COVINGTON, Ky. - Our headline for this week’s narrative events calendar was going to be “Riverfront yoga & hilltop prayer” just because we liked the juxtaposition of geo features for those two events, but this is September and Oktoberfest, man, and we’d be guilty of burying the lead.
The lead - spelled “lede” in the journalism industry, btw ...
Crews from Prus Construction mobilized today to begin work on Riverfront Commons. A fence blocks access to the Madison Overlook at the floodgate opening.
Work underway on Riverfront Commons
After years of planning and searching for funding, site work began today on Phase II of Riverfront Commons.
The $6.54 million project will transform the riverfront in Covington, bringing a 1,350-s...
Covington’s Parks & Recreation brought yoga for kids to Randolph Park.
Master plan seeks input about activities, facilities
COVINGTON, Ky. - The mission of Covington Parks & Recreation is easily identified: Fun.
But defining “fun” - and identifying how the City division can best deliver on that mission to Covington families - takes a little more thought and ...
COVINGTON, Ky. - The Ohio River’s banks will explode with thundering booms and an aerial spectacle this weekend, with the annual Western & Southern/WEBN Fireworks and Riverfest.
But that’s not - as they say - the only game in town. There’s plenty else to do in #LoveTheCov, whether you like literature, local art, Russian symphony music, jazz and R&B, or mountain bik...
The two-story house at 1407 Russell St.
Program seeks rehab proposals to create single-family homes
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington is looking for rehabbers to turn three abandoned houses into single-family homes.
The City issued three requests for proposals (RFPs) this week for the purchase and development of the City-owned properties, which are in the Westside and Helentown neighborhoods...
Looking north along Scott Street: Among other things, the streetscape project will move utilities underground, replace “cobra-style” street lights with decorative lampposts, fix broken sidewalks, and replace deteriorated garbage cans.
Finished look will invite economic investment, City says
COVINGTON, Ky. - Spatial properties ... Streetscape appeal ... Aesthetic judgments of...
Covington Fire Chief Mark Pierce, right, reads the details of promotions for three Covington firefighters: From right, Joseph Vance, Kurt Thomas, and Jordan Warner. At left is Assistant Chief Michael Bloemer.
COVINGTON, Ky. - A spate of retirements will take from the City of Covington nearly a century and a half of experience across four departments.
While their “last days&rdquo...
Each ballot cast in the June 30 municipal elections in the Republic of Albania was shown on a video screen for all to see before being separated into its proper stack. (All photographs courtesy of Joseph U. Meyer.)
As an international voting observer, Mayor saw history in Albania
COVINGTON, Ky. - News accounts in the weeks and days leading up to Election Day detailed the turmoil: Widespread...
Take a good look, because next Tuesday the parking lot under the Roebling Suspension Bridge will be fenced off and filled with construction equipment.
Construction to take over parking lot under Suspension Bridge
COVINGTON, Ky. - The long-awaited construction of the “crown jewel” section of Riverfront Commons begins next Tuesday.
Crews from Prus Construction will begin...
Familiar restrictions address safety, traffic
COVINGTON, Ky. - Enormous crowds will again flock to the riverfront and viewing spots around Covington to watch the annual Labor Day weekend fireworks on Sept. 1, so Covington is putting in place familiar restrictions designed to ensure safety and orderly traffic flow.
The rules address issues like road closures, parking, alcohol, skateboards, mo...