It has been a while since I last spoke about the changes coming to the former St Luke hospital that is now a part of the St Elizabeth health network. Gone are the shrubs on the hillside that spelled out St Luke and all the signage now shows the St Elizabeth logos. The traditional hospital […]
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Update on VA homes
Cliff’s Notes version: Last fall the city met with engineers to inspect properties and solicit non-binding letters of interest bids from developers. At least one letter was returned by the deadline date of last Friday. At the next council meeting (Feb. 7), city staff will determine if there is enough evidence to proceed with development. […]
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Newport Pavilion Aerial Shot and Other Sunday Morning Links
1) Just a few quick Sunday morning links to piggy back on Darrin’s last post. I can visualize plans better with real landmarks, so if you’re like me this will help. Click here for an aerial shot. 2) Just a quick reminder, you’ve got a little over a week to sign up at the Y […]
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Newport Pavilion Site Plan Posted
A fan of the Newport Pavilion Facebook page has posted an updated site plan for the entire development. While there are really no new names on the plan it is a confirmation of previous posts about retailers committed to the development. The list of names that are confirmed on the map include: BW3 Chipotle Cincinnati […]
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#snOMG 1.3
So apparently this has been the 6th most snow this area had seen before this version of White Death. Up until today at about 2:00 or so, the roads had been absolutely fine. I’ll continue to take some photos. I realize I’m not breaking any news by any means, but it’s still fun to see […]
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City Council Notes 1/18/11
Aside from Big Bird, Elmo and the Cookie Monster districts that came from the city council meeting on the Tuesday following MLK Day, there were some other points of interest that came from the meeting. Here’s a quick run down: 1) Letters of interest are due to the city by this Friday to purchase the […]
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Fort Thomas Divided into Three
I went to the council meeting tonight and I’ll get some notes out tomorrow, but just wanted to do a quick post about an item that I thought to be interesting. Assistant City Manager, Jay Treft and Debbie Buckley of the Renaissance Board are working on finalizing designs for pole banners, which fly on the […]
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YMCA In the News & Special Offers
There has been quite a few changes at our local YMCA that include a new Executive Director, a new training program, and for the month of January a new member promotion. Lets start with the new Executive Director – Dana Ensley. In the fall Shane Ruffin left our local Y for the Big D and […]
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Fort Thomas – An Ideal Neighborhood for Gen Y
There was an article this week in the Wall Street Journal about the housing needs of the newest generation purchasing homes and finding neighborhoods to locate to – Generation Y. The article entitled “No McMansions for Millenials” focuses on what attracts millenials to a community and housing. I have discussed in previous posts the importance […]
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St Catherine’s Starts All Day Kindergarten
With all the successes of the Fort Thomas Independent Schools it is easy to lose sight of the success of the Catholic schools here in town. Just recently St Thomas was named a Blue Ribbon school and the successes don’t end there. St Catherine’s school is another example of this success and it is growing. […]
