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Madeira train depot may house butcher, deli

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Ta'Marsh Pope stands with her son, Jayden, 14, stand together on July 31, 2020, on their street in Kennedy Heights. Pope was hospitalized with Covid-19 before recovering, she is now a mask advocate with the Masks On campaign. ALBERT CESARE / THE ENQUIRER

Once a skeptic, Silverton woman now urges Blacks in Cincinnati to wear masks Anne Saker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Her fi ght with the new coronavirus took so much out of Ta’Marsh Pope of Silverton that she believed at times she might lose. But she didn’t, and as she heals, “I look at life differently now.” “It can happen to anybody,” said Pope, 47, even her – an energetic single mother of a teenager, Hamilton County employee and bartender for hire. That’s the message Pope delivers as part of a public-service campaign urging African Americans to wear masks in public to stop the viral infection. The campaign extends the Masks On push in the Cincinnati area that started in early July. The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and the Health Collaborative assembled an eff ort called the Regional COVID Communications Center to escalate and spread public health messages during the pandemic. The fi rst weeks of the Masks On campaign, designed by Procter & Gamble Co., were successful enough that Gov. Mike DeWine credited the billboards and PSA with bending Hamilton County’s infection rate in mid-July. Regina Carswell Russo, the center’s executive director, said the suggestion for the new ads came from Damon Jones, P&G’s chief communications offi cer. Jones and Russo talked about the Cincinnati region’s increase of coronavirus infections, especially among younger Black people who were otherwise healthy. “This was hitting us hard, and we felt that we had to speak to them,” Russo said. “We had the understanding that the best way was from the heart center, with real voices.” The ads

A butcher and deli business could be the next tenant of Madeira’s iconic former train station. The city has received eight proposals for the lease of the circa 1890 depot at 7701 Railroad Ave. and is still accepting pitches. Madeira City Manager Tom Moeller said city council has directed him to negotiate with a business that wants to operate a butcher store and deli at the depot. If an agreement can’t be reached, Moeller said, “we will continue evaluating the other proposals for one which makes the most sense for the community.” Madeira was developed along the railroad line between Cincinnati and Parkersburg, West Virginia. The former train station has hosted a number of restaurants over the years, but the last tenant left at the end of 2019, Moeller said. City records show that other proposals for the depot include restaurants and bakeries, including the North College Hill Bakery, a popular traditional German bakery that opened in 1933.

began July 23-25, what would have been the weekend of the annual Cincinnati Music Festival, and will run on social media through the end of August, she said. Russo recruited two people who endured the infection and the resulting illness COVID-19. Kenyatta Smith is a secondgeneration Cincinnati fi refi ghter, who in one ad says through a mask, “Trust me: You do not want this.” Pope had been chronicling her experience with the illness on social media. Pope said when Russo contacted her about the campaign she jumped at the chance. “If we can reach people out there, to get them to understand how serious this is from a person who’s actually experienced it, I said, let’s do it.” Pope is an eligibility technician with Hamilton County Job & Family Services helping residents navigate government assistance programs. As the coronavirus spread in the United States in the spring, Pope was a skeptic. “I was like, OK, is this really real? You keep hearing diff erent stories, oh, they say coronavirus is not real. I was sitting having mixed feelings about it.” Then numbers of illnesses and deaths rose in Ohio and the nation. By Father’s Day in June, Pope was sick, fi rst with a days-long headache that resisted treatment. At the end of that week, Pope’s boyfriend Nate Allen took her to a testing station in Bond Hill, where her temperature reading hit 104 degrees. Her test was positive. Her breathing was labored. Pain wracked her body. She sent her son Jayden to live with his father. “She was going through a lot, and I felt really bad,” said Jayden. “That’s my

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Construction of the Swing Line Grill at the former B&B Mower Service site at 7710 to 7720 Railroad Ave. is stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic, Moeller said. The group behind Paxton’s Grill and Ramsey’s Trailside restaurants in Loveland wants to build a 3,947square-foot restaurant and small tavSee MADEIRA, Page 3A

A butcher and deli business could be the next tenant of Madeira’s iconic former train station. MARIKA LEE/ THE

Cincinnati Country Day drops Indian mascot name Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Country Day Board of Trustees voted to change the use of the Indian mascot at Cincinnati Country Day Schools Aug. 3, offi cials said. Cincinnati Country Day School Director of Communications Ralph Javens confi rmed the decision Aug. 4. The school's Indian mascot was adopted in the 1950s. In an email to district families and alumni sent Aug. 4, Board of Trustees President Joel Brant and Head of School Anthony Jaccaci said more than 300 community members shared their views regarding the Indians mascot through emails and a series of fi ve Zoom meetings. Ultimately the board voted to no longer use the Indian mascot. "An overwhelming majority voiced their desire to see the mascot changed (90% of those who spoke on the Zoom calls and nearly 80% of those who emailed

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the school with their opinions), and none spoke more loudly than the students themselves," the email reads. The email states signiﬁ cant factors in the board's decision included a plea from the executive director of the Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition, which urged Country Day to cease use of its Native American mascot; the importance of teaching respect for all people and preparing students for college and life; and a desire to maintain a "vibrant, inclusive, and diverse" learning environment where everyone feels they belong. "A strong body of evidence demonstrates use of Native American mascots reinforces stereotypes that marginalize all people of color," the email states. Oﬃ cials said Country Day will "immediately" initiate a process to select a new mascot. The transition will take place during the 2020-2021 school year. This includes replacing uniforms, scoreboards and facility signage. The Cincinnati Country Day School athletic teams

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will no longer be referred to as the Indians in school communications and offi cial Ohio High School Athletic Association competitions, "eff ective immediately," according to the email. Until the district identifi es a new mascot, the team will compete under the name of Cincinnati Country Day School. "In participating in this debate, our alumni shared how proud they are of their alma mater and the athletic successes they enjoyed as students," the email reads. Cincinnati Country Day School's decision comes a week after Winton Woods City School District announced the retirement of their chieftain mascot and a month after the Forest Hills school board voted to remove the Anderson High School "Redskins" mascot in a four-to-one vote. Country Day said it encourages anyone with further thoughts in regards to the mascot to email mascot@countryday.net.

