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Daily editionWednesday, September 23rd, 2026

Good morning, Cincinnati.

The 5AM Cincinnati Team

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Here’s your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 23rd of September.

Community

  1. The Cincinnati Park Foundation received a letter of intent to buy 27 acres east of Mount Storm Park in Clifton—this deal could expand the historic park by more than 30% while preserving the fragile hillside tree canopy near I-75.

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  2. After the city's first skate park opened in Camp Washington, residents in Pleasant Ridge & Kennedy Heights are urging a new facility to give youth a safe place to skate.

    Cincinnati Skatepark Project will hold a meeting later this fall to review survey results and decide next steps.

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  3. After a fire set a month ago destroyed two vans for Inner City Youth Opportunities on Reading Road, the nonprofit is renting vehicles and shifting funds to keep free tutoring, meals and safe transportation running while police investigate the arson.

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  4. Local veterans flew to Washington, D.C. Tuesday for an Honor Flight that visited memorials and held ceremonies honoring their service; they returned Tuesday night to a welcome home celebration at CVG (their departure point was the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport).

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Business

  1. The Cheesecakery in Anderson Township closed its 8144 Beechmont Ave. storefront on Monday, Sept. 21 (after 10 months in service), marking the further reduction of founder Liz Field’s locations after her Madisonville flagship closed in December 2025.

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  2. British Airways plans to expand service from CVG to London Heathrow in Summer 2027 (using Boeing 787s) with an increased schedule starting Mar. 28, 2027, shifting to daily flights from Apr. 22, 2027 until June 24, 2027 and again from Sept. 9, 2027 to Oct. 28, 2027.

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Education

  1. North College Hill Schools must cut $1.8M from its 2027-28 budget, according to Superintendent Dr. Eugene Blalock Jr. The district returns its 1.25% income tax levy to the November ballot after a May rejection, and deeper cuts and staff layoffs may take effect if the levy fails.

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Government

  1. City Council is set to vote today on an ordinance naming the intersection of Sixth and Vine 'Gus Miller Way' to honor longtime Batsakes Hat Shop owner Gus Miller.

    The family store (at 197 E. Sixth St.) will close Sept. 30 after decades serving downtown.

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Health

  1. Primary Health Solutions opened its new infusion center at 210 S. Second St. (Hamilton) on Tuesday, Sept. 22 to provide infusion and injectable therapies for chronic and complex conditions while also assisting with insurance and scheduling.

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Real Estate

  1. Downtown Cincinnati's Sky Central luxury apartment project completes a seven-year upgrade at 1 W. Fourth St., with scaffolding removed from its 31-story tower.

    The building now offers 281 market-rate apartments starting at $1,250 monthly and features a striking rooftop infinity pool.

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Sports

  1. Xavier Athletics introduced a mental health partnership on Tuesday with a new patch featuring the nonprofit 1N5 on men’s soccer jerseys.

    The patch honors suicide prevention efforts & will lead to wellness programming for student-athletes.

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