By Mark Collier I was a Financial Advisor right out of school. Probably my favorite and most challenging part of the job was trying to plan for trends or foresee potential trouble on the horizon. I got firsthand experience with that during the bursting of the housing bubble in 2008. Money was cheap. Qualifying for a home […]
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Ask JOEY on Fort Thomas Matters
This is part I of ASK JOEY. If you’d like to have your question answered by Joey on pretty much any subject, feel free to leave some comments here, on our Facebook page or Twitter account. Why doesn’t she work at KISS anymore? I LOOOOOVED listening to her. Also on WLW. -Patti H Patti, Thank […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday: Ask Joey Edition
Van Damme It’s Friday! What’s got 2 thumbs and can’t wait for happy hour? Joey, formerly of KISS 107 is gracing FTM’s with her presence today. A few links before we let her unleash her wit and wisdom onto Fort Thomas at 9:00 this morning. – Merril Hoge, former Fort Thomas Jr. League Red Coach […]
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Campbell County Sheriff Issues 2nd Amendment Statement
Sheriff Jeff Kidwell issued a statement on his position on our Constitutional Second Amendment Rights to his constituents via social media Tuesday. Kudos to him for embracing social media. The Sheriff’s Facebook page is here and the twitter page is here. The picture above is his statement. Pretty hard to read, so I’ll transcribe verbatim. His letter is […]
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The REAL Jeff Ruby (Part III)
Jeff Ruby getting makeup done for his upcoming reality show with one of his signature Ruby-brand cigars. No details have been released yet, but be sure to check back on FortThomasMatters.com for that and other Ruby updates. Jeff Ruby ran away at 15 years old. He had no father in his life. His mother wasn’t […]
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Urban Meyer at Highlands Today
Via my twitter account: @MLorenCollier: Urban Meyer at Highlands today visiting @SHope82. @UKCoachStoops come on down and show this young Bluebird some love. #BBN For twitter illiterates, That means that Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer is a Highlands visiting defensive beast and Highlands Junior, Seth Hope. Here are some of Hope’s highlights from last […]
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Fort Thomas Mid-Week Links
– A few months ago producers of The Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum spent 12 hours filming at the Museum. They were interested in our Beverly Hills Supper Club Exhibit. The cameras used a lot of film on our displays while voices explained the role Fort Thomas played in the tragedy. The Beverly Hills […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday: Watch Miss Kentucky Eat Hot Wings
Miss Kentucky, Amanda Mertz, just passed on her crown at the Miss Kentucky Pageant on Tuesday. Mertz absolutely housed some of the hottest wings in the nation in Mark vs. Food VI. I know. I could have titled this post, Mark vs. Food Episode VI, but let’s be real, you know this title will bring […]
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Ask Joey, Fort Thomas Resident & Formerly of Kiss 107 FM- ANYTHING!
One of the guests we had set up for our community pep rally for Highlands Football Race for Seis at Mio’s was Joey, from Kiss 107 FM. Besides the fact that she’s funny as Ferrell and pretty as Portman, she can hang with the fellas and kick it like Kanye. In fact, during our community […]
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Will Chambers Joins Tom Gamble on FM 100 The Fan
Friend of the site, Will Chambers, has been through a lot with Fort Thomas Matters. He and I took on Jared “The Hefty Lefty” Lorenzen and University of Kentucky Quarterback, Patrick Towles, in the first ever Mark vs. Food in January of last year. We won. He emceed the community pep-rally and lip dub video at […]
