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Lexington said goodbye to many icons in 2020
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P14 THE SIGNS SAY Nicholasville neon artist Richard Garr on a ‘bender’
P16 JULIETTA MARKET The debut of Lexington’s first indoor public market
P17 2020 FOOD YEAR IN REVIEW What Lexington Ate in 2020
P18 CHEF TOM IS SERVING COUNTRY HAM FOR CHRISTMAS And you can too!
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BUSINESS GOVERNMENT Mayor waives local liquor license renewal fees
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NEW IN TOWN 46Solutions
Julietta Market
46Solutions isn’t new to Lexington, but they celebrated the grand opening of their new showroom at Lexington Green in November. 46Solutions is a tech team providing local businesses with all the convenience of an I.T. team. They also specialize in home audio/video, home theater, and outdoor entertainment.
City markets are economic drivers and cultural icons. Cincinnati’s Findlay Market entertains more than one million guests every year. New York’s Chelsea Market attracts more than 6 million. Seattle’s Pike Place Market draws more than 15 million visitors to the nine-acre historic district annually. Julietta Market is a 23,000 square foot year-round market located inside the newly renovated Greyline Station on the corner of North Limestone and Loudon Avenue. (Read more about it on page 16.)
Mayor Linda Gorton waived 2020 liquor license renewal fees for bars, restaurants, and several other facilities. The waiver applies to businesses temporarily closed as “non-essential,” or those required to operate under limited capacity because of COVID-19. Any business that has already paid its fees for 2020 will have fees waived for 2021.
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Commerce Lexington’s Public Policy Over Lunch Series with special guest Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray is Friday, December 4 at noon. Downtown Lexington Partnerships hosts “The Spirit of Retail” as part of their monthly Speaker Series on Tuesday, December 8 at noon. This event is virtual. UK’s Gatton College of Business and Economics hosts a Professional MBA Virtual Open House event Wednesday, December 9 from 5:30-7 pm via Zoom.
M E R R Y CHRISTMAS &HAPPY NEW YEAR
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Council Member James Brown
New library
CITY Welcome Sign
Lexington’s Corridors Commission, with the support of Keeneland and Vulcan Materials, installed a new stone welcome sign on Versailles Road, just outside New Circle Road. It features the City’s “Big Lex” blue horse logo, a “Welcome to Lexington” greeting, and 1775, the year the City was founded.
New at Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council
Whitney Elliott Baxter will represent the 9th Council District beginning in January 2021. Hannah LeGris will represent the 3rd District. Liz Sheehan will represent the 5th Council District that includes much of the Chevy Chase area. David Kloiber ran unopposed for the 6th District seat formerly held by Councilwoman Angela Evans, who resigned this summer to attend a graduate program at Princeton. The next City Council will be sworn-in in early 2021.
CONSTRUCTION Imagine Nicholasville Road
Earlier this year, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government invited the public to
imagine the future of Nicholasville Road, to identify strategies to ensure the ongoing redevelopment of the area. The City has prepared preliminary transportation and redevelopment concepts to support future growth along the corridor, which extends from downtown Lexington through Brannon Crossing.
Raiders of the Lost Park?
Crews have discovered multiple artifacts and fossils while completing construction on a section of the Town Branch Commons trail near Triangle Park.
Southland Park playground improvements
Parks and Recreation is partnering with the Division of Water Quality to bring improvements to Southland Park, including a new playground. They are seeking resident input on what kind of playground equipment families would enjoy. To accommodate a large stormwater project, Parks proposes to move both the playground and basketball court. Construction on the project is expected to begin in the spring of 2021 and be completed that summer.
Lexington Public Library purchased the site currently occupied by the Village Branch Library with plans to construct a new, significantly larger Village Branch. The new library will reflect the community’s vision for a state-of-the-art community hub, one that offers robust resources and service offerings to better meet the needs of the neighborhoods it serves and the community as a whole.
PROGRAMS Food For Fines
LEXPARK is once again hosting their “Food for Fines” holiday program through Friday, December 18. Bring in 10 cans of food and receive $15 off any LEXPARK or Lexington Police issued parking citation.
Holiday Schedules
Full listings of what’s open and what’s closed for the holidays in Lexington are posted at acemagazinelex.com.
