A freshman at Highlands High School diagnosed with leukemia has seen a swell of support from his classmates this month as they prepare to participate in The Campbell County Relay for Life that will take place on May 8 and 9 at Tower Park in Ft. Thomas. Brady Walz was diagnosed last year on May 7 which has kept […]
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Historic Windows Stolen from Covington Home Found on eBay
The new owners of one of Covington’s most famous homes will be reunited with the historic windows stolen from the property last summer. On July 29, 2014, six historic windows were removed from the house. According to a police report at the time, the estimated value was $6,000. Fast forward to May 5 and owner […]
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Man Charged After Passenger Falls Out of Truck on Main Street
A man is behind bars after allegedly fleeing the scene when a passenger fell out of the back of his pick-up. Covington Police tell The River City News that at around 3 p.m. on Monday, David Marlatt was riding in the back of a pick-up on Main Street in Mainstrasse Village and when the vehicle went […]
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Two New Reports Show Billions of Dollars Spent in Northern Kentucky & Cincinnati on Tourism
Tourism agencies from both sides of the Ohio River, as well as Kentucky’s tourism cabinet released reports this week indicating a strong tourism economy in the region. Regional travel and tourism in the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati region is a multi-billion industry and attracts millions of visitors, sustains thousands of jobs and generates nearly $500 million […]
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Covington Sculptor Explains His Process as Show Opens this Weekend
Covington sculptor Robert Fry is attracted to negative space. “What is not there, not said takes on a presence,” Fry explains. “You see it in music, in writing. What isn’t there allows people to fill in themselves.” Fry creates what’s not there the hard way – in stone. He is one of three artists (with Marcia […]
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Longtime Boone Co. Judge-Executive Bruce Ferguson Dies
Longtime Boone County Judge-Executive Bruce Ferguson passed away over the weekend. He was 86 years old. According to an announcement made by the City of Florence, Ferguson served as head of the county from 1963 until 1982 and again from 1986 to 1992. Ferguson was a 1947 graduate of Holmes High School in Covington where […]
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For Latest Political Thriller, NKY Author Embedded Self in DC’s Gay Scene
This article originally appeared in the May/June issue of UNiTE Cincinnati magazine. Rick Robinson may not fit the profile of an author with his finger on the pulse of gay culture, and he knows this. So when the former legislative director to former Northern Kentucky Congressman and Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning, a Republican, chose Washington, […]
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26 Photos of the Flying Pig Marathon Weaving Through Covington & Newport
Two local runners claimed first place in the men’s and women’s division of the Flying Pig Marathon on Sunday, the first time in ten years that each division’s winner came from the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region. Sunday’s weather was near perfect for the 18th annual event which began at 6:30 a.m. under clear skies with […]
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Kenton Jail’s Health Workers Win Site of the Year Honors
The medical department staff at the Kenton County Detention Center was the recipient of the 2015 Site of the Year award from Southern Health Partners, Inc. The award was handed out at the jail last week. Medical Team Administrator Shawnee Thoman and the staff were recognized for “exemplify(ing) excellence each and every day by not […]
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More than ALDI on the Way: Owner Has Big Plans for Newport Plaza II
EXCLUSIVE ALDI’s expansion in Northern Kentucky is good timing for the owner of Newport Plaza II, the aged shopping center at the corner of Monmouth Street and Carothers Road once anchored by a now shuttered Kmart. Not only is ALDI adding a new location in Independence, it will also fill part of the space left […]