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In October, ‘Paint The Cov Pink’

City, partners mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month with mammogram event, other activities   COVINGTON, Ky. – Pink, the power color of breast cancer awareness, will be the City of Covington’s veritable signature color throughout October as the City and its partners mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a variety of activities and events.   “There will be ...

Beshear adds ‘selfless hero’ from Covington to Fallen Firefighter Memorial

Attending the memorial service where the late Lt. Dale Brown was honored were his wife of 30 years, Jenny, and longtime friend and co-worker Lt. Jimmy Adams. Lt. Dale Brown served 25 years before duty-related death  COVINGTON, Ky. – The late Covington Fire Lt. Dale Brown was among 14 firefighters statewide whose names were added to the Kentucky Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Fran...

Pumpkin guts, wizard hats & crown

COVINGTON, Ky. – This weekend is about variety in The Cov, as in an eclectic array of features and events that will tickle all your tastes.   We’ve got street hockey and pro wrestling, a home tour and pumpkin carving, an art exhibit and YA fiction, vintage clothing and wizard hats (sometimes they’re the same), music, crown chakras and more.   Time for a stor...

City lends hand to 4 more small businesses

Exterior improvements at 106 E. Fourth St. will include new signage and a mural for Garden Grove Organics. Façade $$$ recipients: horticulture, counseling, pediatrics  & med spa   COVINGTON, Ky. –  It’s good business to put a good “face” on your business.   To that point, the Covington Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved exte...

Sirens tonight part of training at chemical plant

COVINGTON, Ky. – If you hear sirens and “horns” sounding off in west Latonia this evening, don’t be alarmed. Interplastic Corp. at 3535 Latonia Ave. will be conducting fire alarm and fire extinguisher training after 6:30 p.m., according to a “General Alert” sent by the Fort Wright company to the Kenton County Emergency Communications Center. Covington fire...

City’s new HR director an ‘old soul’

‘Classical’ interests help shape Lewis’s approach  to improving people’s lives at work   COVINGTON, Ky. – In her personal engagements, Covington’s new Human Resources director’s refined interests beg the question: Did Cindy Lewis emerge from a time portal in 19th century England?   A skilled equestrian, Lewis frequently r...

Recycling in the restroom

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of recycling tips from the City of Covington's Neighborhood Services Department, Solid Waste & Recycling Division.)   COVINGTON, Ky. – No, we’re not asking that you recycle used Kleenex, nor to melt all those slivers of soap to make one big bar of soap (although we hear tales of such things).  But we ARE...

Trauma seminar includes spouses

Chip Terry Fund for First Responders bringing awareness to PTS; tickets available   COVINGTON, Ky. – Tickets remain available for a “couples event” Friday – including dinner, entertainment, and educational presentations – designed to build awareness about post-traumatic stress for both First Responders AND their spouses.   Unfortunately, event...

178 swimmers a day

The Latonia Water Park/Splash Pad Parks & Rec closes books on successful 2021 pool season with plans for a bigger, better 2022   COVINGTON, Ky. – Each drop in autumn temperatures is pushing the 2021 summer pool season further back in the rearview mirror, but Covington’s Parks & Rec staff are both reveling in the success of the season and making plans for next y...

Heartless Bastards & Schitt’s Creek

COVINGTON, Ky. – Ah, that ever-so-slight coolness in the air – if summer must come to an end, let it play out with a subtle dip in temps and a paintbrush swipe of crimson and gold across a canopy of trees.   That’s the kind of segue into fall that makes you want to get outside and do something.   So … how about: An outdoor movie … free family p...
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