Food Network star and Kentucky native Jason Smith is coming to the Erlanger branch of the Kenton County Library on Nov. 15. Smith has no formal culinary training, and he began his career as a school cafeteria manager before winning the network’s Holiday Baking Championship in 2016. He currently serves as a judge on Best […]
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Clive the alien installed on Covington parking garage
Clive the alien, a public art installation, was hung in Covington’s Midtown Parking Garage, located at the intersection of 5th and Scott Streets, on Wednesday. Produced by local business AlloyFX and made of Styrofoam and fiberglass, “Clive is one of a dozen unique art installations that are part of the City’s Quality of Place grant […]
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There’s a little something for everyone at Newport’s Jet Age Records
As you approach the front of Jet Age Records on Monmouth Street in Newport, you’re met with music and an eye-catching, Pink Floyd-inspired storefront facade, which features a painted brick wall with the store’s name and various types of music equipment in the display window. As you head inside the shop’s red doors, you’ll find […]
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Halloween in NKY: safety tips, trick-or-treat times, family-friendly fun
It’s almost Halloween, which means it’s almost time for kiddos across the country to dress up in costumes and walk door to door in search of sweets. Neighborhoods all across Northern Kentucky are hosting candy-collecting celebrations; from classic trick or treating on Oct. 31 to trunk or treat, costume parades and other Halloween traditions, there’s […]
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Kenton County Government Center plays host to mural highlighting recovery
The Kenton County Government Center will serve as the temporary home for a mural created by Chroma Projects that represents “the metaphorical ‘Road to Recovery,’” according to a recent announcement from the county. Transitions Drug Rehabilitation & Immediate Care commissioned the three-panel mural in commemoration of International Overdose Awareness Day, which falls on Aug. 31. […]
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Beechwood Marching Band wins state championships, heads to nationals
The Beechwood Independent Marching Tigers clinched the Kentucky Music Educators Association State Marching Band Championships on Saturday. Now the band will need to prepare for the Music for All’s Bands of America Grand National Championship in Indianapolis on Nov. 9. “It’s about as an athletic show you’ll ever see from a high school band,” said […]
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Kenton County Library seeks photo donations for historical database
Halloween, Wednesday, Oct. 31 is the last day to donate photographs to the Kenton County Library’s October photo donation drive. The donations will help build out the library’s public photography database, called Faces and Places. The database holds hundreds of pictures highlighting important people, places and events from the Northern Kentucky Region. Call the library’s […]
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Roebling Bridge photo contest winners selected
The Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge Committee has announced the winners of its 2023 Roebling Bridge Bridge photo contest. “People respond positively to unique views of things that they see every day,” Tony Wagner, a previous contest winner and one of this year’s contest judges, told LINK nky this summer. This year was the first year the […]
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Southern Living names Bellevue one of ‘Most charming small towns in Kentucky’
Southern Living Magazine has coined Bellevue one of the “most charming small towns” in the state. Southern Living is a lifestyle magazine that targets readers in the southern U.S. with information about southern culture, travel, and more. The magazine named its top 13 cities in Kentucky with distinctive personalities and small-town charm. Part of that […]
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Deck the Y’alls Lightfest returns for second year
The Deck the Y’alls Lightfest is set to illuminate the holiday season starting Nov. 24 at Thomas More Stadium. Deck the Y’alls Lightfest will transform Thomas More Stadium into a winter wonderland with more than two million lights choreographed to music, including a 50-foot animated tree. Guests will be able to immerse themselves in the […]
