Kenton County Parks and Recreation Sugar Camp 2020 at Middleton Mills Park postponed to March 4-7
*Update: Due to the anticipated weather, conditions won’t allow for Sugar Camp to take place this week and it has been…
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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,…
Kentucky by Heart: Unique book offers personal accounts of life in Ky. during Great Flood of 1937
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series. By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist A friend of mine, knowing…
Missing historical puzzle pieces and more information on abolitionist William Shreve Bailey
Part 17 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune This is…
The River: More on the flooding river, discovery of Delta Queen logs from halcyon days of the early 70s
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
Cincinnati Coffee Festival returns to Music Hall in September, vendor applications available now
The fourth annual Cincinnati Coffee Festival returns to Music Hall in in Over-the-Rhine on Sept. 12-13. “The Cincinnati Coffee Festival…
Drees Pavilion interior redesign is complete; facility is now open and ready for your event
Drees Pavilion, located in Devou Park overlooking the cities of Covington and Cincinnati, has completed an interior redesign to one…
Jamie Vaught: Former UK star Maci Morris adjusts to life overseas as pro basketball player in Italy
Just like her college days at Kentucky, Maci Morris is shooting the lights out as a professional basketball player in…
ArtsWave ‘POWER OF HER’ Day at seven locations throughout the region, including Behringer Crawford
As ArtsWave, the engine for the region’s arts, is raising money now through April 30 for the region’s arts, it’s…
Kentucky by Heart: George Wright grew up poor but he listened when his mother said ‘no excuses’
By Steve Flairty KyForward Columnist When George Wright was growing up in poverty in Lexington over 50 years ago, he…
Our Rich History: William Shreve Bailey was a heroic abolitionist editor, provoked ire of pro-slavery groups
Part 16 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Nestled at the…
The River: When the Ohio River leaves its banks, it can claim every inch between the hills around it
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
Kathy Burkhardt, long-time superintendent of the Erlanger-Elsmere schools, will step down in July
Staff report Kathy Burkhardt has notified the Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District of her intention to resign as superintendent. She has…
Two Sisters of Notre Dame return from Uganda, will talk about mission at Feb. 16 pancake breakfast
Two Sisters of Notre Dame (SND) from Covington, recently completed more than a decade of teaching in rural Buseesa, Uganda….
How do I love thee, let’s count the ways; why don’t we just spend time together for Valentine’s Day?
Tomorrow is Valentine’s day — a day for lovers and friends — and ripe with pressure to get it right….
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…
Author Barry Kienzle tells remarkable story about a boy with cerebral palsy who loved to lose at wrestling
By Maridith Yahl NKyTribune reporter Do you have one of those stories from the past that is so fantastic it’s…
Kentucky by Heart: Return to Harrodsburg brings back childhood memories of visit to Ft. Harrod
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Last week, I spoke at the Mercer County Public Library in Harrodsburg about my Kentucky’s…
Our Rich History: Abolitionism and the Ohio River Valley, intersection points between free, slave states
By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 15 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” It’s difficult for…
The River: Introducing you to more storied steamboat captains, and there was a president on Delta Queen
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
Albert Boehne, 100, dies after long illness; father of Rich Boehne, he ‘built his own boat’ (literally)
Albert Boehne of Fort Thomas, died February 7 following 100-plus years of life marked by dedication to family, hard work,…
NKU’s School of the Arts theater, dance programs collaborate on comic operetta HMS PINAFORE
Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts kicks off 2020 with Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta of HMS PINAFORE. This…