As many of you know Mark and I are big UK basketball fans and if you are too then you may be familiar with the uproar that started today when Coach Calipari and a bus full of staff started a tour of the state of Kentucky to show off the National Championship trophy. To see […]
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Fort Thomas Mid-week News Update
I am a little late on this update and I started writing this while in New Orleans watching UK bring home their 8th championship. Obviously I was distracted so here they are: 1. There have been rumors of a possible move of DEP from the Fort Thomas Plaza to the old Moore’s Hardware store on […]
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Fort Thomas News to Start Your Week
Lets start with a picture that I captured this past week and that was replicated many times over across Facebook and Twitter around Fort Thomas on Thursday. The presence of a magnificent double rainbow: 1. Fort Thomas Police issued a break-in warning last week. They indicated there had been 15 break-ins (no time frame was […]
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What is Next for the Central Business District?
With a renewed life and energy along Fort Thomas Avenue – thanks to spring and more importantly a vibrant Mio’s, the next obvious question is what else could be happening along the main street in the center of town? Two very important locations are up for sale and a third was just vacated by the […]
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Mio’s Grand Opening (Guest Post by Beth Nyman)
The big day at is finally happening on Saturday- Mio’s is holding their official opening on Saturday, March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, 12:00 noon, in their new location on 15 N. Fort Thomas. On this opening day only Mio’s will offer a special pizza and pasta buffet menu. Mio’s will begin serving from it’s regular […]
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Fort Thomas News – Mid-week Update
A few big stories in Fort Thomas: 1. Cheryl McCafferty was back in the news in a big way today filing a motion for a retrial. In the motion, her attorney throws her previous legal team, the judge, and Commonwealth’s Attorney under the bus. It should be interesting to see if this gets traction over […]
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Fort Thomas News – Late February Update
1. As we mentioned in a previous post – the Fort Thomas Education Foundation has their annual dance coming up. If there is anything better than a good party is overnight childcare offered by the YMCA for those interested in partying deep into the night. You can find the details and the registration form by […]
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Tolls & The Impact on 471
A blog post from the Business Courier on Friday suggested that there is growing momentum towards accepting tolls as a likely last resort for funding the construction of the Brent Spence Bridge replacement. Since the region’s future has a lot riding on a dependable bridge to carry all those cars through Cincinnati, I have followed […]
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Gripe of the Day (Guest Post by Marc Roth)
What are we teaching our kids today?? I’m amazed each morning that I’m either dropping my son off at Highlands Middle School or driving past one of the elementary schools and I get stuck behind parents that insist on stopping in the middle of the road to let their kids out. Never mind that there […]
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Fort Thomas News Mid-week Update
1. Reser’s bike shop is hosting a NKY Bike survey. The survey is presented by Queen City Bike and the Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission – if you are a cyclist in the area go complete the survey as it can help shape future amenities. 2. The Highlands Band is holding a Texas Hold Em […]