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 […]
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, […]
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,” […]
More than 116,000 Red Bike Trips Taken, First Annual Report Shows
The first annual report from Red Bike is in – and the numbers show great interest in the regional bike-sharing program. The report, released Monday, covers the period from the launch of Red Bike in September 2014 through the full calendar year of 2015, which saw its expansion throughout Cincinnati and into Northern Kentucky. Last […]
Fan of “Downton Abbey”? You’ll Love this New Exhibit at the Taft Museum
“Woman like me don’t have a life. We choose clothes, and pay calls and work for charity and do the season. But really we are stuck in a waiting room until we marry.” – Lady Mary Crawley. Get ready to drool as you stroll through the Taft Museum of Art galleries for Dressing Downtown: Changing Fashion for Changing Times, on exhibit […]
Theatre Review: Thoughtful Effort Looks Effortless in Know’s “Fisherman’s Wife”
It’s jolly, sexy-time at Know Theatre, where a well-cast, low-budget production of The Fisherman’s Wife (a regional premiere) is tucked onto the tiny stage in The Underground (a.k.a. the downstairs lobby/bar). A Squid and Octopus steal the show. The comedy is billed as a sex farce, but it’s more of a sex sitcom fantasy, with […]
Gun Advocates Will Reach Out to Gays at Cincinnati Pride
An open-carry enthusiast hopes to attract like-minded individuals to Cincinnati Pride on June 25. Jeffry Smith created an event on Facebook called Open Carry Outreach At Cincinnati Pride – and attracted a barrage of comments urging the gun group not to attend. Smith’s event description reads, “The purpose of this event is to provide visible outreach […]
Lakeside Park Artist Explains His “Lost in the Making”, Opening in Cincinnati
A mysterious figure punches away at a typewriter, pages forming into an impenetrable mountain range of paper. A bed is consumed by great dunes of books, leaving no room for the occupant. A botanist’s notes are swallowed by an untamable tangle of plants. They are all part of Christian Schmit: Lost in the Making, carefully […]
Mini-Reviews: Cincinnati Fringe
My first batch of Cincinnati Fringe – home of the new and different at venues across Over-the-Rhine – hasn’t delivered The Big Wow, but there’s a lot to like. (I own that three of these are among my top picks this year, and I still think they’ll be near the favorites when Fringe ends June […]

