$500K of repaving in 11 neighborhoods to begin soon
COVINGTON, Ky. - Get ready for the pungent smell of fresh asphalt.
The City of Covington’s annual repaving program will likely begin Aug. 17, weather permitting, with trucks, equipment, and crews heading to out to begin over half a million dollars of street work.
Under this year’s schedule, Bluegras...
Lane closure expected Tuesday; walkways to stay open
COVINGTON, Ky. - Be extra careful driving on the John S. Roebling Suspension Bridge next week.
Starting Monday, crews doing a routine inspection will be rappelling on the cables and towers to get a hands-on look at the structure, with work happening 8 a.m.-6 p.m. On Tuesday, one of the traffic lanes will be closed from 8:30 a....
COVINGTON, Ky. - We’re trying NOT to focus on the all the things we’re missing out on in Covington this year because of COVID-19, like Braxton Beer Miles, the badminton tournament at Hub + Weber, Riverfest, the Softball Home Run Derby etc. etc.
Instead, we’re going to be positive.
Covington still has an array of places where you eat, including many with outdoor tabl...
Thousands worked at soon-to-be-demolished IRS center
COVINGTON, Ky. - A single photograph shared by City Hall this week from inside the soon-to-be-demolished IRS processing center triggered memories for Covingtonians who used to work at the massive facility:
... “I met a lot of good people there. Good times.”
... “Brings back a thousand memo...
Free computer signup under way; City seeking Wi-Fi spots
COVINGTON, Ky. - A few weeks in, and “Covington Connect” is surging forward.
Families of Covington schoolchildren who need a computer can now register to get a free one, thanks to the $2.5 million initiative whose goal is to destroy the digital divide in Northern Kentucky’s largest city.
The City and si...
Millions of federal tax returns were processed over the last 52 years within the cavernous IRS facility on Fourth Street. With the center shut down, the City now owns the building and 23-acre site.
With purchase final, demolition of cavernous building up next
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington took possession of the 23-acre IRS site today, officially closing t...
COVINGTON, Ky. - We sound like the proverbial broken record these days, but it’s an appealing tune: If you can afford it, visit one of Covington’s restaurants or order carryout.
The food’s pretty fantastic, there’s a hugely diverse selection to pick from ... and you could very well help that restaurant and its employees survive this pandemic.
The Covington Bus...
Dari-Crest ‘grill-out’ Friday stresses need to fill out form
COVINGTON, Ky. - The Covington Census Committee’s next stop?
Dari-Crest Ice Cream in Latonia, where anybody who fills out the Census form during a grill-out on Friday evening will receive a swag bag and tasty Dari-Crest treats “to go”: foot-long hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, soft drinks and ice...
Night-time order enforces health directives related to COVID-19
COVINGTON, Ky. - On-street parking between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. will be prohibited for the time being on streets near George Rogers Clark Park in the Historic Licking Riverside Neighborhood.
The ban does not apply to residents of the neighborhood who have a residential parking permit.
The City is instituting the rul...
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 ...