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Registration starts Friday for restaurant relief fund

Photo courtesy of Kentucky SBDC Competition expected to be fierce for national COVID-19 help  COVINGTON, Ky. – Registration starts tomorrow morning and applications will be accepted starting Monday for a new, national COVID-19 relief fund for restaurants, bars, hotels, caterers, breweries, and similar businesses.   The Restaurant Revitalization Fund is managed by the U.S. Small Bus...

60 street trees ‘shovel ready’

Volunteers planted more than 80 trees along Latonia sidewalks one Saturday in October 2018. Saturday volunteer event celebrates Arbor Day in The Cov  COVINGTON, Ky. – At last count, there are six trees in Covington’s publicly maintained areas that are 5 feet or more in diameter.   The most common tree of any size in the city is the Callery (a la "Bradford") pear, with an est...

Help the hungry, help the earth

COVINGTON, Ky. – Earth Day 2021 came and went (there’s only 359 days until the next one), but the mission – and the opportunities – continue year round.   Local grocer Kroger can help:   Most of us know that Kroger has long accepted plastic bags and film for recycling through its Bag-2-Bag program, and you might even know that Kroger recently partnered with Terra...

Special streetside dining extended to Oct. 31

A scene from the outdoor dining and drinking area on Seventh Street created each evening last fall from on-street parking near Braxton Brewing Co.’s taproom and Parlor on Seventh, McK’s BBQ, and Rich’s Proper Food and Drink restaurants.    City adds 6 months to pandemic-related ReCov outdoor seating campaign   COVINGTON, Ky. –To help its restaurants survive a...

Parking changes seek to alleviate Pike St. traffic jams

One consequence of the state-managed Brent Spence Bridge maintenance project: Trucks and out-of-town drivers jamming narrow City streets in search of a shortcut around the backed-up traffic. Bridge work pushing interstate drivers onto narrow City streets  COVINGTON, Ky. – Exasperated City of Covington officials are taking another step to mitigate traffic jams on City streets caused by o...

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 04-27-21

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 04-27-21

Leniency ending for street-sweeping tickets

City forced to begin enforcing parking rules again to keep debris from clogging storm drains   COVINGTON, Ky. – Since the pandemic began more than a year ago, the City has looked the other way as drivers ignored “No Parking” signs and left their cars to block efforts to “sweep” Covington’s streets.   No longer.   Come May 1, ...

Covington says farewell to veteran police lieutenant

From left, the retiring Lt. Jon Mangus, Sgt. Jennifer Rudolph (soon to be a lieutenant), and Officer Robert Fain (soon to be a sergeant). Mangus’ retirement leads to promotions  COVINGTON, Ky. – Two veteran Covington police officers are being promoted to fill spots opened with the pending retirement of a long-time lieutenant.   The consent agenda of the Covington Board of Com...
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