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on the cover p6,7 THE MIRACLE MUTT Injured puppy gains social media spotlight finds a new home and purpose
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Martin Luther King Unity Breakfast; Lexington Legend’s Stach Tank; Cash Unchained at Willie’s; Canine vest donation; and State of the City
a&e p10 EAT FEBRUARY: Lexington Restaurant News p11 A FAVORITE FOR VALENTINE’S DAY Lobster is a traditional favorite for the holiday of love.
p12 MUSIC MENU It may be cold outside but Lexington’s music scene is getting hot.
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FEATURE
Weisenberger Mill , University of Kentucky and private company team up to improve hydroelectric system
Power from a partnership
At first blush, most would not think that the Weisenberger Mill and the University of Kentucky have much in common. Perhaps, that is what makes this unique partnership so, well, powerful. These two Kentucky icons have been serving the people of the Commonwealth since 1865 but it was a recent collaboration that has brought these two institutions even closer together. Weisenberger Mill is a small, family-owned business in Midway. Located on the South Elkhorn Creek, Weisenberger Mill manufactures flour and cornmeal to create a suite of about 60 different products. Six generations of Weisenbergers have operated the mill at its current location. The reason August Weisenberger, a German immigrant, chose that location to start his milling operation was because of the Elkhorn. The creek has powered the mill’s twin turbine since the 1800s. In the 1980s, Weisenberger Mill hired David Brown Kinloch, president of Shaker Landing Hydro Associates, to work on the turbines. It was Kinloch’s first hydroelectric installation in Kentucky, and his experience working with the Weisenbergers left a favorable impression. Hydro technology continued to evolve over the years, and when Kinloch had a vision for a next-generation of power generation, he immediately thought of his first install. Wind turbines use variable speed generators to maximize efficiency. Though the technology works remarkably well for wind energy, no one has adapted variable speed generation at a hydroelectric plant. That was until Kinloch, Weisenberger Mill and the UK
Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) decided to partner on this pioneering initiative. “We received a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to install a variable speed generator at Weisenbeger Mill,” Kinloch said. “This is a technology that was developed by the wind industry and most wind turbines use this same technology. But it’s never been tried by the hydro industry, and DOE was very interested in us trying it here, on a small demonstration scale.” CAER assisted in writing the DOE grant for the project and CAER’s Jim Neathery analyzed data on the project to verify if the new generator was beneficial. Kinloch noted that he hoped that the new generator would increase efficiency by 10 to 15 percent. Suffice to say, he and Neathery were blown away by the results. “The experiment actually worked much better than we were expecting,” Kinloch said. “We were expecting to get 10 to 15 percent more power out of this new generation, and we’re actually getting 96 percent more power out of it. “One of the reasons that we found out was that the old generator was operating at the wrong speed. It was running too fast. By slowing the generator down, we’re able to get the turbine into a much more optimal efficiency range. And by doing that we’re able to get the power output up significantly. Close to doubling the power output.” The results have been so positive, Kinloch said that his company is in the process of installing the new technology on four new larger hydroelectric plants they are building at existing dams on the Kentucky River. He said the project would not have been possible without the assistance from CAER.
Weisenberger Mill is a small, family-owned business in Midway, Kentucky. Located on the South Elkhorn Creek, the mill manufactures flour and cornmeal to create a suite of about 60 different products. “The Department of Energy didn’t have any question about what the results were because we had UK CAER crunching the numbers,” Kinloch said. “Their
Sweet Blessings hosts annual bake-a-thon
Charity needs help providing free specialty birthday cakes for sick, poor children
Children’s birthdays are special, and one central Kentucky nonprofit wants to provide a special birthday cake for children whose families can’t afford one. Sweet Blessings is a nonprofit organization creating specialty birthday cakes for children ages 4 to 17 who are facing a life-threatening illness or poverty. In 2016 Sweet Blessings served 2,215 children in central Kentucky. Each birthday cake is handcrafted in a special shape or design made especially for that child. To celebrate Sweet Blessings’ own birthday in February, a one-day volunteer “bake-a-thon” event is scheduled for Feb. 28. The bake-a-thon is a unique volunteering opportunity. “We know there are so many people who would love to volunteer, but they hesitate doing so because they don’t know how to decorate. If they can use a cookie cutter, we can teach them how to make an amazing birthday cake,” said Ashley Gann, founder and executive director of Sweet Blessings. “We love seeing someone volunteer one time, or however often they want.”
Anyone who wants to volunteer, and have fun while doing so, is invited to Sweet Blessings’ all-day bakea-thon on Tuesday, Feb. 28. To celebrate the sixth anniversary of Sweet Blessings (the first cake was delivered on Feb. 26, 2011), volunteers will bake, make and decorate a goal of 200 birthday cakes in one day for children in need. The bake-a-thon takes place at Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church (180 E. Maxwell St. in downtown Lexington) beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 and continuing through the night until the last cake is finished, which could take up to 24 hours. The birthday cakes will be delivered the morning of Wednesday, March 1. All cakes are made by volunteers. No experience is necessary. Anyone interested in participating in the bake-a-thon can sign up for a time slot through a link in the “Volunteer for the 6th annual bake-a-thon” section of the home page, www.sweetblessingscakes.org, or contact Ashley Gann at ashley@sweetblessingscakes. org. Individuals and businesses are also invited to sponsor a Sweet Blessings cake any time of the year with a $50 donation at sweetblessingscakes.org/donations.
trustworthiness is iron clad, and that credibility is what the Center for Applied Energy Research really gave this project.”
