The Center for Great Neighborhoods celebrated a pair of big achievements on Thursday afternoon – with tons of guests. It’s the 40th anniversary of the neighborhood advocacy group and development organization – and the birthday party was held at the Center’s new home, a beautifully renovated Hellmann Lumber Building which will now be known as […]
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Artist Who Dressed as Construction Worker & Clown to Be Commemorated with Statue in Covington
The Raymond Thunder-Sky Spirit Tower will be unveiled during the Sept. 15 grand opening of The Center for Great Neighborhoods’ new office complex at the Hellmann Creative Center and its 40th anniversary celebration. The event will be from 4-7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The Spirit Tower is an outdoor sculpture […]
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Acclaimed International Artists Returning to Covington to Expand Boone Block Mural
They are coming back to finish what they started. The London Police – the acclaimed international street artists from Amsterdam, The Netherlands – will be back in Covington for the next nine days working on a giant work of art on the north-facing wall of the Boone Block Lofts building, which is being transformed into […]
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182 Upscale Apartments Planned for Mainstrasse Village
182 new apartment units that would rent for between $1,400 and $1,900 per month will be on the way to Mainstrasse Village if a developer’s vision comes to fruition. The John R. Green building and surrounding lots would be completely transformed to house a 3-story parking garage that would be beneath 4 stories of residences […]
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Now that Its Theirs, Kenton County Leaders Discuss Options for Bavarian Building
There is at least a touch of irony in Kenton County’s purchase of the Bavarian Brewery Building – a nearly 150-year old historic structure near I-75 at 12th Street/MLK Boulevard in Covington. The very rules that the city used all the way to Kenton County Circuit Court to prevent then-owner Columbia Sussex from tearing it down, […]
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Input Sought on Possible Mainstrasse Development
Whatever may be about to happen to the John R. Green building in Mainstrasse Village will finally be discussed publicly next week. The City of Covington is hosting a development listening session on Wednesday, September 7, at 6 p.m. at City Hall (20 West Pike Street). The property, located at 409-411 West Sixth Street, has […]
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Slush Puppie Founder’s Dayton, KY Roots to Be Celebrated with Art
The swirling contraption of red and blue ice-cold goodness is now ubiquitous in gas stations and convenience stores across the planet – and the man who gave the world the Slush Puppie was born in Dayton, Ky. Will Radcliff spent most of his life in Cincinnati, but his birthplace on the south side of the […]
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WATCH: Gorgeous Film Showcases Historic Preservation in River Cities
A beautiful new film showcases the economic impact of historic preservation Northern Kentucky’s River Cities. A co-production of the Cities of Covington and Bellevue debuted Thursday night during a special screening at Darkness Brewing. Northern Kentucky Preservation at 50: From Saving Houses to Creating Places was produced by Covington-based Spotted Yeti Media. The film is a […]
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Hollywood Star from Covington to Be Commemorated in Downtown Mural
If you don’t know the name Una Merkel, you should. The Covington native became a household name in 1930s cinema, often portraying wisecracking best-friends and other supporting roles. She won the 1956 Tony Award for Supporting Actress (The Ponder Heart) and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1961 (Summer and […]
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Photos: What New Mainstrasse Apartment Development Could Look Like
The community got its first glimpse of the massive apartment project that will soon take the place of the so-called 501 Main building and adjacent parking lot in Mainstrasse Village. Flaherty & Collins, the Indianapolis-based firm behind the project, returned to Covington City Hall on Wednesday for a public meeting. A couple dozen residents joined city […]
