The Greater Cincinnati Foundation received its largest gift ever recently. James and Anne Nethercott established an $18 million fund in their names. The endowed gift is the largest Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) has received in its history and will allow the foundation to award sizeable grants to organizations that are working to improve the region’s […]
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Organizers: BLINK Was Region’s Largest Event Ever
According to figures released by public safety and event consultants, BLINK was the largest event ever held in the Cincinnati region. The light and art show attracted between 1.25 and 1.5 million people to downtown Cincinnati and Covington, they said. The free event spanned 30 city blocks across both cities. “BLINK was designed to bring […]
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New Details Emerge About Roebling Bridge’s Part in BLINK 2019
The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge will be lit up during the second coming of Blink, the arts and light show that drew a million people to downtown Cincinnati in 2017. Note: The above image was previously released as a rendering announcing the bridge’s inclusion in this year’s Blink show but does not necessarily reflect […]
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Man Arrested in Independence After Threat to Set Fire to Organization
This story has been updated and may be updated further. The man arrested on Sunday in Independence, accused of planning to set fire to an organization in Greater Cincinnati, is now being held at the Kenton County Detention Center on $100,000 bond. Daniel Kibler, 28, appeared for arraignment in Kenton District Court on Monday morning. […]
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Suspect in Covington Store Robbery is Shot in Cincinnati
The man accused in multiple robberies in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati was shot by police in Green Township, Ohio on Wednesday. Covington Police spokesperson Captain Brian Valenti confirmed to The River City News that the man shot in Green Township is Robert Schneider, 36, who was accused of robbing Kimmy’s Korner Grocery in Covington’s Mainstrasse Village on […]
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Reopening of Roebling Bridge Delayed Again
July will pass without the John A. Roebling Bridge reopening. The historic span between Covington and Cincinnati has been closed since April 17 after sandstone fell on the roadway and eastbound walkway. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced Monday that the opening was pushed back to August 9. Initially, the goal was to have the bridge […]
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Car Stolen from Covington Hotel
A vehicle was stolen from a Covington hotel. Covington Police reported Tuesday that a 2016 white Nissan Pathfinder was taken from the Best Western Hotel (200 Crescent Avenue) on Monday. Kyle Fernandez, a guest at the hotel, reported to police that he left his key fob in the car. Security cameras showed at least […]
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Cincinnati Man Gets 15+ Years for Selling Meth in Covington
A Cincinnati man was sentenced to 188 months, more than fifteen years in prison, for distribution of fifty grams or more of crystal methamphetamine. Kevin A. Howard, 35, pleaded guilty to charges in federal court. He was sentenced Thursday. According to federal prosecutors, Howard distributed more than fifty grams of meth on January 16 and […]
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Belle of Cincinnati to Race American Duchess, American Queen on Ohio River
This story has been updated to reflect that a third boat has been added to the race. An old-fashioned riverboat race is set for next Monday on the Ohio River. BB Riverboats’s Belle of Cincinnati will face the American Queen Steamboat Company’s American Duchess and the American Queen on Monday, July 15, from 3 to […]
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BLINK: Grouplove, Mural, World’s Largest Disco Ball Coming to Covington
We now know more about what will happen in Covington when the popular light show BLINK returns to Cincinnati and expands into Northern Kentucky in October. At an announcement Thursday morning, it was revealed that Grouplove, the popular alternative rock band, will play a free concert in the parking lot across from the RiverCenter towers. Group […]
