The NKY Chamber of Commerce will honor businesses at the Business Impact Awards on March 29 from 4–6 p.mm at Drees Pavilion. The Business Impact Awards recognize businesses in our region making an impact through innovation, creativity, strong business practices and leadership in eight different categories – Micro Businesses, Small Businesses, Large Businesses, Manufacturing &…
NKyTribune staff The Cincinnati Beerfest – a two-day celebration of craft beer – will celebrate its tenth anniversary when it returns to the Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati for a two day event, beginning Friday, Feb. 17. Breweries, beer enthusiasts, and fun seekers will gather for the region’s biggest winter beer festival and…
As a young middle-class kid growing up in a church that had an inner city bus ministry, my father, the bus driver, volunteered my services as the official bus greeter, referee and snitch as he guided his passengers through some of Lexington’s worst neighborhoods in the 1970’s. Many of those kids needed guidance and an…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Tuesday’s Kentucky Speedway Media Luncheon at the Montgomery Inn Boathouse included discussion of last year’s track resurfacing, a possible change in the sport’s business model and the announcement of a birthday party fit for “The King.” Speedway General Manager Mark Simendinger, was joined by NBC Sports Analyst Kyle Petty…
Kentucky Speedway, Alsco Linen and Uniform Rental Services, and Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) have collaborated on a multi-layer celebration to begin at approximately 2:00 p.m., on Saturday, July 8. The King will participate in the celebration at The King’s 80th Birthday presented by Alsco Linen and Uniform Rental Services fan hospitality tent located in the…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Valerie Knight is a big supporter of a government program that she believes is well worth the expenditures. At her position as Director of Food Services for Webster County Schools in western Kentucky, she sees poor children receive a dose of love and kindness outside the scope of the regular…
For more than two decades, NKU’s Dr. Eric Jackson has dedicated his professional and personal life to promoting the principles of equality, civility, and justice. That work will be recognized when he receives the World Civility Ambassador and Golden Rule Award from the national nonprofit organization iChange Nations. Ambassador Clyde Rivers will present the…
Jockey Malcolm Franklin, 27, scored his 1,000th career victory Saturday when he guided Belvin to a head victory in the fourth race at Turfway Park. “It’s been a long haul to get it,” Franklin said of the milestone. “I’ve ridden a lot of horses and I never thought I’d get there. I’m just going to…
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Five new lakes enrolled in the Fishing in Neighborhoods Program (FINs) will receive stockings of trout in February, a boon to anglers tired of being house bound as winter wears on. Flemingsburg Old Reservoir, an 11-acre lake in Fleming County, gets 900 trout while Leary Lake, a 5-acre lake…
The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), a tall wading bird with a distinctive profile in flight, is North America’s largest heron. A model of patience, the Great Blue Heron fishes for a living, standing silently in the shallows of a stream, farm pond, wetland or lakeshore, waiting for some hapless minnow or sunfish to swim…
The Covington Business Council will hold its monthly luncheon on February 16, featuring Gateway Community and Technical College President Fernando Figueroa. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Madison Events Center. Dr. Figueroa will discuss upcoming projects related to buildings utilized in the Gateway imprint in the Central…
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune It seems to Kentuckians that someone accidentally dropped the sun down a storm drain about three weeks ago and it hasn’t been found yet. Day after day, desolate gray skies discharged rain every few hours. Although it has been warmer than usual, this January has been a long slog….
NASCAR, in collaboration with industry stakeholders, has announced an enhanced competition format that will be implemented in all three of its national series – the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR XFINITY Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Increasing the sense of urgency and emphasizing aggressive racing and strategy, the race format…
Turfway Park in Florence provides daily selections and comments for the Tribune during the live racing meets. THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 RACE 1 EITELJORG drops a notch in class after a couple of even efforts and appears to be in a good spot to get his maiden win for Phil Sims with Gilligan back aboard. CASTLEFINN…
Turfway Park in Florence provides daily selections and comments for the Tribune during the live racing meets. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 RACE 1 BASEBALLNBOURBON drops in for a tag after hooking better in his last two. He should like tonight’s shorter distance and rates the edge at this level with Jack Gilligan aboard. STORMY MISSION has…
Five of NASCAR’s legendary competitors – three owners and two drivers – were enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame Friday in Charlotte, North Carolina, during the Induction Ceremony held in the Crown Ball Room at the Charlotte Convention Center. Richard Childress, Rick Hendrick, Mark Martin, Raymond Parks and Benny Parsons make up the eighth…
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune It’s often said these are the good old days for deer hunting in Kentucky, but for those of a certain age, or new to hunting, it’s all they have ever known. The world was tip-toeing into a new millennium the last time Kentucky’s deer harvest did not break 100,000…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor A new chapter in senior care in Northern Kentucky began Thursday evening with the official opening of Emerald Trace on Turkeyfoot in Elsemere. A ribbon cutting and cocktail reception highlighted the ceremony for the $14 million senior living community, which broke ground in late 2015. It is a sister…
Gateway Community & Technical College will offer, for the first time, historic preservation arts classes beginning Feb. 2, at the Urban Metro Campus in Covington. Gateway’s Historic Preservation Arts programming was born out of a grass-roots effort led by Progress with Preservation, a local group of Covington residents and regional advocates for the preservation of…
NKyTribune staff Tharp Dayton Heritage Museum is changing its name to Dayton Heritage museum. Benefactor, Charlie Tharp, graciously agreed to the change, since the three-year-old museum receives donations and artifacts beyond the original gift Tharp made to the city in 2012. The museum board has realized that the separation from Tharp’s name defines the museum…
Fort Boonesborough State Park and the Fort Boonesborough Foundation will host a series of “Fireside Chats” with famous characters from Kentucky history beginning on Feb. 4, 2017. During each Saturday program, there will be a “Taste of Frontier Fare” from 5:30-6:15 p.m. The program begins at 6:45 p.m. at the 18th Century Tavern blockhouse. Below…
NKyTribune staff The Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s high-tech Mobile Science Activity Center (MSAC) will visit the Kentucky Farm Bureau Young Farmer Leadership Conference on Saturday, Jan. 21 in Covington. The 2017 Young Farmer Leadership Conference is designed to better enable young farmers to effectively advocate for Kentucky agriculture as they expand county Farm Bureau programs…
