130 N. Fort Thomas Ave, the Fort Thomas Police parking lot. In other jurisdictions, police parking lots have become “Craigslist safe zones.” FTM file. By Jennifer Heindl The city-wide yard sale brought lots of traffic to Fort Thomas, and my motto when holding a yard sale has always been “once it leaves the house, it […]
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Childhood Model Rockets Lead to Inroads with NASA
Schurr loading the parachute into the River City Rocketry team’s rocket prior to competition. By Jennifer Heindl 2011 Highland High School graduate, Evan Schurr, has had his eye on the sky since he was a young boy. In April, he took his childhood interest in building rockets to a whole new level when a rocket […]
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A Look at the First 100 Years of the Highland Country Club
The Highland Country Club 100th Anniversary logo. Provided by HCC By Jennifer Heindl When Highland Country Club Celebrated it’s 100th anniversary in 2015, the century long history of the club was at the center of attention. Dan Schlarman, Manager at HCC, and a committee of club members has spent several months of gathering stories, photographs […]
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Fort Thomas Filmmaker to Pitch Animated Series to Netflix
John Gibson and his wife, Candace, with their two children Emery and Silas Halloween 2015. By Jennifer Heindl After working on his feature film “Revelation Trail” for six years, John Gibson wasted no time thinking about a sequel, but didn’t rush into the project right away. RELATED: Theatrical Trailer for “Revelation Trail” and website “Revelation Trail released in […]
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“Now or Never” Trip to Nepal for Local Couple
Jarod and Amy Kees experienced a trip of a lifetime. By Jennifer Heindl Fort Thomas residents, Jarod and Amy Kees, are no strangers to international travel. They’ve visited several parts of eastern and western Europe over the years, but until recently they had never visited Asia. After years of declining the invitation to visit Nepal […]
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Zip Line Course Being Considered for Tower Park
Tower Park. FTM file. By Jennifer Heindl On Monday, Fort Thomas Matters reported plans are already underway for the City of Fort Thomas’ 150 year sesquicentennial celebration July 2-9, 2017. One development that could coincide with those plans is the installation of a zip line and ropes course. RELATED: Fort Thomas Planning “First-Class” 150 Celebration […]
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15 North Pizza Brings OTR Flavors to Fort Thomas
Fire-roasted peppers make their way into a multitude of recipes at 15 North. FTM file. By Jennifer Heindl It’s been nearly 2 years since Fort Thomas Matters reported the story of Ed & Lori Gossman purchasing the building at 15 N Fort Thomas Avenue. The community waited for one long year as the Gossmans made […]
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Fort Thomas City-Wide Yard Sale Set for May 21st
Audrey Heindl sells some toys during the Hartweg Ave/Dixie Place street sale in 2012 to raise some souvenir spending money for her summer vacation to Florida. By Jennifer Heindl Last December, Fort Thomas Mayor, Eric Haas, City Council Members and City Administrator, Ron Dill met for a long-term planning session with the goal of creating […]