Not in the Christmas spirit yet? A visit to the Highland United Methodist Church Sunday night should remedy that situation. Come Sunday night to the church (right across from HHS) at 7:00 to enjoy this music ensemble. Desserts will be available after the performance. Below is a description of what you can expect: The joy […]
Author Archives: Mark Collier
T-Shirt Tiiiiiiime! (Ben Petracco)
One of the T-shirt designs on cincyshirts.com commemorates the Beverly Hills Supper Club I have been doing some research lately trying to find websites that are Northern Kentucky / Cincinnati oriented. As I come across the better ones I wanted to pass along my findings to the readers of Fort Thomas Matters so that you […]
“Cookbook for Cancer” Launch Party this Saturday at The Blue Marble
Fort Thomas native, Jamie Baker, is set to launch her 2nd cookbook “A Taste of Hope Volume II” this Saturday at The Blue Marble. The launch party for the book will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Blue Marble Children’s Bookstore in Fort Thomas. Baker, who was diagnosed […]
Nky’s Best Pizza Quest: Buona Vita
Our fourth stop for Nky’s Best Pizza Quest was Buona Vita, located on Fairfield Ave. It’s a bit past the Bellevue Business district in Dayton. We had high expectations for this stop on the quest, as it was one of the pizza locales highlighted in Cincinnati Magazine’s best pizza article. Word of mouth also holds […]
Really guy?
A thief in Fort Thomas had repeatedly been using the same method to steal cartons of cigarettes. Fort Thomas Police says that in each instance, a man enters a gas station and asks for Newport cigarettes. The clerk pulls the cigarettes and places them in a bag. The suspect hands the clerk a credit card, […]
HHS-Frankin-Simpson State Championship Live Feed
Pre-game predictions: Highlands, a four-time defending champ in Class 5A, goes for a fifth consecutive title in this 4A finals against Franklin-Simpson. Highlands (14-0) is led by senior QB and UK committ Patrick Towles. Franklin-Simpson (13-1) is led by cousins Darrius and Jerrell Wickware. Highlands is already the highest scoring team in state history. They’ve […]
What’s Going On in the Fort
Lots of stuff going on this weekend this weekend in Fort Thomas. Whoever gets to all of these events and can prove it with a picture can join the FTM crew next week during our NKy’s Pizza Quest for pies and libations, gratis. Post your pictures on our Facebook page here – Like us! 1) […]
FTM 1st Annual Clark Griswold Decoration Challenge (Guest Post by Ben)
It goes without saying that we live in a beautiful city; a beautiful city that only becomes more incredible around the holidays. Trees are adorned with ornaments and red ribbons. Elegant lights and garland turn Fort Thomas into a literal winter wonderland. It became apparent to me that some people do not have the opportunity […]
NKy’s Best Pizza Quest: Dewey’s Pizza
Well, it’s Thanksgiving weekend, and I can’t think of any food more synonymous with Thanksgiving than pizza. Wait, what? I’ve obviously had too much coffee. The FTM crew visited Dewey’s Pizza on the Levee on Tuesday at the behest of many commenters on the blog and our Facebook page (like us here to receive more […]
Mio’s Moving In
First reported here, for what seems like at least a year ago, Mio’s Pizza is moving in to the old Warner’s/Pergola building and has a general contractor in making changes. Here’s hoping to them opening up the dining room, which seemed to be the the downside to that location. Feels like all we talk about […]

