Photo: A happy winner from last year's Mayor's Holiday Reading Challenge.
Covington preschoolers through 3rd grade invited
to participate in Read Ready Covington event
COVINGTON, Ky – Read Ready Covington’s “reading challenge” starts Wednesday for children in preschool through 3rd grade, and prizes – and learning – are on the table.
The ...
COVINGTON, Ky. – What are Buff Orpingtons, you ask? You can find out on Saturday.
In fact, there’s all kinds of stuff you can learn this weekend in The Cov, if you’re of the mind to expand your knowledge and skills.
There are fun things to do too – the reliably good live music that each weekend brings, and events involving donuts, beer, exercise, and soccer. And fish....
Covington, counties protect the environment through special recycling program
COVINGTON, Ky. – Three holidays (well, four if you count the Super Bowl), have come and gone since most people sang “O Tannenbaum” for the last time in 2022, took down their holiday tree and stripped it of lights, tinsel, ornaments, and any National Lampoon-inspired squirrel that took up residen...
Attendees learn how to fix historic windows at the Belvedere School for Hands-On Preservation in Hannibal, Mo., run by preservationist Bob Yapp. Yapp has been working as a consultant to help the City of Covington start its restoration trades program. (Photo used courtesy of Bob Yapp.)
Introductory workshops start next month for ‘trowel’ and ‘wood’ careers
COVING...
Photo (left to right): Covington Police Chief Brian Valenti, Corey Zelensky, Matthew Clements, and Covington Mayer Joe Meyer.
New Covington hires a Marine and Criminal Justice graduate
COVINGTON, Ky. – The Covington Police Department’s newest recruits are a Marine studying psychology and Spanish at Northern Kentucky University, and a graduate of the Criminal Justice pro...
Photo: Kentucky-born artist Jonathan Queen will create the "Shogun Sanders" mural at Earth to Kentucky. Queen’s public murals and work, which include “Fresh Harvest,” “Carol Ann’s Carousel,” and “Cincinnati Toy Heritage,” are featured prominently throughout downtown Cincinnati.
12 projects to create bold designs throughout the city
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Photo: Damien and Sarah Thompson, seen here with their children, are the owners of Honey Child Artisan Pops, LLC at 1204 Scott Blvd.
New businesses, façade projects get helping hand from City
COVINGTON, Ky. – A new business that creates healthy alternatives to sugar-laden popsicles and one that finds software solutions for businesses were among five projects given finan...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Krewes have been rolling through the French Quarter since January, but we’ve got a parade worth waiting for right here in The Cov on Saturday when the 2023 MainStrasse Mardi Gras Parade rolls down Main Street.
Plus, there’s some tree tappin’, an author reading, a murder to solve, and more to do this weekend.
So, scroll down for lagniappe, bon ami, and...
One project funded last year was the painting of basketball courts at Randolph Park. (Photo from The Center for Great Neighborhoods.)
Deadline is March 31 to apply for City grant program
COVINGTON, Ky. – Neighborhood groups and others have until March 31 to apply for grants of up to $10,000 to carry out small projects that will beautify or energize their local areas.
The City of Co...
Inclusivity, fun are Covington’s core identity
and have direct economic pay-off, City officials say
People came from all over for the NKy Pride celebration in 2021, which included a parade, festival, and a drag show on the Sixth Street Promenade in MainStrasse Village.
COVINGTON, Ky. – City of Covington officials are strongly condemning legislation being considered by the Ke...