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Tunes, Mr. Red & mac ‘n cheese

COVINGTON, Ky. - The theme is music, and lots of it.   From the two-day Paradise Music & Beer Festival at several venues downtown to Jake Speed’s rocking banjo music (tonight) and KSO’s tribute to female artists at Devou Park, get your attentive ear ready.   And that doesn’t even count the dozens of live acts all around bars and nightclubs downtown (cue up your Face...

Axe-iversary, Simpsons, & Fourth Fun

COVINGTON, Ky. - Fireworks, cookouts, and lots of red, white, and blue.   Over the Fourth of July weekend, Americans celebrate freedom with parades and parties, and we in Covington are no different, as we have both.   But if you’re looking for something other than traditional 4th of July fare, check out theseother events happening all weekend in Covington.   (NOTE: We&rsq...

13-week program will groom new leaders

An idea that emerged from a previous leadership program at The Center for Great Neighborhoods involved teaching health and wellness to schoolchildren. (Photo courtesy of CGN.) The Center for Great Neighborhoods looking for applicants  COVINGTON, Ky. - A new program whose goal is to identify, train, nurture, and energize a new set of civic leaders in Covington is taking applications through n...

River Sweep average: 45 lbs.

Does the Ohio River shoreline look cleaner? Thank these volunteers.  Tenacious volunteers clean the shoreline of trash  COVINGTON, Ky. - The numbers are in from the River Sweep event a couple of weekends ago: 45 volunteers spent 3 hours picking up 2,030 pounds of trash from 1 mile of the Ohio River shoreline in Covington.   "That's about 45 pounds per person," said Christin Badingh...

Recycling event: 10 tons

Over 9,000 pounds of electronic waste alone was collected last Saturday. Residents drop off old electronics, confidential documents  COVINGTON, Ky. - Some 160 vehicles dropped off almost 10 tons of material in a targeted recycling event held last Saturday in Covington.   The weight scales told the story of the success of the annual Recycling Drop-Off Day for Electronic Waste and Paper S...

1st bike ‘staple’? Near Moonrise Doughnuts

As Covington Mayor Joe Meyer cut the ribbon on the first of the Latonia bike racks on Thursday, the event was documented by Moonrise Doughnuts founder and owner Keith Bales, right, and Channel 9 news, left. Standing with Meyer are, from left: Covington City Commissioner Shannon Smith; Ride the Cov secretary Josh Hatton; Pat O'Donnell, president of the Latonia Business Association; Paul Patton of t...

Cue the projector

Last year, hundreds of people brought blankets and chairs to Cinema in the Cemetery, hosted at Historic Linden Grove Cemetery & Arboretum.  Friday movie kicks off outdoor season in Covington  COVINGTON, Ky. - The outdoors movie season kicks off Friday night with an animated musical featuring a dapper koala trying to save his theater.   The free showing of Illumination Entertain...

Vampires, a Luau & e-waste

COVINGTON, Ky. - Friday is the summer solstice, so get in as much outdoors fun as you can. (The days just get shorter from here.)   In Covington there’s an outdoors movie, evening yoga, and what’s being billed as the longest happy hour of the year. If you prefer to be inside, there’s a Vampire production, a luau and date-night pottery night.   Oh, and then there’s...

National Bourbon Day in LoveTheCov

A quality pour at Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar  Cool spots, festival give City strong 'amber liquid cred' COVINGTON, Ky. -- Covington may be located 68 miles from the birthplace of bourbon, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have legit amber liquid cred.  Six Covington bars and restaurants are official Sipping Points on The B-Line, this region’s bourbon-themed tour (created aft...

Dad, Gobots & the muddy Ohio

COVINGTON, Ky. - Sunday is Father’s Day, and whether your Dad or Dad-like hero is a handyman, a green thumb, a grill-master, a sports fan, a robot nut, or just your all-around favorite guy, there’s an activity in Covington geared toward him this weekend.   All about Dad Naturally, you could take Dad to just about any Covington establishment to celebrate with dinner, lunch, a drink...
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