An artist’s rendering of the renovated site shows the restored turret.
Bourbon trailhead, office space, jobs to go in historic space
COVINGTON, Ky. - Two historic buildings on one of Covington’s most visible intersections will be developed by the same people who created Hotel Covington.
After several weeks of buildup, the City of Covington, Salyers Group, and vR Group tod...
Streetscape project an investment in economic development
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Workers with Adleta Inc. construction are making progress on the $1.37 million Sixth Street and Scott Boulevard Restoration Project.
Here, workers dig up the sidewalk and bury the utilities on the north side of Sixth, in-between Madison Avenue and Scott Boulevard.
Work on the long-discussed, federal...
Under the pending deal, Icon Marketing Communications of Fort Mitchell would buy and move into the building owned, recently renovated and occupied by ROAD iD, while …
ROAD iD move makes way for Icon Marketing Communications
(EDITOR'S NOTE: As discussed during tonight's meeting, Libby's Southern Comfort restaurant -- currently housed in the ROAD iD building, will remain with the re...
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Steady activity along the Ohio River is starting to create the shape for the $6.54 million Phase II of Riverfront Commons.
This picture provided by contractor Prus Construction shows the excavation of what will become a 1,350-seat amphitheater facing the river and Cincinnati in the shadow of the mural-decorated floodwall and RiverCenter office towers.
In addition, P...
Collaborative efforts aim to build more highly skilled workforce
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington Mayor Joe Meyer and Gateway Community & Technical College President Dr. Fernando Figueroa came together today to stress the importance of creating a more highly skilled workforce in Covington.
“With so many of our local residents underemployed, Gateway is committed to providing the educat...
The City of Covington is buying the buildings at 614 Madison Ave. (center) and 19 E. Pike St. (the former YMCA building that wraps around the smaller building with frontage on both Pike and Madison). The City in turn plans to sell the property to a developer for a project whose details will likely be announced by the end of the year.
Landmark properties to be sold to developer for pending p...
One of the startups awarded a rent subsidy during the last round of Small Business Program awards was Gumdrop, right, a soon-to-open extension of Handzy Shop + Studio on Pike Street. Gumdrop will sell baby/kid clothing, books, toys, games, and gifts.
City offering help renovating exteriors, paying startups’ rent
COVINGTON, Ky. - Friday is the deadline for small businesses in any pa...
The goal of a Neighborhood Development Code is to take into account and seek to preserve the “look” and “feel” of the surrounding area when making decisions on zoning and development.
Public invited to weigh in on draft of new zoning approach
COVINGTON, Ky. - The Covington public is being invited to take a look at the draft first section of an 18-month effort to crea...
Covington’s new zoning administrator, Dalton Belcher, is helping to transform the City’s approach to zoning.
Religious, legal studies provided unique training for Paintsville native
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington’s new zoning administrator once wrote a 15-page school paper examining a single Bible verse, worked for a video productions company that filmed leg...
The Kentucky Post photographed the massive site near Fourth Street being cleared for the IRS center in the mid-1960s. Notice how the size of the site dwarfs the bulldozer. (Photo courtesy of the Kenton County Public Library)
1,100 miles away, architect who designed IRS center laments closure
COVINGTON, Ky. - More than 52 years after it opened, the federal government’s massive tax...