Get ready to fire up the pizza oven and pop open the wine to celebrate. Bellevue is getting a new pizza place called Cork N Crust. The restaurant is set to open soon at 710 Fairfield Ave., formerly home to Virgil’s Cafe. “Bill (Hill) and I started thinking about opening a restaurant about two years […]
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Photos: Governor, Local Leaders Top Off Churchill’s Revitalized Turfway
A topping-off ceremony was held Friday as part of the $145 million of the former Turfway Park, the Florence racetrack that is set to reopen as Turfway Park Racing & Gaming following its purchase and investment by Churchill Downs. Governor Andy Beshear, local state lawmakers, and county and city officials joined in the ceremony on […]
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Balance your health, back-to-school life with Clean Eatz Newport
Take advantage of this special deal with Clean Eatz when you mention FTM! Details below! School is in full swing again which means not only weeknights filled with homework but also extracurricular activities like football practice, tutoring, and music lessons. Somewhere in there, you’ll need to make dinner to feed your and your family…but, when? […]
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Waffle House Out, Taco Bell In: Bellevue Prepares for New Restaurants
There will be no new Waffle House in Bellevue, after all. At least not as originally planned. The popular national chain was the catalyst for tearing down an old self-serve car wash on Donnermeyer Drive near the Kroger store, but the land has sat vacant for years with occasional updates from the city that Waffle […]
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Neltner’s, Little Rock Farms of Campbell Co. Among KFB’s Certified Farm Market Program
Neltner’s Farm LLC and Little Rock Farm of Campbell County are two of the 109 markets across the Commonwealth accepted into the 2021 Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) Certified Farm Market Program. The market opening this fall is Neltner’s Farm LLC. In joining the KFB Certified Farm Market Program, these markets have committed to offering quality products and […]
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Smith Officially Named Covington City Manager
Ken Smith is no longer interim city manager at the City of Covington. The city commission on Tuesday night voted 4-0 with one “present, not voting” to name him the 34th city manager officially. Smith had been serving as interim city manager since the resignation of David Johnston on June 8, while also serving as […]
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New Covington Assistant City Manager “Hooked” on Local Government’s Possibilities
From the City of Covington: Joy Pierson’s mother always told her and her 14 siblings that, while they were not rich in money, they were rich in love. “We weren’t raised to believe that you just go make money; we were raised to believe that you go do something you love with your […]
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Massey Presented with Ky. Chamber MVP Award
State Rep. Ed Massey (R-Hebron) was presented the Kentucky Chamber MVP Award this week. The MVP honors were announced in April by the Kentucky Chamber which recognized ten state lawmakers for “going to bat” for business interests in the General Assembly. Other Northern Kentucky recipients include Rep. Kim Moser (R-Taylor Mill) and Rep. Adam Koenig […]
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Midway Café Named One of Year’s Best Bourbon Bars by The Bourbon Review
Midway Cafe owners, Erika Kraus and Staci Edmonds. Phil Armstrong, Fort Thomas Matters. Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! Midway Café […]
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Bourbon Review: 11 Best Bourbon Bars in U.S. are in NKY; 8 in Covington
Eight of the best bourbon bars in America are in Covington, according to Bourbon Review‘s annual “Best Bourbon Bars in America” list sponsored by Buffalo Trace. The 2021 list includes Rich’s Proper Food & Drink, Bourbon Haus 1841, Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar, Wiseguys @ Goodfellas Pizza, Libby’s Southern Comfort, and The Globe, all which were included […]
