Lexington receives $14 million federal grant to pay for Town Branch ...
Lexington has received a $14.1 million federal grant that will pay for the Town Branch Trail from South Forbes Street to Midland and Third streets, city and federal officials announced Tuesday. The $14.1 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, grant is a competitive grant for infrastructure projects offered through the U.S. Department of Transportation. The grant will be used to finish a section of the Town Branch Trail from South Forbes Road on Manchester Road..>> view originalBasketball players with Lexington ties named to NABC's Honors Court
Vanderbilt forward Luke Kornet, whose Lexington ties span three generations, was among the players recognized for academic achievement by the National Association of Basketball Coaches on Tuesday.Kornet, who majors in engineering, computer science and math, made the NABC's 2015-16 Honors Court. To make the team, a player must be a junior or senior and have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 or better.Kornet, who was born in Lexington, is the son of former Lexington Catholic (and Vandy) sta..>> view originalHelp police catch a man who stole from a Lexington church
Police are asking for your help to to catch someone who stole from a church. If you have information about either the Crime of the Week or the Suspect of the Week, do not try to take action on your own. Anonymous tips, including photos and videos, can be submitted by texting LEXPD plus the tip to CRIMES (274637). Information can also be sent anonymously through Bluegrass Crime Stoppers at 859-253-2020 or www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com.Crime of the Week This week’s Crime of the Week is a burglar..>> view originalChipping away at Lexington's 'food gap'
Residents of low-income neighborhoods in Lexington are disproving a common assumption on a weekly basis as they line up for fresh vegetables and fruits at corner stores and Fresh Stop Markets.The enthusiastic demand for fresh food in the East End and Castlewood should inform policy decisions as Kentucky tackles devastating health problems linked to obesity and poor nutrition. When low-income people fill their carts with empty calories it’s because they can’t afford more healthful alternatives w..>> view originalPadres keep rebuilding by trading Upton to Blue Jays
Outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. was already in Toronto with the San Diego Padres when they traded him across the diamond to the Blue Jays.Joining his new team was a lot more complicated than walking down the hall.The Blue Jays acquired Upton and cash from the Padres on Tuesday in exchange for minor league right-hander Hansel Rodriguez. They also added reliever Joaquin Benoit from the Mariners for right-hander Drew Storen in a deal announced shortly after a 7-6, 12-inning win over San Diego.Upton co..>> view originalUpscale, casual Grillfish to open in former Atomic Café space
Lexington restaurateur Wayne Masterman, who owns Portofino on Main Street and Serafini in Frankfort, is opening a new seafood and steak restaurant in the former home of Atomic Café, 265 North Limestone. Atomic Café closed in September after 23 years. “It will be an upscale casual restaurant specializing in fish, with almost the same menu and décor as in Miami Beach,” Masterman said. Portofino and Serafini are staying open.He anticipates opening Grillfish in August. The restaurant is a sister to..>> view originalTen takeaways from the summer basketball recruiting season
College basketball coaches were on their way back home from the recruiting trail Sunday, the final day of the final open recruiting period of the summer.The next six weeks will be a “quiet period” for recruits, meaning coaches and their high school targets won’t be able to have any in-person contact outside of college campuses. The Herald-Leader covered several recruiting events around the country this spring and summer. Here’s a rundown of the biggest narratives of the recruiting season, and a..>> view originalJim Gray advocates increased carbon-capture research to boost coal
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jim Gray said Tuesday his plan for boosting Eastern Kentucky’s tattered economy would include increased investment in research to capture carbon emissions from power plants.The goal of the technology is to allow plants to burn coal more cleanly.Coal-fired plants have been major sources of carbon emissions that the Obama administration has pushed to cut in an effort to tackle climate change. That has put coal at a disadvantage against cleaner-burning, relatively..>> view originalLexington police: Man cleaning gun accidentally shoots through ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A man was arrested on Monday after a bullet nearly hit a woman who was sitting in her Lexington apartment. Police say 36-year-old Jeremy McKee accidentally fired the gun. According to an arrest citation, McKee was cleaning the weapon when it went off. The bullet shot through McKee’s floor and the two apartments below him. “In the next room I heard a pop. It was like a firecracker. I looked up and there was the bullet hole in my ceiling. That’s when I called 911 and th..>> view originalAccused robber has habit of hitting Lexington banks and gas ...
A man suspected of robbing two banks and gas station last week was put in prison five years ago for taking money from a gas station and a bank.Lexington police are searching for Kelly Ellsworth Cox, 35, who they suspect of robbing the Marathon gas station on North Broadway the night of July 19, a Forcht Bank branch on West New Circle Road the morning of July 20, and the Fifth-Third Bank on Versailles Road the morning of July 23. Cox went to prison in 2011 for robbing the same Forcht bank and a ..>> view original
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