Vitae Viride, a retailer selling all-natural personal care products and cosmetics has announced they intend to close their Fort Thomas location on February 16, 2018. The store is located at 118 N. Fort Thomas Avenue, next to Fort Thomas Coffee. RELATED: Vitae Viride to Open in Fort Thomas’ Central Business District Fort Thomas resident and […]
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Opinion: Thoughts About a Vibrant Central Business District
vi·brant ’vÄ«-brÉ™nt adj : energetic, bright, and full of life or excitement There are so many reasons to desire a vibrant central business district (CBD). It gives a town character. It provides a stronger sense of community, and life. One’s perception of a town is usually defined by its CBD. Is it thriving or […]
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Aspiring Fort Thomas Businesswomen Looking for Opportunity
Towne Centre District. FTM file. Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly implied that Studio G had closed for business. This is not the case. The story has been corrected. Back in May, FTM ran a story about Blue Marble celebrating its 35th anniversary of serving the Fort Thomas community (here). Blue Marble got […]
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More on Mio’s: Words from the Owner and CEO
It’s no secret how hard the city was rooting for Mio’s Fort Thomas. 15 North Fort Thomas Ave. is an important property within the city and the business community. Two failed restaurants in that location in the past five years had the stakes for Mio’s very high. When somewhat of a household name, Mio’s, came […]
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Marshall Granger Jewelers Shutting its Doors
After 53 years located at 18 N Ft Thomas Ave in the Hiland Building, Marshall Granger Jewelersis permanently closing their doors in Fort Thomas. The jeweler, which was founded in Cincinnati in 1944 and later moved to the Fort Thomas location in 1959, will be relocating to Cold Spring. It is always unfortunate when, despite […]
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What is Next for the Central Business District?
With a renewed life and energy along Fort Thomas Avenue – thanks to spring and more importantly a vibrant Mio’s, the next obvious question is what else could be happening along the main street in the center of town? Two very important locations are up for sale and a third was just vacated by the […]
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Ft. Thomas Hot Links
As we skip another spring and transition from a record breaking rain fall last month, to having to break the sprinklers out in early June, lots of progress are being made at the city’s parks. I plan on posting a “photo story” on the new structures around town next week. In other news: – There […]
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Fort Thomas News – Week of December 6th
A few news and notes from this past week that you may be interested in: 1. Received a Nixle message about a “Pre-Winter Advisory” for this weekend from the City of Fort Thomas. The instructions were to remove your cars from cul-de-sacs and turnabouts to allow plows to clear the streets more easily. The message […]
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New Restaurant in Fort Thomas – Pergola’s
This was the sight earlier today as the old Warner’s location was being transformed into the latest restaurant in Fort Thomas. The sign hanging on the outside lists the restaurant name as Pergola’s and from the news I am hearing may have a bakery or at least breakfast pastries as well as lunch and dinner. […]