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Covington's Eastside neighborhood received a grant to help it put on its Music and Soul Food Festival.

Neighborhood grants fund community wish list projects

Covington has set aside $30,000 for a second round of funding that will help fund community projects without going through the traditional budgetary process.

Molly Berrens and Matthew Grote of Covington-based Spotted Yeti Media created motion graphics for the Freedom Center.
BLINK comes to Northern Kentucky in splashes of light and color

Covington will be one of the most densely packed zones for the art, light, and culture event.

He’s not just clowning around: Paul Miller makes circus a serious business

The Ringling Bros.-trained performer takes community development and outreach seriously. 

Molly Berrens and Matthew Grote of Covington-based Spotted Yeti Media created motion graphics for the Freedom Center.
Blink comes to Northern Kentucky in splashes of light and color

Covington will be one of the most densely packed zones for the art, light and culture event Blink.

Beyond the Curb's spring tour was held in Covington's Mainstrasse neighborhood.
Venture Beyond the Curb in the river city of Ludlow

A tour for fans of urban living, architecture and history buffs, interior design devotees and anyone interested in learning about one of the region's charming small towns.

He’s not just clowning around: Paul Miller makes circus a serious business

The Ringling Bros.-trained performer takes community development and outreach seriously. 

African American Chamber of Commerce moves to a new location, expands on-site services

The new site in Walnut Hills will have four times more space and provide additional trainings and workshops for the business community.

NKU's Institute for Health Innovation is working with Owen County residents to address the opioid epidemic.
NKU’s Institute for Health Innovation reaches out to rural communities to battle an epidemic

A Northern Kentucky University initiative created a team to reach out to rural counties in need of health care and mental health services to help in the battle against the nationwide opioid epidemic. 

What Love Does: Grace + Grit Spa offers healing treatments for cancer warriors

Crystal Grace and Sha-Kim Smith believe that self care is health care.

The Northern Kentucky Giving Circle met in the Impact Cowork space in Newport.
Giving Circle amplifies the impact and engagement of individual philanthropists

One doesn't need to be wealthy to give and create an impact in the community.

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