Lexington Center board votes to pursue convention center expansion, replacement | Lexington Herald-Leader
Lexington could be getting an updated convention center.The board of the Lexington Center Corp. voted unanimously Thursday to pursue a $250 million expansion and replacement of the building that was completed in 1976. The plan includes an additional 100,000-square-foot exhibit hall, larger ballrooms and additional meeting space at complex on West Main Street.The construction and renovation is projected to cost $190 million. The remaining $60 million is needed to pay off outstanding debt payments..>> view originalBusiness coalition in Kentucky backs gay rights bill
Passing statewide legislation to protect gay and bisexual people from workplace discrimination would be good for Kentucky businesses, gay rights advocates said Thursday.Nearly 200 businesses have signed up for the Kentucky Competitive Workforce Coalition, which was announced Thursday. The group is joining the debate on long-stalled legislation aimed at protecting gay, bisexual and transgender Kentuckians from discrimination in the workplace, housing and public places.Without guaranteeing such pr..>> view originalMellow Mushroom coming to new Plaza at Lexington Green | Lexington Herald-Leader
Mellow Mushroom, a popular national pizza and craft beer chain, will be adding a second location in Lexington.The restaurant is coming to The Plaza at Lexington Green, at 220 Lexington Green Circle, where the movie theater used to be, and will have some patio seating as well, according to NAI Isaac.The new Mellow Mushroom is scheduled to open in early 2016. Next door will be Sola Salon Studios. Vetdata also is leasing space in the building. A spot on the other end of the building is still availa..>> view originalKentucky lawmaker's party switch boosts GOP ranks in House
State Rep. Denver Butler, a longtime Democrat from Louisville, filed Thursday to seek re-election as a Republican — a move designed to help the GOP win control of the Kentucky House next year for the first time in about 90 years.Butler, a retired homicide police sergeant who has been in the state House since 2013, said in an email that he made the party switch “after a great deal of thought, reflection and prayer.”There was no immediate reaction from House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg.Hou..>> view originalMurder inspires Transy professor's modern 'Requiem'
It started with a murder.Certainly, Transylvania University piano professor Gregory Partain would have preferred a less tragic beginning for a decade-long project. But the fact is a good friend, University of Texas at Austin music professor Danielle Martin, was murdered, and he was invited to play at a memorial concert for her.“I said to myself, I don’t want to be just another pianist playing a piece, so I composed a choir work,” Partain says.What he wrote wasIn Paradisum,“which is traditionally..>> view originalUK students install art project
Uk students L-R: Landon Souder, Jevincio Tooson, Kendall Mooney installed their banner project on the trees at the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza, in Lexington, Ky., Thursday, November 19, 2015. Students in seven sections of the UK Core "Pathways to Creativity" course are helping raise awareness through a visual literacy project highlighting the themes of books chosen for the university's Common Reading Experience (CRE) through artwork on flags installed around the Courthouse Plaza. The fla..>> view originalCringe: Lexington Paper's Anti-Bevin Cartoon Draws Criticism | The River City News
This story has been updated to include a statement from Governor-elect Bevin.A cringe-worthy editorial cartoon in the LexingtonHerald-Leaderis drawing criticism for referencing the children of Governor-elect Matt Bevin.Editorial cartoonist Joel Pett created an image of Bevin shivering under a desk with an aide holding a frame with a child's picture in it. "Sir, they're not terrorists," the aide says in the cartoon, "they're your own adopted kids!"Bevin has nine children, four of whom are adopted..>> view originalThree things from Kentucky basketball's media opportunity for Wright...
At his Thursday media opportunity to preview Friday night’s game against Wright State, Kentucky coach1. Anyone expecting a letdown?After all, this is a young Kentucky basketball team. (Isn't it always?) After all, the young Cats are coming off an impressive win over a marquee team -- defending national champions -- on a big national stage. Might John Calipari's club come out a little flat for Friday night's game with 1-2 Wright State?Calipari didn't seem to be worried about it. The Kentucky coac..>> view originalMayor Jim Gray uncommitted as Lexington council prepares to vote on raising minimum wage | Lexington Herald-Leader
Lexington Mayor Jim Gray declined to say Wednesday if he would sign an ordinance raising the minimum wage in Fayette County to $10.10 an hour over the next three years.The Urban County Council is expected to take a final vote on the proposal Thursday night. A previous vote to put the proposal on the council’s budget passed narrowly 8-6.“Congress should have increased the minimum wage several years ago after the economy rebounded,” Gray said. “Since Congress has failed to do their job, the counci..>> view originalKentucky state pensions fall to 19 percent funded
FRANKFORT — The public pension fund that covers about 120,000 state government workers and retirees continued its rapid decline in Fiscal Year 2015, ending with only 19 percent of the assets it’s expected to need to pay for its future liabilities.The total pension and insurance liability of the Kentucky Retirement Systems stood at $35.8 billion on June 30. KRS had $16.1 billion in assets, or just 45 percent of what it will need.The grim news was presented Thursday to the audit committee of the K..>> view original
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