STREETS, ROADS, TRAFFIC Two water main projects begin
Kentucky American Water has begun work on water main improvement projects in Lexington near the University of Kentucky’s campus and in the Castlewood Park neighborhood. The projects involve upgrading existing water mains and valves, improving water quality, and replacing several fire hydrants. These projects will impact traffic since construction will be in the roadway, with a scheduled completion in early 2021, depending on weather conditions and other construction factors.
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FEATURE
The King is Dead Long Live the (Corn) King Where is there a place for you to be? — Haze Motes in Flannery O’Connor’s Wise Blood
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ussell Reeves, Sr., died September 16, 2020 after a one-week stay at Brookdale in Lexington, following a brief course of treatment at the Markey Cancer Center. A native of Gray, Kentucky, Reeves spent many decades farming the land he loved so much, and was known at more than one Farmers’ Market as “the Corn King,” as the longtime proprietor of Cumberland Valley Gardens. His black diesel Ford F350 was a mainstay at Lexington’s Farmers Market for more than 13 years, its distinctive rumble announcing his pre-dawn presence long before his actual arrival. He was beloved among family and friends
for his cooking and hosting skills, and his Thanksgiving menus were legendary. With help from their friends, his kids were able to provide a moveable Thanksgiving feast for him in September at the hospital, and all the dark meat was reserved for his plate, exactly as directed.
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e is preceded in death by his mother Doll Reeves, and his father, Bert Reeves, of whom he wrote, “I inherited a birthmark on my shoulder and a few uncontrollable hairs in my eyebrows like Andy Rooney on 60 minutes; my son, his unhurried stride; my daughter, his conservative, limited
The Best Christmas Ever
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harity begins at home. It shouldn’t end there, but it’s a good place to start. It’s what my mom and dad taught me. It was the heart of our annual (thanks) Giving issue for many years. Growing up, it’s a great thing to be able to admire your parents. So many memories from my childhood stand out around the holidays. Like the time an acquaintance of my mom’s showed up at our door after their house burned. My mom instantly mobilized the community — finding a place for them to stay, and clothes and shoes and coats, and deodorant and toothpaste, and even finding out what Christmas presents had burned under their tree, so she could replace them. But one of the most vivid memories I have is the Christmas
my dad worked on Cane Creek, driving a back dump for Richland Coal. His job was much what the title suggests, consisting of backing up this multi-ton piece of machinery to within an inch of a 100-foot highwall and dumping the dirt over the side. He was deathly afraid of heights, but he did it every night (second shift), for more years than I can count. His “coffee breaks” consisted of crawling into a bulldozer track where he could throw up from sheer terror with some degree of privacy. Of course, I’ve seen the look environmentalists get in their eyes when they find out that my dad spent time as a strip miner. I’m happy to deliver sermons against the rape of the land and our overreliance on fossil fuels, but I always do it from the perspective of somebody who knows how hard that wind blows up there. I do it, remembering how cold my dad must’ve been on top of that mountain at 3 a.m., and how his legs must’ve quivered as he retched into that bulldozer track. Because that job was the only way he had to support his family.
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very day, on his way up to the deadlift, he’d pass this little shack — the kind you’d see in a Shelby Lee Adams photograph — children and dogs out front, a car up on blocks in the yard, a washing machine and a sofa on the porch. He started to get worried as the holidays got closer and he didn’t see a Christmas tree, so he got it in his head that he’d play Santa Claus. He came home and told us what he remembered about the kids — how old they might be, what size they might be. Then we all went shopping. I remember pretty red mittens, a doll, and a remote control car. I’m pretty sure there were even chew toys for the dogs. We really got into it. I imagined showing up on their doorstep with all this loot — how they’d rip into these packages, thanking us profusely. It’d be great. The best Christmas ever. Finally, I thought, I had a handle on what the Sisters of Divine Providence had been telling us all along. THIS was what it was all about. But that wasn’t what my dad had in mind. We wrapped up all the presents. My mom added in container after container of her beautiful holiday cooking — her loaves of braided challah, country ham, a turkey breast, cranberry salad, homemade apple and pear butter… My dad put it all in a big box. He drove up to these people’s house — alone — in the dead of night, Christmas week (hoping
tolerance for children and most adults except for a very select few; and both, their total commitment to whatever they’re in the middle of.” In his memory, the family asks that you cook a pot of soup beans and serve it up with a side of cornbread. He never tired of the old joke about getting to heaven and finding a group of people who are corralled behind a tall chain link fence. Saint Peter explains,”oh they’re from Eastern Kentucky. We put the fence up to keep ‘em from goin’ home every weekend.” He’s home now.☐ In accordance with his wishes, there was no funeral service. His daughter is currently at work on a memoir about her late parents (working title: Shift Change).
