Visionary and entrepreneur Judi Gerding is the Founder and President of The Point/Arc, which began about 50 years ago. It has been a personal journey to foster a better life for her son, Steve, who was diagnosed with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome at a young age and to help other individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In […]
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Booklets intended help get services to those battling substance abuse
The Northern Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy partnered with the health department on a grant-for 25,000 care kit booklets for every social service agency, treatment provider, reentry services and detention centers around the region. The booklet covers all the services that NKODCP provides in Northern Kentucky for prevention, harm reduction, treatment, reentry, recovery and […]
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CVG Airport previews this year’s Spring Break travel season
Spring Break travel season has begun and will continue for the next month. The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport estimates around 650,000 passengers from mid-March to mid-April. That is 80% of 2019 volumes. The busiest days for Spring Break travel will be Fridays. The busiest weeks will likely be the week of March 14 and April 11. […]
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The story behind Danyelle’s Bellevue Tavern: It’s more than just a bar
Alison Gwynn met Danyelle Byrd playing basketball together when they were 9. Their friendship only grew from there. After high school, Byrd went to Northern Kentucky to play basketball, and Alison Gwynn moved to Philadelphia to attend Drexel University, where she met her now-husband Keith Gwynn. “She said you have to meet my best friend, […]
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NKU hosts interdisciplinary artist-scholar Tawanda Chabikwa
Tawanda Chabikwa, guest artist-in-residence at Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts (SOTA), presents a community engagement event considering the intersectionality of Africana dance and human ecology within the performing arts. In collaboration with NKU’s Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement, the interactive lecture and demonstration will take place on Wednesday, March 23 at 7:30 […]
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Tips for healing after a loved one dies: ‘Grief affects everyone’
Reverend Robert Ashley Beagle held a Grief Seminar and Workshop at First Baptist Church in this week in Dayton. The seminar was a combination of three two-hour sessions. The meeting was not meant to be religious but rather an option to help people cope with grief, whether from death or guilt they feel from other […]
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HCDC recognizes Aviatra’s Nancy Aichholz with Todd Portune Innovation Award for dedication to female founders
HCDC, Inc. held its Annual Business Development Awards Ceremony on Feb. 23 to celebrate the organizations and individuals who have partnered with HCDC to help build the local economy “one business at a time.” The economic development organization that runs a Startup Incubator in Norwood, is an SBA Lender, and is the Economic Development Office […]
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Want to join Ohio River Sweep?
Sportsman’s Warehouse and Kenton County Parks & Recreation are teaming up to help maintain the terrain at Doe Run Lake, as part of the Ohio River Sweep with ORSANCO & FORE. This annual Doe Run Lake Clean-Up will be held on Saturday, March 26 from 9 a.m. to noon. You are invited to join the […]
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Decision on proposed Maronda Homes project continued to next month
Update: 10:30 p.m. At the Campbell County Planning and Zoning meeting held on March 8, the Planning and Zoning commission convened to vote on two different business items. The first decision was for a zone change, and the second was for the stage one plans by Maronda Homes for the development. The commission voted for […]
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NKY students bring home awards from Middle School Kentucky United Nations Assembly
Villa Madonna Academy had a successful trip to the Middle School Kentucky United Nations Assembly in Louisville. Freshman Quinn Holtzman of Villa Hills led the conference as Secretary-General. She helped plan the student-led conference and reviewed resolutions with her Chief of Staff Chloe Schaeffer of Burlington. Holtzman was the first Villa student to be elected to KUNA’s highest office, but […]
