After more than a year, the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge will reopen to vehicular traffic on Friday afternoon. The 155-year old span has undergone a major restoration started in February of last year with no cars allowed to cross it and only one of its pedestrian paths open. It connects Covington to Cincinnati over […]
Author Archives: Michael Monks
Michael Monks was one of the founding members of LINK nky.
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The Kentucky Side: Visiting Silver Grove Dari Bar; NKY tourism; local growth slow
On this edition of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks, we talk about an expected resurgence of tourism in Northern Kentucky buoyed by federal and state dollars; the 2021 Census estimate for the local region shows growth, but slower than what some would hope for; and we visit the Silver Grove Dari Bar, celebrating its […]
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17-year-old wanted in Covington shooting, ‘armed and dangerous,’ police say
This story has been updated to reflect that Thomas Brown has now been arrested in Cincinnati. The 17-year old suspect remains at large. The article has also been updated with the correct days. The shootings happened on Monday night and the news conference was held on Tuesday. A 17-year old is wanted by Covington Police […]
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BB&T Arena is now Truist Arena
The arena at Northern Kentucky University has a new name. Like all the remaining bank branches in Northern Kentucky once branded as BB&T, it is now called Truist. BB&T merged with SunTrust Banks in December 2019 to create Truist Financial. The 10,000-seat arena sits on Northern Kentucky University’s campus in Highland Heights and opened in […]
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Newport’s Ebert’s Meats announces closure after 125 years in business
It opened in 1897 and on June 4, Ebert’s Meats will close its doors on Monmouth Street in Newport. The business claims to be the city’s oldest in operation and said in a post on Facebook that the building’s owner has given them two months to move out. “The stories about this place are boundless […]
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Not yet: Covington interstate ramps won’t close tonight, after all
Two interstate ramps in Covington scheduled to close Monday night for roughly six months will remain open after all, at least for now. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced a change of plans on Monday afternoon, just hours before the closures were set to begin. The planned closures are part of an $8.8 million project designed […]
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The Frankfort LINK Live: Charter school legislation and NKY’s role in it
On this week’s edition of The Frankfort LINK Live, hosts Michael Monks and Mark Payne discuss the passage of House Bill 9, which paves the way for a charter school to open somewhere in Northern Kentucky. We are joined by State Senators Chris McDaniel (R-Taylor Mill) and Damon Thayer (R-Georgetown), and Ludlow Independent Schools Superintendent […]
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The Kentucky Side: Voting in NKY in 2022; 1950 Census Details Released
On this week’s episode of Northern Kentucky’s podcast “The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks”: We are just weeks away from the May primary election in Kentucky, our first time casting ballots since the pandemic election year of 2020. COVID worries and restrictions offered expanded access to voting that year, but in 2022 that won’t be […]
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Sim’s Furniture to close downtown Covington location
Sim’s Furniture announced Tuesday that it is closing its downtown Covington location. The furniture, appliance, and mattress outlet located at 727 Madison Avenue will relocate to 4600 Smith Rd. in Norwood, Ohio at the end of April, the company said. Sim’s opened on Madison in the mid-1970s. In recent years, it has been celebrated for […]
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Nearly $900,000 awarded to boost tourism efforts in NKY
The Northern Kentucky Convention & Visitors Bureau (meetNKY) was awarded nearly $900,000 to support tourism efforts in the region. The announcement was made in Frankfort on Wednesday by Governor Andy Beshear and the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet along with lawmakers. More than one hundred tourism and destination marketing organizations in 88 Kentucky counties will […]
