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Dr. Nick Kouns creates A.I.M.S. program, honoring his mother Story by Trish Roberts Hatler

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P4 OUT AND ABOUT

Photos from Grand Tour of Homes, KSR Golf Scramble, Bella Rose’s 40th birthday, and more

P14 ARTS AND BOOKS Chalk it up in the neighborhoods

P6 HABITAT RESTORE REOPENS

Have you finished your spring and summer cleaning? Donate your best treasures to Habitat ReStore

P17 IN MEMORY

The loss of a Lexington leader and entrepreneur, “Chui”

Love and Loss in Lexington

P9 REMEMBERING SANDY DAVIS, BY ERIN CHANDLER “I can’t picture her without a smile on her face. She led with love.”

P10 LILLIAN PRESS

Photos courtesy M S Rezny

Kevin Nance traces the legacy of the first lady of KET (photo of Lillian and Leonard Press with Michele Ripley, president of Commonwealth Fund for KET, courtesy KET)

P14 CARLETON WING

Johnny Lackey eulogizes one of Lexington’s first Covid casualties, Carleton Wing (photo of his 2019 exhibit at MS

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Recycle, Restore, Renovate Lexington’s Habitat ReStore re-opens

uring a lengthy spring and summer of staycations, much of Lexington has been preoccupied with clean-ups, recycling, restoring, and renovating. Spend enough time working from home, and “home” will quickly reveal its flaws and imperfections. Just as cabin fever reached epic proportions, Lexington’s Habitat Restore re-opened its doors on Southland Drive — also launching an online shopping option at lexingtonrestore.com/shop. Just like the store, the online shop sells new and used furniture, appliances, home goods, and building materials. Shopping online with

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no-contact, curbside pickup has been popular for both donors and consumers, with nearly 200 people choosing this shopping option so far. “The ReStore diverts tons of materials from landfills, provides affordable home improvement items to the public and increases the number of homes built and repaired by Lexington Habitat for Humanity. The store is truly centered around serving the community,” says Brandalin Foster of Lexington Habitat. Lexington Habitat ReStore diverted more than 800 tons of materials from landfills last year. In addition to building homes, Lexington Habitat also preserves Lexington’s existing housing stock and helps people age in place through critical homes repairs. With support from the ReStore, Lexington Habitat for Humanity is a Green Check Certified business and is the only builder in Lexington recognized as building 100% ENERGY STAR Certified Homes.

On average, homes built by Lexington Habitat are 35-40 percent more efficient than the standard code built home in Lexington. Building efficient homes means reduced energy bills for homebuyers and helps keep homeownership more permanently affordable. It also means a better environment for the community through reduced energy waste. “Customers send us photos all the time of how they are repurposing and upcycling their ReStore finds. We love seeing how they are giving these items a second – or third – life.”

PAINT BY NUMBERS

Habitat recently reached a paint recycling milestone and bulked their 1,000th batch of paint. This has kept more than 120,000 partial gallons of paint out of the landfill to date. How it works: Habitat accepts leftover paint in an effort to reduce waste while raising funds for their work in the community. The used paint is triple-filtered, mixed – with custom colors named by volunteers – then repacked and sold at a discount.

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FEATURE

Crickets for Carleton Remembering artist Carleton Wing BY JOHNNY LACKEY

Guardian Angels

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arleton began showing up at our little luncheons not long after he returned from Florida, chagrined by life’s ill humor, a poster child for resilience. He didn’t seem tremendously humbled by his experience, but he didn’t seem arrogant either. He seemed happy. Happy like a precocious child. He was quiet some days, though he was never morose. Occasionally he would share new work he had recently finished. It was always solid, balanced, joyful, with deep, saturated color, but still retained a dignity of style, and seemed to capture a telling slice of someone’s story, like good fiction will, the small cadre of characters cut from the cloth of our real lives, Fran-

Photos courtesy M S Rezny

Fishermen light their lanterns in the charcoal predawn and head out into blue mist of what will hopefully be a productive day. They fight the currents of lethargy and indifference, searching for seams of sustenance, providence, life Itself, writhing, spinning, evasive, possible. In those moments when they return to civilization and must feed, they gather with other salty old dogs, to break their bread and tell their tales. They share advice on tools of the trade, sometimes they share the tools themselves. They will talk in hushed tones of storied fishing holes where the wily beasts jump right over the prow and land at your feet, oily scales heaving with their last, shiny exertions. Fishermen have a shorthand when they talk, they understand each other. So it is with artists.

Photos courtesy M S Rezny

Fellow artist John Lackey spoke at this summer’s memorial, where friends, family, and fellow artists gathered to give “Carleton a proper sendoff, socially distanced and masked, following his passing on the second of April from Covid-19. The lunch group we shared asked me to say something so this is what I wrote….”

Photos courtesy M S Rezny

n Wednesday March 25, Lexington artist Carleton Wing shared the news with friends that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and was experiencing mild symptoms. He died a week later on Thursday April 2, 2020. A delayed memorial was held in June at St. Peter Claver. Wing had been a lifelong IBM (and then Lexmark) man, retiring in 1999 after 40 years, into a second act as a widely respected and prolific artist in collage and assemblage. In 2000, he opened Wingspan Gallery at the corner of Second and Jefferson, where he and his beloved dog Ginger resided upstairs and quickly became neighborhood fixtures. He later met New York native Livia Theodoli at a Lexington Philharmonic fundraiser and art exhibit, Horsetails. When the two married, they added a commercial kitchen at the gallery, and began hosting the popular weekly Wingspan dinner series on Thursday evenings. The menus were inspired by Livia’s catering background and her childhood growing up in Italy. In 2012, the couple relocated to Florida so that Carleton could undergo a bone marrow transplant for leukemia (AML). Carleton and Livia were eventually able to return to Lexington after his successful treatment, and his most recent exhibit was “Altered Egos and Guardian Angels” in Spring 2019 at M.S. Rezny Studio and Gallery.

kenstein’s little monsters, made up of all of just the right parts. Angels to look over us. I don’t really know if Carleton went digital with his collage work out of curiosity or out of necessity, as I noticed he had a slight tremor in one hand, which makes knife work more interesting, if less accurate, but he certainly hit the ground running and made the most out of the medium, leaving sny limitations lying in the dust. His work was very strong, and getting stronger every day. At he meetings of the VIA Creative Board hosted by Mary Rezny at her lovely gallery, when progress would get bogged down in tangents or technical talk, I could let my eyes scan the walls for all the juicy color of her stable of artists —chief among these Carleton — his characters staring back at me, or interacting with each other, there seemed to be no end to the warm cavalcade of dramatis personae waiting in the Wing. I feel robbed of seeing where Carleton’s evolution would take him next. He set a good example for us. He grew. He was tough. He was a survivor. He was a student of himself. He was a student of the world. He brought people together, with his art, with his gallery and dinners, with his drum circles and his smile. Carleton loved his pepperoni pizza. He loved getting the potato chips that came with the hoagie. It was a quandary every time. Until our sweet waitress Dottie asked if he wanted a slice of pie with a side of chips. Eureka! Art is about problem solving. Carleton smiled, as he so often did. It was a joy to make him laugh. We broke bread many times at Puccini’s, at his house, at my house, Susie Bell’s. Steve Armstrong said that Carleton’s spirit was so strong, and these times are so weird, that he would not be very surprised to see Carleton walk in the door right now, and I concur. Male crickets rub their leathery wings together to make their music, their mating call, in an ancient process called stridulation. Carleton would love that word, since it sounds like a collage of other words, and is not a bad metaphor for the making of art, utilizing what is at hand, be it bones, or teeth, turtle shells, skulls or computers. Or just the modest span of a cricket’s Wing, singing his heart out in the undulating meadow.

