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1. Police host 'unsolved homicide blitz' to support families of Cincinnati victims (wlwt.com) — Cincinnati police and victim advocates are spending four days in every district highlighting more than 400 unsolved homicides and urging residents to share any information they have. Families, including those from South Fairmount, are joining roadside events and a Saturday memorial ceremony, where attendees can also volunteer DNA swabs to help investigators generate new leads in cold cases.
2. Sphinxes, stone trees, Cincinnati icons: Exploring Spring Grove Cemetery (citybeat.com) — Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum offers Cincinnatians 733 acres of lakes, historic mausoleums, champion trees, and the graves of local icons like Kroger, Graeter, and Procter and Gamble founders. Guided tours run through October, but residents are also encouraged to wander the 45 miles of roads, hunt for symbolic monuments and tree stones, and experience this unique blend of park, museum, and active cemetery.
3. Where you can (and can't) pick your own apples in Cincinnati (kentucky.com) — If you're planning a fall apple-picking trip from Cincinnati, several nearby orchards still offer u-pick apples, while others have closed early or shifted to pumpkins and sunflowers after tough weather. This updated Enquirer roundup details which Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana farms remain options within Greater Cincinnati and which popular spots have canceled or scaled back apple picking this year.
4. Dozens of local smoke shops tied to case centered on illegal vapes; brothers plead guilty (local12.com) — Two brothers who ran nearly 100 VIP Smoke Shops across Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky have pleaded guilty in Butler County to felony drug trafficking and organized crime charges tied to illegal vapes, affecting communities throughout the Cincinnati Tri-State. A former ATF agent warns that such shops can be hubs for broader criminal activity, urging parents, schools and lawmakers to push for tougher enforcement and education.
5. Protesters arrested outside Kroger headquarters speak to motives, next steps in cage-free egg campaign (wcpo.com) — Protesters who were arrested after chaining themselves to entrances at Kroger's downtown Cincinnati headquarters are explaining why they risked arrest to push the company toward a firm cage-free egg commitment. The animal-rights group behind the action has now opened a Cincinnati office, vowing continued but time-limited demonstrations as it presses Kroger for a concrete transition plan.
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