Culture

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Food
Turning up the heat: Lexington chef Sam Fore competes on Food Network
The James Beard finalist is bringing her Sri Lankan-inspired cooking to national television while celebrating 10 years of Tuk Tuk Snack Shop with limited Saturday pop-ups in Lexington.
April 20, 2026 01:04 PM
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Gwenda Bond
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Culture
Last-minute local ideas for Valentine’s Day
From flowers to happy hours to meteor showers, we’ve got ideas to make your Valentine’s Day special.
January 26, 2023
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
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City
The TRF Second Chances Farm at Blackburn Correctional Facility
You might want to grab some tissues for this one.
January 23, 2023
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Molly Thompson
Jack “Goose” Givens, Rick Robey, and Kyle Macy around three bottles of 78 Legends bourbon and a basketball.
Food
Frazier Museum releasing $1,978 1978 NCAA bourbon
And there’s only 1,978 bottles of it.
January 19, 2023
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Sarah Leonhardt
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Culture
Upcoming concerts and shows in Lexington
From country to indie rock, there’s no shortage of live music coming to town this year.
January 19, 2023
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Dayten Rose
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Food
District 7 Social Hall is now open
January 17, 2023
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Emily Shea-Owen
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History
Dunbar Community Center receives state recognition
Bearcat Nation stand up.
January 11, 2023
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Molly Thompson
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Culture
Lexington ranks No. 146 safest US city
The city was accessed using 42 key indicators of safety.
January 10, 2023
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Emily Shea-Owen
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Travel and Outdoors
The 2023 celestial calendar for Lexington, KY
Don’t miss any of this year’s meteor showers, supermoons, or solar eclipses.
January 10, 2023
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Emily Shea-Owen
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Five houses in different colors including red, orange, yellow, green and blue
Real Estate
Hot Homes: Lexington’s own Rainbow Row
Move over red brick ranch. Lexington’s colorful streets are filled with beautiful homes, including the full rainbow of colors.
June 18, 2024
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Molly Thompson
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City
Largest budgets ever approved for the city of Lexington + University of Kentucky
June 14, 2024
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Molly Thompson
A yellowing photograph that shows the interior of a mall. In the center is a square-shaped water feature with water shooting out the top. Two people stand by the fountain talking. To the left, three people are walking or standing near a store labeled "Graves Cox."
Culture
Dead malls: You could shop... until they dropped
Once booming, now barren. Let’s take a peek at malls of Lexington’s past — plus hope for the future.
June 13, 2024
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Brianna Williams
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City
Zone changes potentially coming to Lexington
June 12, 2024
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Molly Thompson
Henry Faulkner with one of his goats.
City
The life and legacy of LGBTQ+ icon Henry Faulkner
We sat down with photographer and gallery owner John Hockensmith to talk about the life of Lexingtonian artist Henry Faulkner.
June 11, 2024
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Aayat Ali
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Education
KCTCS introduces new pathways to transfer
In recent months, our local higher education institutions have teamed up to make school transfers easier.
June 11, 2024
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Aayat Ali
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Lexington’s proposed budget for 2024-2025
Mayor Gorton has unveiled the proposal of Lexington’s 2024-2025 fiscal year budget.
June 10, 2024
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Aayat Ali
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Food
Answered: Where would you film a Lexington episode of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”?
Here’s where our readers think Guy Fieri should stop the next time he’s filming an episode in Lexington.
June 7, 2024
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Molly Wilson
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Culture
Father’s Day experiences around Lexington
Plan out the perfect Father’s Day for the father figure in your life, no matter how they prefer to celebrate.
June 7, 2024
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Aayat Ali
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Culture
Hunt for mushrooms around Lexington during this worldwide art event
Several artists are participating in the international Game of Shrooms on Saturday, June 8.
June 6, 2024
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Robin Schwartzkopf