As we skip another spring and transition from a record breaking rain fall last month, to having to break the sprinklers out in early June, lots of progress are being made at the city’s parks. I plan on posting a “photo story” on the new structures around town next week. In other news: – There […]
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Rating the Burbs: Fort Thomas No. 4
According to Cincy Magazine, Fort Thomas came in at number 4 as an overall community in this year’s “Rating the Burbs” feature for the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati area. Only Madeira, Union Twp. and Terrace Park came in ahead of the Fort (1,2 & 3, respectively). Suck it Indian Hill. The fifth annual “Rating the Burbs” […]
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5 Things to Know Why Music is Good for Kids
by Discover Music with Nancy Knauf discovermusicknauf@gmail.com 859-512-7400 St. John’s United Church of Christ 415 Park Ave. Newport, KY 41071 There’s nothing else I can add to this column, by Nancy Knauf. If she is as good and professional at Kindermusik as she was with this column, I know the kids are in good hands. […]
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Bit by Bit, Infusing Pergola into the Olde Fort Pub
Date night last Friday was on the back deck at the Olde Fort Pub. I was going to write about it last Saturday, but I was distracted by that bright glowing orb hanging in the sky. Priorities. Last November, I had written about some of the Pub’s changes and coming changes. Well, the coming changes […]
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NKy River Monsters Violate League Salary Cap Policy
The Northern Kentucky River Monsters had wrapped up the number 1 seed in the UIFL playoffs after dominating the competition this season, but after leading an internal investigation into the team’s inner workings, it was determined that the team had gone over the league’s salary cap policies. The result being dropped from that number 1 […]
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HHS Phase II Groundbreaking Ceremony Scheduled
Highlands will hold a Groundbreaking Ceremony to kickoff Phase II of the Highlands High School Renovation on tomorrow at 2pm. A short program will include student performances by the the Jazz Ensemble with remarks from school and district administrators. The Fort Thomas Education Foundation will be presenting a check for $750,000 to the Board of […]
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5 Things to Know About the Highland County Club
via The Community Recorder. I think The Recorder has a tough job. Filling the pages of a weekly newspaper when there is no real news is hard and the results sometimes lead to boring, if not uninspired stories. Have to give it up to Chris Mayhew, who did a really interesting piece about the course […]
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Send the Police Your Contact Information… Wait, What?
Nixle was nixed because they dropped a $3,000 invoice without notice to the FTPD. Good for them. The first alternative out of the gate is get a list of interested citizens on a distribution list to see how many people would like to be informed via these new technological information blasts. From there, the police […]
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Fort Thomas Mid Week Links
Over the weather. I’m sure the Renaissance Committee is too. Spruce up for Spring has been scheduled 3 times thus far and, to my knowledge, has yet to be held. Maybe a Stay Spruced during Summer would be more viable. – Former Fort Thomas Police Officer, Thomas G. Fritz, 59, of Goshen, was killed last […]
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Woodfill Boosters Golf Outing
If you’ve been by Woodfill Elementary lately, you’ve probably noticed the amazing transformation to one of the most state of the art elementary schools in the state. Next Saturday, you can get your chance to add to the school’s forward momentum. The Woodfill Boosters is holding the annual Golf Outing Saturday, May 21 at Flagg […]
