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The Cov celebrates Arbor Day with tree planting, seedling giveaway

Photo: Volunteers participating in the Urban Forestry Board's 2024 Fall Tree Planting event. Volunteers needed Saturday to dig holes at Goebel Park COVINGTON, Ky. – The celebration of Arbor Day in The Cov will last throughout the month of April, and kicks off this week with two events at Goebel Park On Friday, April 4, at 11 a.m., the Kentucky Division of Forestry and the City w...

Impact report: ‘momentum builds on momentum,’ big things happening on ‘bold side of the river’

COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s Economic Development Department released its 2024 Impact Report this week, citing solid successes and a trajectory that’s on track for continued development. “The 2024 Impact Report demonstrates that momentum builds on momentum,” said Covington Business Attraction Manager Susan Smith, who shepherds the creation of the Impact Report each...

Opening Day & seed starters

COVINGTON, Ky. – Ready for a season of homeruns and hot dogs? Then today is your day. Major League Baseball’s 2025 season kicks off with Opening Day today, and the National League’s Cincinnati Reds are taking on the San Francisco Giants in their home-opener at Great American Ball Park (happening right about now). Odds are you’ve already found some Opening Day festivit...

Special e-waste event April 5 kicks off year-round recycling

BlairTech will reuse much of what is dropped off under new partnership COVINGTON, Ky. – A special e-waste drop-off event April 5 at computer refurbisher BlairTech in Latonia will kick off a vibrant partnership that will give residents a year-round recycling opportunity. The event – from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at BlairTech’s Tech Castle retail location at 4314 Boron Drive – ...

Agencies needed to spend $700K on housing assistance/supportive services

Federal HOME-ARP funds available in The Cov, seven other cities COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington is looking for high-capacity social service providers to spend almost $700,000 to help vulnerable populations. As the lead agency of the Northern Kentucky HOME Consortium – which also includes the cities of Newport, Dayton, Bellevue, Ludlow, Erlanger, Florence, and Independence – the ...

Items sought for 2075 time capsule

Photos from a 2019 time capsule unveiling event at the former IRS site. The time capsule was placed behind the Cornerstone of the IRS building when the building was dedicated in 1966. City partnering with library, LINK nky for submittal event in April for Central Riverfront ‘burial’ in May COVINGTON, Ky. – Fifty years from now, Covingtonians will gather at the Covington...

From a music venue to makers of chocolate, small biz program helps 7 businesses

Incentives reinforce city’s rep as ‘welcoming’ to startups and established business COVINGTON, Ky. – A new Italian restaurant in an historic building … a music venue … makers of chocolate … designers of buildings … accountants … and brewers … were among the seven businesses receiving support from the City by way of its Small...

St. Patrick’s, Blood Moon fest & rituals

COVINGTON, Ky. – It’s a good thing St. Patrick Day is on Monday (we’re writing about here in the weekend anyway), because that mighty full moon and the total eclipse in Virgo is messing with everything. If you’ve felt like biting the head off a rattlesnake, it’s entirely understandable. The point being that, beer, whether green or amber -- and flowing freely – w...

It’s begun: Scott-Greenup conversion to remove busy state highway from populated neighborhoods

Photos 1 and 2: Work has begun on Scott and Greenup streets. Photo 3: A participation board at the 2019 open house listed residents' concerns about the existing Scott-Greenup traffic setup. City worked with state, community leaders on safety project COVINGTON, Ky. – The physical work of moving a designated state highway from several densely populated Covington neighborhoods is ...

Artist needed to create landmark public installation at CCR

Photo 1: This detail from a conceptual rendering from KZF Design and Hub+Weber Architects suggests how the public art installation (yet to be created) could fit into the space at Third and Russell streets. Photo 2: Some of the “artifacts” saved from the IRS Flattop complex. The Carnegie, CGN kick off competition for privately funded sculpture COVINGTON, Ky. – Done r...
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