I'm cool with this but am sorry for all of y'all that liked the joint. Here, from Cincinnati Enquirer:

Kaldi's closes after 12 years
Deal pending for Over-the-Rhine coffeehouse

By Joe Wessels
Enquirer contributor

OVER-THE-RHINE - Kaldi's Coffeehouse on Main Street shut its doors Wednesday after 12 years in business.

Kaldi's owner Sonya McDonnell said she is in negotiations with a potential new owner of the long-time Main Street entertainment district anchor.

McDonnell said the decision to close was not entirely financial and was taking a toll on her. Cash receipts had been down recently compared to the decade after the restaurant's opening but have leveled out in recent months.

As a result, the restaurant was not in a "dire situation," she said.

"It's been somewhat difficult keeping the place afloat for some time now," she said.

"I just need to move on for now. I need to make a change, and that's what precipitated (the closing.)"

In January, McDonnell decided to end live music, something the coffeehouse had become known for.

She also cut back the coffeehouse's hours and halted liquor sales to save money on licenses, she said.

A sign on the shop's doors Wednesday afternoon said it would be closed just "today," but McDonnell doesn't plan to reopen while she still owns it.

"It's a little sad for me," McDonnell said. She had owned part of Kaldi's since its opening in 1993 but became the sole owner about two years ago. "I feel very close to my regular customers."

Over-the-Rhine neighborhood leaders lament the establishment's closing but are optimistic about the possibility of a new owner.

"It's exciting that there will be a new start to Kaldi's," said Stan Eichelbaum, head of the Over-the-Rhine Foundation. "There is much positive energy in Over-the-Rhine."

Eichelbaum and McDonnell said they have been frustrated with the city's lack of effort to retain and attract businesses to the neighborhood, which, they said, contributed to the coffee shop's closing.

"We need the right levels of public services, cleaning, safety and economic development," Eichelbaum said. "It is said with great frustration at this point."

Well, that sucks.

Farewell, Kaldi's. Good luck to the owner.

darn, no more 45-minute latte orders.

Sorely mismanaged, but a great place for me to unwind with a joe and a smoke and paperwork before or after visits to the welfare office.

I just got here for chrissakes ... stop changing stuff!

ah, that reminds me of...

"Just kiss her, for chrissake!!!" - the director

"How would Christ benefit by me sticking my tongue in this woman's mouth?" -Joe Young (Trey Parker) in the movie Orgazmo, the Mormon turned porn star

~fff

Dang. Where the heck am I supposed to get a coffee and a tofu burrito after Final Fridays now?!
WHERE?!
grump. grump. grump.
~m

They quit doin' the fotu thing, though...

I mean, tofu...

weird... that was an honest typo.

that's awesome.

Very sad to hear this news... it will never be the same. Ahhh, memories.

Kaldi's closing? Meh.

Poor management, moderate food that took forever, drinks that were overpriced and under-heated... A perfect example of what is WRONG with Cincinnati restaurants. "Quit being all alternative and get me my damned coffee, dammit!"

I repeat... Meh.

I am much more interested in the Maisonette's relocation.

wow. those are both horrible announcements for a city/downtown that is already struggling with image problems. it's a shame to see cinti's downtown lose two institutions, especially one of the most renowned restaurants in the country (world) moving to the 'burbs. ouch.

It's a city of people with no imagination run by people with no vision.

a polite way of saying the dumb leading the blind?

Two? What's the other institution, other than Maisonette??

I'm not polite. I hate polite. To say they're dumb and blind means they have an affliction that is not necessarily their choice.

Bill ... a little Hyperbole with your Vichyssoise?

Maisonette is considered one of the best restaurants in the country.

The Maisonette has been awarded Mobil's Five Stars for 41 consecutive years, the
longest of any restaurant.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2004...obil-list_x.htm

"I've never been there, they tell me it's nice" - Joe Walsh

Hmmm ... maybe a little Crow for the man with the Fro.

I seriously had no idea.

::waiting patiently for an apology from the 'fro dude::

you know, there are a couple of decent place top eat outside of the northeast freddie...

You know ... all you do is take me to hot dog stands. Yet somehow I should apologize!?!

dude, must have been someone else taking you to eat wieners...wasn't me.

::still waiting::

Kaldi's to reopen

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art.../507220342/1026

Hot Dog! I'll have somewhere to go after Final Fridays again! Thanks for the alert, Dave!
~m
ps. I wonder, did they also buy all the books?