Lexington getting ready to celebrate Irish
The St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival committee is now accepting entries for Lexington’s 38th annual parade and vendors for the Irish festival. This year’s event will be held Saturday, March 11 in downtown Lexington. The annual event is produced by Lexington Parks and Recreation and is sponsored by the Bluegrass Irish Society. The St. Patrick’s parade is the longest-running citywide civic event in Lexington. Applications for parade participants and vendors can be found online at the newly redesigned website, www. lexingtonstpatsparade.org/. Applications for vendors for the Irish festival are due Feb. 10. Parade entry forms are due by March 1.
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FEATURE
Injured and abandoned in 30-degree weather, puppy finds social media spotlight, a new home, and a new purpose
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MUTT BY JOHN WHITLOCK
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he puppy with no name was crying and in a lot of pain when the staff of the Estill County Humane Society pulled her our of the metal drop-off box in early January. The beagle pup, who doctors estimate was about six weeks old when someone anonymously put her in the after-hours drop-off box, was going to die without help. Brighton Animal Clinic Practice Manager Jean Gibowski, the woman behind Camp Jean which helps injured animals get medical treatment and fosters dogs, said every rib in the puppy’s body was broken at least once. “It looks like someone kicked her or maybe stomped down on her,” Gibowski said. She was originally dropped off at night so there is no record of who may have left her in the box. What exactly happened to the puppy prior to being dropped off is a mystery. “She was originally dropped off, the transporter got there to pick up some other dogs, they could tell she was in a lot of pain, they contacted me,” Gibowski said.
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The first thing the staff at Brighton did was try to control the puppy’s pain. “We gave her some pain meds and immediately had her X-rayed,” Gibowski said. “That was when we discovered all the broken ribs.” The staff at Brighten Animal Clinic moved quickly in hopes of saving the puppy’s life. “They put intravenous fluids into her because of the shock and put her on oxygen because her lungs were compromised,” Gibowski said. Although she was receiving top-notch care at the Brighton Animal Clinic, the puppy wasn’t out of the woods. “She was really out of it that first day,” Gibowski said.”We were a little leery about if she would recover.” The injuries to her ribs made it difficult for the puppy to get enough oxygen. “We kept her on oxygen therapy for about 24 hours,” Gibowski said. “But after that, they kept her on just regular room air and she was barking at everyone who went by and wanted to get our and play.” The staff of the clinic couldn’t believe how fast the puppy started to rebound.
This puppy was found in an Estill County Humane Society drop-off box. The female beagle was injured and taken to Camp Jean for treatment. Named ‘Miracle’ by the staff of Brighton Animal Clinic, the puppy quickly recovered and will become a service dog for a deaf woman.
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Brighton Animal Clinic Practice Manager Jean Gibowski (left and right photos), the woman behind Camp Jean which helps injured animals get medical treatment and fosters dogs, said the puppy brought to her from Estill County has made a miraculous recovery and will be placed in a new home in February. “Even the specialists couldn’t believe how quickly she started to recover,” Gibowski said. It was in that first few hours that this little, nameless beagle puppy would take on her new name via social media, “Miracle.”
made. “Since it’s not been that long since her injuries, her ribs are still broken but there are signs of healing, Gibowski said. “In two weeks, we will take more X-rays and then make a determination from there.”
MIRACLE REBOUNDS After two weeks of treatment, it’s hard to tell to the untrained eye that Miracle was injured at all. Her ribs are still mending so anyone picking her up must be extremely cautious while handling her. “You can’t tell she has broken ribs,” Gibowski said. As she began to recover, Miracle’s personality began to shine through. “She is such a happy puppy,” “You can’t tell she has broken ribs,” Gibowski said. “She loves everyone she meets.” Despite the injuries, Gibowski said it’s unlikely Miracle will have any lasting effects and she is absolutely unafraid of people. Gibowski said Miracle is young enough that the injury won’t make her skittish when interacting with people. “She is young and apparently it was a short enough length of time that it shouldn’t affect her,” Gibowski said. For her part, Miracle acts like a typical puppy. “We have to keep reminding her that her ribs are broken and she shouldn’t be this active, Gibowski said. But along with medical care, Miracle is receiving training on how to be a good pet. “We are working on a lot of the early socialization skills,” Gibowski said. “She’s learned to sit. We are working on ‘down.’ We doing the leash training.” Although her ribs will take time to heal, Gibowski said progress is being
THE MIRACLE EFFECT With the extensive treatment she needed to survive, Miracle’s medical bills quickly piled up. Gibowski turned to the followers on her Camp Jean Facebook page for help to defer some of the costs. With Miracle’s devastating injuries and her moving story, donations poured into a “Go Fund Me” account set up on Miracle’s behalf. “So many people were moved by her story, it was amazing,” Gibowski said. “Usually when we ask for donations, it’s maybe $500, maybe $2,000 for an animal. For her, it’s been incredible. So many people have given. It’s been probably five times what is normally raised.” The public has been kind to Miracle and it’s had an effect on other animals in need. “Because of the support she has received from people, we have been able to help other dogs,” Gibowski said. “We just rescued an English sheepdog and because of the extra money Miracle has generated, we were able to help other animals.” MIRACLE’S FUTURE As Miracle’s story spread through social media with visits to other doctors and invitations to visit being documented on Facebook, offers to adopt the young beagle came pouring in.
