When he isn’t knee-deep in legal issues, Michael Bartlett likes to fish. Here he is with a trout in Montana.
Departing City Solicitor Bartlett looks back on career
COVINGTON, Ky. – If there’s one thing that Michael Bartlett learned in almost six years in the City of Covington’s legal office, it was to be alert and nimble.
“As the saying goes, no day is t...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Lots to do in The Cov this weekend, starting tonight.
The Bard, jazz tonight!
Yeah, this is the #Weekend piece. But we’re breaking our own rules because we just can’t ignore the The Cov-sponsored fun to be had tonight in Devou Park.
One, our Parks & Rec division is sponsoring Shakespeare in Devou Park: MacBeth. See HERE. Last week we quipped ho...
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As City moves forward, public invited to weigh in at event Aug. 4
COVINGTON, Ky. – Water bowls, wagging tails, and wide canine grins are familiar sights throughout the streets of Covington, evidence of a dog-friendly culture where four-footed friends are welcome in many businesses and bars while their humans sip beer or peruse books.
So, it’s no surprise that when Covin...
City helps The Bottle Shop by Ripple cut ribbon
COVINGTON, Ky. – Ripple Wine Bar now has a sister business, one that sells specialty wine by the bottle instead of the glass.
This afternoon, City officials helped the owners of both – Kathleen and Matt Haws – ceremonially cut the ribbon on their newest creation just two doors down on Pike Street from their old one.
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Among the 84 small businesses and projects helped by the Small Business Program: The Bottle Shop, a boutique retail wine and sundries shop that opened just a few days ago on Pike Street.
City offering help renovating exteriors, paying startups’ rent
COVINGTON, Ky. – Friday is the deadline to apply for the latest round of City funding offered through two popular incentive programs...
Online search tool gives land-use info for specific addresses
COVINGTON, Ky. – Imagine one of these scenarios:
You want to erect a fence around your yard, but you don’t know how close to the boundary line you’re supposed to put it, how high it can be, and what it can be made of.
You see a “for sale” sign in the window of a corner commercial building su...
UPDATE: The delay has been extended until noon. We apologize for the inconvenience.
COVINGTON, Ky. – City Hall will open at 10 a.m. instead of 8 a.m. on Tuesday so the fire suppression system can be repaired.
Since all water will be turned off to the building during that time, the building will be closed to employees and the public.
Normal office hours – 8 a.m. to 4:30 p...
A Special Meeting of the City of Covington Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 20 West Pike Street, Covington, Kentucky, on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, for the purpose of discussions regarding selecting Orleans Development and the Center for Great Neighborhoods of Covington, Inc to develop vacant city-owned property in the Westside Neighborhood and discussion of a Professional Ser...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Be smart out there.
The highly contagious strain of COVID-19 called the Delta variant is making itself felt in higher case numbers and deaths, with the biggest risk among children and adults who have chosen not to vaccinate. We beg you to be cautious. We value your health and we don’t want our local economy to shut down again because of reckless beha...