Covington Police Chief Rob Nader, second from right, and others with the department get a small taste of what it’s like to be blind while crossing Madison Avenue blindfolded as part of “White Cane Safety Day.”
COVINGTON, Ky. - What’s it like to cross the street when you’re blind?
Some of Covington’s top police administrators and others found out today durin...
COVINGTON, Ky. - An estimated 1,100 people converged on the Latonia Shopping Center early Saturday afternoon for the City of Covington’s first “Touch a Truck” event.
The star of the show were the trucks - all the vehicles used by public service agencies in the City (and those which respond to the City) to keep Covington residents safe and infrastructure properly maint...
COVINGTON, Ky. - In one group are businesses looking to move to Covington or expand here. In the other group are owners of property or buildings in the City that are available, or could be.
Wanting to play matchmaker between the two, City Hall is resurrecting a bi-weekly “Real Estate Leads” e-blast to advertise interest in Covington.
“We receive two or three ne...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Property tax payments in the City of Covington are due by end of the day Monday.
That day - Oct. 15 - is also the last day that City Hall will open earlier and close later as a convenience for taxpayers.
The Finance Customer Service walk-in window - located just inside the entrance to City Hall at 20 West Pike St. - will be open until 5:30 p.m. today and ...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Trick or treat hours have been officially set in the City of Covington: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Oct. 31 (it’s a Wednesday this year).
(Yes, we know that Halloween is still about three weeks’ away, but we’re already receiving inquiries at City Hall, so we decided to reassure the City’s youth that trick or treating IS being officially sanctioned again this y...
COVINGTON, Ky. - We tried to find a theme for a weekend that features a cornhole tournament ... a tree planting ... a scary movie in a cemetery ... a huge show-and-tell event for public works and public safety trucks ... roller derby ... a candidates' forum ... a Masquerade pub crawl ... and a stage reading of a local playwright's work.
But then we just gave up.
Suffice to say that t...
Volunteers planted almost 50 trees along sidewalks in the Austinburg neighborhood in April. Now it's Latonia's turn.
COVINGTON, Ky. - A dozen reasons to help plant streetscape trees in Latonia on Saturday:
You like to dig in dirt.
You need exercise.
Moonrise doughnuts and Bean Haus coffee.
Mother Earth needs you.
Your neighbors are cool - ...
A collaborative effort is creating new public design standards for Madison Avenue and areas across downtown Covington.
COVINGTON, Ky. - The Covington City Commission tonight authorized staff to “prepare applicable legislation to effectuate the adoption of the proposed downtown streetscape and public realm design standards.”
As orders go, that one doesn’t say much. But behind that...