FEATURE

To Sandy, with Love

Remembering a Fierce Warrior BY ERIN CHANDLER

andy Davis, a Boston artist stationed for years in Versailles, Kentucky, left this world on June 14th. I say stationed because we seem to be at war and artists are on the front line. As the seekers, examiners, they reflect on society and the world, show us ourselves, and point the way forward. Sandy Davis was one such warrior, a painter, photographer, traveler and explorer. Berea craft artist and metalsmith Deb Chenault says, “She was my greatest, most vocal cheerleader and the person I called when darkness threatened to overwhelm me. She was always staunchly in my corner, she always showed up. To say I will miss her is so understated it seems laughable.” “I don’t remember being introduced to Sandy Davis. I just remember life before and after Sandy Davis,” says Lexington photographer and musician, Kopana Terry. “It wasn’t long before she was the glue that held our tribe of middle-aged women together. Her enthusiasm for art, being unafraid of virtually everything, was boundless and contagious. We were all willingly swept up in her wave of brilliant light.” “Meeting Sandy was like being reunited with someone I already knew and loved,” says Lexington disc jockey and music programmer, Stacy Yelton. “She was so open and generous with her time and

Sandy Davis, Ace Front Porch Series (2009)

Lexington Memorial Planned

heart. The art she left us is a rich inheritance indeed. Her love and laughter will endure.”

entucky artists prolifically celebrate Sandy Davis, but if animals could talk they would celebrate her as well. What she did for animal shelters and humane societies cannot be understated. “Sandy was a truly giving and beautiful being,” says Harriette Swart, a sister in spirit to Sandy. “There was no one to walk by your side, cheer you on like Sandy. She held my hand when my beloved Gary died and helped transform me, introducing me to people who have become so important in my life. She was a connector, a conduit.” That is what an angel does— helps us get through life. Sandy did not have it easy, far from it. But she turned challenges into empathy. She turned struggles into art. Her difficulties, born of circumstances no fault of the beautiful blonde child with a giant smile, did not break her. What they did was make her give and give and give. I can’t picture her without a smile on her face. She led with love. May we take a cue from this fleeting light, and work hard to do the same. I will forever think of Sandy as Deb Chenault does, “Free from the dense gravity of the earthly world, running joyously along a beach somewhere with her beloved hounds who have been patiently waiting, faint footprints melting into the sea.” We send you on your way with love.

Vern Yip and Sandy Davis at Woodford Humane’s FreedomFest

Sandy Davis spent decades in Lexington working in the media and advertising community, as a volunteer for many nonprofits, and as an artist and photographer. She was also a longtime dedicated staffer at the Woodford Humane Society. As an entrepreneur, she founded the Art Movement Gallery, transforming Lexington businesses into art studios as she rotated the work of local artists into their spaces. Her sudden death this summer left Lexington shocked and grieving, even moreso, as we have not yet been able to gather in person to console and mourn collectively. Sandy touched so many lives with her light, her smile, her love, and her art, that the community wants to celebrate her life and legacy, and share memories of her in person. In 2013, we all celebrated the launch of Sandy’s Art Movement Gallery, co-hosting an Ace Holiday Party with her at our downtown office. Each room celebrated a special local artist. Although she had since relocated to her beloved hometown of Boston (and a family memorial was held there), she always held Kentucky in her heart, and Lexington always claimed her as a native daughter. A fall memorial is planned to share memories and stories and images of Sandy. Her art will be on display, and we have begun the process of gathering volunteers to create an Annual Memorial Fundraiser in Sandy’s honor (supporting local affordable spay-neuter programs). The Memorial is subject to community guidelines and restrictions regarding gatherings, and any scheduling updates, and modifications will be announced at the Facebook Memorial Page, “I Knew Sandy Davis.” All friends are welcome to join the facebook group and to share photos and memories. —Editor

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for progressive causes in Kentucky. “She was like a little giant,” recalls her friend Janet Holloway, founder of the networking group Women Leading Kentucky. “She had a directness that I associate with New England, a very strong, positive attitude. Once she made up her mind that something was important, she went after it. If she believed in something that you believed in and she came to your board meeting, you could count on her. She was

In Memory of KET’s First Lady, Lillian Press BY KEVIN NANCE

“She was like a little giant... She was this tiny little woman with so much strength. I absolutely adored her.”

COURTESY KET

—Women Leading Kentucky founder, Janet Holloway

hen Gov. Andy Beshear announced the coronavirus-related death of Lillian Press—perhaps best known as the “first lady” of Kentucky Educational Television due to her long marriage to KET founder O. Leonard Press— on April 27, the normally stoic Beshear struggled to hold back tears. Beshear noted that Press had spent many years as a fierce advocate for mental healthcare in Kentucky and later developed the Governor’s Scholars Program, a summer institute for Kentucky’s most gifted high school seniors that she later expanded into a network of similar programs in dozens of other states. “It would change the course of how I felt about myself and how I interacted with others,” said Beshear, his voice cracking. He was proud, he said, of having been the first Governor’s School graduate to become governor of Kentucky—a fact that Press, who was 95 when she died, had lived to witness. “This was a friend of mine,” he said. He wasn’t alone. The Presses were a beloved power couple and cultural mainstay in the Bluegrass State for more than half a century. In addition to being a skilled administrator, she was also—especially in later life—a born recruiter and behind-

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the-scenes organizer, enrolling and uniting people around common interests and causes, from the Westmoreland Neighborhood Association (whose newsletter she wrote for more than a decade) to the Women’s Network, which she started in 2003 to encourage civic and political engagement by women. As she put it in an oral history interview with Sarah Milligan for the Kentucky

“You bestowed upon the Commonwealth an abundance of goodness and talent that still lifts us all.” —UK President Eli Capilouto on the occasion of awarding Lillian Press an honorary doctorate Historical Society in 2011, “It takes someone to draw people together.” Someone, as she might have added, like herself. Standing south of five feet tall, Lillian Press—”Lil” to her close friends, though privately she preferred to be called Lillian— was a compact powerhouse who exuded charisma, confidence, and commitment. Although she retained her Hahvahd Yahd accent —she was from Everett, Massachusetts, a small town north of Boston — she spent most of her life as an advocate

this tiny little woman with so much strength. I absolutely adored her.” It helped that Press and her husband were impressively wellconnected. In the KHS interview, with Len Press in the room, she marveled at the far-flung achievements of their social circle in Lexington in the early 1960s—a high-powered group that included Howard Bost, Nick Pisacano and Joseph Hamburg, all healthcare stars with local, state, and national profiles, and John Whisman, who helped establish both the Area Development Districts and the Appalachian Regional Commission. Friends of hers and her husband’s helped start not only KET but PBS and NPR. Gov. Martha

“It was like Gertrude Stein in Paris...It wouldn’t happen today.” —Lillian Press reflecting on the achievements of her social circle in the 60s in Lexington in a 2011 interview with the Kentucky Historical Society Layne Collins was a pal, as was her former ARC boss and “Comment on Kentucky” host Al Smith. “It was like Gertrude Stein in Paris,” Press tells Milligan. “It wouldn’t happen today.” She was a liberal Democrat who tempered her idealism with a gimlet-eyed realpolitik. Talk-

ing to Milligan about then-Gov. Steve Beshear, who had recently joined coal companies in a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency in early 2011—calling for the EPA to “get off our backs”—Press acknowledged the anger of her Women’s Network members but said they understood Beshear’s need, in a conservative state, “to court independents and some Republican votes.” She’d done her homework, studying precinct records and noting that Democratic voters in Kentucky were more politically active than their Republican counterparts, “which means that they vote Republican very often.” Perhaps it was this temperate, flexible understanding of human nature that earned Lillian Press— who died at a hospital in Bellevue, Washington, where she’d moved last year after her husband’s death to be near their son and his family—so much respect and so many friends. “She was very knowledgeable, very unbiased, very able to entertain opposing ideas,” Holloway says. “Even in political discussions, she was reasonable, she was grounded. And people loved her.”

COURTESY KET

An ‘Abundance of Goodness’

FEATURE

Lillian Press (1924 — 2020) • Founding Director of the Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program • Founding President of the National Conference of Governor’s Schools • Program Director at WVLK • Special Assistant to the Appalachian Regional Commission Co-Chair, Al Smith, • Founding Chair of the Women’s Network • Centre College Trustee (26 years) • Honorary degree, Centre College • Honorary doctorate, University of Kentucky

Press’s obituary suggested, in lieu of flowers, a donation to Centre College in memory of Lil Press.

Dr. Nick Kouns is coming to a screen near you BY TRISH ROBERTS HATLER

me to this day—in my memory, it was all in super slow motion.” The summer she died, he recalls, “I remember a robin had made a nest in one of the beautiful ferns she used to hang on her front porch. We used to sit out on the swing and quietly watch her build her nest as the hours, days, and weeks slipped by. Four eggs turned into four baby robins and I think momma and I were both liftedup by watching life go on around us even as her life spilled out before us.” Shortly before she died, he says, “I walked into the physician recruiter’s office in my hometown hospital and laid my CV on his desk. With my hat in my hand, I asked for a job. I moved back home to help take care of my mother.”

