City Council voted on the establishment of a capital improvement project program account for MetroWest Commerce Park in Lower Price Hill.
- Council also was considering two ordinances for the Burnet Place low-income housing development in Avondale.
- A slideshow featuring nine photos of the American Can Building in Northside was posted to Building Cincinnati.
- There was no shortage of ideas for how the City's share of federal economic stimulus money should be spent, with ideas like improving the Walnut Hills business district, building a new police complex in East Price Hill, preserving historic buildings, and repairing the City's sidewalks.
- A capital improvement project account was created to handle tax increment financing revenues for a Corryville streetscape project.
- The Hamilton County Planning, Zoning, and Community Development Department released its 32-page 2008 Annual Report.
- The Pleasant Ridge branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County celebrated its 80th birthday and was raising funds for an 1,100-square-foot addition.
- A Bond Hill house was razed following a fire.
