Meet Mittie Root, a child’s superhero with a voice that could put anyone into a trance. Or maybe Mittie is just a disguise for a Fort Thomas resident on Vernon Lane pursuing her dream by doing what she loves – singing. (The story behind the name can be found here) Mittie loves loves music and […]
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West Southgate Getting Speed Bumps, Who’s Gonna Pay?
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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Possible Restaurants Coming to Old Warners Building
I have personally met with a couple of investors interested in the old Warners and Pergola restaurant building on Fort Thomas Avenue. Interest appears to be high but price as always could be a sticking point. Those that I have spoken with are very interested in the location and based on the sales at the […]
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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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Noise Ordinance & Impact on the Midway
The picture on the left (top) was taken at 9:57pm tonight and the picture on the right (bottom) was taken at 10:01 pm tonight just outside the Midway Cafe. This is the impact of the current noise ordinance that renders the recent Midway streetscape useless. I happened to be seated at the table in the foreground and […]
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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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Newport Pavilion Target Construction Underway
There are signs of progress at the Newport Pavilion. The above picture was snapped by friends of the Newport Pavilion Fan Page on Facebook and indicate fairly significant progress in a very short period of time. The large drainage pipe has still not been fixed and according to Kroger there is no opening date yet […]
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Fort Thomas Trash Pickers & Craigslist Gold
Tonight I watched a team of 3 men descend upon my neighbor’s trash pile. Three prospectors panning for gold on the curb. They plucked a table, what must certainly be a broken grill, and any number of other things. Who needs Freecycle when you have the legacy that is the night before Fort Thomas trash […]
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Impact of Vacant Properties on Fort Thomas
The past two years has seen a plethora of headlines discussing the housing crisis and its impacts on local communities across the country. While this hasn’t been a major issue for Fort Thomas it is one that has created some problems in isolated cases across our community. A recent search of the Realty Trac database […]
