The Center for Great Neighborhoods hosted a beautiful celebration of the organization's 40th anniversary, when it opened the newly renovated Hellman Creative Center - a stunning transformation of an iconic industrial building on Covington's Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

Executive director Tom Dibello and Associate Director Dan Petronio join RCN's Michael Monks to talk about the milestone.

Two local artists join RCN's Michael Monks to talk about Art Off Pike

Million dollar homes are now standing at the foot of the Ohio River, upscale apartments are on the horizon, and entrepreneurs are embracing the original business district. Dayton City Manager Michael Giffen joins RCN's Michael Monks to talk about where the city sees itself in the near and distant future. Vice Mayor Ben Baker makes a surprise appearance later.

It was a blockbuster announcement last month: the Cities of Erlanger and Ft. Mitchell would move to share fire services in an effort to save costs. But what does it mean? RCN's Michael Monks talks to the mayors, fire chiefs, and administrators of both cities and finds out - nobody is quite sure yet.

The NEA Big Read project will engage our broad and diverse community in reading Ernest Gaines’ A Lesson Before Dying.

Gateway Community & Technical College will be exploring two main themes found in his novel: Race and Justice.

Gateway has joined forces with six county public libraries within the Tri-State area to host a series of programs and events around the title selection. Program events include book discussions, book giveaways, art exhibits, film screenings and more.

Gateway's Kristen Smitherman-Voltaire joins RCN's Michael Monks to discuss.

They have been the voices of Northern Kentucky sports for a generation, and now Mike Tussey and Denny Wright are back on play-by-play duty for Thomas More football for their third season together. They join RCN's Michael Monks to talk about their time at TMC, NKU, and Tussey's new book, "Touchdown Saints".

His city is almost entirely white, but Ludlow Police Chief Scott Smith believes that departments of all sizes and in cities of all demographics must confront the issue of community and race relations as the country grapples with a series of questionable deaths of African-Americans at the hands of sworn officers. He recently hosted a forum for local law enforcement offciers and joins RCN's Michael Monks to discuss.

It's quite a ballot in Kenton and Campbell Counties this year. Where are the hottest races? RCN's Michael Monks breaks it down for you.

David Armstrong was recently awarded a contract extension that will keep him at the helm of Thomas More College through 2022, and his vision for the Crestview Hills campus includes more residential opportunities, mixed-use amenities, and University status. He joins RCN's Michael Monks to discuss.

Circus Mojo's Paul Miller and brewer Alex Clemens join RCN's Michael Monks to talk about how "the beer gods and the circus gods conspired" to lead them to Bircus Brewing.