A new festival celebrating regional bluegrass music while supporting a local breast cancer organization is coming to Bellevue on Oct. 17. Bluegrass for Good, produced by Greater Cincinnati nonprofit Infinite Hills Productions, will take place from 1 to 7 p.m. on the 200 block of Foote Ave. The inaugural event will benefit Chicks & Chucks, […]
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Opinion: Your first vote matters
Written by Jesse Brewer, Boone County Commissioner, District 3 Every election brings a new group of Americans into our democracy for the first time. They are the young people who have recently turned 18. For the first time, they can register to vote, walk into a voting booth and have the same voice as every […]
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Week 8 NKY HS football roundup/scores
Friday Holy Cross 41, Bishop Brossart 14 Full game recap here Newport Central Catholic 17, Newport 6 Full game recap here Elder (OH) 30, Highlands 27 Elder escaped Fort Thomas with a victory in this back and forth affair. This one had no shortage of explosive, game-changing plays. Highlands jumped out 9-0 thanks to a […]
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Boone County Planning Commission recommends against 335-unit Drees development
The Boone County Planning Commission recommended against a zoning change Wednesday night that could allow Drees Homes to construct 335 housing units. The recommendation came down in a split 6-5 vote by the planning commissioners. The final decision on the zoning change request will now go to the Boone County Fiscal Court. The land in […]
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Ed Gallrein speaks to Kenton County Rotarians in Villa Hills
Ed Gallrein spoke to the Kenton County Rotary Club in Villa Hills Thursday, pitching his message and policy platform to the Rotarians as he prepares for the upcoming November election. “This election is simply about choice of the Constitution that’s rooted in religion and our fiery birth of our nation for liberty versus the Communist […]
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The Hive Erlanger announces new coffee shop: Ebb & Flow
The Hive, a restaurant and coffee bar in Erlanger, announced this week that it will be opening a new coffee shop called the Ebb & Flow Cafe & Bakery. The new shop will be located across the street from The Hive, which is at 480 Erlanger Road. “We’ve heard from you guys; we know how […]
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Newport removes Brass Bull, Huddles Cafe signs
You may notice some changes along the 600 block of Monmouth Street in Newport today. Newport announced via Facebook that it is removing the exterior signs from Huddles Cafe and The Brass Bull. According to the post, the signs are not being discarded or destroyed. They are being removed from the buildings and will be […]
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Covington Radisson investors walk back Hard Rock branding plans
A previously announced rebrand of the Radisson Hotel in Covington has been walked back by the firm fielding the acquisition of the iconic hotel. GenX Capital Partners, the Miami-based firm that’s managing the acquisition, its branding and financing for a yet-to-be announced buyer, informed LINK nky via email this week that the rebranding of the […]
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Teacher reinstated after mistakenly distributing racial slur to students, according to NKY NAACP
A Boone County High School teacher who distributed a word search to students that contained the N-word is back in the classroom after an administrative leave, according to the Northern Kentucky branch of the NAACP. The branch held a news conference after meeting with district leaders Thursday. After the teacher self-reported the situation, the district’s […]
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Hurricane Isaias remnants headed for NKY. Here’s what to expect
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will reach the Tri-State area this weekend, but the National Weather Service is not expecting widespread severe weather or flooding. That being said, gusty winds, rain and storms are expected to occur, according to the National Weather Service, with most of the rainfall happening Sunday. Wind speeds of between 25 […]
