I can’t imagine how hard it was to be my baby sitter. I think back to what I put Ellie through when I was a little one, and I just shake my head. The girl was a saint. Just thinking of the stories the owner of BabysitEase, Peggy Murriner, hears from her baby sitters on […]
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Memorial Service for Pickering This Saturday
A memorial service has been announced for, 2008 HHS grad, Brandon Pickering. A group of Pvt. Brandon Pickering’s family and friends organized a memorial/prayer service for Saturday, April 16, 2011, from 10am – 1pm at the Highlands Middle School Gym. The service will give family, friends and the Fort Thomas community an opportunity to pay […]
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Fort Thomas Setting Up Traffic Cameras?
I can neither confirm or deny this rumor. But from the looks of this picture, it seems this may be the case. The worker on the truck was installing a camera on the light, Wednesday, in the Midway district which faces S. Fort Thomas Ave. I have an email into the city to help clarify, […]
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2008 HHS Graduate Injured in Afghanistan
Brandon Pickering, 20, was injured in Kabul, Afghanistan as he was serving in the infantry for the US Army. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. We will get more information out as it comes. UPDATE: Despite early reports that Brandon was fatally injured it appears that he was injured and transported to […]
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More Goings On in The Fort
Probably should have included this in my From the Fountain post, but I wasn’t smart enough then. But I am now, so here we go: Friday, April 22 the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s production of Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse will be performed at the Highlands High School Performing Arts Center on Friday, at 7pm. […]
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From the Fountain Summary
From the fountain is the newsletter the city sends out quarterly (I think). As I sit here on this glorious day, flipping back and forth between the Masters and the Reds game, I thought I’d hit the highlights. 2011 Earth Fair (4th annual) 4/16 at the Clock Tower Plaza from 10-3 Beverly Hills Supper Club […]
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Need Mulch?
I’m sure a lot of people will be doing yard work tomorrow. Why not get it delivered by the Highlands soccer team? It’s your last chance, they are delivering tomorrow. 2 cubic feet of mulch is $3.50. Here’s the website to order. Go with pay pal and they’ll get it to you tomorrow. HHS Soccer […]
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5 Things to Know About Your Heating/Air Needs
I chose Matt Birkley for my heating and cooling needs because he’s reliable, affordable and he doesn’t try and oversell services you don’t need. It’s supposed to be 80 degrees this weekend, so I’m sure most will turn on their AC units for the first time. I thought this would be a good time to […]
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The Chicken Story
I can’t believe that this story has gotten so much play on other websites. It’s completely ridiculous. Long story short, people on Bluegrass Ave. have chickens. Neighbors don’t like it. They wrote a letter to council to review ordinance that allows for chickens in the city limits. I told some city officials I wouldn’t comment […]
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City Council Notes 4/4
– Above: Covington Police Chief, Lee Russo, recognized Lt. Ken Fetcher (Information and Technology head) for his work with KDI project in helping to assist neighboring departments. The Kentucky Data Interoperability (KDI) is a tool that allows the detectives to quickly and easily send information out to our officers and other departments. This system also […]
