Covingtonians can visit the Behringer-Crawford Museum on Saturday for free during their “Covington Day” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Covington Day” admission gets you access to all exhibits at the museum, but the festive “Holly Jolly Days” exhibit has just a few weeks left. The Rosemary Clooney House White Christmas Collection exhibit offers multiple […]
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Get in the holiday ‘spirit’ and embark on the Covington Holiday Pub Crawl
Join others and get festive all over town during the Covington Holiday Pub Crawl. Kicking off 5 p.m. Dec. 9 at Covington Yard, the crawl has participants “ho-ho-ho-ing” from Roebling Point to Mainstrasse, stopping at 10 bars and restaurants to take in the holiday “spirit.” There will be giveaways and goodies available for those tagging […]
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Where to watch World Cup match this weekend
The USA has advanced to the knockout round after defeating Iran on Nov. 29, and now they take on the Netherlands Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Catch the match at one of the many watch parties happening bright and early this Saturday. Molly Mallones: 112 E. Fourth St. in Covington Opening all three floors of […]
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Unexpected tempest blows death knell to Lil’s Bagels in Covington
Lil’s Bagels announced in a statement on their website Friday morning that they are closing due to rent increases. “We are shocked, heartbroken, irate, but also hopeful, as we share this news,” the statement said. While tight-lipped on a new location, they did mention an announcement in January regarding future ventures for the store and staff. […]
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Pink Link Project provides period products for Covington students
Free period products are now being provided to Covington Public students who cannot afford them or do not have access to purchase them. Covington Independent Public Schools has teamed up with Covington Partners, a United Way Agency Partner, to bring the Pink Link Project to schools and community centers. Some students are faced with a […]
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Calling all real estate strategists: Covington opening RFP process for 23-acre former IRS site
The city of Covington Economic Development Department has opened the submission process seeking “forward-thinking, high caliber real estate marketing strategists” to submit proposals for the former Internal Revenue Service site, beginning today. Once Covington’s largest employer, the 23-acre former IRS building was demolished upon the facility closing in 2019. Situated in the urban core, the […]
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Where ya gonna go? To Cincinnati, of course. Covington Catholic grad signs with Cincinnati Reds
Covington Catholic High School grad Luke Maile has signed a one-year contract as the backup catcher for the Cincinnati Reds. Returning to the Cincinnati area after spending last season with the Cleveland Guardians, Maile, 31, originally signed with Tampa Bay Rays out of the University of Kentucky during the 2012 first-year player draft. While attending […]
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Dry Ridge woman has 710,000 reasons to be thankful this year
The winner of the 500X scratch-off ticket purchased at the Crittenden Fastlane convenience store in Crittenden took her earnings from a previous scratch-off win and purchased another with a higher potential prize value. Upon scratching off the portions of the ticket, she realized she had another winner in her hands but wasn’t initially sure of […]
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A final photogenic farewell to fall
This story originally appeared in the Nov. 18 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To see this story and others sooner, subscribe to the weekly newspaper here. The spooky season quickly faded into the height of autumn, and the beautiful changing leaves are barely hanging on. Here are a few examples of places to check […]
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Nobody goes hungry at Granny’s: Latonia Diner hosting free Thanksgiving dinner
Jeff Sydnor Jr. and Irma Perry refuse to let anyone go without Thanksgiving dinner. The owners of Granny’s Latonia Diner hosted a free holiday meal for anyone in need or alone for the holiday on Wednesday. It was the second year that they held the dinner, and they saw some new faces and some familiar […]