THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
|
|
by Michael Monks
|
UPDATE: The River City News spoke with Covington City Manager Larry Klein about new developments possibly involving the Waterfront restaurant moving to Covington Landing. "I think the project is coming along to a conclusion soon but there is no announcement planned or any decision made by the Commission," Klein said. "We have preliminary recommendations from staff for the City Commission and hope to take that up in the next thirty days but nothing like that will be announced on Friday."
|
ORIGINAL POST:
JEFF RUBY: UPDATE FRIDAY ABOUT WATERFRONT AT COVINGTON LANDING
The Cincinnati-based restaurateur spoke with the Business Courier about the recent failure of his Walnut Street Grill, but at the end of the piece, this was mentioned:
As for Ruby, he will focus on getting The Waterfront reopened and opening a Jeff Ruby’s steakhouse in Lexington. He said he should have an update this Friday about opening The Waterfront at Covington Landing.“My stable is not big enough to hold all these horses,” Ruby said.The Waterfront has been closed since breaking loose from its mooring earlier this year and since then Ruby has been waiting for tax incentives to reopen his floating restaurant and has on occasion disparaged the City of Covington. The River City News is working to get more information on this development.
Business Courier/Tom Demeropolis
|
ONE-LEGGED MAN WANTED IN KENTON COUNTY MURDER
The Erlanger Police are searching for this man:
 |
| Click to enlarge |
SOMEONE STOLE A CASH REGISTER DRAWER FROM CORK N BOTTLE
Cork N Bottle, a Covington liquor store, was ripped off on June 5. Surveillance video captured the suspect stealing a drawer from the cash register that was left on the counter. Covington Police say he got away with $600 and rode off as a passenger in a Jeep with Ohio plates. Recognize him? Call Covington Police at 859 292 2222 or Crimestoppers at 513 352 3040.
 |
| Click to enlarge |
COVINGTON RANKS LOW IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH $100,000 OR MORE IN INCOME
The latest figures from the US Census Bureau break down more than 9,400 census-designated places (cities, and the like) and have a searchable database that allows you to look at cities in each state. There are 138 places in Kentucky counted and Covington ranks 73 in the number of households with $100,000 in annual income. Of 17,445 households in Covington, 1,616, or 9.26%, reach six-figures in annual income. Nationally, Covington is ranked 6,889 out of 9,423. The rankings are based on percentage of households with over $100,000 in annual income.
|
Northern Kentucky cities ahead of Covington (with Kentucky rank): Union (4), Edgewood (5), Villa Hills (7), Fort Thomas (8), Lakeside Park (10), Crescent Springs (13), Cold Spring (15), Fort Wright (17), Crestview Hills (18), Taylor Mill (19), Park Hills (20), Alexandria (21), Hebron (22), Burlington (23), Independence (27), Erlanger (28), Fort Mitchell (31), Wilder (34), Southgate (39), Newport (40), Florence (41), Ludlow (45), Walton (67), and Belleveue (69).
Northern Kentucky cities ahead of Covington (with Kentucky rank): Union (4), Edgewood (5), Villa Hills (7), Fort Thomas (8), Lakeside Park (10), Crescent Springs (13), Cold Spring (15), Fort Wright (17), Crestview Hills (18), Taylor Mill (19), Park Hills (20), Alexandria (21), Hebron (22), Burlington (23), Independence (27), Erlanger (28), Fort Mitchell (31), Wilder (34), Southgate (39), Newport (40), Florence (41), Ludlow (45), Walton (67), and Belleveue (69).
|
NKY cities below Covington: Highland Heights (98), Dayton (112), and Elsmere (117). Eat it Highland Heights, Dayton, and Elsmere!
NKY cities below Covington: Highland Heights (98), Dayton (112), and Elsmere (117). Eat it Highland Heights, Dayton, and Elsmere!
|
Search the results here: Business Journals
|
WOULD BURYING POWER LINES STOP POWER OUTAGES?
After millions of Americans lost power in the past week, including tens of thousands in Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati, burying power lines may be worth a look:
The winds may howl. The trees may fall. But in Germany, the lights stay on.Full story: CNN/David Frum
There's no Teutonic engineering magic to this impressive record. It's achieved by a very simple decision: Germany buries almost all of its low-voltage and medium-voltage power lines, the lines that serve individual homes and apartments. Americans could do the same. They have chosen not to.
