{"id":2092008,"date":"2025-10-15T03:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T03:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2092008"},"modified":"2025-10-15T03:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T03:31:10","slug":"popular-downtown-restaurant-releases-statement-in-wake-of-fountain-square-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/popular-downtown-restaurant-releases-statement-in-wake-of-fountain-square-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular downtown restaurant releases statement in wake of Fountain Square violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><i>Video above is from FOX19 NOW\u2019s previous coverage.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">CINCINNATI (WXIX) &#8211; The CEO of Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment released a statement Tuesday regarding the recent violent incidents in Downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Britney Ruby Miller, CEO of Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment, released a statement Tuesday night, hopeful that city leadership will release a \u201crobust strategy\u201d to combat violence in the city\u2019s center in the next 24 hours. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"pullquote | article-pullquote\">\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote | fst-italic bg-light p-4 border-start\">\n<p class=\"mb-2\">Like so many community leaders and citizens, I am deeply frustrated not only by the violence that occurred on Fountain Square last night but also by the continued pattern of crime our city has experienced in recent months. Over the past three months, I have dedicated significant time meeting biweekly with the Mayor and staying in close communication with CPD, the Hamilton County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Governor Mike DeWine\u2019s team, and Senators Moreno and Husted, including conversations as recent as this morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2\">I am hopeful that within the next 24 hours there will be an announcement outlining a robust strategy to address these ongoing issues. While we may not always see eye to eye, I am grateful that our city leadership listens and remains open to feedback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2\">I also want to acknowledge that I am not the only business leader stepping up. This has been a heavy lift for all of us, and many key leaders across our city share this sentiment and are working tirelessly behind the scenes to drive meaningful change and restore safety and confidence downtown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2\">I have made a personal commitment not to join the noise or the bandwagons but instead to channel my frustration into fuel to be part of the solution for the great city of Cincinnati. Now is the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2\">Change only happens when the pain of staying the same exceeds the pain of change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2\">No further comment will be provided for the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The statement comes after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/2025\/10\/14\/teen-adult-shot-fountain-square-downtown-cincinnati\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/2025\/10\/14\/teen-adult-shot-fountain-square-downtown-cincinnati\/\">violent crimes<\/a> rocked Fountain Square in just two weeks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">City leaders held a press conference Tuesday afternoon, addressing the recent violent incidents and unveiling <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/2025\/10\/14\/earlier-curfew-more-police-downtown-are-mayor-purevals-latest-steps-curb-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/2025\/10\/14\/earlier-curfew-more-police-downtown-are-mayor-purevals-latest-steps-curb-violence\/\">plans to implement new strategies to combat crime<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The changes include creating legislation for an earlier curfew for minors, starting at 6 p.m., and a persistent SWAT and Civil Disturbance Response Team (CDRT) on the ground from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. every day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Tuesday evening, city leaders held a town hall sponsored by Greater Cincinnati Faith Leaders to discuss city violence, providing an opportunity for community members to express their concerns and ask questions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment says they will have no further comment until Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><i>See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/page\/report-typos-to-fox19\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><i>Please click here to report it<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><i>Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/community\/user-content\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/community\/user-content\/\"><i>it to us here<\/i><\/a><i><b> <\/b><\/i><i>with a brief description.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\"><i>Copyright 2025 WXIX. All rights reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.fox19.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video above is from FOX19 NOW\u2019s previous coverage. CINCINNATI (WXIX) &#8211; The CEO of Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment released a statement Tuesday regarding the recent violent incidents in Downtown Cincinnati. 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