Fort Thomas is one of my favorite places to visit in the summer. It’s also one of the most walkable and beautiful places in NKY, which is why I decided to explore its namesake avenue for our next LINK streetscapes feature. RELATED: LINK streetscapes: Coffee and pizza on Monmouth There’s a huge variety of places […]
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Fort Thomas community undeterred by vandalism of street piano
Fort Thomas residents suffered a disappointing blow this week when vandals destroyed a community piano placed under the clock tower at Lumley and North Fort Thomas avenues. The piano, donated by the Tallant Music Studio, was available for all to play and enjoy, and was to be part of a street piano program this summer, […]
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End in sight for One Highland mixed-use development in Fort Thomas
This story is written by Lilly Boden as part of LINK nky’s partnership with Northern Kentucky University You may have noticed, while driving down North Fort Thomas Avenue or Highland Avenue in Fort Thomas, a development coming to fruition on the corner. One Highland, a mixed-use luxury condominium and commercial/retail development, began four years ago […]
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Four Campbell County cities see major spike in property valuations
Letters from the Campbell County Property Valuation Administration started rolling out earlier this week in Fort Thomas, Southgate, Wilder, and Woodlawn. And residents noticed a significant jump in their property taxes. Campbell County Property Valuation Administrator Dan Braun said the cause of some 40%-50% increases is due to the booming housing market that took off […]
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NKY balloon artist creates successful business during pandemic
A business that started because of the pandemic in 2020 has flourished into Angela Cordero’s full-time job. She runs Bee Sweet Balloon out of her home in Fort Thomas and has done so since she left her job in 2020 due to COVID-19. “When one door closes, the balloon door opens,” Cordero said. “During the […]
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Earth Day celebration offers chance to unload recyclables, old electronics
Fort Thomas is planning an Earth Day recycling event, come rain or shine. On Earth Day, Sunday, April 24, Tower Park will become a hub for recycling groups to take unwanted items off the hands of residents. Green PC Recycling and Cincinnati Recycle and Reuse Hub will be accepting items ranging from old electronic devices […]
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Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine announces opening of Fort Thomas location
Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine opened its 25th Cincinnati-area office and its third in Northern Kentucky at 775 Alexandria Pike in Fort Thomas. It is near the entrance to the Highland County Club in a building developed by Ashley Development Group. “Northern Kentucky continues to be a major focus at Beacon, and the opening of […]
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Fort Thomas chief: New police officers both have ‘impressive resumes’
Fort Thomas Police Chief Casey Kilgore introduced two new police officers who were sworn in at the February city council meeting. “Both have a calm, cool demeanor,” Kilgore said of the new officers. “Both have very impressive resumes. If you wrote an ideal resume for a police officer you could just put either of their […]
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Padrino in Fort Thomas opening for hot food carryout Friday
Padrino in Fort Thomas is opening for hot food carryout beginning Friday, said owner Hunter Thomas. Hot food will be available from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, Thomas said, but hours will continue to expand once the business gets more staff. Thomas owns three other restaurants — two other Padrino locations […]
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Colonel de Gourmet announces closure of Fort Thomas location
Colonel De Gourmet announced Friday it would be closing its Fort Thomas location Saturday, Feb. 19. “After much consideration, evaluation, and tears, we have reached the extremely difficult decision to close our Fort Thomas location,” the company announced on its Facebook page. The company’s Findlay Market and Newport stores will remain open, along with their […]
