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Busken Bakery creates a BRAILLE cookie

Busken Bakery creates a BRAILLE cookie

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Busken Bakery will help commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Cincinnati Association of the Blind & Visually Impaired (www.cincyblind.org) with a limited-edition Braille cookie.  The 4-inch sugar cookies featuring the CABVI's logo and initials in Braille will be available at all ten Busken Bakery locations from Wednesday, August 3 - Saturday, September 3. Each cookie will sell for $2.00 each of which Busken will donate half to the CABVI.

Braille is a system of writing and printing that uses varied arrangements of six raised dot cells that represent letters and numbers that can be identified by touch.  That's what you will see (and feel) on the cookies once you press the candy dots that will accompany each into the icing on top of the printed dots.  Every cookie will also come with a Braille alphabet card, so you can translate it for yourself.

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Fall swim lessons offered at Town & Country

Fall swim lessons offered at Town & Country

WILDER, KY (FOX19) Town & Country is arranging fall swim lessons now.

Group Swim Lessons are offered year-round for children 9 months and up.  Fall I Group Swim Lessons will begin the week of August 23, 2011.  Fall 1 Lessons cost $104/child for (8) half hour sessions.  The Sting Ray School is also 8 weeks long and costs $109/child for 1 class per week.  Online Registration begins August 6 for the Fall Session.  Please register online at www.towncountrysports.com.  For more information, please contact Town & Country at (859) 442-5800 or email tcmembership1@fuse.net.

Town & Country also offers Private and Semi-Private Swim Lessons to all ages year-round.  For questions or to schedule private or semi-private lessons please contact Town & Country’s Swim Lesson Coordinator, April, at (859) 442-5800 or email

New Cajun-style restaurant opens on York Street

New Cajun-style restaurant opens on York Street

NEWPORT, KY (FOX19) - The Bayou Fish House is now open at 527 York Street in Newport.

The restaurant opened Monday, July 25 for lunch and early dinner in the space that was once home to Mokka.  They feature 4-piece meals served with fries and bread.  Fish choices are perch, cod, whiting and catch of the day, with sides of gumbo and coleslaw.

There is stand-up dining at the counter and carryout service.

Hours are Monday-Saturday 11:30am-7:00pm. Phone orders can be made at 859-491-FISH (-3474).

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Attorney general sues college with Bellevue location

Attorney general sues college with Bellevue location

BELLEVUE, KY (FOX19) - Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway has filed suit against a college that operates a location in Bellevue and formerly operated in Newport.

Here's a release from his office:

Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway Wednesday filed suit in Daviess County against the owners and operators of Daymar College over allegations the for-profit college violated Kentucky's Consumer Protection Act. The lawsuit alleges that Daymar Learning, Inc., Daymar Learning of Paducah, Inc., Draughons Junior College, Inc., Daymar Colleges Group LLC, Daymar Holdings, Inc. and the president of these companies, Mark Gabis, violated the Consumer Protection Act by engaging in unfair, false, misleading, and deceptive trade practices.

The Attorney General's investigation of Daymar College predates the announced investigation into six other for-profit colleges in December of 2010.

Shakespeare in Fort Thomas

Shakespeare in Fort Thomas

 

FORT THOMAS, KY (FOX19) – Fort Thomas Renaissance and Fort Thomas Recreation are proud to bring "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to the Amphitheater at Tower Park on August 16 at 8:00 pm. The production runs 90 minutes.  Bring your chairs, blankets, and a picnic to enjoy Shakespeare at the Amphitheater, located at 100 Cochran Avenue, Fort Thomas, KY 41075.

Free Shakespeare! is a professional, not-for-profit theatre company devoted to presenting complimentary performances of the works of William Shakespeare. We strive to make these works accessible to a contemporary society and deepen the understanding of where our language and culture originate. We are committed to projects either penned by Shakespeare or inspired by his work. We will provide educational opportunities for the community at large, young and old.

ArtWorks to Dedicate Newport Mural on Friday

ArtWorks to Dedicate Newport Mural on Friday

NEWPORT, KY (FOX19) – ArtWorks and Art Machine, Inc. are proud to present ‘Tribute to Newport,’ the mural that was created by a team of eight young Apprentice Artists, one Teaching Artist, and Lead Artist Kyle Penunuri of Florence, Kentucky. The Mural dedication will be led by Newport Mayor Jerry Peluso.

The community event will be held on Friday, July 29th in Newport, at 1023 Monmouth Street, from 4-8 p.m. with the Mural Dedication beginning at 5 p.m.

The community event will feature live entertainment, celebrity grillers, and bratwurst and hotdogs donated by Queen City Sausage. There will also be limited edition t-shirts for sale featuring the mural image and the signature of the Lead Artist. Proceeds from the t-shirt sales will go towards the mural costs.

ArtWorks, founded in 1996, hires young artists from the age of 14 to 21 to work as apprentices with professional artists on long-lasting works of public art.

WB I-275 now open near I-471 after semi crash, fire

Westbound Interstate 275 is now open at the I-471 overpass after an overturned semi truck caught fire.

The incident happened just before 1 p.m. Dispatchers say no injuries were reported. According to police, a vehicle tried to merge at the last second to get onto I-471 and cut off the truck, which caused the accident. S.R. 27 was also closed due to the accident.

The semi was hanging off I-275, over S.R. 27.

The accident took nearly three hours to clear. 

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