So there’s this Elvis impersonator drawing flies when he’s onstage at a crap bar in Panama City Beach, Fla. and the joint’s owner decides drag will be w-a-y more lucrative. He has a pregnant wife, he needs the dough. Clearly it’s time to trade in the King’s jumpsuit for a queen’s lipstick, gown, and heels. […]
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Cincinnati Streetcar SHUT DOWN After Reported Bomb Threat
It is only the second day of operations for the new streetcar in Cincinnati, and already there was a mass evacuation. Cincinnati Police report that a bomb threat was made to the Cincinnati Bell Connector – the new streetcar that opened Friday and runs on a loop from Over-the-Rhine to the riverfront – and all […]
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Streetcar is Ready for Riders in Downtown Cincinnati
The Cincinnati streetcar – now known as the Cincinnati Bell Connector thanks to a $3.4 million advertising contract – is ready for its riders, and the region’s most ambitious transportation project opens to the public on Friday. Local media – including The River City News – got a preview on Tuesday, beginning with pick-up at Washington Park […]
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Riverfest 2016: Covington, Newport & Bellevue Road Closures, Other Rules
The Western & Southern/WEBN Fireworks at Riverfest are this weekend and that means road closures and other rules that must be noted in Covington, Newport, and Bellevue. The event takes place on Sunday, September 4, along the riverfront. COVINGTON Road Closures All streets north of East Fourth Street and east of Madison Avenue will be closed […]
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Old Filling Station Transformed Into Hip New Urban Bar
An old filling station in downtown Cincinnati will soon be humming again – when Queen City Radio, an expansive, 7,665 sq. ft. bar and beer garden opens in a couple weeks. The new business announced on Wednesday that it would open on Friday, September 16. Queen City Radio’s name derives from the building’s former tenant […]
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Red Bike Lands New Sponsor: Newport’s Aqua on the Levee
Red Bike has landed a new sponsor partnership. The Cincinnati-based bike sharing program that expanded into Covington, Newport, and Bellevue last summer, announced Tuesday that Aqua on the Levee will sponsor five Red Bike stations that will be wrapped in the development’s logo. The stations are at Fountain Square, 12th & Vine Streets, two on […]
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Growing Company Considering a Move to Covington
A growing company may be moving its headquarters from Cincinnati to Covington. Clubessential, a provider of software as a service to private clubs, resorts, and semi-private and public golf facilities, received preliminary approval on Thursday from the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority board for a $600,000 tax incentive. The company currently operates on Delta Avenue […]
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Some of Covington & Newport’s Most Exciting New Start-Ups to Shine at “NewCo”
The second annual NewCo returns to Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky this week and several start-up businesses and related entities from Covington and Newport will be a part of it. What is NewCo? Think of it as a gallery hop for start-up businesses – a celebration of organizations that are shaping business and society, and an […]
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Where to See FREE Shakespeare in Northern Kentucky & Cincinnati Parks
Free Shakespeare in the Park – what would summer be without it? Here’s a quick look at the shows and the schedule for Northern Kentucky and downtown Cincinnati parks. This year, Cincinnati Shakespeare offers a sneak peek of its 2016-2017 school/community center tour of three favorites: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, […]
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Filmmaker Returns Here to Screen New Movie
It all began with, “Yeah, sure, why not?” While teaching children how to ski in Colorado, film was not on Oxford, Ohio native Noah Applebaum’s mind until a friend of his from back home wanted to make his first feature length film and asked him to help out. “I just kind of fell into it,” […]
