COVINGTON, Ky. – Did you know that the first recorded Mardi Gras street parade in New Orleans took place in 1837? Decades later, six men organized a rather clandestine Mistick Krewe of Comus and held a parade with the theme, “The Demon Actors in Milton’s Paradise Lost” and held a lavish ball. Demons on parade. Now that’s something to behold.
Some theories maintain ...
COVINGTON, Ky. – It’s all hands on deck as a City of Covington Public Works crew began assembling the floodgate at Madison (Avenue) Overlook at 8 a.m. this morning.
Crews prepped the area yesterday, cleaning out footer holes for the gate’s anchors to be installed today. This morning, a crane began lifting the first of the many metal pieces into place.
The effort to keep out...
COVINGTON, Ky. – New space and jobs for a downtown branding firm and the renovation of a building on a highly visible corner in Lewisburg for a law office are on tonight’s agenda of the Covington Board of Commissioners.
The Commission’s consent agenda includes three rent and façade improvement incentives through the City’s award-winning Small Business Program. City offic...
Covington Mayor Joe Meyer, left, shares the “City Government of the Year” award with the City’s volunteers. At right is Kentucky League of Cities Executive Director J.D. Chaney.
League crowns Covington at reception for volunteers
COVINGTON, Ky. – Six months after being named “City Government of the Year” in Kentucky, the Covington received its “troph...
Floyd Ard, with Public Works’ Right-of-Way Division, installs a historic marker on East 4th Street.
4,900-mile route draws tourists to 16 states
COVINGTON, Ky. – Three new street signs featuring the silhouettes of two buckskin-clad explorers signal Covington’s inclusion on a historic route that stretches almost 5,000 miles through 16 states and retraces one of the most famo...
COVINGTON, Ky. – The Super Bowl is over. Too soon for March Madness. Valentines’ Day came and went. The weather, in a word, is gloomy. The ground’s too frozen to till, and the water is too cold to paddle (for most of us).
However, there’s no need to despair at home.
Here in the The Cov, even a light weekend calendar has fun to be had, starting tonight:
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The Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission’s celebration of Juneteenth in 2021 included music, dancers, and information booths on topics like the City’s early childhood learning program, Read Ready Covington.
Vote acknowledges Covington’s diversity, inclusive attitude
COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington has a new official holiday: Juneteenth.
On a p...
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of recycling tips from the City of Covington's Neighborhood Services Department, Solid Waste & Recycling Division.)
COVINGTON, Ky. – Here’s a new and sustainable way to wipe up spills while also saving money: Reusable paper towels made of bamboo.
If properly cared for (i.e. washed and dried), bamboo paper towels can be...
The process of becoming a police officer includes both classroom study and in-the-field training at a 20-week formal state police academy, followed by on-the-job training under the tutelage of a Covington field training officer. Officers with specialized roles, such as K9 officers, require even more (ongoing) training. Photo taken by Covington Police Sgt. Jason Gray.
Already boasting 31 veteran...
COVINGTON, Ky. – All of you happily in love couples better hope our neighbors to the north win the big game on Sunday.
If not, the region’s collective depression, dejection and discouragement would make it a little difficult to celebrate with enthusiasm Monday, the day the candy-and-card industry has set aside for love and romance.
(We’re confident, of course. The way we se...