1. The US Army finally confirmed what has been known all week – Brandon Pickering has succumbed to his injuries reported on Monday. No arrangements, memorials, or honors have been announced at this point. We’ll have more as they are announced. 2. This picture needs no explanation. Construction dumpster, drive thru blocked off, porta potty, a re-opening […]
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More on the Fort Thomas Farmers Market
I finally caught up with the Enquirer’s coverage of the change from Earth Mother Market to the Fort Thomas Farmer’s Market (which by the way was a full month after FTM’s coverage and a week after we posted the rules for the market). While our coverage may have been first the Enquirer did a good […]
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2008 HHS Graduate Injured in Afghanistan
Brandon Pickering, 20, was injured in Kabul, Afghanistan as he was serving in the infantry for the US Army. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. We will get more information out as it comes. UPDATE: Despite early reports that Brandon was fatally injured it appears that he was injured and transported to […]
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More Goings On in The Fort
Probably should have included this in my From the Fountain post, but I wasn’t smart enough then. But I am now, so here we go: Friday, April 22 the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s production of Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse will be performed at the Highlands High School Performing Arts Center on Friday, at 7pm. […]
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April Fort Thomas News in Social Media
As a reminder – this feature summarizes the extra things that we post on our Facebook page or Twitter account that may not show up on the site. Take a look and if there is anything interesting to you then friend or follow us. Residential Chicken story that didn’t run along with article links describing how Colerain, Ludlow, and Loveland […]
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From the Fountain Summary
From the fountain is the newsletter the city sends out quarterly (I think). As I sit here on this glorious day, flipping back and forth between the Masters and the Reds game, I thought I’d hit the highlights. 2011 Earth Fair (4th annual) 4/16 at the Clock Tower Plaza from 10-3 Beverly Hills Supper Club […]
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Need Mulch?
I’m sure a lot of people will be doing yard work tomorrow. Why not get it delivered by the Highlands soccer team? It’s your last chance, they are delivering tomorrow. 2 cubic feet of mulch is $3.50. Here’s the website to order. Go with pay pal and they’ll get it to you tomorrow. HHS Soccer […]
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5 Things to Know About Your Heating/Air Needs
I chose Matt Birkley for my heating and cooling needs because he’s reliable, affordable and he doesn’t try and oversell services you don’t need. It’s supposed to be 80 degrees this weekend, so I’m sure most will turn on their AC units for the first time. I thought this would be a good time to […]
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The Chicken Story
I can’t believe that this story has gotten so much play on other websites. It’s completely ridiculous. Long story short, people on Bluegrass Ave. have chickens. Neighbors don’t like it. They wrote a letter to council to review ordinance that allows for chickens in the city limits. I told some city officials I wouldn’t comment […]
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City Council Notes 4/4
– Above: Covington Police Chief, Lee Russo, recognized Lt. Ken Fetcher (Information and Technology head) for his work with KDI project in helping to assist neighboring departments. The Kentucky Data Interoperability (KDI) is a tool that allows the detectives to quickly and easily send information out to our officers and other departments. This system also […]
