Big rivers are legendary for inspiring great ideas. Think Samuel Clemens and the Mississippi, made iconic through the works of the American writer known as Mark Twain. Another big one – the Ohio – is getting credit for sparking a pretty good idea of its own: a unique interactive map to aid paddlers, boaters, cyclists,…
A company that has been shaping Covington’s skyline will soon be a part of it. Hilltop Basic Resources Inc. – the Tristate’s leading supplier of construction materials – is moving its corporate headquarters to the Covington riverfront, bringing 20 high-paying jobs, a $3.3 million investment, a 79-year history, and a connection to many of the…
By Tory McKinley NKyTribune intern The Ovation Music Venue, part of Phase 1 in the Premier Concert Experience project by Covington-based Corporex, moved right along While You Were Quarantined.* (WYWQ*) The much-anticipated project is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Corporex has already announced that it will move ahead on Phase…
The organizers of the annual Ohio River Paddlefest will host a virtual “Paddle for a Purpose” experience in lieu of an in-person event this year. Paddlefest 2020 was scheduled to take place on Saturday, Aug. 1 and was expected to draw some 2,000 paddlers for a nine-mile paddle on the Ohio River, bookended by a…
Gov. Andy Beshear has announced an official order temporarily authorizing circuit court clerk offices to process expired driving credential renewals and replacement requests remotely. The move is in keeping with Beshear’s emergency declaration related to the novel coronavirus 2019 pandemic and Healthy at Work guidance meant to keep all Kentuckians healthy and limit the spread…
As of Friday afternoon, the NKY Health Department reported 36 additional cases of COVID-19 in Northern Kentucky, for 1,219 total cases. There have been 561 cases in Kenton County, 167 cases in Campbell County, 447 cases in Boone County and 44 cases in Grant County. There have been 65 total deaths related to COVID-19. Six…
BB Riverboats, which has been closed since March 16 because of COVID-19, will resume its cruises on the Ohio River this weekend with discounted rates and social-distancing policies in place on its vessels. Along with other restaurants and retail facilities, the company will reopen its operations this weekend by offering discounted cruise rates of $15…
The Daniel Boone National Forest will begin reopening recreation sites in June using a site-by-site approach, including assessment of facility cleanliness, maintenance status, and health and safety of recreation areas. The following areas are tentatively scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, June 3: • Most day-use sites, such as picnic areas and shooting ranges • Redbird Crest &…
Covington’s first high-rise rental community, Madison Place Apartments, officially welcomed its first residents April 24, amid the current COVID-19 pandemic. While the 14-story, 187-unit high rise, developed by Corporex in partnership with Village Green, offers residents panoramic riverfront views, ample parking, a massive recreation center, and oversized units and balconies — amenities synonymous with a brand-new luxury apartment…
Shirley Bernstein, who with late husband Ben, built a restaurant empire on both sides of the Ohio River, died Tuesday at age 97. Ben and Shirley Bernstein developed their first restaurant, El Greco, in Southgate, then went on to develop the storied Mike Fink Restaurant riverboat in 1977, Crockett’s River Cafe and Covington Landing, floating…
By Margo Warminski Special to NKyTribune Part 22 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” “Newport’s social structure would also change fundamentally. A prosperous, old-stock, Protestant, river town would evolve into an immigrant, heavily Catholic, working-class city” (Thomas L. Purvis, et al., eds., Newport, Kentucky: A Bicentennial History. Newport, KY: Otto Zimmerman &…
Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray has extended until June 1, an existing emergency order that temporarily lifts regulatory restrictions on motor carriers delivering goods and services critical to COVID-19 pandemic relief. The order is in keeping with Gov. Andy Beshear’s declaration of an emergency as part of a sweeping effort to protect Kentuckians and combat…
From truckers to nurses, and grocery store cashiers to teachers, there are many people who are working hard to help all of us get through the coronavirus pandemic. Here at the City of Covington, we want to call particular attention to our police officers and firefighters, two groups of employees who are literally on the…
NKyTribune staff The Bunbury Music Festival, scheduled for the weekend of June 5-7 on the Cincinnati riverfront, has been canceled due to concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, Promowest Productions, promoter of Bunbury weekend, indicated the date would fall beyond the time period set for the large crowd mandate from the State of…
The City of Covington approved its participation in the Riverfront Ecosystem Restoration Project that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed for Northern Kentucky’s river cities The City Commission unanimously approved an order at its March 24 meeting, authorizing Mayor Joe Meyer and the City Solicitor Michael Bartlett to enter into a letter of…
Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky has joined community partners to establish the Licking River Conservation and Greenway Fund, which supports land and water conservation and greenway initiatives in the Licking River watershed. “This is an exciting, and critical, fund for us to offer Northern Kentucky,” says Horizon Community Funds President Nancy Grayson. “It shows…
A project to stabilize the banks of the Ohio and Licking Rivers in Kenton and Campbell County and restore their ecosystem, which has been 10 years in the making, has finally gotten the green light from the federal government to move forward with construction. Southbank Partners, the community and economic development organization for seven of…
The Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division announced on Friday the start of a two-week statewide enforcement blitz targeting aggressive driving behaviors and encouraging all drivers to share the road. “Many preventable crashes result from unsafe driving behavior such as speeding, distracted driving and following too close. Oftentimes, we see this on our highways…
NKyTribune staff A big week on the economic development front in Covington continued this week, with the announcement of the major expansion and relocation of an engineering firm headquartered downtown. Gov. Andy Beshear announced technology engineering firm STEP CG, LLC plans to expand its headquarters in Kenton County into new office space, generating at least…
Building on the successful education programs it has offered since 2005, Ohio River Foundation (ORF) will offer the Student Conservation Leaders summer program in June. Four week-long sessions will be offered at three different locations and sessions run Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Participants will fish, hike, wade, sample, observe…
By Rick Hulefeld The Learning Grove For the first time in America’s history, the best predictor of who will be poor in the future is who is poor today. Rick Hulefeld is founder and president of special projects of Children, Inc. (now The Learning Grove) and a long-time Covington resident and advocate for children. He…
The Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) voted at a special meeting Tuesday to uphold the decision of the Newport Independent Board of Education denying the charter school application of River Cities Academy Inc. The application to open a charter school was filed on Oct. 30, 2019, with the Newport Independent Board of Education by Lynn…
