Four Cincinnati steakhouses — Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, Carlo & Johnny, Jag’s Steak & Seafood and The Precinct — are among the Top 100 Steakhouses in America, according to OpenTable diners. Rankings were based on more than 5 million verified reviews submitted for more than 20,000 restaurants on opentable.com. Cincinnati +1
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been suspended without pay for at least the remainder of the 2014 season and will not be eligible for reinstatement before April 15, 2015, the NFL announced Nov. 18. Peterson is being punished for violating the NFL personal conduct policy in an incident of abusive discipline he inflicted on his 4-year-old son last May. World +1
Cincinnati’s iconic Bavarian Brewery building on Nov. 17 was saved from demolition — for now — when the Covington Urban Design Review Board unanimously rejected owner Columbia Sussex’s plan to redevelop the site. The owner will now have to appeal to Covington City Council. Cincinnati +1
Arrest warrants have been issued for two Americans accused of stealing infant body parts from a hospital in Thailand and trying to ship them to Las Vegas. The men, who have already left Thailand despite being questioned by police, said they wanted to “surprise their friends back home.” World -2
THIS WEEK:
Cincinnati: 2
World: -1
TO DATE:
Cincinnati: 21
World: -19