CAPTIONS: Earth Month and tree planting events helped build a feeling of community in 2023 in The Cov.
Volunteer events to help build community, love for the planet
COVINGTON, Ky. – Earth Month – aka “April” – will be celebrated in Covington with events and activities related to trees, beautification, waste disposal, recycling, and pollinator gardens.
Many of...
Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority ramps up education as part of strategic approach to help drivers
COVINGTON, Ky. – The search for a parking spot in Covington should soon get easier, courtesy of a new website, new directional signs, and new branding for the Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority.
The signs – which are being mounted at key locations around Covington to ...
‘Smart’ outdoor kiosk to help visitors navigate The Cov
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington is getting an interactive outdoor kiosk to help residents and visitors navigate the city and locate businesses, landmarks, and services.
The kiosk is the result of a partnership among City officials, the regional nonprofit Southbank Partners, and RoveIQ, a digital signage company in Covington...
Photo 1: Two cars driving the Texas Turnaround’s new loop-shaped ramp emerge from under the interstate and prepare to take the entrance ramp near Pike Street.
Photo 2: The required re-construction of the Fifth Street exit ramp in 2022. (KYTC photo)
In first year, redesign of entrance ramp to Brent Spence delivered on safety promise
COVINGTON, Ky. – Crash statistics show t...
2023-in-review: A summary of transformational events, energy in The Cov
COVINGTON, Ky. – A startling sight set the tone for 2023 in The Cov mere days into the new year: President Joe Biden giving a speech on the banks of the Ohio River.
The theme of the Jan. 4 speech was bipartisanship, but more importantly for Covington and the region was the reason for Biden’s visit. The p...
A backhoe in the hands of Light Equipment Operator Lonnie Johnson dumps salt into a truck driven by Laborer V James Payne outside the salt dome at Public Works’ headquarters at 1730 Russell St. Earlier in the day, drivers dumped a brine solution on hills, bridges, and other problem areas.
Salt trucks loaded, drivers rested for expected storm
COVINGTON, Ky. – The “dome&rdquo...
City officials believe Seventh Street in particular could be more inspiring to businesses and visitors.
Streetscape ‘refresh’ of Madison, Seventh blocks set to begin
COVINGTON, Ky. – On any given night, hundreds of visitors to The Cov walk near the intersection of Madison Avenue and Seventh Street – drawn by Hotel Covington, The Madison Event Center, the taproom at Br...
COVINGTON, Ky. -- The City of Covington tree giveaway program funded by a grant from Duke Energy has been expanded citywide.
The program, announced Oct. 12, was initially limited to neighborhoods that fell under federal guidelines related to “heat maps” and environmental justice factors. But now any address can claim a tree.
Fewer than two dozen trees remain, so act fast.
To c...
Virtual public meeting will present draft recommendations, routes in Covington, Newport
COVINGTON, Ky. – The public will have another opportunity to weigh in on an ongoing effort to make it safer and easier for individuals to travel by bicycle around Northern Kentucky’s urban core, whether for fun or commute.
Bike advocacy organization Tri-State Trails (in partnership with ...
Look here to see when your street is scheduled (and when to move your vehicles)
COVINGTON, Ky. – “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree,” wrote English poet Emily Bronte some 200 years ago … but then she didn’t have to rake all those falling leaves. If she had, the “speaking” might have included the words of sailors instea...