Lexington's foodiest street party, Jefferson Street Soiree, is back
The Jefferson Street Soiree, a celebration of one of Lexington’s booming dining districts timed to coordinate with the Keeneland September yearling sale, is 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday. Participating restaurants will include Wagon Bones Grill, Stella’s Kentucky Deli, Smithtown Seafood, Blue Heron Steakhouse, Enoteca, Grey Goose, Wine+Market, Nick Ryan’s and the Green Lantern bar. Blue Stallion Brewery and West Sixth Brewing also will be there. The event is cash only. Jefferson Street from Short to..>> view original'Ultimate warrior' in the 2018 recruiting class checks all of Calipari's ...
According to his high school coach’s description, Simi Shittu possesses just about every trait that John Calipari is looking for in a UK recruit these days. Vermont Academy’s Alex Popp says his star player — a native of Burlington, Ontario — “can guard all five positions on the floor.” Calipari likes that. Popp says that Shittu was in the gym at 5 a.m. Wednesday putting up shots, a representative display of his work ethic outside of regular team activities. Calipari likes that, too. As anyone ..>> view originalBigger problems than a wall
How can anyone with half a brain or even a smattering of human compassion look at what is happening in Texas, and the flooding, wildfires, deteriorating water and sewer systems and the like in other places this year, and conclude that the most important infrastructure need in this country is a wall, costing billions of dollars, across the U.S.-Mexico border. It boggles the mind. David L. Arnold Versailles>> view originalNew training tower to help Lexington firefighters practice life-saving ...
Lexington fire and city officials gathered Wednesday to open a five-story training tower that will help firefighters prepare for emergencies in high-rise and commercial buildings. “This new tower will ensure that Lexington firefighters continue to be among the best-trained firefighters in our state and in our nation,” Mayor Jim Gray said. “Public safety is our top priority, and that means making sure our firefighters have the training they need to handle the unique challenges in Lexington.” Gra..>> view originalLeader who guided 21c Hotel, courthouse reinvention projects ...
The director of Lexington’s Downtown Development Authority has withdrawn his application to head a new organization that will oversee development and event planning in downtown Lexington. Jeff Fugate, who has been president of the Downtown Development Authority since January 2012, withdrew his name from consideration Tuesday to be the executive director of the Downtown Lexington Partnership, a new umbrella group that will combine the Downtown Development Authority and the Downtown Lexington Cor..>> view originalLexington Native Evacuates College In Florida
LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) A college sophomore and Lexington native is back in Kentucky after evacuating from his college in Florida in preparation for the rains and winds Hurricane Irma could bring.Jarod Frank attends Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, Florida. "I brought a backpack full of stuff and a blanket and I came home," he told LEX 18. His mother is a former reporter who had been paying close attention to the news and social media.Tuesday night they got a message saying that the ..>> view originalMcDonald's goes after Starbucks with caramel macchiato, holiday ...
McDonald’s is going after Starbucks, launching a new look and adding three upscale options, including caramel macchiato, cappuccino and Americano espresso. And for a limited time, any small McCafĂ© specialty beverage, including the new offerings, will be $2. The new drinks go along with a new logo and packaging that will change with the seasons. Sound familiar? Every year, customers hail or pan the holiday cup that competitor Starbucks brings out, reading political motivations into the designs ..>> view originalLexington's Most Wanted: September 5, 2017
Lexington’s Most Wanted is a service of the Office of the Fayette County Sheriff and the Lexington Herald-Leader. (Like the sheriff’s office on Facebook.) Each week, a new photo lineup features mug shots of fugitives and information about them and warrants issued for their arrests. SEE MUG SHOTS BELOW. This week’s featured fugitive is Tyler Flanery, who is wanted on charges of second degree forgery and second degree unlawful transaction with a minor. All of the fugitives are wanted on active Fa..>> view originalGame times, TV set for Big 12/SEC Challenge
ESPN announced tip-off times and network designations for this season’s Big 12/SEC Challenge on Wednesday. The 10-game basketball showcase on Jan. 27 includes Kentucky’s first trip to West Virginia since 1970. The Cats-Mountaineers game is one of two Big 12/SEC Challenge games for which times are not yet locked. The Kentucky at West Virginia and Texas A&M at Kansas games are both listed as starting at either 4:30 or 7 p.m. on ESPN. ESPN’s “College GameDay” — the Saturday roadshow that discusse..>> view originalLexington man, woman die in train crash
Two Fayette County residents were killed when their vehicle was struck by a train Wednesday night in Clark County, according to media reports. The crash happened just before 10 p.m. at the railroad crossing on Two Mile Road and McCullough Lane near Winchester, where a car with a 41-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman got stuck on the tracks, according to WKYT. The man is thought to have gotten out of the car to help save the woman when the train hit the vehicle, the coroner told WKYT. The iden..>> view original
Friday, October 20, 2017
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