This new indoor play place in Cincinnati features a giant 1,000 sq. foot sandbox
Updated: 3:20 PM EST Feb 24, 2025
ASKING FOR A FRESH SET OF EYES TO REVIEW HOW A LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDLED THE ARRIVAL, DEMONSTRATION AND EXIT OF NEO-NAZIS. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT NOON. I’M STEVEN ALBRITTON AND I’M MEGAN MITCHELL. WE’RE ABOUT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ROLE THAT AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WILL PLAY IN CONNECTION WITH A HIGHWAY, A HIGHWAY DEMONSTRATION THAT FRACTURED RELATIONS BETWEEN LINCOLN HEIGHTS, EVENDALE AND POLICE WLWT NEWS FIVE’S TODD — LIVE FOR US IN AVONDALE WITH MORE ON THIS. TODD. YEAH, MEGAN AND STEVEN. FRACTURED RELATIONS AND RATTLED NERVES ARE THE REMNANTS OF THE NOW TWO WEEK OLD NEO-NAZI DEMONSTRATION THAT HAPPENED ON A BRIDGE OVER I-75 CONNECTING THE VILLAGE OF EVENDALE TO LINCOLN HEIGHTS. IT WAS A DOZEN MEN CARRYING GUNS AND WAVING FLAGS WITH SWASTIKAS ON THEM. THEY SPENT ABOUT A 45 MINUTES ON THAT HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THEIR PRESENCE DREW A RAPID RESPONSE FROM RESIDENTS IN HISTORICALLY BLACK LINCOLN HEIGHTS, CREATING A VERY CHARGED AND POTENTIALLY VIOLENT ATMOSPHERE. THE DEMONSTRATION ENDED WHEN THE WHITE SUPREMACIST GOT INTO THE BACK OF A U-HAUL TRUCK AND DROVE AWAY. AT ONE POINT, FOLLOWING AN EVANDALE POLICE CRUISER ON A PROPERTY OWNED BY THE LOCKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT, A FEW DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT, AVONDALE POLICE CHIEF SAID THE FOCUS OF HIS OFFICERS WAS TO DE-ESCALATE THE SITUATION WITHOUT PEOPLE GETTING HURT. OUR FOCUS, OUR STRATEGY, OUR STRATEGIES AND OUR EFFORTS WERE ENTIRELY FOCUSED ON PUBLIC SAFETY, MAKING SURE EVERYBODY WAS SAFE FROM THE ORIGINAL DEMONSTRATORS TO THE COUNTERPROTESTERS THAT SHOWED UP, AND EVERY MOTORIST WHO JUST HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING BY, AND EVERY EMPLOYEE OF EVERY BUSINESS NEARBY. NOW, COMING UP THIS AFTERNOON AT 1:00, WE’RE GOING TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT AVONDALE’S DECISION TO USE AN INDEPENDENT FIRM CALLED 21 CWP SOLUTIONS TO REVIEW WHAT HAPPENED AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON BEST PRACTICES FOR POLICE OFFICERS GOING FORWARD. REPORTING LIVE THIS NOON. WE’RE HERE IN AVONDALE, TODD –. WLWT NEWS FIVE. ALL RIGHT, TODD, THANK YOU. AND 21 CP, WHICH STANDS FOR 21ST CENTURY POLICING, IS BASED IN CHICAGO. A MEMBER OF THEIR TEAM, JIM WHALEN, A FORMER ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF FROM RIGHT HERE IN CINCINNATI. IT APPEARS HE WILL BE LEADING THE REVIEW ON HOW EVENDALE PD HANDLED THE NEO-NAZIS PRESENCE ON THAT BRIDGE. WELL, A WARM START TO THE WEEK. IT ISN’T NECESSARILY GOING TO STAY DRY, THOUGH. WE’RE GOING TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. NOT STAYING DRY PART LATER. LET’S ENJOY THE WARM UP. WE’RE GETTING 49 RIGHT NOW. ALLISON. YES I’LL TAKE THAT. KNOCKING ON 50 STORE. WE’RE GOING TO HEAD THERE A LITTLE BIT LATER ON HERE TODAY. I HAVE A FEELING PARKS AND ALL THE THINGS SIDEWALKS ARE GOING TO BE CROWDED BECAUSE EVERYONE’S JUST GOING TO BE OUT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SUNNY WEATHER AND THE 50 DEGREE WEATHER. RIGHTFULLY SO. I MEAN, IT’S BEEN A LONG WINTER SO FAR. WARMER OUT THERE TODAY. BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, WE DO HAVE THAT SHOWER CHANCE. SO IF YOU DO WANT TO GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY THIS NICE WEATHER, TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO DO SO. YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RAIN, BUT I WILL SAY IF YOU CAN’T GET OUT THERE TODAY, WE WILL HAVE SOME NICE WEATHER ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD A LITTLE BIT LATER THIS WEEK. YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE THAT CHANCE OF RAIN, BUT NEITHER DAY LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO BE A TOTAL WASHOUT OR TOTALLY RUIN THE DAY. SO WE STILL WILL HAVE SOME POCKETS OF GOOD WEATHER HERE AND THERE, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THAT CHANCE OF RAIN. 49 IN CINCINNATI RIGHT NOW. NOW IF YOU FACTOR IN THE WIND, WHICH IT IS REALLY BREEZY OUTSIDE, IT DOES FEEL MORE LIKE ABOUT 44 OUTSIDE, 50 IN OXFORD, WILMINGTON SITTING AROUND 47, STILL FEELING LIKE 39 THOUGH, THANKS TO THE WIND. AND WE’RE CLOSER ACTUALLY TO 52 ALREADY OVER AT LUNKEN. TEMPERATURES ALL ACROSS THE AREA ARE SITTING IN THE 50S THROUGHOUT NORTHERN KENTUCKY ALREADY. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT UP TO ABOUT 53 A LITTLE BIT LATER ON TODAY. AND YOU SEE THOSE WINDS ARE STILL COMING IN PRETTY STRONG. SO COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES, I’M GOING TO GO OVER THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME RAIN. WHEN WE START TO SEE THAT MOVING IN HERE. AND ALSO HOW LONG YOU HAVE TO ENJOY THIS NICE WEATHER MEGAN. ALL RIGHT. ALLISON. THANK YOU. A MAN REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION THIS NOON AFTER AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING IN WALNUT HILLS. OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO GILBERT AVENUE, JUST NORTH OF WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, AROUND 1 A.M. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MAN WAS BREATHING BUT UNRESPONSIVE WHEN THEY FOUND HIM. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. POLICE HAVE NOT SHARED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A SUSPECT. AS WE LEARN MORE, WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON WLWT AND. WLWT.COM. SCARY MOMENTS FOR SOME COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYERS AFTER THEIR BUS CAUGHT FIRE. YEAH, THIS ALL HAPPENING ON THE INTERSTATE IN DEARBORN COUNTY ON SUNDAY, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE NEW VIDEO. THIS VIDEO RIGHT HERE SHOWING THAT BUS ON FIRE ALONG INTERSTATE 275 NEAR LAWRENCEBURG. PLAYERS FROM THE IU INDIANAPOLIS BASKETBALL TEAM WERE ON BOARD. THEY WERE ABLE TO EVACUATE. LUCKILY HERE, NO ONE WAS HURT. THE LAWRENCEBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT HELPED SHUTTLE THAT TEAM BACK TO CAMPUS. STILL UNCLEAR WHAT CAUSED THAT BUS FIRE. AND A STEP FORWARD IN THE PROSECUTOR OF THE GROUP POLICE SAY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MASSIVE FIRE THAT HAD THE BIG MAC BRIDGE SHUT DOWN FOR MONTHS. THE COURT HELD A COMPETENCY HEARINGS FOR TWO OF THE SUSPECTS IN THIS CASE. A JUDGE RULED THAT ZACHARY STUMPF IS COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL. HIS ATTORNEY HAS NOT SAID WHETHER THE DEFENSE WILL FILE FOR AN INSANITY PLEA JUST YET. BUT MEANWHILE, ANOTHER MAN CHARGED IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT INSANITY PLEA. DESPITE TODAY’S RESULTS, TERRY STYLES WAS RULED COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL AS WELL. BUT THE DEFENSE IS STILL SAYING HE IS NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY. BOTH MEN ARE EXPECTED T
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This new indoor play place in Cincinnati features a giant 1,000 sq. foot sandbox
Updated: 3:20 PM EST Feb 24, 2025
Cincinnati’s newest play place is bringing the adventure of the outdoors, indoors.Little Diggers, located on Water Front Drive in West Chester, is the newest kids play place in Greater Cincinnati.Their main feature is a giant 1,000 square-foot sandbox filled with 50 tons of sand and more than 100 toys and tools for children to play with.Toys include large, ride-on large toy excavators to dig around the giant sandbox.The owners say the sand is treated with non-toxic, hydrogen-peroxide-based cleaning solution to keep the play area clean. They also have dedicated air filtration systems to keep clean air recycling though the building. They also restrict snacks and drinks in their sandbox areas. “There’s something special about getting lost in playtime. And for our kids, it’s never taken more than trucks and a pile of dirt (or sand). We created Little Diggers for children to enjoy an immersive, hands-on play experience that excites both their senses and imagination,” founder Zach Bowers said in a statement on their website.For parents, the play place offers free Wi-Fi, coffee offerings and seating. Admission is per child and is price per half-hour or hour and starts at $12. See full pricing breakdown on their website.Families can host birthday parties and private events by booking online.
Cincinnati’s newest play place is bringing the adventure of the outdoors, indoors.
Little Diggers, located on Water Front Drive in West Chester, is the newest kids play place in Greater Cincinnati.
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Their main feature is a giant 1,000 square-foot sandbox filled with 50 tons of sand and more than 100 toys and tools for children to play with.
Toys include large, ride-on large toy excavators to dig around the giant sandbox.
The owners say the sand is treated with non-toxic, hydrogen-peroxide-based cleaning solution to keep the play area clean. They also have dedicated air filtration systems to keep clean air recycling though the building. They also restrict snacks and drinks in their sandbox areas.
“There’s something special about getting lost in playtime. And for our kids, it’s never taken more than trucks and a pile of dirt (or sand). We created Little Diggers for children to enjoy an immersive, hands-on play experience that excites both their senses and imagination,” founder Zach Bowers said in a statement on their website.
For parents, the play place offers free Wi-Fi, coffee offerings and seating.
Admission is per child and is price per half-hour or hour and starts at $12. See full pricing breakdown on their website.
Families can host birthday parties and private events by booking online.
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