The Roundup: Things to know in Northern Kentucky
This week's Northern Kentucky roundup and news recap includes information on the grand opening of the Lego-themed cafe in Newport, a possible strike at the local DHL air hub, and Covington Meyer Joe Meyer's announcement not to run for re-election.
I'm Northern Kentucky reporter Jolene Almendarez. I put together this roundup each week, bolding key words so it's easy to scan and providing links with more information.
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Things to know
The Brickery Cafe and Play, which is likely the first Lego-inspired cafe in the country, opens Friday at Newport on the Levee. The cafe offers a hands-on Lego experience for kids and adults and serves up cafe staples like coffee, mocktails, and baked goods. On Saturday, Lego celebrity Paul Wellington will be signing autographs and snapping photos with guests from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cincinnati native and CEO Daniel Johnson started the business with Lego he'd been collecting in his basement – about 1,000 Lego sets and about half-a-million Lego bricks.
Developers, business leaders, and Walton public officials are celebrating the grand opening of a new senior affordable housing building Friday. Haven Crossing is a three-story apartment building with 33 one-bedroom units and 24 two-bedroom units. It serves people 55 years old and older whose income is between 30-80% area median income. Haven Crossing is located at 12800 Towne Center Drive in Walton.
Northern Kentucky legislators will discuss their 2024 goals for the upcoming session at a panel event from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday at the Boone County Distilling Company. The event, which is hosted by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, will include perspectives from state Senator Chris McDaniel, and state representatives Kim Banta, Mike Clines, Stephanie Dietz and Steve Rawlings.State senate president Robert Stivers, of Manchester, will also be a panelist. Find more information about the event here.
You can find things to do in Northern Kentucky this weekend here. This week's list includes information on the annual East Row Victorian Christmas Tour in Newport, the Dark Charge winter block party at Braxton Brewing in Covington, and holiday markets in Bellevue, Florence, and Covington.
In case you missed it
Christmas presents and other deliveries could be in peril if the union representing Northern KentuckyDHL workers at CVG can't negotiate a contract with the company soon. Workers voted to unionize in April.
Longtime Covington politician Joe Meyer will not seek reelection next year, bringing his two-term mayoral tenure to an end next December. He announced the news at a commission meeting Tuesday. Over the past 45 years, Meyer has served as a state senator, representative, school board member, state secretary of education and workforce development, and attorney for two Kentucky school districts and the city of Bellevue.
Italian restaurant Camporosso in Fort Mitchell has a Neapolitan pizza that impressed Enquirer food writer Keith Pandolfi. The crust, the dough, the sauce – it all came together for him. You can read more about it in his newsletter here.
A few Northern Kentucky high schools made The Courier Journal's list of top 25 boys high school basketball teams.
Covington man Robert Hartman, 33, allegedly shot and killed a man outside his home on Halloween. Why? "You don't want to know." Enquirer reporter Quinlan Bentley wrote about the man's Tuesday preliminary hearing.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: The Roundup: Things to know in Northern Kentucky