Gibowski said she knew finding the perfect home for Miracle would be difficult and with dozens upon dozens of offers to adopt her, it would hard to pick one without alienating some of the puppy’s friends and followers. “I had no idea when I posted her photo the first time what would happen,” Gibowski said. “Having a rather famous puppy has been a blessing, but it has also been very difficult to keep up with her and her fans and accomplish anything else.” But as she began to sift through the requests, Gibowski said she realized that Miracle was a special animal and could have a greater destiny than a simple house pet or hunting dog. “She has opened the eyes of so many to rescue and she has been a huge blessing for our small rescue,” Gibowski wrote on Miracle’s Facebook page. “I started to read applications and I was touched by the comments that people left. And I really hope that everyone who applied for her opens their hearts and homes to another rescue dog. There were some fabulous applications. But as I read through them one stood out.” A man, whose wife is deaf, asked to adopt Miracle and train her as a service dog. The couple has owned and trained beagles to help the hearing impaired and had recently had to put down their elderly beagle. The unique bark of the beagle triggers vibrations the deaf woman can feel throughout her home. It was this couple’s story and experience with training beagles that ultimately swayed Gibowski. “... Finding Miracle was an answer to their prayers,” Gibowski said. “Miracle will go on to become a hearing ear dog for a woman who cannot hear. She will continue to live up to her name.” On Facebook, it was announced Miracle will likely go to her new home in early February.
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announced.
NEWS The Bridge Pizza is relocating from Waller Avenue to Romany Road. (Turkish fare will be added to the new menu.)
The new location of Shakespeare and Co. at 1908 Bryant Road in Hamburg has formally opened. The new restaurant joins a downtown Lexington location.
The JDI Grille and Tavern on Cedar Street has closed. According to the JDI Facebook page, the owners hope a new restaurant will move into the space soon but no plans have been announced.
Boone Creek Creamery’s Kentucky Derby Cheese, a cheddar infused with bourbon, was featured during the banquet of the Kentucky Society of Washington. The reception and dinner honor Kentucky and the inauguration of the new president.
Skewers, featuring a Mediterranean menu, has opened at 130 West Tiverton Way. Marikka’s Restaurant and Bier Stube on Southland Drive has been demolished but the owners have announced they will rebuild the restaurant and will feature expanded its volleyball courts. The owners expect the building to be ready by late spring Mark’s Feed Store BBQ will return to Lexington with a formal ceremony Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. The new restaurant will be located at 910 Beaumont Centre Parkway in Lexington. The new Gastro Gnomes/ Rooster Brew collaboration is expected to open summer 2017 in the N. Limestone space that was formerly Merit Furniture. The Tom + Chee location in Hamburg has closed. In the wake of national exposure on Shark Tank, the Lexington location opened in 2013. According to the Tom + Chee Facebook page, there are no plans to open another Lexington location.
The former Kroger building on Romany Road will reopen as an IGA grocery store. Hindman-based Cox Foods has IGA 12 locations.
The Southern Foodway Alliance has produced an oral history spotlighting the cultural diversity that helps compose the Lexington food scene. you can eat sushi. Plans have been announced to open a location of Sodona Taphouse in Lexington. Sedona offers hand cut `certified Angus’ choice steaks; fresh seafood brought in and cut daily; local and organic items whenever possible; and gluten-free friendly offerings. The Jalapeños Restaurant on New Circle Road has closed. The Jalapeños locations on South Broadway and Mapleleaf Drive remain open.
Vinaigrette Salad Kitchen (on Leestown and downtown) has announced an expansion with a Hamburg addition coming Spring 2017.
Rincon Mexicano on Euclid Avenue and the location on Harrodsburg Road have both closed.
Happy Sushi at 130 West Tiverton Way, Suite 1 has opened to the public. This new restaurant features all
Fazoli’s location near University of Kentucky campus has closed. No plans for the property have been
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Chocolate Holler, offering espresso, drinkable chocolate, and treats, is expected to open in early February. Chocolate Holler is located at 400 Old Vine Street next to Wines on Vine. Southern Foodways Alliance has announced the “Bluegrass and Birria” oral history project featuring stories offered by some Lexington restaurant staff. Gustavo Arellano and Delilah Snell document restaurant owners in Louisville and Lexington “representing different parts of the Mexican experience: recent immigrants, pioneers who arrived in the 1980s, secondgeneration owners, celebrity chefs, people who first migrated elsewhere in the United States but found their home in Kentucky.” The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the food cultures of the changing American South. The group sets a welcome table where all may consider history and the future in a spirit of respect and reconciliation. A membersupported organization based at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture, the group collects oral histories, produces films and podcasts, publishes writing, sponsors scholarship, mentors students, and stages events that serve as progressive and inclusive catalysts for the greater South. To hear these stories, go to www.southernfoodways.
org or check out the Southern Foodways Alliance’s Facebook page. EVENTS On Feb. 11, celebrate Valentine’s in advance with the Midway Chocolate Stroll in downtown Midway. Stop by J.D. Render’s Southern Table and Bar for lunch or dinner on Monday, Feb 13. Tell the server you‘re there to support the United Way of the Bluegrass and 10 percent of your purchase will be donated to help those in need. LexBrunch, a concert series at The Burl every other Sunday, features live music paired with beer, cocktails, coffee, and food trucks. On Feb. 12, the venue will feature music by Tee Dee Young with food/drink by Doodles, Common Grounds, and others.
