Florence Police Department to host annual Easter Egg Hunt April 12 at Thomas More Stadium The City of Florence Annual Easter Egg Hunt is back and set to bring excitement to families across the community on Saturday, April 12, at Thomas More Stadium. The free event, hosted by the Florence Police Department, invites children and…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist It was 1937, the year of the Great Flood that imposed itself on the Ohio River and its banks, causing immeasurable destruction. Near Ross, Kentucky, Bellevue-born Harlan Hubbard worked methodically by the river in front of his art studio, carefully gathering an abundance of driftwood gifted him by nature’s proceedings….
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University My colleagues and I teach a non-majors class called Saving Planet Earth, where we try to teach our students how to live sustainably. When we ask “What does sustainability mean?”, we get all kinds of answers. “Not taking too much” and “Only using what you need” are both reasonable….
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor James Votruba, 79, who served as president of Northern Kentucky University for 15 years before his retirement in 2012, died at his home early Wednesday in Ft. Thomas surrounded by his family. He had been battling cancer and even recently thought it was behind him, but sources said the cancer…
To support bringing customers and prosperity back to the river cities in Northern Kentucky (NKY) affected by the unexpected closing of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge late last year, various businesses across the participating cities of Dayton, Bellevue, Newport, Covington and Fort Thomas will offer discounts and specials. The initiative, sponsored by meetNKY and the…
Staff report EducateNKY aims create a Northern Kentucky region that meets the needs of early learners and their families and rallies the community to achieve educational excellence. Toward that end, the organization is seeking a dynamic, thoughtful, and collaborative leader to join its team as the Vice President of Early Learning and Family Power. This…
By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter For forty-plus minutes there was dead-silence in the hall that housed the weekly Covington Rotary luncheon Tuesday at the Radisson Hotel. Cheye Calvo had the audience mesmerized. That is because he was speaking about children and their education in Northern Kentucky. Calvo, who moved to the region last July, is…
Staff report The cities of Dayton and Bellevue are kicking off the “Bridging Back Business” initiative this week, in conjunction with Northern Kentucky’s other river cities, meetNKY, and the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. The marketing initiative seeks to bring customers – both old and new – back to businesses, which have been adversely affected…
Staff report In an announcement on the Senate floor on his 83rd birthday, Senator Mitch McConnell, the longest serving Senate leader in U.S. history, said he would not be seeking reelection for an eighth term at the end of his current term in 2026. He relinquished his leadership position last November and speculation about his…
Homewood Suites by Hilton Newport Cincinnati at Ovation, project of Corporex and Commonwealth Hotels, is now open for business and welcoming guests. Ovation is a 25-acre, mixed-use urban development located at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking Rivers in Northern Kentucky. This milestone is a next step in the transformation of the Newport riverfront…
(Update: The death toll has reached 12 from the weekend flooding.) By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Eastern Kentucky is reeling again from flood waters with at least eight people dead after a weekend of heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. Several Kentucky Baptist pastors in Pike County had to be evacuated…
By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter There is no need to fear – it is perfectly safe. Do not let the name fool you. The Dimitridon Studios Rock Shop – 714 Madison Avenue in Covington – was born out of a love of geology. (“Dimetrodon” is often mistaken for a dinosaur, or as a contemporary of…
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has awarded $75,000 to The Carnegie to support exhibition programming over the next two years. “The Carnegie is an important platform for artists in Covington and Greater Cincinnati,” says Rachel Bers, Program Director for the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, “We are pleased to support…
Corporex is making significant progress on the vertical construction of the third condominium building at The Boardwalk Residences, while nearing completion on the first two buildings. The Boardwalk Residences features a three-building luxury condominium collection within the residential offerings at Ovation. The 88 units are situated along a 1500-foot wooden boardwalk overlooking General James Taylor…
Covington city officials have spent the week advocating at the highest levels on behalf of the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project, the multi-billion-dollar transportation overhaul many years in the design and funding process and on the cusp of actual construction. Amid news from the White House about possible delays in the awarding of federal money…
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter FLORENCE In a short caucus meeting, Florence city council viewed a presentation from Todd Morgan from the Boone County Planning and Zoning on a new hotel called Livsmart by Hilton destined to be built on Merchant Street in Florence. This will be a 62,000 square foot hotel, 56 feet…
Staff report It’s time to shake off the cabin fever, put the doldrums away, and experience your choice of great tastes at one of Northern Kentucky’s local bars and restaurants — as part of the “Dine NKY” campaign. A new initiative aimed at supporting locally owned bars and restaurants in Northern Kentucky, “Dine NKY,” kicks…
Proving yet again that life in Covington is never static and local government moves simultaneously along myriad paths to improve the city’s physical environment, intellectual capacity, and economic opportunity, the year just ended in The Cov was full of energy and excitement. In other words, change and progress. Covington’s biggest project – the 23-acre former…
A person who has an absurd love of Kentucky might well say that author and humorist Mark Twain — birth name Samuel Clemens — was born with a head start in life. That’s because Twain’s mother, Jane Lampton, was a native of Adair County, in the southern part of Kentucky. And as a young adult,…
The time is coming for Sen. Rand Paul to show the people of Kentucky, and the rest of the nation, that his money — actually, the taxpayers’ money — is where his mouth is. Paul, R-Bowling Green, has made a political career out of bellyaching about federal spending and the surging national debt, which now…
By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune My father, Harry V. Tenkotte, always loved cafeterias — the variety of their food choices, their prices, and their fast service. As a certified public accountant who worked many years in downtown Cincinnati, he had limited time for lunch, so cafeterias provided a solid, nutritional meal. Ironically,…
The current Escape Lounge at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is moving to a new, larger space to elevate the passenger experience. The Escape Lounge in Concourse B has been operating at CVG since 2019 and is planning to expand services in the new location. The airport has seen incredible growth over the last…
