THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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by Michael Monks
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MEET SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES TONIGHT
The City Heights public housing community will host candidates at a roundtable forum Monday evening at 5:30PM. A public effort has been made to attract school board candidates to the event, but it is unclear right now whether candidates for other offices will be there.
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WHAT WILL THE NEW POPEYE'S CHICKEN IN MAINSTRASSE LOOK LIKE?
We'll soon know what the plans look like for the Popeye's Chicken that will be opening at the gateway to Mainstrasse Village in a location that has been lethal for every fast food joint that tried to open there. The consistent failures have been an anomaly as the corner of Fifth & Main Streets is one of the busiest in the region. The operators of the planned Popeye's will go before the Urban Design Review Board Monday afternoon.
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REMEMBER: The space that Popeye's will likely soon fill was the target of an hilarious joke when someone manipulated the sign to read: Coming Soon - Aunt Norma's Bakery & Gunshop - We'll Clean Your Guns While You Eat. Read that story at the link below.
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DON'T MISS COVINGTON'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE WEEK IN (P)REVIEW
A look back at the busy week that was and a look ahead to the week that will be (including a very busy City Commission meeting) -- all inside The Sunday Edition.
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CITY COMMISSIONER LAUNCHES $2,000 CONTEST FOR IDEAS
Covington City Commissioner Steve Frank has followed through on his plans to award a constituent $2,000 for an idea that could save the city money. He wrote online Sunday:
I have received many great ideas for my $2,000 for the best idea (s) to save money for Covington that I've decided to keep it open until Friday. Friday evening, voting will begin which I close down Monday Night and announce the winner on Tuesday.Frank has compiled a list of suggestions from around fifteen people that include suggestions like selling ad space on city vehicles. Check out the full list here.
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QUICKIES
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Kentuckians recall life in fraternity house with Paul Ryan Herald-Leader
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Sen. McConnell's appearance is a symbol of tea party clout Cincinnati Enquirer
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Solid South is no longer rigidly Republican or Democratic AP
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Five federal indictments uncover plan to funnel pills to Eastern Kentucky Herald-Leader
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KY State Police shoot and kill Frankfort man Herald-Leader
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UK to study effects of military suicides on those left behind Herald-Leader
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Lettuce shipped to Kentucky recalled Courier-Journal
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Great story: Cane was a gift to former slave Herald-Leader
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"Hug me, Jesus" statue nears completion Courier-Journal
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Editorial: Monkeying with science education? Courier-Journal
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Ugly lamps take top prize at state fair Courier-Journal
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KY CAN KEEP CREDITING GOD FOR HOMELAND SECURITY
The Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to the wording of a law that thanks Almighty God for Kentucky's homeland security:
At issue were two related laws passed in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The first was a 2002 “legislative finding” saying the “safety and security of the commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon Almighty God.”Full story: Courier-Journal
The second was a 2006 act creating the state’s Office of Homeland Security and requiring its executive director to publicize “dependence on Almighty God” in agency training and educational materials and through a plaque at the entrance to its emergency operations center. The office has done so in years since.
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MUGSHOT ROUND-UP
The full story on how a local youth leader was busted for a sexual relationship with a 13-year old boy; Plus, who else is going to prison, who got probation, and who's still on the run? Check out the mugshot round-up from a busy week in Kenton Co Court.
Full story: This Week in Kenton Co Court
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NAVY SEABEES HELP REBUILD SIXTH DISTRICT PLAYGROUND
Over the weekend, the Sixth District School's playground, which was partially destroyed by arson, got some help from the United States Navy...
See a TV news report of the rebuilding here: WLWT
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SUPERINTENDENT'S MONDAY MORNING MESSAGE
Lynda Jackson, superintendent of Covington Independent Public Schools, has resumed publication of her Monday Morning Message now that school is about to start this week:
KUDOS to all who assisted with our successful first Back to School Kick-off. Special thanks to Kay McConnell, Betty Brefeld and the MANY Student Support Services staff that put together the bags and paperwork for the day. Special thanks also to Susan Durstock and her team for having the campus look excellent and for restocking water and cleaning up throughout the day. All school tables looked great and provided excellent information for our families.More at the link: Lynda Jackson
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MORE QUICKIES
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Why cities should subsidize marathons, not sports stadiums Alex Abound
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Did Cincinnati blow its shot at marketing itself during the televised portion of its big tennis tournament? Urban Cincy
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President to states (including Kentucky): Use your transportation dollars or lose them Click Here
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KY gets $17 million for roads projects WKYT
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LET'S CHECK OUT TAYLOR MILL ROAD CONSTRUCTION
South Covington/Taylor Mill traffic must be a mess these days. These pics were snapped on Saturday:
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COVINGTON GETS LENGTHY PROFILE IN LOUISVILLE PAPER
The Courier-Journal had a lengthy feature about Kentucky's newly designated Cultural Districts (Covington was named one of the five back in February) and our city got quite a mention, though it does focus on some of the failures of the efforts at establishing an Arts District:
But instead of unifying the group, Bowers said, she saw these meetings usually digress into “a who-is-funding-who discussion.” She also realized that funding that the city had thought would come to support the project dried up as the economy declined.Full story: Courier-Journal/Elizabeth Kramer
It seemed as though Florida’s ideas, which many pundits and economists have since widely criticized, had failed in Covington, as had the model the city was using, which Bowers described as a “top-down” approach.
But the city’s project didn’t die, in large part, Bowers said, because it became involved in a Kentucky Arts Council program that’s still in its infancy and designed help communities build arts districts that unify cultural organizations and help boost local economies. Bowers said the program has given arts and cultural groups a “common purpose” and strong motivation not only to keep its meetings focused but also to look at collaborating on a host of efforts to put the city’s arts and culture on strong footing as an economic driver in the city.
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RELATED: The Covington City Commission will have a first reading of an ordinance to rid the City of its arts district zoning at Tuesday's meeting.
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BUT ART LIVES ON IN COVINGTON! Art Off Pike returns in September...
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SPORTS
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Holy Cross Football assistant coach jumps from plane.
From the video's description:
Holy Cross football Coach Ryan Ware jumps out of a perfectly good plane as part of the lead up to the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown
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Check out video from the Indians' victory Friday night over Dayton here
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Who's to blame for UK Football's recent woes? The recruiting class of 2009... Kentucky Sports Radio
| If Joker Phillips gets fired from UK Football, would the school hire disgraced Bobby Petrino? Clarion Ledger
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5 key games for UK Basketball next season Bleacher Report
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UPDATE: The kitten that was abused by some jerk with a golf club continues to recover WKYT
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COVINGTON RESIDENT HELPS NURSE BABY SQUIRRELS
Lisa Placke, of South Covington, shared these photos that she and her friends took while in Perry Park, KY over the weekend. Placke reports that three baby squirrels fell thirty feet from a tree with one of them dying on impact. The other two are being nursed with baby formula and will taken home to recover before being released back in the wild in Perry Park.
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HAVE A GREAT MONDAY!
