Our Rich History: Bobby Mackey’s ghosts, mechanical bulls, and – above all, music
By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Special to NKyTribune The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky relates that Bobby Mackey’s Music World had…
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Our Rich History: Friedrich Hecker, a German 48er, honored with monument in Washington Park
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Cincinnati has a monument in Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine that honors Friedrich Hecker…
Our Rich History: Stanley Matthews and a career built upon the principle of Rule of Law
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Today, as in the past, it sometimes feels that finding politicians who…
Our Rich History: Partisan politics, Kentucky, and the presidential election of 1824
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Two hundred years ago this month, President John Quincy Adams took the…
Our Rich History: Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day — The Irish in our region
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune St. Patrick’s Day is one of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky’s favorite celebrations. Since the 1800s,…
Our Rich History: Northern Kentucky women in the late 1940s and early 1950s
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune In celebration of Women’s History Month By the late 1940s, women across…
Our Rich History: Regional Lenten traditions bring back fond memories
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Ashes on foreheads on Ash Wednesday, “fish frys” on Fridays, passion plays,…
Our Rich History: German Bakers baked bread and sang songs
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune German bakeries were once plentiful on both sides of the Ohio River. Aside…
Our Rich History: Letter to Lincoln tells the tale of Boone County, Civil War, and Tousey-Stevenson family
By Tracey Howerton Special to NKyTribune Have you ever written a letter to the President of the United States? Dr….
Our Rich History: Busken Bakery, a popular NKY business since 1928, still going strong
By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Special to NKyTribune In August 2016, Royal Cup Coffee and Tea, a family-owned and longstanding…
Our Rich History: New documentary series explores Greater Cincinnati’s history of photography innovation
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Each day we pick up our smart phones and perhaps snatch a…
Our Rich History: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day — famous Black inventors of our region
By John Schlipp Special to NKyTribune In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we are proud to offer…
Our Rich History: Servatii’s bakery and the Gottenbusch family left mark on region’s rich German baking heritage
By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Special to NKyTribune There are many articles about Cincinnati’s German bakeries and the well-deserved reputation…
Our Rich History: Bau-Vereine — the German roots of Building & Loans; meeting in saloons, saving for homes
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Thriftiness is a trait Germans are well known for, as it was considered…
Our Rich History: New Year’s 1925: Prohibition, prosperity, and optimism
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune New Year’s Day 1925 found the nation in the midst of generally…
Our Rich History: A heartwarming Christmas story — Bishop Maes and St. John’s Orphan Asylum
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune In the cold, grey afternoon of December 27, 1910, two priests in a Model…
Our Rich History: During heyday of cafeterias, NKY offered many well-known establishments
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune My father, Harry V. Tenkotte, always loved cafeterias — the variety of…
Our Rich History: Herb and Thelma’s and Its award-winning burger — truly an iconic fixture in Lewisburg
Editor’s note:Part 17 of an occasional series about Casual & Fine Dining By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Special to NKyTribune…
Our Rich History: The region’s iconic revolving restaurant — with spectacular panoramic views
Part 16 of an occasional series about Casual & Fine Dining By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Special to NKyTribune It…
Our Rich History: Tim Reese lives dream by ‘making someone else’s day better’ at Peewee’s Place
By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Special to NKyTribune In the summer of 2009 Tim Reese, known to his friends as “PeeWee,”…
Our Rich History: The rise and fall of the F&N Steakhouse — the food was legendary
By Raymond G. Hebert, PhD Special to NKyTribune Part 14 of an occasional series about Casual & Fine Dining In…
Our Rich History: Revisiting evolution of Scalea’s Restaurant to Blinkers Tavern, Governor’s House
By Raymond Hebert Special to NKyTribune Part of an ongoing series about eating establishments in Northern Kentucky. Scalea’s Restaurant at…