Fort Thomas city council’s Law, Labor and License committee is recommending the city change the way it funds its street and sidewalk improvement program. The switch would be a major change for the city that has funded its annual streets program through cost-sharing with affected property owners. Those who own property along the streets scheduled […]
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Trash to treasure: Resellers in Northern Kentucky
Pickers. Flippers. Thrifters. Treasure hunters. They go by many different names, but resellers — those who buy and sell used, returned or overstock items directly to consumers — are a thriving segment of our economy. A 2021 survey of adults in the U.S. reported by Statistica showed there were 52.6 million clothing resellers alone in […]
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Bellevue scores $5 million in grants for improvement, development projects
Following closely on a recent visioning meeting, Bellevue leaders shared updates for several streets and other infrastructure improvement projects at the February council meeting. Bellevue is now managing matching state and federal grants for 10 projects that are underway or in the planning stages. “We had our visioning session on Saturday. There’s a lot of […]
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Bellevue announces first Officer of the Year award
Bellevue City Mayor Charlie Cleves opened the city’s February meeting by asking the city attorney to read a recent letter to the city praising the work of officer Trevor Bonar. A Cincinnati police detective wrote that Bonar had contributed to a recent drug trafficking case. As a resident of Bellevue, the detective said he was […]
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An offer you can’t refuse: Enjoy that fish fry
Newport may have its gangster tours, but Erlanger has its own wise guy. Diners at annual Lenten fish fries all around town know him as The Codfather. Yet, Mary Queen of Heaven Church is his hangout, and he comes to check on his “operation” throughout Lent to make sure everything is running smoothly. The Codfather […]
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Disasters: How prepared is Northern Kentucky for the next big one?
For a good portion of the country, 2023 has gone down as one of the worst for natural disasters. In Kentucky, residents choked on smoke from northern fires, but otherwise counted themselves lucky. After all, two natural disasters were still fresh in their minds — within a span of seven months not too long ago, […]
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NKY route one of several ideas for Cincinnati streetcar expansion
Cincinnati streetcar advocates are spurring discussion on both sides of the river about potential expansion routes, including an idea for a route across the river into Northern Kentucky. Proponents presented their ideas last night at a public forum held at the First Lutheran Church in Over-the-Rhine. About 300 people attended the event hosted by the […]
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Southgate approves earlier Sunday liquor sales for bars, restaurants
Southgate City Council has voted to amend the city’s Alcoholic Beverage Control ordinance to allow establishments that sell alcohol by the drink (restaurants and bars) to start serving liquor at 11 a.m. on Sundays. Before the change, by-the-drink liquor sales could not start until 1 p.m. on Sundays. The city allowed packaged liquor sales starting […]
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Fort Thomas welcomes new K9 officer
Last week, the Fort Thomas Police Department announced the arrival of its new K9 officer, Bulleit. Certified in detecting illegal drugs, Bulleit can also assist in tracking if needed. He will work with Officer TJ French, who joined the force in February 2022. This is French’s first time with a police dog. He and Bulleit […]
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Beloved Fort Thomas crossing guard ‘Miss Judy’ retires after 40 years
Fort Thomas has big shoes to fill now that Judy Kiskaden has hung up her striped neon green coat. After 40 years of ushering both children and adults safely across the busy intersection of North Fort Thomas and Highland avenues, she decided to retire. An outpouring of appreciation News of her retirement spread quickly on […]
