By Ginger Dawson NKyTribune reporter Katie bar the door! David Rhodes Brown is about to turn 70 years old. Now, while this may not sound like such an amazing thing to some of you (too close to that number yourself?), in the world of Rock and Roll, this is an event to witness. On March…
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series. By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist A friend of mine, knowing my love for old Kentucky books, recently gifted me with one that drew immediate fascination. It’s called Flood Stories, and it’s a collection of personal accounts of The Great Flood of 1937, a tumultuous natural…
Hunting squirrels for food and sport is a tradition deeply embedded in Kentucky’s hunting culture. In early Kentucky, squirrels were present in our woodlands in startling numbers. Dave Baker, editor of Kentucky Afield magazine, recounted an amazing observation of squirrel abundance in an article he wrote, quoting from the memoirs of naturalist John James Audubon….
Colt Island Resort is now accepting reservations for the 2020 Season. Located on Craig’s Creek in Warsaw, about 35 miles from Covington, the Resort offers sleeping quarters for 8 aboard a 50-foot Boatel. Comprising 1.25 acres, Colt Island also has a 40-foot sheltered deck, with water and electric serving campsites throughout the island. For an island…
Like to work in the great outdoors? Want a job that will help you build a resume, experience, and work history? Two City of Covington divisions – Public Works and Parks & Recreation – are looking to hire temporary, or “seasonal,” workers who will tackle an array of primarily outdoors duties as the weather gets…
Albert Boehne of Fort Thomas, died February 7 following 100-plus years of life marked by dedication to family, hard work, good fishing and service to his country. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Thelma, and two children, Mary Slaughter and Rich Boehne, retired E.W. Scripps Company president and CEO. He was born…
By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 14 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” Nathaniel Southgate Shaler, who later became a noted American geologist at Harvard University, was born in Newport in 1841. He was the son of Harvard-educated Dr. Nathaniel Burger Shaler, a physician and surgeon of the Newport Barracks, and…
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter After the Covington Catholic boys basketball team’s 17-game winning streak came to end last Tuesday, the players spent more than two hours the next day watching video from the game with the coaches pointing out defensive lapses that led to the loss. The lengthy classroom critique had the desired…
The City of Covington has provided a ‘year in review’ assessment of 2019. The second installment of this two-part series looks at infrastructure, neighborhood investment, events and activities from the past year, and parks and recreation. Part one, which focused on economic development, budget and finance, can be viewed here. Inside and outside of City…
The City of Covington has provided a ‘year in review’ assessment of 2019. Part one focuses on economic development, which includes laying the groundwork for the redevelopment of the IRS site, plans to reimagine the former YMCA Building as a bourbon distillery experience and expansion of Hotel Covington, and other plans and initiatives. It also looks…
Part 13 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune In 1845, President James K. Polk officially annexed Texas. An angry Mexico broke off diplomatic relations, and the United States turned towards war. Many were moved by patriotic duty to defend the new annexation. Manifest Destiny was in…
NKyTribune staff Jim Beam has agreed to pay a $600,000 fine as a result of environmental damage from the July warehouse fire in Woodford County. The fire, which was believed to have been caused by a lightning strike, destroyed a warehouse and contaminated parts of the Kentucky and Ohio Rivers. Jim Beam has also agreed…
By Lee McLellan Kentucky Afield The Christmas holiday provides most of us some much-needed days off and time with family and friends, but sometimes, it is nice to escape from all of the food and festivities and stretch your legs. For those who need to relax and get away for a bit, Kentucky’s wildlife management…
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce hosted the “Where We Stand” legislative agenda preview reception Tuesday at Triple Crown Country Club. The NKY Chamber previewed its legislative agenda for the upcoming 2020 Kentucky General Assembly at the reception. The event also identified the Grow NKY funding requests for the year….
A consultant’s conceptual plan for the 23-acre Covington IRS site includes a restored street grid, a levee park, a community plaza for festivals, and a mixture of buildings containing offices, retail shops, and places to live. The goal? That it “not look like anything anywhere else in the United States,” said Kyle Reis, director of…
By Ginger Dawson NKyTribune reporter Who among us has not heard of Puck? In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a play by William Shakespeare, he is a sprite (or goblin) hovering on the periphery of events. Through his actions, for better or for worse, he steers the course of events for all in his world.Puck is…
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter Connectivity. Job creation. Mixed-use opportunities. Those are the characteristics that are most important to the residents of the city when it comes to taking advantage of the IRS site, a new study says. Eleven months ago, Cooper Carry, a global architecture and design firm based in Atlanta, was hired to…
Nearly 100 community members involved with The 410 and with the Newport Business Association gathered at New Riff Distilling to present a check for $13,120 to Southbank Partners Wednesday. The 410, Horizon Community Funds’ newest giving circle, voted to fund Southbank Partners’ upcoming mural project, which will commemorate the city of Newport’s 225th anniversary in…
Part 9 of our continuing series: Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020′ by Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune The earliest settlement in Northern Kentucky’s Campbell County was Leitch’s Station, circa 1789-91. Founded by Revolutionary War veteran, Major David Leitch, it was located six miles up from the mouth of the Licking River in present-day Wilder,…
As the barista leans across the counter with my first coffee of the day, she gestures toward me with her free hand. “Love your necklace,” she says. My fingertips graze the slender silver rope I threw on at the last minute before leaving home, the best I could do to cheer up my dreary ensemble….
Have you ever noticed the woman depicted in bronze in front of the Main Library in Burlington? The BCPL staff gets lots of questions and comments about her. The plaque by her feet reads Mary Draper Ingles. Children often read her name and then come into the library and ask us if she’s from Little…
The Ludlow Historic Society’s restoration of a row house on Elm St., along with its new owner, has merited an award from the Cincinnati Preservation Association, which will be presented at its annual meeting in the Newsreel Theater at Union Terminal on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. A grant from the Josephine Ardery Foundation and assistance…
