The Behringer-Crawford Museum in Covington will host a virtual presentation on skills, trades and other knowledge enslaved Africans brought across the Atlantic Ocean and how they influenced the broader cultural landscape in the Americas. The presentation is slated for March 10. “Rather than learning trades only after arrival, many individuals were already accomplished in areas […]
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Independence OKs final contract for Memorial Park Splash Pad
The Independence City Council on March 2 gave the green-light to the final contract bid for the new Memorial Park Splash Pad, which the city hopes to open by Memorial Day weekend. The council agreed to accept a bid of $483,006.50 from Civil Solutions Associates, a Cincinnati-based engineering firm. Mayor Chris Reinersman said Monday’s bid […]
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The Hidden Chapter Bookstore: A sanctuary built on community
Written by The Northerner’s Ella Rose Johnson Cozy warm lighting illuminates those who trickle into the whimsical shop. A room comes to life as creative kindred spirits enter the space. People of all walks of life wander in looking to find their favorite book or hoping to pick up a new read. Regardless, all who […]
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Silver Grove Dari Bar sets opening day
The unofficial start of spring is here. The Silver Grove Dari Bar is officially opening on Saturday, March 14. The family-owned spot is serving up its burgers, fried food and soft serve ice cream on Monday-Thursday, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Dari Bar is […]
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Newport nominated for USA Today’s Best Historic Small Town
Newport has been nominated for the USA Today award for best historic small town. USA Today gathered 20 small-town nominees across the country with fewer than 25,000 people, each with fascinating histories. People can vote once per day until polls close on Monday, March 30, at noon. The winning small towns will be announced on […]
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Covington softball field to be named after girls’ sports pioneers
What you need to know Covington Independent Public Schools Board of Education voted last week to name the district’s new softball field after two pioneering coaches from Holmes whose efforts and advocacy helped establish organized girls’ sports programs in Northern Kentucky: Donna Wolfe and B. Joan Mitchell. “My kids would have died to have the […]
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How much would a public drinking area cost Covington?
What you need to know Covington has released projected expense figures for maintaining a public drinking area – known officially as a common consumption area, or CCA – in the Central Business District. The projections were presented to city commissioners at a special meeting Saturday morning. City staff projects an upfront cost of between $5,800 […]
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Community Voices: How to create a one-page business plan
This Community Voices column is written by Tonya Bolton, who shares advice, tips and ideas for entrepreneurs. You can reach her at info@tonyaboltonphotography.com. If the phrase “business plan” makes you break out in a cold sweat, you’re not alone. Most entrepreneurs don’t fail because they lack passion or ideas — they fail because they’re overwhelmed. Somewhere along […]
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Build your own bourbon trail with new trip builder tool
Patrons of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, a grouping of 68 distilling destinations around the commonwealth administered by the Kentucky Distillers’ Association, can now create customized trips and plans with the trail’s new electronic trip builder tool. With the tool, guests can create their own itineraries and maps, save different trip plans and share them with […]
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They’ve seen the world. Now they want to help students do the same
A trip behind the Iron Curtain turned economics into reality for Gary Clayton, and nearly four decades later, he wants Northern Kentucky University students to have their own “whammy” moment abroad. Longtime NKU Economics Department Chair and Professor Gary Clayton and his wife, Jonna Clayton, established a $1 million endowment to support study-abroad opportunities for […]
