Northern Kentucky Restoration Weekend returns on March 21 in Newport. The ninth annual event offers opportunities for homeowners and rehabbers to learn from experts on restoring historic properties. The celebration of historic preservation is billed as “a day of practical advice, demonstrations, workshops, and services for the historic homeowner, property owner, or building professional.” The […]
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Bellevue Board of Education Recap
The Bellevue Board of Education honored longtime baseball coach Rob Sanders last week after he received the United Way Do Good Award. Kelsey Wicher nominated Sanders for the award, writing, “Rob is the FRYSC Director for Grandview Elementary. He also is the assistant athletic director, and the head baseball and golf coach for Bellevue High School. He […]
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Bellevue Hears Recommendations for Riverfront Development
Bellevue city council listened to a presentation of the Bellevue Riverfront Corridor Study on Wednesday night. The presentation followed months of work following the appointment of residents and business owners by Mayor Charlie Cleves. Cleves requested that Southbank Partners, a River City economic development organization, to lead the study and to make recommendations about […]
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Bellevue Riverfront Future to Be Discussed; Restaurants Moving Forward
A special meeting of the Bellevue city council is scheduled for Wednesday, February 19, at 6 p.m. at the Callahan Center behind the city building. Mayor Charlie Cleves said that the meeting will involve Southbank Partners and the unveiling of a plan for what could possibly work as a development along the city’s western riverfront […]
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Op-Ed: NKY River Cities See Banner Year
The following op-ed is written and submitted by Southbank Partners President Jack Moreland For the seven Northern Kentucky river cities that comprise Southbank Partners, 2019 was a banner year in terms of economic growth, development, and job creation. These cities saw more than $500 million in construction, development, and infrastructure projects take place last year […]
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Bellevue Leaders Celebrate Successful First Year
The City of Bellevue saw significant change to the makeup of its city council and administration after the 2018 elections, but that change will likely remain the norm for the next three years since not a single candidate filed to challenge the six council incumbents and Mayor Charlie Cleves is not yet up for reelection. […]
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Polar Plunge to Return to Bellevue
The 2020 Greater Cincinnati Polar Plunge is set for Saturday, February 1 at the parking lot near Joe’s Crab Shack in Bellevue. As usual, participants will raise at least $75 (or $50, if under 18), and then take a leap into the chilly pool set up at the site. The proceeds benefit Special Olympics programs […]
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Bellevue: Burger King, Gas Station, Waffle House Move Forward
Change continues to be in the development stages along Donnermeyer and Riviera drives. A large parcel of land that currently houses a KOI Auto Parts and Miller’s Fill In on Donnermeyer is set to become home to a new Burger King location. City Administrator Frank Warnock said that the Burger King franchise owner submitted a […]
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Ribbon Cut on New Accessible Entrance to Bellevue High School
Bellevue High School now has a fully accessible entrance. The school opened on Center Street in 1931 with steps leading to the front door, and then more steps from the door to the main hallway. A year ago, the issue was raised that students who use wheelchairs were having difficulty with alternative means to enter […]
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Bellevue Schools Sees Increase in Kindergarten Readiness Results
Bellevue Independent Schools is celebrating a record-high for kindergarten readiness based on recent testing. The state has not yet released all districts’ numbers in that area, but Bellevue Preschool Director Tara Wittrock said at the board of education meeting that the district stands at 71 percent kidnergarten ready. Preschool students take what is known as […]