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Erin Couch, Cincinnati Enquirer
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Plots at Trailside Village next to the Green Township Bike Trail will be available for purchase this summer. Not everyone's excited about it.
Plots at Trailside Village next to the Green Township Bike Trail will be available for purchase this summer. Not everyone's excited about it.
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Hello! Erin Couch here. I’m a breaking news reporter with The Enquirer. Happy Monday.

This summer, plots will be available for purchase at Trailside Village, a long-awaited mixed-use development on a former horse farm in Dent. It will feature dozens of new homes – and eventually, apartments, retail and dining – all off the Green Township Bike Trail.

Now that roads and utilities are set up, it’s only a matter of time before houses start going up, too. But it’s not just construction noise that’s got neighbors bugging out. The new neighborhood comes with more neighbors, traffic and a disruption of a quiet lifestyle they once held dear.

Read more about both sides of the argument here.

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Today's Top Stories

Apr 28, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Cincinnati Reds center fielder Stuart Fairchild (17) and right fielder Jake Fraley (27) chase the inside the park home run ball hit by Texas Rangers designated hitter Wyatt Langford (not shown) during the first inning at Globe Life Field.
Apr 28, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Cincinnati Reds center fielder Stuart Fairchild (17) and right fielder Jake Fraley (27) chase the inside the park home run ball hit by Texas Rangers designated hitter Wyatt Langford (not shown) during the first inning at Globe Life Field.

• Reds weather early storms despite tough losses in Texas as they eye IL returns

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) paces behind the line in the second quarter of the NFL Week 11 game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) paces behind the line in the second quarter of the NFL Week 11 game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

• Zac Taylor says Bengals not trading Pro Bowl defensive end Trey Hendrickson

A staunch opponent of abortion rights, the Senate minority leader admitted he doesn't believe a bill limiting access to the procedure would pass Congress.
A staunch opponent of abortion rights, the Senate minority leader admitted he doesn't believe a bill limiting access to the procedure would pass Congress.

• Mitch McConnell says he doesn’t currently see a path forward for national abortion ban

A woman was killed and another was injured in a shooting in Winton Hills on Saturday afternoon.
A woman was killed and another was injured in a shooting in Winton Hills on Saturday afternoon.

• Woman killed, another injured in Winton Hills shooting, police say

There's a lot of fun to be had this week. Dive into this list and get yourself sorted.
There's a lot of fun to be had this week. Dive into this list and get yourself sorted.

• Wow! This week's list of things to do in Cincinnati is HUGE

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