In February, Ft. Thomas native Jamie Baker was featured in a Street Class article chronicling her battle with Leukemia. Baker is a survivor of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, and is currently campaigning to become the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Woman of the Year. In order to be crowned Woman of the Year, Baker must embark on a fundraising […]
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Fort Thomas Hump Day Links (Cincinnati Red Moving to the Fort, Thoughts on Deer, Volume 1, Number 1 Fort Thomas Living)
Volume One, Number One Edition of The Fort Thomas Living. Owner, Jim Lied, who started the publication in 1977, provided artwork for the first ever cover. It’s been a while since FTM provided a mid-week, quick hitter update. Let’s get into it. – Obviously just a rumor, but I’m working to confirm that a certain […]
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FTM Best Business Winner, Renaissance Annual Review, New Sponsors, #BootheWoo
Van DAMME It’s Friday! – 16 of Ft. Thomas’ finest businesses started. One came out on top. A big congratulations to Fit Philosophie and owner Jennifer Lynn for winning the 2nd Annual Fort Thomas Matters Best Business Bracket. A total of over 4000 votes were cast over the course of 3 weeks in March. Fit […]
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Top News Today
An Ohio poll worker is under investigation for voter fraud. Melowese Richardson, a resident of Cincinnati, said she voted for Barack Obama twice in November. She cast an absentee ballot as well as cast multiple votes at the polls. Ms. Richardson was working at the polls where she could have voted under different names totaling […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday (Reds Playoff Video, Towles, Exorcist,
– We had a FTM meeting last Sunday. Very serious topics were up for discussion. Including some of the annoying things that Reds fans do while taking in a game at Great American Ball Park. This is the result of that conversation: #TakeTheSeries – Patrick Towles will no doubt have a tough time sleeping tonight […]
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This Week in Fort Thomas Sports (plus notes)
Van Damme it’s Friday. A few quick notes before getting to the sports post. -Obviously Sept. 21 has come and gone and still no Kroger fuel center. Bummer. – Merchants and Music Festival is tomorrow. See you there. First one to spot me and tell me they read the blog, gets a beer on Fort […]
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Is Fort Thomas a Baseball City?
The above video is Reds 2B, Brandon Phillips, who is now is second among 2B for the All-Star game. Make sure to vote for him, Joey Votto, Scott Rolen and Jay Bruce, who are all within striking distance of making the game. Obviously when you think Fort Thomas, you think football. Having played baseball and […]
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Highlands QB, Patrick Towles, Commits to Kentucky
And this is why social media is awesome. Found this little nugget 4 minutes ago on twitter via KySportsRadio : 2012 QB Patrick Towles, rated on ESPN’s 150 for 2012, gives UK verbal according to Steve Jones. HUGE pickup. Of course, Towles is the quarterback for YOUR Highlands Bluebirds. Other quick hitter sports related links: […]