🛒 Kroger CEO resigns amid personal conduct investigation after 47-year career. Rodney McMullen stepped down following a board investigation that found his personal conduct inconsistent with company ethics policies. Cincinnati is making headlines in real estate, leading the nation in office-to-residential conversions per capita with 11.9 million square feet of potential space. Other local developments include a $21M affordable senior housing project downtown, a $150M Hyde Park Square development, and Miami University's plans for a new $187M arena. The article concludes with the author's reflections on hiking at Cincinnati Nature Center.
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📚 Cincinnati Children's volunteers spark literacy in 14 local schools. Over 125 employees are reading to elementary students across Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky during Read Across America week. The volunteers share STEM-focused books like "Rosie Revere, Engineer" and "Cutie Sue Fights the Germs" while engaging students in creative engineering activities. Cincinnati Children's will donate 800 books to regional schools as part of their mission to help children thrive both physically and emotionally. The hospital has partnered with schools for Read Across America since 2015.
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💰 Cincinnati plunges deeper into debt with $1.6 billion shortfall. The city earned a "D" grade and "Sinkhole City" status in Truth in Accounting's latest financial assessment, burdening each taxpayer with $13,400 in debt. Cincinnati's financial troubles stem primarily from its retirement system's pension debt doubling after a more realistic projection rate was applied. Additionally, the police budget increased by $2 million due to overtime costs addressing violent crime and officer attrition. With only $1.1 billion available to pay $2.7 billion in bills, city leaders face difficult choices between financial stability and maintaining essential services.
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Investor's Fixer-Upper Dream: At the bargain price of $99,900, this property beckons investors and DIY aficionados with multiple exit strategies: complete the remodel, then flip it, rent it out, or move right in.
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