A couple of pieces of Fort Thomas news that may be of interest: 1. MTV appears to be filming an episode of 16 and pregnant on Madonna. After I heard the news I was able to find this preview clip of the family. 2. Spoke with a friend looking to put a retail business in […]
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Census Update
I have mentioned on the site before about what I believe to be under counting of Fort Thomas residents (you can read it here and here) and now thanks to the tip from Paul Whalen you can track the submitted census forms from your neighbors. The Census Bureau has a website where you can track […]
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Ice Cream is Back at Convenient
Great weather today in Fort Thomas and made all that much better by the fact that ice cream cones are back at convenient. Spring has sprung!
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Neighborhoods in Fort Thomas
I don’t view Fort Thomas as having distinct neighborhoods but rather identifying as Fort Thomas residents in the broader sense. It is not as if Fort Thomas is a new outer ring neighborhood with new track home neighborhoods with stone walls at the entrance indicating the name of the community. Some common divisions do occur […]
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Why the YMCA Matters to Fort Thomas
Before I launch into my sales pitch for the YMCA I have to provide a short disclaimer. I spent 4 years working for the YMCA during college in Lexington and it was truly a great experience. Since I moved to Fort Thomas in 2004 I have also been a member of the Campbell County YMCA […]
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Merril Hoge Named to Board of USA Football
We all know that having two former NFL players in our small community is a huge asset to the development of our sons and today’s announcement just underscores this fact. Merril has joined Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner, on the board of directors of USA football. USA Football conducts more than 80 football events annually […]
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If These Walls Could Talk
One of the very apparent charms of living in a community like Fort Thomas is quality and character of the housing stock. While Fort Thomas pre-dates the 1920’s most of the housing in town is from that era and includes architectural styles from the Arts and Crafts time period. In addition to Arts and Crafts […]
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Some Updates on Kroger Fuel & Newport Pavilion
So I made mention prior to the Kroger opening about a School Spirit shop that would include wear from area high schools. I am not sure what I expected when Kroger touted this feature but I have to admit that this is a pretty weak effort. And what, no Bluebirds gear? Who is to […]
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Alert from Fort Thomas Police
As mentioned in a recent post by Mark, the new service – NIXLE – used by Fort Thomas Police to provide alerts. Today provided a great example of the power of such a tool as they issued an alert on a guy perpetrating a quick change scheme on Fort Thomas businesses. The alert was complete […]
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Old News You May Have Missed
I picked up an old issue of Cincy magazine recently. Yes, I said Cincy Magazine and not Cincinnati Magazine although their focus is not really that different. I was picking through the pile of magazines that we receive throughout the year and found an issue on ‘Rating the Burbs’ that ranks the top 43 communities […]