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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
Look! You're up in the sky!N.Ky. center uses 360° skyline as selling toolBY MIKE RUTLEDGE | COVINGTON - Prospective clients across the country literally get dizzy when Tom Caradonio tries to lure their events to the Northern Kentucky Convention Center.Thanks to amazing 360-degree images shot hundreds of feet above Northern Kentucky's skyline and the Ohio River now on the Internet, viewers...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
Covington's new Century 21 branch is eager to start workBY MIKE RUTLEDGE | COVINGTON - A team of real-estate agents who recently moved into the rebuilt Odd Fellows Hall hopes to sell Northern Kentucky homes and offices from the middle of the region's core outward.Century 21/Stellar Real Estate has moved into the corner street-level office at the corner of Fifth Street and Madison Avenue.Tom...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Covington reserve fund about to reach goalCity's 5 percent target reached 2 years earlyBY MIKE RUTLEDGE COVINGTON - If all goes according to Covington's 2008-09 spending plan, Northern Kentucky's largest city will have a reserve fund 5 percent as big as its general fund.That has been an official goal since at least 2006, when commissioners approved an ordinance calling for that level...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Goetta fests: Make it a doubleBY MIKE RUTLEDGE COVINGTON - Perhaps it's best that Northern Kentucky festival organizers in 2004 couldn't goetta long.If there hadn't been artistic differences about the MainStrasse goetta festival, there would be just one summertime celebration of the Northern Kentucky and West Side Cincinnati food staple.Now, there are two fests - the other at Newport...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Downtown tour of urban living opens doors in six N.Ky. citiesSee what's new, what's old and restoredBY MIKE RUTLEDGE | COVINGTON - Searching for ways to cut your gasoline costs? Six Northern Kentucky river cities have an idea for you: Move to one of their downtowns and enjoy urban living."I think it's such a relevant topic of conversation right now with the escalation of fuel prices,"...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Covington seeks hearing on smoking banBY MIKE RUTLEDGE | COVINGTON - Before Kenton County officials vote on a possible smoking ban, they should hold a public hearing somewhere in Northern Kentucky's largest city, Covington commissioners demanded Tuesday.Under a resolution proposed by Commissioner Jerry Bamberger, a letter will be sent to the Kenton County Fiscal Court arguing no vote...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Ruling halts dispatch dealIn bad faith, arbitrator saysBY MIKE RUTLEDGE | COVINGTON - The city's planned switch to Campbell County's emergency 911 dispatching system is off the table, at least for now, after an arbitrator's ruling Tuesday afternoon.Both David O'Brien Suetholz, the lawyer representing American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 237, and Covington...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
Departments battle graffitiBY MIKE RUTLEDGE | COVINGTON - John Coulter approached the back of a traffic sign near a pedestrian bridge over railroad tracks at West 15th Street on Friday afternoon, shaking a can of silver spray paint.Paint shot from the can, covering graffiti on the metal.With that, Coulter, a Covington code enforcement specialist, sent a graffiti message on the city's...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008
James Barnard was councilmanKept city spiffy with shovel or plowBY MIKE RUTLEDGE | COLD SPRING - James Ellis Barnard served 20 years on Cold Spring City Council, a position that had him driving a snow plow, cleaning up horse manure after parades and dealing with a predicted 1992 appearance of Mary, the mother of Jesus, at a local church.Mr. Barnard not only had an interesting time while...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Hanson promoter escapes chargeBY MIKE RUTLEDGE | COVINGTON - A judge decided not to mmm-bop the promoter of a Hanson concert for leading an April awareness walk up and down Madison Avenue.Jason Zink, a Nashville promoter who grew up in Fort Thomas, will face no fine, jail or community service for his part in the pop group's April 17 walk with fans.Instead, Kenton District Judge Doug Grothaus...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Paw Park could reopen FridayBY MIKE RUTLEDGE | | | | COVINGTON – If enough volunteers show up Wednesday night at the Kenton County Paw Park in Pioneer Park and are able to finish cleanup from last week’s flooding, the dogs can return as soon as Friday or Saturday morning.Volunteers made a lot of progress clearing mud and debris during 3½ hours of work Monday evening. One more night should...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Covington candidates differ on economic outlookBY MIKE RUTLEDGE | COVINGTON - City leaders are hailing recent revenue growth as proof that Covington is on an economic upswing, while the challenger for mayor argues the city is slipping.During the first nine months of this fiscal year - July through March - the city's general-fund revenues are up 9.1 percent to $45.6 million, way above...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Help needed for dog park cleanupBY MIKE RUTLEDGE | COVINGTON – People who enjoy the Friends of Kenton Paw Park in Covington’s Pioneer Park are asked to help with a cleanup of the park this evening.“Basically everything is covered with mud and debris,” said Scott Mattingly of Villa Hills, who noted last week’s flooding in the park caused an estimated $3,000 damage to the Paw Park’s fence.The...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
Keep your promise, city toldEastside public housing falls shortBY MIKE RUTLEDGE COVINGTON - Eastside neighborhood advocates called on Covington city leaders Friday to keep a promise they said was made to them when plans for razing the Jacob Price public housing projects were announced.Aaron Wolfe-Bertling, the city's housing development director, told the advocates the 27 families being...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Bridge has its own festivalRoeblingfest will feature education, funBY MIKE RUTLEDGE COVINGTON - The fourth annual Roeblingfest, which salutes the history and grandeur of the Roebling Suspension Bridge, will run noon to 4 p.m. Sunday around the Covington approach, between Greenup Street and Madison Avenue."People should expect a family-friendly atmosphere, with entertainment, music, educational...
