UPDATE: The Covington City Commission voted to approve the funding for the equipment replacement on April 8, 2025.–LINK nky editorial, April 8, 2025 The Covington City Commission heard a proposal from the city’s neighborhood services department to replace the outdated equipment at the 35th and Carlisle Park in the city’s Latonia neighborhood on Tuesday. The […]
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Cost estimate for Tower Park playground balloons to $4.5 million
An engineering estimate to replace worn and outdated playground equipment in Fort Thomas’ Tower Park is now upwards of $4.5 million, a much larger figure than originally discussed. The “Hero Park” project would include equipment that is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and surfaces designed to accommodate children of all abilities and ages. […]
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Neighbors say Fort Thomas’s Riggs Memorial Park needs a little love
Riggs Memorial Park in Fort Thomas does not have the historical significance of Tower Park, neither do the practice fields of Rossford Park nor do the dog-friendly spaces of Highland Hills Park, but Riggs is well-used and well-appreciated, according to neighbors who live nearby. The small park, located near the corner of West Southgate Ave. […]
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Where Did All the Children Go?
Tonight after work my wife and I took advantage of possibly one of the last nice weather days in 2011 and got the kids out of the house for a walk. I got home late so a walk to Tower Park was out of the question before it got dark so we made a short […]