You may notice some changes along the 600 block of Monmouth Street in Newport today. Newport announced via Facebook that it is removing the exterior signs from Huddles Cafe and The Brass Bull. According to the post, the signs are not being discarded or destroyed. They are being removed from the buildings and will be […]
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What could the old Brass Ass, Brass Bull become? Newport offers a glimpse
Newport officials offered a first look this week at what could happen to the former Brass Ass and Brass Bull properties, while stressing that no redevelopment plan has been decided. Newport Assistant City Manager Brian Steffen discussed the future of the nine properties the city purchased this summer for $3.8 million at the Sept. 9 […]
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Here’s what’s next for Brass Ass, Brass Bull properties
Newport now owns the Brass Ass, Brass Bull and seven other vacant parcels on Monmouth Street. Now what? The Newport Commission voted on July 23 to approve a $3.8 million purchase of nine properties on and adjacent to the 600 block of Monmouth Street. The approval comes after the city announced on Wednesday that it […]
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Newport to buy Brass Ass, Brass Bull properties in $3.8M redevelopment deal
Adult entertainment clubs the Brass Bull and Brass Ass, along with Huddle’s Cafe in Newport, are permanently closing as the city moves forward with a $3.8 million purchase of the properties. The deal is part of a downtown redevelopment effort. Newport announced on July 22 that it would be purchasing the Brass Ass, Brass Bull, […]
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Is one of Newport’s last ties to its Sin City roots coming to an end?
The Brass Bull and Brass Ass, Adult entertainment clubs, and Huddle’s Cafe, a bar in Newport, have all been marked as permanently closed on Google. Until Monday, the only operational strip bar in Newport was the Brass Ass. Its neon red electric sign featuring a martini glass and cartoon donkey is a remnant of a […]
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Newport shooting suspect pleads not guilty
Robert McKay appeared virtually in the Campbell County District Court Monday morning to face murder charges after being named the suspect in a shooting at the Brass Bull in Newport early Saturday morning. One person died as a result of the shooting. McKay is currently held in the Campbell County Detention Center and pleaded not […]
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FOX 19: Newport police chief: ‘Bullets were flying in my direction’ while responding to call
Cincinnati News, FOX19-WXIX TV Courtesy Fox 19. Newport Police Chief Tom Collins said bullets were flying toward his direction when he responded to a “shots fired” called Friday overnight. It happened in the 600 block of Monmouth in the parking lot of Brass Bull and Huddles Bar around 2:30 a.m. “The bullets were flying right […]