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🌱 How Erlanger’s $1.3M fund share fits Kenton County’s redevelopment push
Coming up on the Erlanger Patch calendar: Baby Playdate
Morning Erlanger! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Erlanger’s $1.3M fund share fits Kenton County’s redevelopment push
Also on today's calendar: Playdough Playdate and 2 more events.
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- Thursday: Cloudy and cold, with a high of 31 and low of 29 degrees.
- Friday: A little snow, up to 1", temps: high: 33, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 24 and low of 2 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fort Wright becomes latest Kenton County city to tap redevelopment fund (linknky.com) — Erlanger is highlighted as one of four Kenton County cities tapping a $5 million Community Redevelopment Fund, with the county approving $1.3 million for the city back in June. Now Fort Wright has joined Independence, Erlanger, and Taylor Mill in securing allocations to acquire and improve underperforming properties within 12 months, aiming to spur local economic growth through targeted real estate redevelopment. 
📸 Around Erlanger
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Erlanger
★ Featured events ★
- Baby Playdate
Kenton County Public Library - Erlanger Branch, 401 Kenton Lands Rd, Erlanger
9:30 am
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- JRTOC Applications Due
Scott High School - Home Decorating Contest
City of Erlanger , 505 Commonwealth Ave , Erlanger
6:00 pm - Playdough Playdate
Kenton County Public Library - Erlanger Branch , 401 Kenton Lands Rd , Erlanger
10:00 am - NYE 2026 with DV8 at Receptions Erlanger!
Receptions Event Centers , 1379 Donaldson Hwy , Erlanger
8:00 pm
Friday December 12
Friday December 19
Wednesday December 31
📣 Erlanger Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Transferable Skills Workshop
Kenton County Public Library - Erlanger Branch , 401 Kenton Lands Rd , Erlanger
10:00 am - Holiday Card Crafting
Kenton County Public Library - Covington Branch , 502 Scott St , Covington
5:00 pm - Summit View Academy (MS) vs Campbell County Middle School
Summit View Academy , 5006 Madison Pike Basecamp 1 , Independence
5:00 pm - Twenhofel Middle vs Beechwood Tigers
Twenhofel Middle School , 11846 Taylor Mill Rd , Independence
5:00 pm - Cookies at the North Pole
Kenton County Public Library - Independence Branch , 1992 Walton Nicholson Rd , Independence
5:00 pm - Getting Through the Holidays
Hospice - Edgewood - St. Elizabeth Healthcare , 483 S Loop Rd , Edgewood
6:00 pm - Council Meeting
Crestview Hills, KY Calendar , 50 Town Center Boulevard , Crestview Hills
7:00 pm
Thursday December 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- KYEM has an exciting FREE training opportunity coming up next week.
KYEM is hosting the ICS All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader (L-964) course December 15 – 19, 9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. EST daily, at KY Emergency Management… (Nextdoor )
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company - ADM posted a job opening for Material Handler - Erlanger, KY in Erlanger. Apply here.
- GDI Integrated SV J posted a job opening for Janitor & Custodian in Erlanger. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Erlanger here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fort Mitchell
- Kenton County Sheriff announces retirement, endorses Fort Mitchell mayor (wcpo.com)
Florence
- City of Florence, Landrum part ways on managing World of Golf (linknky.com)
- Mike Tussey: When you combine talent, personality, and success, you have celebrities (nkytribune.com)
- Car crashes into UPS store in northern Kentucky (wlwt.com)
Covington
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-- The Patch AM Team
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