The east-west divide doesn't stop at the Ohio River. Just like Cincinnati, Newport is divided between east and west — the east being more upscale and the west more impoverished.
It surprised Monica Remmy nine years ago when she bought a 150-year-old home on Newport's West Side.
"This is the most divided small city I've seen in my life, between the haves and have-nots," Remmy said. "There's just a lot of antagonization that goes back and forth from both directions."
Now a group of residents hopes to change that. The group, known as ReNewport, will unveil a 35-page plan Thursday that will outline a decade's worth of improvements. It will focus on six areas; economic development; housing; education; community engagement; parks and recreation; and health, wellness and safety.
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