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Cincinnati Water Rates May Increase To Pay For Hillside Repairs

By • Aug 2, 2017

Cincinnati Water Works officials say they might have to seek a slight rate increase to pay for work to stop the hillside from moving along a portion of Riverside Drive.  

The city has spent just under $10 million so far for a retaining wall. Another $10 million is needed for a second phase.  

Kids4Peace Camp Creates Tolerance At An Early Age

By • Aug 2, 2017
Ann Thompson / WVXU

Thirteen-year-old Noura Alaemi couldn't wait to come back to Cincinnati's Kids4Peace Camp for a second straight year. "I have been discriminated [against] in school before and it was really hard for me but... all these kids [at the camp] treat me like family."

Leaping Lemurs! Zoo Celebrates Trio Of Lemur Pups

By • Aug 1, 2017
Provided / Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

The Cincinnati Zoo has three new ring-tailed lemurs. A single pup was born July 28, followed by twins the next day.

"These are the first ring-tailed lemur births at the Cincinnati Zoo in almost 30 years," says a spokeswoman in a release.

Vote Delayed On Children's Hospital Expansion Plan

By • Aug 1, 2017
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Officials with Children's Hospital must wait another day to find out if Cincinnati City Council will approve several ordinances needed for a major expansion project.  

The Neighborhoods Committee was supposed to vote on the items Tuesday, but there weren't enough council members present to make decisions.  

City, County Both Want More Time On MSD Deal

By • Jul 31, 2017
Bill Rinehart / WVXU

A Cincinnati Council committee did not vote Monday night on a plan that would turn over day to day operations of the Metropolitan Sewer District to a citizen board. Council members want more time.

Council Majority Says Maintain Music Hall Pedestrian Bridge

By • Jul 31, 2017
Jay Hanselman / WVXU

Cincinnati will likely move forward with demolishing most of the pedestrian bridge connecting Music Hall and the Town Center Garage. But a City Council majority also wants administrators to work on an immediate plan to replace it.  

Cincinnati Police Chief Still Concerned About Change In Rape Kit Testing

By • Jul 31, 2017
Tana Weingartner / WVXU

For now, a state crime lab outside of Columbus is testing rape kits collected by the Cincinnati Police Department.  

Until recently that analysis was happening at the Hamilton County crime lab.  

Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: Where Things Stand In Cincinnati's Mayoral Race

By • Jul 31, 2017
WVXU-FM

WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik Monday morning about the state of Cincinnati's mayoral contest between John Cranley and Yvette Simpson, 99 days before the election.  

Last Week At Orchids For Acclaimed Chef

By • Jul 31, 2017
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The Hilton Netherland Plaza is now looking for another executive chef after Todd Kelly announced he was leaving to take a similar job at Cherokee Towne and Country Club, a private club in Atlanta.

Move Over: Robots Will Soon Share The Sidewalk

By • Jul 31, 2017
Starship Technologies

Ohio is now the fifth state in the nation to allow delivery robots on sidewalks. The Buckeye State joins Wisconsin, Florida, Virginia and Idaho where a robot the size of a large cooler can peacefully coexist with the public as it delivers take-out food, groceries, clothes, and more.

Cranley Won In A Cakewalk In 2013; This One Will Be A Lot Tougher

By • Jul 30, 2017

That Cincinnati mayoral primary in which the incumbent, John Cranley, lost by 10 percentage points to Council Member Yvette Simpson is now in the rear-view mirror.

Immediately after it was over, Cranley and his campaign vowed to mend their ways and spend more time and effort engaging voters one-on-one and ramping up their grassroots efforts, instead of depending solely on dumping a small fortune into 30-second TV ads which, frankly, many voters tune out as background noise.

Jim Rhodes Explains His (Rather Limited) World View

By • Jul 29, 2017

Ed. note: Tales from the Trail is a column that will take you behind the scenes of politics to see some of the funny, and sometimes outright bizarre things that happen on the campaign trail, based on Howard Wilkinson's recollections of 43 years of covering politics. 

I cut my teeth as a young reporter on one of the toughest nuts to crack in Ohio political history – the late James A. Rhodes, four-term governor of the Buckeye State.

Cincinnati Music Festival Celebrates 55 Years

By Hannah Vorst Shaffer • Jul 28, 2017
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The Cincinnati Music Festival is returning to Paul Brown Stadium for its 55th annual festival this weekend. The festival began Thursday with a "Throwback Thursday" party on the East Club Lounge in Paul Brown Stadium.

Council Committee Hears From Both Sides Of Children's Hospital Expansion Debate

By • Jul 28, 2017
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Cincinnati City Council could vote next week on several ordinances to let a $650 million expansion at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Avondale proceed.

The Neighborhoods Committee held a public hearing on the items Thursday evening in Avondale. Nearly 150 people attended the meeting and some 30 offered testimony.

Cincinnati FOP To Re-Vote On Whether To Leave Collaborative

By • Jul 26, 2017
Tana Weingartner / WVXU

The head of the Cincinnati Police union is pulling back from a plan for the Fraternal Order of Police to step away from the table when it comes to refreshing the city's Collaborative Agreement.

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