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Celebrate Irish culture every day in Lexington
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Lexington’s newest water play area
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Lexington’s Housing Market
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Live jazz in downtown Lexington
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Lexington’s Best Chicken Wings
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Lexington’s Neighborhood Enhancement Match Grant program
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Lexington’s African-American Heritage Guide
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The Lexington emoji game
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The Kentucky Theater’s Grand Reopening
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