08-07-2025
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Five things you need to know today, and Corrie's top photos for June
Good morning, Cincinnati. Happy Tuesday. Here are the top business news stories you need to know to start your busy day:
1) $15M apartment development opens at Findlay Market in Over-the-Rhine: PHOTOS
An alluringly designed apartment building for seniors is almost full weeks after opening at Findlay Market in Cincinnati's historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Urban Sites and the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority, or CMHA, partnered on Logan Commons, a four-story, 42-unit building at 1712 Logan St. Brian Planalp and I have your first look inside.
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2) Cincinnati distillery founded in 2018 hits the market for $4.5M
A Cincinnati craft distillery has been listed for sale, opening the door for new ownership in the spirits market. Karrikin Spirits Co. in Fairfax is looking for a new owner to continue to run the 30,000-square-foot distillery as current owner Dan Hueber moves toward retirement. Cincinnati commercial real estate firm 3CRE has the listing. The property is being offered for $4.5 million. Madalyn Blair has more.
3) Another Fourth Street conversion project to start later this year
Plans to convert a vacant, historic Fourth Street building to short-term rentals with some commercial space are expected to move forward with construction later this year after the project landed key state historic tax credits. Mason-based Premier Equities Holding Group acquired the former Fettner-Friedman Furs building, at 113 W. Fourth St., last year for about $1 million and plans to redevelop it into the Exchange Lofts. Completion is expected for 2027, partner Maya Rodriguez said.
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4) Kenwood Dealer Group to create new corporate office, service center
One of Greater Cincinnati's largest private companies will create a new corporate facility in the region and go on a hiring spree to staff it. Kenwood Dealer Group and the city of Loveland June 24 jointly announced the dealership will move significant administrative and service operations to the Loveland Commerce Park. The announcement surfaced one week after the auto dealer closed on the purchase of the 70,155-square-foot facility at 107 Northeast Drive for $6.3 million.
5) Jeff Ruby's, Boca among 12 Cincinnati 2025 Wine Spectator Restaurant Award winners
A dozen Greater Cincinnati restaurants have earned prestigious international nods in the 2025 Wine Spectator Best Restaurants for Wine awards. Blair has your full list, but expect some local favorites, Jeff Ruby's and Ripple included.
On this day
1979: Sony began selling its Walkman, a portable cassette player; an international sensation, the device changed the way people listened to music.
What I'm drinking
Rhinegeist's Cincy Light Lime
What I'm reading
'Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life' by Chase Jarvis
Holidays are just a day
June's top photos include a bonus image not printed in the pages of the Cincinnati Business Courier.
My extended family is spread across the country, each with their own families, busy jobs and packed schedules, so trying to bring everyone together in December became more stressful than joyful. As my cousins and siblings started to have families of their own, trying to force a time to see each other on a set day in the winter was just one more thing that started to take away from the holidays.
Six years ago, after trying to get family together from all over the place, my aunt said, 'Why don't we just move it to summer?'
And that's how 'half Christmas' was started. Now, at the end every June, we meet at my aunt and uncle's house at Ohio's Apple Valley Lake. There's no snow, no fireplaces – but there's sunshine, grilled food, swimsuits and laughter echoing over the water.
Christmas isn't about the date. It's about being together, however and whenever you can. I've captured just one part of that moment in the gallery below.
