The building at 611 Madison Ave. that houses Octave bar and music venue was built as a bank in the 1860s. Its castle-like façade was reportedly imported from Germany.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Considering she works in historic preservation, it’s not surprising that Emily Ahouse deals with myths.
Unfortunately, those myths sometimes give people a distorted sense of the purpose, logis...
COVINGTON, Ky. - The addition of three teams to the league roster this week means the Covington Adult Softball League will begin play on May 17 with a full season of games.
The season was in danger of being canceled because too few teams had signed up (a problem that leagues across the nation are facing) - but Covington Parks, Recreation & Facilities officials extended the deadline and ...
COVINGTON, Ky. - The wait is over: The newly repaired Roebling Suspension Bridge between Covington and Cincinnati will open later today, four days ahead of schedule.
Mostly.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet told City of Covington officials this morning that the upstream walkway and the roadway will reopen this Friday evening by 6 to vehicles and pedestrians.
But the downstr...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s Adult Softball League is in danger of being canceled this year due to lack of registrations.
By Friday, the City’s Parks, Recreation & Facilities department needs two more teams to register in order to guarantee games will be played in the summer 2018 season.
“We’ve advertised and advertised and made call after call to find those last ...
(PHOTO CAPTION: Covington Public Works employees smooth out an emergency fix of Wayman Branch Road.)
COVINGTON, Ky. - Road crews were finishing up the emergency repair of Wayman Branch Road in South Covington on Wednesday with the road expected to re-open by the end of the work day.
Covington’s Public Works Department shut down the road Monday and its crews worked around the ...
COVINGTON, Ky. - The long-awaited reconstruction of Latonia Avenue will be delayed by the recent rain.
The contractor for the project, Riegler Blacktop, notified the City this week that complications from the wet weather will push back the anticipated start date of the project about two weeks - from the week of April 30 to the second week of May.
That new date also is dependent on th...
COVINGTON, Ky. - In a state ravaged by addiction to prescription pain-killers, Covington has seen its share of the damage.
From increased crime to overdose deaths to financial ruin to newborn babies suffering withdrawal symptoms, opioid misuse and abuse have created an array of shattering problems - and City of Covington service providers know the tremendous financial cost of responding to ...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Get ready for the smell of fresh asphalt.
The City of Covington’s annual repaving program should begin in mid-May and finish within three months, thanks to a contract approved Tuesday night by the City Commission.
The Commission voted 5-0 to contract with Bluegrass Paving, Inc. of Florence for an amount not to exceed $694,262.87, which includes m...
COVINGTON, Ky. - A digital radio tower that enables police, fire and other first responders to communicate during emergencies in the northern part of Kenton County will be built in a wooded area on the edge of Devou Park, replacing the nearby tower that was damaged by a storm and torn down last August.
The Covington City Commission voted 5-0 tonight to execute an agreement giving ...
COVINGTON, Ky. - A record number of nominations has been whittled to 38 finalists in the 2018 Covington Business Excellence Recognition Program.
Today, the City of Covington announced the names of the finalists, which include 32 unique businesses competing in eight categories. (Some businesses are finalists in more than one category.)
All told, 137 nominations representing 87 un...