The Newport Entertainment District has been in the works since 2023, and local business owners have finally made the push to get it going. Known as NED, the district spans Monmouth Street from 3rd to 11th Streets. What sets it apart from the rest of the city is that from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. […]
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Newport Business Association to become Newport Business Council
The Newport Business Association will rebrand as the Newport Business Council and become part of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce in 2025, with Mark Ramler as the first chair.
O’Bryon’s Bar and Grill Nears Opening Date in Newport
O’Bryon’s Bar and Grill soon will open a second location in Newport, replacing Katharina’s Cafe The restaurant opening in an East-Newport neighborhood space recently vacated by Katharina’s Cafe-Konditorei is getting closer to an opening date. Owners for O’Bryon’s Bar and grill, an Irish bar and grill that has called O’Bryonville home since 1994, said they […]
Katharina’s Closes on Newport’s Washington Avenue
In summer of 2016, Katharina’s, a traditional German restaurant, announced that they’d be moving their operations from Overton Street in Newport to a historic building on Washington Avenue, which used to house Mary Lou’s Bar & Grille. This is an advertisement. They opened in July of 2017 and less than six month later, they have […]
Newport’s East Row is More than Beautiful Homes. Wait Till You See the Gardens.
Via RCN. Written by Michael Monks, editor & publisher of The River City News. Republished with permission. 19th Annual East Row Garden Walk, Saturday & Sunday, June 6 & 7, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tickets: $15. For more information and to buy tickets, click here. For the seventeenth year visitors to Newport’s East Row neighborhood […]
What Can the City Do for the VA Homes?
After striking out on another round of bidding on the VA homes, what can the city do to get this moving?/FTM file It’s been almost a decade since the city began the laborious process of gaining the necessary approval from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to acquire the historic military homes located on Alexander Circle […]
Fort Thomas Matters Election Bio: Mark Ramler, Campbell County Commissioner
Mark Ramler is running for Campbell County Commissioner by Mark Ramler Candidate for Campbell County Commissioner Campbell County’s 3 biggest challenges: The first major challenge that Campbell County faces is a lack of creative thinking and problem solving by elected officials. The County struggles to attract development, new residents, and businesses. We need to think […]

