Covington honored for ‘transformational’ work
amid worldwide crisis
COVINGTON, Ky. – The national narrative for local governments last year was defined by retreat and retraction, but the City of Covington forged forward with a $3 million public Wi-Fi project … a dramatic transformation of its riverfront … purchase of 23 acres near the heart of downto...
City helps The Bottle Shop by Ripple cut ribbon
COVINGTON, Ky. – Ripple Wine Bar now has a sister business, one that sells specialty wine by the bottle instead of the glass.
This afternoon, City officials helped the owners of both – Kathleen and Matt Haws – ceremonially cut the ribbon on their newest creation just two doors down on Pike Street from their old one.
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Among the 84 small businesses and projects helped by the Small Business Program: The Bottle Shop, a boutique retail wine and sundries shop that opened just a few days ago on Pike Street.
City offering help renovating exteriors, paying startups’ rent
COVINGTON, Ky. – Friday is the deadline to apply for the latest round of City funding offered through two popular incentive programs...
Online search tool gives land-use info for specific addresses
COVINGTON, Ky. – Imagine one of these scenarios:
You want to erect a fence around your yard, but you don’t know how close to the boundary line you’re supposed to put it, how high it can be, and what it can be made of.
You see a “for sale” sign in the window of a corner commercial building su...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Kevin Canafax of Fidelity Investments announced the 600 new jobs in Covington this morning. (Photo provided by the Office of the Governor)
Financial services company to add 600 people in The Cov
COVINGTON, Ky. – If you need a job, Fidelity Investments has almost 600 of them to fill – and for most of those, you don’t need an advanced degree in ...
A skirt that holds 100 champagne glasses is an example of the “wearable art” (for companies that want to elevate event experiences) provided by East to Vest Productions. (Photo provided)
Latest City incentives support 8 small businesses
COVINGTON, Ky. – City leaders are fond of saying that small businesses are the “heart and soul” of Covington’s economy a...
Tom Fountain, left, was driving down Greenup when a ribbon of smoke and the aroma from Bean Haus Bakery & Café’s curbside smoker caught his eye. Anthony Jackson takes his order.
City hopes just-opened Bean Haus Bakery & Café
begins ‘energization’ of neighborhood
COVINGTON, Ky. – It was the thin ribbon of smoke twirling upward toward a clear morn...
A “picture” of the pitcher himself, inside the bar-restaurant. (Photo used courtesy of Smoke Justis.)
News events recall urban sports bar’s eccentric namesake
(EDITOR’S NOTE: What links an interesting bit of trivia to Wednesday night’s Behringer-Crawford Museum’s “History Hour” to Covington’s newest stop on the coveted The B-Line ...
The red line shows the gas main(s) to be replaced.
Upgrade to make way for development west of Duveneck Square
COVINGTON, Ky. – Traffic will be disrupted near Duveneck Square starting Wednesday morning so an underground gas main can be upgraded to accommodate future development.
No street will be shut down completely, but drivers should be alert for construction traffic and dela...
Officials from the City and Prus Construction did a walk-through of the Covington Plaza space this week.
With floating restaurants a failed experiment,
The Cov’s new plaza space represents new philosophy
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