How Sittenfeld's arrest changed Cincinnati, here are today's top stories | Daily Briefing

Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer
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Former Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld and his wife, Dr. Sarah Coyne, arriving for his federal public corruption trial in 2022.
Former Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld and his wife, Dr. Sarah Coyne, arriving for his federal public corruption trial in 2022.
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Good morning – again – from Sharon Coolidge.

Former Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld is set to be sentenced Tuesday at 1 p.m. on federal corruption charges, surely to be one of the biggest moments in Cincinnati city history. Having covered City Hall since 2014 and talking to Sittenfeld for most of the days all the way up until his November 2020 arrest, it’s difficult not to think of this as a sliding door moment for Cincinnati.

On one side, Sittenfeld could have been mayor before he was caught, arrested and convicted. Today, instead, Aftab Pureval is in the midst of his four-year mayoral term. The city is in a different place as a result.

Come take a look back with me.

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Thousands of years of erosion of Black Hand Sandstone creates the rock formatons of the Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve
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Today's Top Stories

FC Cincinnati defender Nick Hagglund (4) heads the ball as New York Red Bulls defender John Tolkin (47) defends in the first half of the MLS match between FC Cincinnati and New York Red Bulls at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.
FC Cincinnati defender Nick Hagglund (4) heads the ball as New York Red Bulls defender John Tolkin (47) defends in the first half of the MLS match between FC Cincinnati and New York Red Bulls at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

• Red Bulls down FC Cincinnati prior to Supporters Shield celebration

The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge was shut down Oct. 4, 2023, due to protesters demonstrating against P&G ahead of their annual meeting.
The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge was shut down Oct. 4, 2023, due to protesters demonstrating against P&G ahead of their annual meeting.

• P&G annual meeting issues: Discrimination, forest destruction, communist China

A Cincinnati police officer is undergoing a "painful" preventative rabies treatment after she was bitten by a dog, the police union said.
A Cincinnati police officer is undergoing a "painful" preventative rabies treatment after she was bitten by a dog, the police union said.

• Officer still awaiting rabies test results, union blames delay on animal control agency

Would bringing in a veteran pitcher like Sonny Gray be a good fit for the Reds next season, Jason Williams and Gordon Wittenmyer discuss.
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