By Greg Paeth NKyTribune Senior Reporter For a project with a huge pricetag that may include public buildings like a new city hall for Covington and new offices for Kenton County, much of the preliminary work at Pike and Washington is being done behind-the-scenes, privately and quietly. The Catalytic Development Fund, based in Covington, a…
In addition to the books I review for the NKyTribune, many of my friends and acquaintances have asked for a list of books by Kentuckians that they might consider when visiting their local libraries or book stores. The list of noteworthy Kentucky writers is expansive. From time-to-time, I will tell you about them in summary…
The day was Friday, Nov. 2, 1984, the same year that was prophesied in George Orwell’s famous book, aptly called 1984. A place where human actions were to be scrutinized with an ever-watchful Big Brother, where a nonconformist defied the ban on individuality and dared to express his thoughts in pursuit of a relationship. I…
By Aimee Nielson Special to NKyTribune Somewhere along the Louisiana coast, a frustrated fisherman is no doubt looking out on the Gulf of Mexico wondering how he can stop the oxygen-depleted dead zone from encroaching on his livelihood. But it’s way beyond his control; the problem begins nearly 1,500 miles upstream at the headwaters of…
By Andy Foltz NKyTribune correspondent Normally, a band puts out an album, then tours the world. Heather Turner and Lauren Houston, the lead vocalists of the local group Honey & Houston, spent time together in Europe, which inspired their collaboration and eventually their debut album, “Barcelona.” The album was released by the Northern Kentucky natives…
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune This is the third installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of fishing articles. Produced by the Kentucky Afield Outdoors staff, the series details productive fishing opportunities across Kentucky. It will continue weekly until early summer. FRANKFORT – The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament captivates the state of…
Beyond the Curb is a series of one-day self-guided urban living tours. The series is a rare opportunity to explore a variety of residential and mixed-use properties while enjoying the finest amenities of the urban lifestyle. Whether you’re an empty nester, a hatching young professional, or anyone in between, go Beyond the Curb to discover…
The Kentucky State Parks are looking for volunteers to help several parks during cleanup days in March and April. The parks will need people to pick up litter on trails, clear fallen branches and perform other chores as parks prepare for spring and summer. “All of our parks are getting ready for more guests, and…
March is the beginning of the best bass fishing of the year. The largest bass move up shallow first because they spawn first. When water temperatures climb into the upper 40s and low 50s, bass begin to travel from their winter, deepwater haunts, to flats at the backs of bays, and areas where creek or…
As the sun struggled to rise past the clouds and start drying out the flood waters around downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, thousands of runners wearing shorts and T-shirts stood on the streets of the city, awaiting the booming sound of the starting cannon. They shivered in the pre-dawn chill, but with the knowledge that once…
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Gateway Community and Technical College has received a $50,000 grant from the John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee. Matching funds from the BuildSmart Kentucky program turn the value of the gift to the college into $200,000. “The Trustees saw this project as an excellent match for the John A. Schroth Family Charitable…
The change to Daylight Savings Time was last Sunday, and Spring starts next week on March 20, but temperatures are just beginning to warm up. Earlier this week some areas of the state were still snow covered. The Winter of 2015 will long be remembered for record-breaking cold and snow. From the perspective of the…
Saying it would reduce the number of habitual drunken drivers, a majority of state senators voted today for legislation that would expand the use of ignition interlocks for people caught driving under the influence of alcohol. The legislation, known as Senate Bill 133, would supplement hardship licenses – special licenses allowing people with suspended licenses…
The premise of Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler is profound in its simplicity: Isabelle McAllister, a white woman in her late eighties, decides to take a trip to Cincinnati to attend a mysterious funeral. She asks Dorrie Curtis, her black hairdresser (for whom she has great affection), to be her driver and traveling companion….
Kentucky Health News One of the most consistent complaints about the healthier school-lunch standards is that more food ends up in the garbage can, but a three-year study at urban middle schools says the opposite is true. “Overall, the revised meal standards and policies appear to have significantly lowered plate waste in school cafeterias,” says…
This column on bullying in schools will run periodically on NKyTribune. By Melissa Martin Special to NKyTribune Bullying in the school environment often happens out of sight from the school staff in bathrooms, hallways, stairwells, buses, cafeterias or playgrounds. What can be done about these “hotspot” areas? What can parents do? Talk to the principal,…
By Laura Kroeger The Women’s Initiative Gretchen Landrum has been executive director of the Northern Kentucky Convention Center since 2006, having served as director of sales and marketing there for the previous six years. She directs a center with a $3-milion-plus budget and a nearly $3 million catering operation, hosting hundreds of conventions a year…
For the second time in less than a month, Gov. Steve Beshear has declared a state of emergency. “Two significant winter storms nearly back-to-back are rare in Kentucky, and pose a challenge for our emergency management teams, road crews and local emergency responders. This emergency declaration will allow us to deploy any needed state assistance,…
A change in the weather pattern will turn off arctic air invasions to allow the March sun to go to work over much of the central and northeastern United States next week. While the official arrival of spring is a couple of weeks away, the winter weather will break soon. The weather pattern next week…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has certified the Catalytic Development Funding Corp. of Northern Kentucky as a Community Development Financing Institution. The Catalytic Fund provides financing, technical assistance and development services to execute real estate development projects in the 20 urban census tracts that comprise Northern Kentucky’s urban core – across the five River…
Dozens of Northern Kentucky runners will be heading south at the end of the month, turning the tables on the commonwealth’s premier sport, as the humans run and the horses watch. We will be joining thousands of others from nearly every state in the union — 48 last time I checked — to run the…
