In this episode of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks, we look at the future of four key bridges in Northern Kentucky: the Brent Spence, the Clay Wade Bailey, the Roebling Suspension, and the 4th Street. Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray and KYTC District 6 Chief Engineer Bob Yeager join us to talk about that. […]
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The Frankfort LINK Live: Reviewing the 2022 Ky. General Assembly session
Charter schools, the Brent Spence Bridge, a wet lab in Covington, and other NKY-specific legislation and issues made their way through the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly session, which ended on Thursday. Sports betting and legal access to cannabis did not survive the legislative process. On this week’s season finale of The Frankfort LINK Live, hosts […]
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The Kentucky Side: A tunnel between Covington and Cincinnati?
On this edition of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks, we are joined by Greg Hand, local historian, proprietor of Cincinnati Curiosities and contributor to Cincinnati Magazine. Among the interesting topics that we explore: the different times that a tunnel underneath the Ohio River between Covington and Cincinnati was seriously explored or suggested. We also […]
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The Kentucky Side: Visiting Silver Grove Dari Bar; NKY tourism; local growth slow
On this edition of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks, we talk about an expected resurgence of tourism in Northern Kentucky buoyed by federal and state dollars; the 2021 Census estimate for the local region shows growth, but slower than what some would hope for; and we visit the Silver Grove Dari Bar, celebrating its […]
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The Frankfort LINK Live: Charter school legislation and NKY’s role in it
On this week’s edition of The Frankfort LINK Live, hosts Michael Monks and Mark Payne discuss the passage of House Bill 9, which paves the way for a charter school to open somewhere in Northern Kentucky. We are joined by State Senators Chris McDaniel (R-Taylor Mill) and Damon Thayer (R-Georgetown), and Ludlow Independent Schools Superintendent […]
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The Kentucky Side: Voting in NKY in 2022; 1950 Census Details Released
On this week’s episode of Northern Kentucky’s podcast “The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks”: We are just weeks away from the May primary election in Kentucky, our first time casting ballots since the pandemic election year of 2020. COVID worries and restrictions offered expanded access to voting that year, but in 2022 that won’t be […]
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The Kentucky Side Podcast: CVG emerges from pandemic; Navigating intergenerational workplaces
The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted the travel industry, both leisure and business. But as case counts rapidly decline people are returning to the skies in droves. In fact, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is seeing a spike in travel for spring break. In this episode of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks, CVG CEO […]
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The Frankfort LINK Live: Abortion bills advance in state capitol
Every week, LINK nky connects our region to its lawmakers and legislation as the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly progresses in Frankfort. Hosts Mark Payne and Michael Monks are joined in this episode by State Senator John Schickel (R-Union), Planned Parenthood Advocates State Director Tamarra Wieder, and NKU Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Ryan Salzman. Listen […]
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The Frankfort LINK Live: Episode 8
Every week, LINK nky connects our region to its lawmakers and legislation as the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly progresses in Frankfort. Hosts Mark Payne and Michael Monks are joined in this episode by State Reps. Buddy Wheatley (D-Covington) and Adam Koening (R-Erlanger).
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The Kentucky Side – Episode 5
On this edition of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks, we look back on two years since the first positive COVID-19 case in Northern Kentucky, the impact on the region’s health care facilities, and what we learned about our local part of the world during this deadly pandemic. We are joined by St. Elizabeth Healthcare […]