Art Around Towne, from 6-9 p.m. this Friday, is the perfect family event to celebrate the end of summer. Local artisans, amazing food, craft beers, and many local businesses, all accompanied by live music and a great weather forecast. For this Friday’s event there will be a Jimmy Buffet Parrot Head party hosted by Fort […]
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Art Around Towne This Friday (2016)
For the third summer in a row, art will be celebrated in the central business district in Fort Thomas. This Friday, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Fort Thomas will kick off Art Around Towne: a free, family friendly art and cultural event held every third Friday on June 17, July 15, and August 19. The […]
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Highlands Graduate Provides Dance Lessons to Underprivileged Girls
Dancing with a Mission Samantha Reynolds teaching a class. Provided. By Michele Wright Samantha Reynolds, a Highlands High School graduate, was only 18 when she felt God had called her to serve underprivileged children. A member of Highland Hills Baptist Church, she realized her dream with the support of her parents, her pastor, several members […]
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Exceptional Talent at the 2nd Annual Highlands High School College Arts Signing Day
13 Highlands students signed at the College Arts Ceremony on 5-19-16. FTM file. By Michele Pam Wright There were laughter and tears last Thursday as senior students from the Art, Communications, Music, and Theatre departments at Highlands High School announced the colleges they’ll be attending. Each student went through a grueling ordeal to gain admission […]
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Garden Club of Fort Thomas and the City of Fort Thomas Collaborate on Green Space
Space donated to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church by Dr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson. FTM file. By Michele Pam Wright Martha Anderson was a member of the Garden Club of Fort Thomas and of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church for most of her 84 years. When she passed away in April of 2004, she left them both […]
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Highlands High School Students Win National Award in the “We the People” Program
The Highlands “We The People” team won the Kentucky competition and traveled to Nationals this year. FTM file. “The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.” — George Washington By Michele Pam Wright After winning the state contest, Highland High School’s We the People class traveled to the Washington D.C. area for the […]
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Student from Woodfill Elementary Stars in the Musical, “Annie, Jr.” at NKU’s “Mainstage”
Woodfill student, Sophia Veshapidze, to portray Annie at NKU’s “MainStage.” by Michele Pam Wright Sophia Veshapidze, a fifth grader at Woodfill Elementary School, has been singing her heart out for many years. Now she has a wonderful opportunity to star in a local musical. She will be performing the role of Annie in “Annie, Jr.” […]
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Emergency Responders Map the Fort Thomas Trails
A map of the Tower Park Trails was created by emergency responders. Click on image to see larger. by Michele Pam Wright What happens when you’re hiking on a trail and you need help? You call 911 of course. But what do you tell them when they ask for an exact location? A group […]
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Highlands Students Donate “Quilts for Comfort” to Fort Thomas Police Department
Donated by Talented Students from Highlands High School Highlands students from the Family and Consumer Science Class donated handmade quilts to Fort Thomas Police. FTM file. by Michele Pam Wright The police officers of Fort Thomas respond to a variety of difficult calls which may include frightened children because of an injury, house fire, or […]
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The Purple Poulet Struts their Stuff
by Michele Pam Wright Fort Thomas residents Rick Zumwalde and wife Roxanne hatched a great idea, a casually elegant southern bistro that specializes in Rick’s famous fried chicken while also offering an outstanding choice of bourbons, an international selection of wines, and local craft beers. Rick, the executive chef, said he wanted the cuisine to […]