A few news and notes as we move into the first week in March and hopefully the first inklings of spring: 1. The Newport Pavilion Target ( @Target ) is a week away. You may have seen these billboards in the past couple weeks on 471 building the excitement. The electronic billboard even has a […]
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YMCA In the News & Special Offers
There has been quite a few changes at our local YMCA that include a new Executive Director, a new training program, and for the month of January a new member promotion. Lets start with the new Executive Director – Dana Ensley. In the fall Shane Ruffin left our local Y for the Big D and […]
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Target Opening Date: March 6th
Any time I drive down Carothers Road or Memorial Parkway, I crane my neck to look for progress. It’s no doubt the Kroger Marketplace has added a lot to our community, and the Target anchor to the development will only help to cement that shopping center in this market. The above picture is on the […]
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Bike Race to Benefit Campbell County YMCA
For the second consecutive year the “World Famous Mountain Bike Race” to benefit the YMCA will be held in Tower Park. That’s right – the “world famous” race – even though I am sure many even in Fort Thomas know little about it. Nevertheless, it is a great idea and I am not sure why […]
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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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Fort Thomas in the News – April 20th
Two news items of note: 1. Fort Thomas Police need your help catching someone breaking into cars in the morning in public places. Five incidences have occurred at the YMCA, Tower Park, and Churchill Apartments. You can follow the link to Nixle for more details including a picture of a suspect and the suspects’ car. […]
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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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Third Places in Fort Thomas
I referenced in a recent blog birthday post about Starbucks being one of the only good public gathering spots in Fort Thomas. Shortly after that post I stumbled upon the concept of ‘third places’ in a recent article on Soapbox Media in reference to a book entitled Retrofitting Suburbia. By way of background, wikipedia provides the […]