This Community Voices column is written by April F. Draine, a parent of three kids who shares stories, advice and tips for those trying to raise responsible humans. Email her at aprildraine@gmail.com. “We found you on a ‘Blue Light Special’ at K-Mart, in the Cabbage Patch Doll section, and decided to bring you home with […]
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Community Voices: Five essential tips for women ready to start their own business
This Community Voices column is written by Jill Morenz, the CEO of Aviatra Accelerators in Covington. Jill is passionate about equipping women-owned businesses with the tools and support they need for lasting success. Women are starting businesses at a greater rate than ever before. In 2024 alone, women-owned businesses in America generated $3.3 trillion in […]
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Community Voices: Your LinkedIn photo called. It wants a do-over
What you need to know This Community Voices column is written by Tonya Bolton, who shares advice, tips and ideas for entrepreneurs. You can reach her at info@tonyaboltonphotography.com. Let’s talk about first impressions. You know, those magical few seconds when people decide whether you’re confident or clueless, trustworthy or suspicious, approachable or “let’s pretend we didn’t see […]
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Community Voices: Embracing NKY’s Friday Night Lights tradition
Wes Akers is a professor of electronic media and broadcasting at Northern Kentucky University. In fall, Friday nights can only mean one thing: high school football! High school students take the field to represent their schools in the lighted gridiron. These games in the region can be traced back to 1931 at Newport High School […]
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Community Voices: Serving with gratitude in NKY
This Community Voices column is written by Marcus O’Malley, who shares ways you can get involved and give back to your community in NKY. You can email him at marcus@caringexcellenceathome.com. November invites us not just to give—but to give with gratitude and intention. In a world that often moves at breakneck speed, pausing to serve others […]
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Community Voices: Is your website a digital dumpster fire? Here’s how to fix it
This Community Voices column is written by Tonya Bolton, who shares advice, tips and ideas for entrepreneurs. You can reach her at info@tonyaboltonphotography.com. Your website is your business’s online handshake. But for too many local businesses, it’s more like a limp fish, or worse—a mysterious junk drawer from 2007. We’ve all seen those sites: tiny fonts, blurry […]
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Community Voices: Caring for NKY’s most vulnerable people
This Community Voices column is written by Marcus O’Malley, who shares ways you can get involved and give back to your community in NKY. You can email him at marcus@caringexcellenceathome.com. Some neighbors need help every day. Others need it suddenly: a lost job, a health setback, a burst pipe that empties a savings account. Vulnerability isn’t […]
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Community Voices: The top 5 AI tools every small business should try
This Community Voices column is written by Dawn Winterhalter Parks, Director of BizAccessHub at NKU’s Haile College of Business and an AI strategist. Ever feel like tech changes faster than you can finish your morning coffee? You’re not alone. If you’re a small business owner of a certain age, you might feel like the younger generation got handed the tech […]
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Community Voices: Exploring the social impacts of regional events
This Community Voices column is written by Julie Cencula Olberding, the director of the Master of Public Administration Program at Northern Kentucky University. We do love our events and festivals in Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati. Some big ones are the BLINK light and art festival, Cincinnati Music Festival, Labor Day Riverfest, Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, Goettafest, […]
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Community Voices: How local businesses can give back
This Community Voices column is written by Marcus O’Malley, who shares ways you can get involved and give back to your community in NKY. You can email him at marcus@caringexcellenceathome.com. In Northern Kentucky, small and mid-sized businesses do more than just offer products and services: They help shape our communities. These businesses are often owned and staffed by our neighbors, […]