COVINGTON, Ky. – The veil is thinning, there’s a full moon on Saturday, Halloween happens next Tuesday … so yes, there is a definite aura in The Cov this weekend enveloping all the fun things to do. Warm coats & hot dogs By next week it’s going to be mighty chilly and you’ll want to bundle up. So will anyone who ventures outside. Problem is, not everyone ha...

Use special orange bag to collect wrappers, straws, utensils etc. COVINGTON, Ky. – The list of items that can be recycled in your curbside cart is about to greatly expand in Covington. The City is among communities now participating in a program adopted by Hefty® Brand and Rumpke Waste & Recycling that will keep foam take-out containers, straws, candy wrappers, plastic utensils...

Photo by Sam Greenhill. COVINGTON, Ky. – Pardon our prideful peacocking, but important guests are in town and The Cov has a lot to show off: Capital investments, thousands of new jobs, robust talent and business attraction, and 23 acres of a once-in-a-generation, enviable opportunity. More than 200 statewide economic developers, job creators, and policy makers from across the Commonwea...

COVINGTON, Ky. -- The City of Covington tree giveaway program funded by a grant from Duke Energy has been expanded citywide. The program, announced Oct. 12, was initially limited to neighborhoods that fell under federal guidelines related to “heat maps” and environmental justice factors. But now any address can claim a tree. Fewer than two dozen trees remain, so act fast. To c...

Getting into the Halloween spirit on Russell Street. (Photo used with permission.) Use common sense, caution to keep kids safe from accidents COVINGTON, Ky. – Whether you pass out candy or accompany your kids on the annual trek in search of some, here’s the official news: Trick or treat hours in the City of Covington will take place 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31. So &he...

Virtual public meeting will present draft recommendations, routes in Covington, Newport COVINGTON, Ky. – The public will have another opportunity to weigh in on an ongoing effort to make it safer and easier for individuals to travel by bicycle around Northern Kentucky’s urban core, whether for fun or commute. Bike advocacy organization Tri-State Trails (in partnership with ...

COVINGTON, Ky. – By now it’s readily apparent that Halloween is a LOT more than a single night of putting on a costume and going door-to-door for candy. For many people – and we will neither confirm nor deny that we’re among them – it’s a month-long state-of-mind that demands intense preparation for that one night. Seeing as how we’re coming down the fi...

Vacant Property Incentive  to help create office, retail space (EDITOR'S NOTE: An early version of this release inadvertently and erroneously listed addresses on Willard Street and Highway Avenue as having received this incentive.) COVINGTON, Ky. – Since its construction in 1865, the year Abraham Lincoln began his second term, the cornerstone building at 401 Scott Blvd. has...

Look here to see when your street is scheduled (and when to move your vehicles) COVINGTON, Ky. – “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree,” wrote English poet Emily Bronte some 200 years ago … but then she didn’t have to rake all those falling leaves. If she had, the “speaking” might have included the words of sailors instea...

Photo: Left to right, Chief Brian Valenti, Jacob Noe, Mayor Joe Meyer, Courtney Harkless, and Phouthakone  Homphothichack. 2 re-hires and a new recruit sworn in today COVINGTON, Ky. – Mayor Joe Meyer administered the oath of office to three police officers today at City Hall. For Phouthakone Homphothichack and Jacob Noe, it’s a return to serving the community as law enfor...