To be the winning team, fan votes play a heavy role, along with consideration from our sports team here at LINK. Nominations are reader-submitted or recommended by our sports team. Our Team of the Week program honors all local sports at all levels, whether it’s youth or adult-oriented recreation, high school or college, professional or amateur. This week’s nominated […]
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LINK nky Top 10 on the gridiron: Ryle’s win over Cooper causes shakeup
Some big numbers were put up offensively this week starting with the shootout in Edgewood between Dixie Heights and Beechwood. Some called it one of, if not the best high school football game they’ve ever seen, Beechwood hanging on by a half-yard on a Colonels failed two-point conversion attempt in overtime. That wasn’t even the […]
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NKY businesses host WEBN fireworks show watch parties
If you’re looking for a place to watch the iconic Western & Southern WEBN fireworks show but want to avoid the crowds, check out this list of local businesses’ watch parties. The show, known as Riverfest, is the largest fireworks display in the Midwest and kicks off at 9 p.m. Buckhead Mountain Grill in Bellevue is […]
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Local comedians bringing comedy back to Northern Kentucky
Local comedians are bringing comedy back to Northern Kentucky—specifically, the Bellevue/Dayton area. The closing of the Funny Bone on Newport on the Levee in 2016 left a comedy drought in the area. “Nothing ever went back in that spot (where Funny Bone was), and it’s a shame because you would think an improv would come […]
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Friday Night Lights are back! Storylines to look for this prep football season
This story originally appeared in the August 11 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. Friday Night Lights are upon us. Cue up the band, the rowdy student sections, mom, dad, grandma and grandpa pulling out their seats with a backrest – and those cotton candy skies. Not much […]
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Urban growth firm floats idea for Bellevue’s Marianne Theatre
The historic Marianne Theatre has been located on Bellevue’s Fairfield Avenue since 1942 but has been untouched since its closing in the 1990s. Owned by the city of Bellevue since 2014, the theatre remains vacant, though not from a lack of ideas of what should go into the space—most recently, a vision to transform the […]
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Bellevue raises fine on curfew violations for minors
Bellevue voted this week to raise the amount fined for curfew violations for minors. The amendment reads that for a minor’s first violation, the parent or guardian will be fined $25. The parent or guardian will be fined $100 for each subsequent offense. The city ordinance previously read that parents are fined $50 for a […]
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36th District Volleyball Preview: Highlands again favored, NewCath looks to progress
Highlands and Newport Central Catholic have been battling for district and even region championships for a number of years and this season expects to be no different. The rivalry has been about runs over the past 18 years. The Bluebirds have won 11 out of the last 12 meetings and six consecutive district championships dating […]
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Bellevue approves the use of golf carts on Fairfield Avenue
Bellevue is amending its golf cart ordinance to allow the use of carts on Fairfield Avenue. Previously, carts could cross Fairfield Avenue at a light in an intersection but couldn’t drive up and down the street. The city council voted at its meeting Wednesday evening to amend the ordinance with no restrictions. The city could […]
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OneNKY Alliance names Bellevue councilman as new project manager
Covington-based nonprofit OneNKY Alliance announced Tuesday that it had hired a new project manager with experience in politics and education. Ryan Salzman, now in his fifth term as a Bellevue councilman, will work directly with OneNKY CEO Karen Finan on projects that aim to advance regional education, health and unity, according to a release. “I […]
