COVINGTON, Ky. - This used to be quite the fun column to put together every week, chock full of quirky, celebratory, odd, entertaining, unique, and lively things to do.
Now? Eh, not so much.
We’re not going to kid you. What with the pandemic canceling events and leaving us reluctant to tout others, we’re struggling to keep a good attitude here.
(So ... bear with us...
One use for federal grants: Improving sidewalks and other streetscape elements to make downtown more conducive to business investment and job creation.
Comment period ends Tuesday for federal grant programs
COVINGTON, Ky. - The Covington public has until the end of the day Tuesday, July 14, to weigh in on how the City should spend over $4 million in federal funds aimed at neighborhood and do...
Fill out form, get BBQ, and talk to business experts
COVINGTON, Ky. - The next stop in the Covington Census Committee’s tour?
Randolph Park.
On a mission to make sure every Covington resident is counted in the 2020 Census, the committee will hold a cookout Saturday starting at noon at the park in Covington’s Eastside neighborhood. The community is one where...
Laborer III Ryan Tuemler of Covington’s Public Works Department wraps a chain around a play-set post so technician III Harold “Hector” Klette – in the backhoe – can yank it out of the ground.
Demolition begins work on Latonia park’s massive rebuild
COVINGTON, Ky. - Playground equipment in Barb Cook Park is being removed today as Phase I of the Latonia park...
Public can weigh in as Parks & Rec master plan nears completion
COVINGTON, Ky. - A proposed 10-year master plan for parks and recreation investments that is nearing completion in Covington is jammed full of exciting ideas to expand how residents and visitors interact with the outdoors and have fun.
Among the ideas?
A dog park or parks. ... Better canoe and kayak launc...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Fireworks, cookouts, and lots of red, white, and blue (tho no parades in Covington).
Judging by the “booms” and “bangs” we hear outside our house every night, Americans plan to celebrate the nation’s independence this weekend in style, pandemic be danged.
But don’t let the fireworks and charcoal fumes rattle your brains: Show some ...
Green lamps in the windows of Covington City Hall continue to honor Kentuckians who have died of complications from COVID-19, as requested by Gov. Andy Beshear as a sign of statewide unity and compassion.
COVINGTON, Ky. - The lobby of City Hall will reopen to walk-in visitors with restrictions on Monday after being closed since March 16.
Among the restrictions:
All visitors must w...
Starting July 1, it will cost less for Covington residents to drop off debris at the Covington Transfer Station.
City residents benefit from Rumpke’s takeover of transfer station
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington residents dropping off debris from, say, a kitchen rehab project could pay less than $20 at the Covington Transfer Station starting Wednesday, July 1.
Under the City’s n...
COVINGTON, Ky. - It’s the calm before the boom (although the way the fireworks have been going, you’d think it already was the 4th of July).
With the pandemic, civil unrest, and pending election results continuing to provide the backdrop for daily life, nevertheless here are a few things going on in LoveTheCov this weekend (in addition to going out to eat and sitting o...
The closing of the massive IRS data-processing center late last year created both a financial hit and an opportunity.
Pandemic, other pressures made complex task even more so
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of two releases on the City of Covington’s 2020-21 budget. This release focuses on context for the budget.)
COVINGTON, Ky. - It made one’s head whirl.
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