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MARCH AGAINST VIOLENCE IN COVINGTON TONIGHT
The meet-up is at 6:00PM at The Carnegie and the march/rally heads through the Eastside, Austinburg and Helentown. It may be wet and dreary outside, but this is an important event. So come! The organizers ask that you bring a candle or a flashlight.
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COVINGTON'S URBAN CORE TOPIC OF ANOTHER DISCUSSION
The conversation continues on how to revitalize Downtown Covington and the urban core. The Covington Business Council's monthly luncheon in December focuses on the topic with guest speaker Patrick Ewing, Interim Director of Economic Development in Cincinnati:
Patrick W. Ewing has been employed by the City of Cincinnati since 1992. He was previously the Executive Director of the Covington Business Council. Mr. Ewing will address the common challenges of economic development in the region such as urban vs. suburban, shrinking budgets, parking , and more. He will also relate his experiences with the City of Cincinnati to his time here in Covington.Time and other details at the link:
Covington Business Council
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WHERE COVINGTON'S POPULATION EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS COMES FROM
The Northern Kentucky Emergency Shelter maintains a solid blog with first-person experiences of what it means to be experiencing homelessness in Covington. The most recent post explores where many members of the homeless population come from to the shelter on Scott Boulevard:
Thus far, we have assisted 61 adults from Kenton County, 10 from Campbell, 6 from Boone, 1 from Grant, 9 from other KY counties outside of our NKY region and 9 outside of Kentucky (these guests were from police or emergency room discharge). Most of our guests from our local area are from the river cities although we have representation from Florence, Erlanger, Independence, Ft. Mitchell, Ft. Wright, Latonia, Ft. Thomas, Burlington and Alexandria.Read the whole piece at the link.
Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky
SEE ALSO: Children's shelter needs $500,000 to operate: Cincinnati Enquirer
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ANOTHER NKY MAYOR RESIGNS
This time in Walton.
Community Press
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COULD IT BE THE WEIRD PART ABOUT DUELING IN THE OATH OF OFFICE?
In an awesome piece from Mike Rutledge, the Cincinnati Enquirer explores the origins of Kentucky's (in)famous Oath of Office and its bizarre inclusion of swearing not to have been involved in a duel. Oh, and former Covington Mayor Butch Callery weighed in:
Callery has sworn in many police officers, firefighters and others through the years. He had a way of avoiding chuckles during the ceremonies.Read the whole thing.
“Whenever I swore police officers in, I would always tell the parents and families, ‘This is really a Kentucky tradition – a number of officials fought duels many years ago in Kentucky.’ ”
That gets the laughter out of the way – and imparts a history lesson.
“People laugh now, but this was a problem in Kentucky, and in other parts of the country too,” Callery said.
Cincinnati Enquirer/Mike Rutledge
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THE HOMEBUILDERS WILL NOT GIVE UP ON ELIMINATING PLANNING
Yet another challenge to the investigation that revealed the NKY Homebuilders' alliance with the NKY Tea Party resulted in fraudulent signatures to eliminate the Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission.
Cincinnati Enquirer/Scott Wartman
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GOP TO DISCUSS SENATOR WILLIAMS'S FUTURE
Maybe the top Republican in Kentucky's Senate will not be reelected to lead.
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STEP UP FOR KIDS
"Attend an event in your region to discuss the issues facing Kentucky’s kids and families, learn more about the solutions presented in the Blueprint Agenda, and find out how to raise your voice in your community, in Frankfort in order to make positive changes for children."
There is a date at NKU. Click the link.
Step Up For Kids
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NKY PRIDE LOOKING FOR EXECUTIVE BOARD
The organization is planning its annual event for 2012, which will be NKY's third Pride celebration. Click the link to learn more about nominating and the process.
NKY Pride
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NEW MEN'S CLOTHING STORE TO OPEN IN COVINGTON ON BLACK FRIDAY
Flow at Facebook
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WHY STUDENTS SHOULDN'T TAKE UNPAID INTERNSHIPS
The Daily Beast
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PARENT MAD THAT 6-YR OLD DIDN'T LIKE 'PEANUTS' CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
"It is not 'boring,' and the voices do not sound 'weird.' What the hell is wrong with you?"
The Onion
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MISS THIS MORNING'S NEWS?
Mayor Chuck Scheper says he will find 400 mentors for Covington schools; Pike Street gallery owner explains why Kentucky will be an art destination that people talk about; and more. Click the link!
The RC News: News Round-Up -- Monday Morning
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