The third annual Northern Kentucky Night at Great American Ball Park on May 20 featured Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball coach John Brannen, an Adam Duvall bobblehead and a Reds comeback victory over the Colorado Rockies. Who could ask for more? Northern Kentucky Night is sponsored by St. Elizabeth Healthcare, which…
The economic impact of tourism has grown to more than $14.5 billion in 2016, Department of Tourism Commissioner Kristen Branscum announced during the celebration of Travel and Tourism Week. Kentucky’s tourism industry has experienced the strongest overall economic impact growth rate the state has seen since 2005. All nine of the state’s tourism regions registered…
The organizers of Newport Italianfest regret to announce that the Second Annual Lauren Hill 5K Spaghetti Run that was scheduled Saturday, June 9, has been canceled due to logistical problems. Other Italianfest activities will proceed as scheduled. Held on the banks of the Ohio River on Newport’s Riverboat Row between the Purple People and Taylor-Southgate bridges, the…
With summer approaching, The Kentucky Division of Water (DOW) and the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) offer safety tips to help Kentuckians enjoy the many rivers, lakes and creeks in which to boat, fish, swim, canoe or otherwise enjoy our abundant water resources. Despite many water quality improvements, there is the potential for human…
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Kentucky’s lakes and streams are bound to be crowded with anglers, paddlers and pleasure boaters during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend. Boating safety officials want everyone to have a safe and enjoyable experience on the water. “On really busy holidays, the boat’s operator has to remain extremely attentive,”…
Trainer Todd Pletcher was delighted to report that everything went according to plan when his Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming galloped 1 1/2 miles at Pimlico Race Course earlier this week. Always Dreaming was on the track at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday with exercise rider Nick Bush for his daily exercise leading up to the…
NKyTribune staff report Four Northern Kentucky projects have earned nearly $3.5 million from the state’s second round of Work Ready Skills Initiative funding. They are the Gateway Community & Technical College, the Freestore Foodbank, Kenton County Schools and the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky. Approximately $33.1 million in bond money was dispersed to 15…
Suits That Rock is back and celebrating 10 years of performing for a cause. On Saturdays, June 17 and 24, forty local business and community leaders will take to the Otto M. Budig stage at The Carnegie for Suits That Rock X: A Decade of Greatest Hits. Each year Suits performers leave the boardroom behind…
Against the backdrop of a seven-foot wall displaying 1,400 names from across the country, transportation leaders, surviving family members and law enforcement officials gathered to pay tribute to fallen road crew workers at a Vested in Work Zone Safety event at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC). Hosted by the KYTC, in collaboration with the Kentucky…
Here’s some fish and wildlife facts by the numbers: *4 Hunters took fewer than 100 wild turkeys in 4 of Kentucky’s 120 counties during the recently-concluded 2017 spring wild turkey season: Jefferson, 90; Woodford, 85; Fulton, 84, and Fayette, 70. *8 Why do white-tailed deer seem to be always eating? Because, every day they require…
The Trotta’s Steak and Seafood celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony officiated by Dayton Mayor Virgil Boruske. The full service restaurant is located at 441 Sixth Avenue, in the Dayton Main Street District. Trotta’s Steak and Seafood is owned by Kathleen Trotta. She has decades of experience in the restaurant business, including…
How fitting is it that at Northern Kentucky Night at Great American Ball Park on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. the bobblehead being given away is of Adam Duvall? The 28-year-old Reds outfielder is, after all, a Kentucky native, having grown up in Louisville and played college baseball at Western Kentucky University and the University…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor The Boone County Republican Party has joined Judge/Executive Gary Moore and County Attorney Robert Neace in calling for Commonwealth Attorney Linda Tally Smith to resign. Party Chairman Josh Walton issued the following statement Monday: “Based on the recent ruling by Circuit Judge J.R. Schrand and related media coverage, it has become apparent that…
NKyTribune staff and Kentucky Speedway Kentucky Speedway Monday announced Toyota as the “Official Vehicle of Kentucky Speedway,” a partnership that includes a range of integrated elements that will create exposure for the brand using the venue’s traditional, digital and social promotional platforms. Kentucky Speedway’s annual events, including the Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto…
I was sitting in the NKY Convention Center Board meeting, listening to some of the wonderful things going on regarding our region, and I looked over at one of my colleagues and said, “I don’t think the average person in Northern Kentucky knows this is happening.” I was referring to the collaboration between the NKY…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor The 2017 Kentucky Federation for Advanced Manufacturing (KY FAME) Summit is underway today at Gateway Community & Technical College in Florence. The summit precedes the National AMT Conference, which also takes place in Florence this week at the Cincinnati Airport Hilton on Turfway Road. KY FAME is a partnership…
May God bless and keep you always, May your wishes all come true May you always do for others, And let others do for you. Those are the opening lines to “Forever Young,” a song written by Bob Dylan and released on the album “Planet Waves” in 1974. Since then, it has been covered by…
The economic impact of tourism in Kentucky was more than $14.5 billion in 2016, the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet and the Department of Tourism announced Monday. Kentucky’s tourism industry experienced the strongest overall economic impact growth rate since 2005. All nine of the state’s tourism regions registered gains again in 2016. “On the…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor The Boone County youths who developed the Safe Tackle Football Helmet in an effort to help improve safety two years ago are back with an idea to create an urban habitat for an increasingly threatened insect species. The Gray Master Builders and their City Solitary Bee House will represent…
Recent progress on New Riff Distilling’s whiskey campus is starting to change the cityscape of West Newport. Last week contractors began installing the precast wall panels for the new rickhouse that will become home to thousands of barrels of New Riff whiskey. The panels on the 300-foot-long by 65-foot-high rickhouse will soon be visible from…
Kentucky’s small businesses were celebrated recently in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort during Kentucky Celebrates Small Business. The Kentucky Small Business Development Center and the Kentucky District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration presented the awards ceremony. Acknowledging the importance of National Small Business Week in the state, Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton recognized the…
On May 11, ACDelco is sponsoring “National Day of Service,” where we are partnering with mechanics and charitable organizations in 25 states to do free vehicle repairs for people in need such as single mothers, veterans and financially strapped families. Local Florence repair center and Cincinnati-based Glenway Auto Center has signed up to participate and…
