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'Pound This' & Pixar

COVINGTON, Ky. - If this weird weather has you falling out of sorts, then fall back into them by getting out into LoveTheCov this weekend. (We just made that up, but logically speaking, if you can fall out, you can fall back in, right?)   How?   There’s a trivia contest, a fashion show, the recording of a popular live podcast, a wine and food pairing, live music, a ...

City loosens rules for ‘food trucks’

 The creative design agency BLDG created posters to advertise a regular event featuring food trucks in Covington several years ago.  Pilot program allows more locations, longer hours   COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington has loosened its regulations governing mobile food vendors - aka "food trucks" - to let them operate for longer hours and at more locations in the city.   The Cov...

City promotes interim IT manager

Essam Elgusain is the City of Covington’s new IT manager. Elgusain’s goals: Continue system-wide upgrade, improve services   COVINGTON, Ky. - Essam Elgusain’s work as interim IT manager at the City of Covington since Nov. 1 has earned him the job permanently.   Elgusain’s appointment was approved by the Covington Board of Commissioners last night in a 5-0 vote. ...

City: Pay attention to proposed bus changes

Bus stops along Eastern Avenue would go away under TANK’s proposed route changes. Residents, advocates encouraged to weigh in  COVINGTON, Ky. - City of Covington officials continue to encourage residents, businesses, and advocates for vulnerable populations to pay attention to proposed changes to public bus service in the city and not hesitate to weigh in.   The Transit Authority ...

FOP giving $500 to a high school senior

  COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington’s police union wants to give $500 to a high school senior who is headed to college.   To earn the Covington FOP Lodge #1 Fallen Officer Scholarship, seniors have to fill out the attached application and write an essay answering “What does living in Covington mean to me?” The essay should be 400 to 700 words long and must be original and...

Dreamcoats, Bavaria & stomach massages

COVINGTON, Ky. - Nine days in, and you’re still strong on those New Year’s Resolutions, right?   So if they involved a new “you” trying something new, we have an array of suggestions below this weekend in #LoveTheCov, all of them perfect for the dreary days of January.   .. azure & lemon & russet & grey That amazing coat of many colors and a whole lot ...

Weekday rates at RiverHaus garage: $2

COVINGTON, Ky. - The owner of the RiverHaus parking garage in MainStrasse Village is reducing rates during weekday business hours to better accommodate lunchtime shoppers and diners.   Starting Feb. 1, the cost to park in the garage and/or lot at the corner of Main and Fifth streets will be a flat fee of: $2 from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. $6 starting at 3 p.m. Monday t...

‘Hope it never happens’

Covington’s public safety officers practice entering a school building and rescuing victims earlier today. Forming the protective shield are Police Officers Matt Raabe, Rachel White and Gregg Andrews (behind White). Behind them are Fire Department recruits Chase Autry and Brandon Padilla. Assistant Fire Chief Mike Bloemer is in the back. Active shooter training preps recruits for worst. G...

Ride the bus? Changes proposed

(Photo from Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky.) TANK to hold public hearing Tuesday on new routes   COVINGTON, Ky. - If you take public transportation in Covington, where you pick up the bus and where it will take you may change dramatically by the end of the year.   The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) is proposing major changes to its routes - including many in Coving...

Four Kenton Co. cities unite to honor Dr. King

Joint event to focus on ‘empathetic listening’   COVINGTON, Ky. - Four Kenton County cities - Erlanger, Elsmere, Independence, and Covington - are coming together for a joint celebration of the life and message of Martin Luther King Jr.   The rare collaboration - believed to be the first ever - will feature a multi-dimensional event on the national holiday itself, Jan. 20. &n...
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