In a unanimous vote Wednesday, Southgate city council approved a zone change to allow Memorial Point to move forward. The $65 million development is expected to include 89 single-family homes, between 100 and 200 apartments, and a 79-unit assisted living facility. The decision received strong pushback – and a threat of litigation – from some […]
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Southgate to Hear Zone Change Ordinance for Former Beverly Hills Supper Club Site
Southgate City Council is scheduled to hear – but not vote on – the first reading of an ordinance allowing a zone change for the Beverly Hills Memorial Point Development tonight. A second reading and possible final vote is tentatively scheduled for Aug. 19. Last month, The Campbell County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve plans […]
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Beverly Hills Supper Club Site Development OK’d by Planning Commission
Plans for a new development on the site of the former Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate received approval Tuesday night from the Campbell County planning & zoning commission. The commission listened to public speakers address concerns, particularly about how to memorialize the 165 people who died in a devastating 1977 fire that destroyed the […]
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New Residential Community Planned on Beverly Hills Supper Club Site
A new development is coming to the former site of the Beverly Hills Supper Club, the famed Northern Kentucky destination that burned in the late 1970s, killing 165 people. The City of Southgate approved an agreement with Ashley Builders and Vision Realty Group to create what is being called Memorial Point, a residential community. The […]
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Wreaths to Be Laid at Veterans’ Graves in Southgate’s Evergreen Cemetery
Wreaths are to be laid at the grave sites of veterans buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Southgate as part of the annual Wreaths Across America event. The Campbell County Democrats and the John R. Little VFW in Southgate are teaming up for the local event, which will take place on December 14. Described as a […]
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Southgate, Covington Among Urban Forestry Award Winners
On Thursday, the NKY Urban Forestry Council recognized those that have supported arboriculture in Northern Kentucky at its 2019 Trees in our Communities Forum and Dinner. The awards and recipients were: Outstanding Forestry Project: City of Southgate Park and Tree Board – Arbor Day Outstanding Forestry Community: City of Covington and Covington Urban Forestry Board […]
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US 27 Smart Corridor Project Moves Forward with County Approval
The Campbell County Fiscal Court approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the proposed US 27 Smart Corridor that would stretch from Newport on the Levee to Northern Kentucky University. It includes the county and the cities of Newport, Southgate, Fort Thomas, and Highland Heights. All the cities have agreed to cooperate, as well. The […]
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Traffic Updates: Dixie Highway, Beechwood Road, Alexandria Pike
This article has been updated after the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6 Office made a correction to its initial news release. Local traffic will be impacted by a trio of projects taking place in the coming days. A pavement project begins Tuesday night and lasts through Friday on Dixie Highway between Sleepy Hollow Road and […]
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Newport Schools Approve Investigator Contract, Agreement with Southgate
The Newport Board of Education discussed private investigator services at its most recent meeting. Attorney Robert L. Wilson has done minor investigative work for the school district when it had questions, but one item on the recent agenda caused concern for board member Theresa Miller. She said that Wilson could not be contracted on an […]
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City Hopes for Mixed-Use Development at Beverly Hills Site
The site of the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire is for sale. Seventy-nine acres along U.S. 27 in Southgate hit the market last month, listed by JLL Commercial Real Estate. The site has been vacant for all of the forty-two years since fire claimed the famed nightspot and lives of 165 people on a May […]
