Police Chief Rob Nader, left, prepares to present Jim Lindeman with his new Covington badge today after Lindeman was sworn in by Mayor Joe Meyer, center.
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington gained another police officer today, and this one has a familiar face.
Jim Lindeman was sworn in today by Mayor Joe Meyer during a short ceremony in the Covington City Commission chambers....
This flowering cherry on Madison Pike shows that trees have aesthetic benefits as well as environmental ones.
COVINGTON, Ky. -- If you live in Covington, you’re eligible for a free tree from Taking Root and The Arbor Day Foundation.
The trees are 2- to 4-feet tall, come in a 5-gallon pot, and are to be picked up 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 27 at the World Peace Bell, 425 York St. in...
'Billy' in happier times, munching on the table.
COVINGTON. Ky. -- On National Pet Day, our thoughts turn mournfully to the member of our family who is no longer with us.
Our little “fur baby” (although technically we guess “Billy” was more like our “precious wooden darling”) went missing last September after being with us only three months, last se...
Title says 'Cincinnati,' but 16 locations are found here
COVINGTON, Ky. - When travel and lifestyle writer Kathy Witt was identifying places to feature in her 2018 book "Secret Cincinnati: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure," she sifted through a region containing almost 1.6 million people.
Yet she kept returning to Covington.
Witt's fascination - and the city's reput...
There’s less than an inch of clearance between Pumper 2’s ladders and Engine Co. 2’s door frame.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Stack 10 quarters on top of each other.
That’s the distance between the ladder on top of Pumper 2 and the door frame on the Covington Fire Department’s Engine Co. 2 on Parkway Avenue.
“We back that truck in very carefully - there&...
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City’s community-wide childhood literacy initiative, Read Ready Covington, was showcased on WVXU radio’s Cincinnati Edition program today.
Mary Kay Connolly, Director of the initiative, was one of four guests invited on the luncheon interview show to discuss “innovative ways local organizations are improving reading rates among kids.”
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COVINGTON, Ky. -- As part of National Volunteer Week, a cleanup group from City Hall descended on Madison Avenue and Scott Boulevard on Monday, picking up litter and pulling weeds.
About a dozen City government workers changed clothes near the end of their shifts, put on gloves, grabbed trash bags, and went out into the beautiful weather.
The work - which was o...
Grainwell’s thriving boutique on West Pike Street is testament to what energetic entrepreneurs with a good idea can do, especially when they receive a helping hand.
Covington seeking to give away $50K for rent, façade work
COVINGTON, Ky. - Almost $50,000 is available for businesses in Covington who need help with first-year rent or with fixing up the exterior of their buildings.
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COVINGTON, Ky. - Now THIS is more like it.
It was a bit slow the last couple of weeks, but the weekend calendar in #LoveTheCov is back and big and bursting with energy and many darn-good reasons NOT to stay home.
There’s a 5K with a bridal theme, a new beer at Braxton Brewery, a Civil War celebration at BCM, a rather intellectual look at Duveneck’s murals, a lively Carneg...
Mr. Redlegs at the Devou Park Overlook sports the 1969 uniform.
Team puts sculpture benches at 2 spots in #LoveTheCov
COVINGTON, Ky. - Want your picture taken with Mr. Redlegs?
The Cincinnati Reds mascot is currently sitting on benches at the Devou Park Overlook and on Riverside Drive, and he will be there throughout the Reds’ 2019 season. (Yes, that’s two places at...