The BLINK art and light festival in October will feature more than 20 displays in Covington like this one in Cincinnati two years ago.   Art & light festival to feature more than 20 displays south of river  COVINGTON, Ky. - BLINK’S foray into Covington this October won’t be an afterthought: The massive and wildly popular art and light festival will feature more than 20 di...

Head 2 Toe Salon in Latonia was among the 30 businesses that received a Small Business Program incentive in the last year.  City tweaks incentives that helped 30 small businesses last year COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington didn’t just talk about helping its small and new businesses in the fiscal year that ended June 30.   It spent money to underline its commitm...

Work will require periodic closures of remaining walkway   COVINGTON, Ky. - The temporary fix that will allow the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge to reopen until a more permanent repair begins next year is underway this week, the state says.   Scaffolding and netting are being placed on the bridge in hopes of reopening it by the end of this month, according to a news release distribut...

The Center for Great Neighborhoods, located at 321 M.L. King Jr. Blvd., is conducting its biennial Place Matters Survey. The Center for Great Neighborhoods wants your feedback  COVINGTON, Ky. - Does Covington have enough affordable housing? How safe do you feel in your neighborhood? What types of businesses do you want to see move in around you? Can you count on your neighbors?   If you...

Former Covington Mayor Butch Callery and his wife, Joyce.   COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington officially offers its condolences to former Mayor Butch Callery, the entire Callery family, and the Covington community on the death of the former Mayor's wife, Joyce Callery.  Joyce Callery died Saturday at age 72 after enduring a heart attack earlier in the week.   Butch Callery serv...

Using Legos and construction paper, participants at innovate workshops in March created 3-D designs for the IRS site. Public invited Thursday to evaluate 3 conceptual plans  COVINGTON, Ky. - An event Thursday evening will give the public a first look at three conceptual drawings of what could be built on the 23-acre Internal Revenue Service campus in Covington that will be vacated later this ...

COVINGTON, Ky. - Fireworks, cookouts, and lots of red, white, and blue.   Over the Fourth of July weekend, Americans celebrate freedom with parades and parties, and we in Covington are no different, as we have both.   But if you’re looking for something other than traditional 4th of July fare, check out theseother events happening all weekend in Covington.   (NOTE: We&rsq...

COVINGTON, Ky. - With no change to the garbage and recycling schedule this week, Covington residents will be able to get rid of all those watermelon rinds, 2-liter bottles, and stale hamburger buns without delay.   But Rumpke Waste & Recycling has an important safety reminder: To avoid starting a fire, make sure you soak spent fireworks, sparklers, and charcoal embers in water before you ...

Among the goals of the master plan that will be written for Covington Parks & Recreation: Improving water-based activities for youth. City wants help writing long-term master plan for facilities, programs COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington Parks & Recreation has hired a consultant to help it do some soul searching over the next 10 months, and it's going to need the public's help.   "We plan ...

An idea that emerged from a previous leadership program at The Center for Great Neighborhoods involved teaching health and wellness to schoolchildren. (Photo courtesy of CGN.) The Center for Great Neighborhoods looking for applicants  COVINGTON, Ky. - A new program whose goal is to identify, train, nurture, and energize a new set of civic leaders in Covington is taking applications through n...