When you walk into the Fort Wright restaurant, you will see waitresses taking orders, friends having a meal together and most likely a guy sitting at the bar watching Jeopardy. You will also smell freshly...

Chris Strobel has been involved in the media for decades and now uses experiences from his time in the industry to teach the next generation of filmmakers. Strobel, an Electronic Media & Broadcasting...

Warmer weather has finally arrived in Northern Kentucky. But with the arrival of spring comes the annual chore many do not look forward to: spring cleaning.   Spring cleaning typically looks like people...

While rock music is playing throughout the rooms, people can be heard chatting while drinking a cold beer. In the back of the bar, CEO and Head Brewer of Alexandria Brewing Company, Andy Reynolds, is working...

Your Community  As you walk down the street in Covington, Kentucky, you might notice a few unsettling things. What should be a clean stretch of sidewalk is instead lined with litter. With every car...

I’ll start this article just as my bio states on The Northerner website, now forever online, and unchanging after I graduate: I had no intent of going into journalism.  Not once had it crossed my...

On a Saturday Night Live skit airing in March, a parody hospital prescribes its patients red meat and whey powder, in lieu of medicine and treatment. From refrigerators full of creatine to IV bags dripping...

Nestled among the fourth-floor classrooms of Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts is a studio space dedicated to Bachelor of Fine Arts students. Two friends paint side by side, their workspaces...

NKU musical theatre major Cody Combs recently starred in Paramount Theatre’s production of “Dear Evan Hansen.” The musical, a six-time Tony Award winner, debuted at the regional theater outside of...

Purrfect Day Cat Cafe Tucked away in Covington, one local cafe is selling more than just coffee— it's giving community members the chance to connect, relax and even go home with a new furry friend.  The...

NKU’s first production of “Mamma Mia!” premieres Friday at the School of the Arts. Filled with ABBA classics and plenty of disco dancing, the popular musical — held at Corbett Theatre through April...

It happens quietly, nearly overnight, until one morning, I’m walking to class and a cool, perfumed breeze brushes across my face. The sun shines a little warmer, its soft rays embracing me. For the first...