Riverside Korean Restaurant owners are opening a hip new spot in Covington that will focus on beer and Korean fried chicken. Since the 1990s, Riverside Korean Restaurant has been a Covington institution. In 2006, Bruce Kim and his wife, Yujin, moved to the area from Chicago and started working for Riverside. In 2014, they bought […]
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Check out the cute boutique that just opened in LINK nky’s former home
On an autumn day, three generations of goddesses and business owners—Holly Nicole; her mom, Heather Vagedes; and her mom, Donna Brown, a crystal residence therapist—are gathered at the boutique Pink Moon in Covington, which opened on Oct. 21. This is their second location—in July, they opened at Trade at Newport on the Levee. Tarot decks, […]
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Sweet Tooth Candies has been pleasing palates for 50 Years
How sweet it is! Sweet Tooth Candies, which has been around for 50 years, sells chocolate candies, ice cream, ice balls, malts, shakes, and many candies from other companies. And the sweet shop’s history is as rich as the flavor of its candy. Robert Schneider founded Schneider’s Sweet Shop in 1939 in Bellevue. He managed […]
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Padrino Fort Thomas celebrates indoor dining space
Last week Hunter Thomas and his staff, along with city and business leaders, and a good showing of community pizza lovers, celebrated the return to indoor dining at Padrino Fort Thomas. Thomas cut the ribbon on Friday, Oct. 28, and shook hands with Mayor Eric Haas to officially open the restaurant’s new space. With room […]
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How sweet it is: Nancy Aichholz bakes up her next act with That’s So Sweet!
How sweet it is: Nancy Aicholz bakes up her next act with That’s So Sweet! Sweet Treats and Gifts. Add one part gourmet cookie shop with a loyal fanbase, add a dash of famous artisan cakes, and mix in one tough cookie of a female entrepreneur, and you get the area’s most exciting gourmet cookie and cake shop rebranding just in time for the holidays.
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Artifact: A gallery, a studio, and a haven for locally made art
Your home is your castle, and they say the artwork you display represents who you are. If you want to shop for art and support a local business, then Artifact in Cold Spring is your kind of place. It is an art gallery with a wide variety of home décor items created by local artists. […]
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The Hive East Coast Kitchen: New Jersey flavors served in Erlanger
Many restaurants in Northern Kentucky offer tastes from other countries; few serve flavors from regions within the United States. The Hive East Coast Kitchen in Erlanger serves East Coast-inspired cuisine. Erlanger Mayor Jessica Fette opened the restaurant early this year. The Hive’s origins date back to 1989 when the LaCorte family – Jessica, her parents, […]
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Kentucky Innovation Hubs share update on growing entrepreneurial ecosystem
Kentucky’s six regional innovation hubs will provide a public update next week about the state’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. The presentation, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 10 to 11 a.m., will include highlights from the third quarter of 2022 such as startup wins, new investments and upcoming announcements. Joining the presentation will be KY Innovation […]
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Space Cowboys find galactic success in Northern Kentucky
They’re “Space Cowboys, bet you weren’t ready for that…” and the Independence-based restaurant group are lassoing galactic success throughout Northern Kentucky. “Yeah, it’s unique,” Bill Aseere, Space Cowboys Restaurant Group co-founder, said of the name. “We took it from our high school and college intramural teams names. We had softball and basketball teams and yeah, […]
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Stone soup, microprocessors and poop: How Biggby CEO found success
Stone soup. Microprocessors. Poop. This was how Mike McFall, co-CEO of Biggby Coffee, framed a free, public talk he gave at the Metropolitan Club last week. The talk was the first in a series related to his book Grind: A No Bull**** Approach to Take Your Business from Concept to Cash-Flow, which details some of […]
