Christine Luken: Growing your own garden is a great way to save and have fresh produce all season long
With the warm weather finally upon us, my husband and I have been planning out our vegetable garden and prepping…
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Keven Moore: How Robotic Mowers will save the day in regard to lawn mower accidents
Summer time is almost here and an estimated 54 million Americans will be mowing their lawns as we all try…
Freedom set Thursday as Boone County Community Night to benefit education foundation
The Florence Freedom are hosting the River City Rascals Thursday night in what will be much more than just a…
Kentucky by Heart: Locating U.S. Air Force Academy in Nicholasville could have been real game-changer
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist It sounds truly impressive: The United States Air Force Academy, Nicholasville, Kentucky. “Off we go,…
Our Rich History: Una Merkel, silver screen actress, was born in Covington, had an illustrious career
By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune Hollywood’s classic silver screen era still resounds in popular culture. Even contemporary films continue…
Southbank Partners, Newport Business Association offer free summer concerts at World Peace Bell Park
Southbank Partners and the Newport Business Association are hosting a summer concert series at the World Peace Bell Park in…
Paul Long: Recounting the experience of The Flying Pig Marathon, or ‘I ran up Mount Everest’
In the wee hours of Sunday morning, long before the sun rose, it was raining. In anticipation of their Flying…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: Gardening can be a real (and wet) roller coaster — and then there’s asparagus
Gardening 2016 is in full swing. I got my seedlings started, transitioned them into larger pots a few days ago,…
Freedom announces new food choices for coming season; jerseys to be raffled for GO Pantry
With opening day coming up this Friday, it’s time to start thinking about all the delicious food options that will…
Keven Moore: Police officers say ‘do as I say, not as I do’ when it comes to distracted driving
Distracted driving in the United States is a serious and escalating problem throughout the United States and when we think…
Kentucky by Heart: Local writing ‘colorists’ concerned with region’s character in late 1800s
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Northern Kentuckian John Uri Lloyd is a sterling example of the “local color” fiction writers…
Our Rich History: Covington Ladies Home celebrating 130th year, serving senior women with quality care
By Bill Stolz Special to NKyTribune 2016 marks the 130th year of operation for the Covington Ladies Home located at…
Elizabeth Lawson says opportunity to portray former slave’s battle for freedom provided personal insights
Lexington actress and Maysville native Elizabeth Lawson will perform “Charlotte Dupuy: Suing for Freedom” on Sunday, May 15, at 2…
Keven Moore: Insect phobia causes distracted driving accidents — keep car clean, eyes on the road
I read once that a Dutch biologist named Arnold van Vliet tried to estimate how many insects are killed by…
Kentucky by Heart: From ‘splittin’ jeans’ to splitting genes, Pendleton County native earned Nobel Prize
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Rural Kentucky had a big part to play in the awarding of the 1993 Nobel…
Our Rich History: Eugenia B. Farmer was a suffragist, early proponent of equal rights in Northern Kentucky
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Too many women in Northern Kentucky history have been either forgotten or, if…
Gayle Pille: 17-year-old ‘citizen scientist’ Kimmy Birrer monitors nest boxes, meets Tree Swallows
Kimmy Birrer of Villa Hills got more than she bargained for when she volunteered to monitor the Eastern Bluebird nest…
Operation Samalama: Verona native, Navy veteran joins friends on mission to run 1500-miles for vets
By Dan Guttridge Special to NKyTribune Matt Peace, U.S. Navy veteran and native of Verona has completed yet another mission….
Boone County Public Library May calendar for adults features MAYhem and a chance to set a world record
The Boone County Public Library offers events at its branches and throughout the county during the month of May. Some…
New man-made creek near Lake Cumberland so real even the fish can’t tell the difference
Trout anglers will soon be fishing in a man-made creek that looks so real the fish won’t even notice the…
Keven Moore: No ‘risk’ or ‘uncertainty’ here — death is absolutely certain — and we all have to deal with it
In this weekly column as a self-described riskologist, I try to find topics of interest that involve something that is…
Kentucky by Heart: While known more for basketball, state played key role in baseball’s most tragic story
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist When we’re talking sports in the Bluegrass, the state is likely most known as a…