Behind the counter at Jet Age Records. Forbes magazine reports, “As CD and digital sales decline in the wake of streaming services like Spotify and Pandora, record sales are on the rise. In fact, the format has seen 260% growth since 2009. While CDs sit on shelves, vinyl supply is having a hard time keeping […]
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Fort Thomas Couple Starts Balanced Brilliance Organic Farm
Terrence and Lizzie Mueller pose with a couple of their chickens. Henry David Thoreau wrote in Walden that he “went to the woods to live deliberately.”That can be said about Terrence and Lizzie Mueller and their Balanced Brilliance organic farm. There is no mistaking that Terrence Mueller is the son of retired Highlands’ football coach, […]
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You Can Be a Part of a Special Tribute To Tina Moore of the Blue Marble Bookstore
Tina Moore’s bench will be placed under the window to the store. Tina Moore, late owner of the Blue Marble, was a guiding force for literacy in the community and in the region. Joan Gregory says, “Many of us feel the Blue Marble is a treasure here in Fort Thomas and many loved Tina and […]
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A Little Q&A with Caroline Stine About Pearl Bryan Play for the 150th
From the Pearl Bryan display at the Fort Thomas Museum. Pearl Bryan. You know the name and you know the story. Or do you? Caroline Stine has created a play that will reveal the real story of Pearl Bryan’s murder. The murder was so sensational that it even spawned a number of ballads. What do […]
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Join the 5K Run to Support Northern Kentucky Hates Heroin Mission
The Northern Kentucky Hates Heroin (NKHH) group is sponsoring a 5K on June 17. Even though this is a fairly young event it is attracting lots of participants. Holly Specht, who lost her son to heroin, says, “Over the past 3 runs we’ve had over 300 volunteers and 4,700 people participate.” Here are the details. […]
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First Charters of Freedom Monument in Kentucky to Debut in Fort Thomas During Sesquicentennial
Vance Patterson supervises the initial construction of the Charters of Freedom monument. You might be wondering why crews are digging in Tower Park near the museum. They are laying the foundations for the Charters of Freedom monument, the first one in Kentucky. A few years ago Vance Patterson and his wife Mary Jo visited the […]
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The Amazing Race Comes to the Fort!
Ever wondered what it would be like to be a contestant on CBS’s The Amazing Race? Traveling around the world, with your partner at your side, participating in challenges, and making it to the various checkpoints? Wonder no more. Fort Thomas is set to end its fun-filled week with Fort Thomas’s own Amazing Race scavenger […]
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Sesquicentennial Volunteers Needed
FTM file. Fort Thomas’s 150th celebration is just weeks away and in order to make the week-long celebration one for the books, we need YOU to volunteer. With dozens of events to choose from including: the Farm to Fort Dinner, cupcake eating contest, the Amazing Race, sports night, and more, nearly 300 volunteers are needed […]
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Johnson Third Grade Sesquicentennial Entrepreneur Project is Huge Success
These are the products students sold. The 3rd grade teachers at Johnson Elementary school wanted an entrepreneur project for their students and the Sesquicentennial was the perfect vehicle. Their teachers, Aimee Shadwell, Vicki Kaufman, and Anne Snider invited Debbie Buckley, Fort Thomas Renaissance Manager/Economic Development Director, and Chuck Keller, Sesquicentennial Committee member, to visit the […]
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You Are Invited: Fort Thomas Museum Will Hold Open House on Sunday, June 4, 2017
The ornament. As part of the city’s celebration of its 150th birthday, the Fort Thomas Military and Community History Museum will hold an Open House on Sunday, June 4, 2017 from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. Although the commissioned statue of General Thomas will not be ready just yet, the museum has received the generous donation […]