Mayor invited to tout Covington projects to Sec. Buttigieg, Biden officials in Washington
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington Mayor Joe Meyer will go national with The Cov’s message on Thursday.
The mayor is one of several dozen leaders from Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia invited to the White House to tell Biden Administration officials how federal investment in the city&rsq...
Covington preschoolers through 3rd grade
invited to participate in Read Ready Covington event
COVINGTON, Ky. – Big prizes are at stake for Covington’s most prolific young readers: A $75 gift card to Stoney’s Village Toy Shoppe … books … candy … games … and a Zoo Factory stuffed animal kit.
Starting Friday, March 1, and running through April 12...
City residents protect environment through holiday drop-off program
COVINGTON, Ky. – Sometimes tipping the scales a little heavier than the year before is a good thing.
So it is with the annual recycling program that allowed residents to drop off strands of non-working holiday light strands instead of tossing them into the trash.
Covington’s Solid Waste & Recycling Divisio...
COVINGTON, Ky. – We are finally at the end of what is surely the longest week in the history of the world. Fortunately it all ends on a good note with good times aplenty in The Cov. Get out there and have fun.
A ‘chili’ February evening
It’s no stretch to say that folks come far and wide to sample the unique flavor of Cincinnati-style chili, marveling at the bl...
COVINGTON, Ky. – After a nearly 30-year career with the Covington Fire Department and almost six years as its chief, Mark Pierce is stepping down.
Chief Pierce, 59, submitted his resignation this week for the purposes of retirement, effective March 31.
“I love Covington, and I love being a firefighter in Covington,” Pierce said. “But wise people always told me ‘...
COVINGTON, Ky. – We are winding down what is nationally known as Random Acts of Kindness Week.
That’s not to be confused with Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day (Jan. 23), I Hate Coriander Day (Feb. 24), and Lumpy Rug Day (May 3).
So … that gives you three more days to continue practicing all those benevolent acts you’ve been doing since the start of the week. Whatever acti...
Photo courtesy of Orleans Development.
Small Business incentive interest shows
‘Covington is still the place where folks want to be’
COVINGTON, Ky. – A pet grooming and retail business, a family-owned Nepalese restaurant, a Hawaiian-inspired restaurant, and a historic building poised for a transformation are among 10 businesses to receive financial help from the City&rsq...
COVINGTON, Ky. – If anything guarantees a good time more than Mardi Gras and Galentine’s Day events together in one weekend, we’re hard-pressed to name it.
And in case you’re scratching your head about what on earth to get the one you’re sweet on for Valentine’s Day next week, this is a veritable V-Day prep weekend with several opportunities to make a handmad...
Covington annually uses its federal funds for things like emergency home repairs (such as furnace replacement) for income-eligible families and for improvements to parks and playgrounds.
Public hearing asks how to spend federal grants
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington will hold a public hearing next week to ask residents how it should spend a few million dollars it expects to get from the fed...
COVINGTON, Ky. – A beloved Broadway musical, a good blend, fierce wrestling, heart art and more happening this weekend, so find yourself something fun to do in The Cov.
Well, ‘hello,’ 60 years later, Dolly
When “Hello, Dolly!” opened on Broadway on Jan. 16, 1964, at the St. James Theater, a wide-eyed Carol Channing charmed audiences as the meddling, matchmaking ...