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A5 NKY real estate developments to watch in 2026
s 2026 sets in, several large-scale real estate development projects aim to transform the landscape of Northern Kentucky.
For the new year, LINK nky is spotlighting five real estate developments to watch in 2026.
These projects, including new mixed-use developments, apartment complexes and grocery-anchored retail centers, indicate ongoing growth and investment throughout Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties.
Covington Central Riverfront project
Construction of the first buildings at the highly anticipated Covington Central Riverfront, or CCR, site is underway. Over the years-long, sometimes methodical, development process, progress is clearly visible.
The first development on the site occurred in 2022 when Covington hired O’Rourke
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Parents assured Latonia Elementary safe after partial collapse
By Nathan Granger
District leaders and engineering professionals had a straightforward message for parents and students of Latonia Elementary at a special open house on Jan. 12: The building is safe.
“I know some folks might have concerns, and that’s OK,” Covington Independent Schools Superintendent Alvin Garrison told the packed cafeteria.
The building’s gym partially collapsed on Dec. 31, 2025, so classes were moved online while engineers and structural officials engaged in a controlled demolition of the affected areas and installed stabilization measures. The cause of the collapse has not been determined, and some parents ex-
pressed concern about whether the building was safe.
Garrison said multiple professional parties were involved in examining the school post-collapse. Private engineering and consulting firms, the fire department and county planning professionals all signed off on the building’s safety, he said.
“We would not be in this building if this cafeteria and this school was not deemed safe,” Garrison continued.
Casey Hitter is a principal engineer with Advantage Structural Engineers, one of the firms involved in the collapse’s response.
“I would let my own children come back into this school,” Hitter said.
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Officials from the City of Covington and Funke Real Estate Group break ground on Plot A at the Covington Central Riverfront site. Photo by Kenton Hornbeck | LINK nky
Superintendent Alvin Garrison speaks at the open house on Jan. 12, 2026. Photo by Nathan Granger | LINK nky
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Wrecking to tear down the vacant IRS processing center, which had been located there since the 1970s.
Throughout 2025, Covington invested heavily in building out the 23-acre site’s horizontal infrastructure—including streets, sidewalks, utilities and a public plaza.
Alongside infrastructure development, several homebuilders and developers announced projects for the site. The City of Covington divided the site into 16 blocks, allowing multiple developers to participate in the project.
In March 2024, Fort Mitchell-based Drees Homes and the City of Covington agreed to purchase land and develop 16 townhomes on a 0.88-acre parcel.
Then in June 2025, Covington and Cincinnati-based Silverman & Co. revealed a $67.2 million investment to develop 257 market-rate apartments, roughly 7,700 square feet of street-level retail space and around 194 parking spaces in a partially below-ground garage.
In December 2025, Covington hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Funke Real Estate Group, which began construction on Block A of the CCR site. Located at the corner of Russell Street and Stewart Alley near the new Russell Park promenade, this 37,600-square-foot lot will include 10 single-family homes and two mixed-use buildings.
In 2026, Northern Kentuckians should expect more physical development of homes on the site.
Cincinnati-based real estate developer Merus is in the process of transforming the now-barren former Disabled American Veterans, or DAV, headquarters site.
2025 saw the demolition of the vacant DAV headquarters. Bulldozers have already cleared the site. Now, some ground-level infrastructure is under construction.
Following years of negotiation, the City of Cold Spring and Merus agreed to develop two medical centers on the vacant 28-acre site. The DAV initially moved to Cold Spring in 1966 and then relocated its newly constructed headquarters to Erlanger in 2021. Known as the Cold Spring Town Center, the
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project centers around two medical facilities located off Industrial Road at the rear of the site and four smaller retail buildings at the front along Alexandria Pike.
The project was reported to cost $49.2 million in total. Last August, Cold Spring approved up to $40 million in Industrial Revenue Bonds to finance a portion of the ongoing development.
The ongoing first phase involves building four retail structures, featuring 9,500 multi-tenant units and three graded pads for build-to-suit leases. The second phase will focus on constructing two medical buildings intended for long-term tenants. Two of Greater Cincinnati’s largest health-
Cold Spring Town Center
The first homes under construction at the Covington Central Riverfront site. Photo by Kenton Hornbeck | LINK nky
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care providers—Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and The Christ Hospital—will move into the two primary buildings upon completion.
Cincinnati Children’s will occupy a 10,000-square-foot space within a 45,000-square-foot building, with an extra 5,000 square feet reserved for future patient services. The remaining 30,000 square feet will be leased to other companies, primarily healthcare providers.
The Christ Hospital is set to move into the other building on the campus, which will function as an outpatient facility for primary care, women’s services and cardiology services.
Publix
In 2025, the Florida-based grocery giant Publix opened its first store in NKY, serving the Richwood and Union communities in Boone County.
Over the past few years, Publix unveiled plans to rapidly expand into NKY. The corporation announced intentions to open grocery store complexes in Hebron, Independence, Florence and Cold Spring.
So far, the most visible progress has been at the Cold Spring Publix. Dubbed Cold Spring Pointe, the complex will center on Publix. In addition, the phased project will include a Wawa, Chase Bank, Marshalls, Five Below and Hobby Lobby.
