‘If criticism comes from the outside, it’s not valid. We are the real America.’ Unfortunately, that attitude advances no one and in a nation built on diversity, the tone is essentially contra-American. Frustratingly, this if often the widespread attitude towards critic...

Covington is in the midst of a redevelopment wave. A number of prominent historic buildings have recently been rehabbed and several large new mixed-use buildings are in the planning stages or under construction.

Two of the new projects, “Riverhaus” at 501 Main Street, a...