(Img: FTM File) By Jessie Eden If you’re longing for some local sushi or pad thai, don’t worry! One of our local options is once again open for business. New Garden, located in the Midway District, is once again open with a walk up window that you can place your order at. The restaurant temporarily […]
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2011 General Services Department Annual Report
Recently, the 2011 General Services Department Annual Report was compiled to summarize the projects performed by this important but often unnoticed department of the city. While this was no Fifty Shades of Grey, it was still a very interesting read. As the report contains a wealth of information, it will be discussed in two separate […]
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FTM Goes to New Garden (by Ben Petracco)
The hottest new eatery in Fort Thomas is the New Garden restaurant in the Midway district. I wanted to try the food and the environment then relay my experience onto the FTM readers. I took my cousin, Jeff, and brother, Alex, to the restaurant and between the three of us we ordered 9 plates of […]
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Fort Thomas News – Midweek Update
1. Today was the grand opening of the New Garden – see previous post that includes the menu. This continues the renaissance of the Midway district and is a nice addition to the dining options the exist in the middle of town. Over the past couple of years we have a new streetscape, a Farmers […]
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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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Van Damme It’s Friday Links
-Brian Robinson, the principal at HHS, provided Ben these videos to supplement his story about the time capsule unearthed in the renovation at the High School. – Had an interesting photo posted on our Facebook page regarding the hypocrisy of our city officials who implore Ft. Thomas residents to shop Ft. Thomas businesses, then use […]
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Back to Fort Thomas News – Midweek Update
Mark vs Food wasn’t the only thing that happened in the past week. Here is a quick rundown of all the other news around the area: 1. A Fort Thomas woman was caught in a wire fraud scheme from her business in Bellevue. According to the article, Jennifer Groneck, 47, of Fort Thomas, pleaded guilty to […]
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Fort Thomas Weekend News and Notes
A few items of note from around the Fort: 1. The Transportation Department announced this week the beginning of the I-471 resurfacing project. This has to come as welcome news for those living along or near the highway as it should go a long way towards reducing noise. But generally this will be a big […]
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Fort Thomas Mid-week News Update
A few news and notes for your hot mid-week pleasure: 1. BBC writer, Paul Slade, has written a great story about the Pearl Bryan murder from the 1890’s. It is truly a fascinating read as it was apparently the OJ Simpson murders of its time – and right here in Fort Thomas. Give it a […]
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If You Build It, They Will Come (Guest Post by Ben Petracco)
Lifelong Fort Thomas resident, Ben Petracco identifies the Midway district parking problems and offers solutions. This is Ben’s first post, so let’s welcome him to Fort Thomas Matters. Here’s Ben: The Midway street scape project was recently finished which included lighting, landscaping, street resurfacing and new sidewalks. The project created a more open area moving […]