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Montgomery kids present ‘Rules of the Roundabout’ Jeanne Houck Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

“Rules of the Roundabout” opens with a crowd of kids steering child-size cars around a model of a roundabout under construction in Montgomery. The humorous video is designed to teach motorists how to safely navigate the planned circular intersection at Montgomery Road and the Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway but looks more like a ﬁ lm about bumper cars at ﬁ rst. As about 35 Montgomery children under the age of 9 playfully drive their cars into each other, a woman steps in to stop them. “I know you may have your concerns about how the new Montgomery Road at Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway roundabout is going to work, but trust me, your experience won’t be anything like this,” says the woman. “There’s absolutely no chaos re-

quired. Or expected.” The woman is Louisville actress Sarah East, who was hired for the video through RESLV, a video production agency in Bellevue, Kentucky, that helped Montgomery make Rules of the Roundabout. After East fi rst appears in the fi veminute video, the children with her dutifully demonstrate how to abide by roundabout rules to: i Slow down. i Yield to traffi c before entering the roundabout. i Choose a lane and stay in the middle of it. i Observe road signs and pavement markings. Montgomery’s roundabout, which is expected to open in the spring of 2021, is designed to complement the $140 million “Montgomery Quarter” under development on 21 acres at the south end of the city. The development is to include a boutique hotel, shops, restaurants, offi ces,

luxury apartments, condominiums and a public park. “The southern gateway to our city, the Montgomery Quarter, welcomes our residents, visitors and business professionals who work in Montgomery,” Mayor Chris Dobrozsi said. “We want them to be comfortable and prepared to drive the roundabout when it opens next year. This video is one of many eff orts we have taken to educate on the safe use of the roundabout.” Montgomery City Manager Brian Riblet said that, “Ultimately, safety is key. “The roundabout is a preferred traffi c alternative and will allow traffi c to effi ciently and continuously fl ow into the Montgomery Quarter and our Heritage District.” You can watch Rules of the Roundabout on Montgomery’s website, YouTube channel and Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

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6 indicted in money laundering scheme, documents state Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer

Ta'Marsh Pope is now a mask advocate with the Masks On campaign. ALBERT CESARE / THE ENQUIRER

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mom. It hurts to see someone suff ering so much.” Over the next month, Pope said she made at least four trips to Jewish Hospital. Each time, the doctors treated her pain and discharged her. Despite her labored respiration, her blood oxygen level never fell below normal. She remembered a doctor saying there was nothing more they could do for her, and she had to fi ght the infection on her own. “I was so scared, even though I knew that it was nothing but the devil. I grew up in church, and there are certain times you gotta say: ‘Devil, go! Go!’ ” Her boyfriend nursed her, then he got sick. Her parents, Robert and Mary Pope of Silverton, called her daily but could not be with her. “It was probably hard for them, seeing their daughter in the state I was in.” Her bartending gigs dried up, although she saved two by hiring a girlfriend. Friends and neighbors dropped off orange juice, containers of soup, hand sanitizer. Calls to her son ended in tears with Jayden comforting her, you’ll be all right, you’ll get through it. On July 21, she took another coronavirus test and came up negative. She recently said she is feeling better, although it’s still hard to breathe, and she coughs a lot. She planned to start back to work Aug. 3. Best of all, Jayden has come back home, a place where sickness “made us more cautious,” he said. “We just come in, and now we wipe everything down and spray everything with Lysol.” His mother “became twice as cautious,” Jayden said, “but she’s still the same ol’, good ol’ mother.”

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A total of six people were indicted July 30 on multiple charges in connection to a money laundering scheme, according to court records. Rudy Lee Harris, 38, of Sycamore Township, faces 30 felony charges, court records state. Those charges include theft, breaking and entering, receiving stolen property, vandalism, telecommunications fraud, money laundering and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. Jail records state he was arrested on June 10 and is the only one of the six currently in custody. Harris was indicted alongside the following codefendants: i Tiff any Salcedo, 30. i Michael Abney, 54. i James Brown, 30. i Doyle Looper, 33. i Coty Everett King, 27. Salcedo is Harris' wife, court documents state. She was arrested in May and released on bond. Warrants are out for the arrests of Abney, Brown, Looper and King. Court documents outline a number of theft off enses allegedly committed by Harris. The fi rst of which was in November of 2019 when Harris stole audio and video production equipment valued at

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ern in Madeira with 117 indoor seats, a 20-seat outdoor patio and a 50-seat outdoor seasonal rooftop dining area. Managing partner Tom Powers has said the Swing Line Grill’s name is a nod to the name of an electric train that served Madeira in the early 1900s. “I recently spoke with Tom Powers;

more than $88,000 from a business in Blue Ash. Employees found a box truck containing the equipment had been broken into when they Lee Harris reported to work the next day. A cigarette butt "which appeared fresh" at the scene was collected for DNA evidence, according to court documents. Investigators also observed shoe print impressions and collected "fresh vomit" found at the scene. The DNA sample matched Harris' profi le, documents state. On March 15, documents state Harris stole 29 catalytic converters valued at $29,000 in Blue Ash. Employees discovered the converters had been cut off of 29 of their work vehicles the following day. During the investigation, fi ve Diablo Sawzall blades were collected for DNA testing, according to court documents. Video surveillance footage from a business across the street showed a 2016 Ford Focus that belonged to Salcedo had been at the scene. Police conducted a search warrant of Salcedo's vehicle and found multiple Sawzalls, documents state. Investigators also found GPS data that showed Harris' phone had been at the scene during the time of the off ense. Salcedo later told investigators that her husband had used her vehicle to

steal the catalytic converters, documents state. On May 5, documents state Harris stole a Lastec zero turn mower valuing $13,000 in Lockland. Two days later Salcedo posted the mower for sale on the application Oﬀ er Up under a fake account "Randy Brown" for $3,500. A search warrant was conducted at Harris' residence on June 11 as part of an ongoing investigation. Documents state stolen property and Sawzall blades were found at his home. Salcedo faces 23 felony charges, including money laundering, theft, breaking and entering, telecommunications fraud, vandalism and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. Abney faces 12 felony charges, including theft, money laundering, breaking and entering, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and vandalism. Brown and Looper were each charged with one count of theft and one count of breaking and entering and King was charged with one count of theft and one count of receiving stolen property. It is not immediately clear from court records how Brown, Looper and King are involved in the scheme. Harris is currently being held in the Hamilton County Jail on a $1 million bond, according to jail records. Editor’s note: Information included reﬂ ects this article’s original publication date – July 30. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates.

he indicated with the uncertainty surrounding restaurant operations because of the COVID-19 pandemic, his investment team is still evaluating when to begin the project,” Moeller said. Three former B&B Mower Service buildings on the site will be demolished to make rooms for the Swing Line Grill. ____ Developer Joe Farruggia has withdrawn a proposal to build 22 townhouses on Stewart Road after pushback

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Police: Blue Ash man arrested, possessed multiple weapons while on parole Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A Blue Ash man who served four years in prison in connection to a home invasion was arrested Aug. 5 after police confi scated multiple weapons from his residence. Robert "Bo" Weber, 27, faces two counts of having weapons under disability and one count of improperly handling fi rearms in a motor vehicle, according to court records. The release states additional charges are possible as the incident remains under investigation. A release from Blue Ash Police says offi cers received a tip that Weber was in possession of guns, ammo and other weapons in violation of parole. Police served a search warrant Aug. 5 at his home in the 9000 block of Blue Wing Terrace while Weber was away from his home, at a meeting with his parole offi cer. The search took place at approximately 12:56 p.m.

