COVINGTON, Ky. – If a holiday event featuring cows isn’t enough to herald the start of the festive season that is upon us, then maybe striking a pose with an alpaca will do the trick. There’s also plenty of opportunities to make progress on your holiday shopping. (Supply chain woes? What supply chain woes? #shoplocal). And once you’ve checked a few gifts off your list...

COVINGTON, Ky. – This week’s Weekend in #LoveTheCov comes to you a day early on what many know as the busiest bar night of the year (while others know it as the day when they rarely leave their kitchen, busy with prepping for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving meal). To each his own. All that really matters is that your holiday is a good one. Once you’ve finished your feast, ...

COVINGTON, Ky. – With City Hall and other offices closed for Veterans Day on Thursday, we’re putting out our narrative weekend events calendar a day early. You should be glad we are, because there’s a lot of cool stuff going on in The Cov. Feel like an easy, laidback weekend to you? Then how about a workshop where you can make your own journal … or incense? Feeling b...

COVINGTON, Ky. – After weekends of more events than we (or our little keyboard-pecking-fingers) could believe, life during the first weekend in November seems to have slowed down a wee bit. Maybe it’s the frosty nights. That said, the quality of the entertainment and engagement value remains large in The Cov. There are some seriously good events happening, so get out there &ndash...

COVINGTON, Ky. – October has flown by like a witch on a new broom … but before we start pondering whether we’ll be roasting or deep-frying a bird for that next holiday, let’s celebrate the holiday that is upon us: Halloween. This weekend in The Cov, there’s trick-or-treat (from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, so get your candy ready), and plenty of events celebrating cos...

Friday event seeks ideas on Clay Wade Bailey gateway COVINGTON, Ky. – Every welcoming home maintains an inviting entry point … an attractive “front door,” so to speak, that beckons visitors to cross its threshold. “Welcoming” cities are not any different. That’s why the City of Covington is starting a public conversation about how to improve one ...

Volunteers donating their time and sweat at planting events over the years have played a big part in creating Covington’s urban canopy. Saturday event targets shade-poor streets in West Latonia COVINGTON, Ky. – Looking to do something worthwhile this weekend? How about helping to establish a verdant canopy of trees along City streets? The Covington Urban Forestry Board will pl...

Use common sense, caution to keep kids safe from accidents, COVID-19 COVINGTON, Ky. – Whether you pass out candy or make the annual trek in search of some, here’s the official news: Trick or treat hours in the City of Covington will take place 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31. So … start putting those costumes together, buying that candy, clearing your sidewalk and/or s...

COVINGTON, Ky. – Consider Wednesday’s stunning Full Moon (the Hunter’s Moon) a celestial welcome to the weekend. And it’s a good one. We’ve got ghost stories down by the river, a new “spooky” walking tour (2 miles of scary stuff), free perennials to attract a bounty of butterflies to your garden next spring, a bike tune up while you shop for veggies, au...

Saturday event in Goebel part of butterfly initiative in The Cov COVINGTON, Ky. – If you want to attract butterflies to your yard, here’s your chance to get some free perennial plants to start or add to a pollinator garden. The people who manage the Goebel Park Pollinator Garden in the Covington park just east of Interstate 75 will be digging up and “dividing” an arra...