Volunteers spread mulch and planted flowers on Scott Boulevard during a previous Great American Cleanup event. (Photo from Keep Covington Beautiful)
Volunteers needed for 1st of 2 Great American Cleanup days
COVINGTON, Ky. – If you’re a fan of fresh air, physical exercise, community spirit, and contributing to the “public good,” Saturday’s your opportunity to co...
The Covington Economic Development Authority (CEDA) Meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. has been cancelled.
Some of the 424 new curbside recycling carts waiting to be claimed. (Photo used courtesy of Rumpke)
Delivery of 424 new carts expands households in free program
COVINGTON, Ky. – “The Earth is what we all have in common,” said the renowned Kentucky poet, essayist, environmental activist, AND farmer Wendell Berry, and it’s a fitting thought for the annual celebration of...
COVINGTON, Ky. – A couple of events this week remind us of how things ought to be in the world.
The annual recognition of Earth Day on Friday and its accompanying events on Saturday exhort us to take better care of this one precious orb upon which we live and breathe.
Similarly, a “Take Back the Night” event tonight is a depressing acknowledgement that -- all these years af...
Draft agenda, legislation, and minutes from the previous meeting.
Translation of documents makes programs, assistance more accessible
COVINGTON, Ky. – To make it easier for residents who aren’t fully fluent in English to navigate programs for homeowners, the City of Covington is making documents such as applications, guidelines, and fliers available in the Spanish language.
So far, documents related to the Homebuyer Assistance, Homeowner ...
With a 'nudge' and a crash, demolition of IRS facility under way
COVINGTON, Ky. – The first hole knocked into the side of the sprawling IRS “Flat Top” building in Covington on Monday came via a “nudge” more than a “punch” or “slash.”
Observers said it was almost gentle that way that O'Rourke Wrecking Co. construction site supe...
As seen from the east, the former IRS “Flat Top” dominates the 23-acre Central Covington Riverfront site.
5½-month demolition of IRS facility begins today
COVINGTON, Ky. – A Caterpillar 365 excavator will approach the former IRS data-processing facility sometime today and – with a ferocious swipe of its bucket – rip off the southern edge of the ...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Several years ago, Mia Potter was driving a “beat-up van” that needed repairs she couldn’t afford.
Then she met Bruce Kintner, director of Samaritan Car Care Clinic.
Since 2007, Samaritan Car Care Clinic has provided low-income people with free, routine basic maintenance on their car as a way to help them move toward economic self-sufficiency.
For ...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Obviously, Sunday morning will be all about Easter services and brunches and egg searches and the like. The weather should be decent, and we have three pieces of advice: Bonnets are back … find every hard-boiled egg, lest that smell grow fairly foul come July … and, if you’re feeling lazy, check out some brunch opportunities in The Cov below.
(Oh, and ...