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Does Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear actually stand a chance if he runs for president? I became obsessed with this question over the last few months -- crunched numbers, talked to experts and voters -- this is my best analysis on the issue.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
Kentucky's Andy Beshear has proven he can win in Trump country. Can he win the presidency?
Can Beshear win the presidency?
www.cincinnati.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Dozens of retired seniors could lose their homes or parts of their property to eminent domain if the Frogtown Road Improvement Project happens as planned.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...
Families on Frogtown Road fume over possible eminent domain
Dozens of people stand to possibly lose their homes or parts of their property due to eminent domain.
www.cincinnati.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Where should I take my mom on her first visit to Cincy/NKY?

She's coming to visit me for the first time in the almost five years I've lived here! And yes, I have some places in mind. But I'm curious where you all think I should take her.
May 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Okay, NKY people. Do you have your go bag ready by the basement door just in case? I hope none of us need it. But it's always good to be prepared.
May 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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A Norse-mythology themed meandry is opening in NKY this weekend. I know my Travis is about to lose it on that honey wine. 😋
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
A Norse-mythology themed meadery is coming to Greater Cincinnati
The Allfather's Meadery tasting room will focus solely on its honey-based wines and melomel, a style of mead that's made with fruit.
www.cincinnati.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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The Fischer Group announced plans to move its hq to downtown Covington likely by 2027. About 350 employees would work out of the new location.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
Large homebuilder announces plans to relocate headquarters to Covington
The Fischer Group – which includes companies like Fischer Homes – announced plans to move its headquarters to 525 Scott Street.
www.cincinnati.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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NEW: “Everyone’s been talking about what the Trump administration and DOGE have been doing, but no one seems to be talking about how, in a lot of ways, it’s been an assault on kids.”

How Kids Are Harmed by Trump’s Budget Cuts, by Eli Hager
The Trump Administration’s War on Children
The administration is quietly putting America’s children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, enforcing child support payments, providing child care and much more.
www.propublica.org
April 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Sitting in on a legislative recap hosted by the NKY Chamber. Pretty delicious working lunch.
April 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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When Pitbull told us, "This for everybody going through tough times....." we believed he been there done that.

2014 was a simpler time.
a bald man wearing sunglasses giving the middle finger and the words pitbull intensifies
ALT: a bald man wearing sunglasses giving the middle finger and the words pitbull intensifies
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April 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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What could you possibly build on 17 acres of environmentally contaminated land? Well, with a more than $5 million investment into cleaning it up, townhomes, evidently.

Here's what you need to know about the former Newport Steel site.

www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
A former steel mill site could end up with nearly 200 townhomes on it
A proposed $90 million development could turn 17 acres of a toxic former steel mill into a community of townhomes on Newport's west side.
www.cincinnati.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Why invest millions into a brew pub, sports center (pickleball, soccer, street hockey, futsal) in Hebron, KY?

Bc developer Brad Trauth lives there and it's the kind of place he and his family drive 40 mins to get to in Cincy.

He wants to bring that vibe to NKY.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
'Nothing in (NKY) like this': Sports complex, brew pub coming to Hebron | Going Up
A family-friendly sports complex center and brew pub will likely break ground in Northern Kentucky this spring.
www.cincinnati.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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On our new podcast Tales of the Resistance via @grabbagcollab.bsky.social, we keep tabs on acts of defiance and rebellion in these crazy times in America. Listen for free in our Grab Bag Collab feed (latest episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...) or support us at www.patreon.com/grabbagcollab
Tales Of The Resistance: Voting With Your Dollar
Podcast Episode · Grab Bag Collab · 03/30/2025 · 7m
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April 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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you know things are going well when they break out the turnip photos
photo of a red shopping basket filled with turnips, under the headline: If you’re worried about food tariffs, adopt a frugal mindset and cook smarter Learn to shop for groceries like a thrifter and work on eliminating waste By Sheryl Julian Globe Correspondent,Updated April 7, 2025, 7:21 a.m. caption: The big question is, writes Sheryl Julian, are we expected to remove all the pleasures from the table and turn the nightly dinner into a feast of locally grown turnips (above) and leafy greens?Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
April 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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This was an interesting tidbit about medical marijuana that I didn't even think about until last night.