not to get shot or dogbit), and quietly left it all on their porch. The only way we know that they got their presents was because he saw them wearing the new clothes and playing with the toys in their front yard the following week. My dad, of course, had been poor. Most of his life. And he knew a little something about charity. Which is that how you give is as important as what you give. You give in a way that’s right for the recipients. You give in a way that acknowledges and preserves their dignity. You give in a way that recognizes that you’re no better than anyone else — just that maybe you’ve been a little more blessed this year, and can afford to share a little of your good fortune with others who might not be so lucky. ☐ —RR ace editorial archive
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exington sustained significant losses as a community and 2020 was an especially cruel year.
Sandy Davis
Sandy Davis spent decades in Lexington working in the media and advertising community, as a volunteer for many non-profits, and as an artist and photographer, before relocating to her native Boston. 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.
Dee Fizdale
Dolores “Dee” Fizdale died in November. Dee served as the Executive Director of the former Lexington Council of the Arts (1983 - 2002) and presided over its merger with the Fund for the Arts to create the Lexington Arts and Cultural Council, now known as LexArts. During her tenure, LexArts realized major accomplishments including the renovation of ArtsPlace into a community arts center, the initiation of the Lucille C. Little endowment, leadership in the development of Fayette County magnet schools including the School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA), creation of Gallery Hop, the inaugural community-wide public art project Horse Mania, and so much more. Donations may be made to LexArts in her memory.
Jake Gibbs
Lexington Third District council member Jake Gibbs died earlier this spring at the age of 66. A public memorial was hosted in March, with a crowd of family and friends filling The Kentucky Theatre to honor the late councilman. Several months later, his wife Anita Courtney organized a fundraising effort for “Jake’s Garden” at Sav’s Restaurant on Main. In the GoFundMe page, she writes, Jake “so wanted our city to be innovative, environmentally cherished and covered by beautiful green spaces. You can participate in making Jake’s vision a reality by contributing to this one-ofa-kind neighborhood spot on Lexington’s Main Street. And you’ll be able to say that you…made paradise, tore up a parking lot.”
Lillian Press, best known as the “first lady” of Kentucky Educational Television, died on April 27, an early casualty of the COVID crisis. She was the widow of KET founder Leonard Press, and a fierce advocate and activist in her own right.
Manny Shambhu
Carleton Wing
Lillian Press
Trevor Booker
Michael Kloth
Cubaka Mutayongwa, known to most as “Chui,” drowned in a tragic kayaking accident at Cave Run Lake on July 4, 2020. “In his short life he left a huge impact,” says Mamadou “Sav” Savane, the owner of Sav’s Grill. “I can honestly say that Lexington has lost a young leader who had a bright future in front of him.” A kitchen has been named in his honor inside the new Julietta Market.
Lex Arts
Chui
Her Memorial has been twice re-scheduled in accordance with community guidelines, and is now penciled in for Spring 2021. Join the Facebook Group, “I Knew Sandy Davis,” for regular updates, and to share memories.
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Love and Loss in Lexington
and thanks.” Another fan wrote, “Manny has been a dependable fixture at the Woodworking Shows. His Gladstone brand of hand tools also caught my eye early on.” Manvendra (Manny) Shambhu died October 30, 2020. Although a celebration of his life was not possible due to community gathering guidelines, his family suggests memorial donations to The Working Cat Project that places feral cats into safe barns that otherwise would not have a home. www. workingcatprojectky.org. As a family friend shared on facebook, “You know the entire city would have loved to come and share the many memories they had of your dad and his woodworking shop. I think everyone in town appreciated your dad and how he shared his gift of woodworking.” Manny is survived by his wife, Sharon, his children Jim and Asha, and Jim’s family, wife Jill and sons, Samuel and Bennet. Jim Shambhu served as Ace’s longtime art director in the 90s and 2000s.
