In search of a series-clinching win in the regular-season finale with the River City Rascals, the Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, could not keep up in an 11-4 loss on Sunday afternoon at UC Health Stadium. After trading three shut-out innings with their opponent to start the game, Florence (50-36) fell behind by…
Needing a win to stay in first place in the West Division, the Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, delivered a thrilling walk-off winner, 7-6, to beat the River City Rascals on Saturday night at UC Health Stadium. Florence (50-35) got off to a fast start. Scott Sebald offered a pair of shut-out innings to start the…
In the regular-season finale between two West Division rivals, the Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, combined consistent offense with a quality-start in a skid-snapping, 4-2, victory over the Southern Illinois Miners on Thursday night at Rent One Park. The Freedom (49-34) plated the first run of the game in its side of the…
The Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, fell, 17-7, to the River City Rascals on Sunday at CarShield Field. Continuing a trend that lasted all series, River City (46-33) scored first, plating a pair of runs after catcher’s interference extended the bottom of the first inning. James Morisano to put the home team ahead with a two-RBI single. Adding…
Red Bike, the popular and convenient bike-sharing system of public transportation that has become a staple of traveling the rideable neighborhoods of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, is once again expanding with three new bike-sharing stations in Newport. The new Red Bike Stations are located at: • Bernadette Watkins Park, West Sixth and Patterson streets…
The Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, got toppled by the River City Rascals, 15-4, on Saturday night at CarShield Field. For the second time in as many nights, River City (44-34) lit up the scoreboard first, getting a sacrifice-fly from Braxton Martinez to take an early, 1-0, lead after one. Florence (48-31) evened the score in the…
Discounted beverages and food – commemorative cups – symbolic game that stretches across the Ohio River. Businesses located in Covington’s Roebling Point District are celebrating the re-opening of the historic John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge today with various events this weekend they hope grab the attention of “old friends” – the commuters and tourists who…
The Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, improved to 9-0 against the Schaumburg Boomers with a, 3-2, win that netted the club a series sweep at Boomers Stadium Thursday. Freedom (48-29) starter Zak Spivy (1-5) was counter-punching Boomers (38-37) hurler, Payton Lobdell (2-7) over five shut-out innings on both sides before the home team took the first lead. With two outs…
Laura Menge, Senior Philanthropic Advisor of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) and chair of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s (NKY Chamber) Leadership NKY program, announced a special partnership between GCF and the Leadership NKY Class of 2020 during the Leadership NKY annual alumni luncheon. In support of Leadership NKY’s goals of community engagement and…
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist I do a lot of reading — and often write about — Kentuckians who’ve made a positive difference for our state. One person who I believe often gets overlooked is Catholic priest Father Ralph Beiting, who died at age 88 in 2012. He’s perhaps most easily recognized as the founder,…
NKyTribune staff Fans of the annual Labor Day weekend fireworks show and the Newport Southbank (Purple People) Bridge have an opportunity to support both this year. Presented by The Newport Southbank Bridge Company, Boom on the Bridge is a special opportunity to experience up close the Western & Southern/WEBN Fireworks from the Kentucky side of…
NKyTribune staff A man who is suspected of robbing Kimmy’s Korner Grocery in Covington Monday was shot in Cincinnati following another in a string of robberies on both sides of the river. Cincinnati Police say Robert Schneider, 36, was wanted in connection with four robberies and a possible kidnapping A man, later identified as Schneider, was…
FC Cincinnati has hired the staff to lead the FC Cincinnati Academy teams into its inaugural season of competition in 2019-20. FCC Director of Player Development Larry Sunderland announced today that Ricardo Páez, Adrian Parrish, Joshua Neff, Nikola Katic and Dave Schurek will coach the FCC Under-15 and Under-17 teams as they begin play this year…
In the opening game of a weekend slate, the Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, let a one-run lead slip in the middle innings as the Southern Illinois Miners prevailed, 4-3, on Friday night at Rent One Park. Making his twelfth start of the season for Florence (40-26), left-hander, Mike Castellani (6-2) ran into some early…
It’s been a challenging fishing year, weather-wise, with all that rain during the spring creating wildly fluctuating water levels, then summer came in hot. That’s Kentucky weather, wait a day and it will change, as the old saying goes. But there is stability in summer. When surface water temperatures warm into the mid-80s, many game…
Young professionals looking to give back to their local communities on a more strategic level are invited to attend Bourbon and Boards, hosted by Northern Kentucky Young Professionals (NKYP) on Wednesday, August 7, from 5-7 p.m. at River’s Edge at Newport Landing. Attendees of Bourbon and Boards will have the opportunity to connect with representatives…
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter “Control your destiny,” legendary General Electric CEO Jack Welch famously said, “or someone else will.” It was a quote Covington commissioners heard several times at their regularly scheduled legislative meeting Tuesday night, where Atlanta-based Garner Economics made an hour-long presentation that laid out a five-year economic development strategy for the…
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune Reporter It was all about economic development Tuesday night in Covington. While commissioners had much to discuss at their regularly-scheduled caucus meeting at City Hall, most of the notable topics just happened to center on the economic future of the city. First, Mayor Joseph U. Meyer announced that at the city’s…
NKyTribune staff The organizers of BLINK, Illuminated by ArtsWave, Thursday announced additional entertainment and display components focused on Northern Kentucky’s participation in the event. Grouplove, the alternative rock band best known for its Billboard top-five charting songs, “Tongue Tied,” “Ways to Go” and “Welcome to Your Life,” will play a free concert the night of…
There is more than one professional baseball All-Star Game taking place this week. The Frontier League of Professional Baseball will square off against the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball (Can-Am League), on Wednesday. The 2019 All-Star Game, will take place in Rockland County, New York at Palisades Credit Union Park, home of the Rockland…
Covington Parks & Recreation has hired a consultant to help it do some soul searching over the next 10 months, and it’s going to need the public’s help. “We plan to have a 30,000-foot-level conversation about who we are, and who we need to be to best serve Covington families,” said Rosie Santos, Parks &…
The Kentucky River is increasingly showing the effects of the alcohol that spilled into Glenns Creek as a result of the July 2 fire at the Jim Beam bourbon warehouse in Woodford County. Teams from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and representatives from Beam Suntory, along with three teams from…
