There is a small cemetery located in the front yard of 5459 Jacks Creek Pike. It also has a concrete vault which appears to be quite old. I would like to know who is buried there and the date they were buried.
Indeed, a cemetery lies in the yard of Steve and Marlene [...]
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Why don’t the new downtown parking enforcement officers wear helmets when they’re zipping around downtown on their chariots?
Gary Means, executive director of the Lexington Fayette County Parking Authority explains: the three-wheeled vehicle that the enforcement officers use are not prone to tipping over like a bicycle or motorcycle, so consequently are more stable. After [...]
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Lately, I have been seeing some familiar words used in somewhat new ways. My old dictionaries are not very helpful. Can you clue me into the current usages? The words are: organic, artisan and self-sustaining.
Check with Sharon Thompson’s blog today to see what she has to say about the safety of Kentucky produced food.
Organic is [...]
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Why is I-75, as you come into Fayette County, named for the Tuskegee Airmen?
LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER
Copyright © 2007, Herald-Leader
Saturday, August 11, 2007
SOURCE: By Jim Warren Jwarren@herald-Leader.Com
THE ROAD TO GLORY
I-75 STRETCH HONORS TUSKEGEE AIRMEN<
Frank Douglas Walker didn’t get much credit around his hometown of Richmond when he returned from World War [...]
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What is the story behind the mural on the side of the building on E. Short St. between DeWeese and Esplanade?
Thanks
The Herald-Leader wrote about the newly created mural on Saturday, June 18, 2005. The artist is Britt Spencer, who won a contest sponsored by Thomas & King and the Lexington Arts and [...]
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Recently, the Herald-Leader quoted a professor from Lexington Theological Seminary who was identified as a “Professor of First (Old) Testament.” Is the New Testament now the “Second Testament”? Is this some kind of PC thing? What are the reasons for the change? Who’s doing it?
According to a 1994 article from the Associated Press, the [...]
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When did the word thoroughbred become a proper noun,
i.e. Thoroughbred? What is the rationale and history behind the
change? Did someone or some industry push for it? I see it used
one way (uncapitalized) in some newspapers, but capitalized in others
(especially the Herald-Leader). What’s the scoop?
From Brian Throckmorton, Herald-Leader copy desk chief: Horse people have occasionally [...]
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With today’s emphasis on reorganizing and simplifying our homes, we’d like to begin that process, but are wondering how to dispose of certain types of items. We would like to recycle or donate most of the unneeded items instead of discarding them.
Are there organizations or businesses which would take “classic” items [...]
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When will the name be changed (for the former Picadome golf course) on the sign on South Broadway at Parkway Drive?
According to Mike Fields, director of golf for the Lexington Parks and Recreation department, the signage has changed. An image of Brewer and signs are on the pillars next to the main sign, at [...]
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