Join the Campbell Conservancy on Sunday, May 15, for a hike at the NKY Mitigation Bank (NKMB) site in Campbell County. This will be a guided hike of a beautiful 2.5 mile, wooded, mostly level loop trail that surrounds former agricultural land that has been converted to seasonal wetlands. Rain date is May 22 at…
By Bill Stolz Special to NKyTribune 2016 marks the 130th year of operation for the Covington Ladies Home located at 702 Garrard Street in the Licking Riverside Historic District. The organization, originally called the Home for Aged and Indigent Women (still visible in the stone above the main entrance today), was founded in 1886 by…
LOUISVILLE – At some point this afternoon, there will be a subtle change of emphasis at venerable Churchill Downs in Louisville’s South End. The only ones who will notice, of course, are the romantics and dreamers who understand that the Kentucky Derby is not about the mint juleps or the big hats or the flashing…
“Over there was the childhood home of Danny Thomas,” the driver told me as our car climbed through Lebanon’s Shouf Mountains on our way from Beirut to visit the famous ancient ruin of Baalbeck. This was a dangerous time, not as much as it would be later, but dangerous enough that I was warned to…
In recognition of May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Office of Highway Safety is taking a personal approach to encourage motorcyclists to use proper safety gear when traveling the roadways. “Just as we ask motorists to protect themselves with a seat belt, we ask motorcyclists to protect themselves with a…
I read once that a Dutch biologist named Arnold van Vliet tried to estimate how many insects are killed by cars on our highways, and it was that 32.5 trillion insects are killed in the U.S. alone. Sometimes you are the bug sometimes you are the windshield, so my question is “how many insects kill…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Rural Kentucky had a big part to play in the awarding of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. That’s because Dr. Phillip Sharp, who accepted the international award along with Richard J. Roberts, was raised on a tobacco farm near Falmouth, along the Licking River, in Pendleton County….
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau Sometimes a dream is just that — a dream, like a doodle on a napkin. Next, ideas are hashed out over a cup of coffee. Concepts are built in a basement or garage which slowly spark an idea. The spark is ignited into a passion so strong that it…
Original paintings, sculptures, pottery and more will be on display during the 47th annual Duveneck Memorial Art Show from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at George Rogers Clark Park on Riverside Drive in Covington. Sixty artists will exhibit work they have for sale during the show that’s held each year to honor world-renowned artist Frank…
Other than constitutional amendments, which go before the voters, every bill the General Assembly passes has to clear one final hurdle before becoming law: The governor’s pen. The governor has the authority to sign or reject bills, or to let them become law without a signature. The governor can only approve or veto bills in…
The Cavalcade of Homes, sponsored by Drees Homes and Adam Miller Homes begins Saturday, May 7th and features 26 homes in Northern Kentucky. The Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky will produce the 2016 Cavalcade of Homes May 7-8, 14-15, and 21-22. The hours are noon to 5 p.m. each day. Admission is free. This…
Hunters interested in entering this year’s elk hunt quota have until midnight (EST) on April 30 to buy applications. Hunters can apply online at the department’s website, fw.ky.gov. Kentucky residents and non-residents are eligible to apply for four permit types but can only be drawn for one. Each application costs $10. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife…
WASHINGTON – The First Congressional District in far western Kentucky, so far to the left on a road map that it almost falls into the Mississippi River, was once one of the most reliable Democratic regions in the entire country. No more. And its geographic position is the only thing that can be considered to…
There’s a lot to like about camping — it’s the great outdoors getaway. Especially in the spring and early summer, when it’s still cool at night, the fish are biting, flowers are blooming and the woods are greening up. But for campers who like swimming and recreational boating, nothing beats summer. Your campsite is your…
Personnel from the Kentucky Department of Highways District 10 have noticed an increasing number of elm trees along state right of way that have had the bark stripped from them. In addition to being an illegal act of trespassing, vandalism and theft of state property, this action will result in the trees dying, requiring state…
Newport Parks are undergoing a renaissance thanks to a local volunteer organization. Newport Parks Renaissance Commission is celebrating a great year and kicking off spring with a ribbon-cutting Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Buena Vista Park — to thank residents and community partners for significant progress in improving the park. The Commission is now…
Drakes Creek Middle School seventh-grader Leslie Hale, 13, is the winner of the sixth-annual “Capture the Earth” photography contest, sponsored by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet in celebration of Earth Day. Hale photographed a rainbow over Cumberland Falls using a Nikon Coolpix camera. “I like how this image captures the beauty of Cumberland Falls…
In the battle to save and protect the biodiversity of plants and animals in Kentucky, the state’s first line of defense has always been its system of nature preserves. The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission (KSNPC), established in 1976, manages 63 preserves across Kentucky — some 27,663 acres. This includes state natural areas, jointly managed…
Bellevue and Dayton are charming historic river cities, but that a doesn’t tell the full story. Each of these communities, a short bike ride from downtown Cincinnati, is going forward with new quality infill and riverfront developments that have all the latest amenities, including the surrounding walkable neighborhoods and inviting business districts. Historic homes are…
By Berry Craig NKyTribune columnist When the polls are open in Kentucky, the bars are closed. That’s because the Bluegrass State was once famous for simultaneous boozing, brawling and balloting. “I turned away a confirmed believer in the doctrine of total depravity,” wrote Louisville Journal editor George D. Prentice after witnessing an 1830s election. A…
By Don Heinrich Holzmann Special to NKyTribune Today the building at 22 E. 6th St. in Newport is the home of the James Wallace Costigan Post No. 11 of the American Legion. Few probably know that it once belonged to the Newport Turnverein, which was founded in 1852. Turner in German means “gymnast,” so the…
The Kentucky Department of Revenue (DOR) reminds taxpayers that they have until midnight Monday, April 18 to file their state and federal taxes because federal offices are closed in Washington, D.C. for the Emancipation Day holiday on April 15. With the impending deadline, the department and the IRS are also warning taxpayers that email phishing…
