🌱 ​Great Ohio River Swim + Museum Bringing Sign Language Interpreters

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and humid. High: 86 Low: 65.

Here are the top three stories in Cincinnati today:

1. On Sunday, hundreds of participants will swim from Cincinnati to Kentucky in the Bill Keating Jr. Great Ohio River Swim. This weekend's open-water swimming event is a fundraiser for local nonprofit Adventure Crew, which "connects city teens with nature."On-site registration will open at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday with mandatory safety instructions at 8:00 a.m. In case of unfavorable river conditions, the swim will be rescheduled for Sep. 11. (Cincinnati CityBeat)
2. A closed Fountain Square restaurant will be reopening in Kroger's food hall in September. Zablong Peculiar Pizza, which shuttered in February, will find a new home in the stall that formerly housed Eli's BBQ in the downtown Kroger's On the Rhine Eatery food hall. The restaurant is expected to open on Sep. 12. (WKRC TV Cincinnati)
3. Today, Aug. 27, the Cincinnati Museum Center will be offering sign language interpreters for its Pixar exhibit. In an effort to make the Science Behind Pixar exhibit more accessible this weekend, interpreters will be there from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to make sure hearing-impaired guests have the best experience. The interpreters are students from Cincinnati State’s Interpreter Training Program. They will greet guests at the front door and will be available throughout the exhibit to facilitate communication. (WLWT Cincinnati)

Today in Cincinnati:

• Hope For The Hills, At Knox Joseph Distillery At The OTR StillHouse (1:00 PM)
• Sunset Safari, At Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Explore the natural world in Cincinnati Art Museum’s newest commissioned exhibition from Sep. 30 through Jan. 15, 2023! (Cincinnati Art Museum via Instagram)
• Animal House Cincinnati still has a few Shihtzus/Pomeranians left looking for new homes! Click the link to see the pups' photos. (Animal House Cincinnati via Facebook)
• Head to Samuel Adams Cincinnati Taproom today for a Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati fundraiser! Boston Beer will donate $1 for every purchase of Fresh Pops: Rocket Pop and I Like Porters. (Habitat for Humanity Greater Cincinnati via Facebook)

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— Sean Peek

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