The World Peace Bell Center is usually open from 9am to 3pm Monday - Friday.  Anyone wanting to visit the Peace Bell should call 859-655-7700 just to verify that the office is open and that they would be able to access the Bridge that connect to the Bell.  The Peace Bell no longer rings everyday at noon.  Please watch "A BRONZE STAR IS BORN', This video tell the story behind the Wo...

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NKY Riverfront Commons is a trail system meant to eventually unite all of the Northern Kentucky river cities. Go to the website below to check out the interactive maps and other great information. www.nkyriverfrontcommons.com

Southbank Partners, The City of Newport and The Newport Foundation announced today the development of an exciting and vibrant new gateways to the city that features tax deductible naming rights and sponsorship opportunities.There will be 3 monuments . One at the terminus of the Taylor-Southgate Bridge. Second will be at the terminus of the Veterans Memorial Bridge (know as 4th Street Bridge) that ...

       RIVERFRONT COMMONS STORY MAP PRESS RELEASE              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2017   Media Contact: Jay Fossett                            Strategic Advisers, LLC     &...

Great story and good news for Riverfront Commons.  Check out the Lane Report article:

CITY OF NEWPORT LAUNCH PARTY Join your friends and neighbors in a city-wide celebration of collaboration and contrasts to launch the new City of Newport logo and branding. Special Guest Kara Sewell from Fox 19 News will emcee the event. Tonight, September 21 @ 6:30 pm World Peace Bell Center, 425 York St., Newport, KY  Live Music from the Band Revolver @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Giveaways Loc...

Southbank Partners is once again a sponsor of this years' Catalytic Fund's Beyond the Curb featuring Ludlow and Covington. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Tara A. Johnson The Catalytic Fund 859-414-3011 | tjohnson@TheCatalyticFund.org Beyond the Curb Series Continues – Featuring Ludlow on October 9th More than 1600 registered guests from 62 zip codes ha...

See Jack's interview with Jamie Smith on US Bank Business Watch presented by The Cincinnati Business Courier. Jack is talking about KY RT 9 and Riverfront Commons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr9xSU2V-JM&index=47&list=PL2iHjuJqukyb9DDD7BnuQMb-yasnp-206

See a story about the success of Red Bikes: http://urbn.cc/p6oi

RIVERFRONT COMMONS HELPED ATTRACT MAJOR EMPLOYER TO COVINGTON By Jack Moreland Last week Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin made the exciting announcement that CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services, a global company providing therapeutic expertise to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, will relocate its headquarters with a $36.4 million investment projected to create up to 500 Kentucky-r...

TAYLOR CREEK UPDATED PHOTOS.

Take a look at the progress of the Taylor Creek Project.  This is the culvert between Joe's Crab Shack and the Chart House. See videos below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDxRfvFHyNs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWsLSU8G4IU

Southbank Partners is happy to be a sponsor again this year of The Catalytic Fund’s “Beyond the Curb” featuring our River Cities of Bellevue and Dayton.  Make sure you save the date APRIL 24, 2016, from 10 A.M. until 4 P.M.    Come and see what these two River Cities in the Urban Core have to offer. The Catalytic Fund presents the third event in it...

Inside Northern Kentucky, "Top Stories From the Top of Kentucky", will be the first ever programmed on our home region  to appear on KET.  A production of the KY Center for Public Service Journalism, the nonprofit publisher of the NKYTribune, the program will tell "top Stories from the Top of Kentucky" This first program features Southbank Partners and the Newport renaissance; Tim Han...

Newport Fire/EMS 9/11 Memorial Service                Friday, September 11th at 10:00am   For Immediate Release – Newport, KY   The Newport Fire/EMS will be hosting a 9/11 Memorial Service on Friday, September 11th at 10:00am at the Northern Kentucky Firefighters Memorial by The World Peace Bell at 4th and Y...

