It was an incredible year of stadiums and sports heroes, tragedy, a tornado and racial tension.

In 2000, the Tristate saw the opening of a downtown highway, a race track, a football stadium and a new stomach-flopping roller coaster. Pigs roamed our streets and the downtown's most visible symbol — the Tyler Davidson Fountain — got a head-to-toe makeover. Nordstrom was coming...and then it wasn't. The Bengals got a new coach. The Reds hired a new manager. And neither made it to the playoffs.

To vote for the top headlines of 2000, browse the list below and select one story for each number 1 through 10. Please select a story only once. Deadline is Sunday.

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#1 - Biggest story of 2000

SELECT ONE Paul Brown Stadium overruns Officer Kevin Crayon killed Son of Beast opens, plagued by delays Local athletes win silver, gold in Sydney Fort Washington Way opens Tornado hits Xenia Gas prices fluctuate P and G's bad year Tyler Davidson fountain reopens Kentucky Speedway opens Hospitals face financial struggles Dot-com companies expand Big Pig Gig Corey Dillon saga Paavo Jarvi joins CSO Householder wins election 18 teens killed in crashes Reds' McKeon fired, replaced with Boone Americana Amusement Park closes Bengal's Coslet retires Maisonette earns 5-star rating again Reds' Larkin's contract extended Theodore Berry dies Riverfront development continues Tensions between police, African-Americans Great American Ballpark construction CPS levy passes Ken Griffey Jr. comes to Cincinnati UC basketball ranked 1st, falls early in NCAA's Cincinnati submits Olympic bid Reds inducted into Hall of Fame Nordstrom announces stores, changes mind Fifth Third Bank continues expansion Bengals land sweet stadium lease

#2 - 2nd Biggest story of 2000

SELECT ONE Paul Brown Stadium overruns Officer Kevin Crayon killed Son of Beast opens, plagued by delays Local athletes win silver, gold in Sydney Fort Washington Way opens Tornado hits Xenia Gas prices fluctuate P and G's bad year Tyler Davidson fountain reopens Kentucky Speedway opens Hospitals face financial struggles Dot-com companies expand Big Pig Gig Corey Dillon saga Paavo Jarvi joins CSO Householder wins election 18 teens killed in crashes Jack McKeon fired, replaced with Boone Americana Amusement Park closes Bengal's Coslet retires Maisonette earns 5-star rating again Reds' Larkin's contract extended Theodore Berry dies Riverfront development continues Tensions between police, African-Americans Great American Ballpark construction CPS levy passes Ken Griffey Jr. comes to Cincinnati UC basketball ranked 1st, falls early in NCAA's Cincinnati submits Olympic bid Reds inducted into Hall of Fame Nordstrom announces stores, changes mind Fifth Third Bank continues expansion Bengals land sweet stadium lease

#3 - 3rd Biggest story of 2000

SELECT ONE Paul Brown Stadium overruns Officer Kevin Crayon killed Son of Beast opens, plagued by delays Local athletes win silver, gold in Sydney Fort Washington Way opens Tornado hits Xenia Gas prices fluctuate P and G's bad year Tyler Davidson fountain reopens Kentucky Speedway opens Hospitals face financial struggles Dot-com companies expand Big Pig Gig Corey Dillon saga Paavo Jarvi joins CSO Householder wins election 18 teens killed in crashes Jack McKeon fired, replaced with Boone Americana Amusement Park closes Bengal's Coslet retires Maisonette earns 5-star rating again Reds' Larkin's contract extended Theodore Berry dies Riverfront development continues Tensions between police, African-Americans Great American Ballpark construction CPS levy passes Ken Griffey Jr. comes to Cincinnati UC basketball ranked 1st, falls early in NCAA's Cincinnati submits Olympic bid Reds inducted into Hall of Fame Nordstrom announces stores, changes mind Fifth Third Bank continues expansion Bengals land sweet stadium lease

#4 - 4th Biggest story of 2000

SELECT ONE Paul Brown Stadium overruns Officer Kevin Crayon killed Son of Beast opens, plagued by delays Local athletes win silver, gold in Sydney Fort Washington Way opens Tornado hits Xenia Gas prices fluctuate P and G's bad year Tyler Davidson fountain reopens Kentucky Speedway opens Hospitals face financial struggles Dot-com companies expand Big Pig Gig Corey Dillon saga Paavo Jarvi joins CSO Householder wins election 18 teens killed in crashes Jack McKeon fired, replaced with Boone Americana Amusement Park closes Bengal's Coslet retires Maisonette earns 5-star rating again Reds' Larkin's contract extended Theodore Berry dies Riverfront development continues Tensions between police, African-Americans Great American Ballpark construction CPS levy passes Ken Griffey Jr. comes to Cincinnati UC basketball ranked 1st, falls early in NCAA's Cincinnati submits Olympic bid Reds inducted into Hall of Fame Nordstrom announces stores, changes mind Fifth Third Bank continues expansion Bengals land sweet stadium lease

#5 - 5th Biggest story of 2000

SELECT ONE Paul Brown Stadium overruns Officer Kevin Crayon killed Son of Beast opens, plagued by delays Local athletes win silver, gold in Sydney Fort Washington Way opens Tornado hits Xenia Gas prices fluctuate P and G's bad year Tyler Davidson fountain reopens Kentucky Speedway opens Hospitals face financial struggles Dot-com companies expand Big Pig Gig Corey Dillon saga Paavo Jarvi joins CSO Householder wins election 18 teens killed in crashes Jack McKeon fired, replaced with Boone Americana Amusement Park closes Bengal's Coslet retires Maisonette earns 5-star rating again Reds' Larkin's contract extended Theodore Berry dies Riverfront development continues Tensions between police, African-Americans Great American Ballpark construction CPS levy passes Ken Griffey Jr. comes to Cincinnati UC basketball ranked 1st, falls early in NCAA's Cincinnati submits Olympic bid Reds inducted into Hall of Fame Nordstrom announces stores, changes mind Fifth Third Bank continues expansion Bengals land sweet stadium lease

