Monday night’s Newport City Commission meeting provided a forum for a public update on the citywide tree pruning schedule. Rachel Comte of Urban Canopy Works, who serves as the Newport city arborist, gave a presentation on how the scheduled pruning of the city’s trees will benefit the community. Newport instituted a proactive approach for the […]
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Beshear wants to ‘break ground next year’ on $2 billion Brent Spence project
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine met Monday for a joint press conference in Covington to announce a “Memorandum of Understanding” that would see the possibility of a companion Brent Spence Bridge taking another step forward. Held at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center, the memorandum announcement will see both governors jointly seek […]
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Rep. Adam Koenig introduces legislation to legalize sports betting in Kentucky
Kentucky House Republican Rep. Adam Koenig of Erlanger introduced four bills during House proceedings on the floor Monday afternoon that would legalize sports betting, among other things. Koenig is a proponent of legalizing sports betting within the state of Kentucky. Six out of the seven bordering states have legalized sports betting: Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia, […]
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New developments, including Starbucks, coming to the Bellevue riverfront
A Starbucks is coming to Bellevue. The esteemed coffee chain will take the place of a former Burger King location that closed about seven months ago. The Boost Mobile phone store will also close, but the Subway will remain operational. Bellevue Mayor Charlie Cleves said the deal has been in process for about a year. […]
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Local creative collective Dust Village specializes in big ideas for small businesses
This story was written by Jake Staubitz of Dust Village Design Co. Some live by the motto “go big or go home”, but for others, home is exactly the place where they can make the biggest impact. That’s the mindset of local creative director and business owner Jake Staubitz. After spending the early part of […]
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Sponsored: Local creative collective Dust Village specializes in big ideas for small businesses
This story was written by Jake Staubitz of Dust Village Design Co. Some live by the motto “go big or go home”, but for others, home is exactly the place where they can make the biggest impact. That’s the mindset of local creative director and business owner Jake Staubitz. After spending the early part of […]
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NKU men’s basketball closes out regular season with win over Penguins
Written by Brendan Connelly, assistant sports editor at The Northerner With chants of “David Wassler” raining down on the court for the entire game, the senior walk-on entered with one minute left to raucous applause, making his lone three point attempt as the men’s basketball team closed out Youngstown State 75-61 on Saturday night. “It […]
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Suspected murderer from Taylor Mill captured
The Northern Kentucky man suspected in the shooting death of a former local prosecutor was captured Monday morning, the Kentucky State Police said. Shannon Vincent Gilday, 23, of Taylor Mill, was arrested by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office after being found walking along Barnes Mill Road at around 4:30 a.m., the announcement said. He was […]
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Hard hat tour highlights Fort Thomas projects
Fort Thomas Economic Development Director Chanda Calentine recently hosted a series of tours for city and county officials, business and community leaders to update them on the work underway at several projects within the city. First stop: Village Players building The tour started with a look at a new gallery space at 8 North Fort […]
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Redwood opens new children’s library to provide enriching educational experiences
Redwood, a nonprofit that serves children and adults with severe and multiple disabilities, opened a new children’s library on their campus last week. The new space was made possible by a $20,000 grant from the Millstone Fund, which aided in the cost of renovations including a new ceiling, lights, paint and carpets; as well as […]
