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Hosts, guests needed for IRS site dinner discussions

COVINGTON, Ky. - Wanted: Engaged people who like food, have opinions ... and would voice them in casual settings.   The topic is the future of the 23-acre Internal Revenue Service site just south of the Ohio River in Covington, and what should go on the site after the IRS leaves this fall.   Specifically, Covington is seeking people to both host and attend what are called Civic Dinners, ...

Shamrocks, FreshLo & Sky Cubacub

COVINGTON, Ky. - Sunday is the feast day of that Irish bishop whose life and activities some 1,600 years ago are shrouded in myth, mystery, and scholastic controversy - but since he DID become a saint, and he HAS come to represent all things related to Ireland, there will be a whole lot of partying going on in #LoveTheCov this weekend in honor of St. Patrick ... especially given that recently appr...

Delinquent tax contract a question of ‘fairness’

  Covington is hiring an outside company to collect delinquent taxes in other to protect the ability of police officers, firefighters, and public works employees to help residents. Services, residents suffer when people skip out of paying   COVINGTON, Ky. - Residents and businesses who pay taxes to the City of Covington shouldn’t be forced to make higher payments - or ...

Incentives give boost to four more businesses

The City is helping the owner of 3616 Decoursey Ave. renovate the building to house The Bluegrass Barn, a coffee shop that will feature art and music. COVINGTON, Ky. -- A pizza pub, a full-service salon, a wedding design/planning firm, and a soon-to-arrive coffee shop that will feature music and art are the latest beneficiaries of the City of Covington's expanded and upgraded Small Business...

International Women’s Day in #LoveTheCov

The City of Covington is celebrating International Women’s Day today by calling attention to the many women at the City who use their intellects, talent, skills, and expertise to make Covington a better place to live, work, and visit. Here are photos of some of the City’s female employees at various work sites. Unfortunately, because of vacations, ...

Big Cuz, fried fish & Derby Does Drag

COVINGTON, Ky. - Thanksgiving has turkey and stuffing. Valentine’s Day its iconic candy hearts. New Year’s Day has its pork and sauerkraut (Covington’s German roots talking), and the 4th of July its deer burgers and goetta ’dogs (personal favorites).   And of course Easter has its Pappas eggs (you thought we were going to write “colored h...

New Finance manual fixes audit ‘finding’

COVINGTON, Ky. - Every outside auditor who has looked at Covington’s books since 2013 has formally scolded the City for the same omission: Lack of a formal, comprehensive manual spelling out accounting procedures.   That’s about to be fixed.   The City’s Finance Department presented a newly compiled 49-page “Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual” to the ...

Covington may get hundreds of bike racks

A demo bike rack installed on Pike Street across from City Hall (and near the cut-through to Seventh Street) was in use much of today. COVINGTON, Ky. - People who use bicycles to get around Covington may soon have hundreds of places to lock up their bikes - not only in the downtown area but also in neighborhood business districts and parks.  The Covington City Commission directed staff to d...

2-way traffic on Greenup, Scott?

Open house seeks comment on proposals to increase safety   COVINGTON, Ky. - Technically, the closest NASCAR track is 40 miles south, in Sparta, Ky. But many residents of Covington neighborhoods that border Greenup Street and Scott Boulevard say they only have to look out their front doors to see what amounts to a cutthroat race every rush hour - and a crowded one at that.   The volume ...

Read Ready Covington gaining momentum

Taylor Harris and her daughter, Leah, use the Footsteps2Brilliance early learning app during a recent Read Ready Covington event at City Heights. Partners spreading word for childhood literacy campaign COVINGTON, Ky. - Four months into the Read Ready Covington literacy initiative, nearly 3,000 children and adults have registered for the free apps whose activities are the backbone of the ...
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