15 N. Fort Thomas Ave. Source: CC PVA The building that has been home to Warner’s, Pergola and most recently, Mio’s, officially has some new owners. FTM has been on this story since last October and last updated the story in January.
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Breaking News: George Clooney to Open New Restaurant in Fort Thomas
Photo Source: Esquire.com Sources exclusively tell Fort Thomas Matters that Kentucky native George Clooney has been scouting the old Mio’s location for a new restaurant. Clooney, best known for his successful acting career, has been interested in opening a restaurant in Northern Kentucky since returning to the area to film The Ides of March in […]
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Fort Thomas Brick Oven Pizza, Anniversary of Fire at Highlands, We the People, Highlands Bowling Upset State Champs,
VAN DAMME IT’S FRIDAY! We haven’t done an old-fashioned Van DAMME It’s Friday News and Notes for a while. We just eclipsed 93,000 page views over the last month so, suffice it to say, we’ve got a bunch of new readers. Thanks for reading! Here’s what’s going on in Fort Thomas: – The long-awaited brick-oven […]
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Fort Thomas Rumor Mill: What’s Going on with Mio’s Location?
Mark Collier interviewing Tricia Macke for Fox19 at Mio’s for the 5th episode of Mark vs. Food at Mio’s in 2012. Her family looked on as they entire Macke clan participated in the competition. There’s no doubt you’ve wondered the same thing since Mio’s unexpectedly closed in July: what will be the next business to […]
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More on Mio’s: Words from the Owner and CEO
It’s no secret how hard the city was rooting for Mio’s Fort Thomas. 15 North Fort Thomas Ave. is an important property within the city and the business community. Two failed restaurants in that location in the past five years had the stakes for Mio’s very high. When somewhat of a household name, Mio’s, came […]
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BREAKING: Mio’s Fort Thomas Closes Unexpectedly
Breaking News: As of today, Mio’s in Fort Thomas is closed for business. When employees arrived for work this morning, they found that they would not be serving any pizza today. Instead, they were out of a job, arriving to find the below imaged sign on the door. The doors were locked and tables were […]
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Ft. Thomas Man Undergoes Double Mastectomy; Raises Awareness for Male Breast Cancer
When I was writing for The Hilltopper at Highlands, I remember our teacher Mrs. Birkley gave us an assignment to write a feature story on one of our classmates. That seems like a pretty simple assignment until you start asking your classmates questions: “So, uh. How was your summer?” “It was okay. We went to […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday
– We are unveiling the top 16 Best Business Bracket in Fort Thomas tomorrow at Mio’s Pizza Fort Thomas. There will be a live podcast starting at 1:00 to announce who made it and what their seeds will be. There will also be beer specials a buffet and live music. Come hang out to see […]
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Listen: FTM Radio Podcast Test. Yikes.
We are at Mio’s Fort Thomas right now to test our podcasting abilities. Check back at 7:20 to listen live for our inaugural test run. Update: First run is complete. You can listen here to see how it went: www.mixlr.com/fort-thomas-matters Not bad for our first time out with no broadcast experience and no script and […]
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Mark vs. Food feat. Tricia Macke and Family Recap
By Mark Collier, Fort Thomas Matters Editor ————- “You’ve got a Bear, I’ve got a Saylor.” It was a a playful, but demonstrative declaration by FOX19’s Tricia Macke, before the start of the 5th installment of Mark vs. Food at Mio’s Pizzeria in the heart of Fort Thomas on a perfect August night. “It actually […]