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Over $900K in asphalt on 29 streets

Annual resurfacing to bring smoother driving in 13 neighborhoods COVINGTON, Ky. – All or part of 29 streets in Covington are about to get a smoother surface. Almost 62,000 square yards of asphalt will be laid 1½ inches thick on the streets as part of a $927,540 contract with Riegl...

Otherworldly arrival & ‘Suits’

COVINGTON, Ky. – A bit of mystery defines the weekend. There’s a fundraising event for The Carnegie that features CEOs and local business leaders who can actually play and sing rock & roll like pros. Could it be the corporate world is actually full of former teen garage band membe...

Covington Police (re)gains 40 years’ experience

Photo 1: From left, Covington Police Chief Brian Valenti, Officers Jeff Young and Marcus Jordan and Mayor Joe Meyer. Photo 2: Chief Valenti presents the badges. Photo 3: The swearing in. Two veteran officers sworn in COVINGTON, Ky. – Two men were sworn in as Covington Police ...

‘Twilight’ & shiny Chevys

COVINGTON, Ky. – Culture abounds in The Cov this weekend. Whether you love art, music, cars (yes, there’s an art to the automobile), stitching, knitting, or kaleidoscope-making, you’re going to find something that pulls you off the couch and into your creative zone. Loop, spi...

Round 1: Small Biz program approves 3 incentives

4th project wins TIF funds for ‘elevated’ dining experience COVINGTON, Ky. – A seamstress, an AI startup, and a longstanding local supply company located in three different areas of Covington were given financial help Tuesday by the Covington Board of Commissioners. The Comm...

Read Ready Covington festival celebrates learning through fun

COVINGTON, Ky. – A Saturday morning of games, raffles, face painting, music, touch-a-truck, and more is part of an organized effort aimed to help Covington children learn and thrive. Saturday’s 2nd Annual Early Childhood Festival is at the Lincoln Grant Scholar House, at 824 Greenup S...

Oktoberfest, freshArt & Mothman

COVINGTON, Ky. – It’s a weekend of lederhosen, local art, and cryptids in The Cov. (Cryptids being those animals or creatures that are believed to exist but never actually proven to exist, though stories told around a campfire or at a slumber party say otherwise.) There’s also p...

City tweaks property tax rate

Change increase bill by 50 cents a month for $100K house COVINGTON, Ky. – The owner of a $100,000 house in Covington will pay an extra 50 cents a month under the annual property tax rate set by the Covington Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night. The new rate, 0.277, translates to $2.7...

Get to know Latonia/Milldale trees

Photo: Walkers learned about trees in the Austinburg neighborhood on a previous tour last September. Urban Forestry, UK to lead walking tour Saturday COVINGTON, Ky. – Expect to see some unique trees on Saturday when Covington’s Urban Forestry Program partners with the Kenton County...

‘Fire Boat 1’ to be named for ‘a fireman’s fireman’

Photo: Lt. Dale A. Brown with Covington Fire Boat 1. Covington firefighters dedicate boat to one of their own: Lt. Dale A. Brown COVINGTON, Ky. – Lt. Dale A. Brown was instrumental in the design and implementation of the Covington Fire Department’s Fire Boat 1, the 35-foot rescue v...
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