She taught me to value life and love above all things and she taught me to give until it hurts a little bit. —Nick Kouns, remembering his mother, Anna Rose Kouns

eople are dying across America of Coronavirus at a rate of one 9/11 terrorist attack every four days. The escalating numbers are staggering, and the collective grief that is now a part of daily life is numbing. How we process our new reality is what defines us and our future. Grief changes us. It is sneaky, cruelly disappearing for half a second when you wake up and reality is jumbled, before you remember that EVERY SINGLE THING has changed. That grief is the price and privilege of loving hard. Dr. Nick Kouns loves hard and has lived grief. I was devastated to learn a few summers ago that his mother was dying. His love for his mother was its own language, memorialized in stories he shared over the years, in the way he cared for her during her illness, and, characteristically, in the way he has honored her with his life choices. “When I found out my mother was dying,” he says, “I had been a doctor for 22 years. I was working the day my sister called me to share the news, and it still haunts

“When my mother died, I felt something I had honestly never felt before—I felt alone. And then something happened. I found myself with the opportunity to open a Palliative Care program in that same hometown hospital. I found a way to sublimate my grief. I moved forward with a singular purpose—help create something as a personal legacy to my mother, who had taught me everything good in the world. She taught me about kindness. She taught me about unconditional love. She cultivated in me a sense of humanity and tenderness. She taught me to value life and love above all things and she taught me to give until it hurts a little bit.” The palliative care service line opened and went on to be published in a leading national medical journal as a best practice in how to take care of the sickest and most vulnerable patients in our communities. He adds, “I went on to become a Professor of Palliative Care and, to this day, have the great fortune of teaching medical students from across the state of Kentucky. In addition to the science, I also teach them about kindness. I try to teach them about tenderness and mindfulness—to remind them that medicine is not just about lab values and clinical data.”

Photo by ALAN RIDEOUT

Good Medicine

ON THE COVER

Hospital, which paired pediatric patients with their primary therapist and a Lexington artist in a program that integrated art into the healthcare setting. The experience changed them, and as coordinator of that program for Cardinal Hill, changed me. In the five years since his mother died, Dr. Kouns has developed a software company with a cloud-based telemedicine platform that makes his services available to anyone, and I am grateful to have been one of his first patients at A.I.M.S. (Advance Illness Management Services). His practice provides medication management, well visits, a “Sniffles Clinic” for cough/flu/allergy visits, general counseling, and talk therapy. At AIMS, the doctor is in, and Dr. Kouns, he’s ALL in, because — at a time when we all need it most — he leads with love.

have loved Nick Kouns since I met him at college 36 years ago, long before he was Dr. Nick Kouns. He has always been curiously nonchalant about his successes, even as he was running circles around most other students and racking up prestigious awards, a Watson Fellowship, and attending medical school. I have been lucky enough to have worked projects through the years that Nick Kouns made happen through love and perseverance. An early supporter of the Art in Healthcare movement, he was one of the driving forces in bringing the critically acclaimed Side x Side Art Program to Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation

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FARMERS’ MARKETS

AROUND THE CORNER

TUESDAYS

Sep 12

Canceled: Waveland Art Fair

Sep 18

Canceled: Festival Latino 2020

Lexington Farmers Market at Maxwell and Broadway

Sep 18

Gallery Hop

Sep 25

Freaky Friday Flicks at Moondance

WEDNESDAYS

Oct 25

Halloween Festival/Thriller Parade

Chevy Chase Farmers Market on Colony Boulevard Gardenside Farmers Market on Alexandria

THURSDAYS

Lexington Farmers Market at Maxwell and Broadway

SATURDAYS

Lexington Farmers Market in Rupp Parking Lot (relocated from Cheapside this season) Bluegrass Farmers Market in Hamburg Liquor Barn parking lot

SUNDAYS

Lexington Farmers Market on Southland Dr

sun

DANCE Ballet

mon

Under the Stars attendance is limited to parents only. No ticket sales for the public.

OUTDOOR Sunflower

Fields, Evans Orchard (through Aug 18)

tue BIG BAND Big

Band & Jazz at Moondance Amphitheater every Tuesday in August (beginning Aug 4) through September has been canceled for 2020.

YOGA Sunset Yoga on

the Roof, 8 pm, Kentucky Castle

HEALTH Keeneland

Gatepost Gallop begins, online event (thru Aug 31)

wed EAT Pick-

Your-Own Blackberries, 9 am, Eckert’s Orchard (thru Fri)

OUTDOOR Sunflower Trail, 9 am, Eckert’s Orchard (thru Sat) COMEDY Comedy at Pivot, 8 pm, Pivot Brewing

thu

MUSIC

Southland Jamboree, a free weekly concert series originally scheduled for Thursday nights through September 3, has been canceled for 2020.

DRINK Bourbon

Experience: Railbird Selects & Tastings with Old Pepper, 6 pm, virtual

fri HEALTH

Rejuvenation Retreat, 8 am, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill (through Sun)

Sunflower Trail, 10 am, Eckert’s Orchard

DRINK Mimosa Month, 11

YOGA Sunset Pilates on the roof at Kentucky Castle, 8 pm

KIDS Storytime at the Farm, 9:30 am, Eckert’s Orchard

(1954), 1:30 & 7:15 pm, Kentucky Theatre

THEATRE Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre on the Rooftop, 7:30 pm, Kentucky Castle

am, Pivot Brewing

BALL Lexington Legends vs Florence Freedom, 5:05 pm, Whitaker Bank Ballpark

MOVIE Sabrina

DRINK

Bourbon Experience: Railbird Selects & Tastings with Old Carter, 6 pm, virtual

MUSIC The Lauren Mink Band, 7 pm, Moondance Amphitheater

KIDS Storytime at the Farm, 9:30 am, Eckert’s Orchard

LIT Poetry & Conversation, 5 pm, Loudon House

MOVIE King

Creole (1958),

1:30 & 7:15 pm, Kentucky Theatre

THEATRE Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre on the

MUSIC

Summer Nights in Suburbia, 7 pm, Moondance Amphitheater

LIT Emerging Writers from the Appalachian Writer’s Workshop, 8 pm, virtual

OUTDOOR Weekly Ghost Walk of Lexington, 8 pm, West Second Street

vs Florence Y’alls, 6:45 pm, Whitaker Bank Ballpark

Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre on the Rooftop, 7:30 pm, Kentucky Castle

A Midsummer’s Night Run

BALL Lexington Legends

THEATRE

N VI RT UA L RU

HORSE Paddock Sale, 9 am, Keeneland Shop (through Sat)

SHOP LOCAL! NATIONAL FARMERS’ MARKET WEEK IS AUGUST 2 - 8

OUTDOOR

sat

BIZ Women

Innovators and Founders of Lexington Monthly Meetup with Taunya Phillips, 4 pm,

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Railbird was originally scheduled for Aug 22 and 23.

public.

(beginning Aug 4) through September has been canceled for 2020.

OUTDOOR Sunflower

Fields, Evans Orchard (through Aug 18)

YOGA Sunset Yoga on

the Roof, 8 pm, Kentucky Castle

HEALTH Keeneland

Gatepost Gallop begins, online event (thru Aug 31)

OUTDOOR Sunflower Trail, 9 am, Eckert’s Orchard (thru Sat) COMEDY Comedy at Pivot, 8 pm, Pivot Brewing

scheduled for Thursday nights through September 3, has been canceled for 2020.

DRINK Bourbon

Experience: Railbird Selects & Tastings with Old Pepper, 6 pm, virtual

HORSE Paddock Sale, 9 am, Keeneland Shop (through Sat) MUSIC The Lauren Mink Band, 7 pm, Moondance Amphitheater A Midsummer’s Night Run

SHOP LOCAL! NATIONAL FARMERS’ MARKET WEEK IS AUGUST 2 - 8

OUTDOOR

Sunflower Trail, 10 am, Eckert’s Orchard

DRINK Mimosa Month, 11

YOGA Sunset Pilates on the roof at Kentucky Castle, 8 pm

KIDS Storytime at the Farm, 9:30 am, Eckert’s Orchard

vs Florence Freedom, 5:05 pm, Whitaker Bank Ballpark

Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre on the Rooftop, 7:30 pm, Kentucky Castle

THEATRE

Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre on the Rooftop, 7:30 pm, Kentucky Castle

KIDS Storytime at the Farm, 9:30 am, Eckert’s Orchard

LIT Poetry & Conversation, 5 pm, Loudon House

MOVIE King

Creole (1958),

1:30 & 7:15 pm, Kentucky Theatre

THEATRE Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre on the Rooftop, 7:30 pm, Kentucky Castle BALL Lexington Legends vs Florence Freedom, 6:45 pm, Whitaker Bank Ballpark

YOGA

Sunset Pilates on the roof at Kentucky Castle, 8 pm

KIDS

Story-time at the Farm, 9:30 am, Eckert’s Orchard

MOVIE The Last Waltz

(1978), 1:30 & 7:15 pm, Kentucky Theatre

HEALTH Good Foods Co-

MUSIC

Summer Nights in Suburbia, 7 pm, Moondance Amphitheater

LIT Emerging Writers from OUTDOOR Weekly Ghost Walk of Lexington, 8 pm, West Second Street

BIZ Women

Lexington Habitat Golf Tournament, 9 am, Spring Valley Golf Club

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Railbird was originally scheduled for Aug 22 and 23.

