🌱 Changes At Rosie's Cocktails & Pies + Book Returned After 50 Years

Good morning, everybody. It's Wednesday in Cincinnati and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening in town. Here's the lowdown.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and humid. High: 81 Low: 61.

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Here are the top three stories today in Cincinnati:

1. Rosie's Cocktails & Pies will be briefly closing and reopening as a new Italian concept. On Aug. 24, the restaurant will close to indoor dining while the space transitions to a new menu and new name, Rosie's Italian. The restaurant expects to reopen in early September. (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
2. A missing book was returned to the Cincinnati Public Library 50 years later. The book, “Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins,” was stolen from the Downtown Main Branch of the Cincinnati Public Library in the early '70s, according to a note returned with the book. The unsigned note read, “To whomever receives this, I am returning this book, which was not checked out, but was taken from the Cincinnati Public Library (downtown main ranch) in or about 1972-1973. I was a young teen then. Anyway, I trust you will find it in good condition.” (FOX19)
3. Cincinnati Public Schools are using food to fuel students' healthy start to the new year by providing a balanced, nutritional menu. Roughly 85 percent of CPS students will receive free or reduced lunches every day beginning tomorrow (Aug. 18) when classes resume, while the district provides all students with a free breakfast. Included in each meal is an entrée with lean proteins and whole grains, a choice of four fruit and vegetable sides, including a fresh garden bar, and skim milk. A district spokesperson described CPS as the biggest restaurant chain in Cincinnati, providing 50,000 meals a day. (Spectrum News 1)

Today in Cincinnati:

• Free Mobile Food Pantry, At Community Action Agency | Cincinnati-Hamilton County (2:00 PM)
• Bluegrass Wednesday, At Vinoklet Winery & Restaurant (6:30 PM)
• Kid Rock With Special Guests Foreigner And Trey Lewis - Bad Reputation Tour, At Riverbend Music Center (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Watch as the Cincinnati Zoo's baby hippo Fritz explores his outdoor habitat for the first time. (WLWT Cincinnati)
• Save the date for the Cincinnati Art Museum's annual Frame Sale on⁠ Saturday, Aug, 27 from 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.⁠ (Cincinnati Art Museum via Instagram)
• Meet Keno, a very sweet four-year-old golden doodle who was surrendered to Animal House Cincinnati on Monday. Keno is looking for a new forever home. (Animal House Cincinnati via Facebook)

You're all caught up for today! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update.

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.