The City of Covington is looking for buyers who want to develop eleven pieces of land and renovate six vacant brick buildings in the city’s Westside (north of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd./12th Street). The city program has returned or is returning nearly four dozen previously vacant city-owned properties to productive use. One of the […]
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Restoration Begins on Artifacts Found in Newport’s West End
A collection of artifacts – including bottles, various ceramic pieces, and even a pair of shoes found in Newport’s West End neighborhood – began the process of being restored this afternoon as a team of students enrolled in Northern Kentucky University’s Public History Program cleaned the pieces with brushes, soap, and water. The students acted […]
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Anti-Blight Program in Covington Leads to Eyesore’s Transformation
The property at 1118 Lee Street suffered from years of neglect. The roof and drop ceiling were falling in on the shotgun house. Shreds of an aluminum door hung at one of the entrances. The interior was beset by mold and graffiti. The City of Covington took ownership of it, along with many other parcels […]
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City of Erlanger to Revitalize and Transform Historic Museum
The City of Erlanger will work to revitalize and transform the Historic Erlanger Depot Museum, it was announced Thursday. The museum had set to reopen in April after being closed for the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening date has yet to be determined and will be announced with a grand re-opening event […]
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Covington Native Killed After Being Elected Governor is Topic of Discussion
Governor William Goebel, who was sworn into office on his death bed after being shot in Frankfort, is the focus of the next NKY History Hour at the Behringer-Crawford Museum. In 1899, the Covington native and attorney, whose office was on Scott Blvd., emerged victorious in a hotly contested and contentious election for the state’s […]
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Facade Work to Begin on $22.5 Million Transformation of Former YMCA
Work is set to begin on the facade of the former YMCA building in downtown Covington, which, along with a former historic bank building most recent used as a bookstore at Gateway Community and Technical College, is part of a $22.5 million project set to include a “bourbon distillery experience”, an addition to neighboring Hotel […]
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Photos: Inside New Tailor Lofts on Monmouth St. in Newport
A historic and familiar building on Monmouth Street in downtown Newport has been renovated into modern luxury apartments called Tailor Lofts. The building, located at 818 Monmouth Street, was the Eilerman’s department store from the early 1900s until the mid-1960s then became a multitude of revolving business and today houses 20 one-bedroom loft apartments, a fitness room, and a […]
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City Welcomes Roebling Project but Worries for Businesses Nearby
Work began Monday on a long-awaited restoration of the Roebling Suspension Bridge. The 154-year old span was reduced to one lane, and next week will be completely closed to vehicular traffic. The closure is expected to last more than nine months as part of the $4.7 million project to address crumbling sandstone on the north […]
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Roebling Suspension Bridge to Close for 9-Month Restoration Project
The Roebling Suspension Bridge between Covington and Cincinnati will close for a nine-month-long restoration project beginning February 15. Starting Monday, February 1, the 154-year old span will be reduced to a single lane of traffic for two weeks before fully closing to vehicular traffic. The bridge was shuttered in April of 2019 as a safety […]
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Jackson Law Firm Moves from Historic Covington Building it Saved
The Law Offices of Christopher L. Jackson announced last week that it will relocate back to its previous home at 713 Scott Blvd. in Covington, leaving the historic Fourth Street building that Jackson saved from possible demolition. Jackson has been a local attorney for eighteen years, sixteen of which have been spent in Covington. The […]