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This truck playing a jingle will sell CBD, smoke products Chris Riva Fox19
The Farm, a banquet-and-party hall and institution in Delhi Township, has been seized by the Internal Revenue Service and will be put up for auction next week. KAREEM ELGAZZAR/THE ENQUIRER
Remembering good times at The Farm West Siders hope the icon can stay open Segann March and Jennie Key Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – Jan. 13. Visit Cincinnati.com for updates. Allison Smith, a West Side resident, remembers dancing with her new husband under the glamorous decor at The Farm on her wedding night. The thought of the iconic banquet-and-party hall closing or being sold doesn't make her happy. "We’ve had dinner here and we’ve had our wedding and reception there as well," she said. "The food for the wedding was also from here. (It was) so good. They were so polite to us and if something came up they were very understanding." She isn't alone. Many West Side residents and community members celebrated their loved ones under the red roof, ate delicious meals with friends during big moments in their lives and shared laughs when a child caught a wedding bouquet during a reception. When news broke that the Farm was being seized by the IRS and put Elsaesser up for auction, community members took to social media to express their concerns and share memories of the iconic banquet-and-party hall and institution. Owner Daniel Elsaesser told the Enquirer Monday, Jan. 13 that the IRS seized the farm and is putting it up for auction because he failed to pay $126,000 in payroll taxes over the course of several years. "I have to come up with a loan or something within the next six months, but I'm planning on staying in business,'' he said. The IRS gives property owners the right to redeem their property after a seizure and sale within
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180 days after the sale. Jack Cameron, the administrator of Delhi Township, said the long-standing banquet hall means a lot to Delhi residents and the community doesn't want to see it disappear. He said the township is ready to help where it can and connect the owner to potential resources. "We hope he'll be able to get himself out of the situation and rectify it because we want (the Farm) to be there," Cameron told the Enquirer. "It's an asset to the community. For a lot of people, they've gone there every year. Michael Fay said the Farm was "a part of life for many people in Western Hills." Tony Rosiello, a lifelong Green Township resident who serves as a Green Township Trustee, said it’s sad to contemplate the loss of a West Side tradition such as The Farm. “When Sally and I got married, we wanted to have our reception at The Farm and we couldn’t fi nd an open date,” Rosiello said. “That was in 1977. We See THE FARM, Page 2A
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It looks, at fi rst glance, like an icecream truck — or any of the dozens of food trucks that roam the city’s public spaces. But Nathaniel Brooks’ latest undertaking isn’t either of those. It’s a mobile smoke shop. The neon-colored signs and emblazoned “smoke” make that clear as you approach. And if they don’t, Brooks’ wares certainly will: hemp, CBD and other smoke products, as well as edibles and an assortment of drinks and snacks. Brooks has been in the smoke shop business for fi ve years, ever since he opened LoBlow as a brick-and-mortar destination in Camp Washington. But the times, they are a’changing — and Brooks knows it. “I was watching a video on YouTube,” he explained. “It said entrepreneurs should be thinking fi ve, 10 years ahead.” Lo, the smoke truck, which will set up shop in public spaces like Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati and at big events like Oktoberfest, much like a food truck does. “I can set up just like those guys,” Brooks said. The truck also allows Brooks to deliver products ordered during the week. “I want to bring the product to the people,” he said. “Especially the CBD products. That is something that helps people with pain.” Brooks is taking cues from his truck’s ice-cream forebears as well, with a speaker system that will play jingles during the summer months. That way, he says with a smile, anyone will be able to fl ag him down. “I wanted to reinvent this,” Brooks said. “I thought, let me do this the way it was when I was younger, but adult style.” Brooks planned to hit the streets for the fi rst time Saturday, Jan. 11. Enquirer media partner Fox19 provided this report
LoBlow, a mobile smoke shop, is now offering hemp, CBD and other smoke products, as well as edibles, drinks and snacks in Cincinnati. FOX19
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