Northern Kentucky once was one of the most criminally corrupt places in the United States. Covington and Newport were hotbeds of bootlegging, gambling and prostitution. Many public officials, if they couldn’t be bought by racketeers, were themselves criminals. The ways that Covington and Newport deal with that history are complicated. Newport, in some ways, leans […]
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Former Beverly Hills Supper Club site now home to luxury apartments
The former Beverly Hills Supper Club site has been redeveloped into the Memorial Pointe community, which includes the recently opened Vicinity Apartments, a 200-unit luxury development and will also feature a 90-bed senior facility, and approximately 60 single-family homes.
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Hundreds gather to dedicate Beverly Hills Supper Club memorial
It was fitting for Southgate to unveil the Beverly Hills Supper Club memorial on Memorial Day weekend, already a time for tribute and reflection. On Sunday afternoon, which was the 46th anniversary of a fire that took 165 lives, an estimated 300 people finally got to see the top-secret two marble slabs, located in what’s […]
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Beverly Hills Supper Club memorial ceremony set for May
Southgate will commemorate the 46th anniversary of the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire with a long-awaited memorial at the site on May 28. The 1977 fire killed 165 people. At the time, it was the third-worst nightclub fire in the U.S. The 80-acre, 54,000-square-foot entertainment complex didn’t have smoke detectors, sprinklers, smoke alarms, or enough […]
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Southgate grants IRB for apartment portion of Memorial Pointe projectÂ
The Southgate City Council approved an order at their last meeting on Aug. 17 to issue an Industrial Revenue Bond, or IRB, for the proposed apartment community within the Memorial Pointe Project on the former Beverly Hills Supper Club property. Southgate is issuing an IRB exclusively for the apartment portion of the project. Developer North […]
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Beverly Hills Victims Group Attorney Files Injunction to Stop Southgate Development
In August, a Beverly Hills Supper Club victims group wore “Respect the Dead” shirts to a public hearing in Southgate on a zone change that would clear the way for development on the club property. By Robin Gee A temporary injunction has been granted to halt any and all activity on the site of […]
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Beverly Hills Fire Group Files Lawsuit, “Blindsides” City of Southgate
A group of Beverly Hills Supper Club fire victims and their supporters have filed suit against the developers, city and county officials to stop development at the site. by Robin Gee, city council beat editor City officials in Southgate said they were “blindsided” by the announcement last night that members of a group of […]
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Southgate Approves Zone Change for Development at Beverly Hills Supper Club Site
People filled the room, remaining socially distant, at the Southgate City Council meeting to discuss the development encompassing the Beverly Hills Supper Club property. By Robin Gee, city council beat editor Southgate City Council has voted unanimously to approve a zone change that clears the way for a $65 million mixed use development on property […]
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Southgate City Council Votes for Administrative Review With Public Arguments at Next Meeting
Southgate city council members heard a recommendation for a zone change that would affect property that once was the site of the Beverly Hills Supper Club By Robin Gee, city council beat editor The next step in the process of a zone change and possible development of property that includes the site of the former […]
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Next Step for Development at Beverly Hills Fire Site Moves to Southgate City Council
With a zone change and conditional use approved, plans for a mixed-use residential development and memorial on the site of the 1977 Beverly Hills Supper Club fire moves forward. by Robin Gee, city council beat editor In a unanimous decision last night, the Campbell County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a zone change and conditional […]