School is out, and while it’s still technically spring, summer has basically begun. Pools and splash pads across Northern Kentucky have started opening for the season. Here is a list of everything you need to know: Florence Aquatic Center: The aquatic center’s season runs from May 27 through Aug. 13. After Aug. 13, the pool […]
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Erlanger considers integrating S.M.A.R.T. goals into community task forces
Erlanger City Council will discuss revising the application requirements for its city task forces at council meetings next month following discussions that occurred at meetings in late April and May. “What I would propose is that if the rest of council agreed with this, that we would revisit every task force that’s existing and fill […]
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Organized sports in Erlanger parks continue to frame revisions to city parks ordinance
The question of organized sports in Erlanger parks continued to frame discussions of the city’s master parks plan in a meeting last week, where task force members decided to create a universal permitting process for reserving park time for sports practices. This was the second meeting the task force had undertaken to revise the city’s […]
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Erlanger brings back task force to discuss diversity, inclusion
Even though Renee Wilson said she said she’s never personally felt discriminated against or threatened in Erlanger because of her race, Wilson said that doesn’t mean that issues of diversity ought to be sidelined, particularly within the school system. “We want to have more interacting with students so that when they come out of school,” […]
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How one change could impact healthcare access in NKY
This story originally appeared in the April 14 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. A topic that has divided some in the Northern Kentucky medical community took center stage at a pair of Erlanger City Council meetings over the last month, with those for and against it both […]
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Erlanger breaks ground on new public works facility
The Erlanger City Council and Department of Public Works broke ground at the site of the city’s new public works facility at a ceremony on April 7. The new facility will be located at 26 Montgomery Drive and will contain a 6,700-square-foot administration building, which is about double the size of the current building, according […]
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Erlanger becomes site of conflict over medical certificate of need
The Erlanger council chambers became the site of a conflict over state regulations related to medical certificate of need at meetings on March 21 and April 4. At the council meeting on April 4, members of the public, public officials and representatives from local healthcare organizations packed council chambers in an effort to convince the […]
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Louisville-area car thefts possibly tied to recent string of NKY crimes
Surveillance video showing a group of young people breaking into unlocked cars outside Louisville has caught the attention of Erlanger detectives. They say it’s very similar to a string of car thefts in Erlanger, Florence and Elsmere last month. The lead detective in the local investigation said nearly a dozen teens and young adults are […]
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Organized sports banned at Erlanger park: ‘I’m just baffled’
Erlanger City Council recently voted to uphold an ordinance that would ostensibly ban organized sports at Flagship Park. The ordinance has those for and against it involved in an ongoing dispute over how exactly the park was intended to be used. “I hate seeing residents who live so close to each other are being pitted […]
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Erlanger’s police social work program: ‘I am 100% here just to help you’
“I can’t arrest you,” said Erlanger Police Department social worker Rebecca Strouse in her office at the city building on Commonwealth Avenue. “I’m not Child Protective Services; I can’t take your kids. I’m not Adult Protective Services; I can’t take guardianship of you. I have absolutely no power. I am 100% here just to help […]