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Legacies
is now McBrayer PLLC. McBrayer spent five terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives starting in 1976, where he became Speaker Pro Tempore and Majority Leader. He was known as a community leader for his work with the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, Kentucky Educational Television, Central Kentucky Blood Center, the Kentucky Council on Higher Education, the Central Kentucky Heart Association, and the Salvation Army, to name a few.
Terry McBrayer
Lexington attorney Terry McBrayer died October 11, 2020 after a lengthy battle with cancer. At 83, his entrepreneurial quest for new business never dimmed, and even in the hospital, he was known to regularly give out his business cards. McBrayer began a law practice in a single room above a grocery store in Greenup, Kentucky, in 1963. The practice grew into what
When Manny’s Woodworkers Place closed in 2011, it was widely eulogized in industry magazines. Mark M. wrote, “Manny was a fixture at the Woodworking shows. I visited him here in Atlanta many times, and when I went to show in Chicago with my dad, he always got the highest percentage of the budget. Manny, you will be missed
Lexington artist Carleton Wing shared the news with friends that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and was experiencing mild symptoms in March. He died a week later in April. A delayed memorial was held in June at St. Peter Claver.
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FEATURE
A Look Back
2020 in the Rear View… and not a moment too soon
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hat a difference a decade makes, but in this case, what a difference a year
makes. On the cover of Ace’s January 2020 issue, we took a look at what was in the works for Lexington — a Vision 2020. Many projects and programming were delayed or postponed by the pandemic, a few were mothballed, and some were shelved or canceled entirely. Others proceeded more or less on schedule. It’s twelve months later, and it’s time to take a look back at what the roaring, maybe better described as the screaming 20s, actually had in store for Lexington.
At the Movies
Downtown has never had a multiplex option for movies and... it still doesn’t… not yet anyway. The forthcoming 10-screen Krikorian movie theater dubbed LexLive, has not yet opened, but construction continued on the site at the corner of High and Broadway throughout the summer. As we wrap up the year in December, one downtown theater is set to debut, and the other dreadfully shuttered.
CONSTRUCTION Change is always the only constant in Lexington, and that’s especially true with Lexington’s ongoing construction projects. The iconic Kentucky Theatre on Main closed indefinitely in October, and no one knows how long the “intermission” will last.
Romany Road Kroger
City Center
More than a decade in the making, Lexington’s City Center was completed in 2020. City Center is now home to two hotels— Lexington Marriott City Center and Residence Inn—along with a rooftop sky bar and an Italian restaurant.
Chevy Chasers rejoiced at the announcement that their long neighborhood nightmare of being suddenly and unwillingly plunged into a food desert could soon be over: The Webb Companies and Greer Companies have taken over the long-stagnant former Kroger location on Romany Road with plans to develop it into The Markets on Romany. The company has already filed a permit to demolish the vacant Kroger building and rebuild it as a new, bigger grocery store featuring a liquor store and a rooftop cafe. An ambitious timeline has been established with a goal of a 2021 opening.
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Rupp Arena
Although much of Rupp Arena’s concert programming was shuttered in 2020 due to the pandemic, Rupp construction continued on pace. It was only this past March that the new logo, Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center, was unveiled. In September, the final structural steel beam was placed on the new exhibit hall space at the $300 million convention center project. The remainder of the old convention center and ticket office was demolished.
“The Central Bank Center/Rupp Arena expansion and renovation project is nearing completion of phase 1 construction,” says Richard Polk, Jr, AIA, LEED AP, Principal at EOP Architects, the architecture and design firm behind the comprehensive renovation of Rupp Arena. ”The 100,000 square foot Exhibition Hall, club spaces and parking structure will be ready for use soon with the Ballroom, commercial kitchen and some CBC meeting rooms coming online in May 2021.” As for what’s next, Polk says, “The CBC Pavilion, Main Street Entrance and balance of work on Rupp Arena will be ready in early 2022. The project team is excited to see this complex project come together as we know it will help transform and energize the west end of downtown Lexington.”
Town Branch Commons
Construction for Town Branch Commons kicked off in early 2020. Project manager Mike Sewell says it’s “progressing very well.” He adds, “as most people are aware, the project construction uncovered some antiquities around the Triangle Park area...For the project team, that discovery further solidified why telling the story of the Town Branch as the roots of Lexington is so important.” Town Branch Commons’ construction ran slightly ahead of schedule in 2020. Work continues on the project at Vine Street, Midland and Third into 2021 with a projected completion date of 2022.
