NEWS ROUND--UP -- TUESDAY LUNCH

by Michael Monks 

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NEW SCHEDULE INDICATES BRENT SPENCE COMPLETION BY DECEMBER 2015

A new schedule details the upcoming events for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project. Public meetings will resume in February 2012 with a detailed design to follow in Septmeber of next year. It also looks like the completion of the project is optimistically listed at December 2015. Could it be? Or am I reading this wrong? UPDATE (12:21PM) Kevin LeMaster of Building Cincinnati corrects my idiocy, stating that construction begins December 2015 with completion anticipated for 2023.

Brent Spence Corridor schedule

Official website

H/T: Building Cincinnati

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TANK TO INCREASE FARES IN 2012?

A press release posted to TANK's website a few days ago discusses fare increases but says they go into effect on January 1, 2011. Must be a typo since the release was posted in November 2011. Express Service increase from $1.75 to $2.00 and there will be a transfer fee among two other increases. Southbank Shuttle is unaffected.

TANK

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KY FORECLOSURES DOWN 39% FROM ONE YEAR AGO

954 properties were in some stage of foreclosure in October, down from 1,322 a year ago. 

Louisville Business First

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DUKE ENERGY ACQUIRES SOLAR FARMS

Duke Energy Renewables, part of Duke Energy’s Commercial Businesses, purchased the portfolio of photovoltaic (PV) projects from ESA Renewables, LLC, which designed and built the generation sites. 

Duke Energy

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NO WONDER DIPPIN' DOTS IS GOING UNDER

A teen worked for one day at a Kings Island Dippin' Dots stand and allegedly walked away with $1,800 from the register. 

Local 12

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TIME TO START SHOOTIN' CRANES, Y'ALL!

After years and years of waiting to quench our thirst for the blood of the once-nearly extinct sandhill crane, Kentucky hunters can dust off those crane bullets and get to shootin', and possibly some rootin' and/or tootin'!

NKY Spot

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WANT TO KNOW WHAT DOESN'T KILL JOBS?

Government regulations.

Washington Post

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WANT TO KNOW WHAT DOES KILL JOBS?

A balanced budget amendment.

Center on Budget Policy and Priorities

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BOYS BASKETBALL: HOLMES #2, HOLY CROSS #5

Two 9th region polls are out and two Covington teams are expected to do well.

Cincinnati Enquirer

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PHOTOS FROM CATHEDRAL BASILICA TOUR

Beautiful.

365 Cincinnati

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SHARE A SECRET WITH A WOMAN? YOU HAVE 32 MINUTES

A new study shows that women keep secrets for just 32 minutes on average. Though:

But if you happen to believe the stereotype that the fairer sex talks more than men, think again. In 2007, NPR reported on a study out of the University of Arizona that found men talk more than women, especially when engaged in conversation with their wives or strangers. Women on the other hand tend to speak more to college classmates or children.

Huffington Post

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IF YOU LOVED THE "GRANNIES" AD FROM THIS YEAR'S ELECTION...

There's more. Successful Democratic candidate for KY Secretary of State won a lot of attention for her clever campaign ad featuring both of her grandmothers. The campaign released a behind-the-scenes bloopers reel that came from the filming. Watch it. Hilarious.

DID YOU MISS THIS MORNING'S NEWS ROUND-UP?

COVINGTON: Sex abuse by Covington priests may cost prominent attorney Stan Chesley his law license; Is karma catching up to Omnicare?; George Clooney's locally filmed movie is on its way out of theaters; and from Monday: Covington daytime curfew gains support; Louisville's mayor gives Covington advice; and a train will derail in Latonia. And more! Click the link.
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by Michael Monks

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COVINGTON POLICE CRUISERS DAMAGED IN CHASE, CRASH

The department updates an earlier report from the Cincinnati Enquirer via Facebook:

Cincinnati Enquirer

Covington Police officers were involved in this pursuit and had two cruisers damaged when the fleeing suspect rammed the officers attempting to apprehend him.

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FIRST MEETING TONIGHT OF MYSTERIOUS "DIRECTION 2030" GROUP

 

The Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission's new Direction 2030 initiative holds its first public meeting this evening.

"One of a series of public meetings scheduled for members of the public – including residents, builders, developers, business owners and operators, and others – to offer input on the Comprehensive Plan, a policy and planning document that is designed to guide the development and growth in Kenton County over the next 20 years."

Meeting is tonight at 5:30PM at Dixie Heights High School. Executive Director Dennis Gordon took to his Facebook page to say:

Kenton County is going to change over the next 20 years; it's one of
those few guarantees of life. What we as citizens need to do is help
shape the change so it benefits the community's overall quality of life.
That's what Direction 2030 is about… reaching out and engaging
citizens on how to shape the change that's coming.

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IS THERE MERGER TALK IN THE AIR?

You may recall a recent presentation at The Carnegie in which something called the Kenton County Government Study Group (I have still not found any evidence of its existence) commissioned an examination of what would happen if there were a merger of cities and the county and other scenarios. It was shortly after that presentation that Direction 2030 launched looking toward Kenton County's future. If you go to the meeting at Dixie tonight, hit us up with some info (I can't go).

In the meantime, merger talks appear to be happening across the river, too.

Cincinnati Enquirer

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HERO OF BEVERLY HILLS SUPPER CLUB FIRE HAS NO ONE TO BURY HIM

The man pulled hundreds of live and dead bodies from the burning rubble during that local nightmare. He died of a heart attack, and now no one has come forward to claim him. Sad.

FOX 19

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MAYBE CINCINNATI'S STREETCAR SHOULD COME OVER HERE TOO?

A transportation poverty crisis is predicted in a new study. So what is that? UrbanCincy reports:

...64 percent of Cincinnati’s population between the ages of 65 and 79 will have poor transit access by 2015. In the Cincinnati metropolitan area, that accounts for approximately 200,000 people. The Cincinnati region is not alone when it comes to providing adequate transit options to a growing aging population. Out of 48 regions studied with 1-3 million people, Cincinnati ranked as the 17th worst. Columbus and Cleveland, meanwhile, ranked as the 18th and 24th worst respectively.

UrbanCincy

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IF AIRPORT ISN'T BUSY ANYMORE, SHOULD WE START KNOCKING IT DOWN?

Maybe, according to Amanda Van Benschoten's story here.

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NEW INTERSTATE TO TRIGGER IMMATURE GIGGLES

I-69 is moving forward.

Beshear said during the ceremony Tuesday that the state has now "put I-69 on the Kentucky map." A statement from Beshear says I-69 will eventually run from the
Ohio River at Henderson to the Tennessee border at Fulton, but the initial 55-mile long segment will run from Eddyville to Nortonville.

WKYT