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CincyDem

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1. It was the same vibe about 6-8 weeks ago while we were there.

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Mon May 25, 2026, 11:25 AM

Monday

Went over to Penn Quarter for dinner at one of our favs. Typically, hard to get a reservation. This trip...it was walk in and grab a table. Streets were dead. It was a Saturday night. The valet guy said weekends have been like this for a while and the weekdays are worse.

Such a waste.

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