Although the size and elongated shape of Covington make the details of this map difficult to read, the dots (color-coded by year) show how awards under the Homebuyer Assistance Program have been allocated in virtually every neighborhood.
Program to bolster homeownership has helped with 386 purchases
across Covington since 2014
COVINGTON, Ky. – For the second time in three...
COVINGTON, Ky. – The theme of the weekend is “cult,” as in cult classics, cult followings, cult-like adoration …
How else to describe our undying fascination with Sloth and his buddies, the crooner-behind “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” endless varieties of craft beer, and The March King.
Read on for details.
Outdoor music & beer
If your idea of par...
Backpacks event to benefit K-12 students
COVINGTON, Ky. – If your children need supplies for the coming school year, Northern Kentucky Harvest can help you out.
The non-profit has 1,032 backpacks containing paper, pens and pencils, and other grade-appropriate school supplies to give out to K-12 students – it just needs to know who to give them to.
The organization is asking pa...
Some 56 percent of the General Fund is allocated to public safety.
Among investments: IRS site, Farmers Market, City Hall, affordable housing
COVINGTON, Ky. – Continued work to develop 23 vacant acres downtown. A permanent building for the Covington Farmers Market. Work to address slippage on the Licking River levee. Recruiting help for the police and fire departments. Progress toward ...
The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra in Devou Park: It’s a long-standing family tradition. (Photo provided.)
COVINGTON, Ky. – Here’s how a really great evening plays out beneath a starry sky in The Cov:
First you grab a blanket, refreshments, and a frisbee for the kids. Then you stretch out on a verdant hillside in Devou Park to listen to the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra (KSO) pe...
Artists worked this week to apply the portraits of innovators to the back of 31 Innovation Alley. Pictured is the portrait of Amos Shinkle, by Jack Marion, digital drawing; and Dr. Alvin Poweleit, by Anthony Bachelier, digital drawing.
July 7 event a dedication and open house
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s newest mural doubles (some would say triples) as an outdoor portrait gallery...
City Hall closed Monday for Independence Day
COVINGTON, Ky. – Some 246 years ago come Monday, 56 courageous men signed a document making it adamantly clear that they, their families, and their neighbors had no intention of living under the overbearing rule of the British Empire an ocean way.
It was, colloquially speaking, a big “Buzz off!” missive to King George III.
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Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 06/14/2022
COVINGTON, Ky. – Quite frankly, this weekend’s activities seem to lend themselves to a more relaxed, creative, Zen version of you.
We’re betting, however, that the life-size Hungry Hungry Hippo game on Sunday at Covington Yard will get you moving. And remember, City pools are open so maybe you get in a few dozen laps, cool off, get splashed by kids, get your vitamin D back up ...