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Perryville: Salvation of Kentucky and Cincinnati
One of the most underappreciated battles of the war, the Battle of Perryville was fought on the 8th of October, 1862. It is underappreciated in that it receives little attention from historians, though it was an important battle in what was possibly the...
Posted: 10/6/2011 12:00 PM in Freedom Blog
Strut Resale Boutique to open in Florence
Strut Resale Boutique, an all-women’s designer consignment shop, is set to open in Florence next week. Owner Lisa Trusty plans to open the store at 7901 Mall Road, next to Family Christian in Florence Shops Plaza (also home to Starbucks), on Friday, Oct....
Posted: 10/6/2011 11:46 AM in New in Town
Bond set at $2,000 for dog fighting suspect
By Jennifer Edwards Baker jbaker@enquirer.com DOWNTOWN - Bond was set at $2,000 Thursday for one of two suspects in a Blue Ash dog fighting case sparked by neighbors’ complaints. Michael Ellsworth, 22, who works part-time as a maintenance man, is held...
Posted: 10/6/2011 11:08 AM in Cincinnati News
Melt open Sunday nights
Melt in Northside has extended its Sunday hours beyond its usual Sunday brunch. Polly Campbell reports: Melt, the “Eclectic Deli” in Northside, has just started opening on Sunday evenings. They serve brunch from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., then from 3-9 p.m., they...
Posted: 10/6/2011 10:42 AM in New in Town
One courthouse. Three Winklers.
Update: In an interview late Thursday, Winkler said clerk is a job she wants and believes she is qualified for. She acknowledged there are financial challenges, with cuts happening to most offices countywide. “I’ll be looking at how we can save money,...
Posted: 10/6/2011 10:22 AM in Politics Extra
Designs for Brent Spence Bridge replacement narrowed to three
Three final designs have been selected for the new bridge that will built with the $2-3 billion Brent Spence Bridge project. The new Ohio River span will be built immediately west of the existing span scheduled to be rehabilitated, and its final designs...
Posted: 10/6/2011 10:00 AM in UrbanCincy
The Distance of Now
I wish I had the sound track to go with this. It was the deep bass of a pipe organ. The musical notes that you feel as much as hear. The ones that rumble towards you in the floor like a freight train that are felt in your internal organs as your fill...
Posted: 10/6/2011 9:45 AM in 5chw4r7z
Habitat for Humanity ReStore coming to Cheviot
Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity plans to open a new ReStore, its discount home improvement store, in the former Cheviot IGA on North Bend Road. Kurt Backscheider of the Community Press reports: The nonprofit housing ministry runs a ReStore in Bond Hill...
Posted: 10/6/2011 9:43 AM in New in Town
Ohio Dems on state issues: No, no and no
The Ohio Democratic party took stands on the three statewide ballot issues. Two were hardly surprising – they’re against Issue 2 (which would keep Senate Bill 5) and Issue 4 (a tea party-backed initiative that aims to undo Obama’s health care law.) Issue...
Posted: 10/6/2011 8:51 AM in Politics Extra
Covington’s Wilmhoff Photography gets focused in new location
Following a move to a new studio this summer, Wilmhoff Photography proprietor Jarrett Wilmhoff is now focusing on his Covington photography business full-time. Wilmhoff and his wife, Amanda, had previously run the studio as a second career — he taught...
Posted: 10/6/2011 8:44 AM in New in Town
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