âWe have to shine a light now. We canât wait any longer.â
Beautification effort brings hope to murder-stricken stretch of Avondale By Morgan Parrish | December 11, 2020 at 4:41 PM EST - Updated December 11 at 5:16 PM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Volunteers put up Christmas lights, wreaths and decorations along a troublesome part of Avondale Friday.
The community-led effort resulted after two recent homicides at the corner of Burnet and Forest Avenues. Now a nearby fence is decked and festooned with all manner of cheery tidings, including 6,000 Christmas lights.
âItâs a day of rejoice, thereâs no more fear,â Kathy Hale, who has lived in Avondale for seven years, told FOX19 NOW. âWe going to light it up. Itâs going to stay lit up, and weâre just letting the community know we love them and weâre here.â