Eleven Covington businesses have been selected for new signage through the CoSign program. CoSign, a collaboration between the American Sign Museum and the Haile/U.S. Bank Foundation is the brainchild of Todd Swormstedt, founder of the American Sign Museum, and Eric Avner, senior program manager for community development at the Haile/U.S. Bank Foundation. Small businesses apply to be […]
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11 Covington Businesses Selected for New Signs
Eleven Covington businesses have been selected for new signage through the CoSign program. CoSign, a collaboration between the American Sign Museum and the Haile/U.S. Bank Foundation is the brainchild of Todd Swormstedt, founder of the American Sign Museum, and Eric Avner, senior program manager for community development at the Haile/U.S. Bank Foundation. Small businesses apply to be […]
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“Covington”, A Sweet, Nostalgic Ragtime Tune
As Covington prepares to celebrates its two hundredth birthday, let’s take a moment to gaze upon some historic photos to the nostalgic Ragtime-inspired tune named for the city. Musician Bonnie Whitehurst, a Florida-based harpist, composed the song “Covington” as part of an album of Ragtime-infused music, all named for cities that she visited throughout the […]
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“Covington”, A Sweet, Nostalgic Ragtime Tune
As Covington prepares to celebrates its two hundredth birthday, let’s take a moment to gaze upon some historic photos to the nostalgic Ragtime-inspired tune named for the city. Musician Bonnie Whitehurst, a Florida-based harpist, composed the song “Covington” as part of an album of Ragtime-infused music, all named for cities that she visited throughout the […]
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Local Author’s Book Honored at New York Festival
Northern Kentucky historian Robert Schrage’s latest book is headed to New York. Eyewitness to History: A Personal Journal is receiving an Honorable Mention from the New York Book Festival on Friday, June 20. The nonfiction award will be presented at the Grolier Club in Manhattan. The book is a personal account of events that Schrage considers “defining” […]
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Local Author’s Book Honored at New York Festival
Northern Kentucky historian Robert Schrage’s latest book is headed to New York. Eyewitness to History: A Personal Journal is receiving an Honorable Mention from the New York Book Festival on Friday, June 20. The nonfiction award will be presented at the Grolier Club in Manhattan. The book is a personal account of events that Schrage considers “defining” […]
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Local Author’s Book Honored at New York Festival
Northern Kentucky historian Robert Schrage’s latest book is headed to New York. Eyewitness to History: A Personal Journal is receiving an Honorable Mention from the New York Book Festival on Friday, June 20. The nonfiction award will be presented at the Grolier Club in Manhattan. The book is a personal account of events that Schrage considers “defining” […]
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Theatre Review: “Game” Should Be Farce But is More Like Burlesque
This review of “The Game’s Afoot” at Commonwealth Theatre (NKU) is by Jackie Demaline. I’ll start by saying how much I’m looking forward to “Route 66,” the jolly revue scheduled for the July 9-27 slot for the Commonwealth Theatre Company at Northern Kentucky University. The principal cast includes Roderick Justice and Josh Steele, and I’d […]
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Theatre Review: “Game” Should Be Farce But is More Like Burlesque
This review of “The Game’s Afoot” at Commonwealth Theatre (NKU) is by Jackie Demaline. I’ll start by saying how much I’m looking forward to “Route 66,” the jolly revue scheduled for the July 9-27 slot for the Commonwealth Theatre Company at Northern Kentucky University. The principal cast includes Roderick Justice and Josh Steele, and I’d […]
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Summer Dinner Theater at NKU Begins with Mystery
Do you love mysteries? Try this: It’s December 1936. At the height of the Great Depression, Broadway star William Gillette invites fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of holiday revelry. In no time there’s a murder. Good thing Gillette played Sherlock Holmes more than 1,300 times on stage, plus a silent movie […]