The popular Northern Kentucky restaurant chain Barleycorn’s is expanding into the brewery business, and its owner’s eyes are set on Wilder for the first location. The idea is to have a brewery specializing in traditional beers like lagers, pilsners, and IPAs, said Gary Holland, founder and CEO of One Holland, which owns three Barleycorn’s locations. […]
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Take a look inside Ovation as construction progresses toward late 2022 opening
Construction on the five-story office building at Ovation began last October, and Corporex plans to deliver the finishing touches at the end of 2022, said Tom Banta, chief real estate officer of Corporex during a recent tour of the construction site. “We just signed a lease with MegaCorp Logistics for the top two floors in […]
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Cincinnati mayor discusses regional challenges at NKY Chamber breakfast
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce held a government forum with Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval Friday morning. Pureval spoke of how governments on both sides of the river must work together to move forward with regional projects — and also about the area’s challenges. “The work that you’re doing in Frankfort to get dollars here […]
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Rich Strike’s Derby-winning jockey in Newport raising money for late priest’s charity
Less than two weeks after riding longshot Rich Strike to a shocking victory in the Kentucky Derby, jockey Sonny Leon visited JerZee’s Pub & Grill on Monmouth Street in Newport Wednesday to meet fans and sign autographs. The event raised money for charity benefitting racetrack workers. Leon, who rode Rich Strike at 80-to-1 odds, charged […]
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Union votes to regulate vacation rentals
Owners of vacation rentals in Union may soon need an operating license starting in 2023. The Union City Commission had the first reading of a new ordinance requiring an operating license for homeowners who rent out their property for short-term rental websites, like Airbnb and VRBO. The new policy also includes a 2% occupational tax. […]
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Tuba Baking Co. moving to Dayton, opening ‘Brezelgarten’
What was intended as a wholesale pretzel bakery on Pike Street in Covington has turned into a Pretzel bakery and restaurant space with a “Brezelgarten” in Dayton. Tuba Baking Co. sets their pretzels apart by making them authentic Swabian German-style. Owner Drew Rath said they started experimenting with Southwestern German cuisine because it wasn’t readily […]
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Here’s a sneak peek of the in-progress Covington Republic Bank building renovation
Thanks to the Covington Business Council’s first Hard Hat Tour of 2022, the public was able to witness the progress of the Republic Bank renovation at 535 Madison Ave. A development team named The Covington Republic LLC, consisting of Sparen Real Estate, Manning Construction, and WorK Architecture + Design, bought the building in fall of […]
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Good Samaritan Car Care breaks ground on new permanent location
Good Samaritan Car Care Clinic provides low income Covingtonians with free, routine basic maintenance on their car as a way to help them move toward economic self-sufficiency. The clinic provides oil changes, replaces air filters, replaces wiper blades, replaces bulbs, top-off fluids, inflate tires and refer cars for repair. Director Bruce Kintner has long carried […]
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Will BLINK come back to Covington? Maybe.
An art exhibition attracted 1.3 million visitors across four nights in 2019, and there is a movement to bring it back to Covington this year.
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She’s addicted to her work – for a very good reason
She’s an addict. And she freely admits it. “Yes,” admits Brooke Schnelle, “I’m addicted to coffee.” That addiction has led the 30-year-old Edgewood, Ky. native to her new position – General Manager of The Point Perk. The Point Perk Coffee Shop – 43 W. Pike Street – was established in 2015 as a way for […]
