Two years ago:

• Cincinnati City Council voted unanimously to amend The Banks' planned development district to make it consistent with building height limits set in the master development agreement.
• Council also voted to sell the old Engine 9 firehouse to the Cincinnati African American Firefighters Association for $1, to be used as a meeting facility and neighborhood center.
• Pendleton Neighborhood Council hosted a tour of the current School for Creative and Performing Arts, followed by a discussion of blight and vacancies with City staffers Ed Cunningham and Jennifer Walke.
• Camp Washington community organizer Joe Gorman proposed the idea of a City-wide beautification effort to clean up our abundant rusted railroad bridges.

One year ago:

• Cincinnati's 2008 Annual Bridge Condition Report showed that the overwhelming majority of its bridges exceeded standards for structural integrity.
• The Hyde Park Neighborhood Council approved the Neighborhood Protection Plan, which outlined a strategy of downzoning to preserve the neighborhood's look and character.
• The Redstone of Kenwood, a 160,000-square-foot office building developed by Scott Street Partners, was completed.
• The 62-unit Burnet Place project in Avondale was awarded a 30-year, $1.9 million loan of federal HOME funds.
• Downtown's Hotel Metropole was recommended for the National Register of Historic Places.
• A Sedamsville single-family was razed to make way for the proposed $50 million Harbor Lights condominium project.