A year into pandemic, businesses prep to kick off St. Patrick s Day events in Cincinnati Updated: 7:47 AM EST Mar 12, 2021 Share Updated: 7:47 AM EST Mar 12, 2021
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Show Transcript THEY ARE BOUNCING BACK WHILE STILL BEING SAFE. MIANA: GOOD MORNING. THESE BUSINESSES HAVE REALLY BEEN HIT HARD BY THE PANDEMIC THE CURFEW SHUTDOWNS, TOUGH RESTRICTIONS THAT HAVE PUT A DAMPER ON SALES THIS YEAR, SO ANY REASON TO BRING PEOPLE OUT FOR A HOLIDAY IS DEFINITELY WELCOME. CINCINNATI IS CELEBRATING ST. PADDY’S DAY IN A HUGE WAY, HOSTING EVENTS ALL OVER THE CITY UP UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND. AND TODAY WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING A ST. PADDY’S DAY 5K FUN RUN JUST OFF OF THE LITTLE MIAMI SCENIC TRAIL, HOSTED BY 50 WEST BREWING COMPANY AND FLEET FEET. OWNERS OF 50 WEST EXPANDED THEIR LOCATION EARLY LAST YEAR, AND BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, TOMORROW WILL BE THEIR FIRST LARGE-SCALE EVENT. IT I FAMILY-FRIENDLY, AND THEY ARE EXPECTING ABOUT 500 PEOPLE. THE DAY WILL INCLUDE
In Center Line Public Schools, 78% of students are in a hybrid format with 22% learning online in the district’s Academy 21 program. In hybrid, the students spend part of their time in class at school, and the other part at home learning virtually.
File photo by Deb Jacques
Schools adjust as learning continues during pandemic By: Maria Allard | C&G Newspapers | Published February 8, 2021
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CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS Last month, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer set a goal for school districts to begin offering an option for in-person learning by March 1 or earlier if possible.
It has been almost one year since Warren Consolidated Schools students attended school face to face. In March 2020, Whitmer closed schools statewide for the end of the 2019-2020 school year in an effort to flatten the COVID-19 curve. Since that time, WCS students have conducted their education remotely from home with their teachers.
John Vest, owner of Redemption BBQ (Photo by Jay Paul)
There is something about barbecue that makes ministers out of mere men. A slab of meat sizzling over burning coals conjures imagery that is spiritual in nature, igniting memories of the enduring contributions of pitmasters past. John Vest, owner of
Redemption BBQ, was a minister first and a pitmaster second â both roles born from a love of fellowship.
With a civil engineer for a father, Vest moved often as a kid, usually every 18 to 24 months until middle school, when his family settled in Florida. In college, Vest originally studied astrophysics, hoping to seek a career in space exploration. But through work with his church youth group, he says he felt called to the ministry. Switching to divinity school, Vest worked at churches in Chicago upon graduation, eventually earning a doctorate in ministry.
New Peck Elementary School opens its doors Kindergarten teacher Carrie Miller’s new classroom was ready for students when they returned Jan. 14.
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CENTER LINE When Peck Elementary School students returned to class in a hybrid format Jan. 14, they were welcomed back inside the walls of a brand-new school building.
On Jan. 13, Center Line Public Schools officials and Peck staff gathered outside for a brief ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the new May V. Peck Elementary and Early Childhood Center located at 26201 Lorraine in Center Line.
CLPS Superintendent Joseph Haynes welcomed everyone to the ribbon cutting, where he thanked all those involved for making the new Peck building possible. Center Line Mayor Bob Binson also said a few words to signify the occasion.
Former Peck to become the Eve Kaltz Academy 21 and Special Programs Center
The former Peck Elementary School will be renamed the Eve Kaltz Academy 21 and Special Programs Center in honor of retired superintendent Eve Kaltz.
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WARREN/CENTER LINE Retired Center Line Public Schools Superintendent Eve Kaltz knew something was up when she was contacted by the district to attend the Jan. 4 Board of Education meeting held virtually.
She made sure to log on to the meeting in which she learned the former Peck Elementary School located on Engleman Road will be named in her honor. At the meeting, the school board voted 7-0 to pass a resolution to rename the building the Eve Kaltz Academy 21 and Special Programs Center.