Trails
The final leg of Legacy Trail was completed in 2020, putting the cherry on top of a project that began in 2007. The final, 1.5-mile segment of the 12-mile-long trail is located mainly in the Third and Fourth street corridor, now connecting Lexington’s East End to the Kentucky Horse Park.
Tates Creek High School
Construction on the new Tates Creek High School began in June 2020, with plans for completion in 2022. The project was originally planned to be a renovation, but is now in progress as a completely new school to replace the existing school. Construction includes a new high school building featuring a tornado shelter in the basement and a roughly 9,000 square foot Fieldhouse for the softball and baseball program.
As one trail finished, construction on other trails began. The new 2,1000-foot section of Citation Trail will connect an
FEATURE
MARKETS & MIXED USE
business that is at least partially either minority-owned or femaleowned or both. And, all are locally owned.”
Town-Gown’s ‘Cornerstone’
Kennedy Bookstore was demolished to make room for The Cornerstone, a six-story development with 900 new parking spots, on the corner of S. Limestone and Winslow Street.
This year introduced many mixed use developments, from indoor public markets to adaptive reuse projects, all of which aimed to build community.
GreyLine Station
In June, Breaking the Bronze Ceiling received a $20,000 Art Works Grant from the National Endowment for the project, “Stand.” The statue was installed in August, with an official unveiling and dedication held shortly after, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment. “Stand,” created by Arizona artist Barbara Grygutis, consists of five 20-foot-tall metal figures of suffragists at the corner of Vine and Mill streets in Lexington.
RETAIL
The historic Southeastern Greyhound Line building on the corner of North Limestone and Loudon Avenue sat vacant for nearly 20 years until Needham Properties bought the 65,000 square foot building to turn it into a mixed-use development space. Greyline Station “is a living, breathing thing — much bigger than the actual building,” says Needham. “The whole is much greater than its parts.” Julietta Market at Greyline Station consists of 58 vendor kiosks, each kiosk owner-operated and made up of small independent businesses.
“I describe it as our front porch to the community,” says Melody J. Flowers, UK’s Executive Director for Strategic Analysis & Policy. The Cornerstone was developed for parking, but emerged as a gateway to innovation, linking the university with the community of Lexington. The new development features an innovation lab, collaborative working environments, a gamers’ lounge, and food hall. The space is open to both the UK community and the public.
The MET
Known as Retrofitting the Retro, an 18-month art exhibit was installed along the Southland corridor, featuring eleven musically inspired sculptures by eight artists. The art exhibit is part of Rediscover Southland, a project aimed to reflect the neighborhood’s identity and emphasize Southland as a destination neighborhood.
Joining Lexington’s Pastry Trail along Midland Avenue— Martine’s, Frank’s Donuts, Spalding’s and a second DV8 Kitchen—is a new mixed-use development. The MET, named after its location on the corner of Midland and East Third, opened in October; bringing more housing, retail, and dining options to Lexington’s East End. Phil Holoubek, president of Lexington’s Real Estate Company, which manages The MET says, “Look for The MET’s retailers to start opening early this spring. In addition to DV8 Kitchen, retailers at The MET include a coffee shop, a hair salon, a market, a nail salon, artist studios and an art gallery.” He adds, “Every single retailer locating in The MET to date is a
“Stand” Unveiled
The best place to buy that little black dress since 1980, Bella Rose celebrated their 40th anniversary in June. In honor of over four decades in the business, Mayor Gorton declared June 13, 2020 as Bella Rose Day in celebration of the store’s four decades of success in Lexington.
since 1945 that the Kentucky Derby did not happen in May. This year’s Derby ran in September, but the postponement of the annual event brought a new wave of interest to the sport. “The 2020 Kentucky Derby was actually the most-watched sporting event since the Super Bowl,” says Breeders’ Cup president and CEO Drew Fleming. The 2020 Breeders’ Cup was hosted as scheduled at Keeneland this fall, with no spectators on-site. The good news for Lexington is that the Breeders’ Cup will return in November 2022. “We do believe that the Lexington community deserves a second chance to host and attend the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at its full potential, and so we are very excited to be bringing the event back to Keeneland in 2022,” said Fleming.
BASKETBALL
There was no March Madness this year, but Big Blue Madness still happened. The annual event was held at Memorial Coliseum rather than Rupp Arena, with no fans permitted.