In 2026, expect more progress at Cold Spring Pointe, as well as at the other project locations throughout NKY.
Bavarian Flats
Bavarian Flats, one of Covington’s marquee residential real estate development projects, is currently under construction next door to the Kenton County Government Center on Simon Kenton Way.
Bavarian Flats is a 125-unit multifamily residential development at 1840 Simon Kenton Way. Previous LINK nky reports indicate that Covington’s Economic Development Department estimated the total project cost at around $27.5 million. Merus, together with Urban Sites, is overseeing the design and construction of the apartment complex.
Bavarian Flats was initially announced in 2023 as part of a larger development project that included the construction of a 248-space parking garage on the government center campus. Dugan & Meyers, a general contractor from Cincinnati, took on the development of the parking garage.
As of now, construction of the parking garage is nearly complete, with most progress occurring in 2025. In 2026, expect further construction progress on the site.
Union Promenade
The highly publicized Union Promenade development made significant progress throughout 2025, with several restaurants and retailers opening on the nearly 62-acre site. The two developers behind the nearly $150 million project are Meierjohan Building Group and Thomas J. Ackermann Company.
Situated along U.S. Route 42, a key commuter and commercial route in Boone County, Union Promenade combines retail spaces, dining options, offices, medical centers and both multifamily and single-family residences into a walkable, interconnected community.
The project features a promenade-style layout that connects commercial spaces to about 300 multifamily units and 44 single-family patio homes by Drees Homes.
In addition to the commercial and residential rental units, the project’s key feature is a Cincinnati Children’s primary care facility that opened last May. The hospital has invested about $22.5 million in the roughly six-acre property near the Union Promenade development.
Expect further rental announcements and business openings at Union Promenade in 2026.
Top left: Cold Spring Town Center site plan. Photo provided | City of Cold Spring
Middle left: Bavarian Flats. Photo provided | Kenton County
Bottom left: The Richwood Road Publix. Photo by Kenton Hornbeck | LINK nky
No one was in the building when the collapse happened, so nobody was hurt. Moreover, the cause of the collapse is still unclear: Both district leaders and the engineering professionals said on Jan. 12 that they hadn’t yet determined the cause of the collapse, even if they were confident in their mitigation measures.
Following the collapse, the entire district was moved onto virtual learning to give district officials time to determine when the elementary students could return to Latonia or find an alternative location for classes.
Structural Systems Repair Group and Advantage Structural Engineers were brought in to assess the damage, engage in a controlled demolition of the affected areas and perform stabilization work. Covington Fire, Kenton County Planning and Development Services, insurance consultants and other firms also gave their own assessments of the damage and aided in the stabilization efforts.
Assistant Principal Mike Mencsik gave par-
ents (and reporters) a tour of the school before the Q&A session to allow people to see how things had changed since the collapse. The gym itself is padlocked shut, but much of the rest of the building is still accessible. Arrival procedures for students will remain unchanged, Mencsik said, although the school will now have its morning assembly in the cafeteria, instead of the gym. The after-school program will also continue, although it may need to make adjustments.
Naturally, many parents, especially before the Q&A session, were concerned about the structural integrity of the building. Many were also curious as to the cause of the collapse or had questions about how the damage would affect the school day and extracurricular activities. Safety for the students, however, was the biggest concern.
“Do they know if this is going to be an ongoing issue, if the rest of the building is in jeopardy?” asked one parent, Haley Kays.
“I don’t feel safe for my kids to be on that side of the classroom,” said Tabitha Hatton, another parent, indicating the side of the building where the gym had suffered damage.
During the tours, several parents pointed out a crack along the ceiling of the upper floor just above the gym, questioning if the crack was a result of the collapse or if it portended more danger. Mencsik didn’t know, but the engineers later broached the question directly. Other cracks in the ceiling and the masonry also stoked worries.
Hitter indicated the structure of the gym and the rest of the building are different, and that the building’s materials (Latonia Elementary was built in the early ’70s) in much of the school were subject to expansion and contraction throughout the year as temperatures changed. As a result, such cracks aren’t uncommon.
“That crack we believe was already there,” Hitter said, adding that his team examined it shortly after the collapse. “It is a very common type of crack with this type of masonry, the way it’s laid.”
While some parents still had trepidation after the Q&A session, others were more comfortable with letting the kids back into the building. One parent, Brian Ferguson, a construction and industry professional
who had worked with Structural Systems Repair Group in the past, said he was familiar with the firm’s work and trusted its judgement.
“The individuals that are doing the hard math, the research, the investigation, they are all licensed professionals,” Ferguson said. “If they are making the statement, ‘It is within the tolerance, the approval,’ they are giving the nod, and if it does not hold true, they lose their livelihood.”
Betty Edmondson, the custodial supervisor who was among the first of the school’s staff to respond to the collapse, seemed confident as well.
“It’s not a disaster, it’s a blessing,” since no one was hurt, Edmondson said.
The firms involved in responding to the collapse plan to do bi-weekly inspections for the foreseeable future while the district makes more long-term plans for what should happen to the building.
The recently stabilized gym wall at Latonia Elementary, Jan. 12, 2026. Photo by Nathan Granger | LINK nky
The crack along the upper wall that gave some parents pause during the open house on Jan. 12, 2026.
