A participation board at the 2019 open house listed residents’ concerns about the existing Scott-Greenup traffic setup.
Goal: Safer, more livable neighborhoods
COVINGTON, Ky. – If streets had resumes, the current “Objective” section for Scott Boulevard and Greenup Street in downtown Covington would – much to City leaders’ chagrin – read like this: &l...
COVINGTON, Ky. – With Thanksgiving leftovers consumed and Uncle Bert and Aunt Marge out of the guest bedroom, it’s officially Christmas season (tho we recognize that some big-box retailers started force-feeding us a red-and-green diet way back in September).
Just in time then, to shop and sip your way through The Cov this weekend. We’ve listed some pretty spectacular events th...
Bill Whitlow restored the neon sign at his Rich’s Proper Food and Drink on Madison Avenue. Wanting to replicate Rich’s impact in illuminating Covington’s nightlife, the City created the Historic Electric Signage Program to help local businesses breathe life into vintage signs.
Latest award: Historic sign incentive to polish
Golden Gelato’s nighttime aesthetic
COVI...
Parks & Rec’s North Pole Mailbox is back for letters
as part of ‘Happy Cov Holidays’ family event
COVINGTON, Ky. – Count on Covington Parks & Recreation to get your letter off to Santa at the North Pole ASAP.
Starting now, until Dec. 15, Covington kiddos can bring their letters to Santa Claus and drop them off in the official North Pole Mailbox in th...
Covington Transfer Station to close early
COVINGTON, Ky. – If your trash and recycling is regularly collected on Thursday or Friday, go ahead and set your carts out: the City of Covington will follow its regular schedule through the Thanksgiving holiday, with no delays or interruption in service.
However, hours at the Covington Transfer Station run by Rumpke Waste & Recycling off B...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Once again, we’re landing in your inbox on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving so that you can get started on the weekend festivities (which begin tonight and generally involves local watering holes).
Make no mistake, there’s stuff going on this week after the big meal. For one, there’s holiday shopping to be done. Plan to do yours locally at the many cool...
COVINGTON, Ky. – “Happy Thanksgiving” a day early from the City of Covington – 82 years after President (Franklin D.) Roosevelt signed a joint resolution of Congress officially and formally affixing a permanent date to the national holiday, that being “the “fourth Thursday in November.”
As to when the very first day of thanksgiving was celebrated in the...
‘All character, no chains’ makes Covington the best destination
for ‘Small Business Saturday’ shopping
COVINGTON, Ky. – And just like that, it’s time for holiday shopping.
“Small Business Saturday” – the traditional and ceremonial start to the annual holiday shopping season – occurs this coming weekend, and there is no...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington really is where “Y’all means all.” In fact, the “numbers” prove that Covington is one of the most inclusive cities in Kentucky.
The nation’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group has once again given the City of Covington the highest mark in its annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI), which measures how well the City’s laws, poli...
Covington Parks and Recreation Department, from left to right: Susannah Whitehouse, Covington Parks & Recreation summer intern; Ben Oldiges, Parks and Recreation Manager; Alicia Chappell, Recreational Program Coordinator; and Greg Stacy, Park Project Coordinator.
COVINGTON, Ky. –. From the Jack-O-Lantern Festival that’s attended by hundreds of Covington families and childre...