The choice has been made for reasons of cost. The industry rule of thumb is that it costs about 10 times as much to bury wire as to string wire overhead: up to $1 million per mile, industry representatives claim. Since American cities are much less dense than European ones, there would be a lot more wire to string to serve a U.S. population than a European one.
 |
| File photo of power outage in Downtown Covington October 18, 2011 |
RELATED: Duke Energy completes merger with Progress Energy, creating nation's largest electric utility Business Courier
|
DEBATING THE LOCAL FOOD MOVEMENT
Community gardens are increasingly popular, with several popping up in Covington in recent years and possibly more on the way. But there is an argument against local food:
A libertarian-leaning academic with a thick French-Canadian accent, Desrochers was in Washington, D.C., last week to present the book to what has undoubtedly been one of his friendlier audiences thus far, at the libertarian Cato Institute. He is particularly bemused by the notion that anyone would try to produce local food "when it makes no economic sense," when we have developed over the course of centuries an international and increasingly efficient system for feeding the world affordable bananas and blueberries and lamb year-round. Locavores – and their kind have popped up throughout history – have traditionally championed local food, he says, for no reason other than that it’s local.Really interesting read at the link: The Atlantic Cities/Emily Badger
"Over the last few years, the local food movement has become something more," he then warns the Cato crowd. "In a way it’s also a rebellion against globalization, against big agri-business, against the way food is produced."
Several dozen heads nod in assent. To this crowd, locavores aren’t mere silly liberals. They’re a menace.
 |
| File photo from community garden at Madison Avenue Christian Church |
DON'T MISS THIS MORNING'S NEWS
Tenant at Covington-based bioLOGIC makes a breakthrough in artificial tendons; Medical marijuana bill to be introduced in Frankfort; Plus, how are we supposed to pronounce "Louisville" really? Click it.
|
QUICKIES
|
Sen. McConnell claims President Obama is harassing the American people Courier-Press
|
|
Test your Obamacare knowledge Click Here
|
Ballot petition to eliminate Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission back in court today Cincinnati Enquirer
|
19 children (ranging in ages 8 months to 14 years old), nine dogs, and one cat found unattended to in Kentucky home that lacked food and air conditioning AP via WKRC
|
Kentucky adult learner program earns national honor press release
|
DEAR SMOKERS, COVINGTON IS NOT YOUR ASHTRAY!
This photo was taken Monday near the bus stop on Pike Street close to Holman Avenue:
Many smokers are responsible and make sure not to litter, but many more carelessly throw their butts on the ground. Please stop!
|
Want help to quit smoking? Click here for a program from the NKY Health Dept
|
THE RIVER CITY NEWS HAS A NEW BLOGGING PARTNERSHIP
Happy to announce a blogging partnership with The Kaintuckeean, a Lexington-based blog that highlights historic buildings, development news, and preservation issues. The River City News will contribute to that content with a focus on Covington and Northern Kentucky stories. From the announcement:
Find The Kaintuckeean on Facebook by clicking here.
|
ROEBLING MUSEUM CELEBRATES 75TH YEAR OF GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
Did you know there is a Roebling Museum? Well, there is. It celebrated this week the 75th birthday of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco:
It’s been 75 years since the completion of the bridge, which was made with cables developed and patented by the John A. Roebling’s Sons Co., the driving force behind the township’s industrial history.Philly Burbs
The story behind those numbers and the steel mill family that made the mammoth feat possible is highlighted in a new Roebling Museum exhibit that runs through Dec. 31.
Last Saturday, the grand opening of “Spinning Gold: The Roebling Company and the Golden Gate Bridge” drew a crowd of 160, including 70 members of the Roebling family descendants who traveled from across the nation and England for the event. The museum is a partner in nationwide 75th anniversary celebrations spearheaded by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
|
Of course, in these parts, Roebling is most famous for the Suspension Bridge, and the Facebook page dedicated to that landmark alerts us to this connection to the Golden Gate:
University of Cincinnati Graduate Joseph Baermann Strauss was the Chief Engineer on the Golden Gate Bridge. He was influenced by the Roebling Suspension Bridge and used the Roebling Comapny for the Wire Cable.|
HERE'S A STORY ABOUT A GREAT DAY:
A 72-year old Indiana man sunk a hole in one on the golf course and then bowled a perfect game of 300 all in the span of two days:
Whatever the odds, Terre Haute resident Sherm "Big Daddy" Wilkins, as he is affectionately known, defied those odds by accomplishing both feats recently.AP via WKRC
On Father's Day, Wilkins recorded his first-ever hole-in-one using an 8-iron on the 105-yard No. 7 hole at Mark's Par Three. The very next night, he rolled the fifth 300 game in his lengthy bowling career during league play at Vigo Bowl.
Superstitious is he? Not really. The perfect game was his first in the past 13 years.