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By Nathan Granger
THow’s the progress on Erlanger’s Eons Park?
he early phases of Erlanger’s Eons Adventure Park are coming together.
LINK nky joined community members and city leaders this week for a tour of areas that are either complete or near completion, specifically the areas around Houston Road and Sycamore Tree Lane, near the area where the park’s groundbreaking took place in October 2024.
“All the way back to ’07, this was a concrete plant, basically,” said Public Works Director Kevin Quinn. “Now we’ve turned it into something really, really nice, which is going to be our dog park.”
Quinn delivered his remarks at a special meeting of the Erlanger Parks Task Force on Jan. 6. The meeting gave the opportunity for interested parties to tour the work completed so far.
The dog park is likely the most visible part of the project from a major road. Grading, drainage and the addition of new sidewalks have already been completed. A concrete pad, which will eventually split off into two dog paddocks, has also been completed. Fencing contractors have been chosen, but that work hasn’t started yet.
Students from Dixie Heights High School painted the concrete wall at the back of the
park late last year after the Public Works Department cleaned and primed the wall. The students spent about 60 hours in total painting the mural, according to the city. The city is expecting to perform a ribbon cutting for the dog park in the spring.
The area above the dog park is slated to become a pump track—an area for BMX biking and other cycling activities.
“People can come and do BMX biking and stuff like that, some moguls, some different kinds of terrain,” Quinn said.
Networks of biking trails and multi-use paths are a large part of the overall plan for the park. Other possible future amenities include trails on wooden bridges through the tree canopy, a nature playground and a hidden coffee shop that bikers can find when riding the trails, although these projects have not begun yet.
The other part of the project that has been completed is the integration of multi-use paths along Sycamore Tree Lane and the conversion of the intersection at Sycamore Tree Lane and Houston Road to a one-way out.
Sycamore Tree leads out of the Cherry Hill neighborhood, and the construction has added a four-way and reduced vehicle traffic out of the neighborhood to a single, oneway lane. Concrete islands, sporting lighted poles with the Eons logo, separate the two lanes. The intersection opened up to residents just before Christmas.
City Council Member Tyson Hermes said the point was to “let people know that they’re entering something different, that this is an area where there’s going to be people around.”
Quinn admitted that at this point the work was “bare bones,” although the spine has been sealed up to Turfway Road. Wooden bridges traversing the creek had been constructed at several points, and the city is already making plans to construct an overlook viewing the creek below. People were already using the multi-use paths to jog and walk their dogs when LINK nky visited the site on Jan. 6.
The intersection conversion aimed to augment efforts by the city to reduce semitruck traffic into the Cherry Hill neighborhood, a problem residents have been dealing with for years. The council set up a task force to monitor the problem and propose solutions, such as extra signage and other road measures. Many of the residents and city leaders believed drivers unfamiliar with the area were being routed through the neighborhood by GPS navigation programs.
When LINK nky first reported on the truck problem in 2023, accidents were actually trending down overall. Public Safety Director Kyle Rader informed LINK nky on Jan. 6 that there had been seven calls about trucks in the neighborhood from the beginning of 2024 to the end of 2025.
One Cherry Hill resident, Julie Estep, who attended the meeting and who had previously expressed frustration with the situation to LINK nky in 2023, said, “There’s still some things that I think they could do more to help us.”
She pointed to a sharp turn in Sycamore Tree Lane coming down the hill toward the exit, which she argued was difficult to navigate for most vehicles. She also expressed
a desire for more road repairs along Sycamore Tree Lane.
Sycamore Tree Lane was in the city’s fiveyear road plan, Quinn said.
“We evaluate all the streets yearly, and we re-evaluate every single year,” said Quinn. “Some move around, but right now it’s within the five-year plan.”
A waterfall in the creek under Sycamore Tree Lane in Erlanger. Photo by Nathan Granger | LINK nky
Kevin Quinn speaks in front of the Eons mural on Jan. 6, 2026. Photo by Nathan Granger | LINK nky
Erlanger City Council members walk the multi-use paths on Sycamore Tree Lane on Jan. 6, 2026.
Photo by Nathan Granger | LINK nky
Residents call for an end to ICE cooperation in Kenton County
By Nathan Granger
Several Northern Kentucky residents came out to the Kenton County Fiscal Court Jan. 13 meeting to call for an end of the Kenton County Detention Center’s agreement to house ICE detainees.
“I love seeing families be able to walk to the park, be able to walk to church, just be able to walk around town, and I don’t want that to go away,” said RJ Johnson, a Covington resident. “I care about my neighbors. I want them to feel comfortable here.”
The meeting was well attended, and Johnson was one of five speakers who came out to ask the fiscal court to reconsider an intergovernmental agreement to cooperate with ICE and house ICE detainees in the county detention center. At least one of the speakers had spoken about the same topic last December.
Many of the speakers referenced recent events involving ICE agents around the country, such as the death of Renee Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. Good’s death was followed by nationwide protests, which included demonstrations both in NKY and in Cincinnati. Several of the speakers who talked with LINK nky said they had been spurred to speak out after having either attended a
rally or seen calls to action on social media.
They called upon the county to terminate its so-called 287(g) agreement, a moniker that comes from the section in the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows ICE to delegate enforcement functions to local police departments.
