Newport City Building at 10th and Monmouth closing to public starting on Mar. 17. The following statement is from City Manager Tom Fromme; Effective March 17, 2020, and until further notice, the City Building at 10th and Monmouth shall be closed to the general public. Drop boxes for payments or permit applications will be available […]
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Newport Car Wash Demolished For New Business
(Pic: Google Images, May 2019) By Jessie Eden The All Season’s Car Wash located at 17 Carothers in Newport has been demolished in order to make way for a new oil change business. Valvoline has purchased the site and will be building an oil change station. At the end of 2019, the company received approval […]
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Harris Media Co. to Relocate from Covington to Newport in March
Harris Media Co. founders Rudy and Tammi Harris will move their business from Covington to Newport this March. By Jessie Eden Harris Media Co. announced on Wednesday that the company will be relocating from West Pike Street in Covington to Monmouth Street in Newport at the end of March. Co-founder and President Rudy Harris made […]
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BB Riverboats christening new event center, celebrates 40 years in business
The Bernstein family christened a new component of their floating-family business today as they introduced River’s Edge, a state-of-the-art event center on the northern Kentucky banks of the Ohio River. The event center holds up to 225 guests to experience the romance of the river without ever setting sail. Voted “Best Yoga Studio” by Best […]
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Sweet Tooth Candies owners in Newport to retire after 50 years
Update: 2:57 p.m. Owner Bob Schneider confirmed that retirement is definitely happening for he and his wife, Norma, but they are reviewing other options that would allow Sweet Tooth Candies to stay open. “It’s a long and complicated process, but we wanted to let our employees and customers know that we’re headed toward retirement,” said […]
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Riverfest Reminders – Sunday, September 1st – Newport
By Lt. Chris Fangman, Newport Police Department On Sunday September 1st, 2019 the City of Newport will participate in the largest celebration of the year along with Cincinnati and Covington. Per City Manager Tom Fromme, Riverfest draws an estimated 250,000 people to the city. The Best 1-hour workout in America. Located at Newport Pavilion. Such […]
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The SkyWheel is ready to be shipped to Newport
The 235-ft. observation wheel is ready to be shipped to Newport and is scheduled to break ground in September. On July 22, the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers informed the city of Newport that it had approved the permit for the construction. Efforts to bring a SkyWheel to Newport were first reported in 2015. Final […]
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The History of 629 York Street
Wooden Cask Brewery started a blog on their website. Here is their first post, which addresses the history of 629 York Street. For more blog posts, go to http://www.woodencask.com/blog/. We get a lot of questions from our customers about our beer, our brewing equipment, our history and, most frequently, our building. The building that houses our […]
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New Businesses, Expansions Create “Creative Cluster” on Newport’s Monmouth Street
Campbell County and Newport’s first and only coworking space has moved and expanded. Formerly located next to WieFit on Monmouth St, Borderlands has moved a few doors down into the old St Vincent De Paul building on the corner of 9th and Monmouth Streets. “In the three years since Borderlands has been in business it […]
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27th Annual Newport Italianfest Starts Today
Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 7-10 – Riverboat Row Event Hours: Thursday 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. | Opening Ceremony: 7:00 p.m. The 27th Newport Italianfest, named a Top 20 Event for June by the Southeast Tourism Society starts today and runs through Sunday. The music, festival and game event is held along Newport’s […]
