With the help of The Brighton Recovery Center for Women and a special woman named, Mel, FortThomasMatters has been quietly rolling out The Heroin(e) Diaries over the last month and a half. You wouldn’t find these stories touted on our Facebook or Twitter pages for the simple fact that I didn’t know how these stories […]
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The Heroin(e) Diaries
Addiction is everywhere. It does not discriminate against class, race or gender. It’s in South Central Los Angeles and North East Maine. Northern Kentucky is also not immune. Yesterday, I talked about one of the 35 programs The Brighton Center uses to touch the lives of over 74,000 of our neighbors annually. The Brighton Recovery […]
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The Brighton Center’s Recipe for Success
If you’ve been a regular reader of Fort Thomas Matters you know the passion that I have for The Brighton Center. That was the focus and reasoning behind my 18-month excursion through the world of competitive eating with Mark vs. Food, where I raised money with the help of local celebrities to benefit the center. […]
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Best Furniture: Support Your Community
If you’re reading this article, then you’re likely an avid Fort Thomas Matters reader. If that is the case, then you must have seen the passion shared by the writers at FTM for the Brighton Center, evident in the Mark vs. Food donations made, articles written, and support of the Center. The Brighton Center, and […]
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All-You-Can-Eat Montgomery Inn This Weekend (video)
All-You-Can-Eat Montgomery Inn Ribs runs until March 3rd at all locations. At the Boathouse location, ask for Alexis, tell her Fort Thomas Matters sent you, and get a FREE dessert for your next visit. We held our 8th episode of Mark vs. Food there on Thursday with guests Dan Wells and Cory Stark of Fox […]
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Early Weak-Links (Miss Kentucky, Deer, 471 Traffic, Brighton Fright Night)
– Apparently I was the weak link (see what I did there?) in the last episode of Mark vs. Food at Quaker Steak and Lube in Florence, KY last Friday. FOX19s Frank Marzullo, who had been in New York City hobnobbing with the likes of Rachel Ray during the week, came down with a stomach […]
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Mark vs. Food Episode VI This Friday (10/12)
This will be a first. Instead of eating as much as I possibly can in a challenge, I’ll be eating as carefully as I possibly can. The reason for the careful consumption is pretty simple: I don’t want to incinerate my skin with some of the hottest chicken wing sauce on the planet. Friday (October […]
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Wine Over Water Next Saturday, Sept. 15
I’ve been told that when we add bold type posts on Fort Thomas Matters, it helps our lazy readers get the gist of our articles without having to read the entire thing. So while I will strive to give their more deliberate counterparts all the information I possibly can in this post, I’ll continue to […]
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Tricia Macke and Family Tonight at Mio’s for The Brighton Center
Congrats to Cameron Grimme, who ordered the Collier Mama Pizza at Mio’s and won a golf Divotcard, good for FREE golf and FREE range balls at 11 area courses. – Ever wanted to see Fox19’s Tricia Macke and her brood eating copious amounts of pizza? Well, tonight’s the night. Mark vs. Food featuring the Macke […]
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Cornhole Tournament for Brighton Center Sunday 6/10 feat. 5 Time Corn Hole Champion of the World
Details below: Join us for the 7th Annual Corn hole Mania Date: Sunday June 10th 2012 Time: Registration begins at 1:00pm (call to RSVP) Tournament begins at 2:00pm Location: 375 Weaver Road Florence, Kentucky 41042 Costs: 30.00 per team 50% of entry’s will be paid to top teams Sonya Strunk Sonyastrunk@fuse.net 859-292-5480 Corn Hole Mania […]
