Newport is exploring options for implementing composting in the city, with GoZERO presenting options including centralized drop-off areas and individual residential services.
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Alexandria mayor keeps 11-year promise, purchases skate park for $1,300
Alexandria City Council has purchased a skate park from Fort Thomas for $1,300, providing a safe and convenient place for local teenagers to skate.
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Bellevue Beach Park undergoes multi-year improvement project
Bellevue Beach Park is undergoing a multi-year improvement project as part of the Riverfront Commons initiative, which includes painting/cleaning, landscaping/trimming, new flowerpots and wayfinding signage, with the first part of the work expected to be complete by Oct. 4.
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House Hunters visits NKY, here’s where they ended up buying
HGTV’s House Hunters made a stop in Northern Kentucky. The episode “Searching for Historic in Kentucky” aired Thursday night on the HGTV channel. In the episode, the couple, who had a budget of $400,000, looked at a few homes across NKY. They checked out a historic home in Fort Thomas, a new build in Independence, […]
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A new treasure trove for collectors is opening in Alexandria
Route 27 Antique Mall, a new spot for collectors to find their next big score, is opening in Alexandria, featuring close to 200 vendors selling antique, vintage or collectibles, including furniture, jewelry and toys and is expected to open in the next month.
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Immigrants, refugees share their stories of resilience on Purple People Bridge
Flavia Maria Cunha Bastos, a Brazilian immigrant and research professor at the University of Cincinnati, is one of the participants in the “More Than Meets the Eye” project, which features personal stories of immigrants and refugees who now call the Greater Cincinnati region home.
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Take advantage of your county tax dollars with Campbell County Extension offerings
The Campbell County Extension Office provides resources and programs to the community, while the Valley Homemaker Club donates quilts, pillows, and other items to hospice and local businesses, and offers scholarships to local high school students and adults.
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KY Girl Hemp offers CBD products tracked from seed to sale
KY Girl Hemp sells CBD products produced from hemp that is grown and processed in the Bluegrass State, and also offers Delta-8 and Delta-9 products, while owner Rose Seeger is concerned about the state taking away her ability to sell these products should recreational marijuana become legalized.
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Braxton to host traditional German dinner event during Covington’s Oktoberfest weekend
Covington-based Braxton Brewing Company is set to host Festzelt — a traditional German dinner that will take place throughout Covington’s Oktoberfest weekend. For $85, Festzelt attendees will be served four traditional Bavarian courses and two liters of beer. Covington’s Oktoberfest takes place at Goebel Park in the city’s MainStrasse Village neighborhood. Festzelt will be held […]
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Here’s when we’ll see peak fall foliage
Pumpkin spice drinks are plentiful, football season has started and there have been some days with a chill in the air, which means it’s almost fall. Along with the season comes the annual changing of the leaves, and several fall foliage predictions have recently been published. The end of October and the first week of […]
