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YMCA future: Hotel Covington addition

An artist’s rendering of the renovated site shows the restored turret. Bourbon trailhead, office space, jobs to go in historic space   COVINGTON, Ky. - Two historic buildings on one of Covington’s most visible intersections will be developed by the same people who created Hotel Covington.   After several weeks of buildup, the City of Covington, Salyers Group, and vR Group tod...

Turkey twisting & Tannenbaum

(EDITOR’S NOTE: “#Weekend in LoveTheCov” is being published on Wednesday this week because we don’t feel like working tomorrow. Next week, this regular feature returns to its regularly published regular time slot.)   COVINGTON, Ky. - We can read your mind, right this second:   You're thinking, “oh no, annoying relatives are coming to town...

4 decades of public safety dedication retires

From left, newly promoted Captain Justin Wietholter, Chief Rob Nader, newly promoted Assistant Chief Brian Valenti, and retiring Assistant Chief Brian Steffen listen as the Board of Commissioners praised Covington’s police department as “the best police force in Kentucky.” Police, fire assistant chiefs praised as mentors  COVINGTON, Ky. - In an evening filled with effusive p...

Thanksgiving at City Hall a 2-day holiday

COVINGTON, Ky. -- “Happy Thanksgiving” a few hours early from the folks here at City Hall - exactly 400 years after the first Thanksgiving celebration was allegedly held in Virginia ... 230 years after President Washington proclaimed the first nationwide celebration ... and 80 years after President (Franklin D.) Roosevelt affixed a permanent date to the national holiday (changing ...

Thanksgiving: No delays in garbage collection

COVINGTON, Ky. - The remains of that fantastic Thanksgiving Dinner (well, we hope it turns out “fantastic”) won’t sit in your garbage container this week any longer than it normally would.   Garbage collection in the City of Covington will occur on regularly scheduled days this week: Rumpke drivers will be following the normal routes, and the holiday should cause no delays o...

Shopping small, shopping local

The design on RCov's "Shop Small" tote bag available Saturday Saturday event, City programs focus on Covington businesses   COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington isn’t a big-box shopping mall kind of place.   One of the City’s strengths and appealing qualities is its eclectic collection of unique small businesses, with retailers who sell everything from bagels to books and curated home...

Covington’s LGBTQ ‘score’ soars

The City of Covington gave permission for two crosswalks to be painted with rainbow colors this year, making its support for the LGBTQ community visible. National group: City backs 'welcoming' talk with policy;  local economy benefits   COVINGTON, Ky. - The nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group has given the City of Covington high marks for how its laws, policies, ...

Comedy & the new Kentucky Art Mine

COVINGTON, Ky. - It’s the big lull before the holidays, when we all take a breath before the panic (and the hyperventilating) of the Thanksgiving to New Year’s to-do list kicks in.   But that doesn’t mean you need to stay home.   Here in #LoveTheCov, we have a comedy show, the opening on an art gallery, a production at the Leapin’ Lizard, acrylic pouring class, th...

2020 Census: $$$ at stake in Covington

Millions in federal funds used to help residents, businesses   COVINGTON, Ky. - Residents and businesses in the City of Covington could stand to lose almost $22 million over the next 10 years if the 2020 Census is no more successful than the 2010 Census in making sure every Covington resident is counted, City officials say.   Some 13 percent of Covington’s budget comes from direct ...

New home, name for ‘Fire Boat 1’

The Covington Fire Department's rescue boat, at its current (temporary) home. Covington awarded grant to buy space at new Ohio River dock   COVINGTON, Ky. - When a runaway barge demolished the Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club recently, Covington firefighters rushed to the scene - not in a shiny red truck ... but in a 35-foot rescue boat.   Covington’s “Fire Boat 1” - powered b...
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