One of the 132 bike rack “staples” installed in Covington so far by Ride the Cov and  The Devou Good Project Ride the Cov, Devou Good Project give update COVINGTON, Ky. - Over the last seven months, it might have appeared as if a giant with a stapler were shooting shiny black staples into Covington’s sidewalks in front of popular attractions.   The “staples&...

COVINGTON, Ky. - The owner of the RiverHaus parking garage in MainStrasse Village is reducing rates during weekday business hours to better accommodate lunchtime shoppers and diners.   Starting Feb. 1, the cost to park in the garage and/or lot at the corner of Main and Fifth streets will be a flat fee of: $2 from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. $6 starting at 3 p.m. Monday t...

With the snow tapering to soft flurries, mechanic Daniel Chumley, mechanic Doug Meyung, and light equipment operator Lonnie Johnson (from left) maneuver around the yard this morning at Covington’s Public Works garage on Boron Drive. While most of us slept, the Snow & Ice Team hit the road  COVINGTON, Ky. - If you had a safe commute to work, thank the Snow & Ice Team at the Cov...

Purchase of the commercial building at 717 Pike St. was part of the Lewisburg Thorofare proposal during the 2018 The RIPPLE Effect competition, and a new tenant – Salon Jade – has since received a Rent Subsidy grant from the City.   Local business districts compete for City money, services  COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington is kicking off the second year of The RIPPLE E...

COVINGTON, Ky. - The remains of that fantastic Thanksgiving Dinner (well, we hope it turns out “fantastic”) won’t sit in your garbage container this week any longer than it normally would.   Garbage collection in the City of Covington will occur on regularly scheduled days this week: Rumpke drivers will be following the normal routes, and the holiday should cause no delays o...

Report details work to reach ‘safe, decent and sanitary’ standards   COVINGTON, Ky. - Restoring the apartments at Covington’s City Heights public housing complex to “safe, decent and sanitary” standards would cost almost $51 million, with the cost of a total modernization estimated at over $84 million.   That’s according to an independent Physical Need...

Streetscape project an investment in economic development COVINGTON, Ky. -- Workers with Adleta Inc. construction are making progress on the $1.37 million Sixth Street and Scott Boulevard Restoration Project.   Here, workers dig up the sidewalk and bury the utilities on the north side of Sixth, in-between Madison Avenue and Scott Boulevard.     Work on the long-discussed, federal...

COVINGTON, Ky. -- Steady activity along the Ohio River is starting to create the shape for the $6.54 million Phase II of Riverfront Commons.   This picture provided by contractor Prus Construction shows the excavation of what will become a 1,350-seat amphitheater facing the river and Cincinnati in the shadow of the mural-decorated floodwall and RiverCenter office towers.   In addition, P...

Forecast calling for steady downpour pushes events back a week   COVINGTON, Ky. - Two City of Covington events scheduled for Saturday - the massive Touch a Truck showcase and a volunteer tree planting in five neighborhoods - will be pushed back a week because of a forecast calling for torrential rain.   All other details for the events - time, location, and other logistics - will remain ...

COVINGTON, Ky. -- The sun was bright in the sky today, but out at the Covington Public Works garage, Covington crews were thinking about snow. Or, more specifically, preparing for those days when they’re called out in force to treat snow-covered streets so residents can go about their lives safely.   While some crew members got a quick refresher course on the equipment, a few of th...