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FOOD by Tom Yates
Create romantic throwback for Valentine’s D
ressed up or dressed down, fresh lobster is special, indulgent, and sexy as all get out. While I’m totally game for a lobster boil, I’m a hopeless fool for the retro antics and lobstery punch of an old school Lobster Newberg. Lobster Newberg, created at Delmonico’s in New York during the late 1800s, is a simple magical amalgamation of lobster, cream, stock, sherry, brandy, herbs, and aromatics. Served over toasted bread, rice, or puff pastry vol au vents (pastry shells) Lobster Newberg is a romantic throwback to demure extravagance. Although there are great shortcuts for quicker results. sometimes it’s fun to bring out the big guns for a labor of love. Lobster Newberg. An old fashioned lobster date. Slow and steady. Lobster So, I haven’t killed or cooked a live lobster since my culinary school days. While options abound for already prepared lobster, I needed the bodies and shells to fortify a stock, so I picked up two 1 1/2 pound live lobsters from the Lexington Seafood Company and kept them packed on ice while I prepped for my date. I filled a very large stock pot with enough water to cover 2 live lobsters (about 14 cups), added a handful of whole black peppercorns, 3 bay leaves, and 3 halved lemons. After cranking the heat to high, I slid the lobsters into the freezer for 10 minutes to put them to sleep. When the water came to a rapid boil, I added 1/2 cup salt, removed the lobster from the freezer, and slipped them head first into the boiling water. When the water came back to a simmer, I let the lobsters cook for 6 minutes (until they turned bright red) before plunging them into salted iced water to stop the cooking process. Cracked They make lobster bibs for a reason. Or wet suits. Cracking lobster is messy business. Dodging flying cracked shells and splattering lobster juice, I worked over a large bowl to salvage the precious drippings. Once cooked and cooled, I ripped the tails from the heads, sliced them in half, removed the meat (reserving 2 halves) and set the heads aside. After cracking the knuckles to remove the meat, I added it to the tails and went after the claws. Claws can be tricky and prickly. Using the dull side of a chef’s knife, I cracked the claws on opposing sides, carefully
pulled them apart, and slipped the meat from the broken shells. I split the bodies in half, reserved the tomalley (liver) for other shenanigans, discarded the innards, chopped the outer shells into large pieces, and set them aside. Cracked, smacked, and covered with lobster bits, I slid the dispatched tender lobster meat into the refrigerator, and moved on.
Stock I love making stock. After heating 3 tablespoons canola oil in a stock over a medium flame, I smashed the lobster shells into smaller pieces to expose more surface area to the heat, and tossed them into sizzling oil. When they started to toast, I added 3 heaping tablespoons tomato paste and tossed it with the broken shells. As the tomato paste started to caramelize, I deglazed the pot with 3/4 cup brandy and fired it up. After the flames died down, I added 1 1/2 cups chopped celery, 1 cup chopped onion, 3 chopped carrots, 1 cup chopped fresh fennel, 2 cups pureed Elmwood Stock Farm
canned diced summer tomatoes, 1 cup dry white wine, 8 cups water, 2 bay leaves. and 4 sprigs fresh tarragon. I brought the stock to a boil, reduced it to a simmer, skimmed the scum, and let it rip for 1 1/2 hours before straining the stock through a cheesecloth-lined chinois, mashing the solids to extract as much flavor as possible.
Sauce Working over a medium flame, I melted 3 tablespoons unsalted butter in a heavy saucepan and added 3 tablespoons flour. When the flour/butter mixture formed a smooth blond paste, I added 1 cup sherry, 1 tablespoon smoked paprika, salt, ground white pepper, and 4 cups lobster stock. I brought the sauce to a boil, reduced the heat, and let it simmer for 20 minutes before adding 1 cup heavy cream. After letting the sauce thicken until it coated the back of a spoon, I pulled it from the heat, and set it aside. I warmed the reserved lobster in melted unsalted butter over a gentle low flame before nestling the pieces around puff pastry shells feathered with lightly dressed baby lettuces. After napping the lobster tails, knuckle meat, and claws with the sauce, I finished with a faint drizzle of Sriracha lemon oil. With a delicate bouncy bite, the buttery sweet meat countered the tickling acidic heat from the lemony Sriracha as it swirled and puddled through the creamy sherryspiked sauce.While the baby lettuces provided perky fresh bites, the airy puff pastry added crisp flaky crunch. Lobster on lobster. Cracked. Rich. Luxe. Fabulous. The perfect date.
