COVINGTON, Ky. – It’s that wonderful time of the year: Christmas carols, spiked eggnog, twinkling lights … and invites to parties that require – no, DEMAND – that you wear the ugliest sweater in your closet.
And if by chance you have more than one ugly sweater, why not wear them to all the cool events going on in The Cov this weekend?
There’s … a h...
Catrena Bowman-Thomas recently opened Inspired Fashion on Madison Avenue.
Acclaimed Small Business Program reaches 5-year milestone
COVINGTON, Ky. – Two new small businesses owned by women – a women’s boutique and a marketing consultant – and two commercial façade improvement projects are receiving financial help from the City of Covington.
The four awards mean the...
Covington Police Officer Josh Knott demonstrates his wrapping skills.
COVINGTON, Ky. – The smiling faces on the 22 children – and the 24 Covington Police Officers who participated in the Covington Police Department’s annual “Shop with a Cop” event on Wednesday – will put even the most bah-humbug Scrooge in the holiday spirit.
Each year, the FOP p...
The Enzweiler Building Institute (EBI) teaches a variety of skilled construction trades. (Photo courtesy of the EBI)
With demand for jobs high, shopping center to become workforce hub
COVINGTON, Ky. – A new school that teaches construction trades will open next year in Latonia.
The first classes at what the Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky is calling “th...
A photo taken by Covington Police Lt. Bryan Bogard and supplied by Covington FOP #1 shows some of the damage caused by a tornado that tore through the town of Mayfield, Ky.
Firefighters, police on the ground in Western Ky.
COVINGTON, Ky. – A police officer and five firefighters from the City of Covington are in far Western Kentucky as part of the massive response to the devastating tor...
COVINGTON, Ky. – The first snow has fallen (… and has been cleaned up – “thank you” to Covington Public Works crews for those safe streets), and it officially feels like the holidays are upon us.
So, this weekend, how about cozying up with friends for some homemade soup for a good cause at Lil’s Bagels? Or grab your gift list and head to Latonia (where ...
‘Heart of Community’ winners generous with time, energy, intellect
COVINGTON, Ky. – The mayor’s former assistant who has become a one-woman volunteer force in her Eastside neighborhood. A long-time leader of the Latonia Business Association. Two recent graduates of Holmes High School who worked to help their schoolmates, among other things, reduce nicotine use.
The ni...
(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. – When planning for this holiday, make sure to think about the 5 R's: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle.
The order of the five R's represents the order of impor...
Some of the nearly 100 small businesses the City has supported through its rent subsidy and façade improvement programs over the last few years …
Award recognizes The Cov’s success, innovation, and creativity
COVINGTON, Ky. – City officials from Louisiana to Ohio have reached out to Covington over the last few years with hopes of emulating a program that since 2017 has sup...
Brad Chetwood, a technician III with Public Works’ Right of Way Maintenance Division, installs the new/old parking signs along northbound Pike Street.
Completion of bridge work eliminates need for temporary prohibition
COVINGTON, Ky. – Drivers are again allowed to park in the curb lane of northbound Dixie Highway-Pike Street before and after its intersection with Montague R...