The closing date is imminent. The historic military homes in the back of Tower Park in Fort Thomas, Kentucky will soon be getting a new owner after years of neglect and abandonment. After 15 years of the city talking with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Fort Thomas was finally able to obtain the homes […]
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PHOTOS: Rare Scenes from the Historic VA Homes in Fort Thomas
The closing date is imminent. The historic military homes in the back of Tower Park in Fort Thomas, Kentucky will soon be getting a new owner after years of neglect and abandonment. After 15 years of the city talking with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Fort Thomas was finally able to obtain the homes […]
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Fort Thomas City Council Roundup: Police News, Street Program and a Name Change for the VA Homes
New Fort Thomas Police Officer Joe Paolucci was welcomed back from the Academy and is completing training. The project we’ve all been calling “VA Homes” has a new name in keeping with the new life of the property. It is now the “Alexander Circle” project named by the developer for the street on which the […]
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Financing Secured, VA Homes Developers Look to Design
Developers are working on historic preservation design plans for the VA homes. FTM file. –> With financing secured, VA homes project developer Bloomfield/Schon is moving on in the process of bringing the stately old homes back to life. In mid-November, the commonwealth approved the request for an Industrial Revenue Bond or IRB. At about the […]
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City Council Roundup: Updates on Traffic, Road Stabilization and Police Work Details
Adam Blau, who owns property on Burnet Ridge, shares photos of the degrading roadway. by Robin Gee City Administrator Ron Dill welcomed all to the October City Council meeting with a brief update on Mayor Eric Haas. He suffered a heart attack on October 8, and had surgery but is doing very well and is […]
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WATCH: YouTuber Takes Video Tour of Tower Park
A Greater Cincinnati man recently took a video tour of Tower Park on his YouTube channel, ErvTV. Erv Lenzy, publisher of ErvTV, published the digital tour this week. He describes his channel as visiting “lots of Cincinnati and southwest Ohio nostalgia. We visit abandoned places, old homes, and places of historical significance.” Take a look: […]
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PICTURES: See Inside the VA Homes in Fort Thomas
Fort Thomas resident and photographer, Chris Stegner, is documenting the process of rehabilitation for the VA Homes. His gallery is available here, on his website. Fort Thomas Matters documented the developers’ first trip inside the homes last year:
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Fort Thomas Photographer Volunteers to Document Inside of VA Homes
Fort Thomas resident and photographer, Chris Stegner, is volunteering his services to the city of Fort Thomas by photographing the inside of the vaunted VA homes in Alexander Circle.
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Fort Thomas Schools Approve VA Homes Funding Plan
Fort Thomas Independent Schools Superintendent Karen Cheser, School Board Chair Brad Fennell and Board Member Karen Allen. FTM file. By Robin Gee The VA Homes project moves forward another notch with approval of a vital piece of the funding puzzle. At a special session held Wednesday, July 19, the Fort Thomas Independent School Board agreed […]