What is Behind the Recipe? Each month, I (LINK’s digital editor and newsroom food aficionado) am going behind the scenes with a local chef, bartender or barista to learn how their recipes came to be and what makes them unique. This month, we’re stopping by Carmelo’s to hear from chef Mitch Arens. In October, Carmelo’s […]
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Your guide to NKY fall festivals, farms and frights
Fall is almost here, and it’s about time to embrace the season by visiting pumpkin patches, farms, haunted houses and fall festivals across the region. From picking pumpkins for jack-o-lanterns to hay rides to sipping on some boozy cider, getting spooked at a haunted house and more, there is plenty to do in NKY this […]
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Common Wall Bakery brings homemade treats to NKY
Did you know that the name for what is known as the Lazarus Lizards throughout the greater Cincinnati region is actually the Common Wall Lizard? Miranda Accardi, the owner and operator of Common Wall Bakery, was inspired to use this local phenomenon as the name for her Fort Thomas-based home bakery for two reasons. One […]
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Sip, stroll, support: first-ever Covington Coffee Crawl kicks off in September
Well, you cannot join along on the first-ever Covington Coffee Crawl on Sept. 6, but you can join the self-guided tour. That’s because all the guided tour spots filled up within an hour of opening the sign-ups. “I honestly was talking with my coworkers, and I was like, ‘Maybe 15 or 20 people agreed to […]
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‘A labor of love’ handmade happiness at Verona Vineyards Farmers & Artisan Market
What you need to know The Verona Vineyards Farmers & Artisan Market was established in 2023 and has been providing a home for makers and growers ever since. Event coordinator Alison Gambrel started the market. A candelmaker herself, she is involved with the farmers and artisans market scene locally. Gambrel said that before COVID, Verona […]
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Alleged fraud in issuing driver’s licenses under investigation in Kentucky, officials say
Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman say investigators have been looking into a whistleblower’s allegations that immigrants paid temporary contract workers to illegally obtain state driver’s licenses. Louisville TV station WDRB reported last week that a former clerk at a Kentucky driver’s licensing office said co-workers sold, for $200 each, state driver’s […]
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Never heard of the ‘Smut Truck’?
What you need to know Luci Slawnyk is bringing something unique to the Northern Kentucky bookish community. “I normally refer to it as a mobile bookstore,” Slawnyk said. “Sometimes people call it the book trailer. Some of the book girls are starting to call it the ‘smut truck.’” Wanderlust Book Bazaar is a business born […]
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MAMMOTH returns: music, art and fun take over Newport this October
What you need to know Oct. 5 will be one mammoth of a day in Newport. MAMMOTH Music and Arts Festival will transform Sixth Street in Newport, between Monmouth and Saratoga streets, into a free music and art festival. This is the second year the festival will take place, and organizers are excited to continue […]
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Arcade Music Festival brings retro vibes, local sounds to Covington
Organizers of the first annual Arcade Music Festival say the fest is a “big missing piece in Cincinnati’s culture and history.” Co-organizer Jared Metz told LINK nky that the upcoming event was partly inspired by MidPoint Music Festival, which ran in Cincinnati’s Over-The-Rhine neighborhood from 2002 to 2017, and “we’re trying to revitalize it in […]
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From viral Etsy success to Covington storefront: Arden and Gold embarks on new chapter
Originally started as Simply Embroidered in 2013, Arden and Gold opened their storefront in Covington this month, and they’re ready to grow their local customer base. Co-owners Kristina Czarnik and Vanessa Pena are sisters in-law who sort of fell into the embroidery business by a happy accident. Back at the start of the shop, Czarnik’s […]
