Springtime brings babies to the Newport Aquarium! The aquarium’s newest exhibit, Hatchling Harbor, is now home to an array of animals, including the strange scrawled filefish covered in color-changing, maze-like patterns that act as camouflage by reflecting light. The 25-foot-long tank is the largest in the aquarium, modeled after the corner of the Caribbean that […]
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Molly Mallones kicks off St. Patrick’s Day early by offering up the Perfect Pint Contest
Suds-slingers from Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati competed Monday at Molly Mallone’s in Covington to prove who had the perfect pour during the Guinness Perfect Pour contest. Bartenders and stout lovers alike were challenged to provide the perfect pour of the dark, frothy stout. Judges determined the winners and sold the perfect pints in an auction. […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Friday, Feb. 10, 2023
Plenty has been going on in Northern Kentucky this week. If you’re eager to keep up, sit back, relax and take a listen to today’s headlines.
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Friday, Feb. 3, 2023
Plenty has been going on in Northern Kentucky this week. If you’re eager to keep up, sit back, relax and take a listen to today’s headlines.
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Friday, Jan. 27, 2023
Plenty has been going on in Northern Kentucky this week. If you’re eager to keep up, sit back, relax and take a listen to today’s headlines.
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Settlement reached in wrongful death case of teen who died during soccer practice
In June 2020, St. Henry high school soccer player Matthew Mangine Jr. collapsed on the field and later died. The family has now reached a settlement with his former high school, the Diocese of Covington, and St. Elizabeth Healthcare, where the school’s athletic trainer is employed. Prior to the settlement on Jan. 20, the case […]
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Covington Commission agrees to work with Tri-State Trails on bike plan
Impassioned activists and supporters reiterated the importance of protected bike lanes one week after last Tuesday’s false start at the Covington caucus meeting. “So if you all want to come back and talk to us at a legislative meeting,” Mayor Joe Meyer said last week, “we’re glad to have you do that. But just be […]
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Finally: A Northern Kentucky bar gets signed game day Bengals football
Bars across Cincinnati have received them, and now we have one on this side of the river too. It was like a bad joke that started out with “two Bengals football players walk into a bar.” As the Cincinnati Bengals continue to dominate the playoffs, social media feeds buzzed with news that Bengals head coach […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Friday, Jan. 20, 2023
Happy Friday! Get ready for the weekend by listening to some of the recent news around Northern Kentucky. There is plenty to catch up on, so listen here:
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Bike lane advocates show support at Covington meeting — a week too early
One minute and 36 seconds. That’s how long it took the Covington Board of Commissioners to agree to put discussion of the Tri-State Trails’ Bicycle Transportation Plan on the agenda at next week’s meeting. The agenda item came about after advocates have pushed for better infrastructure for cyclists in Covington and Newport following the death […]
