COVINGTON, Ky. – Other than the safety protocols in place at each event – and we strongly urge you to follow them – this weekend makes it possible to feel like fun still exists.
Spooky COVID cabaret
This weekend’s “Tiny Concert Series” at The Carnegie features fun pop songs with a scary theme from the likes of “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” &ldq...
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of recycling tips from the City of Covington's Neighborhood Services Department, Solid Waste & Recycling Division.)
COVINGTON, Ky. -- When it comes to recycling, the biggest source of “Can I or can’t I?” confusion comes from plastics.
So let’s break it down:
While we tend to think of plastic recycling by the number...
The new detention basin above the Lewisburg neighborhood.
Drainage project designed to hold back 3.5MM gallons of rain
COVINGTON, Ky. – From Mont...
COVINGTON, Ky. - With this weekend’s events featuring pumpkins, voting, hiking, and BCM’s annual art festival and fund-raiser, it’s most definitely beginning to sound a lot like … autumn.
28 years of art
“Bid high and bid often” is an oft-urged mantra of auctions around the world. Come Sunday, the stunning talent of regional artists might inspire you to...
(EDITOR’S NOTE: All funds for this grant program have been committed and the City is no longer taking applications.)
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington has created another program to help businesses protect jobs and survive the pandemic - and this one offers up to $50,000 per grant.
Mayor Joe Meyer signed an executive order today creating the “Emergency Business Assistance Pr...
The building at 1928 Madison Ave.
Projects creating 1st-floor commercial space
COVINGTON, Ky. - Two projects that are renovating buildings to create first-floor commercial space and upper-floor apartments are getting financial help from the City of Covington toward exterior improvements.
The buildings - at 1131 Holman St. and 1928 Madison Ave. in the Westside and Austinburg neighborhoods, ...
Drop-off events help residents with problematic waste disposal
COVINGTON, Ky. - Five special drop-off events in the coming weeks - with one starting Thursday - will give Covington residents additional opportunities to properly dispose of tires, appliances, yard waste, old cleaning chemicals, and other problematic materials.
The events:
The Kenton County Public Works Fall C...
See the small, white dome-shaped device above the mural at left? That's a wireless access point, and this building on Madison Avenue already has one installed.
City seeks properties to attach tiny devices for digital equity project
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington is looking for "hotspot hosts" to help its schoolchildren learn and their families "get ahead."
All that's ...
COVINGTON, Ky. - (ABOUT THE PHOTO): Workers from DWA Recreation Inc. install playground equipment in Barb Cook Park today as Phase I of the Latonia park’s long-awaited renovation is under way.
Phase I will add an array of play equipment for young children (including a “playstructure,” swings, and “sway bench”), concrete walking paths, and features for family co...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Catch an Indie flick outside or a made-for-TV in a fancy setting. Or pull on your lederhosen and drink a themed beer.
And of course, there are multiple places to buy food and flora, pop-up style.
‘Oktoberfest,’ 2020
“Oktoberfuel” on tap. German-themed cuisine (from Parlor on Seventh). Music by Zinzinnati Bierband.
Sound familiar?
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