My folks wanted to watch Danger Wheel in Pendleton today - it was a scorcher but so so fun!
Pregnant mice, video games, and opioid research
Research at Northern Kentucky University will be important in how doctors treat opioid-addicted pregnant mothers moving forward.
And they're doing it using mice, a video game of sorts, and lots of personal connections.
The District grows
UPDATE: The District at Clifton Heights is about to grow with the addition of more student housing and a beautiful hotel - the next phase is in flux but will move forward in some fashion and it's BIG! Crawford Hoying
Time to say goodbye
SEE YOU LATER - AND THANK YOU: Jasmine Styles and I signed off at 7 and 11 on Friday. We'll still be on air a bit in the evenings this week.
When I say it's been an honor, I mean it. Much love to each of you. Steve Raleigh WCPO Caleb Noe TV
CHECKING IN: Really cool day in Clermont County with Connect Clermont and 150 high school students who want to be storytellers!
See you at 7 and 11 tonight - Jasmine Styles and I are only with you in those shows for two more nights but still around next week.
Office at the Top
UNIQUE WORKPLACE: Iconic Union Central Life/PNC Tower is getting new life as City Club Apartments CBD Cincinnati - a city within a city.
And the restoration and addition process, is not for the faint of heart!
BEST OF TASTE: I got to judge restaurant entrees for Taste of Cincinnati this week. Congrats to French Toast Heaven - because that jerk chicken and grits is UNREAL!
WATCH: Taylor Bunger sent us this doorbell camera video that appears to show a tornado - or a funnel - outside Oxford Tuesday night. 😱
WATCH: I got caught in one of the really gnarly storm cells near Colerain - on my way to help our coverage tonight.
This is when I felt like it slowed down enough to turn around and go back to WCPO 9 😱
WATCH: Take a look at this wild view from construction on the old Union Central Tower - soon to be home to a pool deck,
How they’re restoring this icon - and HANGING a pool from it - in a story soon on WCPO 9
LaRosas celebrates 70 years
Happy 70th anniversary to LaRosa's Pizzeria - a while back, I got to chat with the three generations of family running the company.
Honestly, we oughtta do a podcast. haha https://bit.ly/4aYxO8w
A lot of us remember the Blue Ash-Montgomery tornado 25 years ago.
University of Cincinnati researchers have found it still impacts our environment - and YOUR yard - two decades later. WCPO 9
This was fun even outside the path of totality! At its peak, it was pitch dark up north - and still sunny south of downtown. Very cool! #eclipse
‘Tis the season, I guess. Contacts revolted during the WCPO 9 news at 4 - so specs it is! I’m blaming allergies 🤧
I-75 CLOSURE UPDATE: Duke Energy says it was 6 poles that came down during storms, bringing power lines into this guy’s truck and closing the interstate at Monroe for about 5 hours!
Our buddy Caleb Noe TV was there for hours - what a mess!
CARS SUBMERGED! Take a look at Hoge off Delta in Columbia Tusculum - courtesy of Ashley Faulkner.
This area is known to flood but it’s been years since I’ve seen it this bad. #ohwx #cincywx WCPO 9
FLOODING: We're getting some compelling video after severe storms pushed through our area - take a look at this scene around 7PM in Milford from photojournalist Blake Sheely!
Did you catch the test flights for Opening Day? Hard to miss if you were downtown/OTR - very cool!
By the way, Craig McKee introduces you to the pilots during our coverage WCPO 9 Thursday!
GOODBYE SUNLITE POOL: Demolition has started on what was once the world's largest recirculating pool.
Latest on the situation on old Coney Island via WCPO 9: https://bit.ly/3VA6BV8
Cincinnati stroke hub
DId you know Cincinnati is a hub for stroke research? I didn't until last week. Some major advances in treatment have been pioneered here - and it's changing lives. WCPO 9 UC Health Heart Mini https://bit.ly/3Pmoa7d
