A Highland Heights landmark is among eight Kentucky sites added to the National Register of Historic Places, the Kentucky Heritage Council announced this week. The E.O. Robibson House at 105 Regency Court was built for Robinson and his wife, Lydia, in 1909. E.O. lived there till his death in 1934 and Lydia stayed until she […]
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Purple People Bridge Concert Series Adds 5 More Free Shows
The new concert series on the Purple People Bridge is adding five more dates to close out the summer. First announced in May, the Glier’s Goetta “Party on the Purple”, originally was expected to run through August 2. Now, there are five more concerts planned for Wednesdays, August 9 through August 30. The events are […]
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These Two Old Covington Townhouses Are About to Be Awesome
Two historic townhouses that straddle the line between Covington’s Licking Riverside and Eastside neighborhoods at 8th & Greenup Streets are in the midst of an incredible makeover. Long left among the blighted properties that dot this section of downtown, developer Daniel Streicher and his company, Curb, are transforming the twin homes into modern attractions with […]
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Restoration of Historic Newport Properties is Goal of Grant Application
The Newport City Commission on Monday voted to submit the application, seeking $640,000 in the state’s share of the federal CDBG funds, so that the project can move forward. The properties are found in Newport’s West End, at 712, 910, 925, and 934 Columbia Street and 224 West 10th Street. Two of the buildings are […]
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FBI Agent, Southgate Native Killed by Suspect to Be Honored in Indiana
On Friday, August 16, 1935, the Miller brothers, Ellis, 6, and Neal, 7, heard gunshots fired from a Colt 45. Bisley model single action revolver by a nasty career criminal named George W. Barrett. Barrett exchanged gunfire with a young Cincinnati FBI special agent, Nelson B. Klein, who pulled his holstered Colt .38 Super Automatic and fired […]
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Historic Pike Street Block Razed to Make Way for Duveneck Square
An entire block of buildings that stood together in downtown Covington for nearly a century and a half is now gone. The demolition of the 100 block of West Pike was completed this week to make way for the second phase of a massive mixed-use development dubbed Duveneck Square, which will bring hundreds of new […]
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Transformation of Bavarian, Kenton Admin Buildings Revealed
The once-doomed Bavarian Brewery Building will be remade into a new home for the Kenton County government, the facade of its prominent castle-like main building remaining in tact and a new building constructed to its north. The county’s current home, the administration building that towers over Court Street near the Roebling Suspension Bridge, will also be […]
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Downtown Residential Project Seeks City of Covington Investment
The historic Bradford Building at the corner of 4th Street and Scott Boulevard in Covington could be the next major downtown residential project, pending a $500,000 investment from the Covington Economic Development Authority (CEDA), as approved by the city commission. CEDA is a separate non-profit, non-stock corporation created to act on behalf of the City for […]
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Historic Properties Will Remain as City Upholds Board’s Decision
A pair of 19th century homes in Covington’s Mainstrasse Village will remain standing for now. The Covington City Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to uphold a previous decision by the city’s urban design review board (UDRB). Sparen Real Estate had sought to demolish 318 and 320 Pershing Avenue, connected addresses that sit in an historic […]
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Photos: Historic Covington Neighborhoods Show Off Urban Gardens
The Covington neighborhoods of Old Seminary Square and Westside opened their gardens for your viewing pleasure over the weekend. It was an opportunity to showcase the beauty that can be created in small urban spaces – and to show off Orchard Park, home of Covington’s urban agriculture program. Photos by RCN’s Brian Frey
