The levee on the river side of the Glenway and Madison floodwall is sloughing toward the Licking River.
Geotech survey to help City forge solution to levee sloughing
COVINGTON, Ky. - Neither a camera lens nor an untrained eye captures the gravity of the problem with the floodwall on the east side of Glenway and Wallace avenues.
When hikers on the Licking River Greenway and Trail look ...
Andrea Quigley of the Stryker Corporation trains Covington firefighters in the use of the LUCAS 3 mechanical compression device.
Purchase helps Fire Dept. improve response to cardiac arrests
COVINGTON, Ky. - When it comes to giving CPR, the Covington Fire Department is going mechanical.
As part of its continuous efforts to improve the survival rates of people suffering health emergenc...
Decision joins neighboring cities in desire to protect residents
COVINGTON, Ky. - Citing health and safety concerns related to the pandemic, the City of Covington is canceling its participation in the annual Riverfest fireworks.
Covington joins the cities of Newport and Bellevue, which have previously made similar announcements.
“This is about protecting the health and s...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Yes, we know that cafes in Barcelona and the open-air markets in Cairo are out of reach these days.
We have the next-best thing: The Covington Farmers Market on Saturday, plus expanded outdoor dining options all around town. See HERE for places in two neighborhoods, but just realize this was Phase II and Phase I included many other restaurants.
Just make su...
Covington Parks & Rec Manager Rosie Santos waves at the camera before masking up at an activities drop-off event during the early stages of the pandemic. Santos is leaving the City for a new career opportunity.
Santos leaving City for new role across the river
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington is looking for a new Parks & Recreation manager as the person who now holds that title, Rosie Sant...
Covington Officers Jeff Cook, left, and Dave Griswold will be promoted to “sergeant” tonight effective Aug. 2.
New Sgts. Cook, Griswold also served in the U.S. Marines
COVINGTON, Ky. - Two officers with over a decade of experience each in the Covington Police Department and who also served in the U.S. Marine Corps will be promoted to the position of “sergeant” this ev...
A banner outside the Monarch Building on Fourth Street, the future home of Northern Kentucky’s law firm, DBL Law.
Don’t listen to us, let the business executives explain
COVINGTON, Ky. - With about 1,000 jobs announced in Covington since March 1 and a seemingly unending plethora of unique and high-profile economic development headlines recently, clearly something is catching the...
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington worked its legal and infrastructure magic and expanded outdoor dining opportunities in the Roebling Point and Duveneck Square business districts this week. (See the announcement, HERE).
It’s another step we’ve taken to help our small businesses survive in this troubled time. But the restaurants in the release aren’t the only offe...
Posters on the door of Gypsy’s “dive bar” on Main Street in MainStrasse Village ask patrons to wear a mask.
Request aims to protect restaurant and bar staff
while keeping local economy open
COVINGTON, Ky. - “We don’t want to go backward.”
As the number of COVID-19 cases steadily rises across the country and some governors consider re-institu...
Parks and Facilities supervisor Brad Schwenke and technician III Richard Baucum (in the Bobcat) of Covington’s Public Works Department start the process of setting up an outdoor dining area outside Smoke Justis on the east side of Court Street.
Temporary areas aim to help restaurants in Roebling Point,
Duveneck Square survive pandemic
COVINGTON, Ky. - Seven restaurants/bars in ...