Innovators and Founders of Lexington Monthly Meetup with Taunya Phillips, 4 pm, online

YOGA Yoga Under the

Stars, 9:30 pm, Kentucky Castle

20 21 PO ST PO NE D UN TIL

BALL

Lexington Legends vs Lexington Leyendas, 6:45 pm, Whitaker Bank Ballpark

BALL 9th

Annual John Calipari Basketball Fantasy Experience, Rupp Arena (thru Sun)

RUN/WALK

Big Lex 4 Miler, 8 am, Keeneland Race Course

MUSIC Summer Nights in

EVENT 2nd annual DiverCity Festival, noon, downtown Lexington

OUTDOOR Weekly Ghost

EVENT Lexington Big Brown Truck Pull, 5 pm, Beaumont Centre Texas Roadhouse

Suburbia, 7 pm, Moondance Amphitheater Walk of Lexington, 8 pm, West Second Street

GOLF

the Appalachian Writer’s Workshop, 8 pm, virtual

Op hosts How Gut Health Affects Your Overall Health, 6 pm, virtual

Dinner Series, 3 pm, Ethereal Brewing on Manchester

Jazz on the Porch w/ Dave Hall, 3 pm, Talon Winery

Bourbon Experience: Railbird Selects & Tastings with Old Carter, 6 pm, virtual

vs Florence Y’alls, 6:45 pm, Whitaker Bank Ballpark

EAT The SmokeHouse

MUSIC

DRINK

BALL Lexington Legends

AR T FA IR W O O DL AN D FO R 20 20 ED EL NC CA

THEATRE

(1954), 1:30 & 7:15 pm, Kentucky Theatre

THEATRE Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre on the Rooftop, 7:30 pm, Kentucky Castle

am, Pivot Brewing

BALL Lexington Legends

MOVIE Sabrina

BACK TO SCHOOL

AUGUST 20

AUGUST 12

AUGUST 17

Opening Day of The Lexington Centre College welcomes School students back

On campus instruction begins for Lexington Christian Academy

UK scheduled to begin inperson classes

(all dates subject to change per community guidelines) Classes resume for Lexington Catholic High School

EKU is scheduled to begin inperson classes

First day of school at Sayre School

AUGUST 23

First-year students begin at Transylvania University

AUGUST 26

Fayette County Public Schools begins NTI 2DL

AUGUST 31

Transylvania University begins

Chalk it Up! Sidewalk Art in the neighborhoods

shley James is the woman behind the elaborate sidewalk chalk art seen around Cramer Avenue. A Kentucky native, James grew up in Lexington and graduated from SCAPA, but now lives in Los Angeles and Atlanta. Her first piece was inspired by a worldwide team-based scavenger hunt charity event where she had to recreate a Renaissance painting but make it pandemic-themed. James chose Artemesia Gentileschi’s “SelfPortrait as the Allegory of Painting” and had her gazing at a roll of toilet paper. Since then her inspiration has come from Matisse’s “Cat with Red Fish” and the imagination of her two daughters, Lily and Alice. “Everyone feels the monotony of this situation, but we’ve gotten lots of smiles and compliments and people stopping to take photos, so we know that it’s adding joy to the neighborhood.” James adds, “I especially love

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ARTS AND BOOKS that my kids are seeing the value of public art and that they feel proud to be part of Team Kentucky. I hope that one day they will remember these art projects as something special we did for ourselves and the community.” She’s learning as she goes, starting with a layer of crayola sidewalk chalk then using a piece of foam to smear the chalk, with help from her daughters, before adding more color using artist pastels. Her designs have taken about two hours, except for the Matisse Cat which took between five and six hours. The ephemeral nature is half the charm. “I’m not bothered by the fact that each piece only lasts until the next rain — it’s nice to have a clean slate every few days, to be able to

take what I learned from the last experience and apply it to the next one, and to surprise the neighbors with something new.” Be on the lookout for her next illustration from the children’s book “The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet”. The sidewalk chalk art can be found on Cramer Avenue, between Mentelle Park and Hanover, when the weather and her inspiration cooperate.

New novel recounts the murder of Marion Miley in Lexington

In 1941, the well known 27-yearold golf champion Marion Miley was murdered at Lexington Country Club. Beverly Bell, a featured consultant in KET’s documentary Forgotten Fame: The Marion Miley Story, has written a new book, The Murder of Marion Miley. Based on a true story and lots of research, the new true crime-esque novel is inspired by actual events, but with a fictionalized fleshing in of emotion and dialogue. Bell is an award-winning magazine and crime writer whose work has appeared in Arizona Highways, Indianapolis Monthly, Keeneland Magazine, and Kentucky Monthly.

UK Grad’s new book

Lamar Smith’s experience as a student at the University of Kentucky inspired him to write his first book, Jack of All Trades: Rise of the Party Promoter. His book is loosely based on his UK experiences as a party promoter. Smith says, “It is realistic fiction, but I think my book will challenge concepts people have about college and it will teach the importance of embracing individuality.” His book is scheduled to come out later this year.

Summer Staycations: Cincinnati’s Lytle Park Hotel

With new expectations of travel and road trips proving to be the safest form of travel when done right, we’re on a quest for the best nearby staycation destinations within a reasonable distance of Kentucky. About an hour away from Lexington sits a unique hotel experience you won’t receive anywhere else. Two historic Cincinnati buildings have transformed into the city’s newest luxury hotel, The Lytle Park Hotel.

As part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, The Lytle Park Hotel’s unique tagline is “Exactly Like Nothing Else.” “It’s a remarkable little getaway only an hour away from Lexington,” says Julie Kowalewski, Regional Director of Sales. “Lytle Park Hotel is the vision of bringing two buildings to life again and making the hotel a destination for not only travelers to the area, but also people who live in Cincinnati who want to experience their city in a unique way.” The hotel’s most notable feature is Vista at Lytle Park, the indoor and outdoor four-season rooftop venue with views of Lytle Park, downtown Cincinnati and the Ohio River. Intertwined within the historic Lytle Park, the hotel is within walking distance of Great American Ball Park, and only a couple of blocks from Fountain Square and downtown Cincinnati. It’s the ideal combination of having the convenience of the city, but still feeling far enough removed from the busyness of downtown. With initial plans to open in March, the hotel opened in June with enhanced cleanliness procedures, contact guest check-in, and social distancing adjustments to meet the standard for new hospitality protocols. The Lytle Park Hotel is located at 311 Pike Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.

HEALTH AND OUTDOORS YMCA and UK HealthCare launch new fitness initiative

YMCA of Central Kentucky has teamed up with UK HealthCare to bring The Keeneland Gatepost Gallop, a new fitness initiative across to encourage an active lifestyle and togetherness for families. Beginning on August 1 through the end of the month, simply log your family’s mileage—whether that be a walk, run, bike or scooter from the comfort of your own neighborhood—and email your tracking sheet to Keeneland to show how far you traveled. Participants are encouraged to log five miles per week and Keeneland will donate $1 per mile completed to local charities or groups whose event at Keeneland has been cancelled this year. All Gatepost Gallop participants will receive a sticker, finisher’s certificate, and medal. Adults will receive a hat from the Keeneland Shop and children will receive a Kids Club Water bottle! Medals will be distributed at the end of the program.

Go outdoors with Parks & Rec

A one-hour Outdoor Skills class is offered at McConnell Springs Park on Saturday, August 8 at 8 am. Start your morning with Sunrise Archery at Hisle Farm Park on Saturday, August 8 at 10 am. Participants are required to bring their own equipment. No registration is required. Tiny Tot Naturalist is designed for Pre-K adventurers who are ready to learn about nature, create crafts, and explore the park. Celebrate Pollinators on Wednesday, August 12 at 11 am. Junior Naturalist is designed for adventurers K-5th grade who are ready to learn about nature, create crafts, and explore McConnell Springs Park on Saturday, August 15 at 10 am and 2 pm. Weekend Workout at McConnell Springs Park on Saturday, August 22 at 10 am is an opportunity to help clean the park and maintain the trails. All tools are provided and attendees are asked to arrive in comfortable outdoor attire.

