I wanted to provide a quick update on efforts by the Renaissance Board in Fort Thomas to get some momentum for the Midway district beyond streetscape efforts that have been under construction for some months now. 2010 Renaissance goals focused on the Midway District include: filling the district with thriving businesses creating more walking customers […]
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Work on the Midway
While ultimately I do believe the Midway can look great, on my way to the Y yesterday my worse fears were realized regarding the street scape work along Fort Thomas Ave. Removing the trees and burying the lines highlight the public housing that exists next to the Midway. In the poll on the right side […]
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Why I Am Excited About the Future of the Midway
The more I think about the prospects of the Midway the more excited I get. We are just a few short months away from some serious momentum. Lets take a quick inventory of some of the important changes that are imminent in a very short space: Nevada Building purchase & redevelopment Tower Homes Farmer’s Market […]
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Updated Location – Farmers Market in the Midway
UPDATED LOCATION – It’s in front of the Stables Building–where we had Merchants & Music last year. You can turn in at the parking lot in front of the Pub. The stables building is on your right along River Road. It’s brick and has boarded up windows. The city is working on a swap with […]
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Midway Streetscape
Another article in the Community Recorder today on Council moving forward with the street scape changes in the Midway. Some observations: 1. The article contains comments about Council moving forward despite a majority disagreeing with the plan. Does this sound familiar to anyone else out there? (can you say deer hunt?) The following is a […]
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Fort Thomas Development Updates
A few updates on some development related events in the Fort Thomas area: Check out Sarelli’s if you haven’t done so yet. Sarelli’s is the first business open in the Nevada building since Hosea bought the property. The outside looks great as the storefront to the left of Sarelli’s has been updated and is ready […]
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Officers’ Quarters in Tower Park
We appear to be 1 hurdle away from new housing in Tower Park. The long sought after sale of the 14 officer homes in Tower Park (many with views of the Ohio River) is only 1 signature away from being the property of the City of Fort Thomas. It has been nearly 5 years since […]
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The Nevada – An Anchor for Rebirth?
The Enquirer confirmed today what some of you may have heard or at least seen as you drove past the Nevada building. David Hosea has purchased the Nevada building and he has big plans for redevelopment. The tab for the renovations will run $250,000 and in addition to renovating the apartments along the Avenue the […]