Covington’s Alcohol Beverage Control Board has decided to forego revoking the liquor license for Zazou, a bar in the city’s Mainstrasse neighborhood. Instead, the bar’s owner, Michael Mercer, has struck a deal with the board to increase police details at the bar through May 31, 2027. The decision comes in the wake of a fight […]
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Newport, Southgate gets funding for all-day childcare for preschoolers
Newport and Southgate independent school districts are expanding or sustaining full-day, year-round services for preschoolers with funding from EducateNKY. Since 1990, when Kentucky formally required public schools to offer half-day preschool for students eligible because of either family income or disability, more public schools have partnered with local providers to offer full-day childcare on their […]
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Underused Newport park could become community garden
A small west side park in Newport could be transformed into a community garden under a resident-led proposal aimed at creating a space that serves more of the neighborhood. Residents have proposed converting Freudenberg Park, located in the 700 block of Liberty Street, from a playground into a community garden with raised beds, landscaping, fencing […]
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Newport, Cold Spring, Crescent Springs to vote on property tax rates, more in NKY gov
This week at NKY government meetings, three Northern Kentucky cities are set to vote on property tax rates. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened last week in NKY government? Safety concerns spur Boone County discussion on e-bike, […]
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Boone County has Kentucky’s only public middle school mariachi band
With their bows resting beside them, Rector A. Jones Middle School violinists began plucking the instrument beneath their chins with their fingers. A batch of trumpet players followed, before students cradling large ornate wooden guitarróns and smaller folk-style guitars called vihuelas, began strumming. Eventually, the ensemble will blend to produce the song “Atotonilco” by Juan […]
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Alexandria martial artists prepare for world championships in France
A group of Alexandria martial artists is preparing to compete at an international world championship in France later this fall. Eight martial artists, competing in a variety of events and age groups, from Alexandria gym McClendon Martial Arts will head to France from Oct. 14 to Oct. 18 to compete in the world championships for […]
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Safety concerns spur Boone County discussion on e-bike, e-scooter regulations
What you need to know Boone County resident Larry Snyder said his wife, Janice, was seriously injured when a rider of a motorized scooter struck her while the couple was walking along a multiuse path near England Idlewild Park. Snyder, who spoke during the Boone County Fiscal Court’s Thursday, Sept. 24, caucus meeting, told officials […]
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Which roads will be closed in Covington for BLINK this year?
It is almost time for BLINK! The festival will return to both sides of the river from Oct. 8 to Oct. 11. If you plan on attending the event on the Covington side, you’ll need to prepare as the city will be closing several roads both before the event and during the course of the […]
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Covington to investigate additional regulations, safety protocols around e-bikes, scooters around schools
Covington Mayor Ron Washington has directed city staff to investigate possibly implementing additional safety protocols and regulations of e-bikes and scooters, especially in and around school zones. Washington stated at this week’s meeting of the Covington Board of Commissioners that the idea was broached to him by Covington School Board Member and former City Commissioner […]
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Boone County judge/executive sends letter asking SD1 to explain sewer route through Pille property
What you need to know Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore submitted a letter to the leadership of Sanitation District 1, asking the agency to provide county residents with greater clarity on why it selected its current route for the Central Boone Conveyance Project. Supporters of Gayle Pille, a Boone County landowner and naturalist whose property […]
