York Street

I have lived in the beautiful Cincinnati area my whole life.  Sometimes, I think when you live someplace, you take for granted the everyday beauty that surrounds you.  For instance, if you live in Florida, you probably don't have your breath taken away by the infinity of the ocean.  So with that in mind, I have decided to photograph and share some of the beautiful places in Cincinnati.  Today, I went to York Street in Newport, KY.

York Street houses some pretty fantastic restaurants and a quaint old church of a theater.  The street is in down town Newport and runs one way North to South parallel to Monmouth  Street.  One of the best little cafe's is on York Street, called "York Street Cafe." It's at 738 York Street,and it is a Queen Anne style building that was built in the late 1880's.  It is a small and eclectic place, that serves a small and rotating menu.  The food is fantastic, although expensive, but worth the cost.  The first floor, of what used to be an apothecary, still houses the many glass front cabinets and beautiful wooden shelves, that eons ago stored medicines.  These cabinets now display old toys and Elvis figurines.   Old glass perfume bottles and many other weird and diverse antiques.  It is an intimate dining space that is warm and inviting.  Second floor houses a beautiful bar, and features some of the areas best musicians, including the Northern Ky University Jazz band.  Third floor is a lovely area that can be rented for weddings and features an art gallery.

On the corner directly across from the cafe, is the lovely Stained Glass Theater.  I have seen many theater productions in the theater and it is really gorgeous inside.  (If your not into theater, just go inside to check it out!)  The theater is run by the "Footlighters,"  they will be presenting "Jesus Christ Superstar"  March 10-26.  I already have my tickets!  This is an award winning theater and you just can't beat a night at the theater for $20 a ticket.

Further South on York street is the Green Derby Restaurant.  Now those of you from this area have probably heard of the Green Derby.  Years ago, my grand parents and parents talked about the Green Derby.  It was really the place to go.  It has changed hands and the new owner has really done a great job of bringing it back.  The menu has a lot of variety.   They have a beautiful bar with 20 beers on tap and some local favorites.  The food is not over priced.  Some of the dining areas are a little out dated, but believe me the food is delicious and you really can't beat the price.  They also have plenty of free parking.  Right now if you go to www.WGRR.com, you can actually order $50 in gift certificates for $25.  This is for real, my husband and I just received ours in the mail and we plan to have dinner there, before we see "Jesus Christ Superstar."  You can even use them on your purchase of alcohol, so if you and your friends just want to hang out at the beautiful bar, you can do that too. The owner is a fan of the theater and if you bring your ticket stubs from the Stain- glassed theater, you get a 10% discount also.  
Now, there are some great places to check out.  Right now its cold outside and these are wonderful things to do.  The York street cafe also has some out side dining if you decide to go there in the summer.