Northern Kentucky once was one of the most criminally corrupt places in the United States. Covington and Newport were hotbeds of bootlegging, gambling and prostitution. Many public officials, if they couldn’t be bought by racketeers, were themselves criminals. The ways that Covington and Newport deal with that history are complicated. Newport, in some ways, leans […]
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The Sunday Story Podcast: Sin City: A look at Newport’s risqué past
This story originally appeared in the Sept. 8 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. This week on The Sunday Story, business reporter Kenton Hornbeck explores Newport’s history of gentleman’s clubs. You can listen to this story below or read the full story here. In 1976, if you decided […]
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NKY in 1968: Conflict in Vietnam creates conflict at home
This story originally appeared in the Feb. 17 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Rick Robinson is a local author who is writing a book based on life in Northern Kentucky in 1968 and what we can learn now. LINK will publish excerpts from the book regularly in […]
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Rick Robinson’s 1968: February
This story originally appeared in the Feb. 17 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Rick Robinson is a local author who is writing a book based on life in Northern Kentucky in 1968 and what we can learn now. LINK will publish excerpts from the book regularly in […]
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Historic marker for old Boone County Courthouse coming soon
Boone County will host a historic marker dedication for the old Boone County Courthouse today, Thursday, May 12. The old Boone County Courthouse was completed in 1889. Louisville architects McDonald Brother designed the structure, and the McGarvey Brothers of Cincinnati built it. The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 […]