Fountian Square Details

[cincygreg]

Well, here is some of what to expect on the "new" Fountian Square Downtown.


Fountain Square Planners Reveal New Design, Restaurant Lineup

POSTED: 4:53 pm EDT July 27, 2006
UPDATED: 5:12 pm EDT July 27, 2006
CINCINNATI -- Planners told News 5 that the new Fountain Square will not only be softer and more inviting, but it'll also offer a full menu of dining options.
As the $42 million renovation moves toward an Oct. 14 grand opening, Nicola's plans for big-city ambience and rooftop dining in a 220-seat, glass-enclosed Italian bistro at the primo location above the new garage along Vine Street.
Graeter's Ice Cream will scoop up the corner spot at Fifth and Walnut streets, with either a Starbucks or Caribou Coffee next-door.

Near the Wall of Water at the entry to the new Probasco Market will be a Maker's Mark restaurant out of Louisville.
Rock Bottom will remain in its current location, and its next-door neighbor will likely be some type of pizza eatery, possibly Dewey's.
News 5 has also learned Morton's is leaving Tower Place and relocating on the second floor above what used to be The Limited. Its ground-level space at Fifth and Vine streets will be occupied by a Brazilian steakhouse, Boi Na Braza.
Directly across the street will be McCormick and Schmicks, and Ingredients will be opening inside the Westin.
Sully's Restaurant and Saloon will be opening in the vacated Hallmark gift shop along Sixth Street.
Plans for the square call for more trees, more flowers and less concrete.
The wintertime ice rink will be back on the square, too.
"And that rink will literally take up this entire space. It's huge. It's the size of the one at Rockefeller Center, basically," square director Bill Donabedian said.
At the moment, the square is still a hard-hat area, but planners said the final phase is close.
"It's going to happen very fast, and I think it'll be exciting watching it come up," Donabedian said.

Should be interesting.

One quick question...
If it's not opening until Oct, are they gonna move Oktoberfest, or just work around it? [img]graemlins/hmmm.gif[/img]

[Lew]

Uh......yeah......um, where the hell are the singing cats gonna be?

[cincygreg]

They're holding out.
They wantr incentives, you know..
Cat nip, lots of sting, those balls with the bells inside ... in their dressing rooms. LOL! [img]graemlins/hmmm.gif[/img]

We may still get dancing chickens though [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]