Beyond the Curb is back and this time the urban living tour is headed to Ludlow (and part of West Covington). Well-known for its large, historic brick homes, the river city of Ludlow is on an upswing, attracting new businesses and development. Now, the Catalytic Fund – after successful tours in Covington, Newport, and Bellevue/Dayton, […]
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Ludlow Councilman Questions Mayor’s Authority on Budget Matters
Tempers flared at the Ludlow City Council Meeting Thursday night over a tax increase and a perceived lack of checks and balances in the city’s government. For the fiscal year that started on July 1, the council voted to raise the city’s real estate tax from $346 on a $100,000 home to about $385 on […]
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County Talks to Bromley About Pricey Upgrade to Emergency Radios
Kenton County Administrator Joe Shriver and Tommy Thompson, Executive Director of Kenton County Emergency Communications, came to the Bromley City Council meeting on Wednesday night to update the city on the new 800 megahertz platform which the county wants to have up and running by late 2018. Shriver gave council a packet of papers, refreshing […]
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Ludlow Police Chief Wants Better Dialogue on Race Relations, Policing
98.5 percent of Ludlow, Kentucky’s population is made up of white people, but this Northern Kentucky River City’s police chief believes it is important do discuss community relations, race relations, and the Black Lives Matter movement within his own ranks, and throughout the region. Chief Scott Smith, on the job for just over a year […]
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Photos: River Cities Relay Brings Hundreds to NKY Riverfront for Race
What a fun night for the inaugural River Cities Relay, a riverfront race that led runners (usually in teams of 4) across Newport, Bellevue, Dayton, and Covington. The race – created by a class from Leadership Northern Kentucky – drew roughly 500 competitors, and snaked along the riverfront from the Purple People Bridge in Newport […]
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Ludlow Schools Set Price for Public Use of New Fitness Center
The Ludlow Board of Education set fees for anyone who would like to use the new workout facility which was built on the front of the high school gym and furnished with state of the art equipment this year. At Thursday night’s board meeting three categories of fees were established. Seniors will pay $50, […]
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Ludlow Police to Host Event that Aims for More Harmony Between Officers, Community
The Ludlow Police Department will host a seminar later this month that seeks to promote a harmonious relationship between local communities and their police forces. Ludlow’s seminar, the details of which Police Chief Scott Smith shared at the Ludlow City Council meeting on Thursday night, will include speakers from the National Association for the Advancement of […]
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Four Years Later, NKY’s Urban Renaissance Owes Great Credit to Catalytic Fund
In a quiet, small conference room on the fourth floor of RiverCenter I, there is a terse, succinct philosophy scrawled on the wall. Time Kills Deals. That is a common refrain from Jeanne Schroer, the former Corporex executive and real estate guru who is now the president and chief executive officer of the Catalytic Fund. In this office, she and […]
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Bircus Puts the Circus in Northern Kentucky Brewing Scene
“It’s a concession. Circuses make money selling concessions. It’s very popular as a concession.” Paul Miller is well-known to Northern Kentucky audiences and festival-goers as the leader of Circus Mojo, the Ludlow-based performance troupe that travels around the region. He’s also embarking upon a new concept to help sustain his circus. It all started with […]
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Bromley Bobcat Brouhaha Finally Over as City Moves to Make Purchase
A softer tone is emerging at Bromley City Council. On Wednesday, plans to purchase a Bobcat for the city’s public works fleet moved forward, after multiple meetings in which it caused serious tension and controversy. On the agenda Wednesday was a second reading of an ordinance first read at a special meeting two weeks […]
