meetNKY, Northern Kentucky’s tourism bureau, touted the organization’s past successes while outlining its plans for the future at its annual meeting. While key tourism metrics like hotel occupancy rates slightly decreased from the year prior, other metrics like future room nights exceeded expectations. Some of the highlights of the annual meeting are as follows: “Last […]
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Bridging Back Business: Initiative aims to revive NKY businesses after bridge closure
“It was like seeing the air being let out of the balloon.” That’s how Party Source General Manager Micah Denison described the morning of the Daniel Carter Bridge fire. The fire caused structural damage to the bridge, forcing the Ohio Department of Transportation north and southbound lanes. The southbound lanes remained closed until February 9. […]
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NKY Convention Center steps up amid Duke Energy Center renovation
With the Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati under construction, the annual Cincinnati Golf Expo was forced to find a new venue. Due to the facility’s scale, the expo, which takes place from Feb. 7 through 10, has traditionally been held at Duke Convention Center since its founding in 2019. Typically, the Expo uses […]
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Support local restaurants, win prizes with #DineNKY initiative
A new, multi-organizational initiative is aiming to soften the blow to local restaurants brought about by the Big Mac Bridge closure as well as the predicable slow season that often occurs in late winter. Called DineNKY, the initiative will run from Jan. 21 to Feb. 14, and participants can enter to win prizes by patronizing […]
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Covington’s new digital kiosks help residents, tourists navigate city
Covington’s new digital wayfinding kiosks, created by meetNKY, the City of Covington, Durham Brands, RoveIQ, Southbank Partners and the Covington Business Council, are helping residents and tourists make their way through the city, featuring a mix of convention signage and two digital wayfinding kiosks located at the RiverCenter and Ralph Haile Square.
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First look: OneNKY Center development passes the halfway mark
Sitting next to the Ohio River, just feet from the Roebling Bridge, is what BE NKY President and CEO Lee Crume calls the region’s future. “You’ve got the resources of the entire community right at your footsteps,” he said. “We like to think it will be the future front door of the Northern Kentucky community.” FIRST LOOK […]
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Erlanger breaks ground on 1,000 acre ‘forever adventure park’
Erlanger Mayor Jessica Fette announced the groundbreaking of the Eons Adventure Park, a 1,000-acre urban woodland with mountain biking trails, tree canopy trails, a nature playground, and a hidden coffee shop, which is expected to attract new businesses and workers to the region.
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Your guide to NKY’s BLINK installations
BLINK, the largest lights and arts festival in the United States, is returning to Northern Kentucky for its fourth iteration, featuring over 80 projects by local, national and international artists, and attracting over 2 million people to the region.
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meetNKY, ArtsWave appoint Creative Placemaking Director
 meetNKY, the Northern Kentucky Visitors Bureau and ArtsWave, a Cincinnati-based promoter of regional art, have appointed Rachael Parker as the new Director of Northern Kentucky Creative Placemaking for ArtsWave. The new position will focus on elevating collaboration between the two organizations to enhance Northern Kentucky’s profile as a hub for public artworks and projects, as well […]
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Inaugural ‘Newport Blast’ to celebrate Independence Day at the Levee
Newport Blast, a new Independence Day celebration featuring carnival-themed events, Rozzi fireworks, drone displays, live music, and more, will take place at Newport on the Levee on July 3.