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Live Music - Feb. 2017 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1 Prowess | Octalux 9 p.m., The Burl Taylor Hughes, 7 p.m. The Twisted Cork THURSDAY, FEB . 2 Greg Finger Band EP release 9 p.m., Willies Lauryn Hill, 8 p.m., Arnoff Center (Cincinnati)
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FRIDAY, FEB. 3 Joslyn and The Sweet Compression 9 p.m., Willies Vita and the Woolf Noncompliant | Swamp Hawk, 10 p.m. Cosmic Charlie’s Dan Pence 5 p.m. The Twisted Cork 1964 The Tribute 8 p.m. Lexington Opera House Mojothunder | Hellbent Hearts | The Jettisons, 9 p.m. Best Friend Bar The Steeldrivers, 7 p.m. Manchester Music Hall SATURDAY, FEB. 4 The Vibrant Sounds Showcase, 8 a.m., The Burl Superfecta, 9 p.m. Red Mile The Ark Band, 9 p.m., Willies
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SUNDAY, FEB. 5 Sinai Vessel | Messes | Blood Handsome, 8 p.m., The Burl The Raleigh Dailey Trio 11 a.m., Willies MONDAY, FEB. 6 Tonstartssbandht | Felchers | Primitive Ricky, 9 p.m. Cosmic Charlie’s Old-Time Jam, 6 p.m., Broomwagon Coffee + Bikes TUESDAY, FEB. 7 Spafford, 10 p.m. Cosmic Charlie’s WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8 Rainbow Kitten Surprise Caamp, 9 p.m., Cosmic Charlie’s Gary Pack, 7 p.m. The Twisted Cork
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FRIDAY, FEB. 10 Blackfoot Gypsies | Other Brothers |
Alcatraz Shakedown 9 p.m., The Burl Webb Wilder and the Beatniks 9 p.m., Willies Trucker Hat Coalition | Slow Down Johnny, 10 p.m. Best Friend Bar SATURDAY, FEB. 11 Papadosio,9 p.m., Cosmic Charlie’s Joslyn & The Sweet Compression | Will Solomon, 8 p.m., The Burl Boogie G, 9 p.m., Red Mile C The Beat, 9 p.m., Willies The Culture Appreciates, 9:30 p.m. Al’s Bar SUNDAY, FEB. 12 Mike Dillion Band, 10 p.m. Cosmic Charlie’s Order of Leviathan, Foxbat, Apochryphal Revelation, 9 p.m., The Burl Lee Carroll’s Soul Jazz Quartet 11 a.m. Willies Airpark, 8:15 p.m. Willies Lex Brunch with Tee Dee Young, 10 a.m., The Burl MONDAY, FEB. 13 Jordan DePaul | Jess Nolan 8 pm, Willies TUESDAY, FEB. 14 Tim Easton, 8 p.m., The Burl Justin Hayward, 7:30 p.m. Lexington Opera House Scarface | Big Daddy Kane | Too Short | 8ball and MJG | Trick Daddy | Doug E. Fresh, 7 p.m., KFC Yum! Center (Louisville) THURSDAY, FEB. 16 Blackberry Smoke, 8 p.m., Manchester Music Hall FRIDAY, FEB. 18 Cinderella, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Lexington Opera House The Jeff Richey Experience | Home Grown Head, 6:30 p.m. The Spotlight Playhouse (Berea) Ronnie Milsap, 7:30 p.m., EKU Center for
The Arts ATTEMPT Record Release | Club Dub | Idiot Glee, 10 p.m. Cosmic Charlie’s SATURDAY, FEB. 18 Johnny Conqueroo | Ranch Ghost, 8 p.m., The Burl Encore, 9 p.m. Red Mile George Molton, 9 p.m., Willies Arizona Bay and Lost Dogs, 7 p.m. Manchester Music Hall SUNDAY, FEB. 19 Jazz Brunch with Gail Wynters, 11 a.m. Willies The Last Revel featuring members of The Wooks, 8 p.m. Willies TUESDAY, MARCH 21 Nobunny | Shawnthony Calypso | Dr Paulm 9 p.m., Best Friend Bar WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22 DJ Crowe, 7 p.m. The Twisted Cork THURSDAY, FEB. 23 Hal Ketchum, 8:30 pm, Willies FRIDAY, FEB. 24 Sally and George | The Jenkins Twins, 9 p.m., Willies Dan Pence 5 p.m., The Twisted Cork The Music Maker Blues Revue, 8 p.m., Norton Center for The Arts (Danville) SATURDAY, FEB. 25 Same As It Ever Was (Talking Heads tribute)10 p.m. Cosmic Charlie’s Kane Brown, 8 p.m. Manchester Music Hall Caught Red Handed, 9 p.m., Red Mile The Ark Band, 9 p.m. Willies Brantley Gilbert, 7 p.m., KFC Yum! Center (Louisville) SUNDAY, FEB. 26 Jazz Brunch featuring Ben Lacy, 1 a.m., Willies Lex Brunch with Restless Leg String Band, 10 a.m., The Burl
Free Will Astrology
By Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21–April 19): Are you more attracted to honing group dynamics or liberating group dynamics? Do you have more aptitude as a director who organizes people or as a spark plug who inspires people? Would you rather be a chief executive officer or a chief imagination officer? Questions like these will be fertile for you to meditate on in the coming weeks. The astrological omens suggest it’s time to explore and activate more of your potential as a leader or catalyst. TAURUS (April 20–May 20): A Frenchman named Laurent Aigon grew up near an airport and always daydreamed of becoming a commercial pilot. Sadly, he didn’t do well enough in school to fulfill his wish. Yet he was smart and ambitious enough to accomplish the next best thing: assembling a realistic version of a Boeing 737 cockpit in his home. With the help of Google, he gathered the information he needed, and he ordered most of the necessary parts over the internet. The resulting masterpiece has enabled him to replicate the experience of being a pilot.