OAKLEY, OH (FOX19)- The largest Kroger Marketplace ever is coming to Oakley.

Oakley Community Council president Peter Draugelis tells FOX19 that a Kroger Marketplace will anchor the new Oakley Station project.

The Kroger will be about 30,000 square feet larger than the average Kroger Marketplace, and will be the largest one ever built.

An official estimated opening date has not been announced.

Oakley Station is the 74-arce mix use development near Target and
Meijer that will also include office space, 302 residential units and a
14-screen movie theater. Olive Garden was originally planned to be included in the development, but the restaurant is not opening any new locations after weak stock prices.

Draugelis added that the Hyde Park Kroger will remain open.

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CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Award-winning writer George Ella Lyon leads the next Talking Poetry event at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at the Main Library.

Talking Poetry: A Conversation and Writing Experience with George Ella Lyon

First and foremost a poet, Lyon will speak about poetry and the writing life, and offer an opportunity to start a poem of your own at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, in the Popular Library Reading Lounge. The evening will include informal discussion and a Q&A, as well as writing prompts to stimulate your own creativity.

A Kentucky native, Lyon has published over 40 books for readers of all ages. Her books have received many awards, including ALA’s Schneider Family Book Award, a Jane Addams Honor, a Golden Kite, the Appalachian Book of the Year, and the Bluegrass Award. She’s had numerous Notable and Best Book citations, and her poem “Where I’m From” is used as a writing model around the world.

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - There’s something about the holidays that brings out the little kid in all us, and what better what to revisit our childhoods than by viewing the classic illustrations of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, The Night Before Christmas and other favorite books at the Main Library.

The illustrations are from the Peter G. Thomson Collection and make up the exhibit “Wonderland of Fairytales” in the Joseph S. Stern, Jr. Cincinnati Room in the Main Library. The exhibit is on display Nov. 16 through Feb. 17, 2013, and includes alphabet books, Mother Goose nursery rhymes, Shakespeare and a host of other children’s books from the 1880s.