The Kentucky Symphony Orchesting is closing its 2022 Summer Park Series with a tribute to three iconic Rat Pack crooners – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. The KSO’s Rat Pack features three local singers/entertainers that can be heard with groups around town: Dan Radank as Sinatra, Mickey James as Martin, and Corey […]
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The Carnegie announces theater director’s departure
The Carnegie’s longtime theater director announced last week that she will be leaving her position this fall in pursuit of another opportunity. Maggie Perrino will be the new artistic director at the School for the Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati. Perrino will finish the summer season with The Carnegie and is set to change […]
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Disc golf course to open at Devou this fall: ‘Not just kids throwing Frisbees in a park’
As disc golf continues to grow in popularity across the United States, Covington leadership moved to make the sport a permanent staple within its flagship park. Concrete pad tee boxes have already been poured for Devou Park’s own 18-hole disc golf course. Public Works crews are dressing up the areas around the pads with gravel […]
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Covington Mayor offers ‘State of the City’ address to business community
“Words to describe the change in Covington for the past five years fail me. Just walk around the city and feel the change, the vibrancy, the excitement,” Covington Mayor Joe Meyer said during his ‘State of the City’ address. On Thursday, Meyer spoke to a crowd of Covington business leaders at the Embassy Suites for […]
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Newport Schools and Westside Citizens Coalition teaming up for community picnic
Following its new theme of Moving Forward Together, the Newport Independent School District and the Westside Citizens Coalition are hosting a community cookout this Saturday. The cookout is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bernadette Watkins Park at the corner of 6th and Patterson streets. Members of the community are invited to attend […]
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Covington to lower property tax rate: “A unique opportunity”
The City of Covington is expected to approve a reduction in its property tax rate. On Tuesday night, the first of two necessary public readings of the tax ordinance was presented to the commission for consideration. City Manager Ken Smith is recommending a property tax rate of 0.271, a reduction from last year’s rate of […]
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Perfetti Van Melle teams up with diaper bank to help families in need
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, American families were asked to bear a lot. The highly publicized baby formula shortage was just the tip of the iceberg. Crucial items such as diapers became harder to find in the aisles of stores due to supply chain complications. Confection manufacturer Perfetti Van Melle decided to utilize their Community Day […]
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TANK receives $3.1 million grant for low-emission buses
The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) is set to receive a $3.1 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to purchase new low-emission buses powered by hybrid electricity. TANK is replacing aging transit buses through an ongoing fleet replacement program. The money is allotted from a $1.66 billion award courtesy of the federal […]
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BLINK director reveals more Covington locations to be lit up
Additional Covington locations to be illuminated in this fall’s BLINK event were revealed Tuesday morning. Last month, the region learned that Mother of God Church in downtown Covington would be part of the massive lights and art event that spans roughly thirty blocks from Cincinnati to Covington. BLINK Executive Director Justin Brookhart was the guest […]
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Bengal’s foundation to donate backpacks filled with school supplies to Bellevue students
Bengals defensive end and Cincinnati native Sam Hubbard continues to make an impact on and off the field. Hubbard will be at Bellevue High School on Tuesday, August 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. to distribute 650 backpacks filled with school supplies to Bellevue students through his Sam Hubbard Foundation. The backpack drive will be […]
