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Free computers & Wi-Fi

Monday is first ‘drawing’ for $2.5MM digital equity project; donors, Wi-Fi ‘hotspot hosts’ sought   COVINGTON, Ky. - A random drawing on Monday will select 100 families of Covington schoolchildren to receive free computers, the first round of a massive giveaway that’s part of an aggressive $2.5 million plan to smash the so-called digital divide.   “Cov...

Census count an urgent need

COVINGTON, Ky. -- It’s true. If you LoveTheCov, you’ll fill out your Census form ... and check in with all your friends and family members and neighbors to make sure they have done so as well. Why? Because Covington receives millions of dollars in federal funding based on its population, and we use that money for things like emergency home repairs, down payment assistance for fi...

River Sweep 2020: 88 degrees, mud & masks

TJ Ball and Joe Koehl pick up trash, a rusted rim, and an old carpet during River Sweep 2020. Cleanup limited to 30 volunteers, but they cleared 3.19 tons  COVINGTON, Ky. - Compared to the festival-like atmosphere of pre-pandemic cleanups, River Sweep 2020 was a tightly controlled, well-orchestrated, and almost choreographed event.   But if the volunteer army was (intentionally) small, t...

Farm to Fork Brunch a savory experience

Chef Mitch Arens serves up food at last year’s Farm to Fork event, featuring products from the Covington Farmers Market. Covington Farmers Market fundraiser puts local food in chef’s hands  COVINGTON, Ky. - It’s perfectly all right to admit it:   You’re enthralled with the summer squash, mushrooms, heirloom tomatoes, and other fresh produce you buy at the Cov...

Goal of new rental license: Safe, decent housing

Tweaks in requirements to help both tenants, landlords   (EDITOR’S NOTE: When first published, this release had the incorrect amount for the fine for a first-time offense.) COVINGTON, Ky. - With several thousand rental units within its borders, the City of Covington is tweaking its Rental License Dwelling Ordinance to make it easier for landlords to navigate and more likely to achieve i...

The Roost & the Green House

COVINGTON, Ky. - This weekend is a little more interesting than the last few: A pop-up art show ... a birthday party for a restaurant ... a first look at a coffee, cocktails and art shop in Latonia ... a trail day ... and an opening in MainStrasse Village.   Plus live music and more.   One-of-a-kind art Whether it’s a painting on the wall, a sculpture on the fireplace mantel, or a ...

Eating, drinking in #LoveTheCov

Ripple Wine Bar’s outdoor seating on Pike Street was hopping on Tuesday night. City urges support for (& compliance at) bars, restaurants  COVINGTON, Ky. - The state of Kentucky’s ever-evolving response to COVID-19 had good news for eating and drinking establishments this week: As of Tuesday, bars could reopen and restaurants could return to 50 percent seating capacity.  ...

Public health drives storm water separation

City: Residents better served if MS4 permit managed in-house   COVINGTON, Ky. - Since 2003, the City of Covington has partnered with Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky to co-manage what’s called the City’s MS4 permit, a rather narrow subset of federal Clean Water Act that applies to the quality, not quantity, of rain once it falls to the ground and start...

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 08-11-20

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 08-11-20
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