Newport on the Levee is beginning the summer season on a high note as the 4th Annual Newport Jazz, Arts, & Wine Festival takes place May 15 and 16. The two-day festival will feature delicious wines for sale from Carnevale Wine Bar, Generation Hill, and Old 502 Winery; 17 artists’ booths selling wares such as jewelry, pottery and paintings; and […]
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Fort Thomas among 13 NKY Cities Named “Safest in Kentucky”
NKU, in Highland Heights, which, along with Fort Thomas, was selected as one of KY’s 50 safest cities/Safewise Security system website Safewise published its picks for the 50 safest cities to live in the Commonwealth, and Fort Thomas made the list.
Northern Kentucky and UK Basketball
As many of you know Mark and I are big UK basketball fans and if you are too then you may be familiar with the uproar that started today when Coach Calipari and a bus full of staff started a tour of the state of Kentucky to show off the National Championship trophy. To see […]
Happy Feet Penguins at the Happy Feet Ball
The clip above is of the Happy Feet movie that was originally released in 2006 and now has a sequel that is about to launch. How does this have anything to do with Fort Thomas you might ask…. the Charities Guild has managed to secure the attendance of two Happy Feet Penguins at their upcoming […]
The 24th Senate District & Campbell County Magistrate Races
I had two more takers on the opportunity to talk to you the voters. First up is Julie Smith-Morrow the challenger for Katie Stine’s Senate seat: I appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Senate District 24 Campaign. It’s four days until November 2 and I am still enjoying being out everyday in the 24th […]
Two Ways to Get Your Political Fix – Campbell County Style
As the battles heat up for the upcoming election in just a few short weeks there are two upcoming events that can allow you to be informed and ask your questions directly to those that could be shaping the county and state for the next couple years. 1) The first happens tomorrow evening as the group […]
Fort Thomas News – Week of August 9th
There are a few items of note for Fort Thomas that may not require their own posts but should be mentioned so here we go…. 1. Hearing on Noise Ordinance on Wednesday – I know I mentioned this last week but Council has determined to hear the ordinance in Committee on 6:15 on Wednesday the 11th […]
Vision 2015’s Regional Park Network
Vision 2015 shed some additional attention on the parks component of the Vision 2015 plan this week including an open house to solicit input and share the vision along the Licking watershed. The regional parks plan is an important component of Northern Kentucky’s development and the idea of making the under-utilized Licking River in this […]
Hillside Development
A meeting is being held tonight in Fort Wright to discuss hillside development in Northern Kentucky. The meeting is being facilitated by a group of students from UK. Hillside development has been in the news a lot lately such as a move to restrict hillside development in Covington including a 90 day moratorium. A few […]

