When the Tyler Davidson Fountain is unveiled Saturday night, all Cincinnati should head for Fountain Square and enjoy the party. The heart of the city, the place where Cincinnati has celebrated community triumphs for 129 years, has been saved.
Good citizenship lives.
And the city proved it can pull together to tackle a tough job. The civic centerpiece stood forlornly neglected, more or less forgotten, two years ago when this column first described its decaying plight. Local pride rallied on behalf of the fountain, Cincinnati's most visible landmark. Work on the fountain is finished. The city's most visible restoration project became an exercise in teamwork and doing a job well.