Town Branch Park joins High Line Network

Town Branch Park is one of the new members of the High Line Network, a community of nonprofit infrastructure reuse leaders. Members of High Line Network are committed to building equitable spaces for their communities.

Progress on downtown trails

Trail plans are finalizing and work continues on TownBranch Commons trail, Legacy Trail and Town Branch Trail throughout downtown. Construction will complete 22 miles of uninterrupted trails with a 5.5-mile loop downtown and plans to tripe the number of trees along Vine Street and Midland Avenue.

RUN FOR IT

This year’s Midsummer Night’s Run has gone virtual. Run or walk the 5K, or 1 Miler/Fastest Kid Dash, on your own schedule before Saturday, August 8. Run, walk or hike the America’s Heroes Virtual 5K/10K/13.1 (either as one run/walk or in segments) until Sunday, August 23 and earn a super commemorative finisher’s medal as well as a cool, comfortable performance shirt and digital bib. The Big Lex 4 Miler originally scheduled for Saturday, May 23 was postponed to Saturday, August 29 at 8 am at Keeneland. Starting on Friday, August 28, run the virtual Cabernet Canter Cross Country 5k/10k and receive a wine tasting from Talon Winery. Participants receive a shirt, custom wine glass, and three wine tasting tickets to use at Talon Winery. Run your virtual race any time through Monday, September 7. Christ The King’s OktoberDash Race is virtual this year. Choose to complete a 5k or 1/2 Marathon in a day or over the course of a few days, solo or with friends and family through Saturday, September 12.

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FEATURE

A LEGACY LIVES ON

Remembering “Chui,” a Lexington leader and entrepreneur BY KRISTINA ROSEN

“Lexington has lost a young leader who had a bright future in front of him.” —Sav, of Sav’s Grill

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“At the end of a semester, I wanted to give my students a small gift, a memory from our time together. I photographed each of them individually before taking a group photo of all of them.” —Transy professor, Kremena Todorova

The Loss of a Leader BY KREMENA TODOROVA

Lexington has lost a young leader who had a bright future in front of him.”

he Soda Pop Shop reopened inside Sav’s Chill on the corner of S. Limestone and E. Maxwell in late July. Chui’s family wants to continue the business to keep his vision alive. Chui’s brother, MC Sedrick Mapipo, told friends on Facebook, “He is no longer with us but his legacy will live forever.” In the next few weeks, t-shirts in honor of Chui will be sold as part of an ongoing fundraiser to support Chui’s Soda Pop Shop and Rafiki Center, and to keep Chui’s legacy alive.

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ubaka Nehemia Mutayongwa, known to most as “Chui,” drowned in a tragic kayaking accident at Cave Run Lake on July 4, 2020 — and no one loved America more than this young man. Chui moved to Lexington from the Congo in 2012 with his parents and his six brothers. He graduated from Tates Creek High School where he was honored as Homecoming king, and attended Transylvania University, where he played collegiate soccer before leaving to pursue a future of community engagement. At only 22 years old, Chui worked with North Limestone CDC and The Night Markets, as well as with Aramark Food Service at the University of Kentucky, where he advocated for workers’ rights and wages. “I would describe him as someone who

believed that anything was possible — he had this way about him that made any ambition, no matter how big, seem like just a simple thing,” says Kris Nonn, Executive Director of NoLi CDC. “He had a joy and kindness in his eyes, and was always on the move, always working on something, toward something more.” With a passion for business and the desire to elevate his community, Chui launched his own business venture, The Soda Pop Shop, selling old and new specialty sodas like Frostie’s Cherry Limeade, vintage Grapette, and Grapefruit Kiss. “He was an exceptional young man that’s for sure. Only 22 years old, but he did a lot in such a short time with us,” says Mamadou “Sav” Savane, the owner of Sav’s Grill. When Sav’s Grill closed its location on S. Limestone, Chui approached Sav about running Sav’s Chill across the street until the lease was up this fall. Chui’s dream was to begin selling his soda at Sav’s Chill and eventually transform the location into his Soda Pop Shop later this year. Sav says, “I am so heartbroken, I don’t know what to do with this shocking loss. In his short life he left a huge impact. I can honestly say that

Associate Professor of English at Transylvania University Lexington resident and educator He told me he wanted to be the President of the Congo one day and I knew the world was already a better place. Because I was Cubaka Nehemia Mutayongwa’s academic advisor at Transylvania University, I got to talk with him about classes he might take, about what he wanted to major in, and about who he wanted to become. I took this picture of Cubaka in December 2017, at the end of a class about women, power, and privilege. At the end of a semester during which we collectively built a safe space for discussion, learning, and growth, I wanted to give my students a small gift, a memory from our time together. I photographed each of them individually before taking a group photo of all of them. Cubaka’s life ended too soon. But I believe he touched enough of us that we can carry on his dream of making the world more just, more generous, and more peaceful. Rest in peace, Cubaka.

exington’s food scene is everchanging and that’s stayed apparent even throughout a pandemic. Over the past couple of months, new restaurants opened to an eager fanfare, with one prominent food establishment resurrected, while others closed with a bang, some more often with a wimper.

Vine Street. Ranada Riley opened Ranada’s Kitchen in Chevy Chase in the former location of the Kitchen at A.S. Eats.

BIRTHS

The Barn at The Summit, Lexington’s first ever food hall, is permanently closed. Whiskey Bear still

Burke’s Bakery Delicatessen in Danville will still deliver their salt rising bread and other products to Southland Drive in Lexington. (Good Foods Co-op will replace the closed Sav-A-Lot.)

Another Sedona Taphouse is opening on Newtown Pike near the Clarion Hotel.

OBITS

remains, but Athenian Grill, Atomic Ramen, Crank & Boom Ice Cream, Kentucky for Kentucky, and Smithtown Seafood will be focused on other locations and ventures. Home to an arcade and live music venue, The Burl launched a food concept by the dynamic duo of Philip Cronin and Tonya Mays. The Burl Food presented by Kismet opened in June with a small but mighty menu of steam buns, fried chicken, and a sweet potato doughnut. Crank & Boom Ice Cream relocated from The Barn at The Summit to a new location on Clays Mill Road inside the former Lyles BBQ restaurant. DV8 Kitchen is opening a second location at the intersection of Midland Avenue, Winchester Road, and Third Street. Chef Wyatt Sarbacker opened Favor behind Arcadium on North Limestone. Jefferson Street Coffee opened at 471 Jefferson Street. Leestown Coffee House, featuring both indoor seating and a drivethru option, is opening at 1416 Leestown Road. OV Bistro replaces Ranada’s Bistro & Bar in the location at 400

Gather on Main, a coffee shopmeets-delicatessen-meets tap-house which opened in September 2019 on East Main Street, will not reopen. George’s Grocery and Deli, anchoring the corner of Short and North Limestone for almost 50 years, closed its store and fullservice deli. Javier and Aimee Lanza of Centro and The Garage had planned to open a rooftop bar here this past spring. Locals’ Craft Food & Drink located on the corner of Walton and National Avenue in Warehouse Block has closed. Nick Ryan’s on Jefferson closed during Covid19 restrictions, and will not re-open. Sav-A-Lot on Southland Drive closed in July, taking with it a favorite deli destination for fried chicken in Lexington.

RESURRECTIONS

Alfalfa Restaurant closed in March, and soon announced a reopening under new ownership. Tiffany El-Amin and Wali Yusuf El-Amin are the new owners.

Apiary launches OMAGE Lexington’s new late night dining experience

Tucked inside the industrial landscape of the Jefferson Street corridor is a luxurious venue (with a Jon-Carloftis designed exterior) and a home for Lexington’s new everchanging dining experience. Apiary will introduce OMAGE, an ephemeral culinary experience in their enchanted secret garden. “What we are creating is a unique dining experience in Lexington that leverages all the aspects we do well which is food, service, and ambience,” says Cooper Vaughan, ChefProprietor of Apiary. “The idea of OMAGE is that it’s ephemeral. It’s there and then it’s not. These are events that happen and then they go. So, if you want to be a part of it, jump on it because it is not something that is going to be there all the time.” Beginning on August 7, Omage will be open on select Fridays and Saturdays starting at 8 pm. Reservations are taken until 10 pm and doors close at midnight. Unlike most restaurants, guests have their table the entire evening and can choose to stay until the doors close. Lexington restaurant lovers familiar with Grant Achatz’s Next, in Chicago, which rotates concepts every four months, will recognize

the appeal. The Omage menu evolves from week to week, but thematically, it changes drastically every two weeks. In mezze style, small bites come to the table over the course of the evening. A full bar, curated wines, and a rotating menu of craft cocktails inspired by each menu will be available for purchase. Reservations are prepaid and available for parties of two to six. Tickets are $65 per person and cover the cost of food for the evening. Chef’s Table is the VIP option for 10 people under a secluded garden pergola along with a specially selected tasting menu for $150 per person. Reservations can be made two weeks in advance and members of The Hive have preferential access to tickets four days before the public does. OMAGE is located at 218 Jefferson Street.

