The City of Covington and the Northern Kentucky Area Development District (NKADD) are partnering to offer a variety of programs and services to Covington residents and businesses. The NKADD is a collaboration of local leaders and staff educating and empowering communities by implementing quality services through specific areas of expertise in aging, community development, human […]
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Kenton County Police searching for missing Walton woman
Kenton County Police are asking for the public’s help in searching for Sasha Thompson, who police said may be experiencing an emotional breakdown and they are concerned for her wellbeing. Police said Thompson was last known to be in the Amelia, Ohio and Walton, Kentucky areas. They emphasized that she is not in trouble and […]
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A (s)well new watering hole in Covington opens
A new bar and food operator opened to the public earlier this month in Covington, and it looks pretty (s)well. On Dec. 8., The Well Covington and shipping container encapsulated restaurant Grub Local opened at 8 W. Seventh St. dishing out comfort food and classic cocktails. Joining other restaurants and bars in area, proprietors Will Hodges and Chase […]
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Crews from across Boone County called to Florence apartment fire
A Saturday night fire at a Florence apartment complex required the Florence Fire Department to call in crews from Union, Burlington and Independence to help put out the flames, the department shared on their Facebook page. The fire began on the top floor of the apartment building on Palladian Drive — additional crews helped to […]
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Pensive Distilling Co. is newest member of Kentucky Distillers’ Association
Named after the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes-winning racehorse “Pensive” in 2020, the horse-themed restaurant and bar joins other Kentucky Distillers’ Association members New Riff, Second Sight, Boone County, and the Neeley Family Distillery. Pensive Distilling Co. entered the Kentucky Distillers’ Association at the Craft-level member, with the distillery aging less than 10,000 barrels a […]
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Get a birds-eye view of what former IRS site in Covington will soon look like
Wondering what the former IRS site will look like when it is finished? Well, now you can fly through the proposed concept of Covington’s new development on the former IRS site with video released Thursday afternoon. Concepts and renderings of the space were edited into a fly-through of the soon-to-be developed site, immersing viewers in […]
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Victorian at Riverside is pushing boundaries: They’re even letting men in
As families gather for holiday feasts across Northern Kentucky, many are coming home for the first time all year — if not longer. Dinners spent across the table from family can bring conversations of how each has been doing all year, and what changes marked the prior year. Sometimes, these conversations about changes are difficult, […]
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Vocal band can only guarantee a good time at ‘Christmas with No Promises’
The Carnegie will host two-time “Best of Cincinnati” winners NO PROMISES Vocal Band next week as they perform holiday hits with selections from Pentatonix, Gordon Lightfoot, Andy Williams, Joni Mitchell, Three Dog Night, the Drifters, and more. If you go: Who: NO PROMISES Vocal Band What: A full-Length ticketed program with two sets Tickets can […]
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‘Santa doesn’t come from a chimney. He comes from the heart’
A sea of Santas roamed the streets of Mainstrasse Village Saturday for SantaCon – the annual gathering of revelers celebrating the Christmas spirit dressed up as St. Nick and taking to the streets for a day of drinking and merriment. One Santa stood out against the rest, his appearance seemingly modeled after the poem “Twas […]
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Record expungement clinics offer clean slate
As 2022 draws to a close, hope came to some individuals with convictions Friday through record expungement clinics around Northern Kentucky. Parked cars wrapped the Ninth Street block in Covington, where the First Baptist Church sits in between two narrow alleyways. In the basement of the church, representatives from Legal Aid of the Bluegrass, Molina […]