Second Sunday Family Showtime at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center
This Sunday, Feb. 12, the Clifton Cultural Arts Center will host its Second Sunday Family Showtime. Jack and the Gentle Giant, presented by The Madcap Puppets Theatre Company, is a sequel to the famous fairy tale Jack and the Bean Stalk. The story finds a grown-up Jack faced with the gargantuan task of taming the most despicable giant of them all. He teams up with his sons and his magic bean stalk, which can talk, to get the job done. In addition to the title story, Sunday’s performance will offer audiences three more tall tales: The Stone Giant, an Iroquois legend; The Heartless...
continue readingTwo Dead and Another in Critical Condition after New Richmond Motorcycle Accident
This past Tuesday afternoon, the intersection of US-52 and Adamson Road in New Richmond was the scene of a terrible crash involving three motorcycles and a cement truck. The three motorcyclists were traveling together, eastbound on US-52, when one of them lost control and veered into oncoming traffic striking a cement truck. The cement truck overturned and then hit the other two riders, according to a Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Wayne Price. Officials stated that two of the motorcycles caught fire and one man, 53-year-old Larry Gillinger of Fayetteville, was badly burned but...
continue readingCincinnati’s Flying Pig Marathon Invites Kids to Be Smart, Eat Well, & Move More
In May, the 14th annual Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon invites runners, walkers, and relay racers from in and around Cincinnati to participate in a weekend of fun for the whole family. The Flying Pig Marathon boasted well over 5,000 finishers last year, with many of them running for charity. Over 100 charities benefit from using the Flying Pig as a fundraiser each year! This year, in addition to the full marathon, half marathon, four-person relay, 10K, and 5K events it typically offers, the Flying Pig is encouraging Cincinnati kids to get involved. In fact, marathon organizers want children...
continue readingCincinnati Driver Ejected in Yet Another Multi-Car Accident on I-75
On Saturday, Jan. 7, one person was hospitalized after a multi-car accident on Interstate 75. The crash, which involved three cars, was reported about 10:15 p.m. on I-75 near Paddock Road. Emergency personnel said one of the drivers was ejected when their vehicle slammed into a median wall. The northbound lanes of I-75 were closed for two hours while emergency responders cleaned up the wreckage. The injured driver was rushed to University Hospital. Unfortunately, this weekend’s three-car accident is not the only multi-vehicle incident that I-75 has played host to in recent days. On Jan....
continue readingAnnual Power-Pack-Athon Slated for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Volunteers are invited to gather on Fountain Square from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 16, for Freestore Foodbank’s 4th Annual Power Pack-a-Thon! Participants will help pack food items into Power Packs, which provide nutritious meals to local school children who are at risk of chronic hunger on weekends. Each Power Pack contains up to 12 shelf-stable food items that children can prepare themselves. Students in the Power Pack program receive boxes each Friday so they have something to eat when they’re away from school. Food for Power Packs is chosen based on nutritional...
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