Frustrated residents of Newport’s East Row packed the Newport City Building last Thursday evening over the installation of an LED sign at St. John’s United Church of Christ. The lights, the residents said, are too bright and are interfering with their lives. Newport’s East Row is the second largest historic district in Kentucky, and contains […]
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East Row Victorian Christmas Tour — December 7th and 8th
A distinctive and historic home tour takes place Dec 7 & 8. The 25th Anniversary East Row Victorian Christmas tour happens from Noon-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (Dec. 7 & 8) in Newport Historic East End neighborhood. The self-guided walking tour is through Kentucky’s 2nd largest historic district and takes visitors through a variety of […]
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East Row Historic District highlights Victorian architecture, modern conveniences
By Jessica Eden The East Row District in Newport is home to many beautiful homes and two homes that are about to hit the market may have your name on them. The homes, located at 620 Maple and 616 Linden, are managed by Clint Copenhaver with Sotheby’s International Realty and dripping in gorgeous, historical details. “Both […]
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Taxi Driver Shot, Killed in Newport with Passenger in Backseat
Driver shot dead in apparent attempted robbery, passenger unharmed A taxi cab driver was shot and killed during an attempted robbery as a female passenger sat in the backseat overnight, Newport police said. Someone approached a parked taxi near East 10th Street and Washington Avenue and shot through the driver’s side window about 11:30 p.m. […]
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Newport’s East Row is More than Beautiful Homes. Wait Till You See the Gardens.
Via RCN. Written by Michael Monks, editor & publisher of The River City News. Republished with permission. 19th Annual East Row Garden Walk, Saturday & Sunday, June 6 & 7, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tickets: $15. For more information and to buy tickets, click here. For the seventeenth year visitors to Newport’s East Row neighborhood […]