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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 11

Hidden Duncanson murals revealed at the Taft; Reds need pitching

Plus, Covington cuts the ribbon on its first Pleasant Street homes.

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The Taft Museum unveiled two Duncanson murals that were hidden for more than 150 years

The Duncanson murals went from painted to hidden to restored

  1. 1850-52Duncanson paints eight landscapes and four still lifes on Nicholas Longworth's walls.
  2. 1870sThe murals are covered by wallpaper.
  3. 1932The home opens as the Taft Museum of Art and the wallpaper is stripped away.
  4. Nov. 10The Taft unveils two restored overdoor murals.
  5. Oct. 2027The Duncanson retrospective opens at the Taft.
  6. Feb. 2028The Cincinnati run of the retrospective ends.

Sources: WVXU, Cincinnati Enquirer

If you love local art history, you have a new reason to visit the Taft. The museum unveiled two Robert S. Duncanson murals Tuesday that had been covered up for more than 150 years. Conservator Michael Ruzga spent five months this summer stripping back seven layers of grime, paint and plaster.

The restoration is a prelude to a retrospective co-organized with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. "There hasn't been one for over 30 years," said the Taft's Ellen Roberts.

  • Cincinnati run: Oct. 30, 2027, to Feb. 6, 2028
  • Virginia stop: Apr. 8 to July 23, 2028
  • Catalogue: co-published with Yale University Press
  • Also planned: a traveling digital interactive and a children's book

about 80paintings in the Duncanson retrospective

The show debuts in Cincinnati with approximately 80 paintings and ephemera.

Source: WVXU

Reds

Reds president Nick Krall says the team needs pitching and is open to trading veterans

If you follow the Reds, here's the winter plan from the GM Meetings in Las Vegas. Nick Krall said the team will "stay open on everything" and that he can see the Reds "going down that route" of trading veterans. On Elly De La Cruz, he said, "We haven't had any conversations regarding him this offseason."

Five Reds arms carry questions into the offseason

PitcherStatus
Hunter GreeneHad Tommy John surgery
Brady SingerFree agent
Brandon WilliamsonNo full season since 2023
Carson SpiersJust back from Tommy John surgery
Nick LodoloBlister issue defined his 2026

Source: FOX19

Pitching is the clear need. "You have to add pitching," Krall said. A possible lockout isn't changing the approach: "We're going at this as business as usual."

  • New pitching coach: Joe Torres, hired last week
  • Lodolo: 5.48 ERA over the final two months
  • Possible lockout: would begin Dec. 1

3years of team control left on Elly De La Cruz

Krall said the Reds haven't had talks about trading the star shortstop.

Sources: FOX19, Cincinnati Enquirer

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Pleasant Street

Covington and cut the ribbon Tuesday, Nov. 10 on the first phase of workforce housing in the Eastside: two newly built homes for income-qualified households. Each modular home is 1,560 square feet with three bedrooms and three bathrooms, and they're expected to sell in the $250,000 to $260,000 range. The city received the first two modular homes in August as part of a plan for a street long filled with vacant lots. Northern Kentucky TribuneWKRCWVXU

Opportunity Zones

Seventeen census tracts across eight Northern Kentucky cities, including portions of Covington, have been approved for Opportunity Zone 2.0 designation. The designations take effect Jan. 1, 2027. Northern Kentucky Tribune

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Scholarships

Charles L. Shor, president and CEO of the former Covington-based Duro Bag Manufacturing, announced a $25 million investment in scholarships over the coming decade. It creates an epilepsy scholarship and a trades scholarship, building on more than $2.1 million already awarded since 2025. Northern Kentucky Tribune

Preschool

Students Create Change, an American Legacy Theatre program, currently reaches 169 children in 12 preschool classes across Bellevue, Covington, Dayton, Ludlow, Newport and Southgate. Kids get 10 weekly, 45-minute sessions. Northern Kentucky Tribune

Volleyball

Maureen Kaiser is retiring as St. Henry's volleyball coach with more than 900 career wins. That includes the 2021 KHSAA state final, a 3-0 win over Louisville Mercy. Northern Kentucky Tribune

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A hat, a coin and a very tight race. Ten people ran for six seats on the Park Hills City Council, and incumbent Steve Elkins and Joe Daugherty tied with 530 votes each for the last spot. The coin flip happened at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Kenton County Government Center in Covington. Elkins' name came out of the hat first. Talk about a close call.

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Hidden Duncanson murals revealed at the Taft; Reds need pitching

Plus, Covington cuts the ribbon on its first Pleasant Street homes.

The TLDR

  1. The Taft Museum unveiled two hidden Duncanson murals
  2. Reds president Nick Krall says the team has to add pitching
  3. Covington's first two Pleasant Street homes are finished
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