The Fort Thomas city council will meet twice in September. The next meeting will be September 16. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor The September 3 meeting of Fort Thomas City Council opened with a moment of silence to honor city staff member Harry Holtkamp, who served as the city mechanic for 11 years. […]
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Grant Initiative Will Help Businesses “Grow”
Fort Thomas Economic Development Director Debbie Buckley shares details on the new Grow grant program. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Details are unfolding about a new grant match-funding program, known as Grow, that will make money available to businesses throughout Fort Thomas in a need of a little help to improve their facades, […]
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New Fort Thomas Signage Will Welcome and Inform
Current Fort Thomas signage, located on Churchill Dr. These days, Fort Thomas has a lot to advertise: There’s the Farmers’ Market, Summer Concert Series, Art Around Towne, Merchants & Music, Spring Egg Hunt, Independence Day Parade, Holiday Parade, Salute to Veterans, Pumpkin Walk, Summer Camps and more. One of the best ways to advertise events? […]
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Salute to Veterans
In honor of Veterans Day, the Ft. Thomas Renaissance Board hosted the 5th Annual Salute to Veterans on Saturday, November 10th and Sunday, November 11th. Tower Park’s Mess Hall was bursting with military displays, vendors, and live entertainment. The schedule of events consisted of special demonstrations or musical acts each hour. While I attended the […]
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It’s Happening Here!
The Renaissance Board continues to promote business the right way in Fort Thomas. Love the enthusiasm from Debbie Buckley and crew. Here’s a message from Debbie: It’s hard to think that we only have a few weeks left of summer harvests! The Farmers’ Market is bringing us a full array of specialties. Wednesday 3-7 pm […]
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Van Damme it’s Friday Morning Links
– Debbie Buckley and crew are on it. Aside from the free concerts at the amphitheater and adding new vendors for the farmer’s market, the Renaissance and Rec dept. are putting on Shakespeare at Tower Park next month. Here are the deets: The Fort Thomas Renaissance and Fort Thomas Recreation are proud to bring “A […]
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Merchants & Music – Volunteers Needed
September 25th marks the sixth anniversary of the Merchants and Music Festival. This year’s event includes the headline act of Edgar Winter of Rock ‘n Roll Hoochie Koo. In addition to Edgar Winter the local act Rusty Griswalds will be a warm up. Overall a pretty good lineup for a smaller local festival. Neighborhood festivals don’t […]
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Spruce up for Spring Event Canceled
Just a quick post for those looking forward to the event. Talked to Ken Bowman today of the Renaissance Board to get the scoop on whether of not they were going to try to reschedule. The rain washed away the Renaissance Board’s attempt to get local vendors out and about and in front of potential […]
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Renassaince District Making a Push Beyond Streetscape Improvements
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 […]