Tag: Jessica Duke
Blue Marble Bookstore Presents: Mama on a Budget: Holiday in Lights
The Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo has a beautiful light display this time of year but you have to fight parking, walk through throngs of people, and hike the hills between displays. The train display at the Union Terminal costs $8 per adult which adds up for a family of four. And watching […]
Blue Marble Bookstore Presents: Mama on a Budget- Holiday Walk
Few things put me in the holiday spirit more than a fresh coat of white snow. The tingling feeling as the flakes melt on the tip of my nose, the deer tracks in an otherwise untarnished back yard, and the calm and freshness that seems to fall with each unique snowflake. It is with that […]
#FTMFamily Shop Small Discounts
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, it is important to reflect on all for which we should be thankful. For you, dear reader, it may be your family, your pets, your health, or any number of other things. One additional thing for which I am personally thankful is the vibrant, caring, and supportive community in which […]
Lets Welcome Anointed Touch Massage #FTMFamily
So, I’ve had this pain in my neck for the last 6 years- my husband! I kid, I kid. But in all seriousness, I really do! And in my lower back from chasing children, my joints from bending and stretching to pick up after them, and stress and tension spots all over my body. A […]
Lets Welcome Suzie Q’s to #FTMFamily
A poorly kept secret in the reporting community is that, naturally, some interviewees are better storytellers than others. It is up to the writer of the story to develop the narrative around whatever nuggets can be mined from those less forthcoming with their words. At other times, though, a story writer should just stand back […]
Mansion Hill Studio: Senior of the Month: November
Time for installment two of the Mansion Hill Studio sponsored Senior of the Month. To refresh memories since last month, this segment highlights a soon-to-be high school graduate from a Northern Kentucky high school with a few interesting facts about them; it also highlights the incredible and artistic photography of Craig Weiglein at Mansion Hill […]
Fort Thomas Jewelers Grand Opening Gala
On Saturday November 2 from 1-5 pm, Ft. Thomas Jewelers will be celebrating its Grand Reopening at the new Highland Heights location (2780 Alexandria Way). The new store, part of Highland Pointe Plaza development near Northern Kentucky University, opened back in August but to celebrate the support they’ve received from the Highland Heights community and […]
Kiddie College joins FTM
As was originally reported in Fort Thomas Matters back in early summer (see article here), the newest child care facility in town, Kiddie College (third facility in Northern Kentucky, owned by Derrick and Susie Plunkett and located on Memorial Parkway in the prior Kingdom Hall building), is now fully up and running and, in […]

