I wasn’t sure exactly where Pepperoncini’s was located. Looking back on it, I’m sure I’ve driven by it on the way to coaching the Lady Hawks at Pendery Park hundreds of times and just not noticed it. But it was dark and I was sans Garmin. Heading down the newly repaired route 8 and into […]
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No Oxymoron: Fun Library (Guest Post by Jessica Duke)
I’d like to introduce one of our new writers, Jessica Duke. She fills a niche that I feel our readers need. Let’s welcome her! Without further adieu, here’s her bio and first story: Hi, my name is Jessica and I am thrilled to offer my input on Fort Thomas Matters. I was born and raised […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday Links
– Highlands High School will recognize the 50th anniversary of the fire that destroyed half of the school on Friday, January 6, at 12:45pm in the school’s Theatre Studio. – Via Ben Petracco: Highlands to officially retire Ross Neltner’s jersey prior to tomorrow’s 2:30 game. Ben reported this initially in October as they announced this […]
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Nky’s Best Pizza Quest: 915
I know what you’re going to say, the 915 Pub and Grill isn’t known for their pizzas. And they aren’t. But in the midst of the Christmas hustle and bustle, we needed to settle down into the local watering hole which offered us something others couldn’t: convenience. The 915 (is it “nine-fifteen” or “nine-one-five”?) is […]
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Ten and They’re In (Guest post by Ben Petracco)
This is a Fort Thomas and surrounding area blog. As such, we try to keep things pretty close to home. But when their is a hurricane brewing on the coast, our local news covers it pretty extensively because it’s a pretty rare occurrence. In that same vein, I had to take advantage of this opportunity […]
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No Local KMart/Sears to Close… Right Now
No local Kmart or Sears stores will be shut down during the first round of closures from the retailer giant. A list was recently published on Sears’ website, which can be viewed here. The Sears Hardware store in Newport was shut down prior to this announcement. (For conversation of what could be moving into this […]
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Merry Christmas from Birkley Services!
FTM Sponsor Love: Thanks to everyone for making it a great year. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. from Matt, Chris, Joe & Connie Birkley Birkley Services has been as reliable and friendly as ever. Please remember to call them for all your heating/cooling, furnaces, heat pumps, geothermal, boilers, unit heaters, radiant […]
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FTM Exclusive: Patrick Towles on Patrick Towles
I caught up with Patrick Towles this week, fresh off his Mr. Football commendation, to talk about his time with Highlands, his future with Kentucky and his thoughts on what’s next for the Fort Thomas native. Towles, who was also recently named an honorable mention quarterback on the Sports Illustrated All-America list and third team […]
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New Year’s Eve Plans? Look No Further…
As you begin to wrap up your Christmas shopping in the next few days, the next date circled on your calendar which garners attention is New Year’s Eve. There are three types of people on New Year’s Eve: 1) I-Hate-NYE-Guy: This guy or gal looks at New Year’s Eve as amateur night. They refuse to […]
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NKy’s Best Pizza Quest: Raniero’s Pizzeria
We had a smaller crowd for this week’s pizza challenge, as Darrin was out of town. Good news for FTM readers, as that means you are spared once again from my mug via video. Raniero’s in Cold Spring (on Martha Layne Collins Blvd) has been the furthest we have traveled from the bubble that is […]