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20): The weather may be inclement where you live, so you may be resistant to my counsel. But I must tell you the meanings of the planetary omens as I understand them and not fret about whether you’ll act on them. Here’s my prescription, lifted from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden: “We need the tonic of wildness, to wade sometimes in marshes where the bittern and the meadowhen lurk, and hear the booming of the snipe; to smell the whispering sedge where only some wilder and more solitary fowl builds her nest, and the mink crawls with its belly close to the ground.” And why does Thoreau say we need such experiences? “We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor, to witness our own limits transgressed.” CANCER (June 21–July 22): Welcome to the most deliciously enigmatic, sensually mysterious phase of your astrological cycle. To provide you with the proper non-rational guidance, I have stolen scraps of dusky advice from the poet Dansk Javlarna. Read between the lines: (1) Navigate the ocean that roars within the seashell. (2) Carry the key, even if the lock has been temporarily lost. (3) Search through the deepest shadows for the bright light that cast them. (4) Delve into the unfathomable in awe of the inexplicable. LEO (July 23–Aug 22): What exactly would a bolt of lightning taste like? I mean, if you could somehow manage to roll it around in your mouth without having to endure the white-hot shock. There’s a booze manufacturer that claims to provide this sensation. The company known as Oddka has created Electricity Vodka, a hard liquor with an extra fizzy jolt. But if any sign of the zodiac could safely approximate eating a streak of lightning without the help of Electricity Vodka, it would be you Leos.
VIRGO (Aug 23–Sept 22): Eighteenthcentury painter Joshua Reynolds said that a “disposition to abstractions, to generalizing and classification, is the great glory of the human mind.” To that lofty sentiment, his fellow artist William Blake responded, “To generalize is to be an idiot; to particularize is the alone distinction of merit.” So I may be an idiot when I make the
following generalization, but I think I’m right: In the coming weeks, it will be in your best interests to rely on crafty generalizations to guide your decisions. Getting bogged down in details at the expense of the big picture – missing the forest for the trees – is a pitfall that you should avoid.
LIBRA (Sept 23–Oct 22): Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal penned the novel Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age. It consists of one sentence. But it’s a long, rambling sentence—117 pages’ worth. It streams from the mouth of the narrator, who is an older man bent on telling all the big stories of his life. If there were ever to come a time when you, too, would have cosmic permission and a poetic license to deliver a one-sentence, 117-page soliloquy, Libra, it would be in the coming weeks. Reveal your truths! SCORPIO (Oct 23–Nov 21): When Pluto was discovered in 1930, astronomers called it the ninth planet. But 76 years later, they changed their mind. In accordance with shifting definitions, they demoted Pluto to the status of a mere “dwarf planet.” But in recent years, two renowned astronomers at Caltech have found convincing evidence for a new ninth planet. Konstantin Batygin and Michael E. Brown are tracking an object that is much larger than Earth. Its orbit is so far beyond Neptune’s that it takes 15,000 years to circle the sun. As yet it doesn’t have an official name, but Batygin and Brown informally refer to it as “Phattie.” I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I suspect that you, too, are on the verge of locating a monumental new addition to your universe. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22–Dec 21): The tomato and potato are both nightshades, a family of flowering plants. Taking advantage of this commonality, botanists have used the technique of grafting to produce a pomato plant. Its roots yield potatoes, while its vines grow cherry tomatoes. Now would be a good time for you to experiment with a similar creation, Sagittarius. Can you think of how you might generate two useful influences from a single source?
CAPRICORN (Dec 22–Jan 19): Some guy I don’t know keeps sending me e-mails about great job opportunities he thinks I’d like to apply for: a technical writer for a solar energy company, for example, and a social media intern for a business that offers travel programs. His messages are not spam. The gigs are legitimate. And yet I’m not in the least interested. I already have several jobs I enjoy, like writing these horoscopes.
AQUARIUS (Jan 20–Feb 18): The word “naysayer” describes a person who’s addicted to expressing negativity. A “yeasayer,” on the other hand, is a person who is prone to expressing optimism. According to my assessment of the astrological omens, you can and should be a creative yeasayer in the coming days—both for the sake of your own well-being and that of everyone whose life you touch. PISCES (Feb 19–March 20): If I’m feeling prosaic, I might refer to a group of flamingos as a flock. But one of the more colorful and equally correct terms is a “flamboyance” of flamingos. Similarly, a bunch of pretty insects with clubbed antennae and big fluttery wings may be called a kaleidoscope of butterflies. The collective noun for zebras can be a dazzle, for pheasants a bouquet, for larks an exaltation, and for finches a charm. In accordance with current astrological omens, I’m borrowing these nouns to describe members of your tribe. A flamboyance or kaleidoscope of Pisceans? Yes!
