Covington is looking at ways to improve parking in Mainstrasse Village, but it wants to hear from the community before any serious decisions are made. The Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority will host an open house where residents can go to share their opinions on parking issues. The open house will be held Thursday, July […]
Tag: MainStrasse Village
Posted inBusiness
Hawaiian restaurant in Covington closes temporarily
Kealoha Kitchen, a Hawaiian-style eatery in Covington, is closing from January 8 to 17 due to slumping sales, and the owners are taking a week to devise a plan to keep the business running.
Posted inCulture
Braxton to host traditional German dinner event during Covington’s Oktoberfest weekend
Covington-based Braxton Brewing Company is set to host Festzelt — a traditional German dinner that will take place throughout Covington’s Oktoberfest weekend. For $85, Festzelt attendees will be served four traditional Bavarian courses and two liters of beer. Covington’s Oktoberfest takes place at Goebel Park in the city’s MainStrasse Village neighborhood. Festzelt will be held […]
Posted inNews
World’s Longest Yard Sale comes to NKY this week
Mainstrasse Village and Heritage Fellowship in Florence will serve as sites in the World’s Longest Yard Sale from Thursday to Sunday. The sale occurs every August and spans about 690 miles across six states.
Posted inBusiness
KungBrew Cafe: bringing tea and coffee back to MainStrasse
Hana Chu always dreamed of owning a cafe. “It was always my dream to open a cafe someday,” she told LINK nky. “I didn’t know it’d be quite so soon. I kind of thought of it as like some sort of like retirement plan.” As a tea enthusiast, Hana envisioned a space where she could […]
Posted inNews
World’s longest yard sale to run through Northern Kentucky
The world’s longest yard sale, known as the “127 Yard Sale,” is running through Northern Kentucky in early August. The yard sale is set for Aug. 3-6 and features more than 2,000 vendors that post up along the U.S. 127 corridor that extends from Addison, Michigan to Gadsden, Alabama, and includes six states and is 690 […]
Posted inCrime, News, Politics, Top 3
One person wounded in Covington shooting
One person was taken to the hospital after a shooting Friday night in Covington. Covington’s Lt. Justin Bradbury said the person was shot around 2:30 a.m. Saturday near the 600 block of Main Street — their injuries, Bradbury said, were non-life threatening. Police said the victim was transported to U.C. Medical Center for treatment. Officers located […]
Posted inPreservation
Covington’s Carroll Chimes Bell Tower is getting a facelift
The iconic, but aging, Carroll Chimes Bell Tower is getting a facelift. Construction to improve the tower’s structural integrity and functionality will begin in August. “The work undertaken with this phase of repairs will stabilize the tower’s exterior,” said Covington City Neighborhood Services Director Brandon Holmes. “Fortunately, the city is able to proceed with making […]