Concerned about potential changes in the city’s zoning ordinance, about 70 people packed the August meeting of Fort Thomas City Council last week. Several people had already contacted city officials to ask for clarification, asking for more opportunity for citizen involvement. The confusion seemed to be centered around an earlier planning and zoning discussion that […]
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Cold Spring to celebrate grand opening of new community center with return of Cruise-in
The city of Cold Spring will celebrate the grand opening of the Cold Spring Community Center on Saturday, Aug. 13. The event will kick off at 4 p.m. with the return of the popular Cold Spring Cruise-In, featuring classic rides from all over the area. U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie will join city officials for a […]
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Village Players announce $3 million capital campaign for Cultural Arts Center
Fort Thomas Village Players kicked off a $3 million campaign this week to fund renovations for their historic building at 8 North Fort Thomas Ave. The funds will not only upgrade, reconfigure and add to existing performance space but also will support a larger goal — to create the Fort Thomas Cultural Arts Center. After […]
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Two family fun events make Fort Thomas the place to be this Sunday
Sunday, Aug. 7 will be a busy day in Fort Thomas, starting with the city’s popular Flea in the Fort event and topping off in the evening with a Kentucky Symphony Orchestra performance. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the city is hosting Flea in the Fort in the Mess Hall at Tower Park. At […]
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Campbell County school board gets final bill for open meetings violation
Campbell County Circuit Court Judge Julie Ward has ordered the Campbell County Board of Education to pay $16,456.70 that includes attorneys’ fees and costs to Northern Kentucky resident Kenneth Moellman, Sr. In June, Ward ruled that the school board had violated the state’s Open Meetings Law by denying Moellman entry to four school board meetings […]
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Overpass bridge named to honor Clyde and Mary Middleton
On Monday, July 25, people from all over Northern Kentucky and beyond poured into the room at the Fort Mitchell City Building to honor and celebrate the lives of Clyde and Mary Middleton. The couple’s names will appear on the overpass bridge on Dixie Highway over I-75 in Fort Mitchell. The Middletons are well-known as […]
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Fort Thomas congratulates Independence Day parade winners
Linda Slone and Jim Trauth are longtime co-organizers of the Fort Thomas Independence Day parade. Last year’s parade was big, Slone said, and she expected even more participants this year. She was not disappointed. “It really was a great day to host a parade,” Stone said. “We had more than 90 participants and each one had […]
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Taylor Mill resident makes plea to keep rooster Charlie with his angels
Taylor Mill resident Darrell Back started raising chickens last year. He purchased a rooster, Charlie, to watch over his three hens. At the time, he found no laws prohibiting his keeping of the hens or the rooster. He said he went about the year without incident. But in July 2022, he received unwelcome news from […]
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Fort Thomas fifth grader finds ‘no limits’ on her dreams with first acting experience
Opportunity knocked last year for Johnson Elementary student Anna Grace Philippe, when she just happened to be at a camp called Camp No Limits. It was a fitting spot to begin a journey that would take her out to Los Angeles and back and give her a taste of the acting life. She auditioned and […]
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Friendship, opportunity draw former NFL wide receiver and his star player son to Northern Kentucky
The recruiting website 247sports already lists Florida’s Antonio Robinson, Jr. as the No. 1 high school recruit in Kentucky, even though he just arrived in the state a few short weeks ago. All eyes are on the son of former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Antonio Robinson, Sr., and there is a lot of speculation […]
