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Newport skywheel gets federal OK, construction to start ASAP Sarah Brookbank Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
Newport’s plans to install a SkyWheel at the Newport on the Levee can move forward, the city announced July 22. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved the permit for construction of SkyWheel, the riverfront observation wheel planned for the riverfront, according to the city. Construction on the 230-foot tall SkyWheel will start as soon as possible. It will feature 30 climate-controlled gondolas and will be built at Newport on the Levee,next to the Newport Aquarium, by Koch Development of St. Louis. “Newport on the Levee, the Newport Aquarium and now SkyWheel,” Newport City Manager Tom Fromme said in a statement. “What a terrifi c lineup for the Newport riverfront and the entire region.” This follows the news that the SkyStar Wheel is staying at The Banks in Cincinnati for possibly a decade. “The SkyWheel is going to be a major tourist attraction,” Fromme said. “We expect about 400,000 riders a year. And because the gondolas are climate controlled, the SkyWheel can be enjoyed year-round.” Koch Development Managing Director Matthew Stack said that construction schedules and logistics are being fi nalized and that construction will start “as soon as possible,” according to a statement. Mayor Jerry Peluso said Newport is not fretting competition from the SkyStay Wheel only a few miles away. “Comparing any other local wheel to Newport’s SkyWheel is like comparing Mount Adams to Mt. Everest,” the mayor said.
An artist's rendering of the planned Newport SkyWheel at Newport on the Levee in Kentucky. PROVIDED
Restaurants to replace Newport Barnes & Noble mall late last year, is planning to announce a slew of new tenants as it embarks on a major mall renovation, including the demolition of the former Mitchell’s Fish Market next door to Barnes & Nobel. NAP could not be reached for comment. A preliminary drawing of the lots that housed Mitchell’s and Barnes & Noble shows a two-story design with space that “allows new restaurant concepts” and “open-air patios,” according to the project’s architect, Cincinnati-based Reztark Design Studio.
Randy Tucker Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
The Barnes & Noble at Newport on the Levee will shut down by Sept. 7, according to a store manager, Marc Cook. Cook declined to say why the store was closing, and said he had no idea what might replace one of the original anchor tenants at the town-center-style shopping center on the banks of the Ohio River in Newport. Cincinnati-based North American Properties (NAP), which purchased the
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Over the next year and a half, Cincinnati-based North American plans to reconfi gure the mall’s physical footprint to better take advantage of the panoramic views of the river and Downtown. Plans also include more parking and a new network of pedestrian walkways that will allow better fl ow to nearby hotels, apartments and other mixed-use developments, such as the Ovation site under development just west of the mall. NAP will spend more than $100 million to redevelop the mall into a new mixed-use property.
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