NKY Thrives

NKY thrives reports on people and initiatives leading community and economic development for Kenton, Campbell, and Boone counties in Northern Kentucky. You can also find stories about local NKY cities and towns in the top navigation under Places.

Owner Dave Mulcahy and his daughter, Maddie Mulcahy, a sophomore at Highlands High School who often helps out in the store.

Holiday gift giving guide: Fort Thomas

Find something for everyone on your nice list concentrated in a few welcoming districts in Fort Thomas, tucked just south of Newport.

Two local bakers to know when you or your host is grain, gluten or dairy free

Navigating specific dietary needs during the holidays.  

Goodbye y’all: Florence mayor reflects on 24 years of leadership

The new year will bring an apparent end to a political career filled with ups and downs but marked by Diane Ewing Whalen’s even-keeled style.

Cultural change spoken in 64 languages at Boone County Schools

They come from South America, Asia, Europe and Africa – from Albania to Zimbabwe.  

When the helpers need help: New methods for first responders to treat their own stress

The people we call for help may not ask for help themselves. But there's a growing awareness and options for treatment.  

Northern Kentucky's Dr. Michael Greiwe developed an orthopedics telemedicine app used across the U.S.
The pandemic jumpstarted innovations in telemedicine

As heartbreaking as the COVID-19 pandemic has been, the virus brought about an innovation in health care that might not have occurred otherwise.

Refugees from war-torn Myanmar, once known as Burma, find a home in Northern Kentucky

With all their success building lives here, Chin don’t stop thinking about relatives who remain in Burma after its brief but failed experiment with democracy.

Kharkiv hunkers down as Russian invasion penetrates the city

Messages from the bomb shelter: Cincinnati Sister City awaits news from friends amid the fog of war

Nancy Daly, a career journalist who covered communities in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

Nancy brought her deep knowledge of the community, particularly Northern Kentucky, to many stories that resonated with readers.

Top l to r: Ross Battoclette, Champlin Architecture, CHCURC and Michael Stehlin, Chief Building Official for Hamilton County; bottom l to r: Christopher Meyer, Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority and Dean Lutton, Reztark Design Studio
Development beyond the basin: An Architecture Matters panel discussion

Join us to learn more about neighborhoods, townships, villages, and cities that are building new commercial, residential, and mixed-use projects to accommodate, and attract, new residents.

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