The following weapons and ammo were confi scated during the search: i 9mm handgun. i AR-15. Weber i Approximately 1,500 rifl e rounds. i Approximately 350 9mm rounds. i Taser. i Machete. i Folding knife. Weber is on parole after serving four years on aggravated robbery charges related to a 2013 home invasion robbery in Sharonville, the release states. According to court documents, Weber and a codefendant went to a home on Timberidge Lane to sell marijuana. When the victim opened his sliding glass patio door for the sale, Weber and the codefendant began assaulting the victim and demanding money. Weber took possession of a fi rearm during the incident and pointed the gun at both the victim and the victim's girlfriend. “The safety of the community is of

Weapons and ammo conﬁ scated from Robert Weber's residence on Wednesday, Aug. 5. PROVIDED/BLUE ASH POLICE DEPARTMENT

paramount importance to us,” Blue Ash Police Chief Scott Noel said in the release. “Today’s search warrant was executed in the absolute safest way possible and in doing so we took guns out of

the hands of someone that shouldn’t have them.” No one was hurt during the Aug. 5 search, the release states.

Tax hikes will be on the ballot in these areas Scott Wartman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Budgets are stretched thin during this pandemic. And some local voters will be asked to give more to their local governments. Aug. 5 was the deadline for townships, cities, villages and school districts to fi le for tax levies for the November election. The number isn't unusual for a presidential year, election offi cials said. For some, like in Colerain Township, the increase isn't pandemic related. Residents in this township will vote on a property tax to pay for the fi re department. Supporters say it's needed as calls for service have increased along with infl ation and the expense of doing business. Township Trustee Matt Wahlert vot-

ed against putting the levy on the ballot. He agrees the money is needed but said the pandemic is not the right time for an increase. If the tax passes, property owners will pay an extra $105 for every $100,000 of home value. "It's a hard situation," Wahlert said. "Ironically, these are the people saving the lives of people suff ering from COVID. It was a dilemma when I voted. At the same time, it's such a question mark fi nancially for so many people." His fellow trustees opted to put the measure on the ballot in November. Here is a list of local tax increases on the November ballot. It includes the amount of the increase for each $100,000 of home value and the purpose of the levy as stated in fi lings to the auditor and boards of election. The list does not include renewals, where the tax rate will remain the same.

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Colerain Township: $105, fi re department expenses Village of North Bend: $70, public safety Springfi eld Township: $87.50, fi re department equipment and expenses Springfi eld Township: $87.50, police department equipment and expenses Winton Woods School District: $243.25, current operating expenses

Franklin City Schools: $228, bond issuance Clearcreek Township: $131, ﬁ re department expenses

Butler County City of Middletown: 0.25% increase in the income tax, roads West Chester Township: $70, ﬁ re department expenses West Chester Township: $70, police department expenses

Clermont County Union Township: $70, police department expenses Union Township: $70, fi re department expenses Washington Township: $52.50, fi re department expenses Goshen Township: $206.50, police department expenses Little Miami Local School District: 9.92 mills, avoiding an operating defi cit

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VIEWPOINTS Allworth Advice: Should you and your spouse retire at the same time? Simply Money Nathan Bachrach and Amy Wagner Guest Columnists USA TODAY NETWORK – REGION

Question. Debbie and Carl in Mariemont: We’re trying to fi gure out if we should retire at the same time, or if it makes more sense to space out our retirements. Any thoughts either way? A. First off , it’s nice that the two of you are actually getting to choose when you retire! Not everyone is aff orded this luxury. In fact, a recent Nationwide survey found that one in two people are actually forced to retire earlier than they had originally planned. Let’s look at some reasons why you might stagger your retirements. A big one is healthcare. If neither of you are eligible yet for Medicare but one of you keeps working (and has employer-sponsored healthcare coverage), the other can likely join that employer plan. This way, there’s no need to buy insurance elsewhere. Another reason is income. What kind of retirement lifestyle are you hoping for? Have you fi gured out if your income stream from retirement accounts and other sources will be suffi cient? If you realize you have a budget gap, then it makes sense for one of you to keep working to help shore up your fi nances. And of course, if one of you enjoys their job then there’s no reason to quit! On the fl ip side, if you decide to retire at the same time, you need to think about the huge lifestyle change this will trigger. Are you both prepared to be spending a whole lot

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Turns out, a pandemic is not the ideal time to ask for a tax increase, the board for Great Parks of Hamilton County decided Aug. 5. But it will be on the ballot in November 2021, park district Director Todd Palmeter said. The park board shocked the political establishment and residents July 16 when it voted to put a levy on the ballot that would cost homeowners $63 per $100,000 of assessed value. That would have been on top of the $35 per $100,000 of valuation homeowners already pay, meaning the rate would have nearly tripled to a total of $98 per $100,000. On Aug. 5, the board unanimously voted during an emergency meeting to pull the levy oﬀ the ballot. Board members said the need was still there, but the timing was wrong.

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"We thought it would be benefi cial for us to go through with it at the time that we did," said park board Chairman Marcus Thompson. "Unfortunately, there were some people that didn’t see it that way. The need is there." Great Parks of Hamilton County has a plan for trails and improvements to its park system. But the district provided few details on how money from the levy would be spent on these projects. Palmeter said they will have detailed plans on exactly where all the money will go before putting the tax increase on the ballot next year. Why didn't the park district give more notice to elected offi cials and the public before deciding to put the levy on the ballot? "That’s a learning outcome from the process," Palmeter said. "I advised the board I want to go back out there and meet with more people, share specifi cs and then get more feedback for the plan. "

Enquirer political columnist Jason Williams questioned the need for the levy in a recent column, which included pressing Palmeter on how the money would be spent. "You're right. I don't have (a plan)," Palmeter said. "I can tell you we're working on it." Great Parks, which includes 21 parks and preserves, has a $34.7 million annual operating budget. It's had to cut $4.7 million from its budget this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Palmeter said. It typically has about 1,000 employees, 800 of whom are part-time, as well as volunteers. Great Parks has had to cut more than 200 part-time employees.