All three detention centers in NKY have contracts with the U.S. Marshals to house ICE detainees; on paper ICE agreements are subcontracts with the U.S. Marshals. Yet, Kenton County is a comparatively late comer to such agreements, only beginning to house ICE detainees in the middle of last year. In contrast, Boone County Jail’s contract with ICE dates back to 2005.
Kenton County Jailer Marc Fields, who attended the meeting, has been forthright about his point of view on ICE detention— and inmate detention more generally— in the county and has spoken about it in public before. In June 2025, Fields and Kenton County Detention Center Colonel Trey Smith talked about their goals for the program.
“We had worked very hard to try to get [population management] to benefit us in the community,” Fields told the fiscal court, expressing a hope that money brought in through the detention center could be used to augment various public services, including medical and addiction services, within the center itself.
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“We receive over two times per [day] the amount for federal detainees versus state detainees,” Smith said. “And we’re also reimbursed for mileage, for transportation.”
Invoice records from the Detention Center indicate it makes $88 per day per detainee, not including transportation and other reimbursements. Invoice records from the Detention Center to the federal government LINK nky had previously obtained indicate the it invoiced anywhere from $41,272 in May 2025 (shortly after the contract began) to $271,392 as of the end of October 2025. There were 157 immigration detainees in Kenton County as of the end of October, according to invoice records. LINK nky did not have immediate access to more up-to-date records.
County commissioners did not immediately respond to speakers’ comments, although later in the meeting, Commissioner Joe Nienaber made it a point to compliment what he saw as the positive way in which the detention center was run.
Fields did speak briefly with LINK nky after the meeting about the speakers’ concerns. “The one thing that we preach and we expect and we demand from our employees,” Fields said, “is that everybody’s treated the same. I don’t care what you’re there for… They’re being treated just like every other inmate, and we will continue to do that.”
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Attendees at the Kenton County Fiscal Court meeting on Jan. 13, 2026. Photo by Nathan Granger | LINK nky
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Fort Wright allocates safe internet shopping zone, emergency call box
Fort Wright is making it easier to reach emergency services for those in close proximity to City Hall.
The city installed an Emergency Call Box in December 2025 in the parking lot of its government building. Using this call box, anyone can call Fort Wright dispatch with just the press of a button.
Fort Wright has designated its City Hall parking lot as a “Safe Internet Shopping Zone.” The city encourages online shoppers to conduct in-person transactions in this area. This parking lot is camera-recorded 24/7. Additionally, there are several phone boxes attached to the outside of the building, which can be used to call emergency services.
To make these interactions safer, the city recently installed an emergency call box similar to those at Northern Kentucky University. It is a tall, blue box with a light on top, labeled “emergency.”
“Now, there is a free way for anyone close by to call dispatch, even if they don’t have a phone,” Fort Wright Police Chief Jonathan Colwell said. “An officer will be notified immediately when you press the button.”
Fort Wright is one of the only cities in Northern Kentucky to install one of these boxes.
“The whole idea came about partially because of the Safe Internet Shopping Zone,” Mayor Dave Hatter said. “Additionally, there is an enormous amount of traffic going through this area. The box is in a prominent location, it’s easy to see from the road. This is a quick and easy way to get immediate assistance.”
Covington mulls how to spend $750k as bridge work looms
construction related to the Brent Spence Corridor Project.
Recent public discussion also suggests the city plans to have a readily accessible way for the public to track where and how the money will be spent.
“We were able to obtain support for $750,000 worth of reimbursable funds, which we can put towards supporting business initiatives, neighborhood improvements and also special events and advertising promotional campaigns to reduce whatever negative effects may exist as a result of those projects,” said Covington’s Director of External Affairs Sebastian Torres at the meeting of the Covington Board of Commissioners on Jan. 6.
The city announced in early December 2025 that it had successfully secured the extra money from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Several local city and county leaders, including Mayor Ron Washington, had been lobbying for a cushion against the economic downturns that the infrastructure closures may induce.
The Jan. 6 meeting served as the first public window into where that money may eventually go.
The Cabinet will disburse the money on a quarterly basis over the next five years. This means Covington will have to first spend the money from its own coffers and then make a formal request to the Cabinet for payment. There are no limits on how much money the city can request each reimbursement cycle of the total $750,000.
Documents submitted to the commission lay out several broad categories for how the city can spend the money: neighborhood enhancements, business development, management of communications, planning and economic development staff within City Hall, special events, promotional campaigns, and “any other lawful purpose directly related to the improvement of Covington’s business districts and the mitigation of traffic congestion within Covington.”
The commission still had questions about the specifics, however.
“Is there any sort of discussion on how we’re going to determine where this goes?”
Commissioner Shannon Smith asked, adding that members of the public had already inquired about it.
Torres informed the commission of a “stakeholders group of local business owners within the urban core of Covington,” formed in September 2025 to better explore possible solutions, as well as a separate internal committee within City Hall to consider how best to spend the money.
potential solutions.”
Torres also talked about a recent request for proposals from marketing firms for “consultation in relation to promotional campaigns to get folks coming in from suburban communities to visit our downtown businesses.” This call for proposals was forwarded directly to six Covington-based firms for consideration.
