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Covington seeks historic preservationist

Emily Ahouse, Covington’s historic preservation & planning specialist, is leaving after three years with the City. COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington is looking for a new person to guide historic preservation in the City.  Emily Ahouse, the City’s historic preservation & planning sp...

Who needs ice? It’s hockey time

COVINGTON, Ky. - This weekend in #LoveTheCov will see a new sports tournament, a new brew, and a new weekly yoga class in a pretty relaxing location.   Oh, and Saturday will be a great time to visit the Farmers Market, because the crops are coming in.   Hockey comes to the Cov It’s r...

City seeks more deliberate use of incentives

The arrival of the Roebling Row Apartments on the east side of Greenup Street in the early 2000s brought a wave of new residents to the outskirts of downtown Covington.   COVINGTON, Ky. - Tuesday night’s caucus meeting of the Covington City Commission featured a 16-page PowerPoint filled ...

City needs contractors for home repairs

This roof and the boiler and box gutter shown below were replaced over the last few years using grants from Covington’s Homeowner Repair Program. COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington is looking for contractors to bid on $300,000 worth of small projects to help homeowners do emergency repairs. ...

Know a young adult turning his/her life around?

COVINGTON, Ky. - Do you know someone under age 28 who had trouble with the law when they were younger but ever since has made great strides in turning his or her life around?   If so, the Kentucky Juvenile Justice Advisory Board would like to hear about him or her.   The JJAB’s Subco...

Mudslide closes Amsterdam Road

A Covington Public Works crew worked furiously this morning to clear Amsterdam. The crew included, from left: grounds worker Chad Hyland (walking), laborer James Payne (driving the dump truck), and cement brick mason Gene Kohl (operating the mini excavator). COVINGTON, Ky. - Amsterdam Road in Coving...

Music, markets and more

COVINGTON, Ky. - If you like listening to a band while you sip, there are plenty of places to do that in #LovTheCov this weekend, with concerts downtown, in MainStrasse Village and in.   There’s theater too, and a used book sale, and a fancy brunch where you can bring your dog, and a work...

Finance Department wins top award, again

COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington’s 2016-17 CAFR (or Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) is a 135-page set of financial statements with arguably more numbers than words.   People who read it tend to be accountants, auditors, financial advisers, investors, and debt managers - numbers-oriented ...

What to do with Latonia’s Barb Cook Park?

The basketball courts are popular at Barb Cook Park, but what else should be added to the park? COVINGTON, Ky. - The sole of many a shoe has been left thinner by the basketball courts at Barb Cook Park in Latonia over the years, and its swings and slides have left the seats of kids’ shorts and...

Covington Wi-Fi makes the cover

COVINGTON, Ky. - Many readers of Fortune magazine will soon learn this about Covington: It’s a “hotspot.” How? Because it’ll say those words, next to a picture of Covington’s skyline, right on Fortune’s cover.   Sort of.   Cincinnati Bell has purchased a...
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