Newport is amending its 72-hour parking law to prevent disabled vehicles from staying on the streets for an extended time. The new law will require vehicles to be moved at least 50 feet. The current parking ordinance allows people to move their cars inches after 72 hours. “We watch 72-hour parking, so our streets don’t […]
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First bicycle parking garage in Greater Cincinnati region opens in Newport
The Academy on Fourth apartment building in Newport is now home to the Greater Cincinnati region’s first Netherland-style bike room. The City of Newport, in a partnership with the Devou Good Foundation and ReNewport, unveiled the new bike room at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, which featured the Newport City Commission and Matt Butler, president of […]
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April is now Fair Housing Month in Newport
Newport has proclaimed April 2023 as Fair Housing Month. The proclamation, read at their regular meeting on Feb. 27, said that fair housing groups in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development over the years have received thousands of complaints of alleged illegal housing discrimination and found many that improved upon investigation to […]
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Newport Buena Vista Park expansion coming soon
Renovations at Buena Vista Park in Newport are ongoing; this time, a new green space, walking loop, and parking are being implemented. Newport Mayor Tom Guidugli Jr. said the improvements to the park have been made over the course of 10 years. The area once served as a gravel parking area, and while it is […]
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Newport to update fireworks laws to encourage residents to ‘respect each other’
Before 2011, Kentuckians had to trek to bordering states to purchase fireworks because the Commonwealth historically outlawed the sale of fireworks. The Kentucky state legislature voted in 2011 to allow the sale and use of fireworks within the state. Individuals who sold fireworks were required to register with the state Fire Marshal. “As you recall […]