“Is there a way that, as we’re spending this money, that the public can actually see where the $750,000 is being spent…?” asked Washington. “We could create a page or something that shows that $5,000 or $10,000 went to this organization or that organization to get the message out.”
“We can actually do that in a formal way,” Torres said.
DBL Law elects Patrick Hughes as managing partner
ton counties. Started by Dolly Parton, the Imagination Library is a national early literacy program that mails a free, high-quality book each month to children from birth to age 5.
Through the NKY collaboration, St. Elizabeth is distributing QR code postcards to all new parents in its postpartum units, reaching approximately 4,000 families each year. The flyer links directly to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library enrollment, allowing parents to sign up before they leave the hospital. Nurses and managers are also introducing the program during daily rounds, helping ensure each family is aware of the no-cost early literacy resource.
The City of Covington is making plans on how to best spend the $750,000 the state recently allocated to it to help it deal with the closure of the Fourth Street Bridge and
“These solutions [from the stakeholder group] range from special events programming to improving our parking capabilities here in downtown to special events and even neighborhood place making, artwork, things like that,” Torres said. “We ended up walking away with several pages worth of
Dressman, Benzinger & Lavelle has elected Patrick Hughes as a managing partner.
Hughes succeeds Bob Hoffer, who served in the role for the past seven years. Hughes, who will assume the role on Feb. 1, has worked at DBL for 30 years.
“DBL Law’s strength lies in its people and its commitment to clients,” Hughes said in a news release. “My focus is on continuity— building on the firm’s strong foundation and supporting the continued success of those we serve.”
Although Hoffer is stepping down as managing partner, he will continue practicing law at DBL, representing businesses in employment matters and assisting clients with estate planning.
Covington-based DBL Law is the largest law firm in Northern Kentucky, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier.
NKY families can enroll in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at birth
A regional partnership is making it easier for Northern Kentucky families to enroll in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library starting at birth.
The partnership is between St. Elizabeth Healthcare, EducateNKY and the public libraries of Boone, Campbell and Ken-
“Our Family Birth Place is proud to partner with local libraries to bring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to families and their newborns,” said Teri Wilde, RN, nurse manager, postpartum at St. Elizabeth Healthcare. “This collaboration ensures that every child born in our care begins life with the gift of literacy—receiving free, high-quality books delivered monthly from birth to age 5. Together, we’re nurturing a love of reading and empowering families to build strong, story-filled foundations for their children’s futures.”
The initiative launched in late October 2025 and has already received positive feedback from families. Early reports show that most new parents were previously unaware of the program and eager to enroll their child.
Book costs are covered through a threeway funding structure across Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties. The state pays for 50% of the program, the libraries pay 25%, and the schools pay the remainder based on the percentage of participants who live in their districts’ ZIP codes. In the rest of Kentucky, the state pays 50% and local funders cover 50%.
The Campbell County Public Library created the initial enrollment flyer for use at St. Elizabeth, and a Spanish-language version is currently in development to support Spanish-speaking families.
As part of a parallel outreach effort, the Boone County Public Library is launching a pilot initiative to place 10 life-size Dolly Parton cutouts in pediatrician offices across the county. The cutouts arrived as surprise deliveries late last year. Offices that display them will receive free books and social media promotion. Results from the pilot will help determine whether to expand the program regionally.
DBL Law’s newest managing partner, Patrick Hughes. Photo provided | DBL Law
Emergency Call Box in Fort Wright Government Building parking lot. Photo by Kathleen Bryant | LINK nky
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A cutout of Dolly Parton holding an Imagination Library booklet. Photo provided | Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
“We at Boone County Public Library are thrilled to highlight the incredible benefit of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for our community’s children, ensuring they receive the foundation for lifelong literacy right from the start,” said Boone County Public Library Executive Director Carrie Herrmann. “We are especially excited about our new partnership with St. Elizabeth [Healthcare], which allows us to register children for this program immediately after birth. This collaboration simplifies the process for new parents and solidifies our commitment to investing in the future success of every child.”
Libraries will track enrollment increases directly linked to the hospital rollout using birth-year reporting. In Kenton County, where 611 children born in the last eight months are already enrolled, partners expect to see significant growth in program registration in early 2026 as the St. Elizabeth distribution becomes fully established.
Enzweiler Building Institute announces 2026 Heritage Trade Seminar Series
The Enzweiler Building Institute, a Northern Kentucky-based skilled trade education program, has announced its 2026 Heritage Trade Seminar Series, offered through the Covington Academy of Heritage Trades.
The seminars provided by the Covington Academy of Heritage Trades further support the organization’s goal of training future skilled tradespeople and artisans to restore historic buildings across Greater Cincinnati.
The 2026 seminar series addresses several ongoing challenges facing the region, including an aging building stock that requires specialized restoration skills, persistent shortages of skilled trades workers and economic development initiatives focused on rehabilitating historic properties.
Each seminar will be led by seasoned preservation experts, such as master carpenters, masons, window restoration specialists and architectural conservators. Many of these instructors possess decades of hands-on experience and have contributed to significant historic rehabilitation projects across the region.
The first course, Historic Window and Door Restoration (Beginner), is scheduled from Feb. 2 to 12. Classes will occur Monday through Thursday, from 6 to 9 p.m. The fee is $400, with registration closing on Jan. 26. This course covers the fundamentals of restoring historic wooden windows and paneled doors, focusing on condition assessment, wood repair, hardware replacement and finish restoration, with an emphasis on material conservation and the preservation of historic character.
