Erlanger’s annual Summer Sendoff event will return next week on Sept. 19. The event celebrates the end of the summer and will feature a 5K event in the morning, followed by festivities, live music and other activities in the evening. The 5K run/walk will take place at Silverlake Park from 8 to 10 a.m.; registration […]
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Building up Boone County: Nearly $800M attraction planned for NKY
A nearly $800 million attraction is coming to Northern Kentucky — bringing amusement-style features, a new museum, a hotel and potentially thousands of jobs to Boone County. Boone County leaders say the project, called Liberty Forge Adventures, is expected to be a family-focused destination with a patriotic theme. The development is being planned around the […]
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Covington Oktoberfest returns to MainStrasse this weekend
Covington’s Oktoberfest returns to MainStrasse Village this weekend for three days of food, beer and live entertainment. The free festival runs Friday, Sept. 11, through Sunday, Sept. 13, at Goebel Park, located at 501 Philadelphia St., and along portions of 6th and Main streets. Festival hours are noon to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to […]
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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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Erlanger opens new bike park, ‘The Flow’
Erlanger has a new off-road bike park. The Flow held its grand opening late last month. It is part of the city’s 1,000-acre Eons Adventure Park project; the track is located in the hills above the new Amber Run Dog Park, which opened earlier this summer. The city held a grand opening event on Thursday. […]
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NKU School of the Arts announces 2026-27 theater, dance season
Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts will celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary with “American Snapshots,” its 2026-27 theater and dance program season. Featuring six productions, the season explores the American experience through period works, contemporary adaptations, classic musicals and original choreography. From the ambitions of the March sisters and the eccentricities of a 1930s […]
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Campbell County invites residents to hit the Bale Trail this fall
The first Campbell County Bale Trail event is happening this fall. Drive the scenic backroads of Campbell County and discover creative hay bale displays crafted by local farms and families. Vote on Facebook for your favorite. Open to all Campbell County residents and producers. Decorate a bale, submit a photo, compete for prizes. Email photos […]
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Ohio Valley Woodcarvers Expo coming to Cold Spring in September
River Valley Wood Carvers, a Greater Cincinnati nonprofit organization that promotes, teaches, and practices the craft of wood carving and wood burning, will host its annual expo in Northern Kentucky. The Ohio Valley Woodcarvers Expo will take place Sept. 26 and 27 at the Cold Spring Elks Lodge facility at 3704 Alexandria Pike. The two-day […]
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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 […]
