Just a quick post for those looking forward to the event. Talked to Ken Bowman today of the Renaissance Board to get the scoop on whether of not they were going to try to reschedule. The rain washed away the Renaissance Board’s attempt to get local vendors out and about and in front of potential […]
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Primary Election Overview – Fort Thomas Interests
Two weeks from Tuesday is election day and while it may only be a primary race there are many interests for Fort Thomas residents. Typically in Kentucky the primary elections have only a fraction of the voter turnout that a general election gets so the race may not be as exciting as the general election […]
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Programming that Turns Public Spaces into Community Assets
Great article today in the Enquirer about the redevelopment of Washington Park in Over the Rhine. A single quote and commentary stood out to me that has applicability to Tower Park and the redesign of the amphitheater. The article quotes Fred Kent, president of the Project for Public Spaces – a non-profit which has consulted […]
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Highlands High School Production of Urinetown gets 14 Cappie Nominations
I recently wrote about Highlands Drama department taking the next step which included aggresively pursuing competitive drama competitions. Today they took the next step in that evolution as the cast of Urinetown received nominations for 14 Cappie awards. For more information about the Cappie program as well as the Cappie reviews visit their website here.
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A Bit of Housekeeping
– In an effort to increase the amount of trees in Fort Thomas, the Fort Thomas Tree Commission offers residents a cost-sharing program for tree planting just outside the public right-of-way in private front-yard areas. Click here for an application. Gotta say, some may see this as a frivolous waste of taxpayer money – but […]
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Fort Thomas Earth Fair Well Attended
In what has to be the most well attended event ever held at the clock tower in the updated Town Center, the Earth Fair was a big hit. The festival atmosphere included face paintings, information booths, and music. Earth Day festivities included free tree saplings, recycling drop boxes, and Rumpke was on hand to sell […]
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Fort Thomas in the News – April 20th
Two news items of note: 1. Fort Thomas Police need your help catching someone breaking into cars in the morning in public places. Five incidences have occurred at the YMCA, Tower Park, and Churchill Apartments. You can follow the link to Nixle for more details including a picture of a suspect and the suspects’ car. […]
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Highlands Spring Break
In the wake of the tragedies surrounding the deaths of two local teens during their Spring Breaks, I started to recount some of the spring breaks I took during my time at Highlands. My parents dreaded taking us to Panama City, but we went for what seemed like 5 consecutive years because my sister and […]
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Vernon Pool Update
As summer approaches and the Memorial Day Weekend is a few short weeks away thoughts turn to swimming pools – one of the few refuges from 90 degree heat. I wrote some months ago about the challenges of the Vernon Pool and how new state regulations on pools were forcing the Vernon Pool to make […]
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Fort Thomas Creates
I get on kicks where I’ll read a book a week, and no, I have not read any Nicholas Sparks so you can stop with the jokes there. Who Moved My Cheese was one I was wanting to get around to for awhile so I could actually be involved in a conservation about the book, […]
