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Yahoo
23 minutes ago
- Business
- Yahoo
$29M Hamilton redevelopment could get started this fall; some funding still needed
Jul. 7—The former Schuler & Benninghofen Woolen Mill developer now just needs to complete its capital stack to start the $29 million project. Last month, Hamilton City Council approved the plan for a project that has been said would be transformational for the city's Lindenwald neighborhood. Bloomfield/Schon is proposing a $29 million project to build 125 apartments and provide commercial and recreational spaces, as well as additional parking for the neighborhood. Commonly known as the Shuler-Benninghofen project, the plans call for 91 one-bedroom apartments, with the remainder being two-bedroom, three-bedroom, or studio units. Ahead of last month's unanimous City Council approval of the plans, Mayor Pat Moeller said the city's citizens are anticipating this project, and many in the administration have called it "transformational." "The people we've talked to on the Planning Commission, at cookouts, everybody's really excited about this," he said. "We'll need to finish connecting the dots, but when that gets done, it'll be a great, great project." Some of those dots relate to the developer's financing, which Bloomfield/Schon officials said is needed to finalize before the project begins. Part of the financing does include $3.5 million in Ohio historic tax credits announced in December. Ken Schon, partner at Bloomfield/Schon, told city leaders last month they are speaking with "three or four lenders" and are working with tax credit investors. The goal, Schon said, is to begin construction this fall. "It's been a long haul, but it's going to be great for Lindenwald," said City Council member Michael Ryan. "It's going to be a fresh start for the neighborhood, and I look forward to watching this get redeveloped and am really excited for our Lindenwald neighborhood. This is going to be great. We've got a couple more steps we've got to get through, but I appreciate Lindenwald's patience and belief and trust." This project is far from Bloomfield/Schon's first as the company has a growing portfolio of projects, including its first, the former American Can Factory in Cincinnati's Northside neighborhood now known as the American Can Lofts. They also redeveloped the former Peters Cartridge Factory in Warren County, now a facility with more than 130 apartments in Maineville. ------ MORE ONLINE Follow the steps of this project in previous Journal-News articles.
Russia Today
23 minutes ago
- Business
- Russia Today
Lavrov speaks to media at BRICS summit: Live Updates
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is holding a press conference at the 17th annual BRICS summit. The two-day event kicked off on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which currently holds the group's rotating presidency. This year, the summit focuses on multilateral cooperation, as well as global development and governance issues. Speaking during the second session of the summit earlier on Monday, Lavrov said the group has been striving for 'a more stable global economic architecture that is built on the principles of universality, transparency, and non-discrimination.' The top Russian diplomat also called for a fundamental reform of international institutions, arguing that many have long since degraded into neo-colonial tools of control. The emerging multipolar world is 'not a choice but rather an objective reality,' he stated, adding that the new model is set to succeed 'the outdated neo-liberal model that actually builds on neo-colonial practices' dominated by 'the so-called developed states of the West.' BRICS was founded primarily as a trade and development group in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India, and China, with South Africa joining in 2010. Over the past year, the group has extended full membership to Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia, as well as welcoming ten partner states. This year's summit brings together around 4,000 participants from 37 nations, including senior dignitaries from member states, partner countries, and international institutions.
Yahoo
23 minutes ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Klay Thompson spotted training with Dallas Mavericks new addition
In light of Kyrie Irving's ACL injury, the Dallas Mavericks found themselves in need of point guard depth this offseason. After rectifying this issue in free agency, the roster's latest addition is already hard at work with one of his new teammates. Following his second stint with the Brooklyn Nets in the latter half of last season, D'Angelo Russell found himself on the free-agent market. The former All-Star ended up signing with the Mavericks on a two-year deal worth $11.6 million. Russell now finds himself back on a Western Conference team with championship aspirations. He'll begin next season as the Mavs' starting point guard and then shift to a sixth man role whenever Irving makes his return to action. Advertisement Earlier this week, footage surfaced online of Russell getting work in with Klay Thompson on the University of Miami's campus. The two appear to be attempting to rekindle their chemistry as they gear up for their second run as teammates. Russell and Thompson briefly shared the floor together six years ago on the Golden State Warriors. The former No. 2 pick found himself in the bay in the sign-and-trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Nets. Russell only played in 33 games for the Warriors though, as he dealt again a few months later. This time to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Andrew Wiggins. Though Russell isn't the caliber of guard Irving is, he should be a viable short-term option for Dallas as they await his return. He can create offense for himself and others and is capable of being an effective floor-spacer. Also, Russell already has chemistry with Thompson and Anthony Davis from his previous stops in the league. This should aid him as he prepares for this new chapter of his NBA career. Advertisement Following their blockbuster trade last season, the Mavericks will be looking to be a highly competitive team in the Western Conference to silence their critics. Russell will attempt to help them do so by filling the void left by Irving.
