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Purple People Bridge
11:52 am
Fri October 19, 2012

Hotel to span Purple People Bridge

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Purple People Bridge
The Purple People Bridge hotel concept is based on the Ponte Vecchio bridge in Italy.
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Kentucky Lt. Gov Jerry Abramson (far left) was on-hand for the presentation of funds to study turning the Purple People Bridge into a tourist attraction.
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Efforts to turn the Purple People Bridge into a unique tourist attraction are moving forward.

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Baby giraffe born
9:28 am
Fri October 19, 2012

Zoo baby giraffe has a name

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Lulu poses for the camera
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The Cincinnati Zoo's newest addition, a baby female giraffe, now has a name.

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Purple People Bridge
7:18 am
Fri October 19, 2012

Funding for Purple People Bridge Entertainment Complex

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photo by Michael Keating
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Kentucky's Lieutenant governor will be in Northern Kentucky on the Purple People Bridge this morning to present a check to help developers proceed with a 100-million dollar entertainment complex.



A release from Representative Dennis Keene says the 650-thousand dollars from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will fund an engineering study that will determine if the historic pedestrian bridge can support the project. The Newport Southbank Bridge company is currently in talks with three developers interested in the project.

Field Notes with Thane Maynard
1:31 am
Fri October 19, 2012

David Quammen's "Spillover"

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Author and Cincinnati native David Quammen
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic.
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By Thane Maynard

Native Cincinnatian David Quammen published his first novel at age 20, but after 3 books, realized the dire situation the world’s environment was in so became a dedicated science writer. His newest book paints a frightening picture of how infectious diseases such as AIDS and Ebola make their way more quickly around the globe, but points out that they begin in wild animals and pass to humans by a process called spillover.

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Cincinnati Police
4:43 pm
Thu October 18, 2012

Chief Craig appoints LGBT liaison

Cincinnati Police Chief James Craig at an earlier news conference
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The Cincinnati Police Chief is appointing the city's first ever liaison with the gay and lesbian community.


Equality Cincinnati Board President Matt Murray says it is extremely encouraging that Chief James Craig is appointing an officer as the police liaison for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

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