Best of Cincinnati
Voting results from CityBeat’s 2021 readers’ poll
Apartment Community
City Life
1. Aqua on Levee 2. The Lofts at Shillito Place 3. One Lytle Place Apartments
Builder
1. Drees Homes 2. Fischer Homes 3. Urban Sites
Developer
1. 3CDC 2. Over-the-Rhine Community Housing 3. Messer Construction
Building
1. Union Terminal 2. Music Hall 3. Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati Neighborhood 1. Northside 2. Over-the-Rhine 3. Hyde Park
Cincinnatian 1. Fiona the Hippo 2. Brian Garry 3. Anthony Muñoz 4. Bob Herzog 5. Pete Rose 6. Molly Wellmann 7. Rose Lavelle 8. Nick Lachey 9. Drew Lachey 10. Cam Hardy
City of Hamilton
11 DORA Districts to Sip and Stroll Open containers are A-OK in these neighborhoods DORA districts — or Designated Outdoor Refreshment Areas — are a fun fact of life in Greater Cincinnati. In these specific spaces, you are able to grab an alcoholic beverage to sip while you stroll. While the new 85-acre DORA at The Banks is a major player, many neighborhoods have their very own areas where visitors can have an open beer or cocktail, as long as they follow some simple rules:
1. John Cranley 2. Joe Deters 3. Bill Cunningham
• Alcoholic beverages must be in specific DORA cups. • DORA beverages must stay within the boundaries of the district. • Guests may take their DORA beverages from participating businesses but are not permitted to bring their drink into another business. • Visitors are subject to open-container laws when outside of the district. • You must be 21 and up to drink. Here’s your guide to exploring local DORA districts.
Progressive
The Banks
College/ University
1. University of Cincinnati 2. Xavier University 3. Northern Kentucky University
Conservative
1. Aftab Pureval 2. Brian Garry 3. Mike Moroski
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The DORA at The Banks spans from Paul Brown Stadium to Heritage Bank Center and to the south sidewalk of Second Street and north sidewalk of Mehring Way. (Smale Park is not included in The Banks’ DORA
district.) The city has also permanently closed Freedom Way from Joe Nuxhall Way to Walnut Street to make it a pedestrian pathway. The DORA is open from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., seven days a week, during which time visitors may purchase their adult beverages in DORA cups from participating businesses and traverse the district.
Cheviot
Cheviot’s DORA district covers three blocks of Harrison Avenue. Hours are 4 p.m.midnight Monday through Thursday and noon-midnight Friday through Sunday.
Deerfield Township
Deerfield’s DORA district encompasses Deerfield Towne Centre. The district is open 6 p.m.-midnight Monday through Thursday and noon-midnight Friday through Sunday. Deerfield Township’s government says: “Once a DORA cup has left the business it was purchased at, it must be consumed before you re-enter that business or any other business that sells alcoholic beverages. However, you can enjoy your beverage in the public gathering spaces within the designated boundaries.”
Hamilton
Hamilton has one of the first DORAs in the
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