People of NKY: Phil Breen has heard it all and he really prefers his old-school record store
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
“The LP (from “long playing” or “long play”) is an analog sound storage medium, a phonograph record format characterized by a speed of 33 1/3 rpm. Introduced by Columbia in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry until its gradual replacement from the 1980’s until the early 21st century, first by compact disc and then...
People of NKY: In pursuit of happiness, Annie Venerable found Matt, a career, and rehabbing
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
Life is a long journey.
For some people, it is an easy, linear path. They grow up, do the things that are expected of them by society and family, and by all accounts, seem to be happy.
Annie with Olive and Griffy on the porch of the house in Ludlow. (Photo by Ginger Dawson)
For others, there are twists and turns that go in directions not foreseen. And the thing...
People of NKY: Newport’s Pompilio’s is an old favorite and Larry Geiger and friends carry on
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
Pompilio’s restaurant and bar is an institution in these parts. Every living generation of diners in the greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area has had an experience, or memory, of this venerable old bar/restaurant that has anchored the corner of Sixth St. and Washington Ave. in Newport’s Gateway District for over 85 years.
The energy of Italian food, libation,...
People of NKY: Kate Nielsen is just good at life, living a great one in Covington’s Westside neighborhood
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
Some people are good at life. With an entirely open mind, they look out, and with a boundless curiosity, jump in for the experience. An ease with the unknown and its endless possibilities allow them to navigate without fear.
Kate Nielsen with Emmitt, the semi-rotten dog. He is a custom mix: beagle, basset and terrier. (Photo by Ginger Dawson)
Every morning, when...
People of NKY: Scott Clark is an authentic Historic Preservation Officer for Newport — and about time!
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
In these Northern Kentucky river cities, we like our historic preservation.
Each city has a formal, designated entity to keep a close eye on the TLC, or lack thereof, of each old house that is in a designated historic district.
Scott Clark in the Newport History Museum @ the Southgate Street School. (Photo by Ginger Dawson)
Dayton, Kentucky has a five-citizen Board...
People of NKY: Steven White is drawn to history, architecture of Covington and to art, music worldwide
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
There are people among us, here in Covington, who are dedicated to the fabric and flavor of our historic city and the architecture that gives it its mystique and sense of history. Two centuries of life has gone on in all of its varied moments, stirring optimism and tragedy together in one ornate old pot. The buildings are important, but it is the people that have...
People of NKY: Renee Schuler loved food, cooking, entertaining, so psychology degree led to catering
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
Renee Schuler has always liked people. And it’s not that she is just a people person, it’s that she is singularly interested in the psychology of people. What makes them tick?
Renee Schuler in front of some of her new ranges and ovens. (Photo by Ginger Dawson)
After growing up in Lakeside Park in Northern Kentucky, she attended high school at Summit Country...
People of NKY: Woodrow Wilson Phelps has lived a life that books are made of — and found true love too
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
Woodrow Wilson Phelps, Jr. Now THAT is a name. Wood’s dad, the first Woodrow Wilson Phelps, was born in 1924, a scant three months after the death of the former 28th president of the United States.
Wood’s Grandfather Phelps loved Woodrow Wilson. Even though he had not been in any of the armed forces during World War I, he thought enough of him to name his...
People of NKY: Heather Buckley Pauly took crooked, fun path to her Curated Design & Decor in Latonia
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
There are some people among us who are natural risk-takers. I am talking about those rare people who go ahead and do what they want in life with a certain confidence and a devil-may-care attitude. They follow their own counsel, take chances, and aren’t afraid to fail or succeed. It is who they are to the marrow, and there is just simply no other way. Their...
People of NKY: Charlie Pyles’ sense of adventure and curiosity led him to aviation career and love of planes
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
The bombing of Pearl Harbor during World War II, is long remembered and commemorated, but not many of us today realize how up-close and personal that war got to be. In addition to Dec. 7, 1941, there were also mainland bombings, military and civilian, on the West Coast and a discovered, and fowled, plan to distribute explosives via U-boat on the Atlantic coastline...
People of NKY: Amy Strother Hamant wanted a different kind of life — and has had them all
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
Amy Strother Hamant is a true Northern Kentuckian by origin and life beginnings. She grew up in Edgewood with her salesman dad, mom, and three older sisters. She went to school and graduated from Villa Madonna Academy located in Villa Hills, nearby. It was a typical suburban life.
Scott and Amy Hamant with Al, their good mutt. (Al is short for Almuerzo, Spanish...
People of NKY: From Rock ‘n Roller to roofer, David Rhodes Brown at 70 brings back Warsaw Falcons
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
Katie bar the door! David Rhodes Brown is about to turn 70 years old.
Now, while this may not sound like such an amazing thing to some of you (too close to that number yourself?), in the world of Rock and Roll, this is an event to witness.
On March 7th, at the resurrected home of the Wiedemann Brewing Company at 4811 Vine St. in St. Bernard, the resurrected Warsaw...
People of NKY: Oh, the decisions you make when you’re young! They worked out for Judy Harrer
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
In the era before helicopter parents, being a kid was a pretty nice laissez-faire condition to be in. There was a lot of time for amorphous speculation about life without a cellphone tether. There was also lots of time for fun and looking ahead without pressure (if you were lucky).
Going off to college, back then, was the same. The decisions about this important...
People of NKY: Paul Miller is a genuine clown, but take seriously his social purpose, entrepreneurship
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
By now, I imagine just about everybody in Northern Kentucky has heard of Circus Mojo, and the Bircus Brewing Company, located in the historic Ludlow Movie Theatre.
Paul Hallinan Miller (Photo by Ginger Dawson)
These two, the circus, with its school, and the brewery, are the brainchildren of Paul Hallinan Miller.
Paul, up to this point (he’s only 44 years old)...
People of NKY: Wilma Mounce-Popp has been taking care of her friends at ‘her’ Skyline Chili for 46 years
By Ginger Dawson
NKyTribune reporter
In March of 1967, the Covington Internal Revenue Service opened for business in its enormous flat-topped building. At the time, it was considered a life-saver for the city; in the throes of a sadly depressed reality after booming mid-twentieth century prosperity.
Two thousand people went to work at the top of 4th and Russell streets every day. Optimism for the...
