COVINGTON, Ky. – Maybe “weather permitting” should be standard language when we’re telling you about outdoor events in The Cov. Last week saw cancellations/rescheduling, so our wise counsel is to always check these links before you scoot out the door, because sudden summer downpours can halt or delay an activity or event.
That said, let’s move forward anticipating ...
Providing translated documents about City programs a ‘game changer’
COVINGTON, Ky. – The successful debut of the City’s Spanish-translated business guide, “Guia Empresarial,” and additional Spanish-translated City documents and forms, happened Tuesday night at a banking workshop event – “Taller Bancario” – sponsored by Espera...
City, Community Action Commission partnership aids residents
who lost income due to pandemic
COVINGTON, Ky. – More than 600 Covington families got help paying overdue utility bills during the pandemic, thanks to a City program funded by a federal grant and administered by the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission.
All told, 625 unique households received an average of $382....
Federal grant to provide bulk of $600K investment at four garages, parking lots
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington is about to make it more feasible for drivers to own electric vehicles with the pending installation of charging stations at four locations in the city.
The City, through the Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority, is putting up $100,000 to match a $500,000 federal Carbon...
COVINGTON, Ky. – How do you top a weekend that featured professional soccer and baseball, two nights of Taylor Swift, and fireworks?
By doing a whole lot of nothing, not even leaving your couch. Stay put and … binge Yellowjackets … read a book … take long naps … do crossword puzzles … order carry-out … and maybe lift yourself off the couch long en...
City Hall closed Tuesday for Independence Day;
be courteous to your neighbors
COVINGTON, Ky. – Some 247 years ago, 56 courageous men signed a document making it adamantly clear that they, their families, and their neighbors had no intention of living under the overbearing rule of the British Empire an ocean way.
It was, colloquially speaking, a big “Buzz off!” missive t...
Emergency plan created as threat of storms
come during huge Taylor Swift concerts
COVINGTON, Ky. – If severe weather hits Covington in the next couple of days, concert-goers and others along downtown streets or the riverfront can seek shelter in the Kenton County Parking Garage at 230 Madison Ave.
That’s according to the “Taylor Swift Special Weather Plan&rdq...
COVINGTON, Ky. – We’re going to assume you know what’s happening across the river on Friday and Saturday. (If not – and this newsletter presents the first you’ve learned of this event – we should probably give serious prizes for your skilled separation from pop culture and daily news.)
We’ll get to Taylor Swift and the Swifties invasion in a minute, bu...
Moratorium ends with adoption of overhauled regulations;
patience urged as procedures are put in place
COVINGTON, Ky. – The moratorium is over.
The City of Covington is set to begin processing applications for new short-term rental licenses with the adoption Wednesday evening of amended regulations that protect the residential character of historic neighborhoods while giving propert...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Next Tuesday, the Friends of Peaselburg Neighborhood Association’s Independence Day Parade continues its 50-year tradition as Covington’s only July 4th parade.
The event, also billed as one of the region’s oldest Independence Day parades, traces its beginnings to the early 1960s, when neighbors on Euclid Avenue who were hosting an Independence Day party ...