As highway construction continues into the fall across the commonwealth, motorists can expect to see orange cones and flashing lights in work zones. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is driving attention to Kentucky’s Work Zone Awareness Week (KYWZAW) – Sept. 13-18 – to encourage motorists to take a vested interest in work zone safety by…
Motorists using new in-vehicle technologies with names like AutoPilot or ProPilot may believe the driving assist systems are more capable than they actually are, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. AAA is urging automakers to err on the side of caution when it comes to naming and marketing the new…
Ludlow is becoming known for its active art and music scene. Two of its mainstays are twin brothers and artists, Jeff and John Winkle. In addition to their art studio and gallery on Ludlow’s Elm Street, they own the property’s original carriage house. The Winkles recently turned the top floor into a modern studio apartment…
Ohio River Foundation (ORF) has a new team member to help with its popular Mussels in the Classroom education program. His name is Russell the Mussel, and he’s a freshwater mussel not unlike those that inhabit the creeks, streams and rivers of the Ohio River watershed. Russell himself is a character in a Virginia Tech/U.S….
Editor’s note: This is the ninth article in a series about Kentucky’s gamefish species. The sauger (Sander canadense) is a river fish that isn’t as widely distributed or abundant in Kentucky as it once was, due primarily to the blocking of spawning routes. Since sauger prefer current to slack water, high-rise dams are a hindrance…
Caroline Keating will swim five kilometers in the Ohio River on Sunday, the date orginally scheduled for the 2020 Bill Keating Jr. Great Ohio River Swim, named in honor of her late father. Adventure Crew canceled the event, which is the only open water swim to travel across the Ohio River and back, because of…
The fifth episode of the Catalytic Fund’s Beyond the Curb: River City Living video home tours gives viewers a peek inside two connected homes in the historic MainStrasse neighborhood. Built on adjacent vacant lots, the houses have the corbels, transoms and other details that allow them to fit in with the much older homes on…
A handful of local HVAC electrical and plumbing contractors in Kentucky will advertise that their service employees are felony-free and drug-free, which is a genius marketing strategy. As a safety risk management professional, I commend those contractors for being socially responsible to our community by recognizing that this is a huge safety concern to many….
The striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a sleek, powerful fish with firm, white flesh, has long been regarded as one of the most important game and food fishes in the U.S. Until the late 1940s striped bass existed only as an anadromous species, a fish that was born in freshwater but spent most of its life…
Part of a continuing series as Beyond the Curb goes virtual with 15 epidsodes The Catalytic Fund has released the latest episode in its Beyond the Curb: River City Living video home tour series. This week, take a look inside a “tiny house” in Newport. Tour organizer Jill Morenz said, “We wanted to engage all…
The tradition of one of Louisville’s signature Derby week events will continue, even in this unprecedented time with the Belle of Louisville Riverboats ‘Tribute to the Great Steamboat Race.’ Instead of racing the Belle of Cincinnati, the Belle of Louisville will race her sister vessel, the Mary M. Miller, up the Ohio River. To celebrate,…
Compared to the festival-like atmosphere of pre-pandemic cleanups, River Sweep 2020 was a tightly controlled, well-orchestrated, and almost choreographed event. But if the volunteer army was (intentionally) small, the mission and the commitment were just as strong: Three teams of 10 “recruits” spread out along the banks of the Ohio River in Covington for three…
This year, instead of their usual in-person Beyond the Curb Urban Living Tours, the Catalytic Fund has created a 15-episode video series, called Beyond the Curb: River City Living. The first three episodes are being released today at the website. Jill Morenz, coordinator of the tours, said, “This series is a great way to showcase…
The Walleye is native to Kentucky. The so-called river-run, southern strain of Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum)` once inhabited the Ohio River, and many of its tributaries throughout the state. Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783-1840), a naturalist at Translyvania University, in Lexington, Kentucky, was the first to describe the Walleye in the scientific literature, from a specimen he…
Citing health and safety concerns related to the pandemic, the City of Covington is canceling its participation in the annual Riverfest fireworks. Covington joins the cities of Newport and Bellevue, which have previously made similar announcements. “This is about protecting the health and safety of our residents,” said Covington Assistant City Manager Bruce Applegate, who…
Adventure Crew, the nonprofit that organizes the Bill Keating, Jr. Great Ohio River Swim, has announced the cancellation of the 2020 event because of COVID-19. The only open water swim to travel across the Ohio River and back was scheduled for Aug. 30. “Health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic have halted permits from our…
Boone County High School needed a soccer coach. Students on the team suggested Randy Poe. At that time he was teaching business classes at Boone County. Poe received the call from school administrators and promptly told them, “I played football, I don’t know soccer, but I’m willing to learn.” From there the man who would…
As the Commonwealth reopens and traffic continues to increase, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) Office of Highway Safety (KOHS) is reminding drivers to “Stop Speeding Before it Stops You.” “Speeding is 100 percent preventable and obeying the posted speed limit reduces the risk of death or injury for drivers, passengers and other road users,” said…
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The grace period for expired drivers licenses and motor vehicle registrations, issued due to the coronavirus pandemic, is coming to an end, Gov. Andy Beshear announced. A previously issued official order temporarily granted a 90-day extension for select driver and motor vehicle documentation which expired while local and state government…
By Tory McKinley NKyTribune intern “Dreams do come true and we’re seeing that happen today.” — Mayor Jerry Peluso, Newport. The Riverfront Commons project celebrated a great leap in progress with the opening of the elevated pedestrian walkways connecting the path from the Taylor-Southgate Bridge to Newport on the Levee over the weekend. Fortunately, the…
Two Newport legs of the Riverfront Commons Pathway – a pair of elevated walkways connecting the urban trail to the Taylor-Southgate Bridge and Newport on the Levee – were formally dedicated Saturday morning during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the pedestrian bridges. Conceived and spear-headed by Southbank Partners, Riverfront Commons is an 11.5-mile walking/biking path that…
As part of its redevelopment of Newport on the Levee, the multi-level retail and entertainment destination fronting the Ohio River, local real estate company North American Properties (NAP) is celebrating the grand opening of Bridgeview Box Park and the new Riverfront Commons Pedestrian Bridge. Both the Box Park and pedestrian trail enhance connectivity and pedestrian…
