Twenty percent of all Ohio purchases made through the McDonald’s app on Oct. 6 will be donated to several high school sports programs throughout the Greater Cincinnati Region, including 11 schools in Northern Kentucky, listed below. Called the High School Sports Digital Fundraiser Day, the event was created by local Ohio franchise owners. All schools […]
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NKU Faculty Senate president on Vaidya’s departure, budget woes: ‘They’re connected’
When Northern Kentucky University announced former President Ashish Vaidya’s sudden departure in November, representatives said it wasn’t due to the large budget deficit found in the last half of 2022. That’s not the case, according to Faculty Senate President Dr. John Farrar. He said Vaidya’s departure relates to NKU’s more than $24 million budget deficit. […]
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Census & Fort Thomas
There has been a lot of stories in the past few years about the census and its impact on funding at both the federal and state level. A high profile example has come from across the river as Mayor Mallory has successfully challenged census estimates in the past. A recent article in Soapbox indicates that […]
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Woodfill Reconstruction
An article about finally getting started on reconstructing Woodfill. I am not sure but I think the reconstruction of Woodfill is the closest thing to a “shovel ready” project that I know of in Fort Thomas. Not sure how that $800B in funds will trickle down through the state but I hope it made a […]
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Fort Thomas Walkability
One thing that makes Fort Thomas such an attractive community is the walk-ability of the community. A recent article in the Ground Floor – a blog on Urbanism – talks about how Gen X sees walking communities as attractive places to live. In the last paragraph of the post there is an interesting quote: “In […]