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You should have seen me picking vegetables yesterday. Well, then again, I’m glad you didn’t. I was on my way to check the berry patch and thought I’d check the veggies, too, thinking I’d get a few ripe ones. After picking through rows of tomato, squash and cucumbers, I was wishing I had on a big, old fashioned apron instead of the tank top I wore. Maybe you know the aprons I’m talking about – wide enough to wrap around and make a pouch to carry things. I got to thinking about my favorite poem about aprons that I shared a while back. And about you still cooking during these troubled times. The poem talks about times when aprons were not a fashion statement, but a necessity. Sort of like today, don’t you think? Also here’s my recipe for quick strawberry ice cream, requested by a Mason reader.

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The apron When I cook, I put on my oldest apron, the one worn and dotted with stains. Aprons are not only clothing, but a piece of history. Stains are remembrances of time spent in the kitchen cooking for loved ones. Back in the day, Grandma's apron served more than just protection to clothing. h It was used as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. h The apron was perfect for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. h From the chicken coop, the apron was used to carry eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be ﬁ nished in the warming oven. h When company came, those

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aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids. h When the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms. h Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over a hot wood stove. h Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. h From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out hulls. h In the fall, the apron was used to

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High school athletes excited to return Charlie Goldsmith Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Sycamore High School sophomore Ria Parikh gathered in a socially distanced circle Aug. 1 with her tennis teammates. After the coaches introduced themselves to the team on the fi rst offi cial day of tryouts, they asked the group a few questions. Had anyone tested positive for the coronavirus? Had anyone been in contact with someone who had tested positive or experienced symptoms? After that, Parikh said she was just excited to be back on the court. “After a while, this all will feel relatively normal,” Parikh said. “But I can’t help but think about how much has changed.” Starting Aug. 1, fall sports practices began as a result of the OHSAA’s updated guidelines following the coronavirus pandemic. Diff erent rules apply to contact sports and non-contact sports, but teams are taking signifi cant precautions. Parikh said tennis bags are spaced 6 feet apart on the court and all players wear masks when they are not playing. At Seven Hills High School, the women’s soccer team has also emphasized players staying apart from each other when they’re not on the fi eld. Senior Shriya Kilaru said she had to adjust to new protocols when practice started, but playing soccer with her teammates was worth the wait. “I’m super excited about this just because it’s been so long,” Kilaru said. “We’re usually playing early in the summer, and it’s been a change starting off later. We were all pretty anxious that we weren’t going to get to play, so we’re excited to be back out there with each other.” Even though many players are enthusiastic to return to practice, there are varying opinions about whether fall sports competitions should be taking place. Ria’s father, Shital Parikh, is a sports physician, and he’s

concerned about high school athletes returning to practice. He said he would be even more concerned about his daughter if she were playing a contact sport. “We can’t just make blanket statements that sports are back or sports are not,” Parikh said. “We need to look at how much contact there is and how limited it can be. I still hope the coaches and the trainers are taking proper precautions and educating the athletes. The concern for sports is not whether the athletes are going to get it or not, but the potential of spreading it in their communities.” The OHSAA Executive Director’s Offi ce has cooperated with the governor’s offi ce and Ohio Department of Health to develop the state’s plan for sports to return. In a statement, Dan Leffi ngwell, president of the OHSAA Board of Directors and superintendent of the Noble Local Schools, said he hopes to create a safe environment for athletes to resume playing competitive sports. “It is important to keep athletic activity moving forward,” Leffi ngwell said. “And with that, we believe our member schools provide our student-athletes with the safest possible environment to return to play and that our school programs are the best avenue to help students learn lifelong lessons and provide social, emotional and physical benefi ts that other programs cannot.” Non-contact sports such as golf, tennis and volleyball can currently play scrimmages, and practices are ramping up for many local high school teams. Katie Sumerel, a senior who plays volleyball at Summit Country Day School, said she’s heard many local high school teams, in addition to her own, are taking proper precautions to ensure they will be able to have a season. “We’re going to do whatever we’re told, obviously, and we would understand if our season got canceled,” Sumerel said. “We would not be happy, but I would understand. If we want a season, it’s up to all of us. We have to stay in as much as possible, be careful and wear a mask.”

When you mention Manning and football, you think of dominance at the quarterback position. Archie Manning and his sons Peyton and Eli were all successful NFL and college quarterbacks and now have a family award. The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, is the only quarterback award factoring in a team’s postseason performance. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was last year’s winner leading LSU to the national championship. Now, the 2020 preseason Manning Award Watch List is out and the honor could again have a local fl avor. Of the 30 top quarterbacks selected, Ball State’s Drew Plitt (Loveland High School), Penn State’s Sean Cliff ord (St. Xavier) and Minnesota’s Tanner Morgan (Ryle High School) made the list. It’s Morgan’s second year on the watch list, which this year also includes Ohio State’s Justin Fields and Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence. Plitt came from a Wing-T off ense at Loveland that won the 2013 Ohio Division II state championship with a 15-0 record. In that game, he completed all four passes he threw, with two going for touchdowns. At Ball State, he averaged more than 243 yards passing per game last year, a fi gure he only surpassed once in high school. His season-high was 439 against Fordham. “I think I knew I could do it,” Plitt said of his blossoming college passing game. “It’s a good feeling, but there’s still a lot of work left to do. We have a lot of guys that have made award watch lists. Everyone just comes in and says congrats and let’s keep moving on. We have bigger things to accomplish than winning awards.” Plitt directed an off ense that led the Mid-American Conference in scoring (34.8 points per game) and total offense (463.0 yards per game). His 24 touchdown passes were tops in the league. While keeping the team perspective, Plitt said playing in the state of Indiana and having Manning associated with your name is not a bad thing. “My grandparents (who live near Muncie) are as big a Manning fan as anybody,” Plitt said. “To be on that list for them, they see that as an awesome thing.” Plitt is now a redshirt senior at Ball State where the Cardinals are slated to start Sept. 12 against Iowa State. Ryle’s Morgan was one of the fi nalists for last year’s honor, making AllBig Ten Second Team and setting school single-season records for passing yards (3,253), touchdown passes (30), completion percentage (66.0%), See QBS, Page 2B

Cincinnati’s Wolf, McNally to play in US Open Adam Baum Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Caty McNally and JJ Wolf, two Cincinnati natives, will play in the 2020 US Open (Aug. 31 through Sept.13) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York. Wolf, 21, received a singles main draw wild card entry, while McNally, 18, earned direct entry based on her No. 124 world ranking.

