The Boone County Planning Commission recommended denying Kroger’s request to rezone a 20-acre property at its meeting on Sept. 2. The zone change would apply to property at the northeast corner of Frogtown Connector Road and Paddock Drive for commercial use, intended for large, master-planned employment centers. Since 2023, Cincinnati-based Kroger has opened stores in […]
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New ‘Swirley’s Soft Serve’ ice cream shop could be coming to Alexandria
Alexandria could soon have a new place to grab a cone of soft serve. Business partners Alex Yocum and Chase Dawson are looking to open “Swirley’s Soft Serve” in the old Campbell Fire Insurance building at 102 Washington St. The Alexandria Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a zone change needed for the shop to open […]
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Athena Hospitality’s $100M Florence development gets planning commission backing
What you need to know A growing hospitality company has received the Boone County Planning Commission’s backing for a proposed $100 million commercial development at 3700 Houston Road in Florence. On Wednesday, the planning commission unanimously voted to recommend approval of a zoning change request that would pave the way for the development of a […]
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Personal stories drive call for veteran suicide prevention
When retired Air Force Master Sergeant Jared Bonvell was medically retired from the service in 2014, he had spent years investigating suicides as a special agent. Then, he began experiencing suicidal thoughts himself. Bonvell shared that experience at a veteran suicide prevention event held at Tower Park in Fort Thomas on Tuesday. The Northern Kentucky […]
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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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Major Covington interstate off-ramp to close permanently as traffic pattern shifts
The southbound off-ramp onto Fifth Street in Covington will close permanently on or after Sept. 14, according to an announcement this week from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The closures will coincide with the completion of utility work on and around Third Street, which is expected to reopen around the same time. The closure and reopening […]
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Covington Independent School District welcomes back graduates as teachers in the new school year
Three graduates of Covington Independent School District have returned to the district this fall, not as students, but as teachers. Kayelyn Strotman, Kiara Hernandez and Alaria Long all walked the same halls around the same time, and each said coming back felt less like a career choice and more like coming home. Strotman and Hernandez […]
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What the Boone County School Board’s vote means for your property tax bill
The Boone County School Board unanimously voted Monday night to lower property tax rates across the county, but Kentucky state representatives say property owners will still see higher tax bills. “The property assessments in Boone County have gone up 21.9%. So that means our property values are so much higher, so the tax rate is […]
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Meet your superintendent: Covington Independent Public Schools
Education is a value baked into Covington Independent Schools’ new Superintendent Cortnei Flucas’ bones. Flucas joined the district on July 1, hailing from her hometown of Indianapolis. Though raised there, Flucas spent summers in Mississippi with her grandparents for whom education was not a question. They saw it as an avenue to become a good […]
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Traveler’s Table to open in Fort Thomas this week
Traveler’s Table, in Fort Thomas, will officially open to the public for dinner on Sept. 4. With the invitation to “Travel the World Without Leaving the Table,” the new concept brings guests authentic dishes, wine traditions and stories from cultures around the world. The restaurant is located at 1011 S. Fort Thomas Ave. “Traveler’s Table […]
