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Hands Pike realignment on schedule

Photo one: The realignment of Hands Pike remains on schedule to be completed by Nov. 1, 2022. Photo two: An aerial view shows the challenge of overcoming the steep grade. (Photo provided by Nancy Wood, KYTC) Rebuilt road to create safer route to, from South Covington COVINGTON, Ky. – From high in the air, the hills near Hands Pike must resemble a giant’s sandbox crawling ...

Free plants for your pollinator garden

Saturday event in Goebel part of butterfly initiative in The Cov COVINGTON, Ky. – If you want to attract butterflies to your yard, here’s your chance to get some free perennial plants to start or add to a pollinator garden. The people who manage the Goebel Park Pollinator Garden in the Covington park just east of Interstate 75 will be digging up and “dividing” an arra...

A buzz and a book

CAPTION ONE: Aurielle, 5, reads a book at Hair on the Floor barbershop as part of its “Read With My Barber” program. CAPTION TWO: Jenetta Thomas and Reginald England Barbershop inspires young readers as literacy program partner COVINGTON, Ky. – The buzz of razors and friendly banter between barber and client are barbershop staples, and the atmosphere at Hair on th...

Vaccines, tacos, lots o’ pumpkins

COVINGTON, Ky. – Today has been National Dessert Day. Assuming you gave yourself permission to go to your favorite culinary venue in our fair hamlet on the Ohio and order dessert before dinner, now it’s time to set your weekend agenda. And it WILL take time, because the list of fun possibilities on Saturday alone will elicit an “OMG: So. Much. To. Do.” reaction. This ...

Don't be dangerous

(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. – In the recycling world, bad decisions can be dangerous. We all know that improper disposal of batteries, pool chemicals, propane tanks, and other hazardous materials can pollute (and poison) our drin...

Leaf pickup begins next week

             Look here to see when your street is scheduled   COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington will again help residents clean up the beautiful but labor-intensive mess of autumn created by trees dropping leaves in the public right of way. With blowers and two giant vacuum trucks, crews from the Public Works Department will start collect...

Free tree for your yard

Among the trees available are cultivars of magnolia, left, and cherry, similar to those shown here.                ROAD iD donation to grow canopy in targeted neighborhoods COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington has 57 trees to give away, thanks to a donation from Covington firm ROAD iD. But you have to act f...

Bengals in The Cov: Get vaxxed

Free clinic Oct 16 at Holmes to feature players, COVID-19 shots   COVINGTON, Ky. – Several Cincinnati Bengal legends will join forces with local health officials Oct. 16 in Covington to encourage Northern Kentuckians to protect themselves and those around them from COVID-19. A free vaccination clinic at Holmes High School -- that will also include food, music and giveaways &nda...

Nurse Blake, the paranormal & mammograms

COVINGTON, Ky. – With Halloween just … er … (subtract the 7, carry the 1 …) 24! days away, you might notice a little bit of the spooky stuff settling into the #weekend stuff. Believe, it’ll get darker before it gets better. But there’s also a concert, a comedy show, a breast cancer chalk and screenings event, and more. Adults only They average about ...

New approach to zoning wins top statewide award

Honor reiterates what users say: NDC ‘easier to navigate’   COVINGTON, Ky. – Six months after the City of Covington completed a dramatic transformation of its approach to land use (i.e. “zoning”), a Cincinnati architect emailed the City’s Historic Preservation officer.   “I wanted to take a moment to say how much we, as architects, a...
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