Newport’s Mammoth Music Festival is set to return to Newport this October. Back for its third year, the Mammoth Music Festival is scheduled for Sunday, October 4. The festival is a community-focused experience centered around local music, visual art, food and drinks. The opening ceremonies will start at 11:30 am. Music performances will take place […]
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Newport explores new historic protections for Monmouth Street
Newport is considering a local historic district overlay along Monmouth Street. The Newport Historic Preservation Commission held a town hall on July 29 to gather input from property owners in the affected area. The proposed overlay would cover Monmouth Street from Third Street to 11th Street, along with several adjacent properties that contribute to the […]
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Newport to buy Brass Ass, Brass Bull properties in $3.8M redevelopment deal
Adult entertainment clubs the Brass Bull and Brass Ass, along with Huddle’s Cafe in Newport, are permanently closing as the city moves forward with a $3.8 million purchase of the properties. The deal is part of a downtown redevelopment effort. Newport announced on July 22 that it would be purchasing the Brass Ass, Brass Bull, […]
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Monmouth History Bar Crawl coming to Newport in June
The city of Newport along with the Newport Business Council will host the Monmouth History Crawl on Thursday, June 4 starting at 4:30 p.m. The event is run by the city and Newport Business Council volunteers and researchers, with a sponsorship from the East Row Historic Foundation. The city has also worked with the Campbell […]
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Newport leans into bourbon history with REMUS fundraiser event
Newport has a long memory—and bourbon is a big part of it. On Thursday, the city of Newport will lean into that history with “REMUS Returns to Newport: A Night of Bourbon, Bootlegging, and Big Vision” at Newport Syndicate, 18 East 5th St., from 6 to 10 p.m. The event was facilitated by the city […]
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Get free photos with Santa, The Grinch in Newport this holiday season
Join the city of Newport this holiday season for photos with Santa and the Grinch. Pictures with Santa will take place on Dec. 6, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the 700 block of Monmouth St. in Newport. Photos with The Grinch will take place on Dec. 13 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. […]
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Newport approves $5M in IRBs to support Nexigen office expansion
Nexigen is expanding in Newport with new office space with the Newport Commission approval of $5 million in IRBs for the project. Nexigen, based in Newport, Kentucky, is a technology company that provides managed IT services, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and AI-driven innovations to businesses. The Newport commission approved the issuance of up to $5 million […]
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Seven-story mixed-use development coming to Newport’s Monmouth Street
A seven-story mixed-use 121 residential unit development with ground-floor commercial space is coming to Newport’s Monmouth Street. The development was approved for the vacant lot to the east of the city’s new public parking garage, which is currently under construction. The garage and mixed-use project is being built on the same block—bordered by Monmouth, York, […]
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Could Monmouth Street become a two-way?
With major changes in the works for U.S. 27 and Carothers Road, Newport leaders have greenlit a new traffic study to determine whether Monmouth Street can go two-way. The Newport Commission approved an order at its July 21 meeting to bring in TEC Engineering to complete a two-way traffic impact study on Monmouth Street. The […]
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Newport’s parking app pilot faces opposition from local businesses
Newport business owners along Monmouth Street attended the most recent commission meeting to express concerns about the meterless parking pilot. In January, the Newport Police Department started exploring a pilot program with Passport Parking. The app-based parking portion of the program allows users to find, reserve, and pay for parking directly from their phones. At […]
