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🌱 Flood Levels Are Up + Speeding Tickets Highest At Lower Price Hill

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Hello, neighbors! Carla Varner here with the Friday edition of the Cincinnati Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and very warm. High: 83 Low: 62.

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Here are the top three stories in Cincinnati today:

  1. A new report released by the City of Cincinnati breaking down speed citations by neighborhood showed that the Lower Price Hill neighborhood had the highest numbers. The report, requested by Councilmember Mark Jeffreys, was done to help the City make policy decisions on pedestrian safety. Shon Waller, who walks along State Street in Lower Price Hill daily, said that it is very unsafe because people are moving at high rates of speed. (WCPO 9 Cincinnati)
  2. Thirty-one-year-old DaVonte Hollis is wanted by Cincinnati Police Department for felonious assault for a shooting that occurred in Bond Hill on May 7. DaVonte is considered armed and dangerous and is known to frequent Price Hill, Westwood, and Bond Hill. Hollis weighs 150 pounds and is 5 feet 8 inches tall. As of Thursday evening, Hollis is still wanted for questioning. (WLWT Cincinnati)
  3. Ohio River flood levels are at 4o feet, just two feet short of when flooding begins. The river's level is monitored on the shores of downtown Cincinnati. At 42 feet, flooding begins encroaching the PNC Pavilion, and an additional three feet will flood the stage area. (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

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Today in Cincinnati:

  • Garth Brooks At Paul Brown Stadium (7:00 PM)
  • Trauma Illinois Album Release Party At Radio Artifact (7:30 PM)
  • In-Person Book Club: Literary Latte At Green Township (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

  • Take a sneak peek at the latest dogs, cats, and pets up for adoption in the Cincinnati area. View pics and read descriptions then click to learn more about fostering and adoption at the link. (Cincinnati Patch)
  • Look up this weekend you just might see a total lunar eclipse, also called a "blood moon". The eclipse is expected to make its appearance late Sunday, May 15, and overnight into early Monday morning, May 16. (WCPO 9 Cincinnati)
  • The Off-Broadway production, School Girls: Or, The African Mean Girls Play, is performing at the Playhouse in the Park through May 22. The coming-of-age comedy storyline makes for an entertaining exploration of colorism, hair, body images, and socioeconomic issues that impact Black culture. (The Voice of Black Cincinnati)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with a new update.

— Carla Varner

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