Author Archives: Mark Collier

Highland United Methodist Church.  By Mary Casey-Sturk Maybe you’ve seen them sketching in your neighborhood or posting on Facebook, this group of local artists capture the beauty of our city and then share their creations with each other. Some make their living as artists, others are simply talented residents who find joy in expression, and […]

Phone: 859-905-0714 – Email: josh@joshmcintoshlaw.com. This is an advertisement. By Mary Casey-Sturk In a cozy shop along Alexandria Pike in Southgate is where you will find Celestial Scents Candles. Festively decorated for the holidays, the shop’s soothing scents beckon you to explore more and discover their hand-crafted selection of candles, soaps, lotions, and more. Putting […]

Gov. Andy Beshear announced 1,802 new cases of Covid-19 in Kentucky on Monday, marking the second Monday in a row of declining case totals as the first Kentuckians received the COVID-19 vaccine. “Today marks the beginning of the end of COVID-19,” Beshear said. “We are going to defeat this virus in 2021.” St. Elizabeth Edgewood […]

Representative Adam Koenig, Interim Co-Chair of the Licensing and Occupations Committee, broke the bourbon barrier and made history today when he placed the first online order under the provisions of Kentucky’s new direct-to-consumer (DTC) alcoholic beverage shipping law.   Koenig sponsored legislation making this consumer-driven change possible during the 2020 Regular Session. The provisions of […]

JLL expands its agency leasing team in the Midwest. The firm added Senior Vice President Michelle Klingenberg, a Fort Thomas resident, to its Cincinnati office as of November 30, 2020. Klingenberg comes to JLL after serving as a Senior Associate with Cushman and Wakefield for three years. Klingenberg previously began her career as a commercial […]

Matt Kremer, with his wife Angie and daughter at a recent Fort Thomas City Council meeting with Fort Thomas firefighter paramedics Matt Fite (l) and Josh Edmondson (r). They honored Addy Kremer for bravery in helping her mom during a medical crisis.  Erlanger City Administrator Matthew Kremer has been named the 2020 Northern Kentucky City/County Administrator […]

Today, Gov. Andy Beshear marked a major milestone in the battle against the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as the first vaccines against the deadly virus arrived in the commonwealth. The initial shipment of the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in Kentucky, delivered to Louisville’s UPS Worldport. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was the first to win […]

The Senate Majority Caucus has announced its committee assignments for the 2021 General Assembly.  Senator Wil Schroder (R-Wilder) will serve as chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor. “I’m honored that Senate Majority Leadership has entrusted me to chair this committee,” Senator Schroder said. “At this unprecedented time it is […]

18 N. Fort Thomas Ave. Support local!  Gov. Andy Beshear announced 4,324 new cases of Covid-19 in Kentucky on Thursday — a single-day record, but Gov. Beshear did note that the growth of rate of infection is slowing.  “We do have the highest number of cases we’ve ever had today, but even with that, we’re […]

Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that while COVID-19 numbers in the commonwealth are still alarmingly high, Team Kentucky is making progress in its fight against the virus. Today was the state’s sixth straight day with a declining positivity rate. “We continue to see some promising trends in our COVID-19 numbers. They are still far too […]