A committee of local business people and political figures has formed to place an initiative on the November ballot asking if Covington residents want to convert its municipal government from its current city manager form to the more common mayor-council form. If the measure gets on the ballot and is passed, it could have ramifications […]
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City Wide Facility Solutions relocates to historic Covington Station
A Northern Kentucky-based commercial facility service provider just debuted its new headquarters in one of Covington’s most historic buildings. City Wide Facility Solutions, a company that provides janitorial, maintenance, painting and pest control to regional businesses, moved into the vacant Covington Station on March 19. It’s prior headquarters were in Fort Mitchell. The new office […]
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Covington’s Point Perk Coffee celebrates grand reopening after renovations
Point Perk Coffee, located at 43 W. Pike Street in Covington, celebrated its grand reopening after completing significant interior and exterior renovations. While the coffee shop reopened from its renovations in July 2023, the City of Covington hosted the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the business to commemorate its workers’ service to the community and impact on […]
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Covington breaks ground on mixed-use development at former IRS site
The demolition of the former IRS processing center in Covington, KY is complete, and the city is now embarking on a mixed-use development project to transform the site into offices, housing, retail, a public plaza, and parks.
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Meet Covington mayoral candidate Ron Washington: ‘I will not be a stranger’
“I grew up on West 6th Street in the Mother of God neighborhood,” said Covington City Commissioner and unopposed mayoral candidate Ron Washington. The work of the Covington Police in his old neighborhood inspired him to pursue a law enforcement career, “I always wanted to be a cop,” said Washington. Washington announced his campaign in […]
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Covington Commissioner Ron Washington announces mayoral campaign
Covington Commissioner Ron Washington threw his hat into the ring for mayor on Friday, three days after Mayor Joe Meyer announced his retirement. “We have accomplished quite a bit in the past several years,” Washington said in a press release. “But we need to make decisions and take actions that keep the momentum going. I’m […]
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Covington Mayor Joe Meyer will not seek reelection: ‘It’s time’
Covington Mayor Joe Meyer announced during Tuesday night’s commission meeting that he will not seek reelection for a third term as the city’s head executive. “I have decided that I am not running for a third term,” Meyer said in the commission chambers. “It’s time. It was a difficult decision. I love this city. Of […]
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Local program helps Covington businesses recover from COVID-19
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission created a program to help small businesses recover from the economic downturn. Last September, the City of Covington gave $185,890 worth of American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission to identify and assist small and home-based businesses […]
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Covington seeks reimbursement for Roebling Bridge protest
The Covington Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to seek restitution for the time police spent removing a large banner, which environmental protesters had hung on the outside of the Roebling Bridge last week, at their meeting on Tuesday night. Commissioner Ron Washington pitched the motion to the rest of the board, who asked the city […]
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4th Street bridge presentation draws agitators in Covington
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet gave a presentation this week on the progress of the 4th Street bridge replacement project at a meeting of the Covington Board of Commissioners. The meeting and presentation drew large numbers of agitators from the Coalition for Transit and Sustainable Development and the Devou Good Foundation, who spent the weeks leading […]