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FOOD

Working from Home? Make Your Own Pasta BY TOM YATES

e’re living through crazy times these days. Navigating grocery stores, markets, curbside pick-ups, deliveries, and drive-up windows while maintaining proper social distancing in full protective gear can be a challenge. It’s really hard to avoid people. We are currently safe, happy, and anxious at home. Temporarily unemployed for who knows how long, I take refuge in my kitchen. On any given day, I end up covered in flour from baking things I would never bake in real life and making more fresh pasta than I ever would in real life. This isn’t real life. Even in normal times, I keep a well stocked pantry. For years, I’ve gotten ribbed for saving stuff. I toss little, if anything, away. Everything has a purpose or an eventual purpose in another form. Waste not, want not. I have the various grains and dried pastas covered.I never dreamed a time would come, like now, that my little gold mine would be worth its weight in gold. Right now, it’s all about the pantry and......time. Just before the yeast shortages turned everyone

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into sourdough bread bakers, I bought a massive amount of active dry yeast. Boy, has it come in handy. I’ve also turned into a flour maniac. Sleuthing a bit, I’ve managed to procure whole wheat flour, whole wheat pastry flour, white whole wheat flour, 00 flour, almond flour, bread flour, cake flour,wheat gluten flour, all purpose flour (bleached and unbleached.....because, why not?), and cornmeal. For a cook, the luxury of time is everything. Time to think things through. Time for patience. Baking is science. Baking is a lesson in patience. First things first, I’m not patient and I’m not a baker. At all. Even in culinary school, I squeaked through that part. I’m not much of a rule follower, either. Baking has rules. Big time rules. Even though I can barely follow a basic recipe without fiddling with it, self isolation has afforded me the time to be patient, pay attention, play along, and follow the rules. Most of my food deliveries are haphazard affairs. I order quickly to meet the limited delivery windows. In doing so, I forget things from time to time. On one of my rushed play-by-therules delivery moves, I accidentally ordered 3 dozen large organic eggs. I started rolling out a parade of quiches, stratas, omelettes, and pies with meringue. It’s been fabulous. “There’s never enough time” used to be my mantra. Now I cherish the time.

Fresh Egg Pasta.

(When life gives you eggs) Over the years, I’ve made a lot of fresh pasta. This egg pasta using 00 flour was the most pliable and workable one I’ve ever played with. After sifting 2 1/4 cups cups 00 flour, 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt, and a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg into a large bowl, I made a well in the center of the flour before cracking 3 large whole eggs into the center of the well and drizzling 1 tablespoon olive oil into the well. Using a fork, I slowly incorporated the flour into the eggs until it formed a loose shaggy consistency. When it came together, I rolled the dough onto a floured board, and kneaded it for about 10 minutes until it formed a smooth dough. Still tight at this point, I wrapped the dough in plastic wrap and set it aside to relax for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes, I divided the dough into fourths and worked with one piece at a time while keeping the remaining dough covered. Rolling right along. Pasta can definitely be made strictly by hand, but I have an old fashioned tabletop pasta roller/ cutter that I adore. I flattened the dough and rolled the first piece through the lowest setting of the roller 3 times, folding it in half after each pass. When the dough felt right (pliable), I dusted it with flour and started passing it through each setting (narrowing the setting each pass and flouring the dough) until I reached the second to last setting on my roller. I dusted the sheet with flour, set it aside, and repeated the process with the remaining dough until I had about 8 sheets of pasta. Size matters. I wanted variety. While Tagliatelle pasta can stand up to most sauces, wispy capellini works great with lighter delicate sauces. After moving the hand crank to the cutting section of the pasta cutter, I ran half the pasta through the capellini blades and the other half through the tagliatelle blades. I dusted the ribbons with extra flour to keep them from sticking together, covered them with a dish towel, and mopped the kitchen floor. (Again.) Embrace the pantry. And the time.

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti is renowned for his buoyancy. In one of his famous lines, he wrote, “I am awaiting, perpetually and forever, a renaissance of wonder.” Here’s what I have to say in response to that thought: Your assignment, as an Aries, is NOT to sit there and wait, perpetually and forever, for a renaissance of wonder. Rather, it’s your job to embody and actualize and express, perpetually and forever, a renaissance of wonder. The coming weeks will be an especially favorable time for you to rise to new heights in fulfilling this aspect of your life-long assignment. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I live in Northern California on land that once belonged to the indigenous Coast Miwok people. They were animists who believed that soul and sentience animate all animals and plants as well as rocks, rivers, mountains, everything, really. Their food came from hunting and gathering, and they lived in small bands without centralized political authority. According to one of their creation stories, Coyote and Silver Fox made the world by singing and dancing it into existence. Now I invite you to do what I just illustrated: Find out about and celebrate the history of the people and the place where you live. From an astrological perspective, it’s a favorable time to get in touch with roots and foundations. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “When I look down, I miss all the good stuff, and when I look up, I just trip over things,” says singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco. I wonder if she has tried an alternate approach: looking straight ahead. That’s what I advise for you in the coming weeks, Gemini. In other words, adopt a perspective that will enable you to detect regular glimpses of what’s above you and what’s below you as well as what’s in front of you. In fact, I suggest you avoid all extremes that might distract you from the big picture. The truth will be most available to you if you occupy the middle ground. CANCER (June 21-July 22): The Italian word nottivago refers to “night roamers”: people who wander around after dark. Why do they do it? What do they want to accomplish? Maybe their ramblings have the effect of dissolving stuck thoughts that have been plaguing them. Maybe it’s a healing relief to indulge in the luxury of having nowhere in particular to go and nothing in particular to do: to declare their independence from the obsessive drive to get things done. Meandering after sundown may stir up a sense of wild freedom that inspires them to outflank or outgrow their problems. I bring these possibilities to your attention, Cancerian, because the coming days

will be an excellent time to try them out. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Notice what no one else notices and you’ll know what no one else knows,” says actor Tim Robbins. That’s perfect counsel for you right now, Leo. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, your perceptiveness will be at a peak in the coming weeks. You’ll have an ability to discern halfhidden truths that are invisible to everyone else. You’ll be aggressive in scoping out what most people don’t even want to become aware of. Take advantage of your temporary superpower! Use it to get a lucid grasp of the big picture and cultivate a more intelligent approach than those who are focused on the small picture and the comfortable delusions. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else,” wrote playwright Tom Stoppard. That’s ripe advice for you to meditate on during the coming weeks. You’re in a phase of your astrological cycle when every exit can indeed be an entrance somewhere else but only if you believe in that possibility and are alert for it. So please dissolve your current assumptions about the current chapter of your life story so that you can be fully open to new possibilities that could become available. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “One must think with the body and the soul or not think at all,” wrote Libran author and historian Hannah Arendt. She implied that thinking only with the head may spawn monsters and demons. Mere conceptualization is arid and sterile if not interwoven with the wisdom of the soul and the body’s earthy intuitions. Ideas that are untempered by feelings and physical awareness can produce poor maps of reality. In accordance with astrological omens, I ask you to meditate on these empowering suggestions. Make sure that as you seek to understand what’s going on, you draw on all your different kinds of intelligence. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I always wanted to be commander-inchief of my one-woman army,” says singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco. I think that goal is within sight for you, Scorpio. Your power over yourself has been increasing lately. Your ability to manage your own moods and create your own sweet spots and define your own fate is as robust as I have seen it in a while. What do you plan to do with your enhanced dominion? What special feats might you attempt? Are there any previously impossible accomplishments that may now be possible? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your meditation for the coming weeks comes to you courtesy of author and naturalist Henry David

