The Sprouts and Stouts festival is back after a hiatus due to Covid restrictions. This year the festival was held on two days, Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, at a small lot located at East Fourth and Madison in Covington. There was a plant sale on Friday, from 10 am to 5 pm, […]
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NKU senior exhibition reflects cultural identity, perseverance
This story is written by Andrea Turner as part of LINK nky’s partnership with Northern Kentucky University A tearful goodbye was in order for graduating senior Mariam Shaban as she took the floor during this semester’s BFA Senior Exhibition artist talk at Northern Kentucky University. Her exhibit, “Lost in Wonder,” serves as a reminder of […]
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Sprouts and Stouts expanding hours for this year’s festival
The annual Sprouts and Stouts Festival is expanding its hours this year with a two-day event in Covington May 6 and 7. The festivities will begin with a plant sale on Friday, May 6, in part to pay homage to the festival’s beginning as a small garden sale. The market will have an array of […]
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The Barn Identity coming to Cincy Fringe
Award-winning Fringe favorite Erika Kate MacDonald brings her long-awaited new solo show, The Barn Identity, to the stage for seven performances at this year’s Cincinnati Fringe Festival. MacDonald excited Cincinnati audiences and critics with her Cincinnati Fringe solo debut in 2016. Ice Candle, the story of her teenage evacuation from Indonesia due to massive political […]
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For NKY foodies: Local restaurants join Taste of Cincinnati for Memorial Day weekend
For the first time in three years, the Taste of Cincinnati is returning for Memorial Day weekend.
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Dance ’22 set to take back the stage at NKU’s Corbett Theatre
Written by Emily Sisk, reporter at The Northerner Electric music, bold lighting and jaw-dropping choreography will hit the stage at the Corbett Theatre this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with Dance ‘22. This performance will mark the first dance concert for live audiences since March 2020 and is sure to make a splash with over 30 […]
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NKU grads return to stage for Ukraine benefit concert
Anna and Dmitri Shelest are returning to the Northern Kentucky University campus Friday, April 22, for a concert to benefit Ukraine, and to help families like their own. The Shelests are professional pianists and natives of Kharkiv. Though some relatives live in the States, the majority of their family remains in Ukraine after the Russian […]
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Will BLINK come back to Covington? Maybe.
An art exhibition attracted 1.3 million visitors across four nights in 2019, and there is a movement to bring it back to Covington this year.
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Covington allocates funding for 11 neighborhood improvement projects
The City of Covington will devote funding to 11 neighborhood groups for small improvement projects ranging from planting fruit trees, updating safety signs, and installing dog waste stations. Over $50,000 in funding was passed on the consent agenda at the Covington Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday night, part of the latest round of the […]
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Kentucky orchestra holding raffle for rare bourbon
Rare and hard-to-find bourbon is up for grabs in a raffle that will benefit the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra.
