COVINGTON, Ky. - “You can’t be doing that” has become a statewide catchphrase, thanks to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s daily briefings on the coronavirus pandemic, and, as much as we hate to do it, good sense requires we start off this COVID-19 Edition of our weekly narrative events calendar with that quick admonition.
The weather is supposed to be nice for ...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Call this the #Weekend in LoveTheCov, COVID-19 Edition.
It’s going to warm up this weekend, if not be sunny, and ordinarily we’d be shouting for joy and bragging about what a cool place LovetheCov is to hang with friends.
These aren’t ordinary times, obviously. Y’all know why.
It’s been three weeks since our last lively “#We...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced aggressive new measures to limit public contact across the state, including Covington, during his live-streamed press conference this morning, one of numerous he’s held in the past couple of weeks.
Unemployment benefits rules to be loosened during virus fight
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington officials are urging local businesses to comply ...
COVINGTON, Ky. - We will not be publishing our #Weekend in LoveTheCov narrative events calendar this week.
One, we appreciate the opportunity to distract and entertain. But our usual jocular and irreverent approach (and any attempt at gallows humor) would be tone deaf given the magnitude of the historical crisis that is enveloping us with the global spread of the coronavirus that causes the...
COVINGTON, Ky. -- The City of Covington celebrated International Women’s Day on Sunday by calling attention to the many women at the City who use their intellects, talent, skills, and expertise to make Covington a better place to live, work, and visit.
In this group photo taken last week, female employees from various departments are joined by Vice Mayor Michelle Williams and Commissi...
Feedback sought on draft Neighborhood Development Code
COVINGTON, Ky. - The 18-month effort to modernize, simplify, and improve Covington’s zoning regulations to better guide development is coming to a close.
A full draft of the City’s proposed new Neighborhood Development Code (NDC) - which will fully replace an unwieldy Zoning Ordinance that’s costly and time-cons...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Sunday is International Women’s Day, and - if you can’t make it to Crafts & Vines TONIGHT for its Women Winemakers Tasting HERE - you can go to Devou Park on Saturday for a cool lineup of events at BCM.
Otherwise this weekend, #LoveTheCov features 5-horned rhino beetles, slamming bodies, peaceful meditation, a new local beer, a digital-in...
Proper pruning of large branches uses the “three-point cut” method. Here’s the last cut.
Free Urban Forestry workshop to teach proper pruning techniques
COVINGTON, Ky. - A bad haircut grows out. A bad prune job? That can kill the tree, or scar it so bad it never recovers.
To help residents learn the proper way to shape a tree, the City of Covington’s “urban fore...
March 21 event a treasure trove of practical advice, contacts
COVINGTON, Ky. - Efflorescence. Repointing. Window weights. Box gutters. Slate roofs. Lath and plaster.
Buy a historic home in Covington, Newport, Bellevue or a neighboring river city, and you gain entry to a parallel world of home repair and maintenance that features its own language, skills, and specialized trade workers...
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Thanksgiving has turkey and stuffing. Valentine’s Day its iconic candy hearts, and New Year’s Day has its pork and sauerkraut (Covington’s German roots talking).
Come Friday, Lent has its fish (Covington’s German CATHOLIC roots talking).
Yes, it’s fish fry time, everyone, and we have some recommendations below.
Of course if ...