As a nearly 30-year old woman, when I hear JAMfest, I think of an awesome weekend making homemade fruit spreads! Turns out, that’s not right at all (although we should totally have such a fruit festival). JAMfest Super Nationals, which occurred at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center February 13-15, is one of the largest national […]
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XOXO #FTMFamily Valentines Specials
It may not come as a big surprise but I absolutely love all holidays. I love dressing up at Halloween. I love Thanksgiving Turkey. I love fireworks at Fourth of July. Christmastime is my favorite, of course. But Valentine’s Day still counts as one of the “greats.” My husband, on the other hand, pretends that […]
Elementary Schools Presented Annual Kentucky History Wax Museum
Will Anderson as Samuel Woodfill On Thursday, February 5, fourth grade students at all three Fort Thomas Independent Schools, Johnson, Moyer, and Woodfill, presented their annual Kentucky History Wax Museum as a fundraiser for local charitable organizations, school updates, and in the case of Johnson students, an interactive poetry wall at the school. So, how […]
Mama on a Budget: Fort Thomas Free Fridays
Something big happens this weekend and no, I am not referencing that football game on Sunday. I am referencing the calendar changing to February and the third and final giveaway of the Free Friday Giveaways! Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we have a $20 gift certificate to Fort Thomas Jewelers. For those of you […]
Mama on a Budget: Fort Thomas Free Fridays
According to the 2013 statistics, just over 16,000 people reside in Fort Thomas. Last week’s giveaway generated more than 14,000 page views! What an incredible response. Nearly ninety of you shared the status for your chance to win the $20 gift card to Fort Thomas Central. Congratulations to Judy Boothe, our winner from last week. […]
Aspiring Fort Thomas Businesswomen Looking for Opportunity
Towne Centre District. FTM file. Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly implied that Studio G had closed for business. This is not the case. The story has been corrected. Back in May, FTM ran a story about Blue Marble celebrating its 35th anniversary of serving the Fort Thomas community (here). Blue Marble got […]
Mama on a Budget: Fort Thomas Free Fridays
It seems like forever since I last wrote a Fort Thomas Matters column so for those of you who don’t know, my family added one more girl into the mix with the birth of my daughter, Marlowe, on December 19. You don’t really know the power of community until you see the outpouring of support […]
Mama on a Budget: 2014 Holiday Walk- Parade of Trees
Editor’s Note: The community victory celebration for the Highlands Football State Championship win will take place at 8:15, directly after the holiday walk at the Highlands PAC. 2014 Holiday Walk- Parade of Trees – Sunday December 7th 5:30pm- 8pm This story marks the final story of 2014 dedicated to highlighting the awesome community events sponsored […]
Mummy on a Budget: Mummies of the World The Exhibition
Mummies of the World: The Exhibition This is a sponsored post brought to you by WCPO Insider (WCPO Insider Website), and we received […]
Mama on a Budget: Ruth Moyer Santa House TONIGHT
“SANTA! I know him” –Elf We went shopping the other day and my daughter saw something she wanted. She is only 2 so this is the first year where she finally understands the concept of “if I ask for this item then mom will tell Santa and Santa will bring it to me”. (It’s a […]

