LINK Streetscapes: East Third Street in Newport

BY MARIA HEHMAN | LINK nky CONTRIBUTOR

Newport is a melting pot of cultures with restaurants and bars that highlight the heritage of many Northern Kentuckians. Come with us to Newport for German and Italian cuisine and entertainment.

Bourbon House Pizza

For those with a deep dish pizza craving, there’s no need to trek to Chicago when Bourbon House Pizza is right on Third Street.

Pizza is always a crowd favorite. The simplicity of sauce, cheese and toppings can please even the pickiest eaters. What sets Bourbon House Pizza apart from other pizzerias is what they do with those simple ingredients. They have three additional crust options: vegan, cauliflower and gluten free, so everyone can have pizza regardless of their diet.

Regulars to Bourbon House Pizza may have heard the hype about the ranch dressing. It’s so well-liked that the menu has a pizza for ranch lovers that contains “no pizza sauce, just ranch dressing, chicken, onion and bacon.” joyable, that you are rolling on the floor, laughing.”

Rotolo strives to be less of an eatery, and more of an entertainment destination for the evening. Bowling is the main event, but they offer a range of games including bocce, a traditional Italian game that resembles bowling, and a variety of arcade games.

This boutique bowling alley will make you forget about the simple beer bottles and canned nacho cheese served at the bowling alleys of yesteryear. The atmosphere is closer to a cocktail lounge than that of a rental show and cigarette-laden bowling alley.

Their food and drink offerings stick with the Italian fare, with choices of bruschetta, risotto balls, and a bellini to make guests feel like they’re on an Italian holiday.

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Hofbrauhaus has been giving NKY quality German cuisine and beer for 20 years now, and has rightfully become a community staple. Servers are dressed in traditional lederhosen while carrying as many as a dozen beer steins at once. Unlike most restaurants, with individual tables for each party, Hofbrauhaus has long tables and benches, reminiscent of an old-style beer hall in Germany.

The setup encourages conversation and connection with other diners. In the warmer months, Hofbrauhaus has a large bier garten that is always packed, so those who want a seat may consider arriving early. It’s a boisterous, exciting environment with live music from groups that match the theme and tradition of the German-style restaurant.

When it comes to the food, they serve authentic German cuisine through and through. Those who can’t decide on a dish can get a sampler of appetizers, ranging from fried pickles to Bavarian pretzels to tie the group over until the wurst or schnitzel arrives.

Bourbon House Pizza’s in-house ranch is also for sale to take home.

Those desiring a classic pizza can find it in the BH Supreme. With ricotta, mozzarella, sauce and the choice of three toppings, it’s an easily customizable pizza.

For the rare guest who doesn’t want a slice of pie, Bourbon House also serves salads, hoagies, calzones and pastas along with an appetizer menu with over a dozen options.

Rotolo

Walking into a traditional bowling alley usually evokes memories of the faint smell of cigarettes and plastic rental shoes. Many bowling alleys have yet to adapt to a more modern feel, and that old style bowling alley just isn’t as enticing to visit anymore. Rotolo makes guests forget everything they know about bowling alleys in the past.

Their website breaks down what rotolo means. In Italian, it means “to roll” but it’s commonly used to “describe the sensation of finding something so funny, so en-

Hofbrauhaus

Location: 200 E. Third St., Newport

Hours: Sunday through Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight

Website: hofbrauhausnewport.com

Phone: (859) 491-7200

Bourbon House Pizza

Location: 100 Aqua Way, Newport

Hours: Tuesday through Thursday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday from noon to 9 p.m.

Website: bourbonhousepizza.com

Phone: (869) 261- 2610

Rotolo

Location: 1 Levee Way, Newport

Hours: Sunday from noon to 10 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from noon to 1 a.m.

Website: rotolobowling.com

Phone: (869) 652-7250

Pandas swim to third at state swim meet

After a seventh place finish last year and a 14th place finish in 2021, Notre Dame Academy improved once again with a third place finish at the KHSAA state swim meet at the University of Kentucky Lancaster Aquatic Center.

