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Mayor-Elect Gorton Appoints Transition Team
Mayor-Elect Linda Gorton has announced the members of her transition team, which will be working to ensure a smooth changeover from Mayor Jim Gray’s administration. The transition team will be co-chaired by Wil James and Chris Frost. more
Dec 4, 2018
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Partner on Environmental Studies for Future Town Branch Park
The Town Branch Fund has partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a $350,000 environmental study and site survey of the proposed Town Branch Park in downtown Lexington. more
Dec 3, 2018
New Marriott and Residence Inn on schedule to open next fall at City Center
As the Lexington City Center moves closer to completion, the Lexington Marriott City Center and Residence Inn Lexington Center have announced that the hotels are on schedule to open in the fall of 2019. more
Nov 28, 2018
2018 GoodGiving Challenge Kicks Off with New, Weeklong Format
Blue Grass Community Foundation and Smiley Pete Publishing are teaming up once again this year to raise funds for more than 100 Central and Appalachia Kentucky charities during the eighth annual GoodGiving Guide Challenge. more
Nov 27, 2018
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New “Top Chef” Season Validates Kentucky’s Growing Renown as a Dining Destination
The Kentucky season of Top Chef will include segments filmed at Churchill Downs and Keeneland, the Muhammad Ali Center and in front of a Kentucky-blue clad crowd at Rupp Arena, with Coach John Calipari as a guest judge. more
Nov 27, 2018
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Jim Host Shares Stories of His Success
Jim Host, the Lexington entrepreneur who practically invented modern collegiate sports marketing and built three of Kentucky’s most iconic sports venues, is writing a book about how he did it. more
Nov 27, 2018
Lexington’s Oldest Businesses Share Lessons in Longevity
Kathie Stamps spoke with leadership from several of Lexington’s oldest businesses, including Milward Funeral Directors, Barney Miller's, Oram Florist and Stites and Harbison, for insight into their longevity. more
Nov 27, 2018
Sig Luscher Brewery Brings Historic Style to Frankfort’s Burgeoning Brewing Scene
Co-owners Tim Luscher and Nathan Cryder, are reviving the 150-year-old Sig Luscher Brewery in Frankfort, Kentucky.. more
Nov 27, 2018
New Awesome-led alliance leverages a magnanimous mindset to boost local entrepreneurship
Lexington’s new alliance, dubbed the “Lex Give First” project and led by the Awesome Center for Entrepreneurship (ACE), aims to leverage and strengthen existing collaborative initiatives to support local startups. more
Nov 27, 2018
Regional Hospitals Cooperate in National Study Aimed at Faster Heart Attack Treatment
Heart attack victims in Eastern and Central Kentucky are getting life-saving treatment more quickly, thanks to a national quality improvement study with cooperative involvement from several local hospitals. more
Nov 27, 2018
