The large building known simply as 501 Main, which has sat vacant at the corner of 5th & Main Streets in Covington for years, is closer to a new life. Or, the site is anyway. Flaherty & Collins, the Indianapolis-based development firm will raze the structure and construct one or two new buildings that will […]
Tag: Preservation
Posted inUncategorized
Goner: Historic Newport Gas Station Torn Down
For nearly 100 years, the tiny structure on the southwest corner of Fifth & York Streets had been a regular site for motorists coming into or going around Newport. That building’s story ended on Tuesday as it finally met its fate, first hinted in July 2014 when the city commission voted to transfer a grant […]
Posted inUncategorized
Historic Newport Building Will Be Transformed for Popular Restaurant’s New Location
The old building at 736 Washington Avenue in Newport has welcomed good-timers to Mary Lou’s Bar & Grille for decades. The nicotine-stained walls and relics from days gone by were all that remained during a recent visit by The River City News to witness the beginning of a major transformation. The property was recently purchased by […]
Posted inUncategorized
Board Says This Sign in Bellevue Has to Be Removed
A decision at the City of Bellevue’s board of adjustments could lead to a parade of signs coming before its members after zoning administrator Scott Enns rattled off a list of Fairfield Avenue businesses that currently boast images on their buildings that do not conform to city guidelines. The catalyst for the hearing: the new […]
Posted inUncategorized
Photos: Inside the Latest HONK House in Covington
Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky (HONK) hosted an open house at its latest completed project – an attractive 3-bedroom, 2-bath house at 225 E. 20th Street in Covington. HONK, a Covington-based non-profit organization, with generous financial support from The City of Covington’s HOME Program, BB&T, and The R.C. Durr Foundation, among others, just finished the residence […]
Posted inUncategorized
Effort to Knock Down Bavarian Brewery Building Heads to Next Level of Courts
The City of Covington was the victor in a recent court case to save the Bavarian Brewery building from demolition. But that turned out to be just round one of the legal battle that began more than a year and a half ago. In May, Kenton County Circuit Judge Patricia Summe agreed with the City […]
Posted inUncategorized
City to Buy Colonial Inn to Prevent Social Service Agency from Locating There
It was once home to Wallace Stewart – one of Covington’s most prominent businessmen and the namesake of the famed Stewart Ironworks, but in recent years maintained a less savory reputation, one of blight and steady criminal activity that once even landed it on an episode of COPS. The Colonial Inn, the once stately mansion that […]
Posted inUncategorized
Newport Begins Process of Surveying New Historic District
The City of Newport was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Kentucky Heritage Council to begin work on establishing a new historic district. Mayor Jerry Peluso read the letter announcing the award at Monday night’s city commission meeting. “This is a step towards receiving National Historic recognition,” the mayor said. The grant will bolster efforts to […]
Posted inUncategorized
Judge Sides with Covington on Bavarian Brewery Building Demolition
The Bavarian Brewry Building will stand. A Kenton County Circuit Court judge upheld decisions by the City of Covington Board of Commissioners and the city’s urban design review board (UDRB) that prevented Columbia-Sussex from tearing down the 19th century brewery building that it owns near Interstate 75 in the city’s Westside neighborhood. Columbia-Sussex, the hotel […]
Posted inUncategorized
Board Rejects Proposed Removal of Large Tree
It was exactly one year ago that the impressive 19th century mansion at 509-511 West Sixth Street in Covington last made news. At that time, some of the historic windows that had been stolen during a renovation project had been found on eBay. Now the home, owned by Victoria Graef who lives in Florida, returns […]
