Padrino in Fort Thomas is opening for hot food carryout beginning Friday, said owner Hunter Thomas. Hot food will be available from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, Thomas said, but hours will continue to expand once the business gets more staff. Thomas owns three other restaurants — two other Padrino locations […]
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Colonel de Gourmet announces closure of Fort Thomas location
Colonel De Gourmet announced Friday it would be closing its Fort Thomas location Saturday, Feb. 19. “After much consideration, evaluation, and tears, we have reached the extremely difficult decision to close our Fort Thomas location,” the company announced on its Facebook page. The company’s Findlay Market and Newport stores will remain open, along with their […]
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Bottled-in-Bond Act celebration, competition to take place in Covington
Have you ever heard of the Bottled-in-Bond Act? We haven’t either, but we’re quite glad it exists, because before it was passed in 1897, distillers could put whatever they wanted into bourbon to add color and flavor. Think iodine, tobacco and paint thinner. To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the passage of the act, The […]
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ICYMI: Thomas More win over Georgetown ‘as good as it gets,’ Dan Weber writes
This is what happens when you have it going the way Thomas More basketball has it going right now. Two top 10 NAIA teams. Standing room only crowd for a doubleheader making so much noise at the end of a beyond-crazy women’s finish against Georgetown that the Connor Center sounded like Rupp Arena as the […]
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Officials unsure about how Villa Hills Civic Club fire started, chief says
The Villa Hills Civic Club building burned down early this morning and responders said it is a complete loss. The initial call was made at 2:48 a.m. to the building at 729 Rogers Road, according to Jeff Wendt, Crescent Springs-Villa Hills fire chief. Callers said that flames were high into the air and extending into […]
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Five new members inducted into the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame
Five new members were inducted into the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame at the February meeting staged at the Villa Hills Civic Club, which burned down early this morning. Brittany Menninger Frakes, Matthew Mason, Joe Lorenzen (Jared’s father), Tom Noe and Craig Risheberger were all introduced by Joe Brennan, President of the Northern Kentucky […]
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Dan Weber: CovCath ‘not used to’ early deficit against Conner, but still pulls off 76-56 win
Dan Weber writes a sports column for LINK nky. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. No surprise that Covington Catholic, of all the No. 1 teams in the state’s 16 regions, has had the fewest regional opponents willing to play. Going into Tuesday night’s matchup at Conner, CovCath had beaten its five Ninth Region foes by an […]
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Thomas More men win first Mid-South Conference regular season crown
The men’s basketball program at Thomas More defeated Bethel on Saturday to secure its first ever Mid-South Conference regular season title after losses by Georgetown and Tennessee Southern. The Saints were projected to finish second in the conference in the preseason poll and were the 23rd ranked team nationally following their second consecutive National Tournament […]
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Dan Weber: Defending Champs Highlands Stumbles Against Physical Lloyd
Dan Weber writes a sports column for The River City News. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. Only four other basketball teams in Northern Kentucky history have been asked to handle the challenge Kevin Listerman’s Highlands Bluebirds face this season. Defend a state basketball title. It’s not easy even if you can play fast and shoot it […]
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March Eggs ‘N Issues To Focus on Kentucky Bourbon Industry
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce will host its next Eggs ‘N Issues on Tuesday, March 8 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Receptions Banquet & Conference Center in Erlanger. The topic of discussion will be the Bourbon Business in Kentucky: how the bourbon industry contributes to community and statewide placemaking as well as […]
