🌱 Free COVID-19 Booster For Kids + Top 100 Restaurants 2021

Happy Saturday, Cincinnati! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. These are the most important things happening around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Clouding up; not as cold. High: 43 Low: 39.

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Here are the top three stories today in Cincinnati:

1. Cincinnati Children's Hospital is providing free COVID-19 booster shots to eligible kids ages 12 and older, and to some children who are immunocompromised ages five to 11. Nationwide, more than 600 children a day over one week have been hospitalized due to the virus, a record number. According to Dr. Patty Manning, the chief of staff at Cincinnati Children's, the "numbers of hospitalized children with COVID have quadrupled in the past week from the previous low double digits." (WKRC TV Cincinnati)
2. Cincinnati Police have arrested a suspect in a Jan. 2 shooting, which marked the city's second homicide of 2022. Jalen Shepard, 19, was found by police shot inside a car on Beecher Street near Gilbert in Walnut Hills just before 4 p.m. 27-year-old Jermel Spencer has been charged with murder. (WKRC TV Cincinnati)
3. Two Cincinnati restaurants have made the list for "Top 100 Restaurants in America for 2021" by OpenTable. The two restaurants, Pepp & Dolores in Over-the-Rhine and Sotto in the Central Business District, were the only two restaurants in Ohio to make the list. The two Italian restaurants won "Best Overall in Cincinnati/Dayton," according to OpenTable's list. (WXIX)

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Today in Cincinnati:

• In Person Classic Movie Club: All About Eve (1950), At Cincinnati Public Library - Wyoming (1:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Cincinnati Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase is just 12 yards shy of passing Chad Johnson for the most receiving yards in a single season in team history. (Facebook)
• Animal House Cincinnati has eight week old Shihpoo puppies available and looking for forever families! (Facebook)
• Congratulations to the Cincinnati Public Schools Jan. Student Athletes of the Month! (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday! See you all tomorrow for another update.

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.