Wolf is ranked No. 144. He went 15-3 in singles in early 2020, winning two ATP Challenger singles titles. He starred for Ohio State University for three seasons, earning All-America and Big Ten Player of the Year honors as a junior in 2019. McNally will also play in the Western & Southern Open the week prior to the US Open at the same venue in New York. Last summer, McNally took Serena Williams to a third set in a second-round loss at the U.S. Open.

J.J. Wolf returns a volley to Alexander Bublik during their match at the Western & Southern Open in Mason Aug. 10, 2019. E.L. HUBBARD

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Athletic directors, coaches, players are learning COVID-19 on the ﬂ y Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Shutdown since mid-March, the Ohio High School Athletic Association released guidelines for local high schools and districts to allow skill training and conditioning in athletics beginning May 26. Since then, as restrictions loosened outside the realm of athletics, several schools have had positive COVID-19 tests with some resulting in quarantines. Methods of prevention have varied from school-toschool. Among the schools that have experienced the issue of a positive test was Anderson in late June. A parent of a student-athlete tested positive, thus putting the player in quarantine. Days later, the player tested negative and Anderson was allowed to resume practice June 30 after the weight room, gym, training room and other pertinent areas were thoroughly sanitized. Mount Healthy had an incident around the same time involving a football player on June 23. The Owls suspended athletic activities until July 13 for deep cleaning and sanitizing and players in the weight room between June 23-26 were asked to self-quarantine and be tested. St. Xavier’s football program was halted June 30 with a positive test. The Bombers then shut down everything through July 13 and are still diligently fi ghting the pandemic. Coach Steve Specht is often seen at the start of practice with hand sanitizer, taking temperatures and making sure each kid has their own individual water to stay hydrated as opposed to the proverbial team spigots. “The rules keep changing,” Specht said of the virus. “We learn a little bit more about this every week. Hopefully, we’re getting closer to a vaccine. I think every coach in the city will tell you, we wear a thousand diff erent hats (now).” Specht recognizes that kids are social creatures and social distancing is a tough sell on young people in public situations. St. Xavier Athletic Trainer Ken Rushford is also a popular guy at the start of practice with his usual verbal dissertations. “Make sure you’re wearing your mask, keep your hands off your face, make sure you sanitize your hands,” Rushford reminds. “You guys can help prevent any spread, we can only do so much during the time we have here. That’s the time we can control. We can’t control what they’re doing outside.” Added AD Brian Reinhart of St. Xavier’s pandemic pause, “We learned each case is diff erent depending on symptoms or not having symptoms. The diffi cult thing we’re fi nding is returning to play. It’s really timeconsuming because it’s a case-by-case basis.” That said, Reinhart believes that structure is good for teenagers, along with having a schedule and having something to do. A team-wide quarantine leaves them on their own and other schools have speculated that’s

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where infections are occurring. “A lot of times they don’t make the best decisions,” Reinhart said. “We can only do so much. The parents need to be on board and understand everything. It’s not just the time here, it’s about everything at home as well.” A Lebanon girls soccer player tested positive July 13, though it’s not believed it was related to the soccer program. Athletes and coaches will have to present a negative COVID-19 test before being permitted back and the player has yet to return from quarantine. “We continue to follow guidelines from state and county offi cials,” Lebanon AD Keith Pantling said. “We have strict sanitizing schedules between activities and continue to practice social distancing and require masks when appropriate.” Pantling says when a case occurs their policy is to report it, communicate it to families, then determine a timeline and steps for a safe return as they’ve done. Winton Woods had one of the strictest regimens in the area for football practice in June. All coaches and players wore masks and no one (including reporters) was allowed onto the fi eld without a mask or a temperature check. “Winton Woods High School closely follows guidelines and protocols from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Ohio High School Athletic Association,” AD David Lumpkin said. “As athletic training and practice proceed, we will continue to implement our comprehensive health/safety protocols and procedures because the well-being of our students and staff

is always a top priority.” Despite the precautions, top linebacker Andrew “Bam” Booker came down with the virus and selfquarantined for two weeks. Booker had no symptoms other than losing his sense of smell and taste. He never ran a temperature and was able to work out at home, while sanitizing everything he touched. Upon recovery July 15, Booker made immediate plans to donate plasma to provide blood centers with valuable antibodies against the disease. “The most important thing we can do right now is wear a mask,” Booker said. “If you don’t want to wear a mask, then stay indoors and don’t go out. Even if you do wear a mask, I still wouldn’t go out and get around other people much.” In addition to St. Xavier, the rest of the Greater Catholic League-South has also been aff ected. La Salle has had its team divided in small groups as much as possible. The Lancers were briefl y shut down but AD Brian Meyer says the team had already built in some off -days and weeks to soften the blow. “At some point, the kids are all going to be around each other,” Meyer said. “We make them wear masks as much as possible, but when they’re out there exercising at full-go it’s hard to do that. Coaches have them on and the kids have them on as much as possible. The kids also have them on in the weight room unless they’re the one lifting.” Elder has tried to keep their football team separated, but it’s not exactly a game made for separation. Panthers AD Kevin Espelage has relied on self-reporting. “Our parents have done a good job of saying, ‘I’ve been exposed or he’s been exposed’ and we’re doing our due diligence,” Espelage said. “We’re in groups. The only large group I had to shut down was freshman football back in June for 14 days. Since then, we’ve shut down a position group here or there based on kids being exposed.” Espelage has had conversations with both the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County health departments for guidance. Elder soon begins “team work” which brings on the added dilemma of an off ensive huddle vs. a defensive huddle. Currently, contact sport teams (football and soccer) can only engage in intrasquad work and some school have canceled their scrimmages. Should such events be permitted by the state, there’s locker room guidelines, water breaks and stadium capacity issues to be addressed. Beyond football, cross country has to been offi cially ruled as non-contact (like golf, tennis and volleyball) and is waiting for some protocols to proceed as meets often attract large numbers of people. Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – July 21. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates.

