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Board of Commission Legislative Meeting Agenda 09-15-20

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Corporate HQ moving to Helentown

A crew from M&M Service Station Equipment Specialist, Inc. installs a service station tank in Charleston, W.Va. (Photo from M&M Service) M&M Service the Tri-state leader in gas station construction, services COVINGTON, Ky. - Yet another growing leader in its industry is moving its corporate headquarters to Covington, and this project, City officials say, boasts a strong “wow fact...

Fast horses & Huancaina

COVINGTON, Ky. - The Kentucky Derby in September ... an event at The Carnegie with 8 out of every 9 seats deliberately left empty ... video screen cooking ...   Another narrative weekend events calendar, another reminder of what a weird year this is.   But since this is all about keeping on keeping on, let’s roll with it:   ‘Piano Man,’ Carnegie-style NPR has its &...

New title at City Hall: Author

Ross Patten has two new titles at the City of Covington -- assistant economic development director and co-author.  Collaborative book a roadmap for economic revitalization  COVINGTON, Ky. - The title of the new book is “Economic Development is Not for Amateurs!” ... but as one of its authors says, “it’s not rocket science” either.   That juxtaposition ...

Humor at your desk

Your day need a jump-start with laughter? Here’s a screen shot from a “Laughter Yoga” session sponsored by Covington Parks & Recreation earlier this year. Weekly ‘Laughter Yoga’ among new programming from CovParks  COVINGTON, Ky. - Is your daily schedule “infected” with virtual meetings and video conferencing that threaten to put you to sleep, ev...

For 27th time in 28 years, Covington earns top certificate for financial reporting

COVINGTON, Ky. - When investors, creditors, bankers, and leaders want to get a thorough look at a City’s finances, they look to its “caffer.”   The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, or CAFR, is an extremely detailed book that - in the words of those who compile it - “includes all statements and disclosures necessary for the reader to obtain a thorough understandin...

Bami Goreng & Vinyasa Flow

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Yeah, this was supposed to be published Thursday night. Logistical problems, y’all.)   COVINGTON, Ky. - This weekend is a paean to Covington’s small businesses and to being a good citizen:   First, a deli celebrates its one-year anniversary, an indie bookstore marks its national holiday, a fancy restaurant reopens, and a new fitness place takes a unique ...

Covington firefighters in Texas with Laura

4 from City on 85-member hurricane response team   COVINGTON, Ky. - Four Covington firefighters were due to arrive in Texas this afternoon to help conduct search-and-rescue efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm being billed as one of the strongest to ever hit the United States.   Laura made landfall overnight, pummeling the Louisiana coast with 150 mph winds and...

Internet project seeks donations

A family picked up their free computer during an earlier event in Houston in which Comp-U-Dopt was involved. (Photo from Comp-U-Dopt) ‘Today’-famous Houston group raising $$ for Covington Connect  COVINGTON, Ky. - As featured on the “Today” show this morning (see below), the Houston non-profit helping Covington attack the “digital divide” is see...
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