East side of the Central Business District, across the street from where the potential CBD development would be. FTM file. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Rick Greiwe of Greiwe Development has withdrawn his request for a height variance for his proposed development project on Highland and North Fort Thomas avenues in the Central […]
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Second Public Hearing Scheduled for Development Proposal
At 6:45 p.m. the Mess Hall was filling up for the public hearing on a Central Business District development proposal. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor After three hours of discussion and public comment, the Fort Thomas Planning Commission voted to table a decision on a proposed Central Business District development project. On Wednesday […]
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City Publishes Proposed Plans for Central Business District Development
A rendering of the Central Business District development project from North Fort Thomas Avenue. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor The city of Fort Thomas has put up a link on its website to plans for a development in the Central Business District at Highland and North Fort Thomas avenues. The plans were submitted […]
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Public Hearing Set for Planning Commission to Discuss Central Business District Proposal
Fort Thomas Planning Commission set a date for a public hearing on April 17 to review a development proposal for the central business district. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor A public hearing has been set by the Fort Thomas Planning Commission for discussion and a possible vote on a proposal for a mixed-use […]
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Fort Thomas Coffee Looking for its Next Owners to Carry on Tradition of Community
Fort Thomas Coffee owners, David and Lori Valentine are looking for buyers for their coffee shop, located at 118 N. Fort Thomas Avenue in the heart of the Central Business District. They announced today on their website, that after seven years, they are ready for the next chapter. “It’s difficult to even write the words, […]
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Community Speculates on Rumored North Fort Thomas Avenue Development
Rainy day view of North Fort Thomas Avenue near Highland Avenue. (FTM file) By Robin Gee, Council Beat Editor The Fort Thomas Comprehensive Community Plan is hot off the press, and with it comes a host of ideas for discussion among city residents and the business community. Cincinnati-based developer Greiwe Development Group sent out […]
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Colonel’s Kitchen Will Open May 1
De and Susan Stewart’s first restaurant, Colonel’s Kitchen, will open Tuesday, May 1 at 7:00 a.m. at 18 N. Fort Thomas Avenue in The Hiland Building. Stewart, who has achieved success in his previous business Colonel De’s Gourmet Herbs and Spices, will feature breakfast and lunch and brunch on the weekends. All the menu items […]
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Subway to Reopen in Fort Thomas’ Central Business District
A new Subway franchise owner has negotiated a lease to reopen a Subway in the Central Business District in Fort Thomas. Kyle Young, 36 from Hillsboro in Cincinnati, is set to open his eleventh Subway franchise located near the intersection of Highland and N. Fort Thomas Avenues. In August, after 25 years of continuous operation […]
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Colonel De To Expand, Will Open Colonel’s Kitchen To Serve Breakfast, Lunch
When Dan Gorman bought the Hiland building in 2015, he knew he needed to sign anchor tenants that would draw patrons from all over the region to help revive a lagging central business district in Fort Thomas. There were only two spaces in the building with street access, so he had to be selective. Top […]
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Cornerstone Restaurants is Named: Fort Thomas Public House
It’s the key piece of property in a struggling central business district in Fort Thomas. Now, it has a name. Fort Thomas Public House, located at 15 N. Fort Thomas Avenue on the corner of Fort Thomas and Highland Avenues, has applied for a a retail drink license and a special Sunday retail drink license […]