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🌱 $470M Budget Earmarks Public Safety + Fairfield Walmart Shooting

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Good morning, Cincinnati! Like many of you, the Patch team is taking some time off to celebrate Memorial Day, so you won't see a newsletter in your inbox on Monday morning. We will be back on Tuesday with your next update, but in the meantime, here's what's happening around town this holiday weekend.

First, today's weather:

Turning sunny and warmer. High: 73 Low: 56.

Here are the top three stories today in Cincinnati:

  1. A significant portion of Mayor Aftab Pureval's proposed $470 million dollar budget will go towards public safety. The budget is the first of his tenure since taking office in January. The plan calls for two new police and fire department recruiting classes with the city gaining as many as 88 new officers and 100 new firefighters. (WKRC TV Cincinnati)
  2. Cherry Blossom trees gifted to Cincinnati from the city of Adachi in Japan are finally going to be planted. After the trees initially came into the country in 2010 they were placed in quarantine where they tested positive for various viruses. After a complicated treatment process, the virus-free, newly stalked trees will continue to be cared for at the Krohn Conservatory and eventually planted in Eden Park. (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
  3. One person was killed and another critically wounded after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in Fairfield Township on Thursday night. The suspect was wearing a mask, dark clothing and a red shirt when he fled the store. The victims of the shooting were a Walmart worker and a customer who intervened. (WHIO)

Today in Cincinnati:

  • Bryson's 7th Car Show! At Bryson's Auto Repair and Performance (10:00 AM)
  • Swing Dance & USO Show to Honor Veterans At Coney Island Park (6:30 PM)
  • Marlon Wayans At Funny Bone (10:00 PM)

Check out what's happening in Cincinnati for Memorial Day Weekend here.

From my notebook:

  • Taste of Cincinnati 2022 is back this weekend! The Memorial Day tradition will host more than 30 live music acts and over 50 food vendors on four blocks of Fifth Street between Main and Sentinel streets downtown from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. today through Monday. (WCPO 9 Cincinnati)
  • Take part in the official kickoff to renew the Green Cincinnati Plan on Tuesday, May 31 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Cincinnati Zoo. Sustainability Manager Ollie Kroner stated that the main goal of the event is to collect community input. (WVXU)
  • An adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird" by producer/screenwriter Aaron Sorkin will open Tuesday, May 31 at the Aronoff Center. Richard Thomas, who played John-Boy in "The Waltons," will play Atticus Finch. (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday! I'll catch up with you bright and early Tuesday morning with a new update.

— Carla Varner

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