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Author Archives: Mark Collier
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Ft. Thomas News: Louisville BB, Jeff Ruby, Hemp, Alcohol, Ashley Judd
Van Damme It’s Friday! – Ft. Thomas native and Highlands graduate, Jeff Walz, has his Louisville Women’s Basketball team in the Final Four. The team pulled off the biggest upset in NCAA Women’s Hoops (based on point spread) when they beat defending national champion Baylor. Baylor, who went 40-0 last year, had only lost 1 […]
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City Council Notes 4.2.13
By Pat Lafleur, Fort Thomas Matters City Beat Writer The theme to tonight’s Ft. Thomas City Council meeting was recap. – The meeting opened and closed with informational summaries of the Clover Ridge/Rossford street repair project. Councilman Eric Haas reported that last week’s public hearing (3-26) measured generally favorable public opinion for the project. The […]
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Guess Pat’s Steps: National Walking Day
Spring, it seems, is about to live up to its name and feel, well, spring-like. Finally. This past weekend provided a gorgeous backdrop for an Easter holiday, and this week promises even more reason to insist on living as if Spring has fully sprung: Opening Day today, a forecast that looks like this all week (ignore today’s […]
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FTMBBB 1-Day Playoff Game
Not an April Fool’s Joke. Fit Philosophie and Anita’s Mexican Grill finished with the same amount of votes when the poll closed last night. There will be a 1 day playoff to break the tie. Other winners were: Olde Fort Pub over Best Furniture. Fort Thomas Swim Club over Fort Thomas Remodeling. O’Connor Dental over […]
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7 Smart Uses For Your Tax Return
Brought to you by Tracy Davis State Farm You finished your tax returns and discovered you’ll be receiving a nice refund. You’re not alone. The IRS reports that the average American received a refund of nearly $3,000 in 2011. But before you start dreaming of a tropical vacation or a shopping spree, consider how that […]
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Gino Guidugli, Ft. Thomas Beach, Patrick Towles, 41075 Network
VAN DAMME IT’S FRIDAY – Gino Guidugli was named the Running Back coach at Central Michigan University. Guidugli, who graduated from Highlands in 2001 and started at the University of Cincinnati at Quarterback for 4 years will continue his getting his coaching doctorate at the same university where former UC Head Coaches Brian Kelly (now […]
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Get a FREE class at Fit Philosophie!
Just tell Jennifer Lynn at Fit Philosophie at 911 N. Fort Thomas Ave (right next to 915 Pub and Grill) that Fort Thomas Matters sent you. We are right in the middle of her March Madness Fitness Test. Get your results on the board now. I’m going through her fitness bootcamp right now. Here’s one […]
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Fort Thomas Matters Best Business Elite 8
Onto the next one…. Close to 2,000 votes and a week later, the 16-business bracket has whittled its way down to 8. Some power matchups await the Elite 8, for a chance to enter the 2nd Annual Fort Thomas Matters Best Business Bracket Final Four. Vote for your favorite Ft. Thomas business from now until […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday Links
Unless Mark vs. Food gets picked up for a television series (not actually out of the realm of possibility) last night was my last Mark vs. Food event. Had so much fun raising money, meeting cool people, experiencing being on local news outlets, but my fitness guru at Fit Philosophie simply won’t let me do […]
