– In the midst of whether to eat or not eat at Chic-Fil-A, I can think of a great reason to eat at Mio’s this Saturday: you can feed your community’s hungry, you can help outfit your community’s needy and you can help your community’s children and elderly. Come to Mio’s on Ft. Thomas Ave […]
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Easy Like Sunday Morning Links (Towles-apalooza)
– Patrick Towles has started summer practice in Lexington at the University of Kentucky after finishing his first summer school session and he is starting to make some noise. As a true freshman Quarterback in the SEC, the odds that he could come in and start right away are pretty slim. But Lexington is starting […]
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Mark vs. Food (next Sat. 8/11) featuring….
The crown jewel of Fort Thomas…. Tricia Macke, news anchor of Fox 19. Oh. And her entire family: Husband, Chris and the kids Katlynn, Spence, Piper and Dash. Let me give you a little background. FTM has been wanting to do a story on Tricia Macke for awhile. More than anything, about her non-stop coaching […]
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Pray for Clay
It’s been nearly two days since Clay Frink, 16, was hit by a car at the intersection of Highland and Ft. Thomas Ave and already the Pray for Clay Facebook page has over 1300 likes. Clay and his family are in need of prayer at this point. His injuries are serious and the updates on […]
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Tuesday Pre-Hump Day Notes
photo credit: Melissa Kelly – River Road, the street where HHS alumni Brandon T. Pickering grew up, will henceforth be known as Private First Class Brandon T. Pickering Memorial Highway. Pickering died last April after his unit was attacked in Iraq. Veterans like Brandon, who pay the ultimate sacrifice for country, are our true heroes […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday Links
VDIF, FTM readers. (Van Damme it’s Friday, Fort Thomas Matters readers to you newbies.) – Signage for Anita’s Mexican Bar & Grill is up at the old Frisch’s location on Alexandria Pike. I was going to try and see if I could talk to the owners, or possibly pull a “Target meet and greet.” It […]
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HHS 2000 Graduate Cancer Benefit This Friday
Our friends at the Olde Fort Pub are hosting a benefit for 2000 HHS graduate, Becky Reed this Friday. I’ll see you up there! Please Come Out & Join Us For *Because when it comes to fighting cancer, we are all in this one together!!! DETAILS WHEN: Friday, July 27th 8 P.M. – Close WHERE: […]
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Celebrity Birthdays Want Mid Week Notes
Click image to view bigger I was trying to find a visual to go with this post and nothing really came to mind, so I decided to google “who was born today” to see if I could get any ideas. Pretty interesing. Nelson Mandela, John Glenn, Vin Diesel, Richard Branson and Kristen Bell. Then, I […]
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Introducing The Collier Mama – Mio’s Specialty Pizza
Call yer mama. Tell her how amazing this pizza looks. In what is probably one of the coolest thing that’s happened to me since starting Mark vs. Food, the braintrust at Mio’s in Fort Thomas has decided to offer a pizza special named after yours truly. And it looks freaking outstanding. Go up and order […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday Links
-The Mark vs. Food video is complete. Kudos to Zeke the Intern. It’s a little long, but bear with us while we figure out what works and what doesn’t. The next few videos will be much shorter so when you watch it at work, your boss probably won’t bust you. Here’s the video: Mark vs. […]
