By Robin Gee No one should go hungry in our community. While many face what is known as “food insecurity” all year, even more families are finding themselves in need of help during the current crisis. OrangeTheory fitness, Newport Pavilion Thanks to a Northern Kentucky church program, children and their families in our area have […]
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Fort Thomas Church to Bring Dose of Disney Magic to Town
When you think of Disney, the first things that come to mind are probably something like Mickey Mouse, princesses, braving the crowds and heat for a ride on Splash Mountain, and the great debate over whether Elsa or Anna is your favorite Frozen character (come on guys, everyone knows Olaf is actually the best). What […]
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Late, Mid-week News Update
A few items of note over the past week or so…. 1. There is a very cool note from the airplane crash victim, Gary Johnston, on the Fort Thomas Matters Facebook page. He speaks kindly of the emergency response team and gives a special thank you to Tom Morrison for calling 911. 2. I found […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday Links (Over-Scheduling Kids, Win Money for Furniture, Murals)
How awesome is my man’s ink? ‘Merica! – Starting off our VDIF links with a message from director of Spiritual Growth at Highland United Methodist Church, Jennifer Hall. HUMC and Ft. Thomas schools are partnering together to bring you a conversation about over scheduling our children. The event will take place Tuesday, September 18th at […]
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Pray for Clay
It’s been nearly two days since Clay Frink, 16, was hit by a car at the intersection of Highland and Ft. Thomas Ave and already the Pray for Clay Facebook page has over 1300 likes. Clay and his family are in need of prayer at this point. His injuries are serious and the updates on […]
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Fort Thomas Weekend Notes
A few things over the past couple weeks that may be of interest to you: 1. Some Highland Ave residents are upset at paying for resurfacing. It is a rite of passage for all Fort Thomas homeowners to split the cost of resurfacing every 20+ years (I was unlucky to get the bill three years […]
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Saturday Morning Hot Links
Morning everyone. Hope you have had your first cup of coffee and you are off and running. Here are your morning links: – Mark vs. Food is gaining traction. Buffalo Wild Wings (right next to Raniero’s in Cold Spring) will be donating 10% of all food sales to The Brighton Center Sunday, after our eating […]
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The Chancel Choir of Highland United Methodist Church presents Tapestry of Light
Not in the Christmas spirit yet? A visit to the Highland United Methodist Church Sunday night should remedy that situation. Come Sunday night to the church (right across from HHS) at 7:00 to enjoy this music ensemble. Desserts will be available after the performance. Below is a description of what you can expect: The joy […]
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A Bit of Housekeeping
– In an effort to increase the amount of trees in Fort Thomas, the Fort Thomas Tree Commission offers residents a cost-sharing program for tree planting just outside the public right-of-way in private front-yard areas. Click here for an application. Gotta say, some may see this as a frivolous waste of taxpayer money – but […]
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Third Places in Fort Thomas
I referenced in a recent blog birthday post about Starbucks being one of the only good public gathering spots in Fort Thomas. Shortly after that post I stumbled upon the concept of ‘third places’ in a recent article on Soapbox Media in reference to a book entitled Retrofitting Suburbia. By way of background, wikipedia provides the […]