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Today’s edition · Sun., Nov. 8

FC Cincinnati heads to Orlando for the MLS wild-card game Nov. 19

Plus, TANK's new routes, the Bengals in Madrid and a coat drive starting Nov. 14

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FC Cincinnati lost 2-⁠0 to Nashville and will play Orlando City in the MLS wild-card game Nov. 19

Nashville beat FC Cincinnati 2-⁠0 on Decision Day

  • Nashville SC2
    FC Cincinnati0
    FinalSam Surridge scored in the 61st and 86th minutes

Source: FC Cincinnati

If you were at TQL Stadium on Saturday, you watched Nashville SC make history. Sam Surridge scored in the 61st and 86th minutes as Nashville won 2-0, finishing with 77 points, an MLS record that tops Inter Miami's 74 from 2024. FC Cincinnati ended the regular season 12-12-10 with 46 points, in front of a sellout crowd of 25,513.

The loss, plus Columbus's 4-3 win over Chicago and Orlando's 1-0 win over New England, dropped Cincinnati from seventh to ninth in the East. Now it plays No. 8 Orlando City in a wild-card game in Florida on Nov. 19. The winner faces No. 1 Nashville in a best-of-three first round.

Cincinnati's playoff path starts Nov. 19 in Florida

  1. Nov. 19Cincinnati plays Orlando City in the wild-card game in Florida
  2. Nov. 20-24Nashville hosts Game 1 against the wild-card winner
  3. Nov. 27-28If Cincinnati advances, it hosts Game 2 at TQL Stadium on Nov. 27 or 28
  4. Dec. 1-2Nashville hosts Game 3 on Dec. 1 or 2, if necessary

Source: Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Kickoff times: MLS is expected to release them within two days
  • Tickets and info: FCCincinnati.com/Playoffs
  • TQL Stadium sellouts this season: 14

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Cincinnati Animal CARE is at critical capacity after taking in 112 dogs in a week

If you have room for a dog, is making an urgent plea for adopters and fosters. The shelter, Hamilton County's only open-intake shelter, says it took in 112 dogs in a week, and 38 came through animal welfare investigations.

Cincinnati Animal CARE took in 112 dogs in a week

Sources: WLWT, Spectrum News Toledo, WKRC

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Dogs taken in, past 7 days112
Seized in investigations38
Seized from two properties24

Foster manager Meg Jordan said, "We are definitely at critical capacity and in desperate need," and some dogs are living in pop-up crates. Seized dogs can't be adopted until their legal status is resolved, so more than one-third of the week's dogs are on investigation holds. On Tuesday, 14 large, shepherd-type dogs came from one property, and 10 more came from another on Wednesday.

150+animals in the shelter's largest seizure, in August

The shelter's largest seizure in its history came in August. The Hamilton County Dog Warden has also responded to other high-volume cases in the last three months.

Sources: WLWT, Spectrum News Toledo

  • Probable cause hearing: deputy wardens must file within 10 days of a seizure
  • Bond: may be required to cover the cost of care
  • Fostering, adopting, volunteering: cincinnatianimalcare.org

News Notes

TANK

The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky rolled out service changes Saturday: Route 1 will extend to Newport, ending at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Fort Thomas, and will replace Route 16. The Southbank Shuttle will be replaced by a high-frequency corridor connecting downtown Newport, Covington and downtown Cincinnati. FOX19

Duveneck House

The City of Covington has engaged Merriman Anderson/Architects to lead architectural plans and construction documents for the Frank and Studio at 1226 Greenup St., the next phase after stabilization work completed in 2025. Northern Kentucky Tribune

Coat drive

St. Vincent de Paul Northern Kentucky kicks off its 26th annual Winter Coat Drive Saturday, Nov. 14, with four community events in Covington, Florence and Newport. The group distributed more than 1,650 coats across the region last year. Northern Kentucky Tribune

Library panel

The Kenton County Public Library's Small Business Resource Collaborative hosts "Beyond Business: Serving Our Community Together" on Nov. 12. Panelists are Jane Herms of Family Nurturing Center, Chris Rutledge of Fairhaven Mission and Shane Armstrong of Master Provisions. Northern Kentucky Tribune

Bengals

Up early? The Bengals play the Falcons at Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid today, with kickoff at 9:30 a.m. ET on NFL Network and WLWT. It's Cincinnati's first game overseas since 2019 and its first international game outside the United Kingdom. Coach Zac Taylor said Thursday that winning remains the priority, but he welcomes the chance to grow the Bengals' following overseas. Cincinnati BengalsWLWTWKRC

Joe Burrow enters the Madrid game leading the NFL in three passing categories

73.0
completion percentage, tops in the NFL
20
passing touchdowns, tops in the NFL
302.1
passing yards per game, tops in the NFL

Source: Cincinnati Bengals

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The Buy team here. Meet one of our favorite lip combos: Smashbox’s Full Fill-ter Smoothing Lip Glass Balm and Studio Extreme Longwear Lip Liner. The liner delivers up to 16 hours of transfer-proof, smudge-free wear, while the gloss provides eight hours of hydration and a high-shine finish. Our go-to pairing? Medium Brown liner with Coax gloss.

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Around Kentucky

Highlands

Highlands scored 50 points in a shutout of Boyd County on Friday in the opening round of the Class 4A KHSAA playoffs, with a 36-0 first-quarter lead bringing a running clock. Northern Kentucky Tribune

Newport

Junior running back Damarco Jackson rushed for 205 yards and scored four touchdowns as Newport beat Ludlow, 44-22, in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs Friday. The Wildcats are 6-5 heading into a second playoff game. Northern Kentucky Tribune

Newport beat Ludlow 44-⁠22 in the Class 1A playoff opener

  • Ludlow22
    Newport44
    FinalDamarco Jackson rushed for 205 yards on 22 carries

Source: Northern Kentucky Tribune

Hometown Heroes

Newport held its 10th annual Hometown Hero banners ceremony Saturday morning on Monmouth Street, with banners honoring 24 Northern Kentucky veterans. WKRC

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October felt like a summer encore, and the numbers back it up. The National Weather Service says Greater Cincinnati's October averaged 62.1 degrees, the warmest since 1947. The peak came on Oct. 13, when the high hit 89 degrees. Good thing we got that last bit of summer in.

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  1. Sat., Nov. 7Newport Aquarium's cold-climate penguins are moving out
  2. Fri., Nov. 6Fiona the hippo is now a 24-foot nutcracker, and TANK changes routes Saturday
  3. Thurs., Nov. 5Tee Higgins wins AFC Offensive Player of the Week
  4. Wed., Nov. 4Bengals fly to Madrid with defense fixes to make
  5. Tues., Nov. 3NKU, Bearcats and Xavier win openers; Sal Stewart up for Rookie of the Year
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FC Cincinnati heads to Orlando for the MLS wild-card game Nov. 19

Plus, TANK's new routes, the Bengals in Madrid and a coat drive starting Nov. 14

The TLDR

  1. FC Cincinnati falls to No. 9 and plays Orlando City on Nov. 19
  2. Cincinnati Animal CARE is at critical capacity after 112 dogs in a week
  3. TANK's Route 1 now reaches Fort Thomas, and the Southbank Shuttle is out
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