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  • Is Your Office Making You Sick? February 6, 2012
    When you think air pollution, you probably think smokestacks in remote countries—not the furniture in your office, right? Well, get this: Thirty Boston office workers in buildings that were new, recently renovated, or had no recent construction, had perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs—toxic chemicals applied to carpets and furniture to repel stains and dirt—in […]
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  • Brazilian Blowout Makers Agree to Label Cancer-Causing Ingredients February 3, 2012
    After spending months denying claims that its products are hazardous to salon workers and to customers, the makers of the popular Brazilian Blowout hair-straightening treatment has agreed to start posting labels on its products warning customers that the products contain formaldehyde gas, a known cancer causer. The company was first called out for adding the […]
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  • The Surprising Heart Attack Trigger in the Seafood Aisle February 2, 2012
    Omega-3 fatty acids from fish are among the most potent heart-disease fighters that don't come in pill form, and loading up on three servings of fish per week is an easy way to get the recommended amount. However, new research from Syracuse University casts some doubt about how beneficial those omega-3s are if you're getting them from contaminated […]
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  • The Nickel Pincher: Easy, Healthy Homemade Pretzels February 2, 2012
    Pennsylvania is the pretzel capitol of the U.S.—literally, four-fifths of the pretzels you buy in stores are baked here—so we know our pretzels. We didn't invent them. They came over from Germany and surrounding areas with the Pennsylvania Dutch (Dutch actually was a misspelling of Deutsche, which is to say, Germans), but it is here that they became an […]
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  • From Farm to Table, Via the Web February 1, 2012
    There's a reason farmer's markets are so popular: They provide local food direct from the grower, along with ample opportunity to talk to that grower about how the food was grown, whether any pesticides were used, and how his or her animals are treated. The downside? They shut down when it gets cold—unless you live in an area where winter farmer […]
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RSS Urban Cincy, A Cincinnati Blog

  • Cincinnati may soon be powered by 100% renewable energy February 6, 2012
    Cincinnati city officials are making progress on a new power aggregation plan that could supply the city with 100% renewable energy as soon as this summer. The public can weigh in today at the final of two Budget & Finance Committee hearings on the topic at 1pm. […]
    Randy A. Simes
  • Chinatown buses offer direct overnight travel from Cincinnati to New York City February 2, 2012
    Inter-city bus travel is booming throughout the United States. In Cincinnati there are several services catering to travelers and, unbeknownst to many, there are actually two daily Chinatown bus services that run directly between Cincinnati and New York City. […]
    John Yung
  • First phase of Smale Riverfront Park on schedule, future phases hinge on funding February 1, 2012
    Smale Riverfront Park project manager Dave Prather walks us through the latest progress at the $120M construction site, and details what is to come for future phases. With critical mass now reached, opening of the central riverfront park is scheduled to take place in the coming months. […]
    Randy A. Simes
  • Cincinnati moves on from failed parking kiosk experiment January 31, 2012
    Approximately one decade ago, then City Manager John Shirey engaged in a real-world experiment with the way people use parking meters. The idea was that consolidated solar-powered parking kiosks could make the process more cost effective and beneficial for users and business owners. The reality, however, has been different. […]
    Randy A. Simes
  • Massive funding cuts at ODOT pose threat for Cincinnati-area projects January 27, 2012
    The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is facing a major budget crisis and is making significant cutbacks all across the state. The impact of those decisions on Cincinnati-area projects is now becoming clear after ODOT's Transportation Review Advisory Committee released its funding recommendations. […]
    Jake Mecklenborg

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