Does the Ohio River shoreline look cleaner? Thank these volunteers.
Tenacious volunteers clean the shoreline of trash
COVINGTON, Ky. - The numbers are in from the River Sweep event a couple of weekends ago: 45 volunteers spent 3 hours picking up 2,030 pounds of trash from 1 mile of the Ohio River shoreline in Covington.
"That's about 45 pounds per person," said Christin Badingh...
Over 9,000 pounds of electronic waste alone was collected last Saturday.
Residents drop off old electronics, confidential documents
COVINGTON, Ky. - Some 160 vehicles dropped off almost 10 tons of material in a targeted recycling event held last Saturday in Covington.
The weight scales told the story of the success of the annual Recycling Drop-Off Day for Electronic Waste and Paper S...
As Covington Mayor Joe Meyer cut the ribbon on the first of the Latonia bike racks on Thursday, the event was documented by Moonrise Doughnuts founder and owner Keith Bales, right, and Channel 9 news, left. Standing with Meyer are, from left: Covington City Commissioner Shannon Smith; Ride the Cov secretary Josh Hatton; Pat O'Donnell, president of the Latonia Business Association; Paul Patton of t...
Last year, hundreds of people brought blankets and chairs to Cinema in the Cemetery, hosted at Historic Linden Grove Cemetery & Arboretum.
Friday movie kicks off outdoor season in Covington
COVINGTON, Ky. - The outdoors movie season kicks off Friday night with an animated musical featuring a dapper koala trying to save his theater.
The free showing of Illumination Entertain...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Friday is the summer solstice, so get in as much outdoors fun as you can. (The days just get shorter from here.)
In Covington there’s an outdoors movie, evening yoga, and what’s being billed as the longest happy hour of the year. If you prefer to be inside, there’s a Vampire production, a luau and date-night pottery night.
Oh, and then there’s...
A quality pour at Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar
Cool spots, festival give City strong 'amber liquid cred'
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Covington may be located 68 miles from the birthplace of bourbon, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have legit amber liquid cred.
Six Covington bars and restaurants are official Sipping Points on The B-Line, this region’s bourbon-themed tour (created aft...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Sunday is Father’s Day, and whether your Dad or Dad-like hero is a handyman, a green thumb, a grill-master, a sports fan, a robot nut, or just your all-around favorite guy, there’s an activity in Covington geared toward him this weekend.
All about Dad
Naturally, you could take Dad to just about any Covington establishment to celebrate with dinner, lunch, a drink...
A recent tour of the Ohio River shoreline revealed plastic bottles and other trash mixed in with driftwood.
On tap Saturday: Mud, interesting finds, satisfaction
COVINGTON, Ky. - Dozens of volunteers are needed Saturday to clean trash from the Covington banks of the Ohio River.
Expect muddy shoes and sore muscles - and interesting surprises.
"I've been working River Sweep for ...
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Covington’s streets were splashed with color and surging with energy Sunday as thousands of people came out to march in or watch the third-annual NKY Pride Parade.
The parade began at Covington Landing at 1 p.m., headed south through downtown, cut west through Old Town/Mutter Gottes and MainStrasse Village, and wound up in Goebel Park, the site of the family-friendly...
COVINGTON, Ky. -- It wasn’t exactly swim weather (where’s that “90 degrees and sunny” forecast?) but opening day at the City of Covington’s pools on Saturday nevertheless proved a popular event.
Here are some photos from Goebel Park and the Latonia Water Park & Splash Pad.
(For more information on the City’s facilities and pool pass...