HELP WANTED Animal Specialist (Lexington, KY) for Gunston Hall Farm - Assist w/ farm mgmt & animal health mgmt. On-site housing is available. Reqs. incl. Bach’s deg. in Animal Science or rel.; & 1 yr exp. as a Farm Manager or related occupation which must incl. some exp. w/ Bloodstock, reproduction/breeding, palpation; knowl of nutrition, supplements & ability & knowl of thoroughbreds & thoroughbred industry; pharmacology & emergency card, x-ray & endoscopic equipment; buying exams; & foaling mares/foal care. Mail resumes to Dr. Larmon Cowles, Gunston Hall Farm, 2900 Russell Cave Rd, Lexington, KY 40511.
Sr. Business Analyst in Lexington, KY: Responsible for defining and documenting requirements, specifications and test plans, in addition to having an in-depth knowledge of the SDLC process. Responsible for identifying and analyzing user requirements. Requires: (1) Masters + 1 yr exp. OR (2) Bachelors + 5 yrs exp. Mail resume to: Tempur-Pedic Management, LLC, 1000 Tempur Way, Lexington, KY 40511, Attn: HR.
Forcht Group is seeking a Senior IT System Administrator to design, plan, implement and perform administration of its Windows Active Directory domain and 200+ server environment. Recommend solutions for servers, operating systems and applications by leading a team of experienced admins through requirements, feasibility studies and project plans to enhance both the enterprise infrastructure and build
efficiencies for our businesses. Experience with Windows Server, Exchange 2010, SQL Server, and VMware ESX are required. Responsibilities include project planning, organization and implementation of all technologies mentioned as well as system backup and recovery including DR management, planning and testing. The successful candidate will Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related technical discipline or equivalent; 5 years related experience in an IT operations environment; Experience in a 200+ server, hybrid of virtual and physical, environment; MCSE or other related MCP certification preferred; Knowledgeable with Windows 2008 and 2012 AD and group policy management; Experience with Exchange 2010 and Office 36; Experience with enterprise backup solutions; Experience with VOIP. Some on-call, weekend and after hours work are required. Apply to hr@forchtgroup.com. --------------------------------
HS Chinese Language Instructor: BA in Chinese, Education or rel + KY Certificate for Teaching Chinese (job#4381). HS Spanish Immersion Teacher: BA in Spanish, Education or rel, KY Prof Certificate for Teaching Spanish + native/near-native Spanish language ability (job#4387). Fayette County Public Schools, Lexington. Apply online at www.fcps.net/jobs. --------------------INTERNSHIPS: multimedia internships in Graphic Design, Web, Editorial, at Ace. Requires proficiency in WordPress, InDesign, and Photoshop with strong standing in JOU, ENG, ISC, WRD, CS, VIS, or LIS. Social Media addicts preferred. Email credentials and faculty reference: editor@aceweekly.com.
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REAL ESTATE: Properties recently sold in Fayette Co. Dec 08 Dec 13 Dec 15 Dec 16 Nov 17 Dec 15 Nov 18 Dec 14 Dec 09 Dec 13 Dec 19 Dec 13
Dec 16 Dec 13 Nov 18 Nov 23 Dec 13 Dec 07 Nov 30 Dec 14
40502 824 AURORA AVE
154 CHENAULT RD 512 CHINOE RD 412 DUDLEY RD 500 LAKETOWER DR 125 LOUISIANA AVE 702 MELROSE AVE 260 OLD MT TABOR RD 345 OWSLEY AVE 240 PRESTON AVE 1167 TURKEY FOOT RD 455 WOODLAKE WAY 40503 3424 CLAYS MILL RD 486 DENVER LN 3417 FRASERDALE DR 2040 HEATHER WAY 2342 MAPLEWOOD DR 536 MARBLEROCK WAY 639 NAKOMI DR 151 PASADENA DR