#6 - 6th Biggest story of 2000

SELECT ONE Paul Brown Stadium overruns Officer Kevin Crayon killed Son of Beast opens, plagued by delays Local athletes win silver, gold in Sydney Fort Washington Way opens Tornado hits Xenia Gas prices fluctuate P and G's bad year Tyler Davidson fountain reopens Kentucky Speedway opens Hospitals face financial struggles Dot-com companies expand Big Pig Gig Corey Dillon saga Paavo Jarvi joins CSO Householder wins election 18 teens killed in crashes Jack McKeon fired, replaced with Boone Americana Amusement Park closes Bengal's Coslet retires Maisonette earns 5-star rating again Reds' Larkin's contract extended Theodore Berry dies Riverfront development continues Tensions between police, African-Americans Great American Ballpark construction CPS levy passes Ken Griffey Jr. comes to Cincinnati UC basketball ranked 1st, falls early in NCAA's Cincinnati submits Olympic bid Reds inducted into Hall of Fame Nordstrom announces stores, changes mind Fifth Third Bank continues expansion Bengals land sweet stadium lease

#7 - 7th Biggest story of 2000

SELECT ONE Paul Brown Stadium overruns Officer Kevin Crayon killed Son of Beast opens, plagued by delays Local athletes win silver, gold in Sydney Fort Washington Way opens Tornado hits Xenia Gas prices fluctuate P and G's bad year Tyler Davidson fountain reopens Kentucky Speedway opens Hospitals face financial struggles Dot-com companies expand Big Pig Gig Corey Dillon saga Paavo Jarvi joins CSO Householder wins election 18 teens killed in crashes Jack McKeon fired, replaced with Boone Americana Amusement Park closes Bengal's Coslet retires Maisonette earns 5-star rating again Reds' Larkin's contract extended Theodore Berry dies Riverfront development continues Tensions between police, African-Americans Great American Ballpark construction CPS levy passes Ken Griffey Jr. comes to Cincinnati UC basketball ranked 1st, falls early in NCAA's Cincinnati submits Olympic bid Reds inducted into Hall of Fame Nordstrom announces stores, changes mind Fifth Third Bank continues expansion Bengals land sweet stadium lease

#8 - 8th Biggest story of 2000

SELECT ONE Paul Brown Stadium overruns Officer Kevin Crayon killed Son of Beast opens, plagued by delays Local athletes win silver, gold in Sydney Fort Washington Way opens Tornado hits Xenia Gas prices fluctuate P and G's bad year Tyler Davidson fountain reopens Kentucky Speedway opens Hospitals face financial struggles Dot-com companies expand Big Pig Gig Corey Dillon saga Paavo Jarvi joins CSO Householder wins election 18 teens killed in crashes Jack McKeon fired, replaced with Boone Americana Amusement Park closes Bengal's Coslet retires Maisonette earns 5-star rating again Reds' Larkin's contract extended Theodore Berry dies Riverfront development continues Tensions between police, African-Americans Great American Ballpark construction CPS levy passes Ken Griffey Jr. comes to Cincinnati UC basketball ranked 1st, falls early in NCAA's Cincinnati submits Olympic bid Reds inducted into Hall of Fame Nordstrom announces stores, changes mind Fifth Third Bank continues expansion Bengals land sweet stadium lease

#9 - 9th Biggest story of 2000

SELECT ONE Paul Brown Stadium overruns Officer Kevin Crayon killed Son of Beast opens, plagued by delays Local athletes win silver, gold in Sydney Fort Washington Way opens Tornado hits Xenia Gas prices fluctuate P and G's bad year Tyler Davidson fountain reopens Kentucky Speedway opens Hospitals face financial struggles Dot-com companies expand Big Pig Gig Corey Dillon saga Paavo Jarvi joins CSO Householder wins election 18 teens killed in crashes Jack McKeon fired, replaced with Boone Americana Amusement Park closes Bengal's Coslet retires Maisonette earns 5-star rating again Reds' Larkin's contract extended Theodore Berry dies Riverfront development continues Tensions between police, African-Americans Great American Ballpark construction CPS levy passes Ken Griffey Jr. comes to Cincinnati UC basketball ranked 1st, falls early in NCAA's Cincinnati submits Olympic bid Reds inducted into Hall of Fame Nordstrom announces stores, changes mind Fifth Third Bank continues expansion Bengals land sweet stadium lease

#10 - 10th Biggest story of 2000

SELECT ONE Paul Brown Stadium overruns Officer Kevin Crayon killed Son of Beast opens, plagued by delays Local athletes win silver, gold in Sydney Fort Washington Way opens Tornado hits Xenia Gas prices fluctuate P and G's bad year Tyler Davidson fountain reopens Kentucky Speedway opens Hospitals face financial struggles Dot-com companies expand Big Pig Gig Corey Dillon saga Paavo Jarvi joins CSO Householder wins election 18 teens killed in crashes Jack McKeon fired, replaced with Boone Americana Amusement Park closes Bengal's Coslet retires Maisonette earns 5-star rating again Reds' Larkin's contract extended Theodore Berry dies Riverfront development continues Tensions between police, African-Americans Great American Ballpark construction CPS levy passes Ken Griffey Jr. comes to Cincinnati UC basketball ranked 1st, falls early in NCAA's Cincinnati submits Olympic bid Reds inducted into Hall of Fame Nordstrom announces stores, changes mind Fifth Third Bank continues expansion Bengals land sweet stadium lease

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