Free Feet Footwear is holding their annual fundraiser at St. Timothy Parish in Union next month. On Nov. 12 from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m., participants can enjoy music, food, a silent auction and a raffle. Each ticket costs $25 and all proceeds directly support local children in need of tennis shoes. Sally Woolf, one […]
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Campbell County Library launches ‘Cards for Veterans’ program
Campbell County Public Library patrons can celebrate Veterans Day early this year with their recently launched Cards for Veterans program. From Oct. 1 to 30, materials to make the cards will be available in the children’s area of the Carrico/Fort Thomas (1000 Highland Ave), Newport (901 E 6th St.), Alexandria (8333 Alexandria Pike) and Cold […]
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Bourbon tasting event to benefit local veteran assistance programs
The Little Britain Carriage House is holding a bourbon tasting to benefit local veterans on Oct. 19 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals is a national nonprofit aimed at improving the lives of service members and veterans through housing and philanthropy. The group’s 7,000-plus members work within all […]
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Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission announces their renovated Head Start Center
The Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission recently announced the ribbon cutting ceremony for its newly renovated Head Start Center in Burlington. The ceremony will be held Oct. 13 at noon at 3261 Maplewood Drive. The $3.2 million renovation includes a sensory learning room, a parent area, an improved gymnasium, a commercial kitchen, an upgraded playground, […]
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FotoFocus event at Thomas More to feature HomePlace exhibit
Thomas More University will be hosting The HomePlace by photographer Sarah Hoskins as part of the of the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial. Nonprofit arts organization FotoFocus will showcase the exhibit from Oct. 13 to Nov. 2 at the Eva G. Farris Art Gallery on Thomas More’s Crestview Hills campus. This is FotoFocus’s sixth biennial, encompassing more […]
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Children’s Law Center, Inc. hosts first “Boots, Bourbon, and Biscuits” brunch
This article was written by Sasha Naiman, Executive Director at the Children’s Law Center. Children’s Law Center, Inc. (CLC), a nonprofit legal service center protecting the rights of children and youth, will host a Boots, Bourbon, and Biscuits Brunch supporting CLC’s vital services in our community. CLC is recognized locally and nationally for its advocacy […]
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Life Learning Center awarded $101,000 from Impact 100
Life Learning Center was recognized as one of four 2022 Impact 100 Grant recipients from across the Cincinnati area, and the only one in Northern Kentucky. The $101,000 award will support Life Learning Center’s Pillars Café Transformation project, an announcement said. The Covington-based Life Learning Center helps at-risk individuals gain education and employment opportunities. Most […]
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HART and ‘Sole’ shoe collection drive to raise money for homeless dogs and cats in Florence
The Homeless Animal Rescue Team of Cincinnati (HART) is conducting a shoe drive to raise money for the dogs and cats waiting for their forever home. HART will earn funds based on the total weight of the shoes collected as Funds2Orgs will purchase all the donated footwear. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go […]
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Boone County Public Library’s Chapin branch closes full-service operations
After more than 70 years in operation, the original Boone County Public Library’s Chapin branch has closed its doors in Petersburg, Kentucky — well, sort of. Due to staffing issues, Executive Director Carrie Herrmann said the library will be turned into Kentucky’s first express location; it will include an honor book system, where attendees can […]
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Kentucky food banks treated to ‘sweet’ donation
Candy manufacturer Perfetti Van Melle is donating more than 54,000 pounds of candy to food banks throughout Kentucky, including God’s Pantry Food Bank in Lexington, Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland in Elizabethtown and Northern Kentucky Area Development District food pantry in Independence. “Through our Kentucky Hunger Initiative, we mostly highlight donations of fresh, Kentucky farm produce […]
