Two bands and lots of contests at Taco Festival Cincinnati and other top stories.

• Two bands and lots of contests at Taco Festival Cincinnati

  

  Enquirer Staff 2:36 p.m. ET June 24, 2017 CLOSE Details about July 8, 2017, Taco Festival Cincinnati sponsored by Enquirer Media. Michael Kilian/The EnquirerBuy PhotoThe Taco festival Cincinnati is happening July 8 at Yeatman's Cove(Photo: The Cincinnati Enquirer)Buy Photo  The main stage at Taco Festival Cincinnati is going to be a busy place.The presence of two bands and a whole lot of contests will keep attention on the stage throughout the festival, ..

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• FC Cincinnati blanks Saint Louis

  

  FC Cincinnati blanks Saint Louis 2017-06-25T02:34:52Z2017-06-25T03:03:36ZBy Joe Danneman, Sports Anchor (YouTube/FC Cincinnati) CINCINNATI (FOX19) - FC Cincinnati forward Danni Konig’s second-half goal paired with a Saint Louis FC own goal powered FCC to a 2-0 win Saturday night at Nippert Stadium.With the win, FC Cincinnati has blanked Saint Louis 6-0 in two matches this season. “It was an overall great performance, we grabbed three points, and I think it was one of the better o..

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• 44th annual celebration of Pride Cincinnati

  

  CINCINNATI — Pride Cincinnati participants marched through downtown proclaiming the message love is love and calling for justice for all people through unity. Cincinnati Pride Co-Chair Aubrey Wilson has her hands full getting all of the participants in line for this year's Pride parade. But Wilson is bursting with, well pride, at the growth and turnout. "The festival is bigger than it has ever been, and the parade is the largest it has ever been. The outpouring of love and joining together th..

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• Cincinnati is becoming a hub for humanitarian innovation, with focus ...

  

  CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati is a charitable community. Look to the long histories and large impacts of philanthropic institutions from the local arts agency ArtsWave to the Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trust and Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation. These are classic charities that respond to area crises and needs mainly through donations to institutions.New models in people-centered funding from organizations like the Over-the-Rhine-based philanthropic lab People’s Liberty (PL) and the Cam..

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• Erie business group looks to Cincinnati for inspiration

  

  Cincinnati has been working to revitalize its urban center for more than a decade. An Erie group thinks there are lessons to be learned. Jim Martin @ETNMartin It was the morning of Dec. 19, a few days before Christmas 2016, and the snow was coming down hard at Erie International Airport.It was bad enough, remembers Tina Donikowski, a retired GE Transportation vice president, that the pilot of the Erie Insurance plane delayed the group's departure to Cincinnati.Making the trip that..

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• Columbus Eagles dispatch of the Cincinnati Sirens at MAPFRE

  

  Following the loss to Toledo last week, Columbus Eagles head coach Mark Wise and his team got back to basics in training. The group dedicated many hours to ...

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• Cincinnati Reds' Homer Bailey roughed up by Washington Nationals ...

  

  CLOSE Homer Bailey didn't make it through two innings in his first start of 2017, allowing eight runs in 1 2/3 innings against the Washington Nationals on Saturday at Nationals Park. The Enquirer/C. Trent RosecransCincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey follows through on a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, June 24, 2017, in Washington.(Photo: Nick Wass, AP)WASHINGTON, D.C. – The hope was that Homer Bailey could come in and..

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• Brent Spence woes: Traffic downtown and in NKY is a nightmare

  Brent Spence woes: Traffic downtown and in NKY is a nightmare 2017-06-24T12:23:37Z2017-06-24T14:32:34ZPosted by Steve Beynon, Digital Content Producer CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY (FOX19) - Traffic on and around Brent Spence Bridge is a mess, traffic is backed up for miles. If you are traveling through downtown and Northern Kentucky it's suggested you allot some buffer time in your schedule. Earlier this morning, a crash closed Interstate 275 Westbound before I-71/75 and Dixie Highway in b..

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• Sinkhole closes Glendale Milford Road near Shawnee Run Road

  

  MILFORD, Ohio -- Glendale Milford Road is closed for at least the weekend because of a large sinkhole.The closure is south of Shawnee Run Road. City officials aren't sure how long it will take to repair the road.Record-breaking rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy soaked Greater Cincinnati on Friday. Police Chief Jamey Mills said it's not been determined if rainfall contributed to the sinkhole.On the other side of the county, in Green Township, a mid-April storm created a sinkhole..

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• The politics of Tensing: Simpson stands with protesters; Cranley ...

  

  CLOSE Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley and other city leaders held a press conference following the mistrial of Ray Tensing in the murder of Sam DuBose. Liz DufourBuy PhotoCincinnati Mayor John Cranley called a press conference following a mistrial in the Ray Tensing murder case. He said downtown and Over-the-Rhine would be open for business. He added, "Just because we may not like the way things happened in this case today, doesn't mean that Cincinnati is not going to move forward." The ju..

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