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Just weeks after a four hour-long meeting, the Covington City Commission will faces yet another lengthy night of votes Tuesday with an agenda that includes fifty-three items that includes hirings, firings, development deals, and more. Here are the highlights:   Code enforcement: The City has reached a separation agreement with the employees being let go […]

  BioLOGIC, the Covington-based life sciences accelerator is close to completing its second phase in the development of a life sciences corridor in the city. Roughly 7,500 square feet of new space for new labs, conference rooms, and offices is being built out inside the company's Russell Street headquarters.  The renovated space will accommodate expansion […]

There was just roughly ten minutes left in the performance by Datsik at the Madison Theater in Covington as the clock neared 1:00AM Friday morning, but someone left a side door open and the loud, bass-heavy dubstep music filled the street prompting noise complaints to the police by residents throughout the show. Covington Police, after […]

From Covington Independent Public Schools Superintendent Lynda Jackson on Kentucky's new standardized tests and the results that will be released soon: Results of Kentucky's new testing program will be released in late October or early November, and the state Commissioner of Education has been telling schools not to be alarmed when they see a decrease […]

The candidates for Covington City Commission answered questions and asked a question of fellow candidates at Wednesday's debate at the American Legion Hall in Latonia. Moderated by former Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Patrick Crowley (who noted that he did not create any of the questions so as not to have a conflict of interest in his […]

Ken Ham, the leader of Answers in Genesis, the group behind the Creation Museum in Boone County, is still working at countering the message by Bill Nye the Science Guy who said that creationsim should not be taught to kids. In a new blog post, Ham writes: But really, one of the best ways to […]

The last day to register to vote in the November 6 election is next Tuesday. To see the printable application click here (PDF). Kentuckians for the Commonwealth will be hosting voter registration drives all over Covington and Newport in the coming days. Spread the word! The Northern Kentucky chapter of Kentuckians For The Commonwealth is hosting a […]

  The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) along with partners Bank of America, FORTUNE and the  U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)  announced today the open call for applications for the Inner City Capital  Connections (ICCC) program, which educates investment-ready urban companies about sources of growth capital and  matches them with potential investors. The […]

The following new businesses opened recently or will open soon in Covington:  Eclips Hair Salon 5984 B Taylor Mill Road 859.356.0398 Erin Hunter has been a colorist/stylist for fifteen years and has just opened "a fun, full service, economical, family friendly hair salon in South Covington", where she also lives. The Latonia native and Holy Cross High School graduate […]

The candidates for Covington City Commission on Wednesday will appear at their final public forum prior to Election Day. From 6:00PM – 8:00PM at the American Legion Hall in Latonia, the candidates will speak in the forum sponsored by the Center for Great Neighborhoods, the Covington Business Council, the Covington Neighborhood Collaborative, Friends of Covington, […]