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Lederhosen, dogs & Yard Olympics

COVINGTON, Ky. – Help plan a park … celebrate your dog … drink Oktober Fuel … make your own sauerkraut …become a KanJam champion … never grow up … and go to “End of the Rainbow” … you won’t have to look any further than your own #LoveTheCov backyard to find the fun this weekend.   Rover’s night out … ...

Anatomy of one grant’s impact

Students at Ninth District Elementary in Latonia take in the StoryWalk® under the supervision of a teacher.  AT&T gift helps Read Ready Covington create StoryWalks® for kids, prepare Hispanic parents for the GED   COVINGTON, Ky. – At eight areas around the city this summer, Read Ready Covington spread the magic of children’s stories through an innovati...

Ideas needed for Austinburg Park

Austinburg Park currently contains play equipment, swings, a small shelter, a ballfield, and a basketball court.  Friday’s movie night begins public engagement for rehab project  COVINGTON, Ky. – Get your mental “vision board” ready.   Before the opening credits roll on Friday night’s outdoor movie, “A Dog’s Life,” at Austi...

‘City Government of the Year’

Covington honored for ‘transformational’ work amid worldwide crisis   COVINGTON, Ky. – The national narrative for local governments last year was defined by retreat and retraction, but the City of Covington forged forward with a $3 million public Wi-Fi project … a dramatic transformation of its riverfront … purchase of 23 acres near the heart of downto...

The Running Man & ‘whisper gardens’

(EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this piece touted a look-alike contest at Frida 602. That event isn't until next Sunday, Aug. 29) COVINGTON, Ky. – We have some pretty attractive events to put on your weekend itinerary: a final summer concert … gardens for even the most challenged green thumb … the return of the Baker Hunt Artists’ Show … flea marke...

Brent Spence delays start Friday night

New traffic pattern to be in place by Sunday morning COVINGTON, Ky. – If you’re driving northbound across the Brent Spence Bridge this weekend, expect a nightmare.  As crews head into the final stretch of a large-scale maintenance project leading up to its anticipated Nov. 15 completion, a new traffic pattern will be put into place beginning at 10 p.m. Friday. The process wi...

Coffee on the go ...

(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. – If you walked into work this morning with a hot breakfast from one of The Cov’s fabulous coffee and pastry shops, the “meal” likely ended with dismay and confusion.  ...

Covington swears in 2 new officers

New Covington Police Officers Nicollette Brown and Trent Webster pose with Police Chief Rob Nader and Mayor Joe Meyer after being sworn in today. Marine, recent college grad join police force  COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s newest police officers are a Marine and a recent college graduate.   Nicollette Brown and Trent Webster, respectively, were sworn in and receive...

Bachata, Psymbionic & world domination

COVINGTON, Ky. – Summer might be winding down (say it’s not so!), but the weekend is doing anything but, what with the stage(s) set for more concerts … a new musical … Clean & Crawl … and opportunities to grab some late-summer blooms and kick back with a good comic book.   But first …   Get ready for a scorching merengue … on the dance f...

New home for Jacob Price

First Baptist Church Pastor Adam Crews, left, and Rev. Richard Fowler, pastor of Ninth Street Baptist Church, stand with the resurrected historical marker of Jacob Price in its new location outside First Baptist. (Photo used courtesy of the Housing Authority of Covington) Historical marker moved to spot befitting legacy of late pastor   COVINGTON, Ky. – When the Jacob Price housing comp...
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