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Toy drive at City Hall = 30 happy kids

The wrapped presents were delivered to the James E. Biggs Early Childhood Center by, from left, City of Covington risk manager Trisha Block, Human Resources generalist Patrick Duffy, and Human Resources Manager Stacey Hoeter. COVINGTON, Ky. - ‘tis the season to buy, wrap and give ... and employees at City Hall got in the generous spirit again this year to help children and their families a...

You elected ’em, come watch ’em

City Commission sets 2020 (Tuesday night) meeting schedule   COVINGTON, Ky. - Are you looking for something to do on Tuesday nights in the coming year?   Come down to Pike Street and watch your local government in action during the weekly meetings of the Covington Board of Commissioners, aka the City Commission. (After all, you elected them.)   The Commission - which consists of May...

Krampus & the alpaca

COVINGTON, Ky. - In Covington, we make it easy to get much of your Christmas shopping done earlier - and support local artists, artisans, makers and designers in the process.   There are three different markets in #LoveTheCov this weekend, two indoors and one out.   Of course, if you don’t want to shop, you can also drink up at the annual Dark Charge festival, attend some holiday c...

Board of Commission Caucus Meeting Agenda 12-10-19

  Draft Agenda

$200K on table with 2nd ‘RIPPLE Effect’

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...

YMCA future: Hotel Covington addition

An artist’s rendering of the renovated site shows the restored turret. Bourbon trailhead, office space, jobs to go in historic space   COVINGTON, Ky. - Two historic buildings on one of Covington’s most visible intersections will be developed by the same people who created Hotel Covington.   After several weeks of buildup, the City of Covington, Salyers Group, and vR Group tod...

Turkey twisting & Tannenbaum

(EDITOR’S NOTE: “#Weekend in LoveTheCov” is being published on Wednesday this week because we don’t feel like working tomorrow. Next week, this regular feature returns to its regularly published regular time slot.)   COVINGTON, Ky. - We can read your mind, right this second:   You're thinking, “oh no, annoying relatives are coming to town...

The mystery deepens

COVINGTON, Ky. -- Landscape and maintenance worker Cory Herron, left, and technician Hector Klette from Covington's Public Works Department attached this banner today to the side of the buildings at Pike Street and Madison Avenue, deepening the public speculation over what is going in the spot. The City bought the buildings in late October "with the intention of reselling the property to a develop...

4 decades of public safety dedication retires

From left, newly promoted Captain Justin Wietholter, Chief Rob Nader, newly promoted Assistant Chief Brian Valenti, and retiring Assistant Chief Brian Steffen listen as the Board of Commissioners praised Covington’s police department as “the best police force in Kentucky.” Police, fire assistant chiefs praised as mentors  COVINGTON, Ky. - In an evening filled with effusive p...
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