Floodgate testing this weekend The city of Newport along with the Army Corps of Engineers will be testing the floodgate between Newport and Bellevue at the joining of Route 8 and Dave Cowen’s Drive. For those of you who are not familiar with street names near the river this is the floodgate in between The […]
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Fort Thomas Weekend News and Notes
We will start with the new DEP (Discount Everyday Prices). How great is that new store? It seems like everything is at least 2 times the size of the old store. Just look at the taps in the picture above for the growlers. Can you say amazing? A bigger beer cave, wider isles, a private […]
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Van Damme It’s Halloween (Bellevue Kroger, Trick-or-Treat, Best Furniture, Fighting Moms, DEPs)
– The Bellevue Kroger opened a few weeks back, after closing for renovations in May. The 37-year-old store was last renovated in 1997 and the latest renovation had me wondering if the remodel made sense since the opening of the Kroger Marketplace at Newport Pavilion. I ran into the Chief Financial Officer of Kroger last […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday Links
– First I’d like to officially welcome G. Michael Graham into the Fort Thomas Matters fold. In an effort to provide you a myriad of journalistic endeavors, we’ve been carefully adding arrows to our writing quiver. Michael, who has a Journalism degree, and is one of our most accomplished writers professionally, will be covering sports […]
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Fort Thomas Mid-week News Update
I am a little late on this update and I started writing this while in New Orleans watching UK bring home their 8th championship. Obviously I was distracted so here they are: 1. There have been rumors of a possible move of DEP from the Fort Thomas Plaza to the old Moore’s Hardware store on […]
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Fort Thomas Businesses Need to Embrace Social Media
I know I belong to a generation that has always used a computer, received their first email account in high school, and have whole heartedly embraced social media even if there are privacy concerns. However, I don’t think I am being overly optimistic about the impact that these tools can have on local retail businesses. […]