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Congratulations to disabilities advoctate Marie Braun for being reappointed to the Kentucky Development Disabilities Council. Braun has been seen around Covington recently making sure that wheelchair-bound citizens adhere an orange safety flag to the back of their seat. She is also a member of the Covington Human Rights Commission. Here is the full news release […]

Here is how the event is described by organizers: "On the heels of AIDS 2012; a gathering to Come OUT & Stand Up!To MOVE Our CommUNITY FORWARD! Our Next President Must Continue to Lead the World on HIV/AIDS! This will be a wonderful OPPORTUNITY for a Post 1st Debate Discussion… To paraphrase Phill Wilson's AIDS […]

The free annual event that transforms Mainstrasse's Sixth Street Promenade into a kid-centric world for all to enjoy expects hundreds of visitors, mostly children clad in their favorite magical costumes. The lineup of activities and performances appeals to little boys and girls as well as their parents and other family members. A new addition to […]

He was a fixture of Clifton and Covington, seen for years taking his artistic talent to the arms and legs of folks in desire of some permanent ink. Jason May was a popular, well-known tattoo artist at Hot Rod Charlie's locations near the University of Cincinnati and on Madison Avenue in Covington. He was found […]

Donna Salyers' Fabulous Furs just got some more really great national press. The retailer is featured in the November edition of O – The Oprah Magazine. Salyers writes on her blog: Quick – grab a copy of the November issue of O The Oprah Magazine!  On page 88, behold TWO Donna Salyers’ Fabulous-Furs designs! It began when O Creative […]

Covington residents and extraordinary philanthropists Oakley and Eva Farris are profiled in the latest edition of Northern Magazine, the campus-based glossy periodical at Northern Kentucky University. The Farrises have donated $3 million in support of Griffin Hall which houses NKU's new and much ballyhooed College of Informatics, but the article also notes their relentless generosity in […]

Students at Latonia Elementary used their fifth grade service learning project to gather donations for the American men and women stationed overseas. Keith Maupin, whose son Matt Maupin was killed in Iraq after a highly publicized length of time missing in action, spoke to the children last month about his family's efforts to ship boxes […]

Pharo Wilson, the man accused of shooting at four Covington Police officers last Friday has been indicted by a Kenton County Grand Jury. Wilson, 26, faces three charges of attempted murder of a police officer, first degree assault, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and second degree persistent felony offender. Wilson allegedly opened […]

The Optimist Club of Covington welcomes Covington Mayoral candidate and current City Commissioner Steve Casper to its first in a few speaker series at Chez Nora in Mainstrasse Village. Thursday's event runs from noon to one. Next Thursday, October 11, the Club plays host to Casper's opponent and current City Commissioner Sherry Carran. The public […]

This statement from the Northern Kentucky Youth Foundation's executive director Ryan Courtade was provided to RCN following the publication of the story about Covington Independent Public Schools' possible adoption of a student drug-testing policy:   Simply put: Drugs are bad. Our kids shouldn’t be using them. Kentucky educators and school boards should do everything in […]