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Colorful mural a tribute to hoops star

From left, Sam Becker, Thad Becker, Alexander Giehl, and Jarrod Becker – all of Covington design firm BLDG Refuge – paint the mural on George Stone Court. Covington’s Stone Court 1st to be painted in region-wide initiative   COVINGTON, Ky. - George Stone died 26 years ago, but those who saw the Covington native play basketball say this: He could score - a lot and in a ...

Would Covington support a dog park?

On the last day of the swim season each year, Covington Parks & Rec opens Goebel Pool to dogs and their owners. Now the City is asking whether residents would support a dog park. Meeting tonight seeks input for ongoing Parks & Rec master plan   COVINGTON, Ky. - Does Covington need a dog park?   If so, where? How big? What should it look like? How should it be funded? Would reside...

Familiar face to run Public Works on temporary basis

Chris Warneford will oversee the Public Works Department in Covington on a part-time, temporary basis. COVINGTON, Ky. - A familiar face will oversee Covington’s Public Works Department on a part-time temporary basis while the City searches for a permanent director.  The City has hired Chris Warneford, who ran Kenton County’s Public Works Department from 1992-2001 and 2010-2015. ...

Licking Greenway years in making

Cutting the ribbon today were, from left, recreation program coordinator Jess Link and Manager Rosie Santos of the Parks & Recreation Division, City Manager David Johnston, Mayor Joe Meyer, Neighborhood Services Department Director Ken Smith, and recreation seasonal Patrick Moore and administration assistant Abbey King, also from Parks & Rec. Ceremony officially completes Phases II, III of...

Round 2 for neighborhood improvement grants

An award through the City of Covington Neighborhood Grant Program helped organizers host the Eastside Music & Soul Food Festival on Aug. 31. (Photo courtesy of Chuck Eilerman.) Information meeting Thursday to explain tweaks to process COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington is kicking off the second round of its Neighborhood Grant Program with an information meeting Thursday to explain minor tw...

And so it begins

Crews from Prus Construction mobilized today to begin work on Riverfront Commons. A fence blocks access to the Madison Overlook at the floodgate opening. Work  underway on Riverfront Commons After years of planning and searching for funding, site work began today on Phase II of Riverfront Commons.   The $6.54 million project will transform the riverfront in Covington, bringing a 1,350-s...

Sixth & Scott streetscape project set to start

Looking north along Scott Street: Among other things, the streetscape project will move utilities underground, replace “cobra-style” street lights with decorative lampposts, fix broken sidewalks, and replace deteriorated garbage cans. Finished look will invite economic investment, City says  COVINGTON, Ky. - Spatial properties ... Streetscape appeal ... Aesthetic judgments of...

Riverfront Commons work begins next week

Take a good look, because next Tuesday the parking lot under the Roebling Suspension Bridge will be fenced off and filled with construction equipment. Construction to take over parking lot under Suspension Bridge   COVINGTON, Ky. - The long-awaited construction of the “crown jewel” section of Riverfront Commons begins next Tuesday.   Crews from Prus Construction will begin...

Engineers to draw plans to fix Western Ave. ‘drop’

Photographs “don’t do justice” to how much the eastern edge of Western Avenue has sunk. Transmission lines complicate road stabilization project  COVINGTON, Ky. - It's difficult to say exactly when the eastern edge of Western Avenue started dropping. It's much easier to say when it's going to be fixed: Soon.   An engineering firm hired by the City - Terracon Consultants...

Public Works director retiring

Covington Public Works Director Rick Davis at a job site overlooking the Licking River Davis led numerous high-profile projects during his 6 years  COVINGTON, Ky. - For Covington Public Works Director Rick Davis, the beginning of construction for two high-profile projects - the “crown jewel” phase of Riverfront Commons and the Sixth Street and Scott Street Restoration Project - w...
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