“Where the city meets the country.” This is the official motto of the city of Alexandria, a small, unassuming home-rule city in central Campbell County nestled along scenic US 27. It’s a 25-minute drive south of Cincinnati and serves as one of the two dual county seats for Campbell County. It emulates many other growing […]
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Rural Northern Kentucky Residents Say They Have the Best of Both Worlds
Before second grade, Rachel Franzen played in the creek and picked wildflowers for her mom in the hayfields on her neighbor’s land that stretched around her parent’s property in California, Kentucky. When Franzen was in second grade, her neighbors sold their field, and a subdivision took its place. “Even that climate jump was very strange […]
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Can the urban core help unite Northern Kentucky?
The elevator opens. A black marble hallway leads to a front desk, flanked by staircases that arch down to the front doors of 100 E. Rivercenter. Bill Butler’s office is on the 10th floor. It overlooks the Roebling, which stretches over the Ohio River to Downtown Cincinnati. A beautiful view. An ironic view, perhaps, for […]
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Fairview, Ryland Heights: ‘Don’t they know it’s the end of the world?’
City name: Fairview City size: 324 acres Population: 470 Median income: $61,806 Median property value: $112,500 Incorporated: 1957 Mayor: Harry Sprott ——- City name: Ryland Heights City size: 5.2 square miles Population: 1,077 Median Income: $55,781. Median Property value: $147,415 Incorporated: 1972 Mayor: Johnny Cole Why does the sun go on shining? Why does the […]
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Kenton Vale: Blink and you might miss this city and its rich, unique history
City name: Kenton Vale City size: .1 square mile Population: 108 Median income: $43,750 Median home value: $101,896 Incorporated: 1949 Mayor: Mike Pendergast On Madison Pike, just past Latonia, sits Jackson Florist, the oldest business in the small city of Kenton Vale. The tiny town barely has room for any other type of enterprise. With […]