What you need to know The Covington Board of Commissioners and city staff set new priorities for themselves at a special meeting over the weekend. The roughly three-hour long meeting included discussions on everything from skate parks to police drones to non-compliant landlords, but in the end, the commissioners came away with five priorities they […]
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Hit-and-run leaves new Latonia parents without only car while newborn remains in NICU
A Latonia couple is struggling to visit their hospitalized newborn after a hit-and-run driver destroyed their only vehicle Wednesday afternoon, leaving them without transportation during an already challenging time. Surveillance video captured the moment a driver took a curve too fast on West 36th Street shortly before 2 p.m., lost control in the snow and […]
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Unlock the Block in Latonia set for this weekend
The Unlock the Block Community Festival is set for this Saturday in Katie O’Donnell Alleyway (behind Bard’s Burgers and Chili) in Latonia. Billie Mocabee-Kegley, a local business owner, said the event was aimed at “showcasing what Latonia is and what potentially she could be.” The event will feature live music, food, showcases of local businesses […]
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New Latonia library branch officially opens
After nearly 100 years in the making, the new Latonia branch of the Kenton County Public Library is officially open. The branch held its grand opening Tuesday morning as a massive crowd waited to get inside. “We’ve been talking about bringing expanding library services into Latonia for over 100 years now,” Branch Manager Paul Duryea […]
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Latonia’s Dari-Crest reopens: ‘A staple of the Latonia community’
There’s a new (old) creamy whip in town. Latonia’s Dari-Crest has been closed for the past two summers. Local educator Lynn DeMoss bought the shop in July 2024 and reopened it this spring. “Dari-Crest has been a staple of the Latonia community for over 50 years,” DeMoss told LINK nky. Officially reopened on April 8, the […]
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Latonia’s VFW flooded. The man living upstairs didn’t mind.
Areas along the Licking River and Banklick Creek were especially hard hit by the weekend’s flooding. One building, the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Latonia, was one illustrative example. By the time river crested, the building was completely inaccessible by foot – it resembled a castle fort surrounded by a moat. The man upstairs […]
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Mayor talks affordable housing plan with Covington businesses
Businesses in Latonia got an early peek of Mayor Ron Washington’s and the city’s plan to tackle affordable housing in Covington this week. Although the issue of housing has been a recurring topic over the past couple of years, this was the first time since Washington took office that concrete interventions direct from the city […]
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Covington welcomes Latonia Bodega to city
Covington City Commissioner James Toebbe, a native of Latonia, said he walked by 4302 Decoursey Ave. every day growing up. Over the years, Toebbe noticed that the building’s windows were blacked out, the front door was locked, or it was just altogether vacant. Today, the building is home to a thriving family business — Latonia […]
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Covington FD successfully stops Latonia house fire; no injuries reported
The Covington Fire Department successfully quelled a house fire in Latonia early Saturday morning, according to a social media post from the department, with no injuries reported. Firefighters were called to the 4300 block of Michigan Avenue around 2 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25. “First arriving companies found a heavy fire condition on the first […]
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Ritchie Avenue can feed you morning to night
This story originally appeared in the Aug. 30, 2024 edition of the LINK Reader. To get stories like this first, subscribe here. In this Streetscapes, we head to Ritchie Avenue in Crescent Springs, where we snack on doughnuts, enjoy some hibachi and end with pizza and beer. Moonrise Doughnuts Moonrise originally rose to local fame […]