THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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by Michael Monks
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COVINGTON'S BEXION DELAYS HUMAN TESTING FOR CANCER DRUG
Covington Mayor Chuck Scheper, a cancer survivor, is chairman of the board at Bexion Pharmaceuticals which is optimistic that it may someday create the cure for cancer. But that noble quest has been delayed:
Officials at Bexion Pharmaceuticals LLC had expected human testing to begin in the second quarter of 2012, but now its goal is the first quarter of next year, said Margaret van Gilse, its vice president for business development. Bexion’s chairman Chuck Scheper previously told the Business Courier the company hoped to start human trials by the end of 2011.The full article is at the link (but you must be a Business Courier subscriber).
Business Courier/Jon Newberry
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COUNTING CARS ON MAIN STREET
A worker in a vehicle belonging to the Kentucky Transportation Department installed this gadget on Main Street that is used to count cars:
The answer: LOTS.
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DON'T MISS MONDAY MORNING'S HEADLINES
Lots of news from Monday morning:
- More comments from the candidates for Covington City Commission
- Covington Schools to have a conference which will include topics such as teaching African-American males, and culturally competent teachers
- Two stars of independent cinema will be in Covington this week
BIKE TO WORK WEEK UNDERWAY WITH STOPS IN COVINGTON
The Bike to Work Week program began this morning and will include highlights in Covington on Tuesday and Thursday. A commuter station is designated at Roebling Point Bookstore from 7:00-9:00AM on Tuesday and a bike happy hour is set for 4:30-6:00PM at Pike Street Lounge on Thursday.
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SEE ALSO: Cincinnati to study bike sharing program Urban Cincy
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SEE ALSO: The people behind "Walk Score" will be adding more cities to "Bike Score" The Atlantic Cities
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DESTINATION: GRADUATION PROFILE
This soon-to-be Holmes graduate scored an athletic scholarship to Kentucky's Union College where she will play softball:
Besides being the starting pitcher for the girls’ fast pitch softball team, Amanda was a member of the Future Business Leaders of America, played soccer and was the statistician for the varsity girls’ basketball coach.Read more about Amanda by clicking here.
“Amanda is a wonderful example of a student athlete,’’ said Tina Stevens, secretary in the Holmes High School athletic office, where Amanda works as an aide. “She has maintained a 3.2 grade point average while being involved in numerous outside activities. She is intelligent, responsible and can handle any task she sets her mind to.’’
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BASKETBALL WITH DADS NIGHT AT JOHN G. CARLISLE SCHOOL
Nearly 100 students and their dads, uncles, cousins, big brothers (and some moms) participated Saturday in the “Basketball with Dads” program at John G. Carlisle Elementary School. The event was sponsored by the PTO.See more photos by clicking here.
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QUIET ZONES TO BE STUDIED AROUND BUSY TRAIN CORRIDOR
The City of Cincinnati will consider instituting quiet zones for train horns between Spring Grove Village and Hartwell:
City Council approved and filed a report by the City's Department of Transportation and Engineering (DOTE) suggesting a more focused study that would quantify the cost of implementation and the degree of coordination necessary with neighboring communities.Read more at the link.
Building Cincinnati
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QUICKIES
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What is the future for Turfway Park? Cincinnati Enquirer
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Former Bengals cheerleader, mom no-show in Covington courtroom WKRC
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Court budget cuts are counter-productive Cincinnati Enquirer
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Two state boards begin review of Richie Farmer audit Bluegrass Politics
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In bid to represent Covington, surround areas in state senate, McDaniel & Terwort remain civil cn|2
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Senator Rand Paul endorses Thomas Massie in Northern Kentucky Congressional race cn|2
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SEE ALSO: New ad by Massie attacks two opponents cn|2
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Boone Co Judge-Exec Gary Moore still leads in fundraising for that Congressional race Cincinnati Enquirer
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Rep. Davis: The difference between lists and actions on jobs Geoff Davis
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No elections in Kentucky in 2013 Herald-Leader
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Online resources available to voters press release
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State Rep. Dennis Keene helps secure federal grant for Wilder/Southgate EMS Dennis Keene
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Kentucky teens are safe in a cave after being stranded while 4-wheeling Herald-Leader
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$50,000 reward for the capture of the man who robbed a Kentucky post office 84 WHAS
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COVINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS TODAY, THURSDAY
Botany Hills meets today click here
Kenton Hills meets Thursday click here
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CARNEGIE ART SHOW PREVIEW
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| Artist Suzanne Fisher, Hutson Gallery |
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ART WORK FROM KIDS IN THE 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
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AWW...
Meet "Mint" and "Steel", two miniature foals that will be entertaining guests at the Kentucky Horse Park through July 31. See a few more photos of the little cuties at the link.
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HORSE RACING
NKY horse Hansen will not run in Preakness Courier-Journal
Ranking the horses in the Preakness NY Daily News
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MEN WEARING HATS?
These men are standing at the Bracht Station in southern Kenton County in the early 1920s (Photo from the excellent online, searchable collection at the Kenton County Library):
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NKU PROFESSORS' BOOK HIGHLIGHTS ANTEBELLUM KENTUCKY
Looks like an interesting read:
NKU Grad Articles
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MEN WEARING HATS?
These men are standing at the Bracht Station in southern Kenton County in the early 1920s (Photo from the excellent online, searchable collection at the Kenton County Library):
A report from NPR indicates that men stopped wearing hats all the time with the advent of the interstate highway system:
Until cars became the dominant mode of personal transport, there was no architectural reason to take your hat off between home and office. With Dwight Eisenhower's interstate highway system came cars, and cars made hats inconvenient, and for the first time men, crunched by the low ceilings in their automobiles, experimented with hat-removal, and got to like it.NPR
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NKU PROFESSORS' BOOK HIGHLIGHTS ANTEBELLUM KENTUCKY
Looks like an interesting read:
Kentucky was also a leader in medicine and medical education. Ephraim McDowell was Kentucky’s most famous surgeon in the early 19th century. After studying medicine in Virginia, McDowell attended the University of Edinburgh, famous for its anatomy and surgery classes. Returning home, McDowell in 1809 performed the first successful ovariotomy, removing a 22-pound tumor from a woman originally thought to be pregnant. At Transylvania University in Lexington, the first university west of the Appalachian Mountains, science and medicine continued to advance. President Horace Holley achieved nationwide attention when he brought in Constantine Rafinesque to anchor science programs and hired medical department faculty – Dr. Charles Caldwell and Lunsford P. Yandell. Louisville Medical Institute opened in 1837, and by 1840, Kentucky possessed two medical schools and 10 colleges.Read more at the link.
NKU Grad Articles
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