Staff report The nation’s oldest luxury home showcase, HOMEARAMA, is celebrating 60-years of featuring the most innovative and inspiring homes in the region, produced by the Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati. And for the first time in its history, this storied showcase of fine homes will be held in Northern Kentucky — at Martin’s…
The Northern Kentucky Port Authority (NKPA) announced that a key piece of funding for the OneNKY Center was approved by the Kenton County Fiscal Court. The Court unanimously voted to provide credit enhancement for up to $10M in construction bonds that are scheduled to be issued by the Kentucky Association of County Officials (KACo) Finance…
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter The Campbell County courthouse in Newport was the site of a report and discussion on solutions to the repeated flooding in the city of Silver Grove by members of the United States Geological Survey and members of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The main speakers at the meeting…
The ongoing effort to make it safer and easier for individuals to travel by bicycle around Northern Kentucky’s urban core – for fun or to commute – is ready for the next step: public engagement. An open house will be held May 31 in Covington to collect both the experiences of bicyclists and the public’s…
By Allison Perry University of Kentucky In 2013, the Commonwealth of Kentucky Health Care Workforce Capacity Report announced a grim statistic: by 2025, Kentucky would be facing an estimated shortage of 960 primary care physicians, the third-greatest shortfall in the U.S. The physician shortage is not unique to Kentucky, nor is it limited to primary…
A focus on sustainability and the recent regional water quality issues and toxic chemical concerns have served to shine a spotlight on the crucial work carried out at the Thomas More University Biology Field Station. Faculty and students at the Field Station perform ongoing monitoring and research of the Ohio River and its tributaries, which…
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter Ludlow Independent Schools is pairing with the Chamber of Commerce to introduce a new program to their students next year. For one hour once a month students from grades K through 8 will be mentored by companies who choose to be part of the program. “The Adopt a Class…
Last year, the Newport entryway arch to the Purple People Bridge was funded by Baynum Solutions in honor of the Purple People Bridge’s 150th Anniversary- but now it’s time to paint the Cincinnati side. “The Purple People Bridge Company continues to work with the cities of Newport and Cincinnati, individual donors, corporate supporters and philanthropic foundations to…
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter Erlanger’s council meeting room was full to overflowing for their council meeting this week, where council members voted to support a resolution about the Certificate of Need for medical facilities with a vote of 6-3. That item on the agenda which caused the crowd of people was a resolution…
Staff report Local attorney Ben Dusing and his friend and colleague John Gardner have been to Ukraine many times now since Russia invaded last year, as foreign volunteers answering the overwhelming demand for humanitarian assistance. They returned home for an extended hiatus for some welcome time with their families and to catch up with business…
When you were gone for nearly three decades — to Philadelphia, New Jersey, Chicago and Southern California — as was the case for me, one of the things you check out on returning is how and where your old stomping ground has changed. Which isn’t always all that easy when your old stomping ground is…
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter High school students from river city high schools gathered at the St Elizabeth Training and Education Center on Olympic Boulevard in Erlanger recently to watch Dr. Michael Davenport, General Surgery Specialist, perform a hernia repair operation live on big screen. It’s all part of a program to get more…
The muskellunge is Kentucky’s top predator fish, capable of growing to enormous size. Most numerous in the Green, Licking, and Kentucky River basins, and four major reservoirs — Cave Run Lake, Buckhorn Lake, Dewey Lake, and Green River Lake, muskies are big-time brawlers, especially when hooked in close quarters. The subspecies Esox masquinongy ohioenis, the…
By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter They did good. Make that very good. And why not — it’s in their name. The Devou Good Foundation has a dedicated secure room for bicycles – a place to store up to 48 bikes in parking spaces, according to Matt Butler, President of the non-profit. “It’s free for the…
The name has changed but the standard for excellence remains the same. After a three-year hiatus, the City of Covington’s Historic Preservation Office is accepting nominations for the Covington Preservation Excellence Awards, previously called the River Cities Excellence in Preservation Awards. “Being over 200 years old, Covington is well-known not only for its incredible historic…
All are welcome to kick off the St. Patrick’s season with the Fenians’ St. Patrick Mass, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington. For the 31st time, the Fenians of Northern Kentucky are sponsoring the Mass to honor the saint and to honor the heritage. Mass will be…
A $25,000 federal grant will fund a small-scale safety town, known as a traffic garden, in Dayton for children in low-income communities to learn about pedestrian and traffic safety through hands-on activities. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) funded projects in three states to work with community-based groups…
An alien sculpture on the side of a parking garage, a mural depicting Col. Harlan Sanders (but as a Japanese military leader), and welcoming benches designed to look like an open book are among the 12 creative ideas that will receive funding under the City’s new Quality of Place Grant program. The 12 grant recipients…
On February 3, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio, a train with tanker cars carrying several types of chemicals derailed and ruptured. Emergency responders were able to quickly respond and contain most of the chemicals. One of the chemicals, however, butyl acrylate, was detected at low levels in the Ohio River far upstream of Northern Kentucky’s…
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Forecaster with the National Weather Service are warning of q potential outbreak of severe weather is possible late Wednesday night and especially during the day today. During a conference call Wednesday afternoon, Brian Schoettmer, a lead forecaster with the NWS office in Louisville, said all forms of severe weather are…
A construction trades school and its preservation trades complement. A 23-acre development in the urban core. A new City Hall better suited for helping residents. A health sciences lab. Homeownership. The City of Covington took so many steps forward so steadily on so many transformational initiatives in 2022 that it wasn’t until year’s end that…
By Kathy Witt Special to NKyTribune In a state awash in bourbon — with close to 100 distilleries scattered across the Kentucky landscape, countless trails dedicated to its appreciation and enough barrels of bourbon aging in rick houses to supply every Kentuckian with more than two barrels apiece—differentiating oneself may seem like the impossible dream….