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$235,000 $375,000 $550,000 $369,398 $134,000 $375,000 $305,000 $215,000 $22,000 $235,000 $141,250 $970,000
$182,000 $178,000 $140,000 $178,500 $155,000 $260,000 $250,000 $260,000
Dec 16 Dec 12 Dec 15 Dec 09 Dec 18 Dec 12
3541 RABBITS FOOT TRL 354 RETRAC RD 285 ROSEMONT GAR. 2852 RUNNYMEDE WAY 2805 SOUTHVIEW DR 151 SUBURBAN CT
$419,325 $151,000 $120,000 $185,000 $139,000 $162,500
Dec 15 Dec 06 Dec 19 Dec 16 Dec 09 Nov 23 Dec 12
40504 993 CELIA LN 512 GIBSON AVE 1156 KILRUSH DR 961 MASON HEADLEY RD 1225 NICE DR 2147 PALMS DR 750 SHAKER DR
$69,200 $60,000 $90,500 $210,000 $85,875 $121,750 $76,152
Dec 12 Dec 15 Dec 09 Nov 18 Dec 09 Oct 27
40505 183 BURNETT AVE 567 CRICKLEWOOD DR 917 DELAWARE AVE 958 DETROIT AVE 1825 GOODPASTER WAY 1923 MARIETTA DR
$32,000 $68,000 $56,000 $53,334 $510,000 $70,000
Dec 15 Dec 15
619 MARSHALL LN 134 NORTHWOOD DR
$118,000 $15,000
Nov 21 Dec 13 Dec 16
40508 1116 ANDERSON ST 820 HERLIHY ST 545 LIMESTONE
$10,200 $60,000 $100,000
Dec 05 Dec 12 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 13 Dec 12 Nov 22 Dec 13 Dec 12 Dec 08 Dec 08 Dec 16
40509 2489 ARISTOCRACY CIR 1229 ASPEN ST 3645 BEATEN PATH 3092 BLACKFORD PKWY 3101 CHERRY MEADOW P. 1052 CRIMSON CREEK DR 3632 FAIR RIDGE DR 2057 FALLING LEAVES LN 2421 GEPPA CT 2828 HANNA PL 2830 HANNA PL 568 LANARKSHIRE PL
$155,000 $120,000 $196,000 $415,000 $415,000 $194,250 $178,000 $46,000 $415,000 $135,000 $135,000 $244,900
Dec 06 Dec 06
1104 OAK HILL DR 388 ROOKWOOD PKWY
$71,800 $60,000
Real Estate
REAL ESTATE: Properties recently sold in Fayette Co. Dec 02 Dec 14 Nov 28 Dec 09 Dec 13 Dec 02 Dec 09 Dec 16 Dec 14 Aug 18 (15) Dec 01 Dec 13 Dec 16 Dec 08 Dec 15
4520 LARKHILL LN 3396 LAWSON LN 2853 MAHALA LN 2292 MARKET GARDEN LN 1152 MORNING SIDE DR 3053 OLD HOUSE RD 2413 PASCOLI PL 2508 PASCOLI PL 1257 RED STONE DR 1713 SANDHURST CV 3732 STOLEN HORSE 1565 SWEET CLOVER P. 3132 SWEET CLOVER LN 4138 TRADITION WAY 3538 TRANQUILITY PT
$227,000 $198,750 $275,000 $137,000 $143,500 $159,500 $69,500 $99,000 $132,500 $279,400 $344,900 $47,000 $206,616 $317,000 $292,624
Nov 29 Nov 02 Dec 05 Nov 21 Dec 12 Nov 18
40511 916 APPLECROSS DR 2937 BRIGGS PL 165 CHESTNUT RIDGE DR 1929 CHRIS DR 1 587 ELSTON DR 2749 GATEWAY PARK LN
$180,000 $135,000 $133,000 $40,000 $50,500 $117,000
Dec 14 Dec 13 Dec 09 Dec 07 Dec 16 Dec 13 Dec 15 Dec 12 Dec 16
4110 GEORGETOWN RD 1624 KONNER WOODS DR 1053 LUCILLE DR 2661 MICHELLE PARK 1872 MILLBANK RD 2953 OUR TIBBS TRL 1626 PINTAIL DR 2096 POLK LN 2757 TRAILWOOD LN
$473,000 $149,900 $165,000 $149,900 $150,000 $122,000 $380,000 $152,000 $138,900
Dec 15 Dec 15 Nov 13 Dec 09 Nov 18 Dec 15 Dec 09 Dec 14 Dec 09
983 JAIRUS DR 1009 KIAWAH DR 4788 MOSS CREEK DR 3452 PROMENADE DR 788 ROSE HURST WAY 3341 ROYAL WOOD RD 213 SOMERSLY PL 1036 WATERMILL LN 493 WESTON PARK
$178,000 $250,000 $66,000 $129,500 $252,000 $100,000 $365,000 $265,000 $489,311
Dec 19 Dec 15 Dec 14 Dec 09 Dec 09
40513 2521 ASHBROOKE 1244 KANNAPOLIS PL 4856 WATERSIDE DR 629 TWIN PINES WAY 3741 WINTHROP DR
$160,000 $370,000 $710,000 $182,000 $180,000
Dec 01 Dec 14 Dec 15 Nov 22 Dec 09
40515 870 CHARWOOD DR 3313 FOX DEN CIR 3312 GREEN RIVER CT 3190 GREENBO RD 5085 IVYBRIDGE DR
$190,000 $140,000 $103,000 $185,000 $410,000
Dec 01 Dec 06 Dec 09 Dec 09 Dec 15 Dec 12 Dec 16 Dec 09 Dec 15 Nov 22 Nov 23 Dec 01
40517 3521 AMBER KING CT 2746 BAYBROOK RD 1003 ELMENDORF DR 1121 JONESTOWN LN 3661 KING ARTHUR DR 3697 LAREDO DR 3682 NIAGARA DR 1391 STEPHEN FOSTER 3423 SUTHERLAND DR 3518 SUTHERLAND DR 3464 TATES CREEK LN 1088 TATESBROOK DR
$100,000 $73,260 $195,000 $123,900 $101,500 $140,000 $89,000 $99,000 $116,500 $43,000 $112,000 $75,000
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