Senior Lainy Kruger, a University of Florida commit, capped a stellar high school career. She won her second straight state 200-yard freestyle in 1:46.36 and her second consecutive 100-yard breaststroke title in 1:02.30, closing out her high school career with five state titles.

In both races this year, Kruger finished a full two seconds ahead of her competition.

Kruger’s final run with her fellow Pandas ended with 196 points. Sophomore Sadie Hartig swam three different races in under a 30-minute span where she finished second in the 500 freestyle and fourth in the 200 freestyle relay. She then finished up joining her fellow teammates Claire Monahan, Olivia Wallace and Riley Quinn in the 100 backstroke where they finished 12th.

Raiders make program history at state swim meet

Ryle’s boys swim team finished third in the KHSAA state swim meet at the University of Kentucky’s Lancaster Aquatic Center on Feb. 18.

The Raiders ended with 152 points, putting them five points ahead of fourth place Henry Clay. Chase Knopf, Roman Furuta, Garrett Dennis, and Blake Koenigsknecht started Ryle’s impressive finish by placing fourth in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:39.10.

The Raiders also came in fourth in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. They were just 43 hundredths of a second away from a third place finish in the 200 freestyle relay. In the 400 freestyle the Raiders were a little less than two seconds away from a third place finish.

Moore, Isler second at state diving meet

Cooper Junior Peytton Moore just missed out on a third consecutive one-meter freestyle KHSAA state diving title. Moore finished two-tenths of a point behind Madison Southern’s Reagan Patterson, 512.5-512.3, both scores breaking the previous state record of 509.3.

Moore led Patterson by a little less than four points, 359.40-355.45, with three dives to go. In the final dive, Patterson scored a 62 to barely edge out the victory over Moore.

Simon Kenton’s Leigha Travis finished fourth with 397.40, Grace Hedger of Camp bell County was fifth with 348.05, Savannah

Bien of Villa Madonna was seventh with 344.65, and Highlands’ Addison Tinkler was eighth with 344.05.

Ryle’s Landon Isler was second in the boys one-meter freestyle with 517.75 points. Covington Catholic’s Jake Larkin was next with 495.65, and Dixie Heights’ Alex Warming was fourth with 473.

Guidugli headed to South Bend

tral Michigan, starting off as a graduate assistant, then a running backs/recruiting coordinator to eventually landing the offensive coordinator position before heading to Cincinnati to join Fickell. Guidugli was initially set to head to Wisconsin to join Fickell in January, but changed course to join Marcus Freeman’s staff.

Freeman is coming off his first season as head coach in which the Irish went 9-4 and won the Gator Bowl over South Carolina. Freeman served as Fickell’s defensive coordinator at Cincinnati from 2017-20 before becoming the defensive coordinator at Notre Dame in 2021.

KABC region Player/Coach of the Year selections announced

Former Highlands standout Gino Guidugli is headed to South Bend to become the next quarterbacks coach for Notre Dame.

Guidugli had been on University of Cincinnati’s staff since Luke Fickell took over in 2017, serving as the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator the past two seasons.

Guidugli was the Bearcats quarterback from 2001-04, throwing for over 11,000 passing yards and breaking the school’s records for career passing yards, touchdown passes, and completions during his time in Clifton. Prior to that, Guidugli was a standout basketball and football player at Highlands and was part of three state championship football teams from 1998-2000, being the starting QB in ’99 and ’00.

He then got into the coaching ranks at Cen-

The Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation and the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches announced the senior student athletes and coaches selected as the KABC Regional Players and Coaches of the Year. Each Regional Player of the Year candidate is now up for the Mr. and Miss Basketball award to be announced at the March 19 banquet in Lexington.

In the Ninth Region boys, Covington Catholic’s Evan Ipsaro and Holy Cross’ Jacob Meyer were announced as Co-Players of the Year. Cooper’s Whitney Lind won the girls’ KABC Ninth Region Player of the Year while Walton-Verona’s Grace Brewer won the girls’ KABC Eighth Region Player of the Year.

Conner’s Matt Otte was named the boys KABC Ninth Region Coach of the Year while Holy Cross’ Ted Arlinghaus earned girls Coach of the Year honors. Bishop Brossart’s Steve Brown earned the girls Coach of the Year honors in the 10th Region.

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