The Cincinnati Preservation Association honored eleven local projects including two in Northern Kentucky at its annual meeting this month. The awards program was held virtually last Sunday. The Kenton County Government Center won the adaptive reuse award. The county government transformed the former Bavarian Brewery Building in Covington into its new headquarters. The Kent Lofts, […]
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River City Living: Event Center with Apartment Above in Newport
The popular Beyond the Curb urban living tours that typically take place twice a year in Northern Kentucky’s river cities, is virtual this year. The Catalytic Fund, which produces the tours and aids in urban development projects, moved to a video tour series this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A street-level business with […]
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River City Living: “Storybook Cottage” in Ludlow
The popular Beyond the Curb urban living tours that typically take place twice a year in Northern Kentucky’s river cities, is virtual this year. The Catalytic Fund, which produces the tours and aids in urban development projects, moved to a video tour series this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An 1859 cottage in […]
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Headstones Cleaned at Evergreen Cemetery
Headstones in the soldiers lot at Evergreen Cemetery in Southgate were cleaned throughout October by members of the Mary Ingles and Rebecca Bryan Boone chapters of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). More than one hundred headstones were carefully scrubbed and restored in honor of fallen heroes, an announcement said. Evergreen […]
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River City Living: Couple Downsizes to Cozy Home in Dayton
The popular Beyond the Curb urban living tours that typically take place twice a year in Northern Kentucky’s river cities, is virtual this year. The Catalytic Fund, which produces the tours and aids in urban development projects, moved to a video tour series this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the latest episode of […]
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Covington Seeks Proposals for Two Blighted Buildings
Two buildings in Covington are looking for new lives. Each is more than a hundred years old and the City of Covington is hoping to find a developer or rehabber to take on the projects in the Westside and Austinburg neighborhoods. Separate requests for proposals (RFPs) were issued earlier this month for the properties. The buildings were […]
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River City Living: Pre-Civil War House Transformed in Newport
The popular Beyond the Curb urban living tours that typically take place twice a year in Northern Kentucky’s river cities, is virtual this year. The Catalytic Fund, which produces the tours and aids in urban development projects, moved to a video tour series this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sagging house on […]
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Photos: Progress at the John R. Green Lofts Project in Mainstrasse Village
The John R. Green Lofts project in Covington, named for the school supplies company that operated in the Sixth Street building before it was purchased for renovation into a residential site, expects to have residents by January. There will be 178 apartment and townhome units featuring views of the Cincinnati skyline and surrounding Mainstrasse Village […]
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River City Living: Bradford in Covington, Water’s Edge in Bellevue
The popular Beyond the Curb urban living tours that typically take place twice a year in Northern Kentucky’s river cities, is virtual this year. The Catalytic Fund, which produces the tours and aids in urban development projects, moved to a video tour series this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A renovated historic building in […]
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River City Living: Urban Meets Rural in this Dayton Home
The popular Beyond the Curb urban living tours that typically take place twice a year in Northern Kentucky’s river cities, is virtual this year. The Catalytic Fund, which produces the tours and aids in urban development projects, moved to a video tour series this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A hidden estate tucked away […]