The Florence Police Department is currently accepting applications for the position of police officer for recruit-level positions. Recruits must be at least age 21, a U.S. citizen, be a high school graduate or possess a GED. Additionally, recruits must meet at least one of the following requirements, officials said: Applicants can apply, review the job […]
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Florence grant program to pay up to $40k for demolition of blighted property
No one wants to live next to an empty or abandoned building, Florence City Councilman Mel Carroll said. A new grant program is intended to help address abandoned and blighted real estate through the facilitation of demolition for redevelopment purposes. “We have, from time to time, throughout the city, abandoned buildings and structures,” Carroll said. […]
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Take a 1993 Tour from Highland Heights to Alexandria
Screenshot of the YouTube video below, published by mrbiplane4. FTM file. Talk about a nostalgia. From the Long John Silver’s on Alexandria Pike in Fort Thomas to the Hardee’s in Highland Heights to the baron undeveloped plats in Cold Spring, this video will take you back. Video shot in 1993 by Tony Painter starts out […]
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Planning Commission Approves New Subdivision on Newman Ave.
139 Newman Ave., the site of 3 new properties to be developed in Fort Thomas The Planning Commission has approved the development of three new properties at what is currently 139 Newman Avenue.
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Have You Played the myNKY Game Yet?
by PAT LaFLEUR Reporter, Fort Thomas Matters “Great communities don’t happen by accident.” This is the motto driving myNKY, a community action organization that has charged itself with aggressively surveying Northern Kentucky residents in order to develop a five-year strategic plan for the region. In fact, their desire for residents’ input is so strong that they’ve […]
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Economic Matters
Catchy title for a blog, huh? Fort Thomas resident, Janet Harrah, the senior director for economic analysis and development at Northern Kentucky University, started blogging yesterday for Cincinnati.Com. The blog, titled Economic Matters, will explore how national and local economic trends impact our everyday lives. To date, she’s posted 3 times and the information so […]
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Newport Pavilion Update
I got an update on the Newport Pavilion center today. A few updates: The developer is talking with Michaels as another potential tenant The Kroger will in fact have a fuel center Panera is looking at another location (I believe it is the new development near NKU) First Watch is not really an option as […]
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Our 1 Year Anniversary
I started this blog on November 20, 2007 and it has been a fun ride. I thought I would share some interesting statistics with you: The site has had over 5,300 page views from over 1,500 different visitors. The most read stories and their topics are: 1. Newport Pavilion 2. Newport Pavilion 3. Fort Thomas […]
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Newport Pavilion Update
Bear Creek Capital has updated their website (nice new look by the way) and they have some updated information – including my new contact, Adam Fights. Adam had a few updates on the development at Memorial and 471 including: Kroger should start to rise out of the ground any day While it has become difficult […]
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Creating Places that Matter
Thanks to our friends at Soapbox Media (you should sign up for their weekly emails as there is good information – although focused more on the Ohio side of the river) we learn about a conference at the Duke Energy center this coming weekend focused on creating communities that matter. The sub-text of the conference […]