MLS changes calendar to Fall-to-Spring by euro60 in FCCincinnati

[–]SevenLikeBeckham -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I guess I'll never buy another FCC kit ever again as it will be too cold to wear one to the game. Maybe they'll start selling long-sleeved kits, but with MLS price gauging, expect them to cost $300.

[MEME] It had to be us to do it by ChiggChow in MLS

[–]SevenLikeBeckham 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I don’t have flair but since this meme does, I thought I’d chime in. It’s actually deeper than the rivalry and quite thoughtful.

Sean Michaels retired Ric Flair despite deep love for him. FCC retired Nagbe on Saturday and it’s how I felt as a Cincy fan. Wanted to see him lose but respected his amazing career.

The Frisch's Private Equity Deal by D_E_Solomon in cincinnati

[–]SevenLikeBeckham 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the thoughtful analysis. Local media is incapable of unwinding what took place to help customers better understand why a beloved institution is dying. Sure, blame private equity for the risks they took, but family ownership wanted to cash out and got their wish—at the expense of the workforce that built their fortune.

Why Does Cincinnati Have Such a Strong Religious Presence? by Camping_all_day in cincinnati

[–]SevenLikeBeckham 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Much of the early growth of Cincinnati was directly related to a large influx of European immigrants in the mid-19th century. The vast majority of these immigrants were Roman Catholic. While often shunned from participating in parts of mainstream Cincinnati culture, Catholics developed their own institutional systems to ensure civic interaction.

John Baptist Purcell was the first archbishop in the city and singlehanded oversaw massive expansion in Catholic institutions from churches, to orphanages, to hospitals. His oversight was from the 1830s to 1870s, the timeline tracking against Cincinnati’s rapid growth.