Bellevue, KY, is a close-knit, scenic community along the Ohio River in Northern Kentucky. Bellevue is known for its charming business district along Fairfield Avenue. Along a hub of diversity, culture, food and the arts in the heart of the Midwest, the city has been growing in recent years with an influx of millennials attracted to its multitude of options for work and entertainment.
For foodies, there's always a new and exciting restaurant, bar, brewery or distillery. Shoppers have the pick of the litter from vintage stores to upscale, contemporary boutiques with trendy apparel and accessories, and outdoorsy types rave about the easy walkability, as well as Bellevue's many parks and location to surrounding cities such as Newport, Covington and Downtown Cincinnati.
Fun Facts
- The city of Bellevue traces its roots back to 1870. The city is home to the Fairfield Avenue Historic District and Taylor's Daughters Historic District. Historic Preservation counties to be an integral part of this community at large.
- The Thomas J. Wiethorn Memorial Beach Park is located down the street from Newport Aquarium and Newport on the Levee on the banks of the Ohio River. The park is the home of Bellevue, Kentucky’s summer concert series and also includes a walking track, gazebo, picnic tables, playground, basketball hoops and benches for gazing out at the river and enjoying the scenery.
- In 2019 the newly designated Bellevue Entertainment District has allowed patrons to openly carry alcoholic beverages on city sidewalks within the district.
- The city of Bellevue loves it pet companions with numerous stores and restaurants that welcome dogs at their door.
- Harlan Hubbard a famous American artist and author grew up in the city of Bellevue. He saw the industrial development in America as a threat to the natural world and come to reject consumer culture.