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Ball State Cardinals quarterback Drew Plitt. MIKE DINOVO/USA TODAY SPORTS

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passing yards per game (250.2), touchdown-interception ratio (4.28) and pass effi ciency rating (178.7) in 2019. “It’s an honor to be on the Manning Award Watch List, but it is really a testament to my coaches and teammates,” Morgan said. “I wouldn’t be where I am without them. Our coaching staff does an elite job by putting people in positions to excel and my teammates are tremendous.” Having studied the Manning family’s football exploits. Morgan also has mastered the quarterback art of dishing off credit in addition to passes. “The off ensive line does all the dirty work upfront and those guys never get any of the credit they deserve,” Morgan said. “Our tight ends can block and catch and give me a lot of options and our receivers can make a bad throw look elite. Then, we have the running backs, who are physical and pick up yardage, but they can also block and give me extra time when I need it. Football is a team game and any recognition I receive is a refl ection of that.” In the new conference-only confi guration of the Big Ten, Morgan’s Minnesota Golden Gophers are set to begin at Michigan State Sept. 5. Morgan is a redshirt junior and is the cousin of former Kentucky and Cleveland Browns quarterback Tim Couch. Also from the Big Ten, former St. Xavier state cham-

Minnesota Golden Gophers quarterback Tanner Morgan. JESSE JOHNSON/USA TODAY SPORTS

pionship quarterback Sean Cliff ord made the preseason list. Cliff ord threw for 2,654 yards and 23 touchdowns last season for Penn State. That included games of 398 yards against Maryland and 340 against Morgan’s Minnesota squad. Cliff ord is a junior for the Nittany Lions who are scheduled to start with Northwestern Sept. 5. He led Coach Steve Specht’s St. Xavier Bombers to the Ohio Division I state title in 2016 Other quarterbacks can be nominated throughout the year with 10 fi nalists eventually making the cut. The Manning Award winner is named after college football’s national championship game.

Following the Kentucky High School Athletic Association's decision to delay fall sports, Moeller football's game against Louisville Trinity has been pushed to Sept. 11 at Marshall Stadium. Trinity announced the news on Twitter. The game was originally scheduled to be played Saturday, Sept. 5, at Princeton's Viking Stadium. "We may still play Trinity later in the year if we have something fall through and they have a date that's open to them because of the same scenario," Moeller athletic director Mike Asbeck told The Enquirer's Scott Springer. Trinity, the defending Class 6A state champions, beat Moeller last season, 41-0. The Crusaders defeated the Shamrocks, 21-14, in 2018. Moeller moving this contest south is just one solution to potentially multiple conﬂ icts in its 2020 schedule. The Crusaders are slated to play West Toronto Preparatory Academy (Canada) in Sharonville Sept. 19 and their season-opener against Middletown could be in jeopardy after the school recently announced a shutdown of extracurricular activities.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Blue Ash Farmers Market celebrates 5 years and National Farmers Market Week Show your appreciation for local farmers and vendors on Wednesdays. The Blue Ash Farmers Market at Summit Park celebrated its 5th Anniversary and National Farmers Market Week on Aug. 5. There was a free giveaway at the City booth and there will be more surprises through the end of the August (while supplies last). In the midst of a global pandemic, farmers markets – like all other small businesses – have had to overcome challenges to continue operations for the farmers and communities that depend on them. Market managers have been at the forefront of adapting rapid solutions and innovation to protect staff , customers, and community. When conventional food supply chains failed at the start of the pandemic, farmers markets and local food systems clearly displayed the resiliency of short supply chains and interest in local foods spiked nationwide. The Blue Ash Parks and Recreation Department and organizers of the Blue Ash Farmers Market created a drive-thru format, which was used in the initial weeks of the 2020 opening, and now have returned to an open-air market where social distancing guidelines are in place and enforced. “We had to think fast on our feet for our customers, vendors and staff ,” said Peggy Behm, Blue Ash Events and Programming Manager. “We have been so happy to see so much support from the community from the start, and we are thrilled to be able to create a safe farmers market experience during these diffi cult times.” National Farmers Market Week runs from Aug. 2-8, 2020. It is an annual celebration of farmers markets coordinated by the Farmers Market Coalition, a membership-based 503(c)3 nonprofi t organization that supports farmers markets nationwide through training, technical assistance, and network-building. This year, the campaign is centered around the essential role that farmers markets play in the food system as demonstrated by the coronavirus pandemic. “Farmers markets are essential to the life and livelihood of millions of shoppers and tens of thousands of farmers,” said Ben Feldman, Executive Director of the Farmers Market Coalition. “But farmers markets don’t happen by accident. It takes the planning, organization, and execution of dedicated individuals and community organizations. That work is harder than ever and farmers markets and the vendors who sell at them need all the help they can get.” The 2020 Blue Ash Farmers Market is every Wednesday, now through Sept. 30, 3:30-7 p.m. at Summit Park, 4335 Glendale Milford Rd, Blue Ash, Ohio. Find us on Facebook and at summitparkblueash.com. Rachel Murray, The City of Blue Ash

Madeira resident elected Chair to the Ohio Health Care Association (OHCA) Home Care & Hospice Board David Walsh has been elected Chair of the OHCA Home Care & Hospice Board of Directors. In May 2019, OHCA expanded to cover the full continuum of longterm services and supports by adding representation of members in home care and hospice. A formal Board was elected in January 2020 and the election for chair occurred in June 2020. “We are very excited for David to serve as the ﬁ rst Board Chair of the OHCA Home Care & Hospice Board and Walsh contribute to the future of our profession,” stated Lori Revis, Director of Clinical Services for Hospice of Southwest Ohio. OHCA proudly represents more than 1000 assisted living communities, home care and hospice service providers, providers of care and services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD), and skilled nursing communities. The Association was established in 1946 to meet the needs of the state’s growing number of long-term care supports and services professionals, which today totals more than 100,000 exceptional men and women who care for Ohio’s most frail and vulnerable citizens. Walsh is the CEO of Hospice of Southwest Ohio and CareBridge Primary and Palliative Care which serve a ﬁ ve-county area with more than 800 patients. Walsh is a longtime resident of Madeira. Walsh brings a wealth of experience and insights gained from his leadership of 40 years in long-term services and supports profession. “I am excited to join the OHCA Home Care & Hospice Board,” stated Walsh. “I look forward to working alongside my fellow OHCA Board members to advance the post-acute care priorities, help build capacity to enhance health policy, initiatives, advocacy, and edu-

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cation of the long-term services and supports agenda.” David Walsh, Hospice of Southwest Ohio

