Parks and recreational spaces have the potential to impact both quality of life and home values positively but require maintenance and upkeep to stay attractive to residents. This week the Cold Spring City Council reviewed a proposal from Amy Riddle, a company representative from Bluegrass Recreation, a Kentucky-based company headquartered in Danville specializing in playground […]
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BrownDog Marketplace to open in Cold Spring this week
A new shop that specializes in custom gifts, housewares, and workshops is opening this week in Cold Spring. Cold Spring resident Molly Jackson is honing in on her craft skills and the skills of local makers for the goods sold at BrownDog Marketplace. The idea behind the shop sprung up after running a successful Etsy […]
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Power outages remain across NKY after Friday evening storms
Duke Energy reported power outages across Northern Kentucky on Saturday morning after storms rolled through Friday evening. A majority of the outages are in the Florence area, with about 2,000 people still affected. “Our line crews are actively assessing damage from ongoing storm activity and making repairs in places where weather conditions allow,” Duke Energy […]
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Cold Spring to improve city playgrounds
The children of Cold Spring will soon be able to enjoy improvements to playgrounds all around the city. Ronnie Hitch of public works discussed the potential improvements at a recent city council meeting. “Like all of our parks, they do function and they do work, but like everything we have, it’s got a timeline to […]
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Construction begins on Darlas Drive to keep water away from yards, homes
Construction has been authorized for Darlas Drive in Cold Spring to combat flooding in yards and homes. Council passed a motion to implement a curb and gutter method, which consists of a short wall to act as a barrier between the street and yards, in addition to a gutter of flat concrete that drains water […]
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Battle over former DAV site in Campbell County may not be over after all
The Campbell County Board of Education held a special meeting Wednesday to discuss the next steps regarding the years-long saga over the former Disabled American Veteran’s (known locally as the DAV) property in Cold Spring. The board voted to seek a discretionary review from the Kentucky Supreme Court regarding the Dec. 16, 2022 appeal. This […]
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Stage one plans approved for self-storage facility in Cold Spring
The third time may be the charm for a self storage facility in Cold Spring off of Salmon Pass after two previous attempts to get one built in 2018 and 2020. The Cold Spring Planning and Zoning board approved the stage one plans for a self-storage facility in the city behind the Newport Elks Lodge […]
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Is legal battle over former DAV site in Campbell County finally over?
A years-long saga over who has the right to the DAV property that has been called the top development site in Campbell County could soon come to a conclusion. Maybe. The Kentucky Court of Appeals last week reversed the Campbell County Circuit Court’s decision that the Board of Education was entitled to eminent domain to […]
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Changes made to streamline animal services in Campbell County
Cities in Campbell County have entered into an interlocal agreement with the county to dissolve the Northern Kentucky Animal Control Board and enter into a new deal with the fiscal court to provide animal control services. The cities of Bellevue, Cold Spring, Dayton, Fort Thomas, Highland Heights, Melbourne, Silver Grove, Southgate, and Wilder are participating […]
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Artifact: A gallery, a studio, and a haven for locally made art
Your home is your castle, and they say the artwork you display represents who you are. If you want to shop for art and support a local business, then Artifact in Cold Spring is your kind of place. It is an art gallery with a wide variety of home décor items created by local artists. […]
