On June 29, the Bellevue Police Department reported an attempt to steal two of the city’s Taylor Swift Avenue signs. The department said a mother and two juveniles tried to steal the signs and reminded residents in a Facebook post that they were city property. The post said any theft or attempted theft of the […]
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Southbank Partners and City of Bellevue to receive $3.7 million grant
Southbank Partners and the City of Bellevue were awarded $3.7 million from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity federal grant program. The funds will be used to complete the final pre-construction services required for Riverfront Commons, a 20-mile, multi-use path/transportation corridor along the south bank of the Ohio River from Devou Park to Pendery […]
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Bellevue’s Beach Park Farmers Market returns next month
Bellevue’s Beach Park Farmers Market is back with vendors, live music, food trucks, farm friends, kids activities, and more. The farmer’s markets at the beach park, 643-665 Frank Benke Way, takes place on the third Sunday of the month from July through October, with October being a bigger special event, “The Farmer Flea.” More updates […]
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Bellevue residents deemed ‘Swiftiest’ at Taylor Swift Avenue sign dedication
“Meet me in the pouring rain.” Swifties didn’t let a few raindrops stop them from showing out to Bellevue’s Taylor Swift Avenue sign dedication Thursday evening. The city designated Leah Roberts, Bethany Parker and Kristen Hall as Bellevue’s “Swifitest Residents,” and they won a pink Taylor Swift Avenue sign. The fans addressed the crowd telling […]
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Bellevue to rename Taylor Avenue ‘Taylor Swift Avenue’ ahead of Cincinnati shows
Taylor Avenue in Bellevue is proclaimed Taylor Swift Avenue by the city for the week of June 26. The dedication comes ahead of Swift visiting the region for her concerts at Paycor Stadium on Friday, June 30, and Saturday, July 1. According to Bellevue Marketing and Communications Director Melissa Morandi, the city will change street […]
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Bellevue pays homage to popular children’s book with new city truck
Bellevue is paying homage to a popular children’s book with a new truck they purchased to help with beautification efforts in the city. “‘Beep’ said the Little Blue Truck” are familiar words to many parents and children who spent time reading the popular Little Blue Truck book series by author Alice Schertle. The city purchased […]
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Bellevue looks into allowing use of golf carts on Fairfield Avenue
Last June, Bellevue passed an ordinance permitting the use of golf carts in the city with the exclusion of Fairfield Avenue and Memorial Parkway. At the June 14 city council meeting, Bellevue City Administrator Frank Warnock and council members showed interest in legislation allowing the carts on Fairfield Avenue. However, Warnock said the police and […]
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New Riff founder to retire in 2024 after decades in the alcohol business
Ken Lewis, the founder of New Riff Distillery in Newport, is set to retire in 2024, according to American Whiskey Magazine report. Lewis entered the distilling business in 2014 after selling Party Source, a Bellevue liquor store he founded in 1993. He has spent over 50 years in the alcohol industry. “Well, I think 50 […]
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The city of Bellevue Honors former Miller’s Fill Inn owner Lois Miller
Mayor Charlie Cleves and members of the Bellevue City Council passed a unanimous resolution in honor of the former Miller’s Fill Inn owner naming June 14 as ‘Lois Miller Day.’ Miller recently retired from the bar she purchased in the 1990s in a sale to Hickory Kentucky Wald, LLC., which owns and operates other bars […]
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Bellevue residents express concern over potential development
Several residents expressed concern at the June 14 Bellevue City Council meeting about a potential development project for city-owned land located behind the homes that line the northwest intersection of Geiger and Berry avenues. Many of those same residents met in advance of the city council meeting to discuss the potential development at Three Spirits […]