Annual resurfacing to bring smoother driving in 17 neighborhoods
COVINGTON, Ky. – All or part of 32 streets in Covington are about to get a smoother surface.
Over 52,000 square yards of asphalt will be laid 1½ inches thick on the streets as part of two contracts totaling $774,287.15 with Riegler Blacktop Inc. and Eaton Asphalt.
The work is scheduled to get underway next week ...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Here’s a weekend of new musicals, conversations about art, Shakespeare in the Park, hiking on backcountry trails, a yard sale and swap, loads of live music, and even a circus. Go have some fun in The Cov.
For art’s sake, tonight
Maybe it all started on cave walls. Images meant to convey messages for all to see … communicating stories, memories, a sen...
A screenshot from Streetcraft’s video, which is linked to in the article below.
Third-party video on CCR site gains international attention
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s CCR project has gone global.
A media group’s 12-minute YouTube video outlining the City’s vision for the transformation of the 23-acre downtown site has gained 216,000 views from around the wo...
Covington's new retirees. From the Fire Department, top row from left: Battalion Chief John Martin, Capt. Todd Wyatt, Engineer Rob Languth, and Firefighter-Paramedic Brian Boyers. From the Police Department, bottom row from left: Capt. William Kelley, Specialist Ron Allen, and Officer Sarah Cruey-Lusardi.
COVINGTON, Ky. – A batch of retirements in Covington’s Fire and Police dep...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Whatever its scope and scale, whether permanent or ephemeral, public art is iconic for a city. Much of its beauty and impact is in its element of surprise – bold creations that you come upon on the side of a building, in a park, or beneath a bridge.
That’s certainly the case in The Cov, where you can suddenly find yourself beneath the lens of a massi...
COVINGTON, Ky. – It’s a weekend of big brass sounds, cool tiny cars, quilling, British romance trivia alongside cats, the Love The Cov Music Festival, and books (so many wonderful books).
Prioritize your time and see if you can fit in all the fun this weekend.
Too many books? (Never)
Are the bookshelves in your home overflowing? Does the stack of books on your bedside table ca...
City offering help paying startups’ rent, renovating exteriors,
restoring electric signs
COVINGTON, Ky. – The deadline is approaching for small businesses in Covington to apply for the latest round of City funding offered through its award-winning Small Business Incentive Program.
Covington hopes to award about $35,000 during this round under a competitive application proces...
City Hall closed Thursday for Independence Day; be courteous to your neighbors
COVINGTON, Ky. – Some 248 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...
Avoid a ticket by checking link
COVINGTON, Ky. – To keep neighborhood streets looking clean and to keep rain from washing trash and debris into storm sewers, Covington’s Public Works Department will start its annual summer sweeping of residential streets on Monday, July 8.
As usual, how well the streets get cleaned will depend on residents moving their cars (to the other side of ...
COVINGTON, Ky. – If you have a dog, want a dog, or merely have a genuine appreciation of dogs, then you’ll find fun and meaningful events to enjoy this weekend.
There are also events related to Marvel comic’s superheroes, really bad movies, Zach Bryan’s music, potlucks, and an opportunity to help local youth … not to mention the usual array of cool live music, the...