By Alecia Kintner, President & CEO, ArtsWave Recently, Fifth Third’s SVP and Chief Administrative Officer Teresa Tanner shared how the arts played a role in fostering healing after the horrific mass shooting in the bank’s lobby in September. Recovery from the trauma began symbolically as Fifth Third’s leadership decided to cover the lobby’s broken glass […]
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Update on Donations to Veterans at Fort Thomas VA Hospital
Linda Slone helped to organize a donation drive for veterans staying at the VA Hospital in Fort Thomas. You can read the original article here. Today, she updated everyone on the success of the drive: THANK YOU!!! I want to give everyone a very special thank you for all the donations that we received for […]
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North Avenue Salon Gives Free Haircuts To Veterans
Tammy Poole and her husband, Scott Poole, gave free haircuts to veterans along with other North Avenue Salon stylists. On Monday, Tammy Poole, owner of North Avenue Salon , along with her husband, Scott Poole (a barber) and several North Avenue stylists, including Anis Pretot and Cindy Loos, gave out free haircuts to 37 veterans at the […]
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7th Annual USO Dance at the Ft. Thomas Community Center
The Ft. Thomas Renaissance Board and the Ft. Thomas Military & Community Museum are hosting their 7th Annual USO Dance at the Ft. Thomas Community Center on Friday, November 7, 2014 at 7 pm. The USO Dance is open to the public and hopes to see any and all Veterans and their family and friends. […]
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Opportunity to Honor Fort Thomas Veterans
It is an incredible trait to put your country before your self. It is a rare characteristic that is to be celebrated and acknowledged at every opportunity, but for a lot of people those opportunities to thank a service member are few and far between. Come November first Fort Thomas residents will have the perfect […]
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Update on Military Homes in Tower Park
The Enquirer tells us today that at Monday’s council meeting there was concern about the city’s ability to secure the houses from the VA – largely based on price. A few thoughts: The concern seems to be based on no new information. Council is concerned that they can not make a deal work based on […]
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Stimulus Funds Flowing to Fort Thomas & Campbell County
There is a new website – Recovery.gov – that provides details on where stimulus money is flowing across the country. The site breaks out contracts, grants, and loans and provides some high level information about what the award is for and who it is flowing to. The map shows that a contract was awarded by […]
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An Opportunity to Give Back
Debbie Buckley, the city’s Renaissance Coordinator, sent me an email today for this great event: This coming Saturday, December 13, 2008, Fort Thomas is honored to be part of a Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Veterans Nursing Home in Fort Thomas at 1:00. This will be the first of it’s kind and everyone is looking […]