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🌱 Gas Prices Fall Over Weekend + Sittenfeld Trial Begins Today

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Carla Varner, Neighbor
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Hello, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with everything you need to know about what's happening in Cincinnati these days. Here we go.

First, today's weather:

Hot. High: 95 Low: 70.

Here are the top three stories today in Cincinnati:

  1. Greater Cincinnati gas prices fell over the weekend with some stations charging about 20 cents less than this time last week. At two stations in the northern suburbs, gas is priced at $4.79 per gallon. Gas has been selling below $5.00 for weeks in northern Kentucky. (FOX19)
  2. Jury selection is expected to begin today for former Cincinnati city council member P.G. Sittenfeld who is accused of federal corruption crimes. Sittenfeld was arrested in November 2020 on federal charges including bribery, attempted extortion, and honest services wire fraud. The six-count indictment states that Sittenfeld met with people he thought were investors and agreed to approve a downtown development project in exchange for money. (WLWT Cincinnati)
  3. 60-year-old Danny Smith was taken into custody by Cincinnati police following a bank robbery at the Fifth Third Bank inside the Kroger on the 2300 block of Ferguson Road on Sunday afternoon. According to police, Smith approached the teller, passed a note demanding money, and then jumped the counter and grabbed money from the teller drawer. Police arrested Smith at his home after receiving a tip. (WLWT Cincinnati)

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Today in Cincinnati:

  • Daddy's Beemer At The Comet (7:00 PM)
  • International Yoga Day Celebration At Ault Park (6:00 PM)
  • Welcome To Night Vale With Carrie Elkin And Danny Schmidt At Taft Theatre (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Tickets are on sale now for Mary J. Blige's performance at Cincinnati's Heritage Bank Center on Oct. 27. Blige's 23-city "Good Morning Gorgeous" tour is promoting her 14th studio album. (Cincinnati CityBeat)
  • Columbus-based Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams will open its first scoop shop in Cincinnati soon. The popular gourmet ice cream shop will be housed inside the Factory 52 development. (Cincinnati CityBeat)
  • Scroll through the Cincinnati area's most recent job postings. See which companies are hiring, read through the job descriptions, and then click to apply. (Cincinnati Patch)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! I'll see you soon.

— Carla Varner

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