Newsweek
23 minutes ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Collin Morikawa Lands Major-Winning Caddie for Open Championship
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Just weeks after clashing with a reporter over speculation about his caddie situation, Collin Morikawa has finally landed on a major-winning name for his bag. The 2-time major champion, who publicly called out Golfweek's Adam Schupak during a tense press conference at the Rocket Classic, had said then, "It's a process for me to find [a caddie] because I only know one way." That process now appears to have joined him with one of the most respected loopers in the game, Billy Foster. DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JUNE 25: Collin Morikawa of the United States during a Pro-Am prior to the Rocket Classic 2025 at Detroit Golf Club on June 25, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty... DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JUNE 25: Collin Morikawa of the United States during a Pro-Am prior to the Rocket Classic 2025 at Detroit Golf Club on June 25, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by) More Getty Images Foster has a strong record, having caddied for Matt Fitzpatrick during his 2022 U.S. Open win. The news was first confirmed by and later backed by footage shared by the DP World Tour, showing Morikawa and Foster working together on the range ahead of this week's Genesis Scottish Open. Collin Morikawa and Billy Foster teaming up in Scotland 🤝#GenesisScottishOpen | #RolexSeries — DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) July 7, 2025 The duo will also team up for next week's Open Championship at Royal Portrush, where Morikawa will chase his second Claret Jug. Morikawa's move to work alongside a major-winning caddie comes after a turbulent stretch of experiments with several bagmen. The process started when Morikawa parted ways with longtime caddie J.J. Jakovac in April after a six-year partnership that included all six of his PGA Tour wins. The Southern California native then partnered with Joe Greiner, Max Homa's former caddie but that pairing lasted just five events. "Joe is an amazing caddie," Morikawa said at the Rocket Classic, "but the way we kind of saw things... we were just a little bit on a different page." Next, the 28-year-old turned to former college teammate KK Limbhasut for a one-off loop in Detroit, where he finished T-8. Collin Morikawa's recent performances Over the last few months, Morikawa's constant instability with his caddies raised questions about whether it was affecting his form on the course. While he's made 13 of 14 cuts this season, he's still searching for his first win since the 2023 Zozo Championship. Morikawa's best finishes in 2025 came during The Sentry and Arnold Palmer Invitational with a pair of solo seconds. He logged a solid T14 at Augusta National, T50 at the PGA Championship and T23 at the U.S Open. Now, with Foster, who has caddy records with Seve Ballesteros, Darren Clarke, Matt Fitzpatrick, Lee Westwood,....Morikawa gains not just experience, but a proven major-winning presence just before the Open Championship. More Golf: Did Kevin Roy get away with breaking the rules at John Deere Classic?