Thoreau. “We can never have enough of nature,” he wrote. “We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor, vast and titanic features, the sea-coast with its wrecks, the wilderness with its living and its decaying trees, the thunder cloud, and the rain which lasts three weeks and produces freshets. We need to witness our own limits transgressed, and some life pasturing freely where we never wander.” Oh, how I hope you will heed Thoreau’s counsel, Sagittarius. You would really benefit from an extended healing session amidst natural wonders. Give yourself the deep pleasure of exploring what wildness means to you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Author and activist bell hooks (who doesn’t capitalize her name) has taught classes at numerous American universities. She sometimes writes about her experiences there, as in the following passage. “My students tell me, ‘we don’t want to love! We’re tired of being loving!’ And I say to them, if you’re tired of being loving, then you haven’t really been loving, because when you are loving you have more strength.” I wanted you to know her thoughts, Capricorn, because I think you’re in a favorable position to demonstrate how correct she is: to dramatically boost your own strength through the invigorating power of your love. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian author Langston Hughes was a pioneering and prolific African American author and activist who wrote in four different genres and was influential in boosting other Black writers. One of his big breaks as a young man came when he was working as a waiter at a banquet featuring the famous poet Vachel Lindsay. Hughes managed to leave three of his poems on Lindsay’s table. The great poet loved them and later lent his clout to boosting Hughes’ career. I suspect you might have an opening like that sometime soon, Aquarius even if it won’t be quite as literal and handson. Be ready to take advantage. Cultivate every connection that may become available. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Author Faith Baldwin has renounced the “forgive and forget” policy. She writes, “I think one should forgive and remember. If you forgive and forget, you’re just driving what you remember into the subconscious; it stays there and festers. But to look upon what you remember and know you’ve forgiven is achievement.” That’s the approach I recommend for you right now, Pisces. Get the relief you need, yes: Forgive those who have trespassed against you. But also: Hold fast to the lessons you learned through those people so you won’t repeat them again later.

HELP WANTED Research Director, Community and Economic Development Initiative of KY (Lexington, KY). Plan, initiate and oversee rsrch re community, econ devel. Master’s, Econ, Agr Econ, Applied Econ, or related. In depth knowledge of: SAS; Stata; Excel; IMPLAN; Tableau; InDesign; ArcGIS; ESRI Business Analyst; Publisher; prep, implementation of human subject rsrch; econ impact, supply chain modeling; econ data analysis, manipulation; socioecon data collection, analysis. Exc written, oral comm skills for both academic and lay audiences. MUST follow these specific application instructions in order to be considered: Mail CV, cvr ltr to: Dr. Alison F. Davis, University of Kentucky, 419 C.E. Barnhart Building, Lexington, KY 40546 within 30 days and mention Job # 2020-199. Programmer Analyst (Lexington, KY and client sites) Responsible for analysis, designing, developing, testing, and supporting applications in an Agile software development environment. Bachelor’s Degree or equiv in Comp Sci., Comp Eng., or closely related field req. Required Skills: Visual Studio, VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET & SQL, MVC, Crystal Report, XML, Entity Framework, AJAX, Telerik Control, and Telerik Reporting. Mail resume to Sitek Inc., Attn: HR,1040, Monarch Street, Suite 205, Lexington, KY 40513

Pet Pick Kiba

Photo by Regi Goffinet

3 year old 61 lbs Akita Mix

How handsome is this guy?! Kiba can be a little shy when he first meets someone new, but once you take a little time to get to know him, you’ll know he’s way more than just a pretty face! He’s a smart dog who’s eager to learn new tricks, and would love to have a family to show off for full time. If you can keep up with a big active boy like him, Kiba would love to meet you! Woodford Humane is currently open by appointment only; please call 859.873.5491 to schedule a meet-and-greet with Kiba or another of our adoptable pets! Ace Weekly and the Woodford Humane Society remind you to spay and neuter your pets.

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HOME AND GARDEN

Tour of Remodeled Homes

BIA’s Grand Tour of Homes was held in July, with great (socially distant) attendance. BIA’s August Tour of Remodeled Homes has been postponed for later this fall and will offer a virtual experience.

Neighborhood Action Match Program accepting applications

This program is funded by LFUCG and supports neighborhood associations in carrying out development activities and improvements. Improvements must be open to the public and eligible projects include street trees, clean ups, sidewalk repairs, and the reuse of vacant buildings. Awards are given up to $10,000, but neighborhoods must match all funds it receives with cash, donated supplies, or volunteer labor and services. The deadline for submission of an application for Fiscal Year 2021 from eligible neighborhood associations in Fayette County is Friday, August 7 at 4 pm.

NEW: Curbside Pickup Grow your garden with Lexington Public Library Sunflower Field at Eckert’s Farm

The Sunflower Trail at Eckert’s Orchard in Versailles returns with social distancing measures in place, beginning in August. Along with the 4-acres of sunflowers, Eckert’s launched the Field of Hope Project, a social media campaign to encourage guests to post photos of the sunflowers as well as messages of hope for the community. Signs with different aspirational messages for guests to hold while they take photos will be provided. Reservations are required, and must be purchased in advance.

The Lexington Public Library announced the lineup for week ten of its virtual summer program schedule entitled “How Does Your Garden Grow?” which focuses on home flower and vegetable gardens, their care, and what Lexingtonians are growing. Participants are encouraged to share their favorites recipes and cooking photos on the Public Library’s social media pages with one random entry winning a prize. Harvesting and Preserving Herbs is on Thursday, August 6 at 6 pm.

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NOW OPEN: Southland Drive ReStore The Lexington Habitat ReStore at 451 Southland Drive is now open with increased safety measures

New Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Winchester Road location remains temporarily closed to the public. Donation drop-offs by appointment only. Learn more at lexingtonrestore.com.

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REAL ESTATE: Properties recently sold in Fayette Co. 40502

26-Jun-20 ............632 LAKESHORE DR .................... $855,000 30-Jun-20 ............608 LAKESHORE DR .................... $830,000 30-Jun-20 ............1921 LAKES EDGE DR .................. $770,000 02-Jul-20 .............233 WOODSPOINT RD ................ $735,000 02-Jul-20 .............819 SIESTA CV .............................. $725,000 30-Jun-20 ............309 CLINTON RD .......................... $689,000 02-Jul-20 .............1398 COCHRAN RD ..................... $595,000 01-Jul-20 .............1219 PROVIDENCE LN ................ $577,500 30-Jun-20............. 228 CHENAULT RD ...................... $535,000 02-Jul-20 .............1202 LAKEWOOD DR .................. $525,000 01-Jul-20 .............629 CHINOE RD ........................... $500,000 13-Jul-20 .............117 N HANOVER AVE .................. $449,000 02-Jul-20 .............429 HOLIDAY RD .......................... $405,000 24-Apr-20 ............346 DESHA RD ............................. $400,000 30-Jun-20 ............612 CENTRAL AVE ........................ $350,000 25-Jun-20 ............1015 CHINOE RD ......................... $300,000 01-Jul-20 .............1312 GRAY HAWK RD UNIT B ..... $201,500 15-Jun-20 ............2414 LAKE PARK RD UNIT 4101 . $194,500 23-Jun-20............. 2412 LAKE PARK RD UNIT 103 ... $150,000 02-Jul-20 .............921 ALBANY CIR 40502 .............. $360,000 26-Jun-20............. 3406 BAY LEAF DR 40502 .......... $292,500 30-Jun-20 ............636 MONTCLAIR DR .................... $250,000 25-Jun-20 ............1130 DUNBARTON LN ................. $185,000 06-Jul-20 .............356 LINCOLN AVE ........................ $172,000

40503

02-Jul-20 .............405 PICADOME PARK .................. $400,000 26-Jun-20 ............409 ROSEMONT GARDEN ........... $344,000 09-Jul-20 .............2367 HEATHER WAY .................... $339,407 26-Jun-20 ............1265 HIGBEE MILL RD ................. $305,000 06-Jul-20 .............1312 CONFEDERATE CT ............... $300,000 06-Jul-20 .............143 WABASH DR ......................... $299,000 19-Jun-20 ............503 WELLINGTON GARDENS DR .$288,500 02-Jul-20 .............641 DARDANELLES DR ................ $246,000 06-Jul-20 .............430 LONGVIEW DR ...................... $240,000 26-Jun-20 ............604 HADLOW ST........................... $239,900 29-Jun-20 ............578 SEATTLE DR ........................... $228,000 26-Jun-20 ............386 STRATFORD DR ..................... $227,000 02-Jul-20 .............453 WELLINGTON GARDENS DR .$225,000 08-Jul-20 .............380 CROMWELL WAY .................. $222,500 26-Jun-20 ............216 DERBY DR ............................. $218,500 03-Jul-20 .............572 VINCENT WAY ........................ $217,500 30-Jun-20 ............229 E LOWRY LN .......................... $217,000 26-Jun-20 ............613 CROMWELL WAY .................. $217,000 30-Jun-20 ............246 KOSTER ST ............................. $204,000 01-Jul-20 .............553 SHERIDAN DR ....................... $203,500 08-Jul-20 .............593 ASHLEY WAY ......................... $200,000 03-Jul-20 .............193 ROSEMONT GARDEN ........... $195,500 08-Jul-20 .............795 STONE RD ............................. $190,000 10-Jul-20 .............350 BROADLEAF LN ..................... $185,000 06-Jul-20 .............1867 PENSACOLA DR .................. $169,000 07-Jul-20 .............237 REGENCY POINT PATH .......... $164,400

