It’s finally here. Here and at our sister publication CityBeat, we’ve talked extensively about BLINK (CityBeat’s first issue in October is all about the festival; check it out here) But now the event is just days away, so you’re probably wondering: what do I actually need to know? We’re glad you asked. So what is […]
Author Archives: Kane Mitten
In my time as a journalist, I've reported on a wide variety of topics: news, arts, sports, food, finance, tech, and plenty more. I’m an Over-the-Rhine resident and a massive Cincinnati sports fan, and will continue to let the Reds and Bengals keep playing with my emotions for as long as I live.
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Carmelo’s owners to open new chop house in Fort Wright
The Carmelo’s team is headed even further south into Kentucky with their next restaurant. Billy Grise and Mitch Arens, the co-owners of the Italian restaurant that’s taken Covington by storm since it opened in November 2024, are opening an American chop house in Fort Wright, Kentucky. The location of the new restaurant is the building […]
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Wooden Cask Brewery closes Newport on the Levee location
Wooden Cask Brewery has quietly closed its Newport on the Levee location. According to co-owner Karen Schiltz, who runs Wooden Cask with her husband Randy, the Levee location’s last day of service was Aug. 17. “We left because our lease had expired and it didn’t make business sense to stay,” Schiltz said. Wooden Cask opened […]
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Popular empanada stand opens permanent location at Findlay Market
A popular empanada stand at Findlay Market is opening a permanent location just steps from where it began. The Empanada’s Box, which got its start at Findlay Kitchen in 2020 before eventually setting up shop on Elm Street in one of the market’s temporary Findlay Launch spaces, will be moving into a full-time storefront on […]
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Cincinnati Art Book Fair brings books back to The Carnegie
One of the Queen City’s coolest art-focused events returns when the Cincinnati Art Book Fair sets up shop at The Carnegie this weekend on Aug. 29 and 30. “It’s a community of vendors, and bookmakers, and rare book dealers, and galleryists, and independent publishers, and artists, and printmakers,” said Matt Distel, the executive director of […]
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New Frisch’s Big Boy opens in Fort Wright
The reports of Frisch’s Big Boy’s death are greatly exaggerated. Friday, Frisch’s Big Boy reopened its Fort Wright, Kentucky location at 494 Orphanage Road. The entire Frisch’s team at the Kyles Lane location will transfer to the new restaurant to continue serving the Fort Wright community. The newest location of the fast-food chain — which […]
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Beloved Covington coffee shop closing after a decade
After more than a decade of serving coffee to the Covington community, Point Perk Coffee is closing its doors. The coffee shop was well-known for employing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and is operated by The Point Arc, a local nonprofit that’s also located in Covington and helps “people with intellectual and developmental disabilities […]
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A Newport on the Levee favorite is heading to the Ohio suburbs
One of Northern Kentucky’s favorite bars is branching out across the river to the suburbs. Beeline, the popular cocktail joint at Newport on the Levee, is opening a new location at The District at Deerfield. It will be the fourth Beeline, joining locations in Columbus and Naples, Fla. The brand is owned by Cincinnati’s largest […]
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Covington coffee and tea house KungBrew Cafe rebrands with new name and logo
One of Covington’s most popular coffee and tea joints is changing its name. KungBrew Cafe, located in MainStrasse Village at 640 Main Street, has now become Fei House. Owner Hana Chu announced the name change today in a social media post. The original name matched KungFood Chu’s AmerAsia, the Covington eatery she formerly co-operated with […]
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How Conveyor Belt became NKY’s coolest bookstore—and why it’s moving to Clifton
Next time you’re driving through Covington and pass the Anchor Grill on Pike Street, make sure to take notice of a conspicuously out-of-place building lathered in bright blue paint. Step inside, and you’ll find the sort of literary paradise you’d normally only see in the movies. Conveyor Belt Books, the preferred bookstore of every in-the-know […]
