Drive along Grand Avenue and you may notice the hillside being tapered back from foliage, the sidewalks being torn up and construction equipment all along the street. Based on my last post, I guess I have a thing for streetscapes, but this caught my eye. I inquired with Ron Dill, the Director of General Services […]
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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 […]
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Pergola Menu at the Pub & Support for Businesses Beyond 10pm
Danny Krebs is at it again. Pergola may have closed some months ago but he is now cooking some of his best foods at the Fort Thomas Pub. Starting this past Thursday the Pub began serving some of his best dishes to their patrons. If you thought you would die without Pergola’s flatbread and humus then fear […]
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Why I Am Excited About the Future of the Midway
The more I think about the prospects of the Midway the more excited I get. We are just a few short months away from some serious momentum. Lets take a quick inventory of some of the important changes that are imminent in a very short space: Nevada Building purchase & redevelopment Tower Homes Farmer’s Market […]
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Midway Streetscape
Another article in the Community Recorder today on Council moving forward with the street scape changes in the Midway. Some observations: 1. The article contains comments about Council moving forward despite a majority disagreeing with the plan. Does this sound familiar to anyone else out there? (can you say deer hunt?) The following is a […]
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Fort Thomas Development Updates
A few updates on some development related events in the Fort Thomas area: Check out Sarelli’s if you haven’t done so yet. Sarelli’s is the first business open in the Nevada building since Hosea bought the property. The outside looks great as the storefront to the left of Sarelli’s has been updated and is ready […]