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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 13

FC Cincinnati heads to Orlando, plus e-bike injuries and Molly Malone's

Plus, e-bike injuries are up at Cincinnati Children's and Molly Malone's building is for sale.

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SoccerTop story

FC Cincinnati lost to Nashville and now has to win in Orlando on Nov. 19

Nashville beat FC Cincinnati 2-⁠0 on Decision Day

  • Nashville SC2
    FC Cincinnati0
    FinalDecision Day, Nov. 7, at TQL Stadium

Sources: Cincinnati Magazine, WKRC

If you're following FC Cincinnati, the road to the playoffs now runs through Orlando. Nashville won 2-0 at TQL Stadium on , with Sam Surridge scoring in the 61st and 86th minutes. The loss dropped Cincinnati from seventh to ninth in the East, so it plays a winner-take-all Wild Card match at Orlando on Thu., Nov. 19.

Nashville finished 23-3-8 with a record 77 points. Cincinnati finished 12-12-10, and Cinderella stories need goals: Evander has one in 11 matches and Kevin Denkey has none in six.

  • : at Orlando City, Thu., Nov. 19
  • Tiebreaker: both had 46 points; Orlando won 13 league games to 12
  • If Cincinnati wins: best-of-three first round against Nashville
  • Denkey plays for Togo on Nov. 14 and 17

Cincinnati matched Nashville on shots but trailed in expected goals

15Shots15
5Shots on target5
0.9Expected goals1.5

Source: Cincinnati Magazine

Health

Cincinnati Children's counted more than double the e-bike and e-scooter patients through August

If your kid has an e-bike or e-scooter on the wish list, here's a number to know. Cincinnati Children's counted 84 patients through August, more than double the 39 counted in all of 2025. The figures combine both kinds of rides and leave out patients treated and released from the emergency room.

Eight months of 2026 beat all of 2025 for e-bike and e-scooter patients

Source: WKRC

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Value
All of 202539
Jan.–Aug. 202684

Dr. Wendy Pomerantz, a pediatric emergency medicine physician, says the injuries include broken arms and legs, plus liver, spleen, belly and chest injuries, along with head injuries because most people don't wear helmets. She says e-bike injuries are rising faster than e-scooter injuries, which have leveled off, and the hospital now sees these injuries several times a week.

  • Pomerantz recommends no e-scooters for children under 16
  • For e-bikes, she recommends a Class 1 model with pedal assistance
  • She says dirt bike or motorcycle helmets beat bicycle helmets on e-bikes

Fewer than a quarter of the patients wore helmets

45%
of registry patients were admitted to the hospital
23%
of registry patients were wearing helmets
3
children admitted with these injuries in 2021

Sources: FOX19, WKRC

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Molly Malone's

The Covington pub property at 112 E. Fourth St. and the Louisville location at 933 Baxter Ave. are on the market for a combined $8.2 million. Listing agent Paul Grisanti says the owners want a sale-leaseback, so the buyer would lease to them and the pubs would keep operating. He told CityBeat the owners would prefer one buyer for both, but "everything is negotiable," and the Courier Journal reports both are expected to stay open. WKRCCincinnati EnquirerWLKYCincinnati CityBeatThe Courier-Journal

CovCath

Covington Catholic (7-4), ranked No. 6 in Class 4A, plays No. 5 Ashland Blazer (10-1) at 7 p.m. Friday in Ashland in the second round. It's one of five Northern Kentucky teams facing a higher-ranked downstate opponent. Northern Kentucky Tribune

Ashland Blazer enters the Class 4A second round ranked one spot ahead of CovCath

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4Losses1
No. 6Class 4A poll rankNo. 5

Source: Northern Kentucky Tribune

Bobby Mackey

Bobby Mackey says Saturday is the last night for his temporary tavern in Florence, which he opened in March 2024 ahead of demolishing his Bobby Mackey's Music World on Licking Pike in Wilder. He and Denise Mackey are preparing to reopen in Wilder. Northern Kentucky Tribune

UPS jobs

UPS plans to add 170 seasonal employees in Walton, with pay from $18 to $23 an hour. A job fair runs today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its Transport Drive facility, and applicants should bring two forms of ID. WKRC

Bengals

The Bengals host the Steelers on Sun., Nov. 15 at 8:20 p.m. at Paycor Stadium, with first place in the AFC North in the balance. Cincinnati has won four straight, including a 34-17 win over Atlanta in Madrid, but Pittsburgh had a week to prepare. The Steelers won 30-27 in Week 3, Cincinnati's first loss of the season. WLWTCincinnati Enquirer

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The Wrap

Arnold's Pub could soon go up in smoke, and the owner is fine with that. Saturday at 4 p.m., the tiny West Pike Street hideaway hosts a cigar reunion out back for loyal smokers from the late Straus Tobacconist in downtown Cincinnati. A regular set it up. Light up, old friends.

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  1. Thurs., Nov. 12Bengals and Steelers play for first place Sunday; Covington wins a reading challenge
  2. Wed., Nov. 11Hidden Duncanson murals revealed at the Taft; Reds need pitching
  3. Tues., Nov. 10Brent Spence ramp closures are coming and water rates may rise
  4. Mon., Nov. 9Chase's record half in Madrid and a new Farmer Music Center lineup
  5. Sun., Nov. 8FC Cincinnati heads to Orlando for the MLS wild-card game Nov. 19
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5AM Covingtonto me · Fri., Nov. 136:00 a.m.

FC Cincinnati heads to Orlando, plus e-bike injuries and Molly Malone's

Plus, e-bike injuries are up at Cincinnati Children's and Molly Malone's building is for sale.

The TLDR

  1. FC Cincinnati plays at Orlando in the Wild Card on Nov. 19
  2. Cincinnati Children's counts 84 e-bike and e-scooter patients
  3. Molly Malone's Covington building is for sale; the pub stays open
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