A while back we wrote a feature on Ken Bowman and his involvement in the Sorg Opera House, an historic theatre in Middletown, OH. To review the back story, check out the full length feature here. To summarize, the theatre was built in 1891 by Hannaford, the same architect who constructed Music Hall downtown. It […]
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Insight on the Fort Thomas Housing Market
If you’ve been monitoring the housing market at all, you’ve probably noticed inventory flying off the shelves at what seems like a record rate. According to Zillow (onlineReal Estate Network), home sales in Fort Thomas for April 2012 were 26. For April 2013, 21 homes were sold. Comparing May 2012 to May 2013, we see […]
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Ten Years Later, Festival Remains Positive Light
The city of Fort Thomas and its very own Renaissance Board will have special reason to celebrate this September. The Merchants and MusicFestival will be in its tenth year of bringing businesses, patrons and music together seamlessly. It goes without saying that the festival has evolved a lot over the years. To find out just […]
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Ft. Thomas Business Owner Revitalizing Historic Opera House
By Jessica Duke, Contributions by Ben Petracco http://www.sorgopera.org/ At Fort Thomas Matters, we strive to bring you breaking news, keep you current on events and activities, and keep you informed on City Council and our schools. Recently, we’ve added to our mission and become an advocate for shopping local and shopping small. With that in […]
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Bowman’s Framing Celebrates 25 Years
In a previous “5 Things to Know” article I mentioned that Bowman’s Framing would be celebrating their 25th anniversary this month. Fort Thomas Matters wanted to celebrate this milestone with Bowman’s Framing by providing a history of the business.
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The Next Economic Bubble
By Mark Collier I was a Financial Advisor right out of school. Probably my favorite and most challenging part of the job was trying to plan for trends or foresee potential trouble on the horizon. I got firsthand experience with that during the bursting of the housing bubble in 2008. Money was cheap. Qualifying for a home […]
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Get to know your City Council
With election day nearly upon us, we at Fort Thomas Matters wanted to take the time to get to know our elected local government officials, the City Council. While the six members are running unopposed, it is still important to see their thoughts on the issues facing Fort Thomas. I asked the following five questions […]
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New Garden to Open Tomorrow
It’s been a long time coming. Our first post on the Japanese/Chinese restaurant was almost a year ago, which includes comments from soon-to-be councilman, Ken Bowman. Tomorrow at 11:00, New Garden Restaurant will open its doors in the Midway District, in what used to be Klingenberg Hardware. Let’s welcome them right, Fort Thomas. Stop in […]
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Your Next Fort Thomas City Council
The filing deadline for the city council race has come and gone and with six positions and six filers – I present to you your next City Council: Tom Lampe Eric Haas Roger Peterman Lisa Kelly and drum roll please…. Ken Bowman Jay Fossett A nice upgrade to have a business owner and a former […]