The Nixle service has come in handy again as two recent crime alerts that have gone unpublicized but that could threaten your home. Last week the Fort Thomas Police Department issued an alert regarding what the department characterized as [experiencing] an unusual amount of bicycle thefts. The department encouraged citizens to keep their bikes secured and […]
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Fort Thomas Moving up the Cincy Magazine Rankings
I mentioned the “Rating the Burbs” issue of Cincy Magazine from last year and how disappointed I was by Fort Thomas falling outside the Top 20. The magazine just released their latest issue and in a major reversal Fort Thomas is now ranked 8th ahead of Montgomery, Blue Ash, Mariemont, and Mason. Beyond the surprising […]
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Update on Newport Target
There was a little ray of hope today in news that a planned Target in Blue Ash has started to see some positive forward momentum. Why do you care about the proposed Blue Ash Target? Because it provides signals about what Target may be thinking regarding the Newport Pavilion location. It is difficult to miss […]
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Fort Thomas Schools Update – Tennis & Funding Formulas
It is likely that the state will complete passage of a new two year budget. This is big news for a couple of reasons including difficulties getting a budget passed during the regular session because of concerns about how to close a rather large budget gap and big differences between the parties on how to […]
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Earth Mother Market – More Than You Might Expect
I received an update last week on the vendors that have signed up for the Earth Mother Market and I have to say I am impressed. As a regular weekly patron of Findlay Market there are a lot of familiar names that make me excited about this season of Earth Mother Market. Two names that have a […]
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A Retailing Theme & Recruiting Succssful Businsses
I have been critical in the past of the cities efforts to create lasting, sustainable retail districts in Fort Thomas. I want to offer a little praise today and some encouragement on the two missing ingredients that can get Fort Thomas over the hump. Nearly a year ago to the day I wrote an article […]
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Traditional Media is Dead – Follow Fort Thomas Matters
I found this quote from a recent Motley Fool article about investing in traditional media: “The drill of chasing the week’s news to add a couple of hard-fought new details is not sustainable,” Meacham said when unveiling Newsweek‘s new strategy last year. He was right. Unfortunately, neither was the new model. And that’s a shame. […]
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Fort Thomas News – Cinco de Mayo
A few quick updates on some stories of interest to you: The Enquirer confirmed what I have reported in the past which is that there is no hope for progress anytime soon on the Newport Pavilion development. Despite high hopes by the city manager that things will be resolved and back on track in 4 […]
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Primary Election Overview – Fort Thomas Interests
Two weeks from Tuesday is election day and while it may only be a primary race there are many interests for Fort Thomas residents. Typically in Kentucky the primary elections have only a fraction of the voter turnout that a general election gets so the race may not be as exciting as the general election […]
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Programming that Turns Public Spaces into Community Assets
Great article today in the Enquirer about the redevelopment of Washington Park in Over the Rhine. A single quote and commentary stood out to me that has applicability to Tower Park and the redesign of the amphitheater. The article quotes Fred Kent, president of the Project for Public Spaces – a non-profit which has consulted […]