I spoke with the county today and the following candidates have registered for city council and mayor respectively: Eric Haas Jim Doepker Roger Peterman Tom Lampe Jill Steller Mary Brown is the only candidate that has registered for mayor. Does this mean Jill Kelly has had enough and is moving on or is she just […]
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Ft. Thomas’ Next Broadcast Star
While cruising Facebook a few weeks back and adeptly avoiding invitations for “Yo- Ville” and messages from a classmate from Econ 201 who I haven’t seen in 5 years, a group invitation actually caught my attention: “I Want Will Chambers in the Reds TV booth!” Chambers is a Highlands graduate of 1997 and someone I’ve […]
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Retailers’ Responsibility for a Vibrant Retail Scene
I have been critical in the past on this blog about those that I feel have not fully supported retail development in Fort Thomas. This has included the city, property owners, and zoning. One group that has avoided the criticism has been the business owners themselves. An event recently emphasized the business owners’ role in […]
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Update on Military Homes in Tower Park
The Enquirer tells us today that at Monday’s council meeting there was concern about the city’s ability to secure the houses from the VA – largely based on price. A few thoughts: The concern seems to be based on no new information. Council is concerned that they can not make a deal work based on […]
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Update on Historical Marker in Evergreen Cemetary
As an update to a story I mentioned a couple months ago about an effort to raise funds for a historical marker for the Evergreen Cemetery I received this press release over the weekend: On Saturday, January 23, a group of Campbell Countians will unveil a new Kentucky Historical Highway Marker on US 27/Alexandria Pike […]
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Kentucky State Politics & Fort Thomas Impacts
My last post focused on local races but I would be remiss to not at least mention the races for the state house. Both the local state senator and local legislator are up for re-election this November. The stakes are high in this election as well. By way of a brief summary here are few […]
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Snow Day Links
So I moved my normal administrative day from Wednesday to Thursday today on account of the annual predicted “White Death” as predicted by our local meteorological geniuses. Looking out my window at 10:30 am today on North Ft. Thomas, I’m pretty sure we all would’ve been fine with our normal routine. Anyway, here are a […]
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Retail News of Interest to Fort Thomas
A couple of news items on the retail front: 1. The Chipotle in Highland Heights opens next week. While the store is in Highland Heights it will still be the closest Chipotle to Fort Thomas (unless of course the once rumored store in the Newport Pavilion comes to fruition). To celebrate its arrival, the restaurant […]
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Fort Thomas Political Update
Fresh off some big national headlines related to politics that includes the passage of a giant health care bill and the talk of mid-term elections perhaps it is time to start talking about some local politics and prepare for a plethora of yard signs like the ones above from a previous Virginia state race. There […]
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NYE in Fort Thomas
Hope everyone had a great Christmas. Hopefully yours was spent among friends and family. Just wondering if anyone knew of local businesses throwing New Year’s Eve special shindigs? A quick, Google, Facebook, Twitter search allowed me to find some (listed below). Personally, I can’t think of a better way to celebrate NYE than in Fort […]
