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Entries for May 2024


Rainbow flags & ‘Heels on Wheels’

COVINGTON, Ky. – Can you feel the energy yet? That big, palpable, celebratory vibe that is the unmistakable sizzling excitement of NKY Pride 2024? This is NKY Pride’s 15th year of celebrating in the city where “Y’all really means all.” We’re talking a big old “crystal” anniversary right here, which should warrant a ginormous sparkling crystal disc...

NKY Pride 2024 starts now, celebrates 15 years

More than mere words, ‘y’all means all’ is a way of life  that attracts business, residents, City says COVINGTON, Ky. – Once a small festival in MainStrasse Village, NKY Pride celebrates its 15th anniversary this week – aka the “crystal” anniversary – holding the promise of a lot of sparkle and shine throughout the weeklong celebration of...

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 05/14/2024

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 05/14/2024

Heritage Trades academy honored, again

Posing with the Kentucky Heritage Council’s award in Frankfort are, from left, Brian Miller, President of the Covington Academy of Heritage Trades/Executive Vice President of the Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky; Diane McConnell, Director of Workforce Development with the Enzweiler Building Institute; Kaitlin Bryan, the City of Covington’s Regulatory Services Manager ...

Rivercenter Blvd. closed for next month near 23-acre site

Bray continues infrastructure work at Covington Central Riverfront COVINGTON, Ky. – West Rivercenter Boulevard will be closed to through traffic just west of the Northern Kentucky Convention Center starting Wednesday, May 29, until approximately July 1. Pedestrian access will also be affected to a partial extent. Bray Construction Services will set up detour signs and an electronic mes...

Fishing Derby & Memorial Day weekend

COVINGTON, Ky. – It’s a long holiday weekend ahead and there will be cookouts, parties, and lots of fun. But let’s not forget why we have this long weekend. Memorial Day weekend is a time of remembrance, a time to pay tribute to the women and men who died while serving in this nation’s military.  Here in The Cov, you can join others in honoring Covington’s fal...

City offices closed Monday

Memorial Day parade, events held in Covington COVINGTON, Ky. – Offices at City Hall at 20 W. Pike St. will be closed Monday for Memorial Day and will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The public is invited to honor the military fallen at the annual parade and an array of ceremonies at military memorials around Covington that morning. See for Memorial Day events for details. # # #

Get to know Kenton Hills trees

Photo from an earlier Urban Tree Walk in Austinburg. Urban Forestry, UK will lead walking tour Saturday COVINGTON, Ky. – Expect to see many large and interesting tree species – particularly evergreen trees – on Saturday when Covington’s Urban Forestry Division partners once again with the Kenton County Extension Office for its Urban Tree Walk: Kenton Hills. The to...

‘I got one!!!’ … Fishing Derby on Saturday

Free event returns Devou’s Prisoners Lake COVINGTON, Ky. – Want to see a youth get excited? Put a fishing pole in their hand and watch their face light up when a fish suddenly tugs on the other end. The surprise, the anticipation, and the thrill of reeling in or pulling in the fish … these emotions all but guarantee a contagious grin that spreads to anyone nearby. This ...
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