When my daughter, Catherine, was two, I was a pretty smug parent. I’d heard so much about the “terrible twos,” and my kid was honestly pretty great at that age. Easygoing, funny, loving – I figured I was the best parent on the planet, and I had it all figured out. No one told me […]
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Fort Wright police officer helps abandoned dog
Emily Horseman has only been with the Fort Wright Police Department for a little over a year, and she has received accolades from her community. Officer Horseman came across a neglected, emaciated dog at a Fort Wright home in late October. She immediately took the dog, Ripley, to an emergency vet and paid for her […]
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FTM Radio Podcast: The Slow Death of the Cincinnati Enquirer
Download this episode (right click and save) Read Ben Liebing’s article here. SPONSOR: OMEGA Processing Solutions We talk with former Enquirer reporter, Ben Liebing, about his article published on Medium entitled, “The Slow Death of the Cincinnati Enquirer.” Ben had some “hot takes” about his time there and pulled back the curtain in meetings and […]
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2013 Fort Thomas Matters Year in Review
Happy New Year! It’s been a crazy 12 months for Fort Thomas Matters. We’ve gone from about 35,000 clicks per month to 75,000 every month. We’ve gone from a handful of advertisers to an association of over 50 businesses. We’ve transitioned our articles from purely an online endeavor to the pages of the Fort Thomas […]
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The Future of Fort Thomas Media; Enquirer Lays Off Several Employees
It’s been a busy month in Fort Thomas. Lots of events, news (uplifting and tragic), changes and things to look forward to. And we’re happy to share these events with FTM veteran readers and new visitors alike. We are now topping well over 50,000 page views on a monthly basis and with the changes to the […]
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Mark vs. Food Recap
Well, I’m never eating again. Had an awesome turnout for our first Mark vs. Food feature. Many, many thanks to Jared Lorenzen, Patrick Towles and Will Chambers. Also, Raniero’s Pizzeria for opening up on a day they are normally closed, and welcoming us so warmly. Also, to BW3’s who also gave 10% of their sales […]
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“Mainstream” Local Media Trying to Evolve?
A few truths about my beliefs of a new media have become quite evidently over the last month or so. Number 1: Cincinnati.com has become more keen to that fact that we (and other blogs/websites) are their competitors. A few weeks back, as soon as Fort Thomas Matters published a post, it was linked on […]