Creamy whips are a beloved Northern Kentucky tradition, symbolizing the symbolic end of winter and the start of summer, and can be found at several local creameries, including Silver Grove Dari-Bar, Dreamy Whip, Piper’s Cafe and Ice Cream Bar, and Sharky’s Arctic Sweets & Eats.
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Posted inInfrastructure
NKwhy: What’s with all these damn potholes?
It’s almost Spring, which means several things in Northern Kentucky: The opening of ice cream shops, church fish frys and perhaps the most dreaded: Tons and tons of potholes. The spring is really the worst time for potholes as they form through moisture getting underneath the pavement, which then freezes and expands, causing the pavement […]
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Check out these homes for sale in Northern Kentucky
This story originally appeared in the Feb. 16 edition of the LINK Weekly Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. Whether you’re in the market for some new digs or you just like checking out local real estate, we’ve got some interesting properties for you to check out. Each week, we find and feature […]
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Rock’n Revival for the Cure: A tribute to a local man’s legacy, battle with cancer
Following his untimely death, the legacy of John Forsthoefel continues to live on thanks to one man and his band. The day after attending his future son-in-law’s bachelor party, just a few weeks before his daughter’s wedding, John had a seizure and was quickly diagnosed with glioblastoma. Resistant to most conventional therapy, glioblastoma is a […]
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NKY real estate: Million-dollar homes to charming Tudors
This story originally appeared in the Jan. 12 edition of the LINK Weekly Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. The year is ramping up, and so is Northern Kentucky’s real estate market. Each week, we find and feature homes for sale across Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties. This week we have two […]
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It’s about to get really cold: What about people living outside?
Wind chills are dropping below zero, there’s a chance of the first real snow of the year. What does that mean for the people in Northern Kentucky who are living outside? Saturday’s high should hit 33 degrees, and that will be the warmest temperature the region is expected to see for at least a week, […]
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NKwhy: Who clears the roads when it snows?
It looks like Northern Kentucky is going to get its first snowfall of the year this weekend, and we wondered: how does snow removal work? Early Saturday morning, around 4 a.m., snow is expected to move its way into the region. It should continue throughout the morning and is predicted to slow down around noon, […]
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Inside LINK: A Primer for Understanding Baby Boomers
Rick Robinson is a local author who has written a book based on life in Northern Kentucky in 1968 and what we can learn now. Every month this year, LINK has regularly published excerpts from the book in the LINK Reader, as well as online. The book is described as “a small-town deep-dive into one […]
Posted inBusiness
NKY’s 2023 restaurant and bar openings and closings
Northern Kentucky’s food and beverage landscape is constantly evolving, and this year was no different. We reported on over 40 restaurant and bar openings and closings this year. There were 17 closings in 2023, with seven just in the last three months. However, on a better note, there were 23 new food and drink spots […]
Posted inWeather
Will we have a white Christmas?
Northern Kentucky may just be dreaming of a white Christmas this year because it’s probably not happening. Compared to last year’s extreme low temperatures, this year’s Christmas forecast looks vastly different. According to the National Weather Service’s extended outlook, temperatures in NKY are expected to be “likely above” and “leaning above” the normal. This forecast, […]