Full curriculum now available to teach in-demand skills
for work on historic buildings
COVINGTON, Ky. – After a series of weekend and week-long workshops earlier this year on topics like old-style wood windows and tuckpointing, the Covington Academy of Heritage Trades is ready for the big time: In-depth classes that will help “students” find new careers by mastering t...
COVINGTON, Ky. – At what point in adulthood do we no longer equate the return to the classroom with the end of summer? Even though your kids are back learning “i before e” and all about that theorem of Pythagoras, we’re positive the season doesn’t officially end until Sept. 23 – which means plenty of summer fun is still happening in The Cov.
We’re talki...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s new Director of Special Projects & Inter-Governmental Affairs brings a solid track record of public service to the position. Having worked as the City of Cincinnati’s Senior Project Coordinator and Assistant to the City Manager, Elizabeth Wetzel looks forward to being part of Covington’s “story.”
“Covington has a strong ...
The Covington Police Department's newest recruit, Jackson Sora, poses with Police Chief Brian Valenti and Mayor Joe Meyer, right.
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington Mayor Joe Meyer administered the oath of office today to the Police Department’s newest recruit, Jackson Sora, a Northern Kentucky native and enlisted soldier.
Sora is enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard and is curre...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Now you want an icy cold beverage, right? Chilled gin poured into a metal coupe that’s been in the freezer for the last hour? Now, that’s a libation that’s staying cold.
Tonight’s gin launch event at Juniper’s will serve such cold drinks up in style. And while we can’t guarantee the metal coupe, we can guarantee metal of a different kin...
Program supports creative, place-based projects
COVINGTON, Ky. – You know those beautiful new benches that resemble open books? They instill a sense of place. The towering and sweeping murals adorning the side of Covington buildings? They’re becoming part of our local identity. And that bench that provides shelter beneath the magic of sunshine on stained glass? It’s functional...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Want a career in restoring historic buildings? Then you’ll need to learn about the materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques necessary to restore them.
Take the first step to acquiring the “old world” skills you’ll need to succeed by attending one of two free Covington Academy of Heritage Trades information sessions set for next we...
COVINGTON, Ky. – August, already? Might as well get the snow plow out because winter is surely just a blink away.
OK, ok. Enough of the dread and woe for the seasonal despair that’s yet to come (we’re directing that comment at ourselves). This is a genuinely good weekend for good stuff to do in The Cov.
Seriously, there have been weekends when we’ve had to feign enthu...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Pooches deserve an afternoon to cool in the pool too, so bring your pup to Goebel Pool on Sunday, Aug. 6, for a tail-waggin’ good time as the pool closes to human swimmers and opens to four-legged paddlers.
Covington Parks & Rec’s annual “Pups at the Pool” takes place from noon to 2 p.m. at the pool, located at 737 Dalton St.
“The dog ...
COVINGTON, Ky. – A tire drop-off event held in Kenton County on Aug. 17-19 will help rid the landscape of large pieces of durable trash, but there’s a less-obvious – and equally disgusting – reason for the event.
Every time you sling an old tire into an alley – or neatly stack a set of tires on the sidewalk, for that matter – you’re providing the p...