Kentucky News
Stu Johnson
It is certainly the horse racing season in the Commonwealth. Saturday's 150th running of the Kentucky Derby follows the 100th running of the Bluegrass Stakes last month at Keeneland. Lexington Rotarians got their annual Thoroughbred racing update Thursday.
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Lexington/Richmond News
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Stu JohnsonIt is certainly the horse racing season in the Commonwealth. Saturday's 150th running of the Kentucky Derby follows the 100th running of the Bluegrass Stakes last month at Keeneland. Lexington Rotarians got their annual Thoroughbred racing update Thursday. -
Get HAAPI LexingtonA monthlong celebration of Lexington’s Asian American-Pacific Islander culture kicks off Friday evening. This is a follow-up to an inaugural celebration last year.
Off the Beaten Path with Sam Dick
Sam Dick
Sam Dick travels to Manchester, Kentucky to visit a woman who has made it her mission to help recovering addicts
Sam Dick visited a Franklin County farm featuring artistic sculptures from across the globe
Eastern Standard
The focus of Episode 4 of Democracy Optimist, an Eastern Standard special election year series: 4.6 million Americans have lost their right to vote because of a felony conviction due to a policy known as felon disenfranchisement. The policy has a disproportionate impact on people of color given our criminal legal system.
Kentucky Arts & Culture
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courtesy of the Keeneland Association“The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers” showcases photos, art and video interviews of around 100 Black jockeys, trainers and owners from the early 19th century to modern times. It was previously on display in the Keeneland library throughout 2023. -
Cheri Lawson/WEKUNorthern Kentucky log cabin makes for a unique gallery to showcase the work of local artists
Today's Interview
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Whitney GrayArts Contributor Kate Savage talks with Artist Wylie Caudill. -
Carsen Bryant/EKUOur monthly conversation with EKU President David McFaddin
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At the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs’ quarterly meeting this week, the executive director briefed attendees on several pro-military bills passed by the General Assembly and signed by the governor -
The Lexington and Fayette County Parking Authority is seeking additional revenues to help cover some $12 million in garage maintenance and new camera security. It’s included in the agency’s budget for the upcoming year. -
It begins very much like a military awards ceremony – the National Anthem, followed by an invocation. The scene in the VA’s Sousley campus auditorium is one familiar to most of the volunteers there, because they wore the uniform before returning on their own time, at their own expense, to help their brothers and sisters. -
The Lexington City Council has voted unanimously to reject a bid to build a new city hall. This action is one more chapter in a decades-long discussion about a new home for Urban County Government. -
Eastern Kentucky University was the site of a quiet and peaceful protest late Tuesday afternoon against the Israeli war effort.
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