The Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky kicks off the home improvement season with the Home & Remodeling Showcase. The show will run from Friday, January 12 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, January 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and on Sunday, January 14 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admission is […]
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Board OKs Covington Church to Become Home of Culinary School, Theatre
After some back and forth between the developer and Covington’s board of adjustment, a proposal to transform the historic First Methodist Church into a culinary school and dinner theater was approved for a zoning change. Hans Phillippo, owner of Holland Roofing Co., has become a prominent developer in Covington, transforming two other buildings recently to […]
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Bellevue Neighborhood to Be Considered for National Register
Fourteen nominations to the National Register of Historic Places will be considered during a meeting of the Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board in Frankfort on Tuesday – including the Bonnie Leslie neighborhood in Bellevue. Among the proposals is a multiple property submission documenting the growth and development of the Kentucky State Parks system from 1924 […]
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Historic Covington Building – Moved for Road Widening – is About to Have Life
Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Covington is a hotbed of activity these days. Formerly known as Twelfth Street, the boulevard was widened in recent years, and now it’s populated with popular local businesses like Wunderbar, Gutierrez Deli, and the soon-to-reopen Covington Coffee Company, to name a few. Kenton County is in progress of redeveloping […]
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River Haus Project Looks to Add to Covington’s Urban Renaissance
Ground will be broken Wednesday on the $50 million River Haus apartment project in Covington’s Mainstrasse Village. Indianapolis-based Flaherty & Collins Properties is constructing a mixed-use, high-end residential project on what was the site of the 501 Main building and the Fifth Street parking lot. The groundbreaking is set for noon, December 13. “The River […]
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Apartment Project Approved for Bonds, Historic School to Come Down
Demolition of the Newport Intermediate School on Fourth Street is expected to begin in January. The Newport city commission approved the issuance of $37 million in industrial revenue bonds for Newport Residential Investors, LLC, a company affilaited with Carmel, In.-based CRG Residential, which is placing a 202-unit apartment community on the site. The Newport board […]
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Two Big Developments in Bellevue Move Forward
Two large development projects in Bellevue are moving forward, with one on the riverfront and another involving the renovation of a mostly vacant, large warehouse. Meanwhile, the issue of the employment of the zoning administrator is still up in the air. At this month’s city council meeting, City Administrator Keith Spoelker said that Bellevue has […]
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Braxton Brewing, Bradford Buildings Approved for Rooftop Decks
Two downtown Covington buildings got the green light to move forward with rooftop deck projects. Braxton Brewing Company intends to construct a new outdoor space on top of its West Seventh Street building, while the developers behind the Bradford Building, which will be home to upscale condos when it’s completed, will also offer a similar […]
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Restaurateur Wants to Turn Old Covington Church into Restaurant, Training Center
Plans to turn the old First United Methodist Church into a culinary arts training center were tabled by the City of Covington board of adjustment. Located at the southwest corner of Fifth and Greenup Streets, the historic church building is owned by the Gateway Foundation, a booster organization that supports Gateway Community & Technical College. […]
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Newport Museum Opens at Historic Southgate Street School
All along the Newport riverfront, new development dominates the sights – hotels, apartment buldings, bars & restaurants, attractions. But tucked away on a cobblestone street, one historic building still stands. And now, it will stand as a testament to Newport history. In 1870, the City of Newport purchased land to create a school to educate […]