A second course, Basic Masonry in Historic Structures (Beginner), is planned for March 2 to 12. Classes will take place Monday through Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. The fee is $400, with registration due by Feb. 23. This course focuses on traditional masonry repair methods, helping participants understand how brick and stone systems work in historic buildings and how to evaluate, repair and maintain them using historically suitable materials and techniques.
Registration for all seminars closes one week before the start date.
Additional information and registration details are available through the Enzweiler Building Institute.
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names first executive director
TradesNKY, a Northern Kentucky-based nonprofit focused on building the region’s skilled trades and workforce pipeline, has appointed its first executive director.
Lorraine O’Moore, an experienced professional in NKY’s nonprofit sector, was
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appointed as executive director. O’Moore is tasked with leading TradesNKY’s strategic development, fostering relationships with schools and employers and expanding practical career pathways to prepare students and job seekers for in-demand skilled trades jobs across NKY.
“TradesNKY is at a pivotal moment,” O’Moore said in a news release. “This organization proves that when education, industry and community come together with a shared purpose, we can create real opportunities for students and build the workforce our region needs to thrive. I’m honored to step into this role and help scale that impact across Northern Kentucky.”
Prior to TradesNKY, she served as the workforce development manager at BE NKY, where she led workforce initiatives that helped attract and retain businesses in NKY.
Before that, she served as the director of work-based learning at NaviGo, a division of Learning Grove, where she worked closely with employers to design customized work-based learning programs and strengthen industry-education partnerships.
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Per Scholas targets NKY’s growing IT workforce demand
By Kenton Hornbeck
Northern Kentucky needs more IT workers. At least, that’s the opinion of BE NKY, the region’s foremost economic development organization.
BE NKY identified four key industry clusters for regional growth in the coming years, with information technology among them. During the organization’s quarterly economic development briefing last November, Jung Kim, a research director at Ernst & Young’s Economic Development Advisory Services Practice, told the audience that IT will remain a critical component of the regional economy, referring to
the industry sector as a backbone of innovation.
“Information technology has been and will continue to be a target industry for Northern Kentucky, but it is not a standalone sector,” Kim said. “It’s become a backbone of innovation across the other target industries, advanced manufacturing and logistics. It connects talent, equipment and data management to the plant floor.”
To sustain growth in NKY’s IT sector, employers require a skilled pool of prospective workers, as well as competent educational institutions to train them. This is where Per Scholas can help.
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Per Scholas is a nonprofit that offers tuition-free IT career training and job placement services. It has offices in 25 cities across the country, including Cincinnati. The phrase “per scholas” directly translates to “for schools” in Latin.
Last April, Per Scholas opened a satellite campus at the Kentucky Career Center at 1324 Madison Ave. in Covington. During the ribbon-cutting event, officials from Covington and the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce highlighted the organization’s role in preparing the next generation of IT workers for the region.
Dr. Roger Burns, the managing director of Per Scholas Greater Cincinnati, told LINK nky that the organization opened the office to better satiate the demand for affordable IT training in NKY.
“We needed to demonstrate to residents and businesses in Northern Kentucky that were as interested in and invested in Northern Kentucky as we are in Cincinnati,” Burns said. “So we needed to be physically present there.”
Per Scholas offers individuals interested in pursuing careers in technology an affordable option to gain hands-on experience in critical IT fields such as cybersecurity, software engineering, cloud computing, data engineering, network engineering and helpdesk support. By taking Per Scholas courses and training, students can earn certifications that make them more valuable candidates for IT jobs. Typically, these programs can last anywhere from 13 to 15
weeks.
In addition, Per Scholas offers various professional services, such as career coaching, resume and interview preparation and job placement assistance.
Burns noted that Per Scholas is a solid choice for mid- or late-career individuals seeking a career switch, or for those interested in an IT career without committing to a two- or four-year degree.
“I think it’s for individuals that want to get careers in tech, but going to a two- or fouryear degree program just isn’t something that life is going to make possible for them,” he said. “It has nothing to do with intelligence. A lot of it has to do with just the expense and the time that it takes to get that degree.”
With the continued adoption of artificial intelligence in the IT space, Burns said it remains critical for Per Scholas to continually update its curriculum to better equip students for the changing demands of the job market.
“We are constantly evaluating our curriculum for all of our training courses based on feedback we get from employer partners, because our whole thing is we want people to go to work, so if they don’t have the skills they need to go to work and be able to do the work, then we’ve missed the mark,” Burns said.
Dr. Roger Burns cuts the ribbon to Per Scholas’ Covington branch in April 2025. Photo provided | Per Scholas
By Tonya Bolton
This Community Voices column is written by Tonya Bolton, who shares advice, tips and ideas for entrepreneurs. You can reach her at info@tonyaboltonphotography.com.
If you want to see a grown adult freeze like a squirrel in headlights, just say the words:
“So… what do you do?”
Every business owner I know has stumbled through this moment at least once— including me. It’s wild, because we live in a world where we can explain an entire conspiracy theory in two TikToks, yet describing our own business in 30 seconds? Suddenly we sound like a malfunctioning robot.
