The City of Covington is seeking feedback from the public regarding federal grant spending on neighborhood improvements and affordable housing. In a press release, the city detailed three ways the public can weigh in on a draft proposal that outlines how to invest nearly $1.5 million back into Covington neighborhoods and around $700,000 in affordable […]
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High rent prices remain primary concern for river cities housing: ‘We’re not making this an inclusive city’
Rent affordability in Covington and other river cities was the primary focus of comments at a public hearing in Covington on Tuesday night. The hearing was related to two different federal funding programs designed to alleviate housing problems – the Community Development Block Grant program and HOME Investment Partnerships – during the upcoming fiscal year, […]
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Former Covington boxing gym renovated into apartments, commercial space
A former boxing gym in Covington has been transformed into 15 newly-renovated apartments and two street-level commercial spaces. Located in an L-shaped building at 809-811 Madison Ave., Shamrock Gym was the epitome of an old-school boxing gym. A 1995 Kentucky Post article described the gym as a hole-in-the-wall with broken windows, holes in the plaster […]