Daily Mail
24 minutes ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Liberal Ketanji Brown Jackson rocks court with anti-Trump rhetoric as fellow justice delivers reality check
She's barely been on the Supreme Court two years, but leftist Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson is already tearing up the rulebook. The 52-year-old has been grabbing headlines in recent months for her fiery - and entirely unprecedented approach to the role. 'Profoundly dangerous', 'unchecked arbitrary power', 'existential threat.' These are just some of the red-hot phrases Jackson has used in her opposition to rulings made by her colleagues - many surrounding Donald Trump 's executive powers. As the court's most junior justice, Jackson is expected to be cautious and deferential but in the last term she issued more dissents than any other colleague, writing 24 opinions in total. Her dissents are not only frequent but are increasingly laced with heated language and thinly-veiled partisan attacks on her Republican-appointed colleagues. Now Jackson appears to have crossed a line as Amy Coney Barrett - who is known for her restraint - has delivered a stinging rebuke. Barrett made the rare decision to publicly criticize Jackson over her dissenting opinion in Trump v. CASA, related to the president's birthright citizenship order. 'We will not dwell on Justice Jackson's argument, which is at odds with more than two centuries' worth of precedent, not to mention the Constitution itself,' Barrett wrote. 'Jackson decries an imperial Executive while embracing an imperial Judiciary.' That was in response to Jackson's claim that allowing presidential power to go unchecked by the lower courts threatened America with existential crisis. 'Eventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more,' Jackson stated. She joined Justice Sonia Sotomayor but wanted to pen her own view that the decision is an 'existential threat to the rule of law.' Historically justices ease into the role in their first term by writing short, unanimous majority opinions. Not Jackson. Her first opinion was a solo dissent in November 2022, just a few months into the role where she claimed the court had 'done a disservice to justice.' In contrast, Chief Justice John Roberts didn't write a solo dissent until his sixteenth year on the bench. Jackson racked up three in her first term. In her first eight oral-argument cases, Jackson spoke 11,000 words - almost double what any other judge did. By her third term, she spoke around 75,000 words, around 50 percent more than Sotomayor, and establishing herself as the most vocal justice on the bench. Melissa Murray, a law professor at New York University, said Jackson's fears over how the court is perceived publicly appear to be paramount in her decisions. 'She's breaking the fourth wall, speaking beyond the court,' Murray told the New York Times. 'She is alarmed at what the court is doing and is sounding that in a different register, one that is less concerned with the appearance of collegiality and more concerned with how the court appears to the public.' Jackson has become a lightning rod for conservative criticism. But it is how she is treated by liberal colleagues on the bench which is perhaps of most cause for concern. In several crucial cases, Jackson splintered from her left-wing allies, firing off viciously-worded solo dissents. In March, the Alien Enemies Act emergency case was heard by the Supremes after a lower court blocked Trump from using the legislation to deport Venezuelan gangsters to El Salvador. SCOTUS ruled that the district court's temporary restraining order was invalid. Sotomayor penned the main dissent backed by Elena Kagan and, in part, by Barrett. Jackson, writing separately and alone, first stated that she agreed with Sotomayor's points before launching into more direct and personal attacks on the five other justices. She called her colleagues out for a 'fly-by-night approach to the work of the Supreme Court' which she slammed as 'casual, inequitable, and... inappropriate.' In another dissent involving vehicle emissions last month, Jackson argued that the court's ruling gave the impression it favors 'moneyed interests.' She also said she was concerned that the ruling could have 'a reputational cost for this court, which is already viewed by many as being overly sympathetic to corporate interests.' Jonathan H. Adler, a conservative legal scholar, wrote on X: 'It's somewhat telling that no other justice joined Jackson's dissent.' The law professor added 'it's at least the second solo Jackson dissent this term that has the depth and sophistication of a mediocre student note.' Murray said: 'I think this term, we have seen her take a more forthright approach in the way her colleagues are facilitating the administration. I don't know that she goes so far as to say they are in the bag for the administration, but she does come close.' Historically, justices take years to become known as prolific dissenters. Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, both known for their contrarian views, were tactically restrained when they first arrived on the bench. Scalia, appointed in 1986, authored seven majority opinions and zero dissents in his first term. He issued his first dissent was about two years into his tenure. Thomas, appointed in 1991, only began issuing dissents after a year on the job. Even Ruth Bader-Ginsburg, dubbed the Notorious RBG, started life as a justice cautiously in 1993 and only became known as a dissenter in the early 2000s. Jackson has also faced criticism from the right-wing of the MAGA movement over concerns that she is a 'diversity hire.' Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shamed online for his criticism of Jackson last month. 'Ketanji Brown Jackson is a diversity hire,' Kirk shared in a post on X. 'She is only there because she's a Black woman.' The Turning Point USA founder was blasted by critics who claimed that he was being racist. It comes after Joe Biden pledged to appoint the first black woman justice to the Supreme Court before nominating Jackson. The justice's legal qualifications did differ from many previous Supreme Court judges at the time of her confirmation. Jackson had less than one full year of experience on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals before being nominated to SCOTUS. She joined in June 2021 and was elevated to the Supreme Court by June 2022. By comparison, Brett Kavanaugh served 12 years on the DC Circuit. Barrett served three years on the 7th Circuit — itself considered short. Chief Justice Roberts served for two years on the DC Circuit and four years as Principal Deputy Solicitor General. Sotomayor spent over a decade on the 2nd Circuit and six years as a district judge before that. Jackson was a district court judge from 2013 to 2021 and a public defender prior to that. Her record was respectable, but limited in the appeals court system.
