The Beechwood Festival of Bands marks the return of competitive marching band events in nearly two years, the school announced. Beechwood will host its event on Saturday, September 11, welcoming ten bands from across the state. In addition to Beechwood, Northern Kentucky high school bands participating include Ryle, Campbell Co., Dixie Heights, and Lloyd, while […]
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High School Senior Designs Winning Logo for Taste of Newport
The logo for this year’s Taste of Newport is set thanks to a winning design by Newport High School senior Drake Ward. The Taste of Newport event runs all month long and kicked off last week. Instead of the typical street fair from years past, this year’s Taste of Newport includes restaurants participating digitally. The […]
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Photos: Newport/Covington Crowds of Riverfest 2021
Riverfest returned over the Labor Day weekend, with its annual fireworks show serving as the symbolic last blast of summer. RCN photographer Brian Frey scoped out Newport and Covington to check on the local crowds set to enjoy the show before it began.
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New Mainstrasse Receptacles Designed to Collect Pizza Boxes for Recycling
To address a problem in Mainstrasse Village, the City of Covington announced a partnership to place three special receptacles for discarded pizza boxes. Often, because pizza boxes are too large for the regular garbage cans in the popular Covington entertainment district, the boxes are strewn about or stacked and left behind on tables. Or, they […]
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Bourbon Review: 11 Best Bourbon Bars in U.S. are in NKY; 8 in Covington
Eight of the best bourbon bars in America are in Covington, according to Bourbon Review‘s annual “Best Bourbon Bars in America” list sponsored by Buffalo Trace. The 2021 list includes Rich’s Proper Food & Drink, Bourbon Haus 1841, Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar, Wiseguys @ Goodfellas Pizza, Libby’s Southern Comfort, and The Globe, all which were included […]
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NKU Joins Program to Make Educational Resources More Accessible
Northern Kentucky University has been selected to participate in the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Institute on Open Educational Resources. NKU is the only university in the Commonwealth joining the year-long program designed to help institutions adopt accessible and affordable instructional materials. Open educational resources are classroom materials such as textbooks or single […]
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Photos: St. Paul’s Festival
St. Paul’s Festival took place over the weekend in Florence. RCN contributor Patricia A. Scheyer produced these photos.
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Grant Boosts Covington Literacy Program in Multiple Ways, Languages
A grant to support literacy programs in Covington is bearing fruit, city officials said. An $8,000 grant from AT&T in June awarded to the Fund for Covington in support of Read Ready Covington, was part of a local initiative that aligns with the telecommunications giant’s commitment to advance education, according to Holland Spade, who works […]
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Covington’s Park Strategy Turns Focus to Austinburg Neighborhood
The City of Covington is seeking feedback on the future of Austinburg Neighborhood Park. The city’s parks and recreation staff will be on site Friday evening for the outdoor movie showing of A Dog’s Life. They want the thoughts of neighbors of what is needed there like more playground equipment, pavilions, bike racks, etc. The park […]
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Want to Rappel Down a RiverCenter Tower? Here’s Your Chance.
Seventy people will have the opportunity to rappel down RiverCenter II, one of the twin skyscrapers along the Covington riverfront. The chance comes in the form of a fundraiser for the Life Learning Center called “Over the Edge”. Life Learning Center, based in Covington, aims to help at-risk people gain the necessary tools to support […]
