New bracket is up to vote. Get er’ done. All favorites won in the first round of voting, set aside the 915, which pulled the upset on the Inverness district. The Blue Marble had a furious 2nd half comeback to beat the St. Catherine festival.
Author Archives: Mark Collier
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Mark vs. Food Part 3 This Thursday!
(Click on the image to see it bigger) This Thursday Mark vs. Food will be at Arnie’s on the Levee to raise more money for The Brighton Center. The Brighton Emerging Leaders group, in conjunction with Rewind 94.9 and Fort Thomas Matters, is kicking off March Madness right. For every person that comes to Arnie’s, […]
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Mama on a Budget: Teeter Tots Follow Up (by Jessica Duke)
Too many tots, too much teetering. As I said in my first post on the Ft Thomas Recreation Department’s Teeter Tots, the whole thing was simply too disorganized, too many children for so little leadership, and too hectic to really be fun for parents too. After attending four of the five weeks (Knox was sick […]
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Fort Thomas Iconic Tournament Bracket
(CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO MAKE THE BRACKETS READABLE) Our most local university, NKU, hasn’t yet transitioned to Division I yet. This means that Fort Thomas as a community – set aside alma mater connections – have no real ties to March Madness, filling out bracket and cutting down the nets. Until now. Selection Sunday, […]
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Mio’s Update
The signage is up at Mio’s and it seems as if their opening date is right around the corner. Here’s an update via their Facebook page. Today is Thursday March 8th and scheduled today is more cleaning, paper goods arrive and will need to be put away, another training class tonight between 6 pm and […]
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City Council Notes 3/5/12 (by Ben Petracco)
As previously noted Fort Thomas Matters is going to attend the city council meetings throughout the year and relay the important topics to the public. I attended the meeting on Monday, March 5th; the following are issues that were covered: JC Morgan, the Campbell County Library Director, spoke to the council members regarding a proposal […]
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Mama on a Budget: Singing Safari (by Jessica Duke)
By now you know I love to do activities with my son but hate, HATE, to spend money. The only person cheaper than me that I know is my husband. So, needless to say, I really fretted over spending $15 (I know, right) for a one-hour session at the Cincinnati Zoo but Singing Safari’s was […]
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Tuesday Pre-Hump Day Notes (3 French Hens, Merchants&Music, Tom + Chee)
– 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 […]
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FTM Goes to New Garden (by Ben Petracco)
The hottest new eatery in Fort Thomas is the New Garden restaurant in the Midway district. I wanted to try the food and the environment then relay my experience onto the FTM readers. I took my cousin, Jeff, and brother, Alex, to the restaurant and between the three of us we ordered 9 plates of […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday Links
Here are some links for the best damme day of the week. – Final word on Mark vs. Food II. We raised $750 for the second event, which puts us around $1000 through two events. With about 8 more to go on the year, it looks like our goal of $5000 for The Brighton Center […]
