It’s fun beating Covington Catholic. And no, it’s not because I’m still bitter about our friends who were girls going to hang out with them sometimes during our senior year. Okay, maybe it has a little to do with it. After the thumping the Birds handed the Colonels last weekend to put Highlands into the […]
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NKy’s Best Pizza: Newport Pizza Company
After polishing off three different and distinct pizzas, a dessert calzone and a few libations, the FTM crew figured out a few things that we now know will be a running theme throughout the quest of finding Northern Kentucky’s best pizza. 1) We were correct in our assessment that Ft. Thomas Pizza would be the […]
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Prepare Affair (Guest Post by Ben Petracco)
This weekend there is an outstanding opportunity for people of all ages to volunteer and help citizens of Ft. Thomas. The Prepare Affair is taking place on Saturday November 12th. The great event is put on by People Working Cooperatively, and it is providing a service to elderly citizens in Ft. Thomas who need help […]
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Campbell Co. 4th in Kentucky Deer Strikes
The deer issue hasn’t been brought up in a while, so my interest was piqued when I saw the above chart put out by the Kentucky State Patrol. In it, it shows that Campbell County ranks fourth among all Kentucky counties in amount of incidents with deer caused vehicle collisions. The rolling undeveloped hills of […]
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Rivals Spotlight: Patrick Towles
Rivals.com Spotlight: Patrick Towles from Derek Poore on Vimeo.
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Nky’s Best: Pizza Pecking Order – Ft. Thomas Pizza & Tavern
Hopefully by now, you’ve done your homework and googled Mel Brooks’ quote on bad pizza, or lack thereof. Someone please just post it in the comments so I don’t have to keep answering emails asking what I’m talking about. The FTM crew just got back from our first crusade to search out Northern Kentucky’s best […]
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Neltner’s Number (Guest post by Ben Petracco)
After the trophies and championships the next greatest honor an athlete can have bestowed upon them is have their number retired. Highlands High School honored one of their own Friday night when they retired Ross Neltner’s number 45. Ross had an amazing career at Highlands where he was named 2003 Mr. Basketball in Kentucky, averaging […]
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Best Pizza in Northern Kentucky
This website has been pretty PG and I’m not about to take that to the next level, without Darrin’s permission. But the quote I’d love to use here about bad pizza by Mel Brooks would be so appropriate. Google it. Anyway, it basically says there’s no such thing as bad pizza and I tend to […]
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Don’t Be an Easy Target
Part of the reason why I love this city was mentioned in one of the comments on Ben Petracco’s last post about the fence around the reservoir. Without going back to look at it, it said something along the lines that “it’s not the fence or alarms or gates that keep Fort Thomas safe, it’s […]
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It’s Happening (Last Farmers’ Market Edition)
Today will sadly end our 2011 Fort Thomas Farmers’ Market. Please come say “until Spring” to your favorite vendors. We so appreciate every vendor who worked hard to bring FRESH to Fort Thomas. If you want to order eggs, meat, etc. to be delivered throughout the winter, please make sure you come Wednesday and sign […]
