– Congrats to Jessica Duke and her husband, Kevin, who just welcomed a baby girl to the world. The FTM brain trust is a-growing. Here’s a message from Jess:

Finley Harper Jean Duke born at 12:35. 8 lbs. 3 oz, 20 inches. Everyone doing great!

Three French Hens, which is located in the heart of Fort Thomas in the Towne Center District, is closing. I know they had some loyal

repeat customers but that had to be a difficult business model to sustain. They are moving out Thursday and plans to reestablish are yet to be determined. We’ll keep you updated.

– The Merchants and Music headliner this year is JoDee Messina. It’ll be at the amphitheater in Tower Park this year on September 22.

– The Highlands girls’ basketball team played Notre Dame last night at NKU. They had 0 (zero) points at halftime and ended up losing 13-8. Very reminiscent of the University of Kentucky vs. the Lexington YMCA battles of the 1890s. Big ups to the fans who stayed through the game.

This was their strategy:

– Tom + Chee’s reality show teaser is out. Kudos to the Cincinnality team.

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