Just a reminder, all proceeds we raise will be going directly to The Brighton Center. We are still looking for a corporate sponsor for all 10 events this year (email me at marklcollier@yahoo.com for details). You will receive a year-long ad on this website, get to help an organization that helped over 75,000 local families […]
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Mark vs. Food
Writing for this website has been a blast. I’ve gotten to meet a lot of cool people, heard a lot of different opinions and rumors, and learned a lot about our city. As our readership has grown and our reach seems to be getting bigger, I often wonder what direction Fort Thomas Matters will go. […]
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Fort Thomas News – Holiday Edition
1. Fox 19 had a very cool story about a former St Catherine’s teacher that had helped with plays in past years but has become too ill this year. As a result students and faculty took Christmas to him and sang Christmas carols in his front lawn. Very cool story to start your Christmas. 2. […]
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Fort Thomas News – Weekend Notes (UK Final Four Edition)
I know this is a Fort Thomas post but since Mark and I are UK grads and giant fans I thought I would start with a shout out to the UK basketball team for a great season. The conclusion of the season is an especially fresh open wound for me since I am in a […]
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NKY River Monsters Update
The River Monsters have their first home game of the year this Friday at the Bank of Kentucky Center at 7:30. Tickets range from $7 to $25. Here’s a quick summary of the first three games, all of which have been on the road: Win @ Canton Cougars, 63-41 Lorenzen: 24 of 38 257 yards, […]
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Introducing Your NKY River Monsters QB
Jared Lorenzen. This is not a dream. Jared Lorenzen will be slanging the pigskin at The Bank of Kentucky Center for this region’s newest professional football team, the Northern Kentucky River Monsters. The River Monsters just sold a ton of tickets and instantaneously made them a legitimate threat to not lose a game by adding […]
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Fort Thomas News – Week of January 10th
The new year started off right with more news than all of December from the previous year. Let’s jump right into the run-down: 1. First a quick clarification on Mark’s comments regarding the Enquirer furlough. We received a message from Amanda Joering, the Recorder’s beat writer for Fort Thomas. To clarify, she was not on […]
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Highlands Football is Back
The picture above can mean only one thing – the official end of summer and the ushering in of marching bands, backyard bon fires, a crisp chill in the air, and most importantly a Fort Thomas Friday night tradition. After a 45 to 14 drubbing of Dupont Manual tonight I thought a Highlands football post was in […]
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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 […]