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MainStrasse street pavers getting fixed

CAPTIONS: Photo 1: Hendy prepares to tear up and level the brick pavers near the Sixth Street Promenade. Photo 2: Hendy Inc. recently fixed curbs along Tibbatts in Latonia. Photo 3: The new ADA curb ramp near St. Augustine Church in Peaselburg. Hendy Inc. to preserve historic look while leveling surface COVINGTON, Ky. – A contractor for the City of Covington started teari...

Terrariums & Tinseltown titillation

COVINGTON, Ky. – Sunday’s the Super Bowl and Tuesday is Valentine’s Day, but you already knew that. You also already knew that there are plenty of places to celebrate both in The Cov. You’re on your own for the game (but really, is it worth watching now that the local team ain’t in it?). But we do have ideas to wow your partner. The Cov boasts all sorts of fancy...

Goal of CDBG/HOME? Help people

A rehab projected funded by the City’s HOME program will add affordable housing in the Latonia/Rosedale neighborhood.  Public participation period underway for federal grant programs COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington is asking the public to weigh in on how the City should invest several million dollars in federal grants aimed at improving housing and infrastructure and reducing hom...

2022 in review: Giant leaps forward

Report card to residents highlights historic deal on bridge, tax cut & progress on job training, IRS site, new City Hall COVINGTON, Ky. – A construction trades school and its preservation trades complement. A 23-acre development in the urban core. A new City Hall better suited for helping residents. A health sciences lab. Homeownership. The City of Covington took so many steps...

Cookie-brew pairings & Gala Maskenball

COVINGTON, Ky. – February is Black History Month, so before you go about pairing beer with Girl Scout cookies, dressing up for a Gala Maskenball, attending a musical or live music, be sure to brush up on some things you might not know about. Here in The Cov, we have both a Covington Black History Tour full of fascinating stops and history and a month-long reading assignment that will help...

Unlicensed vacation rentals face fines, other penalties

Letters, legislation show City serious about protecting neighborhoods, preserving availability of housing COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington property owners who illegally operate short-term rentals – also known as vacation rentals or Airbnbs – are about to face stiff penalties for failing to acquire the mandatory rental dwelling license and zoning approval and for not paying the ...

Flowers, clowns, and ‘talkies’

COVINGTON, Ky. – Here we are at the end of January. How are those 2023 resolutions coming along? If you declared this as the year you’ll buy flowers for yourself, relax more with a cold brew, make art, and see more live productions, then this week presents you with some fine opportunities to stay on track with your resolutions. And if you said you’re going to join the circu...

Architect team picked to design new City Hall

Staff Photo: The future home of Covington City Hall in the 600 block of Scott Boulevard. City a step closer to ending ‘migratory existence,’ creating permanent home that better serves residents COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington on Tuesday moved one step closer to ending City Hall’s 50-year “migratory existence” and building a permanent facility th...

Bicycle infrastructure plan on consent agenda

City would partner with Tri-State Trails on creating strategy to make The Cov more bike friendly COVINGTON, Ky. – Wanting to take a strategic and feasible approach to making Covington more bike friendly, the Board of Commissioners tonight will vote on partnering with the advocacy group Tri-State Trails to create a bicycle transportation plan for Covington and its neighbor, Newport, o...

Dolly & side hustles

COVINGTON, Ky. – There’s big ol’ weekend-long birthday party going on in The Cov this weekend for none other than Dolly Parton. So, make sure you make time for a slice of celebration. There’s also a workshop where you might learn how to escape the daily grind of your current gig by doing something you actually enjoy, and another workshop where you get to create some vers...
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