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The Cincinnati Zoo says 19-year-old giraffe Tessa is due any day and staff are streaming her on a 24/7 YouTube livestream while keepers watch for labor signs; after the birth the zoo will launch a $20 naming raffle and a giraffe adoption opportunity.

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Sharonville McDonald's is featuring a local high school student's winning artwork in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, displaying the piece at the restaurant for customers to see.

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Trick-or-treating in Cincinnati and nearby towns is set for Saturday, Oct. 31, mostly 6-8 p.m. (Findlay Market 4-6 p.m., Madison Township 5:30-7 p.m., Oxford 5:30-7:30 p.m.).

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Cincinnati-based Kroger announced Oct. 20 that it will add 110 stores by 2029 and introduce three new formats (50,000, 75,000, and 99,000 sqft) focused on fresh foods, meal solutions, and online-order fulfillment; the company has not released local opening dates or locations.

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Miami University says its $1 billion campaign has raised $877 million so far and expects to reach the goal by June 2027, highlighting new buildings, healthcare and corporate partnerships, and expanded pipelines that will send more students into medical training.

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Cincinnati Public Schools put Issue 4 on the fall ballot: a five-year, seven-mill property levy that would raise about $66 million a year and add roughly $245 per $100,000 of market value.

The board says the money is needed to close a $58 million gap and avoid a possible state takeover, while opponents call it unaffordable.

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Lakota Local Schools will ask voters to approve a $300 million bond on Nov. 3 to fund a master facilities plan that would consolidate buildings, including closing Lakota West Freshman School, with $77 million from the state and collection not starting until 2029 (collection begins in 2029).

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McNicholas High School broke ground on the Byrne Family Baseball Complex on Oct. 20 after a gift from TQL president Kerry Byrne and his wife, Missy; the project will add a turf baseball field, upgraded facilities for baseball + five other athletic programs, and fund academic space improvements under the campus master plan.

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Students marked maps at a Westwood Town Hall to show where walking and biking to four western schools feels unsafe, and the city will use that input for its five-year Safe Routes to School update and a state grant application planned for early 2027.

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A man who nearly died of a heart attack at work (last April) reunited today with the TriHealth team that saved him, thanking staff and outlining his recovery progress.

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Ohio reported 383 shigellosis cases in 2026 as of Oct. 26 (23 in Hamilton County), health officials say, and they warn drug-resistant strains are rising while urging handwashing, staying home when sick, and seeking medical care for severe symptoms.

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UC upset No. 8 Texas Tech on Saturday, Oct. 24, sending students and alumni onto the field at Nippert Stadium and into packed campus bars during the university's 100th Homecoming celebration.

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United Airlines began daily nonstop service from CVG to San Francisco this week on a Boeing 737 800 with 166 seats, including 16 in first and business, and the 7:00 a.m. schedule avoids red-eye returns for business travelers.

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United Airlines launched its inaugural nonstop service from CVG to San Francisco on Monday, with flights operating (seven days a week) — departing CVG in the morning and returning from San Francisco in the afternoon, and CVG officials project about $36.5 million in annual economic impact for the region.

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