A program designed to help entrepreneurs start new businesses will be launched on May 5 in Ludlow. Startup Ludlow is dedicated to leading startup ideas from inception to reality while at the same time developing a thriving startup culture in Ludlow. “The whole concept is to engage people during the idea stage, determine if the idea has […]
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Covington Branding and Design Firm Expanding
BLDG Refuge, LLC, a Covington-based boutique branding and design firm, has joined forces with designer and printmaker Jon Flannery of Cryptogram, a graphic design and print studio that most recently operated out of the Essex Studios in Cincinnati. Cryptogram has worked with clients such as Landor, People’s Liberty, Visionaries + Voices, and the Cincinnati Art […]
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Landmark Covington Burger Joint Has New Ownership – But Same Famous Flavor
A Covington landmark is under new ownership. On January 1, Suzanne and Joe Fessler purchased what has become a burger institution in Covington when they took over Herb and Thelma’s Tavern on Pike Street in Lewisburg. The couple took a flyer on the business after they had been impressed with the building and the reviews they […]
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Authentic German Cuisine Served in Newport Neighborhood
Within the past decade a family moved to Newport from Frankfurt – no, not Frankfort – but the German city, with the idea of starting a cafe. Elena Williams was first to move to Newport and when she had her son, her mother, father, and sister followed her across the Atlantic. Before the parents’ arrival, […]
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For 70 Years this Local Small Business Has Been Operated by the Same Ludlow Family
Tucked away off of Adela Avenue in Ludlow sits a business that has been there for 70 years and Ideal Supplies has been a part of the Gaiser family the entire time. Mike Gaiser has worked at Ideal Supply for four decades. His grandfather opened up shop in 1945, and his two uncles, John and […]
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New Ludlow Distillery Set to Open this Weekend
The new distillery in Ludlow will open this weekend. Second Sight Spirits, a small, artisan distillery on Elm Street, will debut on Saturday with a ribbon cutting at 12:15 p.m. It will be open till 6 p.m. The River City News profiled Second Sight last December. Owners Carus Waggoner and Rick Couch, friends since high school, […]
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Top Local Sushi Chef to Star at New Wabi Sabi on Covington’s Madison Avenue
“Maybe we can just make this place ‘AsiaTown’,” joked Steve Jones, a co-owner of a forthcoming sushi restaurant on Madison Avenue in Covington. Wabi Sabi will open directly next to longtime downtown Covington staple Riverside Korean and a block north from KungFood Chu’s AmerAsia, a wildly popular destination for lunch and dinner. Jones and his team, […]
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New Covington Coffee House with Swedish Inspiration Sets Opening Date
The new coffeehouse on Martin Luther King Boulevard will soon open to the public. FIKA (508 West MLK) will open on Saturday, April 18. The Swedish-inspired coffee house and music parlor had a soft opening on Saturday and The River City News popped in for a quick look. The remodeled building will offer traditional coffee and espresso items […]
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Northern Kentucky Entrepreneur Student Wins Pitch Competition in Florida
The Northern Kentucky University (NKU) Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) chapter, which is housed under the Haile/US Bank College of Business Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, took a group of six students and two faculty/staff members to The University of Tampa (Tampa, FL) to partake in The South Eastern Entrepreneurship Conference (SEEC) on February 27-28. CEO […]
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Covington-Based Start-Up Acquired by Florida Company
OneUp Sports (“OneUp”), a mobile sports platform, announced Thursday the acquisition of Tixers, the intermediary ticketing outlet that has redefined the way that teams connect with season ticket holders, fans and businesses. Tixers was one of the start-up companies that grew out of UpTech, the Covington-based informatics company accelerator. The merger combines OneUp’s innovative team and league […]