40504

30-Jun-20 ............934 MASON HEADLEY RD ........... $384,900 15-Jun-20 ............1212 EQUINE CT .......................... $230,000 22 | Aug 2020 | aceweekly.com

08-Jul-20 .............776 DELLA DR .............................. $210,000 18-Jun-20 ............1032 CAMELLIA DR ...................... $200,000 01-Jul-20 .............792 FURLONG DR ........................ $180,000 17-Jun-20 ............105 HAMILTON PARK .................. $179,500 10-Jul-20 .............1613-1615 MAYWICK VIEW LN $..160,000 13-Jul-20 .............129 DELMONT DR ........................ $145,000 08-Jul-20 .............2149 VIOLET RD ........................... $144,000 08-Jul-20 .............1007 PINE BLOOM DR ................ $143,500 01-Jul-20 .............1988 GENERAL WARFIELD WAY .. $435,000 13-Jul-20 .............1720 SCARBROUGH CT ............... $204,900 30-Jun-20 ............728 BURGOYNE CT ...................... $199,000 26-Jun-20 ............239 DEVONIA AVE ........................ $180,000 30-Jun-20 ............132 LACLEDE AVE ......................... $180,000

07-Jul-20 .............4556 LARKHILL LN ....................... $320,000 10-Jul-20 .............337 HAYS BLVD ............................ $310,000 07-Jul-20 .............4529 PARSONS LN ...................... $294,500 30-Jun-20 ............3232 POLO CLUB BLVD ............... $292,000 23-Jun-20 ............3274 TRANQUILITY PT .................. $292,000 30-Jun-20 ............517 HUNTERSKNOLL PL .............. $290,000 08-Jul-20 .............4645 MARCUS TRL ....................... $285,000 30-Jun-20 ............1221 PASSAGE MOUND WAY ..... $277,900 07-Jul-20 .............622 BROOKGREEN LN ................. $275,000 02-Jul-20 .............689 STANSBERRY CV ................... $275,000 30-Jun-20 ............3641 FAIR RIDGE DR ................... $270,000 29-Jun-20 ............2193 BIRKDALE DR ...................... $247,500 26-Jun-20 ............1196 BRICK HOUSE LN ............... $208,000 19-Jun-20 ............1870 TIMBER CREEK DR .............. $206,000 27-May-20 ...........2296 MARKET GARDEN LN ......... $205,000

40507

40513

40505

15-Jun-20 ............220 MILLER ST $..............................420,000 30-Jun-20 ............499 E HIGH ST STE 402 ............... $370,000 01-Jul-20 .............121 N MARTIN LUTHER KING ...... $252,500

40508

22-Jun-20 ............521 S MILL ST UNIT 1 ................... $575,000 22-Jun-20 ............521 S MILL ST UNIT 2 ................... $575,000 22-Jun-20 ............521 S MILL ST UNIT 3 ................... $575,000 22-Jun-20 ............521 S MILL ST UNIT 4 ................... $575,000 26-Jun-20 ............516 MARYLAND AVE UNIT 119 ... $350,400 30-Jun-20 ............474 W SIXTH ST ............................ $242,500 10-Jun-20 ............550 JEFFERSON ST ...................... $275,900 01-Jul-20 .............650 S MILL ST UNIT 315 .............. $220,000 10-Jul-20 .............588 E FIFTH ST .............................. $199,900 02-Jul-20 .............621 W MAIN ST UNIT 203 ........... $196,000 09-Jul-20 .............569 E FOURTH ST ......................... $187,000 01-Jul-20.............. 535 S UPPER ST UNIT 222 .......... $151,000

40509

08-Jul-20 .............3200 SWEET CLOVER LN ..........$1,260,000 08-Jul-20 .............3228 SWEET CLOVER LN ..........$1,260,000 08-Jul-20.............. 3297 SWEET CLOVER LN ..........$1,260,000 08-Jul-20 .............3317 SWEET CLOVER LN ..........$1,260,000 08-Jul-20 .............2109 MILLSTONE WAY .............$1,260,000 08-Jul-20 .............2149 MILLSTONE WAY .............$1,260,000 08-Jul-20 .............1224 SHEFFIELD PL ..................... $710,000 23-Apr-20 ............1076 CHETFORD DR .................... $516,000 08-Jul-20 .............1076 CHETFORD DR .................... $457,000 06-Jul-20 .............4179 TRADITION WAY .................. $410,000 29-Jun-20 ............2021 COVINGTON DR .................. $395,000 23-Jun-20 ............1168 CHETFORD DR .................... $390,000 01-Jul-20 .............3200 KETTERING CT ..................... $370,000 26-Jun-20 ............1841 RACHELS RUN .................... $366,900 10-Jul-20 .............1916 TIDEWATER FLT ................... $364,000 30-Jun-20 ............737 MAIDENCANE DR ................. $359,900 07-Jul-20 .............1116 KAVENAUGH LN ................. $357,500 08-Jul-20 .............3179 BAY SPRINGS PARK ............ $352,448 02-Jul-20 .............648 ANDOVER VILLAGE PL .......... $347,500 01-Jul-20 .............1004 SQUIRREL NEST LN ............. $339,900 26-Jun-20 ............756 MAIDENCANE DR ................. $325,000

06-Jul-20 .............3201 HEMINGWAY LN ................ $650,000 02-Jul-20 .............1265 LITCHFIELD LN .................... $589,000 19-Jun-20 ............2145 NAPLES LN .......................... $489,900 29-Jun-20 ............2208 PALM GROVE CT ................. $485,000 30-Jun-20 ............3321 LYON DR ............................. $460,000 02-Jul-20 .............3222 BEAUMONT CENTRE CIR ... $400,000 19-Jun-20 ............1535 PINE NEEDLES LN 160 ....... $345,000 06-Jul-20 .............2068 ALLEGHENY WAY ................ $339,000 10-Jul-20 .............3916 PALOMAR COVE LN ............ $337,500 10-Jul-20 .............3920 PALOMAR COVE LN ............ $345,000 06-Jul-20 .............2241 VALENCIA DR ...................... $304,900 30-Jun-20 ............3395 MANTILLA DR ..................... $250,000 10-Jul-20 .............2509 ASHBROOKE DR ................ $235,000

40514

02-Jul-20 .............720 OLD MILL LN ......................... $332,000 02-Jul-20 .............1312 NEW RIDGE CT .................... $304,000 29-Jun-20 ............4113 BERRYMAN CT .................... $270,000 26-Jun-20 ............1049 MOYLAN LN ........................ $269,900 18-Jun-20 ............3781 KINGS GLEN PARK ............. $240,000 01-Jul-20 .............4312 SOUTHMOOR PARK ........... $219,000 07-Jul-20.............. 3945 HIDDEN SPRINGS DR ....... $216,000 06-Jul-20 .............920 BORDALLO DR ...................... $205,000 13-Jul-20 .............3625 MOSSBRIDGE WAY ............ $200,000 14-Jul-20 3...........925 WEBER WAY .......................... $198,000

40517

30-Jun-20 ............3297 CARRIAGE LN ...................... $265,000 30-Jun-20 ............121 VANDERBILT DR .................... $265,000 26-Jun-20 ............3474 CASTLETON HILL ................. $234,900 26-Jun-20 ............3420 ALPINE CT ............................ $224,000 15-May-20 ...........3272 WATERFORD PARK ............. $222,000 30-Jun-20 ............3407 LAREDO DR ......................... $202,550 30-Jun-20 ............337 FOX HARBOUR DR ............... $200,000 29-Jun-20 ............3285 CRATER LAKE CT ................. $200,000 26-Jun-20 ............3720 FOREST GREEN DR ............. $192,000 07-Jul-20 .............3656 BOLD BIDDER DR ............... $187,500 30-Jun-20 ............3600 REMORA DR ....................... $186,000 01-Jul-20 .............333 E TIVERTON WAY ................... $185,000 02-Jul-20 .............340 TULANE DR ............................ $185,000

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