Southgate has been given a Tree City USA award by the Arbor Day Foundation for the 17th year in a row. Recreation and community events council member Aileen Okura announced the award during a Jan. 4 city council meeting. “Sometime around March we’ll get our usual little plaque for the wall, and our street signs […]
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All Southgate police cruisers now have defibrillators
All Southgate police cruisers are now outfitted with defibrillators. Police Chief John Christmann announced during a Southgate City Council meeting Wednesday that each police cruiser will now have an automated external defibrillator (AED), a device used to help those in cardiac arrest, in the vehicle. “We all have been certified on AED since I’ve been […]
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New Beer and chicken-focused spot from Riverside Korean owners to open in Covington
Riverside Korean Restaurant owners are opening a hip new spot in Covington that will focus on beer and Korean fried chicken. Since the 1990s, Riverside Korean Restaurant has been a Covington institution. In 2006, Bruce Kim and his wife, Yujin, moved to the area from Chicago and started working for Riverside. In 2014, they bought […]
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Check out the cute boutique that just opened in LINK nky’s former home
On an autumn day, three generations of goddesses and business owners—Holly Nicole; her mom, Heather Vagedes; and her mom, Donna Brown, a crystal residence therapist—are gathered at the boutique Pink Moon in Covington, which opened on Oct. 21. This is their second location—in July, they opened at Trade at Newport on the Levee. Tarot decks, […]