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RETREAT!
A busy week for the Mayor & Commission:
- Monday at 3:00PM: Disciplinary hearing for Steve Sweeney of the Covington Police Department. The hearing will focus on Sweeney's role in a traffic stop involving his brother. Sweeney is represented by Covington attorney Bob Sanders. UPDATE: This hearing has been postponed. The River City News will continue to follow.
- Tuesday at 4:30PM the Commissioner hold their special meeting followed by the public legislative meeting at 6:00PM.
- On Wednesday, a groundbreaking ceremony at the 900 block of Banklick followed by a 10:00AM open house inside the Housing Options of Northern Kentucky on E 18th ST.
- The Mayor & Commissioners hold their retreat/dinner on Wednesday evening at 6:30PM inside the Radisson Riverfront near Mainstrasse. The following morning at 8:30AM, the commission holds its special caucus meeting at the Radisson.
the week in kenton county court...
For the list of those convicted in Kenton County Court and for those still on the lam, click the link!
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VISITATION DETAILS FOR MARY MIDDLETON
Visitation for Mary Middleton, the 83-year old wife of former Kenton County Judge-Executive Clyde Middleton & community activist who was killed this week by a sanitation truck, will be Monday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Crestview Hills from 3:00-7:00PM. Service is at 7:00PM with a reception to follow. Memorials to Clyde and Mary Middleton Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation 200 West Fourth Street Cincinnati,Ohio 45202.
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TONIGHT IS THE LAST FOR COVINGTON'S MAD HATTER
The popular live music venue is closing for good so that its owner can take a lead role in the expansion of Covington's other great music venue, the Madison Theater. The line-up for tonight's farewell show: The Great Depression, Arlo McKinley and the Lonesome Sounds, Small Time Crooks (reunion), Suicide Pact, NOA, All Out Best.
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eat keystone mac-n-cheese, give back to communityFrom the local restaurant: "Keystone Bar & Grill & Keystone Hyde Park are giving to back to the community! Order Keystone Mac & Cheese from our Covington or Hyde Park location and help raise awareness of hunger in the community. Throughout November & December Keystone will donate a portion of every serving of mac & cheese we sell to the Freestore Foodbank to help those in need!"
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in the news...
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HOLMES STUDENTS EAT BETTER
A profile of the new professional chef cooking up lunch at Holmes High School.
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ANOTHER NEW RESTAURANT SET TO OPEN AT CINCINNATI'S THE BANKS
They are really lining them up over there. This time, it's a place called "Crave".
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CATHOLICS DEAL WITH CHANGE IN LITURGY TODAY
Today is the beginning of Advent, Catholicism's spiritual preparation for Christmas. It is also the beginning of a new way that ritual prayers are recited during Mass.
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top stories from the RC news this week:
COVINGTON, NKY MAY LOSE STAR 64 FOLLOWING DISPUTE WITH INSIGHT
This is big news if you are a fan of one of the following things: six hours of non-stop court shows, or UK BASKETBALL! Star 64's parent company, Sinclair Broadcasting, does not believe it will reach an agreement on a new contract with Insight Cable by the end of the year when the current contract expires. That means a blackout. Sinclair just finished a long dispute with Time Warner Cable, which is buying Insight. Here's what Insight says:
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DESIGNER OF SIMS FURNITURE WINDOW DISPLAY TALKS ABOUT PROJECT
If you've missed this amazing holiday window display at Sims Furniture in Downtown Covington, click here and take a look at the amazing work: Wow! Sims Furniture's Holiday Display is Amazing!
Dana Burton of Deux Design in Cincinnati, which worked with Sims in the display, writes to The River City News:
If you've missed this amazing holiday window display at Sims Furniture in Downtown Covington, click here and take a look at the amazing work: Wow! Sims Furniture's Holiday Display is Amazing!
Dana Burton of Deux Design in Cincinnati, which worked with Sims in the display, writes to The River City News:
It was such a pleasure working with Sims Furniture in the design and execution of their holiday window displays! Their desire to create and share an experience and provide and evoke memories for young and old alike was truly inspiring throughout the process. We began designing and planning for this project during the dog days of summer! Thank you for blogging about this family friendly (and free) holiday "show" in the heart of the Covington business district!Well done, Deux Design & Sims Furniture. You've brough a lot of smiles to the City already!
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COVINGTON STANDS TO STOP VIOLENCE
It was a great experience for the City of Covington and its engaged citizens to march together with a unified voice and to state that the violence has got to stop.
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DO YOU KNOW THIS MISSING DOG?
He was found in Mainstrasse and is currently at the Groove Coffeehouse on Main Street.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HOLY CROSS INDIANS FOOTBALL TEAM FOR MAKING IT TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THEY PLAY NEXT WEEK IN BOWLING GREEN. BRING A TITLE BACK TO COVINGTON!
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TWO MORE QUICK SPORTS NOTES... THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS BEAT TENNESSEE IN FOOTBALL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1984, MAKING SURE THAT BOTH TEAMS HAVE TO SIT AND WATCH DURING BOWL SEASON INSTEAD OF PLAYING.
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AND... BECAUSE NORTH CAROLINA WAS UPSET BY UNLV LAST NIGHT... WHEN THE NEW COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLLS COME OUT TOMORROW... GUESS WHO WILL BE RANKED #1:
GO CATS! GO CATS! GO CATS!
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