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Restoring your historic home

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...

Return of 40+ years' experience

Covington Police Chief Rob Nader hands Corey Warner his badge as Jim Donaldson looks on. Covington Police Dept. signs retired officers to one-year contracts  COVINGTON, Ky. - Two veteran Covington police officers who retired last year are back on the job, at least for the next year.   Former detective Corey Warner and Jim Donaldson - with 20 and 23 years’ experience, respecti...

Cleaning up after 'Clifford'

Don Wright, a laborer in Covington’s Public Works Department, installs a newly built dog waste bag dispenser on the Sixth Street Promenade, also known as George Steinford Park, in MainStrasse Village. City adding dog waste bag dispensers - and they’re handmade  COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington is a canine friendly kind of place. Dogs are welcome on many bar patios. Yoga events feature b...

Fish, chili & crumpets

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 ...

Bill’s in the mail: Trash fees due March 31

COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington has mailed its yearly bills for trash and recycling collection, with payments due by March 31. Bills are being sent to all homeowners and residents of rental units with one to four units. (Businesses and apartments with more than four units have commercial accounts and contract on their own with Rumpke Waste & Recycling for service.) Residents hav...

Six police officers move up the ranks

Posing with Covington Police Chief Rob Nader, center, are, from left: current Sergeants Jim West, Rob Rose, and Jon Mangus (soon to be lieutenants), and current Detectives Greg Rogers, Justin Bradbury, and Jason McErlane (soon to be sergeants). Chief calls promotions ‘easy choices’ COVINGTON, Ky. - Six Covington police officers were promoted tonight to fill vacancies created over the ...

N.Ky.’s largest law firm moving to Covington

A rendering of the finished Monarch Building restoration and expansion shows the preserved façade, the extra two floors, and the new building (at right) with the connecting atrium. (Photo provided by PCA Architecture). Project features $11.3MM rehab of historic Monarch Building  COVINGTON, Ky. - The recent resurgence in Covington’s urban core continues with another large-scale pr...

Design to start on two more streetscape projects

Construction work that started last fall continues on the Sixth Street and Scott Boulevard Restoration Project. More appealing look will invite economic investment  COVINGTON, Ky. - The ongoing effort to improve the look, “feel” and walkability of Covington’s primary business district to make it more inviting to prospective businesses and talent is continuing.   The Co...

Meet the 'help desk'

Among the duties of new executive assistant Liz Glass is to help residents navigate City Hall. New hire Liz Glass to improve City’s interaction with public  COVINGTON, Ky. - If you call City Hall with a question, there’s likely a new voice on the other end of the phone line.   Meet Liz Glass, whose arrival at the City of Covington is another tangible manifestation of an ongoi...

Fatheads, ‘Galaxy Grass’ & Hapkido

COVINGTON, Ky. - Either winter is growing short, or an epidemic of cabin fever has inspired an avalanche of cool events.   This weekend in LoveTheCov, there’s the return of the Mardi Gras Parade, a five-course dinner and art experience, a hot bluegrass band, Cher’s dress exhibit, a self-defense seminar, yoga with puppies, a gathering for high-level soccer enthusiasts, a wine class...
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