Newport's core ripe for resurgence

An in-depth look at Newport's Monmouth Street finds the corridor poised for a big revitalization. The city of Newport has created a "fitness corridor," a revived Southgate House draws crowds, and development projects such as the Saratoga Flats, a 102-unit apartment complex a block from Newport on the Levee, are creating space for urban residents. 

In between, on seven-tenths of a mile between Third and 11th streets, are more than 100 businesses, restaurants, bars and retail establishments. They include decades-long fixtures such as Ebert's Meats, trendy new hangouts such as Mammoth Café, [and] growing employers such as Red Hawk Technologies. ... 

 

The area is thriving, with fewer than a dozen vacant storefronts along the eight-block corridor.

 

"They've done a very good job revitalizing that district," said Jeanne Schroer, executive director of the Catalytic Funding Corp. of Northern Kentucky, an urban development agency. "The appearance of the district looks very good. And I think the kind of businesses they've already attracted are very conducive to the kind of residents that would be the perfect target for (Saratoga Flats)."

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