BELLEVUE — Just after the opening of Newport on the Levee and the closing of the L&N Bridge, this city will dedicate its own riverfront restaurant complex Oct. 18.

        Port Bellevue, located on the Ohio River bank at the Newport-Bellevue city line on Ky. 8, features three restaurants and office space at a site providing a pleasant view of the river and the Cincinnati skyline.

        “We're hoping that this will prove to be a big attraction for the city, and provide the impetus for continued riverfront development to the east of the project,” Mayor Jack Meyer said.

        Port Bellevue, begun almost two years ago and led by former Mayor Tom Wiethorn, includes a Burger King restaurant with office space on the second floor of the building; a Joe's Crab Shack seafood restaurant; and a Buckhead Mountain Grill family restaurant.

        “Joe's won't be open the day of the ceremonies, but the owners said they expected to open for business within about a week,” the mayor said.

        “Buckhead Mountain Grill is just now beginning construction and probably won't be open until sometime in February.”

        Port Bellevue continues the Northern Kentucky riverfront development started in Newport several years ago with the announcement of an aquarium and an entertainment complex to be built along the flood wall.

        The Newport Aquarium has been open for more than two years and has drawn more than 2 million visitors.

        Newport on the Levee, which features a 20-screen AMC multiplex theater, the Firstar 3-D IMAX theater, and a variety of entertainment, food and shopping opportunities, opened over the last week and will have some 50 tenants when all work is completed next spring.

        “I don't know if everyone realizes what will be available at the Levee and the surrounding area in the next few months,” Mr. Meyer said. “We feel Port Bellevue will benefit from the number of people drawn to Newport on the Levee. This area is really coming alive.”

        Businesses along Fairfield Avenue (Ky. 8), Bellevue's main street, should benefit from the additional visitors to Port Bellevue, according to the mayor.

        The city acted as its own developer for the Port Bellevue project, utilizing a $1 million state grant to propel the initial studies and infrastructure work.

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