But here’s the reality:
That 30-second window—whether you’re in an actual elevator, at a Chamber event, in line at Kroger or talking to someone at a kid’s basketball game—is often the only chance you get to make someone remember you.
Good news: creating a strong elevator pitch isn’t about being clever. Or scripted. Or salesy. It’s about communicating your value in a way that feels human.
Here’s how to make it easy, casual and effective—and how I use these exact steps in my own photography business every day.
1. Start with the problem you solve—not your job title
Most people start with:
“I’m a photographer.”
“I’m a realtor.”
“I’m a financial consultant.”
Yawn.
Job titles make people guess what you actually do. And guessing is work. And people avoid work.
Instead, start with the problem you solve or the outcome you create.
Example from my world:
Instead of saying, “I’m a photographer,” I say:
“I help people look confident and polished in their photos so their business stands out and they can finally stop avoiding the camera.”
Boom.
Now people understand what I do for them, not just what I am.
Action Step:
Write down the problem your business solves. Make it one sentence. If a stranger can understand it in three sec-
The art of the elevator pitch
onds, you’re on the right track.
2. Add a tiny, memorable detail
People remember stories. People remember visuals. People remember specific examples much better than generic statements.
So after your one-liner, add a detail that paints a picture.
For me, I might say:
“I once had a client who hated being photographed so much when she arrived at the studio for her session, she stopped in the foyer and seriously considered turning around and leaving—but by the end, she was posing like she belonged on a magazine cover.” (TRUE STORY!)
It’s fun. It’s specific. And it tells people: I’m experienced, I’m good with nervous clients, and I add humor and ease to the experience.
Action step:
Think of one example—just one—of how you helped a customer.
Turn that into a one-sentence story.
Make it visual. Make it simple. Make it human.
3. Keep it casual (Like you’re talking to someone at a cookout)
People stiffen up when they think they need a “professional” pitch. Suddenly they talk like a corporate voicemail recording:
“Hi, my name is Tonya, I provide high-quality creative services with a focus on client satisfaction.”
No one talks like this in real life.
Your pitch should sound like something you’d actually say, not something you dusted off from a business seminar in 1997.
When people ask me what I do, sometimes I keep it super simple: “I make people look and feel good in photos—even the ones who would rather have a root canal than take a headshot.”
It always gets a laugh. And when people laugh, they remember.
Action Step:
Record yourself saying your pitch.
If you sound like a voicemail menu, loosen up.
4. End with a ‘soft door,’ not a sales pitch
This is where most entrepreneurs try to cram their entire business history into one breath:
“I do families and seniors and headshots and full on branding photography. Also I design and sell gorgeous wall art and—” Stop. You’re overwhelming them.
Instead, you want a soft door—a simple way for the other person to continue the conversation if they want to.
For me, that might be: “If you ever need a new headshot or branding photos, let me know—I make the process painless.”
It’s light. It’s non-pushy. It lets them lean in. Examples for other industries:
Realtor: “If you ever have questions about selling or buying, I’m always happy to be a resource.”
Boutique owner: “If you ever need help finding an outfit for an event, come see me—I’m great at styling.”
Mechanic: “If your car ever does something weird, call me first. I’ll tell you if it’s serious or not.”
Simple. Helpful. No pressure.
Action Step:
Write one sentence that offers help without asking for anything.
5. Practice until it feels natural (not memorized)
Your pitch should feel like an outfit you love—comfortable, flattering and easy to put on. Not like a costume you’re wearing for the first time.
I practice mine everywhere: In the mirror, in the car, while cooking, to my dog (he’s a very supportive audience).
The more natural you sound, the more confident and credible you appear.
If it feels rehearsed, rewrite it. If it feels like you, keep it.
Putting it all together: my real 30-second pitch
Here’s my real elevator pitch as a working photographer in this community:
“Hi, I’m Tonya. I help people look and feel like a supermodel for a day—even if they hate being in front of the camera. I’ve photographed hundreds of nervous business owners and by the end they’re usually laughing and saying, ‘I didn’t know I could look like this!’ So if you ever need a headshot or branding photos, I’m happy to make it painless.”
That’s it. Thirty seconds. No jargon. No pressure. Just clarity, confidence, and personality.
Final thought
Your elevator pitch isn’t about sounding smart. It’s about making someone understand, instantly, who you help, how you help them and why it matters.
When you get this part right, networking becomes easier. Conversations become smoother. People remember you faster. And opportunities find you instead of the other way around.
So take 10 minutes today. Write your problem-solving one-liner. Add a story. Loosen it up. And practice until it feels like something you’d naturally say to your neighbor. Thirty seconds can change your business— but only if those 30 seconds count.
HOMEWORK:
Remember the game Mad-Libs? Use this template to create your perfect elevator pitch:
“I work with [type of person] who want [desired result].
One of my clients [one-sentence mini story that proves the result].
If you ever need help with [specific thing you offer], I’m always happy to be a resource.”
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Whether it’s on an actual elevator or not, practicing your elevator pitch is vital. Photo provided | Sung Jin Cho via Unsplash
Lickert resigns at NewCath after eight seasons
After 22 seasons as a head football coach, the last eight with Newport Central Catholic, Stephen Lickert has decided to resign and focus on his duties as a principal at Withrow High School in Cincinnati.
