Junior Abdul Haseeb raised his white-gloved hands over a field of students and their instruments shining beneath the Friday afternoon sun. “Next week is our first big show in many weeks,” Haseeb told the group. “And we’re gonna rock it,” he shouted. “5-6-7-8!” the group shouted back before music pierced the air. The Holmes High […]
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Covington eyes second phase of Duveneck House rehab
UPDATE: The Covington Board of Commissioners approved the proposal from Merriman Anderson/Architects at their meeting on Sept. 22, 2026.–LINK nky editorial, Sept. 22 2026 Covington is eyeing the second phase of a project to rehab the famous Frank Duveneck House and Studio in the city’s Eastside Neighborhood. A roughly $92,000 proposal from architecture firm Merriman […]
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Ready for Blink 2026 in Covington? Here’s what you need to know
Click to jump to BLINK will return to both sides of the river starting Oct. 8. Covingtonians can expect 10 new murals for the event and three outdoor drinking areas where attendees can move around outside with alcoholic beverages. Let’s take a sneak peek at what to expect and how to prepare for the Covington-side […]
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Camp Springs artist designs poster celebrating 50 years of Oktoberfest Zinzinnati
A 14-year-old dachshund from Campbell County helped inspire the official poster celebrating 50 years of one of Cincinnati’s biggest traditions. Camp Springs artist Keith Neltner, founder of Neltner Small Batch, designed the limited-edition poster for the 50th Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, taking inspiration from his own German heritage, Cincinnati landmarks and, perhaps most importantly, his family’s wiener […]
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Newport’s MAMMOTH festival expands for third year
MAMMOTH Music & Arts Festival will return to downtown Newport for its third year on Sunday, Oct. 4. The free festival will run from noon to 8 p.m. outdoors, with music continuing inside the Southgate House Revival until 11 p.m. Too Many Zooz, a New York City trio that blends jazz, electronic music and punk, […]
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Kentucky Symphony Orchestra to hold free Labor Day weekend concerts
The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra will hold three free outdoor concerts over Labor Day weekend as part of its annual Summer Series. The concerts will close out the Summer Series annual programming, which will feature 18 songs from the 1950s through the 2010s. The program focuses on popular music about the United States and includes songs […]
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NKU, Clovernook Center invite visitors to touch art in new interactive exhibition
At most art exhibitions, visitors are told not to touch. At Northern Kentucky University’s newest exhibition, touching the art is the point. NKU and Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired have partnered to present “Tactile Revolutions: An Exhibit of Art Meant to be Touched,” an interactive exhibition designed to make art more accessible […]
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Cincinnati Art Book Fair brings books back to The Carnegie
One of the Queen City’s coolest art-focused events returns when the Cincinnati Art Book Fair sets up shop at The Carnegie this weekend on Aug. 29 and 30. “It’s a community of vendors, and bookmakers, and rare book dealers, and galleryists, and independent publishers, and artists, and printmakers,” said Matt Distel, the executive director of […]
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Tennessee’s Dolly Parton dies at 80 after a life of music and giving
Dolly Parton, the personification of Tennessee music, died Tuesday at age 80 after decades of entertaining the world. Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, delivered the news of her death in a video for the family, sparking mourning from her birthplace of Locust Ridge in the mountains of East Tennessee across the state to Nashville, where she […]
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Fort Thomas Merchants & Music Festival announces 2026 lineup
The Merchants & Music Festival lineup is here. Get ready for a day of music, vendors and fun on Sept. 19 at Tower Park, 900 S Fort Thomas Ave. This year, the festival is expanding to an all-day event throughout the city. The music lineup is as follows: Merchants & Music is free to attend. Check […]
