🌱 Free School Supply Facility For Teachers + $6M+ Counterfeit Jewelry

Hello, neighbors. Sean Peek here with your Thursday edition of the Cincinnati Daily, filled with everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Without further ado...

Now, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 83 Low: 61.

Here are the top three stories in Cincinnati today:

1. A free school supply facility in Cincinnati is open for teachers. At The Crayons to Computers Teacher Resource Center in Bond Hill, teachers pay a one-time access fee of around $30 per school year, which lets them take ten shopping trips to the store during the year. On average, teachers pick up about $500 worth of supplies per trip. The store operates fully on donations — click here to donate. (Hamilton Journal News)
2. A Cincinnati teen is recovering after a tree fell on top of him at a birthday party. 13-year-old Lucas Cirivello is fighting to regain his strength after the accident, which caused him to suffer a small brain bleed, fractured neck, broken nose, and fractured face. According to Lucas’s mom, Jenn Phillips, "he was at a friend's house and climbing on this obstacle course and then ... the fell backward and then the tree from my understanding fell on him." (WLWT Cincinnati)
3. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati seized $6.88 million worth of counterfeit jewelry. On Friday and Saturday, three shipments of jewelry and watches from Hong Kong, including 500 counterfeit Cartier bracelets, 13 fake Rolex watches, and 275 Cartier Love bracelets, were seized. The items were deemed fake by The Centers of Excellence and Expertise. (FOX19)

Today in Cincinnati:

• World Championship Rodeo Produced By Broken Horn Rodeo, At Hamilton County Fair (7:00 PM)
• Tower Of Power & Lettuce, At Taft Theatre (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• In Over-the-Rhine, its first first-ever bar deeply rooted in Black film, hip-hop, and ‘90s R&B history is now open, marking the latest business venture from Cincinnati entrepreneur Rico Grant. (The Business Journals)
• The Carnegie is premiering a musical based on a Cincinnati bootlegger, called "George Remus." (WKRC TV Cincinnati)
• St. Barnabas Episcopal Church is hosting a free concert this Sunday at 7:00 p.m. This concert features local young and emerging artists. A free-will offering will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati. (Habitat for Humanity Greater Cincinnati via Facebook)

Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you around.

— 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.