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BLINK: Expect crowds, congestion

Towers that will hold light projection equipment have popped up in downtown Covington. 4-night light spectacle transforms region into outdoor art museum  COVINGTON, Ky. - Organizers say a million people visited Cincinnati two years ago for the inaugural BLINK light and art show.   This weekend, the larger 2019 version of BLINK extends into about 10 blocks of northern...

Suspension Bridge closures start tonight

The Suspension Bridge will be adorned with moving lights timed to music during BLINK, according this conceptual design released by Brave Berlin, one of the BLINK producers. Roadway blocked, sidewalks open as span is prepped to shine at BLINK  COVINGTON, Ky. - The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic the next few evenings - starting tonight - as artists...

Bourbon, a canine bride, & cemetery fun

COVINGTON, Ky. - The study of bourbon (and many bourbon tastings). Music stages galore. A movie in a cemetery. A dog wedding. A symposium on modern photography. A litter cleanup with a few beverage stops. A roller derby match with a Halloween theme.   This weekend in #LoveTheCov is about fun with a capital “F.”   Ky.’s signature drink Did you know that there are almost ...

Kentucky’s Edge rides the ‘amber wave’

10K people a day expected for bourbon conference, festival   COVINGTON, Ky. - License plates from far-away states are already appearing in Covington's parking garages and hotel parking lots as visitors descend on the region for the inaugural two-day Kentucky's Edge Bourbon Conference & Festival this weekend.   Some 10,000 people a day are expected for the celebration, which pairs a ...

Would Covington support a dog park?

On the last day of the swim season each year, Covington Parks & Rec opens Goebel Pool to dogs and their owners. Now the City is asking whether residents would support a dog park. Meeting tonight seeks input for ongoing Parks & Rec master plan   COVINGTON, Ky. - Does Covington need a dog park?   If so, where? How big? What should it look like? How should it be funded? Would reside...

Akilah, pumpkins & 'Miscast'

COVINGTON, Ky. - A homemade salsa contest and a big pile of pumpkins for sale in a patch to rival Linus van Pelt's naïve trust of faith (though honestly we hear the voice not of Charlie Brown but of Jack Skellington as we type this) ... yeah, it’s getting to be autumn.   But ... there’s plenty of other things to do in #LoveTheCov this weekend, what with a one-night ...

The Smithsonian, smokes & ‘sustainability'

COVINGTON, Ky. - The theme of this weekend in #LoveTheCov is Serious, Solemn and Citizenship September.   OK, we just made that up.   But after the recent Unlock the Block and Oktoberfest weekends, we’re toning it down a bit this weekend to highlight a free day at the museum, the unveiling of the proposed new look at a community park, a “sustainability” tour and convers...

Population grows at Prisoners

Kentucky fisheries tech Willie Clifton prepares to release redear sunfish in Prisoners Lake with the help of David Hale (hidden). State delivers 3,250 redear sunfish through FINs program  COVINGTON, Ky. - Anglers will have a better chance of watching their bobbers bounce and their corks careen at Prisoners Lake in Covington.   A truck from the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife R...

A bildungsroman, Riff Raff & the freshest art

COVINGTON, Ky. - We’ve featured eclectic weekends before in this narrative events calendar, but this might be the most eclectic of them all.   This weekend in #LoveTheCov: An art auction that’s been going on for over a quarter of a century. Two neighborhoods shut down for craft drafts and music.   Divine Right’s creator, Gurney Norman, reading and signing ... while Rock...

‘This has become an epidemic’

Assistant Fire Chief Chip Terry served in Covington for almost three decades. (Photo used with permission from Katie Woodring Photography.) Registration open for PTS seminar Friday honoring late chief  COVINGTON, Ky. - The family of late Assistant Covington Fire Chief Chip Terry didn’t know what to expect a year ago when they organized the City’s first-ever seminar on post-trauma...
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