In 2023, the City announced the Historic Preservation Excellence Awards during an outdoor “red-carpet event” with an emcee in the alley next to KungFood Chu’s AmerAsia on Madison Avenue.
‘Preservation Excellence’ honors projects, people who restored and preserve...
Conceptual renderings of the Covington Central Riverfront site from the City’s master plan show “Block G,” where the law school and medical school would sit. Note these are NOT renderings of the future complex.
Senate unveils $150M proposal to make former IRS site the new h...
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COVINGTON, Ky. – Spring courses at the Covington Academy of Heritage Trades will teach you how to restore interior plaster and rebuild exterior wood trim and porches.
The Academy – which is supported by the City of Coving...
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 bipartisans...
City incentives smooth way for potential county school office, new tenant for historic train station
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington leaders are partnering on two projects that could bring about 125 jobs to Covington and an estimated $1.7 million in payroll taxes in their first five years t...
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 Ave...
Developers, brokers visit 23 acres to eye 4 parcels on table
COVINGTON, Ky. – Developers and brokers interested in the first four parcels of the 23-acre Covington Central Riverfront site in downtown Covington got a chance to tour the cleared site today with the City’s economic de...
A conceptual rendering that shows the levee park and public plaza, and how the parcels and buildings are meant to create a neighborhood feel.
New phase begins to reintegrate 23-acre ‘island’
with mix of office, commercial, residential and other uses
COVINGTON, Ky. – The tr...
Photo 1: Ron Padgett wows the crowd. (Photo by Sam Greenhill)
Photo 3: The Victor J. Canfield Preservation Stewardship Award winners were Jim and Donna Salyers and Guy van Rooyen (left to right, in the white shirts). At far left is Vic Canfield, at far right is Historic Preservation Officer Kaitl...
Photo provided by Covcor
City incentive to help keep rent competitive in 146K square feet of space behind Latonia Commerce Center
COVINGTON, Ky. – A $17.6 million building with 146,000 square feet of space will be constructed on land zoned for industrial use behind the Latonia Comme...