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 […]
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Flight Attendant Wins $50,000 on Powerball After Being Rerouted to CVG
A flight attendant saw his flight rerouted to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and that inconvenience turned into a windfall. The Salt Lake City man, who wishes to remain anonymous, won $50,000 on the January 1 Powerball drawing. The winning ticket matched four white ball numbers and the Powerball. “I’ve traveled all over the world […]
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Independence golf courses say pandemic surge is sticking around
Written by Haley Parnell, LINK Media reporter As COVID-19 has kept many from seeing friends and family, golf courses have become a way to socialize safely. But even now that many indoor activities are resuming, a lot of the people who turned to golf are staying. In Independence, The Willows and The Pioneer Golf Courses […]
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CVG Airport Marks 75th Anniversary with Year-long Celebration
Timeline display at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG). The first flight landing at CVG was an American Airlines flight from Cleveland that landed Jan. 10, 1947. Monday marked the 75th anniversary of commercial flight at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). On January 10, 1947, at 9:23 a.m., the first flight landed at CVG, which was […]
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Devou Park Targeted for Disc Golf Course
Written by Michael Monks, LINK Media chief content officer Devou Park spans more than 700 acres on a Covington hilltop overlooking the that city and Cincinnati. Its sprawling offerings including an 18-hole golf course, multiple event venues, bike-sharing, a fishing pond, biking and hiking trails, and its famous overlook where visitors take in the sweeping […]
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Increasing Value of Used Cars Results in Higher Tax Bill for Ky. Drivers
Written by Kenton Hornbeck, LINK Media reporter Editor’s note: The headline has been changed to say “higher tax bill” from “higher tax rate” After tolerating pandemic burnout and nationwide economic uncertainty, northern Kentuckians are now beginning to grapple with the realization that their property taxes are on the rise due to higher vehicle valuations. In […]
