DOT chart shows Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport average fares are 9 percent lower than the national average. The U.S. Department of Transportation released its average airfare ranking report for the third quarter of 2021, and the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) once again has the lowest airfares in the region. Interested in what’s happening at […]
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She left P&G to start a coffee shop that would bring people together
Written by Haley Parnell, LINKnky reporter Tami Trunick had a vision: she wanted to do something more meaningful for her community. After working at Procter & Gamble for decades, Trunick said she didn’t feel like she was improving lives the way she wanted. Brass Key Coffee began when the Northern Kentucky native took a trip […]
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Manatees Lizzo, Cardi-Tee, MaryKate and Ashley make pit stop at CVG
Written by Haley Parnell, LINKnky reporter Four manatees made a pit stop at CVG Airport today on their way to the Columbus Zoo. Lizzo, Cardi-Tee, MaryKate, and Ashley were transported from SeaWorld’s Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Orlando to DHL’s CVG Hub and then to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. All four manatees were rescued […]
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High-end steak house coming to Bellevue
Written by Meghan Goth, LINK nky managing editor A new steakhouse is slated to open in Bellevue. MRBL, pronounced “Marble,” will be located on the fourth floor of 119 Fairfield Ave. (above where Esporta Fitness currently operates), said Christian Tucci, asset manager for Windmiller Properties, which owns the building. “Guests will first enter the restaurant […]
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Rumpke Driver Retires After Nearly 47 Years of NKY Routes
Rumpke Waste & Recycling Driver Tommy Wells retired Friday after nearly 47 years of driving Northern Kentucky routes. Tommy Wells started his forty-six-and-a-half-year career with Rumpke by driving routes in Covington and Newport for his first fifteen years in the business. He has spent the past 31 years in commercial collection, serving customers in the […]
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Cincinnati Zoo Names Baby Penguin in Honor of Betty White Character
The Cincinnati Zoo announced Monday that it has named its one-month old blue penguin, “Rose”, after the Golden Girls character portrayed by actress Betty White. White died December 31, weeks shy of her 100th birthday. She had been a wildly popular TV star for decades but is often remembered for Emmy-winning turn as the dimwitted but affable […]
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Braxton Labs Closing Taproom, Party Source Adding New In-House Bourbon Bar
Braxton Labs announced that is closing its Newport taproom while the Party Source announced that it will fill the space with an in-house bourbon bar. (Party Source is adjacent to the taproom, but is located in Bellevue as the cities’ border runs along the property.) The full-service bourbon bar is unnamed as of yet, but […]
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New Seafood Restaurant in Bellevue Opens Softly Friday, then Fully on Monday
If you’re in Bellevue and in the mood for some seafood, a new spot is opening in the former Joe’s Crab Shack location this weekend. Enson Harbor is holding a soft opening Friday from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., the restaurant announced on its Facebook page Thursday. Also, there’s robots. Yep – you read that […]
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Fort Thomas Troop 70 Honors Six Eagle Scouts
Fort Thomas Troop 70 was chartered in 1944. Boy Scout Troop 70, chartered in 1944, honors six new Eagle Scouts at a Court of Honor ceremony on Sunday, December 19, at 3 p.m. at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Ft. Thomas. Since 1912 more than two million Boy Scouts have earned the meritorious Eagle […]
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NKY NAACP Announces Award Recipients
The Northern Kentucky branch of the NAACP announced the recipients of its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon Awards. The awards will be presented on Monday, January 17, during the event at the Newport Syndicate (18 East 5th Street, Newport). Dr. David Childs, professor of education at Northern Kentucky University, will be the keynote […]