Comey & Shepherd is excited to welcome Cindy “CJ” Jean as the newest member of our Montgomery Offi ce. CJ will focus on commercial real estate, representing buyers, sellers and investors, as well as landlords and tenants. Additionally, she will off er residential Jean real estate services to clients in the northern Cincinnati suburbs. Before coming to Comey & Shepherd, CJ was Director of Marketing and a licensed agent with Ian Black Real Estate, a boutique commercial fi rm in Sarasota, FL. She is a member of the National Association of Realtors, Ohio Association of Realtors, and the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors. She can be reached at (513) 891-4444 | cindyjean@comey.com Comey & Shepherd is a full-service real estate agency focused on providing buyers and sellers with the guidance and expertise necessary to complete a successful real estate transaction. Brokering fi ne homes since 1946, Comey & Shepherd is a local company that takes a personal approach to their business. For more information about Comey & Shepherd, visit comey.com. Rebecca Kofron, Comey & Shepherd

assist with economic development eff orts in the City. HCDC will focus on optimizing economic development opportunities by focusing on projects currently underway such as PLK Communities’ mixed-use development on the former U.S. Playing Card site, serving on the Steering Committee for the Montgomery Road Corridor Study, and participating in a business visitation program to identify the needs of businesses already located in Norwood. The contract began on Aug. 1. “We are very pleased to bring HCDC on as the City of Norwood’s go-to resource and main contact for economic development at this time,” said Norwood Mayor Schneider. “HCDC brings the immediate experience, relationships, and tools to the City that are needed right now and we are confi dent that HCDC will be a huge asset to attracting new businesses to the City of Norwood.” HCDC is the Economic Development Offi ce for Hamilton County and has similar partnerships with other municipalities around Hamilton County. HCDC has assisted businesses and communities with the creation or retention of over 30,000 jobs and more than $2.6 billion in total investment over 35 years. “Norwood is in a unique position to diversify its economy by capitalizing on the recent success they have seen in mixed-use projects. Norwood is our home and we’re thrilled to partner with the City to continue to build a vibrant and thriving City,” said Patrick Longo, President, and CEO of HCDC. Trisha Sefakis, HCDC

Fire in the night sky

Seniors Who Rock 2020 - virtually

The dark skies of the Desert Southwest and the mysterious, ancestral Native American ruins of Hovenweep National Monument were a perfect setting to observe comet Neowise, July 19. Cincinnati Enquirer contributing photographer, Terrence Huge, of Blue Ash, was there to provide images for a Utah archaeological tour service and created this photo with a long exposure and light painting. Terrence Huge

On Aug. 26, Seniors Who Rock will begin with virtual Happy Hour at 5 p.m., and the program starts at 5:30 p.m. Details: Honoring Jean Dowell, Jim Johnson, & Barbara Kellar. Registration is complimentary, contributions are appreciated. A limited number of Party Packs of gourmet snacks and wine are available for purchase for delivery to your home or oﬃ ce. Details at: www.proseniors.org/seniors-whorock/. 458-5525 Mary Day, Pro Seniors

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Study ranks Cincinnati’s 25 most crash-prone intersections Madeline Mitchell Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A new study posted by Elk & Elk law fi rm has identifi ed the 25 most dangerous intersections in Cincinnati. The study also ranked the top fi ve most dangerous zones in the city, and placed Cincinnati's downtown area on top of the list with 752 crashes and three fatalities reported between 2014 and 2019. The study states Cincinnati's downtown had more than twice as many crashes and injuries than any other area in the state. "No other zone in another Ohio city comes close to this large cluster," the study states. The law fi rm hired 1Point21 Interactive, a content marketing agency based in San Diego, to conduct the study. The agency analyzed six years' worth of data from the Ohio Department of Transportation, isolating only crashes where an injury or fatality was reported, offi cials said. 1Point21 Interactive content manager Brian Beltz told The Enquirer the agency used Geospatial analysis to aggregate crashes that occurred within 25 feet of each intersection, then applied a composite score using crash volume and injury severity to rank them. The study encompassed all of Ohio and broke down the most dangerous zones and intersections for Ohio's largest cities. The most dangerous intersection in Cincinnati is located at Gilbert Avenue and Victory Parkway in Evanston, according to the study. In the last six years there were 10 crashes at that intersection which led to 25 minor to moderate injuries. "This intersection is adjacent to Walnut Hills High School – which may in-

Police were on the scene of a serious injury crash in Price Hill on July 10, 2020. WXIX

dicate a large number of novice teen drivers that may commute through that intersection," the study states. The Cincinnati intersection with the most total crashes is located at Mitchell Avenue and Kessler Avenue in Clifton, with 16 total crashes that produced 10 minor to moderate injuries and two serious injuries. The study ranked this intersection at No. 4 on the list. The intersection with the most fatalities is located at North Bend Road and Argus Road in College Hill, the study states. Out of the three crashes that intersection saw between 2014 and 2019, there were three total deaths. Those three crashes also led to four serious injuries. This intersection ranks at No. 5 on the list. But Cincinnati intersections appear to be "much safer overall" compared to other major Ohio cities, the study states. There were no Cincinnati intersections included in the study's top 50 most dangerous intersections in Ohio list. Altogether the following intersections accounted for 269 crashes, 216 mi-

nor to moderate injuries, 37 serious injuries and six deaths between 2014 and 2019, according to Elk & Elk: 1 Gilbert Avenue and Victory Parkway in Evanston. 2 Queen City Avenue and Harrison Avenue in South Fairmont. 3 Martin Luther King Drive and Burnet Avenue in Corryville. 4 Mitchell Avenue and Kessler Avenue in Clifton. 5 North Bend Road and Argus Road in College Hill. 6 Reading Road and Dorchester Avenue in Mount Auburn. 7 Reading Road and McGregor Avenue in Mount Auburn. 8 Vine Street and Nixon Street/ Goodman Street in Corryville. 9 Warsaw Avenue and Grand Avenue in East Price Hill. 10 Hopple Street and Beekman Street in English Woods. 11 Linn Street and Liberty Street in West End. 12 Mitchell Avenue and Kenard Avenue in Winton Place. 13 Glenway Avenue and Sidney Road

in West Price Hill. 14 Westwood Avenue and Grand Avenue in South Fairmont. 15 Broadway Street and East 5th Street in Downtown Cincinnati. 16 Glenway Avenue and Considine Avenue in East Price Hill. 17 Vine Street and Erhman Avenue in Clifton. 18 Elm Street and West 9th Street in Downtown Cincinnati. 19 Martin Luther King Drive and Jefferson Avenue in Clifton Heights. 20Reading Road and Hutchins Avenue in Avondale. 21 Montana Avenue and Harrison Avenue in Westwood. 22 Central Parkway and West McMillan Street in Fairview. 23 Vine Street and Clinton Springs Avenue in Clifton. 24Glenway Avenue and Grand Avenue in East Price Hill. 25 River Road and Thornton Avenue in Sayler Park. Here are the top 5 most dangerous zones in Cincinnati, as identifi ed by the Elk & Elk study: 1 Downtown, with 752 crashes, 56 serious injuries and three fatalities. 2 Corryville, with 366 crashes, 30 serious injuries and three fatalities. 3 Price Hill, with 248 crashes, 24 serious injuries and one fatality. 4 University of Cincinnati, with 238 crashes, nine serious injuries and one fatality. 5 Spring Grove, with 156 crashes, seven serious injuries and no fatalities. Elk & Elk is a personal injury law fi rm founded by brothers Arthur and David Elk, according to their website. Steve Davenport of Elk & Elk said the fi rm invests in studies of this kind on a regular basis for the benefi t of the community and to help keep people safe.

