The City Council is moving forward with the installation of four speed bumps on West Southgate Avenue, after some residents on the street complained of constant speeding. The council, after several months of speed surveys conducted by a city engineer, approved the measure, which then needed approval of 2/3 of the residents on the street […]
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More Fodder for Noise Ordinance Nuisances
I was going to just post a comment on Darrin’s previous post, but I had a little too much to post and that font is just too daggone small. It was merely coincidence that in the July 13th NKY Life Section of the Enquirer, an article ran on Newport’s goal of having more outside dining. […]
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Economic Matters
Catchy title for a blog, huh? Fort Thomas resident, Janet Harrah, the senior director for economic analysis and development at Northern Kentucky University, started blogging yesterday for Cincinnati.Com. The blog, titled Economic Matters, will explore how national and local economic trends impact our everyday lives. To date, she’s posted 3 times and the information so […]
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The Quarterback High School
In the same way the University of Kentucky is quickly becoming Point Guard University with guards like John Wall and Brandon Knight – Highlands’ football team is becoming a hot bed for coaching prospects. Two of its former gunslingers are starting to climb their coaching ladders. I graduated with Gino Guidugli, so I’ve always kept […]
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Collinsworth, Hoge, Chambers: The Decision
1997 Highlands Graduate Will Chambers In a week that saw the world being captivated by the decision of one Lebron Jamesdeciding where he was going to play basketball for the foreseeable future, Fort Thomas resident Will Chambers chose where he would be taking his broadcasting talents next year. “After several weeks of weighing my options […]
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Bicycle Bandit Caught!
Update: I always like to see a picture of the criminal, and as much as the cartoon above adds to this story, I think the mugshot helps paint a picture more accurately. This is what the Bicycle Bandit looks like: Larry Hamilton, 48, a homeless man who was living at the Travelodge in Newport Per […]
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10 Rules for the Olde Fort Pub’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
Growing up in Fort Thomas, the Fourth of July is synonymous with the parade from Highlands to Tower Park, the Firecracker 5000 and hopefully now a filled amphitheater concert schedule. The streets are lined with little ones scooping up candy, tussling with their friends over being in the line of fire of a water balloon […]
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Warning to Criminals: Fort Thomas Police Will Catch You
On the heels of two recent posts on Fort Thomas Matters, regarding crime – Fort Thomas police announced that “good old police work” helped nab two criminals who robbed the US Bank on Fort Thomas Avenue, last Saturday. “My hat goes off to Lt. Whitford and Gadzala, Det. Moening, Officers Goshorn, Dietz, Hunt, Redmond Sgt. […]
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Memorial Parkway Apartment Update
Back in 2007, Darrin first began to chronicle the development of the proposed apartment developments byWessels Contruction on Memorial Parkway. At that point, Wessels Construction just had their best year ever, the dirt from the Bear Creek Capital development (now known as Newport Pavilion) was filling up the hillside as fast as they could dump […]
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Touchdown Jesus!
A few bits of mid-week information: – So, that was an interesting storm last night. It scared my dog into the depths of her crate and apparently chased another blogger who shall remain nameless into his basement. Turned on the TV last night just as the girth of the red radar storm was passing through […]