If you are looking for the best suburbs in the Commonwealth, you’ll find nine of them in Northern Kentucky. That’s according to analysis by Niche, an online magazine that analyzes neighborhoods and school districts. It announced this week its top 25 suburbs in Kentucky. 16 are found in the Louisville area and the rest are Boone, […]
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City Reaches Agreement with Developer of Controversial Subdivision
An agreement has been reached between the City of Park Hills and the developer of 25 single family homes coming to a nearly 13-acre area near Audubon Road. City Attorney Todd McMurtry and special attorney Christopher Markus announced the agreement with developer James Berling at a meeting this week. Residents near the forthcoming project […]
Park Hills Hires Attorney to Fight Housing Development
The City of Park Hills hired an attorney to help in its opposition to the development of 25 new single-family homes on a nearly 13-acre site that would be accessed from Audubon Road. City Council, at a special meeting on Tuesday night, contracted with attorney Chris Markus, of Dressman Benzinger Lavelle law firm, to […]
Park Hills Candidates Make Their Case as One Incumbent Withdraws
There are 13 candidates running for Park Hills city council and 9 showed up for meet-and-greet on Saturday, while one incumbent announced his plans to withdraw from the race. Residents and candidates gathered early Saturday morning at Reality Tuesday coffee shop. That’s when Councilman Monty O’Hara said he did not want to serve on […]
Notre Dame Academy Announces $7 Million Campaign – and Already Has $5 Million
Fresh off receiving a nearly $2 million gift, Notre Dame Academy announced that it is closing in on its $7 million capital campaign to renovate its 20th century building into a 21st century learning environment, according to a news release from the school. The Excellence Without Boundaries – Empowering 21st Century Women campaign already has […]
Candidate Forums: Covington, Park Hills, Taylor Mill
There are a few chances to see the candidates running for office in Covington, Park Hills, and Taylor Mill in the coming days. COVINGTON Covington Business Council – Mayoral Forum Mayor Sherry Carran and challenger Joe Meyer will appear together at the Covington Business Council and Latonia Business Association forum on Thursday, October 13 from […]
Park Hills Considers Departure from Regional Planning to Block Housing Development
The plan to bring more than two dozen single family homes to a nearly 13-acre lot in Park Hills drew a large, angry crowd to the city council meeting on Monday night. Due to the large crowd, the meeting was moved from the city building to the Griffin Center at Covington Catholic High School. […]
City Leaders, Neighbors Speak Against Plan for New Subdivision
It was an “explosion of emotion”, as described by one resident of Park Hills on Wednesday night at a special meeting called to discuss only one topic: the proposed development of 12.87 acres by James Berling, a residential project that would have an entrance on Audubon Road. More than sixty residents, mostly from Audubon, came […]
Newport Catholic, Notre Dame, Villa Students Receive National Merit Honors
Four Notre Dame Academy students have been named National Merit semifinalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship competition. NDA seniors, Abbie Guard, Paige Montfort, Claire Morgan, and Brooke Schulte, are among the 16,000 Semifinalists named in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Villa Madonna Academy High School/Junior High announced that senior Eileen Bunch of […]
Plan to Build 25+ Homes Concerns Neighbors in Park Hills
Roughly a dozen residents of Audubon Road attended Monday night’s Park Hills city council meeting, arguing that they felt blindsided by news of a forthcoming development that would have an entrance on their street. The approximately 13-acre site is owned by James Berling and access could be made to it through a single property that […]

