After weeks of negotiating with the Boone County Planning and Zoning Commission, the developers behind Union Promenade finally have the necessary zoning amendment for a special sign district. Developers Thomas Ackermann and Ralph Meierjohan requested a zoning amendment to create a special sign district within Union Promenade. The development plan calls for some signs that […]
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Burlington Coat Factory, Ross Stores to Open in Former Newport Kmart Location
Kmart, located at the corner of Monmouth Street and Carothers Road, just down the hill from Newport Central Catholic closed its longtime store in Newport in 2014. Now, after years of sitting vacant, two stores will fill that space. A year after closing, ALDI announced it would fill some of that vacant space in 2015. […]
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Navigating Newport Fresh Thyme and ALDI
Typically, my Editor assigns me stories that I really love (thanks Mark!). Typically. This was NOT one of those times. When I was told I should do a story on the new grocery stores that have opened up in the area, panic set in. Grocery shopping, to me, means sprinting through a store as quickly […]
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Newport Fresh Thyme Farmer Markets and ALDI Opening Dates
Two new grocery stores will be opening the same week in Newport. Fresh Thyme Farmer Markets is holding a grand opening on Wednesday, January 27th, 7:00 a.m. at 82 Carothers Road, while ALDI is celebrating a grand opening Monday, February 1st at 9:00 a.m. – 1301 Monmouth Street in the former K-Mart site at the […]
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13 Secrets You Don’t Know About Aldi
Iamthatlady.com FTM and RCN broke the news that ALDI would be coming to Newport. While the initial reviews were mixed, the ultra-out-of-the-box retailer offers a lot of low priced items AND pays their employees more than normal grocers. Iamthatlady.com did an article on the 13 best secrets that ALDI has to offer. Here they are. […]
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More than ALDI on the Way: Owner Has Big Plans for Newport Plaza II
Newport Plaza II will be parceled into 3 different retailers. Written by Michael Monks, editor & publisher of The River City News ALDI’s expansion in Northern Kentucky is good timing for the owner of Newport Plaza II, the aged shopping center at the corner of Monmouth Street and Carothers Road once anchored by a now […]
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New Grocery is “Coming Soon” to Replace Closed Newport Kmart
Written by Michael Monks of The River City News and Mark Collier of Fort Thomas Matters The site map shows ALDI Supermarket with a “Coming Soon” tag. Want a cart? Put a quarter in and when you’re done, return it to get your quarter back. Want a bag to take your groceries home? Bring your […]