Assistant Fire Chief Chip Terry served in Covington for almost three decades. (Photo used with permission from Katie Woodring Photography.)
Pandemic bolsters need for training inspired by late fire chief
COVINGTON, Ky. - Even aside from her own family’s personal tragedy, Jo Terry knows well the urgency, the prevalence, and the depth of post-traumatic stress for firefighters and...
COVINGTON, Ky. - The Carnegie’s innovative walking-tour version of “Godspell” was going to be the featured attraction this week, but it just sold out.
That leaves more room and time to talk about two fascinating additions to small business in The Cov: One’s a toy shop/art gallery, the other is an innovative German-style walk-up coffee shop and dessert place.
W...
A crew from M&M Service Station Equipment Specialist, Inc. installs a service station tank in Charleston, W.Va. (Photo from M&M Service)
M&M Service the Tri-state leader in gas station construction, services
COVINGTON, Ky. - Yet another growing leader in its industry is moving its corporate headquarters to Covington, and this project, City officials say, boasts a strong “wow fact...
COVINGTON, Ky. - The Kentucky Derby in September ... an event at The Carnegie with 8 out of every 9 seats deliberately left empty ... video screen cooking ...
Another narrative weekend events calendar, another reminder of what a weird year this is.
But since this is all about keeping on keeping on, let’s roll with it:
‘Piano Man,’ Carnegie-style
NPR has its &...
Ross Patten has two new titles at the City of Covington -- assistant economic development director and co-author.
Collaborative book a roadmap for economic revitalization
COVINGTON, Ky. - The title of the new book is “Economic Development is Not for Amateurs!” ... but as one of its authors says, “it’s not rocket science” either.
That juxtaposition ...
Your day need a jump-start with laughter? Here’s a screen shot from a “Laughter Yoga” session sponsored by Covington Parks & Recreation earlier this year.
Weekly ‘Laughter Yoga’ among new programming from CovParks
COVINGTON, Ky. - Is your daily schedule “infected” with virtual meetings and video conferencing that threaten to put you to sleep, ev...
COVINGTON, Ky. - When investors, creditors, bankers, and leaders want to get a thorough look at a City’s finances, they look to its “caffer.”
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, or CAFR, is an extremely detailed book that - in the words of those who compile it - “includes all statements and disclosures necessary for the reader to obtain a thorough understandin...
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Yeah, this was supposed to be published Thursday night. Logistical problems, y’all.)
COVINGTON, Ky. - This weekend is a paean to Covington’s small businesses and to being a good citizen:
First, a deli celebrates its one-year anniversary, an indie bookstore marks its national holiday, a fancy restaurant reopens, and a new fitness place takes a unique ...
4 from City on 85-member hurricane response team
COVINGTON, Ky. - Four Covington firefighters were due to arrive in Texas this afternoon to help conduct search-and-rescue efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm being billed as one of the strongest to ever hit the United States.
Laura made landfall overnight, pummeling the Louisiana coast with 150 mph winds and...
A family picked up their free computer during an earlier event in Houston in which Comp-U-Dopt was involved. (Photo from Comp-U-Dopt)
‘Today’-famous Houston group raising $$ for Covington Connect
COVINGTON, Ky. - As featured on the “Today” show this morning (see below), the Houston non-profit helping Covington attack the “digital divide” is see...