Quick rundown. Longer meeting that normal. Just finished watching the Cats beat up of UT. – Meeting started off with Kevin Gordon, of Wilder, addressing council regarding the stance – or lack thereof, on the county smoking ban which was enacted by the lame duck county commission. He detailed how other city councils in the […]
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Go Incognito for the Fort Thomas Education Foundation
It is time again for what has become the social event of the year in Fort Thomas – the annual Fort Thomas Education Foundation Dance. The event this year is on Saturday night February 26th at the Syndicate in Newport. The theme this year is “incognito” which basically means you can dress up as anyone […]
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VA Homes Receive 3 Letters of Interest
The city received three letters of interest after soliciting responses from developers in November. The three developers which submitted initial plans to potentially bid were Ashley Development Company out of Edgewood, Kennedy Homes our of Ft. Mitchell and David Hosea. Mick Kennedy, President of Kennedy Homes, was the only developer to address council. He has […]
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Craft Beer Update from the Fort Thomas Midway
Nearly two years ago craft brews were launched (near simultaneously) with much fan fare by both Vito’s and the Midway Cafe. Today we thought we would check-in with the Midway Cafe’s experience at brewing their own beer. The Midway Cafe will celebrate 107 years of business this February. While I can’t verify the claim; the […]
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Fort Thomas News – Week of February 1st
A quick rundown of the events that impact Fort Thomas for the first week of February 2011. Have a great weekend! 1. News today from WLWT that Fort Thomas is down to 50 tons of road salt – possibility of running out if the snow on Saturday requires too much to keep the streets clear. […]
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A Different Take on Newport Pavilion Tenants
Goodman Real Estate has an updated site map for the Newport Pavilion development. Now before you rush off to view the map – there are no new retailers listed on this map. What the map does do is clearly show confirmed and available spots in the development. Each retail spot includes the square footage which allows […]
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Ft. Thomas Media – on the Airwaves, Print and Internet
One of the advantages to living in a small community like Fort Thomas is the connections you create while you’re growing up. My tax guy is one of my dad’s best friends growing up. The plumber that we use has been coming to my parents house since I flushed my mother’s keys down the commode […]
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Ft. Thomas Sister Cities and week of 1/31/10 Links
Not a lot going on in and around Ft. Thomas this week, so I decided to dig up a few “time killing” websites. Citytowninfo.com is great way to wade your way out of the Monday haze. Below is a list of cities around the nation that are most like Fort Thomas, our sister cities. You […]
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Fort Thomas Business Association Annual Dinner
That’s right – it is Ken Bowman of Bowman’s Framing on the drums. I attended the Fort Thomas Business Association annual dinner last night at the Carnegie Event Center in Newport. The annual event is a great opportunity to recognize the achievements of Fort Thomas businesses and business people as well as provide an opportunity […]
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Fort Thomas Schools: Escaping A School Budget Crisis
Stories recently in and around Cincinnati is littered with school districts mired in financial crisis. I have included links a summaries to each below: Lakota Schools (West Chester) – $12 million+ deficit that requires busing cuts, teacher layoffs and possibly more Mason Schools – $5.8 million deficit that requires administrative and teacher cuts Boone County […]
