2-day sealing project to take place Monday, Tuesday
COVINGTON, Ky. – The paved multi-purpose trails in Covington’s Devou Park will be closed to use on Monday and Tuesday for maintenance.
Specifically, Queen City Blacktop will be applying a seal that preserves the pavement and keeps it looking nice and less weathered, said Parks & Rec Manager Ben Oldiges.
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COVINGTON, Ky. -- The area around the fallen officers memorial outside Central Police Headquarters at Madison Avenue and Police Memorial Drive recently got a comprehensive sprucing up, courtesy of an Urban Forestry crew from the City’s Public Works Department.
The work included pulling weeds, planting new shrubs, and spreading a new layer of mulch.
Meanwhile, Forestry cut down an...
(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. – Today’s “Recycle Right Wednesday” piece is less a “tip” than a “plea,” “command,” “admonition” and “exasperated reminder.”
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Officials from the City and Prus Construction did a walk-through of the Covington Plaza space this week.
With floating restaurants a failed experiment,
The Cov’s new plaza space represents new philosophy
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Among the streets paved last year was East 6th Street between Madison and Greenup.
Repaving on ‘worst’ streets in eight neighborhoods underway
COVINGTON, Ky. – Over half a million dollars of fresh asphalt will soon be spread on Covington streets that, in the words of the City’s Public Works director, currently represent some of the “worst of the worst” dri...
(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. – Plastic isn’t the only material that causes “can or I can’t I? recycling anxiety.
So does glass.
Courtesy of Rumpke Waste & Recycling, the City of Covington’s partn...
Photo used courtesy of KYTC District 6
COVINGTON, Ky. – The Pike Street entrance ramp to northbound Interstate 71/75 will be closed overnight next Monday so that crews can clean a clogged drain, state officials said today.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s District 6 Office said motorists should seek an alternative route during the closure, which starts at midnight Monday and...
Volunteers planted more than 80 trees along Latonia sidewalks one Saturday in October 2018.
Saturday volunteer event celebrates Arbor Day in The Cov
COVINGTON, Ky. – At last count, there are six trees in Covington’s publicly maintained areas that are 5 feet or more in diameter.
The most common tree of any size in the city is the Callery (a la "Bradford") pear, with an est...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Earth Day 2021 came and went (there’s only 359 days until the next one), but the mission – and the opportunities – continue year round.
Local grocer Kroger can help:
Most of us know that Kroger has long accepted plastic bags and film for recycling through its Bag-2-Bag program, and you might even know that Kroger recently partnered with Terra...
City forced to begin enforcing parking rules again
to keep debris from clogging storm drains
COVINGTON, Ky. – Since the pandemic began more than a year ago, the City has looked the other way as drivers ignored “No Parking” signs and left their cars to block efforts to “sweep” Covington’s streets.
No longer.
Come May 1, ...