seems like something they could pull off at easton.
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Ice Skating Rink in the Short North?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Lew, that looks almost identical to what the Centrum used to offer.
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I really tried to pull this off this year. If we are serious about it, it's something we should start working on now for next year. The cost just for set up (including the chiller to keep the ice frozen when it turns out to be 40 and raining in December) is around $55,000, and that was after A LOT of price shopping and haggling. Then someone has to run it. I wanted to approach the Blue Jackets for support but I figured they wouldn't have the money right now. It is possible to put ads under the ice and on the boards that can offset or eliminate the price but I didn't have time to sell that many ads at the moment. I'll try harder (and sooner) next year.
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For what it's worth, it might be fun in Jan./Feb. when there's not as much to do, the holiday magic/busy-ness is gone and the weather is reliably cold. Thanks for trying!
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Fountain Square in downtown Cincy has record breaking season with ice rink skaters at 49,000 and 591/day.......and we can't do this because?????? How's this for family friendly:
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