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Jeff Suess has been something of a time traveler over the past eight years. Researching and writing "Our History" for The Enquirer and writing several books about Cincinnati history has taken him from frontier settlement to steamboat city, to public markets, opera houses and murder trials. His latest book, "Cincinnati: An Illustrated Timeline," travels through many of the most important events of Cincinnati history, arranged in a chronological timeline. It tells the story of the Queen City, with all its ups and downs, starting with the Adena burial mounds here centuries before white settlers arrived, up to 2019 when Fiona the hippo was born and FC Cincinnati joined Major League Soccer. Suess said he'd been wanting to write an overarching history of Cincinnati, something that made connections between diff erent events over time. "There are a lot of diff erent historical versions of Cincinnati described in history," he said. "I wanted to include all of them, and connect them." With 230 years since the city's founding, there were a lot of moments to choose from. "I chose the moments that made an impact on the city, and some that were just unique and interesting," said Suess. Like when Evel Knievel jumped fourteen buses at Kings Island in 1975. Or the time the Reds traded their best player, Frank Robinson. "People still grumble about that," said Suess. "Most of the things we associate with our history, like Music Hall and Graeter's and the Reds come from the 1870s and 80s," said Suess. "But Cincinnati was really at its height earlier: before the Civil War. Cincinnati's reputation as a Queen City was justifi ed at that time with everything going on in politics and culture." Suess said he was impressed by the number of innovations that pop up early along the timeline. The founding of the Western Museum by Daniel Drake and John James Audubon's in 1820, Nicholas Longworth's winemaking in 1823, the manufacturing innovations of Porkopolis starting about 1830, and the founding of Procter and Gamble, based on those Porkopolis byproducts. The nation's fi rst professional fi re de-

partment. the building of the Roebling Suspension bridge and the growth of American Reform Judaism were all new and signifi cant when they happened in Cincinnati. "I think one of the most interesting fi rsts was the fi rst weather bulletin developed by meteorologist Cleveland Abbe of the Cincinnati Observatory," said Suess. "He noticed that the weather that occurred in Chicago or St. Louis would be followed by the same conditions here. He enlisted telegraph operators to alert him to the weather, from which he could make a forecast for Cincinnati." There are later innovations, too. Did you know Play-Doh was invented in Cincinnati, starting life as wallpaper cleaner? Suess also includes the construction of iconic Cincinnati buildings that still exist and continue to tell a story to us now. Many of these are from the later part of the 19th century, like the Zoo, Hebrew Union College, Music Hall (1878), Eden Park, (also 1878), City Hall (1893) and The Art Museum (1886). "The Taft Museum is a perfect example of that. It was built early in the city's history. Nicholas Longworth lived there, the Taft family bought it, and William Howard Taft accepted the nomination for the Presidency there." You can put yourself into that history when you go there. He also wanted to make sure he included darker moments. "For instance, you can see race tensions starting back in the 1820s and 1840s, not being resolved, and erupting again," said Suess. Those include the mobs that attacked the abolitionist newspaper Philanthropist in 1836, riots of 1841 when a white mob stormed into Bucktown, a mostly African-American neighborhood near Broadway, and re-erupted in 1967 and 2001. He was able to use a stunning collection of photographs to go with the moments he chose, many from the archives of The Enquirer. It wasn't easy to whittle it down. At one point, he had 350 events on the timeline and 500 photos he wanted to use. While it was hard enough to choose moments from the past to include in the book, "it was harder to choose the more recent moments," said Suess. "What are people 20 years from now going to think were the important moments from this time in history?"

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C; $169,000 8093 School Rd: Schonecker Brian T to Brinkmann Eric M; $229,500 8155 Trotters Chase: U S Bank N A Tr to Serra Lucille D; $335,000 8161 Kemper Rd: J5 LLC to Hutton Benjamin L & Hannah E; $152,500 8524 Plainfield Rd: Glo Development LLC to Connaughton Timothy J; $180,000 8590 Concord Hills Cr: Gibson James E & Stacey A to Kattus J Eric Tr; $1,510,000 8637 Plainfield Ln: Geiger Albert W & Rebecca to Policinski Erin; $292,000 8655 Tralee Ct: Schuckman Brian T to Kutolowski Matthew & Leanne Sancrainte; $193,000 8670 Wicklow Ave: Wilson Bryan M to Hilberg Christopher S & Lisa E Yoho; $184,300 9128 Shadetree Dr: Monahan Rosemary S to L Faugno Properties LLC; $225,000

Symmes Township 10115 Chatham Woods Dr: Flaherty Michael T & Kathy A to Gallof Gerald Patrick & Brenda; $485,000 10460 Hopewell Hills Dr: Groppe Jason & Erika L to Mckenna Jaelene M; $390,000 11764 Gable Glen Ln: Passmore Dominica J to Fitzpatrick Dennis & Lynn; $186,900 11913 Harbortown Dr: Sloan Lisa to Weidus Alcuin J & Darya; $399,000 11993 Carrington Ct: Wofford Andrew W Jr & Christina M to Tebbe Grace L & Jonathon L; $358,000 12120 Paulmeadows Dr: Ripberger Daniel J to Thomas Cecil D & Emin J Mancheril; $417,500 9169 Dominion Cr: Bastin Robyn to Martin Megan & Logan; $154,000 9651 Stonemasters Dr: Schmalz Fred J Iii & Jennifer A to Knight Doug; $470,000 9811 Farmstead Dr: Wells Fargo Bank Na Tr to Briskman Sergey; $449,400 9861 Humphrey Rd: Gopalakrishnan Deepak to Perstnov Evelyn & Ivan; $452,500 9990 Alydar Ct: Renton Uta Kellermann to Synder Melissa; $550,000

Terrace Park 2 Kris Cr: Cole John & Michele L to Arndt Aaron & Caitlin; $349,900 211 Miami Ave: Crellin Brian to Hamey Christopher Scott & Sara Marie; $950,000 417 Washington Ave: Mardijo Homes LLC to Kagrise William J; $374,000 5 Denison Ln: Moreno Victor C & Jeanette H to Wright Michael & Jennie; $730,000 721 Myrtle Ave: Glick Joan E to Anthony Richards Real Estate Holdings LLC; $189,000

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