[hackeradam17]

I am from and live in Cincinnati. As some others have stated, this article greatly overstates the changes that's occurred in OTR. Yes, parts of Vine and Race street have been cleaned up a great deal, but go just a street over, or even a little further on said streets and you are right back in an area that is anything but the "good" part of town.

It's not at all uncommon to go into these areas and see sights such as drug deals and prostitution occurring right out in the open. When I worked for Kroger (which, granted, has been several years now), they used to have to keep a police presence at the Vine street store because it was so common to have problems there. Sadly, much of OTR is still what I would consider urban plight.

[ToasterOven]

A street over would be Walnut or Main streets, which now have a packed barcade, and a pretty solid empanada place, etc. The change even in the last two years is extremely positive, and I would have to disagree that the article greatly overstates it.

That said, past Liberty or Main certainly has some unsavory characters, but for the most part they're only dangerous to each other. I lived in that area recently and go back frequently. I never felt unsafe in the area that's experienced significant development, even late at night.

I think a lot of people who formed their opinion of OTR back in the race riots would do well to revisit and go in with an open mind. It's quite a wonderful place now