Apartment project debuts overlooking Findlay Market
CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) - A local developer has completed new workforce-aligned apartments overlooking Findlay Market. Over-the-Rhine-based 8K Development Co. in January started leasing for its Findlay Flats project, comprising 10 units in the upper floors of adjacent three-story historic buildings....
Cincinnati Zoo announces changes due to winter storm
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - While some Cincinnati Zoo animals love the snow, the zoo announced some closures. The zoo will close at 3 p.m. on Saturday. It will remain closed Sunday and Monday. The zoo plans to reopen on Tuesday Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. Animal care staff will stay overnight...
‘Trying to keep up with the storm’: Tri-State crews prepare for snow
COLD SPRING, Ky. (WKRC) - Crews are hard at work across the Tri-State as the snow rolls in. Legner Lawncare owner Randy Legner put the plows back on three of his trucks Thursday. On Friday, he loaded them with salt and began pretreating various areas across the tri-state. Legner was...
Work underway to install new gargoyles high atop Northern Kentucky cathedral
COVINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) - The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption has been undergoing a major renovations. Workers have been installing new gargoyles. This is one of the final steps of the two-year project to restore the Basilica. The gargoyles, which are made of terra cotta, sit near the top of...
Multiple West Side businesses targeted in series of break-ins
CHEVIOT, Ohio (WKRC) - A series of break-ins has prompted a collaborative investigation by multiple departments in Cheviot. At least three businesses were targeted early on Friday, starting with Long John Silver's at about 4:25 a.m. The other break-ins were discovered shortly after, around 5 a.m. Among the affected...
City Manager Sheryl Long’s performance review begins Monday
A Cincinnati City Council committee is expected to go into executive session Monday to begin a performance review of City Manager Sheryl Long. Council member Mark Jeffreys is leading the effort, which is required annually in the city charter. "This is one of the most important jobs of Council —...
International eatery opens in growing Cincinnati neighborhood
CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) - A new international restaurant is now open in a growing Cincinnati neighborhood. Ziqr Progressive Indian Restaurant hosted its grand opening celebration Jan. 21 at 6063 Montgomery Road in Pleasant Ridge. The 5,160-square-foot restaurant and bar sits in the former Revolution...
Ohio’s largest teacher’s union issues guidance about ICE on or near school grounds
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Educators’ concerns about ICE activity in schools have prompted Ohio’s largest teachers’ union to issue guidance to its members. Educators’ concerns about ICE activity in schools have prompted Ohio’s largest teachers’ union to issue guidance to its members. The Ohio Education Association...
Current snow emergency levels in Ohio. See updates as winter storm moves in
This story has been updated with new information. Several counties and cities across Greater Cincinnati have announced snow emergencies ahead of the winter storm. Hamilton County in Ohio was placed under a level 1 snow emergency just after 7 p.m. Jan. 24. Boone , Kenton and Campbell counties in Northern Kentucky have...
No parking on emergency routes catches residents off guard ahead of snowstorm
The City of Cincinnati and other municipalities announced street parking bans on some routes to clear the way for emergency crews and snow plows. Heavy snow is expected through Sunday evening.
