“I love to cook, I love to bake, I love games, and I love the family-oriented feel.” Owner of Main Street’s Bored Game Café, Priscilla Brownfield, got her home-based processing license in 2018 and started baking cupcakes, cheesecakes, and loaves of bread in her home. That spawned a desire to open her own bakery or […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Friday, May 26, 2023
Are you ready for the weekend? LINK nky is, it’s been a busy week here in Northern Kentucky, and if you want to catch up take a listen to today’s headlines.
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Campbell County Fiscal Court presents 2023-2024 budget
The Campbell County Fiscal Court presented its 2023-2024 fiscal year budget of $56.85 million Wednesday, noting an increase in department operating expenses for a second year due to inflation. This was the first reading of the budget; therefore, it was not voted on. The budget will be voted on for adoption at a future meeting before the […]
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Devou Good Foundation gives presentation on 4th Street Bridge project in Newport
Matt Butler, president of the Devou Good Foundation, presented on the 4th Street Bridge design in Newport Monday night, highlighting pedestrian and cyclist safety. The state is leading the 4th Street replacement bridge project, as it is a state-owned route paid for with state dollars; however, Devou Good is working with the cities of Covington […]
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Yearly review to be required for late night liquor licenses in Newport
Newport businesses that sell alcohol into the early mornings will soon be required to undergo an annual review. That’s after the city commission decided to change an ordinance regarding so-called extended hour liquor licenses — which allow a business to serve alcohol until 2:30 a.m. instead of the usual 1 a.m. — that would make […]
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The Sunday Story Podcast: Rural NKY grapples with change
As Northern Kentucky’s population increases and expands south into more rural areas, tension has developed between those moving into that open space and those who would prefer it to stay just that – open. Residents of Kenton County face a similar situation. “The suburban and urban areas are continually growing, and in Kenton County, the […]
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The challenge of growth: Rural NKY grapples with change
This story originally appeared in our weekly LINK Reader. Subscribe to our print edition here. When Jen Armstrong lived in Crestview, the houses were close enough that she could smell her neighbor’s cigarette smoke waft through her open window. The Armstrong family house on point-something of an acre” sat about 15 feet from their neighbors’ home […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Friday, May 19, 2023
Are you ready for the weekend? LINK nky is, it’s been a busy week here in Northern Kentucky, and if you want to catch up take a listen to today’s headlines.
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Campbell County Republican Party chair asks nine party members to resign
Members of the Campbell County Republican Party have been at odds with one another since February; most recently, Chair Anna Zinkhon has asked nine party members to resign. In the letter Zinkhon sent on May 12, she said that the two meetings held in March and April violated the Republican Party of Kentucky rules, which was […]
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Meet the Covington artist who brought yarn bombing to BLINK Cincinnati
If you visited BLINK Cincinnati last year and went to Washington Park, you probably saw people under a chaos of yarn. Covington Artist Dan Shields was the brains behind the “String Theory for Dummies” installation, an interactive yarn display at the lights and art festival. The display was an art technique that Shields specializes in […]
