By Tory McKinley NKyTribune intern Newport on the Levee launched an exciting new venture that will be sure to draw a lot of visitors during the summer months. The Bridgeview Box Park is located just steps from the Newport Aquarium offering unique places to dine and shop while still adhering to Governor Andy Beshear’s social…
The Hybrid Striped Bass is the result of interspecific hybridization, a cross of two species that must occur in the controlled environment of a fish hatchery. It does not happen naturally in the wild, and offspring are usually sterile. The original cross is the eggs of the female Striped Bass (Morone saxatilus) mixed with the…
By Ginger Dawson NKyTribune reporter In these Northern Kentucky river cities, we like our historic preservation. Each city has a formal, designated entity to keep a close eye on the TLC, or lack thereof, of each old house that is in a designated historic district. Dayton, Kentucky has a five-citizen Board of Architectural Review. Bellevue…
NKyTribune staff Record-setting coach Beau Menefee, who led Campbell County High School to a No. 1 state ranking and won more than 100 games with the Camels, has been named Newport High School’s girls varsity basketball coach. Menefee, the only coach in the 36th District who has won a regional championship and a game in…
Newport Assistant City Manager Larisa Sims has been honored by the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, receiving the Individual Contributor award for what the Chapter called her “tireless revitalization work.” Sims has played an integral and ongoing role in many of Newport’s major revitalization projects including the Ovation Project Restart/Music…
By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 28 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” In 1937, the population of the United States had reached 129 million, and the nation was deep in the throes of the Great Depression. In the early 20th century, continued immigration from Europe was accompanied by new migrants…
The recent announcement by Churchill Downs to construct a $38.4 million gaming facility in the Newport Plaza Shopping Center that will open later this year is a trifecta for the Northern Kentucky region. First, when completed, the new facility will create about 70 new full-time jobs, not to mention the construction-related jobs the project will…
The NKY Restaurant Relief Fund was originally intended to just be a two-week program to provide local bars and restaurants impacted by the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic some much-needed financial assistance. Thanks to the continued generosity of the Northern Kentucky community – and a new $10,000 donation – the fund (and the general public) will…
A colorful box park starring six local restaurants and retailers is coming soon to Newport on the Levee, the mixed-use community anchored by the Ohio River that is being redeveloped by local real estate company North American Properties (NAP). Dubbed Bridgeview Box Park, this vibrant, window-service park will become a new destination for the community…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Our knowledge of Kentucky’s history often comes from what we’ve read in textbooks, articles in periodicals, or what we’ve gathered from talking to a knowledgeable source. That’s a good start, but interestingly, another good avenue is looking at old buildings and other structures—often ones quite close to where we live….
By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 25 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By 1913, the United States saw a huge influx of immigrants, as the nation’s population reached 90 million people. The descendants of the original German, English, and Irish settlers in the Cincinnati area witnessed the arrival of new…
By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 24 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” The Ohio River was named by the Seneca from their word oheeyo, meaning “beautiful water.” Early pioneers were awed by the presence of the river, and President Thomas Jefferson called it “the most beautiful river on earth” (David…
Almost 60 years old, the newspaper clippings are faded and fragile. But with the rapid-fire publication of daily journalism, their headlines reveal the fascinating story of Covington’s concerted – some would say “desperate” – efforts in the early 1960s to land a massive IRS data processing facility. Collectively they describe a solid plot for a…
Fifteen local bars and restaurants will soon have an additional $1,000 thanks to the NKY Restaurant Relief Fund, a joint project of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Northern Kentucky Tri-ED and Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky, and thanks to an outpouring of support, a third group will have a chance to win next…
Twenty-two Northern Kentucky nonprofits have received $600,000 so far from the COVID-19 Regional Response Fund to support families and individuals who are suffering from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) and United Way of Greater Cincinnati (UWGC) teamed up last month to quickly activate the fund. The contributions have had immediate…
As Wednesday, six additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Northern Kentucky, for 232 total cases, according to the NKY Health Department. Gov. Beshear reported there were 88 new cases in Kentucky and seven new deaths. A drive-thru COVID-19 testing site, an effort by the Governor’s Office, Kroger and Gravity Diagnostics, opened Wednesday at…
By Frank Warnock NKyTribune Citizen Reporter After Bellevue Mayor Charlie Cleves’ father recently moved into a retirement community, The Barrington in Fort Thomas, at the same time that his mother was residing at Care Springs in Cold Springs, he realized there was a problem. Neither of his 90-year-old parents – as well as many other…
By Ginger Dawson NKyTribune reporter There are some people among us who are natural risk-takers. I am talking about those rare people who go ahead and do what they want in life with a certain confidence and a devil-may-care attitude. They follow their own counsel, take chances, and aren’t afraid to fail or succeed. It is who…
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Part 20 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” As we “hunker down” and practice self-distancing, it’s worth noting that we residents of the Tristate are much more resilient than we think. Since settlement began in the late 1700s, this area has faced epidemics on par with…
The City of Covington is refunding shelter reservations, canceling its upcoming Easter Egg Hunt, and making other significant adaptations to programs, activities and facilities run by its Parks and Recreation Division. The moves are designed to comply with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s directive on group activities and with commonsense health guidelines designed to limit the…
Part 18 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune The state of Kentucky was in a conundrum during the American Civil War. On the one hand, it was the birthplace of the Great Emancipator, President Abraham Lincoln. On the other hand, although it officially remained in the…
With names like Gnarnia, Incinerator, Devil’s Backbone, and Train Surfer, the hiking and biking trails meandering through Covington’s Devou Park snake up and down hills and zigzag through the woods, some more strenuous to trek than others. More than 10 miles of trails have been carved out of Devou’s 700-plus-acre oasis of green since 2008,…
