The media covered a number of aggravated robberies in College Hill, Northside and Clifton that occurred during the late evening of July 19 and the early morning of July 20. Four robberies were attributed to College Hill, but there were actually three, all occuring between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM. One, the robbery of a Papa John's pizza delivery person, occurred in the 1300 block of Cedar Avenue; the other two robberies occurred in the College Hill Presbyterian Church parking lot. The victims gave a general description of the four youths involved.

On Wednesday, the day after the robberies, our District Five police were out in force. Working together, College Hill Citizens on Patrol, District Five police and Neighborhood Officer Herb Noble identified a 14-year-old suspect, who was then arrested within twenty-four hours of the robbery. It turned out that he used a BB gun, not a shotgun as was reported by the media. Soon after, two other youths were arrested. The fourth suspect, an 18 year old, was apprehended the next day.

This is an example of the strong police-community relationship in College Hill. College Hill Citizens on Patrol (COP) volunteers continuously monitor the neighborhood for crime and disorder, acting as eyes and ears for the police. The College Hill Community Problem Oriented Police (CPOP) Team analyzes and plans strategies to deal with crime in the neighborhood.

Here's the schedule for College Hill's five-day Block Party.

Tuesday, August 2 National Night Out

• 6:00 PM: Walk The Avenue from Shuller's to the College Hill Presbyterian Church parking lot.
• 7:00 PM: Free food, music and fun for all in the CHPC parking lot.

Wednesday, August 3

• 6:00 PM: Eddie Love's Big Band and Ice Cream Social in the CHPC parking lot.

Thursday, August 4

• 6:00 PM: 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament in the CHPC parking lot.

Friday, August 5

• 6:00 PM: Evangelistic Celebration in CHPC parking lot.

Saturday, August 6 (changed from earlier announcement)

• 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM: Grill out at the College Hill Pool at College Hill Town Hall.
• 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM: Pool Party and live broadcast with the Buzz from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the College Hill Pool.

Tuesday's National Night Out celebration will include the unveiling of a new College Hill community Logo. The new Logo expresses the essence of College Hill, as described by residents in focus groups and surveys.

College Hill Coffee Co. will be open starting at 4:30 PM Tuesday, August 2, to allow folks attending the neighborhood walk beginning at Shuller's to grab a quick bite, a smoothie, a cool drink or coffee to go.

All Youth and Young Adults: Don't forget the Youth Jamm this Sunday, July 31 at 5:00 PM at the House of Joy, with special guests The Word, Silent Storm and the City Wide Mass Choir and featuring the Cincinnati Super Choir. The theme of this evening of performances by youth choirs and musicians from all over the city is "He Knows My Name!”

The performance is at “The House of Joy” at 5918 Hamilton Avenue. Well-lighted parking is available behind the House of Joy.

The Cincinnati Super Choir is approximately 100 young people from the primary grade levels who rehearse with Ms P. Ann Everson-Price as part of the Cincinnati Art Consortium's program for youth. The House of Joy and The Rock are where they practice and sometimes perform. They are always part of the annual Martin Luther King Concerts at the Fountain Downtown and at Music Hall. Ms. Everson- Price wants to increase the diversity of participating youth to better represent the dynamics of our city. Young people who would like to join the youth choir can come to rehearsal on Tuesday evenings from 6:15 PM to 7:15 PM.

All seven Cincinnati candidates for spoke and answered questions at last Tuesday's College Hill Forum Meeting. They were:

• Sandra Queen Noble (no known web site)
• Alicia Reece (her web site)
• Justin Jeffre (his web site)
• David Pepper (his web site)
• Sylvan Grisco (his web site)
• Charlie Winburn (his web site)
• Mark Mallory (his web site)

St. Clare school will not offer kindergarten for the 2005-06 school year. Instead, in a joint project between St. Clare Roman Catholic Church and the College Hill Presbyterian Church, kindergarten will now be offered as part of the popular 3Cs nursery school program at CHPC. The new kindergarten will use the St. Clare curriculum, but be taught in CHPC classrooms. This will be a half-day afternoon program.

Wednesday night @ 6:00 PM at the College Hill Block Party the kindergarten teacher will be meeting interested parents (and children). It's opportunity to have questions answered, learn about curriculum and other details. Pizza will be served. The meeting will be in College Hill Presybterian Church.

For the 2005-06 school year, St. Clare school will switch to multi-age classrooms. Staff have already had training sessions from an expert in multi-age classrooms, and will have several more before the school year starts. St. Clare offers instruction for grades 1-8. Its student body is diverse racially and economically. Non-Catholics are welcome. Enrollment is open now. The restructuring is due to changes in elementary schools throughout the Archdiocese.