Lickert informed the school and the team on Jan. 13.
In eight seasons at the helm on ‘The Hill,’ Lickert went 68-34 which included a 30-0 record against district opponents. They won seven postseason district championships and two region titles during that time.
After a 5-7 record in his first year and a playoff exit in the second round, the ‘Breds had a winning record every season since and reached the region championship round each season, winning region titles in 2020 and 2022. He won KFCA District Coach of the Year in 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Lickert is a 1997 Highlands grad and was a member of the Bluebirds 1996 state championship team. He went on to play at Georgetown College, winning a NAIA national championship with the Tigers in 2000.
Prior to NewCath, Lickert coached at Campbell County, Holmes and Dayton, getting his head coaching career started in 2004 with the Greendevils. In three seasons at Dayton, he was the 2006 KFCA District Coach of the Year and received the NKFCA Owen Hauck CLIFFF Award.
He took over Holmes in 2007, leading the Bulldogs to district championships in
2009 and ’10, their first district titles since 1978. He was the 2009 NKFCA Owen Hauck CLIFF Award winner and 2010 KFCA District Coach of the Year.
He led Campbell County from 2011-17, guiding the Camels to two district titles and five playoff wins. The district title in 2011 was the program’s first in 31 years and followed it up with another district title in 2012. He was the KFCA District Coach of the Year in 2012.
NewCath enters a new era in 2026 as football will be played on campus at Robert J. Schneider Field. They broke ground in October 2024 and initial plans had laid out the facility to be ready by the end of 2025 season, but weather and other factors delayed the timeline.
The ‘Breds are coming off a season in which they finished 8-5 and a loss in the region championship round to Campbellsville for the third straight season. They had 46 players on the KHSAA roster, 12 of them seniors which include starting quarterback Emmanuel Miles, leading rusher Eddie Bivens, their top five receivers and standout offensive lineman William Sandfoss, who will continue his playing career at Marshall University.
Newport Central Catholic is currently accepting applications for the vacant head football coaching position. Interested candidates may send resumes and references to NCC Athletic Director Jeff Schulkens at jschulkens@ncchs.com.
Initial RPI ratings show NKY’s strength on
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The initial RPI ratings were released on Jan. 12, here’s how the KHSAA explains how it is calculated: factoring in a team’s strength of schedule, measures a team’s strength relative to other teams, based largely on the strength of its schedule (margin of victory is not a factor), RPI is calculated from the team’s winning percentage (WP), the oppo-
nents’ winning percentage (OWP) and the opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage (OOWP). RPI is calculated from the team’s winning percentage (WP), the opponents’ winning percentage (OWP) and the opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage (OOWP). These three components are combined to produce the RPI using the following formula: RPI = (WP * WPVAL) + (OWP * OWPVAL) + (OOWP * OOWPVAL).
OOWPVAL shall be .30 (30%). WPVAL shall be .35 (35%). OWPVAL shall be .35 (35%).
In the boys RPI, three NKY teams show up in the top 10. Covington Catholic is No. 3, Highlands is No. 4 and Holy Cross is No. 10. Three others are in the top 50. Lloyd Memorial is No. 22, Dixie Heights is No. 34 and Campbell County is No. 46.
In the girls RPI, Holy Cross and Campbell County claim the top two spots statewide. Holy Cross is No. 1, Campbell County No. 2. Six NKY teams are in the top 10. Simon Kenton is No. 4, Bishop Brossart is No. 6, Cooper is No. 8 and Notre Dame is No. 9. Two others are in the top 30 as St. Henry is No. 25 and Highlands is No. 26.
Brossart tabs Martin to lead football program
Jacob Martin was in the trenches for the Bishop Brossart football team from 2013-16. After being on the front line of attack, he’ll
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be guiding the Mustangs for the future, named the head coach of the program on Jan. 14.
Martin registered 273 tackles from his sophomore through senior year under Paul Wiggins, working as a defensive lineman for the Mustangs. The 2017 grad then became an assistant under Wiggins from 2018-23 before becoming the defensive coordinator at Pendleton County under Jaegger Graham the past two seasons. At Brossart he held multiple coaching roles in his tenure as an assistant, including JV head coach, JV defensive coordinator, varsity defensive and offensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator.
Now he heads back home to guide his alma mater. He met with the team on the morning of Jan. 14.
Martin replaces Adam Kozerski, who coached the program the past two seasons. Kozerski led the Mustangs to a 15-9 record and a playoff win in each season before losing to Newport Central Catholic each year in the second round. The 2025 roster had 36 players on it, 12 of them seniors. They’re expected to return starting quarterback Landon Spaulding and second leading rusher Bently McKinzie. They do lose four of their top five tacklers and top three receiving targets to graduation.
Martin’s day job is owning his own hardwood flooring business, giving him the flexibility to be able to coach. He has three other brothers who attended Brossart and played with the program. Joey (2013 graduate), Jared (2015), Jacob (2017) and Jed (2021). Martin said his brother Joey will be on staff.
He’s the sixth varsity coach in program history since its inception in 2007.
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Stephen Lickert has resigned from the position after eight seasons at the helm. File photo
Jacob Martin was named the next Bishop Brossart football coach on Wednesday. | Photo provided
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