As Northern Kentucky’s restaurant landscape continues to evolve, 2025 has proven to be a transitional year. One of the most consequential local events of 2024 was the closure of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, which led to the shutdown of several restaurants at Newport on the Levee and in the surrounding river city communities. Below […]
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Young job seekers connect with employers at NKY Young Talent Job Fair
Hundreds of young job seekers frequented the halls of Gateway Community & Technical College’s Florence campus in search of valuable career opportunities. Gateway, in conjunction with the Northern Kentucky Area Development District, hosted the NKY Young Talent Job Fair on Sept. 24 to enable local companies to connect directly with job seekers. Students from Gateway, […]
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Dice on Draft: Covington’s new tabletop gaming bar nears opening
What you need to know McKenzie Crist wants to bring people together through tabletop games. What began as a fun college hobby grew into a community-building business opportunity that merges her passion for tabletop gaming with her love of bringing people together. For her, tabletop games, like Dungeons and Dragons, provide a way to escape […]
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SparkHaus opens in Covington as NKY’s new hub for entrepreneurs
What you need to know It’s not about the building itself, but the people inside that make it special. That’s the message Blue North Executive Director Dave Knox wanted to resonate with people during the grand opening of SparkHaus, the new capital building of Northern Kentucky’s entrepreneurial community. “It’s about the people inside, because those […]
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Edgewood’s Kroger Marketplace now open
What you need to know Hundreds of customers gathered outside the new Edgewood Kroger, eager to be among the first to experience the company’s latest marketplace store in Northern Kentucky. The Dixie Heights High School pep band and cheer team kicked off the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grocery store with the national anthem and pledge […]
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Boone County panel rejects zone change for 382-unit Union Landing project
What you need to know A key Boone County Planning Commission committee has recommended against a proposed zone change that would have allowed nearly 400 housing units just outside Union. On Wednesday, Sept. 17, the Boone County Planning Commission’s zone change committee voted to recommend denial of a zone change request that, if approved, would […]
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LifeSciKY welcomes three biotech startups to Covington’s new OneNKY Center
What you need to know Kuntal De understands the urgency required in cancer treatment. Earlier this year, the founder of PAN Biologics lost his aunt to a particularly aggressive form of cancer. He said this personal experience drove his company’s mission to develop targeted alpha-emitter radiotherapy for glioblastoma. De’s therapy isolates cancer cells so healthy […]
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NKY districts fight growing teacher shortage
Hannah Edelen pursued teaching because she wanted to make a difference in children’s lives. Edelen is a former social studies and language arts teacher at Holmes Middle School in Covington, something she said she always found personally fulfilling. Edelen, who taught in the post-pandemic academic landscape, said the global health crisis exacerbated growing trends around […]
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Covington gets its first taste of Nepal with Bridges Nepali
What you need to know Ash Chipalu aims to introduce people in Northern Kentucky to Nepali cuisine, which he believes can help bridge the cultural gap between his home country and American communities. Chipalu hails from Nepal, a landlocked, mountainous country in south Asia, nestled between India and China. In 2015, the country was devastated […]
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OneNKY Center officially opens its doors: Take a look inside
What you need to know After two years of construction, the OneNKY Center has officially opened its doors with tenants already moved in. Inside the building, the offices are filled with artwork, office supplies, desks and the employees who occupy them. The building, located at the base of the famous Roebling Bridge, is the latest […]