RED BIKE LAUNCHES IN COVINGTON   Covington – Red Bike will open 6 new bike share stations in Covington, Kentucky June 24th.  They are part of Red Bike’s expansion into Northern Kentucky.  Red Bike is the first public bike share system in Kentucky.  Mayor Sherry Carran will lead the launch of the newest and most fun way to get around Covington.   Red Bike...

Grants Training in Newport, KY  -  August 10-11, 2015 Southbank Partners and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grants workshop in Newport, August 10-11, 2015.  This training is for grant seekers across all disciplines.  Attend this class and you'll learn how to find grants and write winning grant proposals. ...

Southbank Partners hosted a meeting of the 6 River City  Leaders, business owners, residents and Jason Barron, Executive Director, of Red Bike.  Jason shared the success of the Red Bike Share Program in Cincinnati that already has 30 Stations and the system works.   It’s a convenient, low cost, healthy and green transportation system.  It is designed for short, point...

Taylor Creek Culvert is located between the Chart House Restaurant and Joe's Crab Shack Restaurant.  This area has substantial deterioration.  Severe erosion around the outlet of the culvert has occurred, requiring modifications to the culvert's discharge location.  When this project is complete, it will stabilize and improve the river bank area and will become a very nice green are...

Ribbon cutting/dedication for first leg of Riverfront Commons in Newport; new walking bridge connects Newport on the Levee and the Purple People Bridge to flood wall walking path     Wednesday, June 18, 9:30 a.m.     Officials from Southbank Partners, The City of Newport, The Kentucky General Assembly and the State of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will formally dedicate...

Check out Jack's interview with Channel 12's Paula Toti. Aired on the 11 pm news Tuesday, May 12th.  http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/riverfront-plans-expand-into-six-communities-11666.shtml#.U3S-zEpZSWE.email  

SOUTHBANK PARTNERS INTRODUCES  “THE SOUTH BANK QUARTET”. South Bank Quartet is a superb string quartet made up of professional musicians that teach at The Northern Kentucky School of Music of Immanuel UMC: Madina Akhatova-Malley - Violinist,Teacher, Mozart/Beethoven Strings Co-Director, Conductor Concert Strings. Evan Hurley - Violinist, Teacher, Mozart/Beethoven Strings...

2014 KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION HOUSE BILL 237 SUCCESSES FOR Southbank Partners RIVER CITIES Pedestrian/Bike Trail - $481,600 for fiscal year 2015 for work on the trail along the Ohio River through the cities of Ludlow, Covington, Newport, and Bellevue.  This trail is part of the Riverfront Commons Project. Route 9 – $730,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $2,170,000 in fiscal year ...

Read the latest article in The Enquirer about our Riverfront Commons Project.  Project intended to link our 6 River Cities: Bellevue, Covington, Dayton, Ft Thomas, Ludlow, and Newport. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/03/24/southbank-partners-riverfront-commons-trail-river-cities-hiking-biking-tourism/6838685/  

The City of Newport and Newport Schools has been awarded a $250,000 Safe Routes to School Grant.The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet granted the funds to the city and school district and a plan will take shape under the management of Southbank Partners, which helped with the grant application.Southbank Partners President Jack Moreland announced the grant on Wednesday, February 17th. “We submitted ...

Riverfront Commons Project has started in Newport on Riverboat Row!

Duke Energy has awarded a $10,000 grant to Southbank Partners that will support development of The Taylor Creek Overlook, a new riverfront park planned in Northern Kentucky. Taylor Creek Overlook is being developed on land between Riverboat Row and KY Route 8 on the Newport/Bellevue line. The park will feature an overlook plaza with sculptures, benches and telescopes along with trees and underbru...

Promising a stunning view of Cincinnati and a new way for people to experience some of Newport’s entertainment venues, the first part of Riverfront Commons is expected to get under way later this spring.

NEWPORT — In March 2010, Newport was in trouble: Key development projects had stalled due to the recession, top sources of revenue were flagging and the city wasn’t bringing in enough money to pay the bills on time. Fast forward three years...