With all the regulation around medical marijuana, where can these dispensaries and growers actually go?
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
Here's what's holding back medical marijuana in one NKY city
Newport has nearly two dozen schools or daycares with its roughly 3.5 square miles. That severely limits medical marijuana facilities.
www.cincinnati.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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NKY man Paul Snow Jr. is expected to appear for an arraignment on April 14 in Kenton County, where he faces 42 counts including sodomy, cybercrimes, sex abuse, human trafficking, rape and kidnapping. From reporter Quinlan Bentley
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/c...
Prosecutors say man accused of serial rape had formula he 'perfected over years'
Snow is accused of raping a woman at his home. He’s also facing charges in Kenton County in connection with the sexual assaults of six other women.
www.cincinnati.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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@Publix is opening its first NKY location Wednesday. I've done a lot of reporting about it. But here I'm breaking new ground and answering the biggest question I think most ppl have: Is Publix food worth the hype? #PubSub
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Publix is opening its first NKY grocery store this week. Is the food worth it?
We got a sneak peak at Publix food Monday, from its chicken tenders to its craft sodas. Here's what we think of it.
www.cincinnati.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Trav and I are a week away from closing on our 1st home together! We never REALLY thought we'd be able to own. Not in this economy. But while house hunting, we realized there are a lot of programs that help make buying a home possible.
So I'm sharing the info!

www.cincinnati.com/story/news/l...
Want to buy a home in Northern Kentucky? Here are 5 tips to help make it happen
It's a tough housing market out there for anyone who wants to buy a home. But homeowner dreams might be more attainable than you think.
www.cincinnati.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Thank you so much to NKY mom Jaimee Seitz for spending so much time talking to me over the past few weeks. I know it can't have been easy. But she did it because she wants parents to KNOW what happened to her 13 yo daughter Audree. And she wants change.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
NKY teen who died by suicide was part of subculture that idolized Columbine shooters
Boone County middle schooler Audree Heine died by suicide in December after struggling with mental health and bullying.
www.cincinnati.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Thank you so much to NKY mom Jaimee Seitz for spending so much time talking to me over the past few weeks. I know it can't have been easy. But she did it because she wants parents to KNOW what happened to her 13 yo daughter Audree. And she wants change.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
NKY teen who died by suicide was part of subculture that idolized Columbine shooters
Boone County middle schooler Audree Heine died by suicide in December after struggling with mental health and bullying.
www.cincinnati.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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The bathroom signs went viral this week as students protested against the u's rollback of diversity initiatives to comply with a presidential executive order. UC President Neville Pinto said the signs were an "error."
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
UC president calls 'biological' bathroom signs error as students, faculty protest
The bathroom signs went viral this week as students and faculty protested against UC's dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
www.cincinnati.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Should police be ticketing people for sleeping outside? In Kentucky, that's the law. It went into effect last summer. This is how it's going.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
Kentucky outlawed camping by the homeless. Now they 'gotta hide,' they say
At least 266 unlawful camping charges have been filed since the new state law went into effect last summer.
www.cincinnati.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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"Hamilton County deputies ticketed 47-year-old William Bader, of Kentucky, for littering Sunday after they say he admitted to throwing "hate flyers" from his car across Lincoln Heights about 2 a.m."
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Man ticketed for scattering 'hate flyers' in Lincoln Heights, accused of taking peace flag
A Kentucky man is accused of throwing "hate flyers" throughout Lincoln Heights in the middle of night 2 weeks after a neo-Nazi demonstration there.
www.cincinnati.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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"The Immigrant and Refugee Law Center posted a statement on Facebook Tuesday to say it, along with other legal services nationwide, has been directed to stop "all work" representing children who immigrate to the United States alone."
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
Cincinnati immigrant law center ordered to stop representing unaccompanied children
The Immigrant and Refugee Law Center in Cincinnati is one of multiple centers nationwide impacted by an order from the Department of Interior.
www.cincinnati.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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"Regardless of whether the executive orders are made legal, they give permission to people who are already anti-trans, people who are already disgusted by trans people's existence, to hurt them even more."
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
Cincinnati-area trans people, families 'exhausted' from Trump orders against them
President Trump's flurry of executive orders and policies targeting trans people has Cincinnati families worried but ready to fight for civil rights.
www.cincinnati.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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The internet archive service Wayback Machine shows that up until Thursday, the website included "transgender, or queer" in the LGBTQ+ acronym.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...
National Park Service removes 'transgender' from Stonewall National Monument website
Donald Trump had targeted the trans community in several executive orders. Now the National Park Service has edited them out of the Stonewall website.
www.cincinnati.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM