This story originally appeared in the Feb. 10 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. “I always say that Dan makes my life magic.” Alison Spears gripped her VillaMocha-labeled coffee cup – the coffee shop she and her husband Daniel Richardson own – as she recalled how the two […]
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LINK Streetscapes: Fort Thomas Avenue
This story originally appeared in the Feb. 3 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. This Streetscapes series first began in Fort Thomas about six months ago, and since then there is already a new crop of businesses waiting to be explored. In this segment, return to the first […]
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Galley Group to open food hall at Newport on the Levee, searching for chefs with restaurant concepts
Written by WCPO’s Molly Schramm A new food hall is set to open at Newport on the Levee in summer 2023. The Galley on the Levee will feature four chef-driven restaurants and a bar, and the food hall will open out to Bridgeview Box Park. The food hall’s restaurants will also have full-service kitchens, and […]
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LINK streetscapes: A bar crawl through Mainstrasse’s West Sixth Street
Come with me on a bar crawl through Mainstrasse’s West Sixth Street. Greenhouse Bar Formerly Pachinko’s, this bar has gone through a major transformation the past three years. What used to be a shoulder to shoulder establishment with loud music and dancing has changed their concept to attract a wider variety of people. My first […]
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With bourbon bars ‘played out’ in NKY, couple opens gin and tapas bar in Mainstrasse
On Jan. 6, Vic and Lesley Hugo opened up Juniper’s, Northern Kentucky’s first gin and tapas bar, in Mainstrasse. The couple, who previously had worked in the corporate world and didn’t have restaurant experience, founded Crafts and Vines in Mainstrasse in 2016, located a couple of blocks from Juniper’s. A few years ago, they decided […]
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Zozo’s Tavern in Burlington keeps community traditions alive
Zozo’s Tavern, named after owner Alan Lou’s daughter, keeps the sense of community alive in the building that has always represented just that. Located on the corner of Jefferson Street in downtown Burlington, the building has been many things, but always a spot for the community. In 1849 it was a hotel, after that, Burlington’s […]
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Boone County Public Library to host plant-based cooking class
For those seeking tastier plant-based dishes, the Boone County Public Library is hosting a cooking class. Join Rosamond Finley, Northern Kentucky plant-based homemaker, Monica Meier, owner of Rollin’ Bowls (NKY’s first Vegan food truck) and Helen Varela, Nutritional Coach utilizing FASTerWay to Fat Loss, will host the series of classes. Each class will focus on […]
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Alejandra Flores brings Honduran coffee to Dayton ‘una taza’ at a time
When Alejandra Flores was 7 years old, her parents sent her to Miami every two years from her home city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, so that she could visit family and “practice her English.” At the time, her 7-year-old self didn’t know that investment into her education to become bilingual would open the door for her […]
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Unataza Coffee is bringing Honduran coffee and free Spanish classes to the NKY community
Unataza Coffee in Dayton is offering free Spanish classes for beginners, bringing the owner’s native language to the Northern Kentucky community. After moving to the area in 2011 and searching for coffee that reminded her of home in Honduras, owner Alejandra Flores told LINK nky she was inspired to open Unataza. Flores says she takes […]
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One wall, two bars and a landlord: How a noise complaint introduced NKY to a Mainstrasse feud
The feud, at least in the public’s eye, began in early 2022 when Chris Estano hired someone to play live music on the front patio of his Mainstrasse bar, Paddy’s on Main. It announced itself in the form of a noise complaint about the events of that night, then landed on a Covington City Commission […]
