CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Cincinnati Bengal Frostee Rucker and his partners will open an Orange Leaf frozen yogurt franchise, part of a small but fast-growing new frozen yogurt chain, on April 5th on Walnut Street in The Banks.

The Banks’ franchise is controlled by Bengal’s defensive end Frostee Rucker and has as its partners several of Rucker’s teammates including Robert Geathers, Kevin Huber, Pat Sims and James M. Gould, Rucker’s agent and Managing General Partner of The Walnut Group, a Private Equity Firm. 

Other investors include Ken Griffey Junior’s baseball agent Brian Goldberg, and several local business associates of Mr. Gould’s including, Roger Lautzenhiser of Vorys, Dick Satterfield, Bill Swaim, Brad Tilford, several of the Walnut Group associates, and also Lucas Gould, James Gould’s 16 year old son, a partner in Lucas Management Group who introduced Orange Leaf to Rucker.

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - It's a sign of how vital the internet has become.  The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority will now offer access to the waiting list for its housing voucher program only through the World Wide Web.

This is the first time in several years that the Authority has opened up the waiting list for the program formerly known as "Section 8".  The list will be open for 5 days, and a lottery among those who sign up during those days will dfetermine who gets on the list.

Registration is now open online at www.hcvwaitlist.com from 12:01 a.m. Monday morning, April 4th, until 11:59 p.m.

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Columbia-Tusculum may be one of Cincinnati's smallest neighborhoods, but it's also the oldest, and has one of the best stocks of historic buildings.

That's one reason you will be able to see more than a dozen homes and businesses during Sunday's "Columbia-Tusculum Home Tour 2010".

The neighborhood that sits above the river and below Mount Lookout was first settled in 1788.  It boasts the city of Cincinati's second lowest crime rate, along with river views and quick access to other parts of town via Columbia Parkway.  It also has a number of frame construction Victorian "Painted Lady" homes, which are a large poart of the event.

The tour is $12 in advance by the website, or 15 dollars at the door on Sunday.  The starting point is the Green Dog Cafe, which is at