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🌱 $1.5M For PIVOT Program + Storms Leave Thousands Without Power

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Welcome back, Cincinnati! I'm here in your inbox today to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on in town. Here goes...

First, today's weather:

Humid with heavy t-storms. High: 83 Low: 66.

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Here are the top stories today in Cincinnati:

  1. Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval announced that the city will designate $1.5 million to PIVOT, a program that addresses "chronic" violence in neighborhoods. Pureval tweeted yesterday, "In Cincinnati and across the country, we have witnessed tragic, horrific, unacceptable violent crime throughout our neighborhoods." He added, "Gun violence has left many families scared to live their lives in public." (Fox19)
  2. Thirty-four-year-old Bryce Hodges of Cincinnati was sentenced to 230 months in prison for dealing drugs out of an apartment where children lived, said US Attorney Kenneth Parker. A joint investigation began in January 2021 when agents made five controlled buys of methamphetamine and fentanyl from Hodges. At the sixth purchase and time of Hodges's arrest, investigators found a teddy bear stuffed with 72.5 grams of acetyl fentanyl in his car. (FOX19)
  3. Powerful storms and two tornadoes ripped through the Greater Cincinnati area Wednesday, leaving behind widespread damage and thousands without power. As of yesterday, approximately 20,000 customers were without power. Duke Energy said more than 1,100 local crews and 350 out-of-state crews were working to restore power. (WLWT Cincinnati)

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Today in Cincinnati:

  • Live At Lunch At Short Vine (11:30 AM)
  • CLASS - Hapazome Eco Dyeing At Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati (7:00 PM)
  • Date Night Movie Night At Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum (9:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Come watch as many original independent films as you'd like at the Over-the-Rhine Film Festival between Jul. 7 and 10. There will be 50 screenings over the weekend. (Cincinnati CityBeat)
  • Enjoy one or all of these seven Greater Cincinnati county fairs this summer. Don't miss out on the funnel cakes, beauty pageants, and demolition derbies. (Cincinnati CityBeat)
  • Come meet Iris, Jagger, Stella, and many more of the pets waiting to be fostered or adopted at Cincinnati area animal shelters. View their pictures, read their write-ups, and learn how you can make a difference in their lives. (Cincinnati Patch)

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— Carla Varner

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