Thursday, October 30 2014
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Jessica Biel and Patrick Wilson Movie to be Filmed in Cincinnati
The movie producers behind the Cincinnati-filmed Carol enjoyed their experience with the Queen City so much they decided to come back to film a new movie starring Jessica Biel and Patrick Wilson. The movie, The Blunderer, is based on a book by the same author as Carol and is a psychological thriller set in the 1950s. If you’re interested in being an extra, send a headshot and an email to blundererextrascasting@gmail.com.
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Rash of Sewer Grate Thefts Costs City Thousands
It’s a good thing Cincinnati has an $18 million surplus because a slew of interesting thefts is eating in the city’s bottom line. Close to $10,000 worth of cast-iron sewer grates have been stolen throughout the city this year. The 150-pound grates are broken up to sell for scrap.
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Council Takes Lots of Votes This Week
Cincinnati City Council took care of business this week. On Wednesday– they voted on what to do with an $18MM surplus, Mayor Cranley’s Hand Up anti-poverty program, gave cops a 1.5% raise and extended the FOP contract, regulated ride-sharing ventures like Uber and Lyft and made it easier to get misdemeanor pot charges expunged.
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Heroin’s bad, mmm’kay?
In case you hadn’t heard, there’s been a heroin epidemic going on in Northern Kentucky and it’s getting worse. St. Elizabeth is reporting no less than 10 suspected OD’s in 48 hours– two of which the person has died.
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New Video Shows Bob Edwards Walking Into Traffic
New video has surfaced that shows Bob Edwards, the founder of the Rubber Duck Regatta, walking into oncoming traffic a couple weeks ago. This is terrifying– according to the report, he must have been suffering some sort of mental lapse as stepped into traffic not once, but twice before we he was struck by a passing cement truck.
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