A dog running happily through Wellington Dog Park. | Photo by Amy Wallot, provided by Lexington Parks & Recreation
The City of Lexington Parks & Recreation is back with its final monthly Yappy Hours and this time with a spooky twist.
Dress your furry friend in their best costume and head to Jacobson Park this Wednesday, Oct. 29 for a Howl-o-ween party.
There will be a “pay-what-you-like” costume contest with a $5 suggestion, where your pup can earn a prize for categories like “Greatest DIY” and “Best Overall.”
Pro tip: Humans can get in on the fun too, as there’s often food trucks, live music, and vendors to explore.
📚 You’ll want to bookmark this upcoming book festival
Presented by Kentucky Book Festival
Photo courtesy of Kentucky Book Festival
The Kentucky Book Festival returns for its 44th year on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Joseph-Beth Booksellers.
Celebrate the joy of reading with three stages of author talks, workshops, and panel discussions — including a special appearance by bestselling author Gretchen Rubin, sharing her “Secrets of Adulthood: Simple Truths for Our Complex Lives.”
Also featured at this year’s festival: creative, family-friendly activities and a free book for kids 14 and under.
Last week, Lexington’s Committee of the Whole approved spending $2.27 million from the city’s fund balance on street safety upgrades, wayfinding sign removal, and a Neighborhood Voices initiative. About $4 million remains available for future projects or city priorities. (The CivicLex Weekly)
Mansion Monday
The mystery surrounding the jewelry heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris continues to pique interest across the globe. Who did it? What will they do with the priceless objects? Maybe they’ll sell them to buy this gated farmhouse stunner that just hit the market. (NBC)
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27.7. That’s the average age of newlyweds in Kentucky, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. If you’re planning to tie the knot in Lexington, here’s our gift to you: a list of the prettiest places to say “I do” around town. (Newsweek)
Eat
It was a slow month for restaurant openings, but Lexington has a few coming soon to look forward to. Did we miss any October openings? Let us know.
Tech
Netflix, DoorDash, Snapchat, Spotify, and Fortnite were among the services impacted by last week’s major Amazon Web Services outage, and not for the first time. The next time doom-scrolling isn’t available, we recommend spending some time in Lexington’s beautiful outdoors. (Reuters)
Travel
Did you know LEXtoday has dozens of sister newsletters across the US? Each one delivers local news, restaurant picks, and hidden gems just like we do. Next time you’re headed out of town, find your destination’s newsletter and explore our recs to plan your trip.
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Lexington’s best happy hour deals await
Fun + fresh cocktails from Harvey’s. | Photo by Harvey’s
It’s about time we talked about Lex happy hours, folks. No matter if you’re grabbing a quick beer after work, on the hunt for some discounted bites, or just want to have a chill hangout while going easy on the wallet, we’ve got this round.
Here are 30+ places around town offering the best deals right now. (Hours listed are HH only.)
Biggest bargains
Frank & Dino’s | Every day until 6:30 p.m. | Available at the bar only, you’ll get 50% off all alcoholic beverages + special pricing on bar snacks like fried calamari, eggplant involtini, and sausage and peppers with meatballs for $15.
Sedona Taphouse | Monday-Friday, 2-6:30 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Enjoy a variety of deals on food + drinks, like $8 appetizers and craft cocktails. Or visit Tuesday for all day deals on $2 glasses of bubbly or rosé and $5 Old Fashioneds.
Old North Bar | Monday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. | Get drink deals galore including $4.25 draft beer + well drinks and $5.50 glasses of wine.
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The fun doesn’t have to end here. After reading the newsletter, head over to our games page. Games refresh with new challenges every day at 6 a.m. from crossword puzzle to Sudoku to themed word search.
I took my furry friend, Jojo, to Camp Bow Wow for a free consultation last week. After 30 minutes of observed playtime and a chat with staff, she stayed the rest of the day for free.
The full-service facility offers daycare, boarding, training, and grooming.
Fun fact: Camp Bow Wow is a preferred partner of the Lexington Humane Society.
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