ARTS & CULTURE Rediscover Southland
SPORTS HORSE RACING
Keeneland’s Spring Meet was canceled in April. A rare five-day Summer Meet was held in July without spectators. Longtime Keeneland President and CEO Bill Thomason announced he would retire at the end of the year. Shannon Bishop Arvin became president-elect in September and will serve as Keeneland’s 8th President and CEO beginning in January. Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale was held with extensive safety protocols. Soon after, the 2020 Fall Meet was held as scheduled in October, but remained closed to the public. This year marked the first time
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existing trail segment along Citation Boulevard to trails in Masterson Hills Park and Masterson Station Park. On the Hamburg side of town, work began on the much-anticipated 280-foot Brighton Rail Trail Bridge. It will connect rail trails east and west of Man O’ War Boulevard, spanning the road between Liquor Barn and the Brighton Place Shoppes.
The event quickly followed the announcement of Kentucky women’s basketball coach Matthew Mitchell’s retirement. Mitchell, who is the winningest head coach in Kentucky women’s basketball history with over 300 victories, resigned as head coach of the Wildcats in November, citing health issues. During Big Blue Madness, Kyra Elzy made her first appearance as UK’s new interim head coach for 2020-2021.
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Curbside collection of natural Christmas trees begins
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UK Men’s Basketball vs. Vanderbilt, Rupp Arena
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UK Men’s Basketball vs. Alabama, Rupp Arena
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Recycle holiday lights at Electronic Recycling Center through January 17
CONCERT Jim Brickman’s Comfort & Joy at Home 2020, virtual, 7 pm
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BIZ Professional MBA
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BALL UK basketball vs.
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Ramble postponed until 2021
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TransSiberian Orchestra ‘Christmas Eve and Other Stories’ Livestream Event, virtual
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MERRY CHRISTMAS Visit acemagazinelex.com for what’s open, what’s closed on Christmas and Christmas Eve.
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HOLIDAY EVENTS CALENDAR Head to Triangle Park in downtown Lexington for ice skating. Buffalo Trace Distillery showcases holiday lights and displays during a drive-thru event happening on Thursday, December 3 through Friday, January 1 from 5:30-9:30 pm. Visit Santa at Fayette Mall through Thursday, December 24. Downtown Lexington’s ‘reverse’ Christmas Parade, where floats stay parked and people drive by, is on Saturday, December 12.
Ramble postponed until 2021
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TransSiberian Orchestra ‘Christmas Eve and Other Stories’ Livestream Event, virtual
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SHOP The Shops After Christmas Sale, Shaker Village, 10 am (thru Jan 1)
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ARTS AND CULTURE
THE LAST BENDER
Nicholasville neon sign maker Richard Garr keeps a dying art alive BY KEVIN NANCE
“We love the handcrafted aspect of his work and really respect what he does. —Tim Jones, co-owner of Boonedogs, along with Hilary and Charlotte Boone.
The times, they have a-changed. Two decades or so after relatively low-cost, energy-efficient LED lighting became the dominant technology used by sign-makers around the country, the demand for neon signs has been steadily dwindling. Accordingly, almost all of the area’s independent neon tube benders — or just “benders,” as they like to call themselves — have retired or moved on to other enterprises. Not Richard Garr. The longtime owner of Advent Signs & Neon,
just off Nicholasville Road in northern Jessamine County, is hanging in there, taking advantage of the lingering affection for neon signage at businesses like Boonedogs, the new gourmet hot-dog joint opening soon on Old Richmond Road, and The Burl in the Distillery District. “I’m the only independent neon bender left around here,” says Garr, 62, in a recent interview in the glass-strewn, garage-like space where he works with his wife, Shelia, and their two huge German shepherds, Lucy and Shep. “You can run an LED sign off 12 volts, whereas a neon sign, depending on the size, might need 15,000 volts. Plus, neon signs break easier. So in terms of money and longevity, LED signs make a lot of sense — but they can’t replace what you’re doing with this.”
“This” was an O’Doul’s sign, glowing green and two shades of red on a nearby workbench, that Garr was repairing. No one in the darkened room — including me and two Ace staffers present — could take our eyes off it. “People love their neon,” Garr says with a grateful chuckle. “And they love their beer signs. Yeah, neon kind of went out of style when the LEDs kicked in, but I also think people started missing it, too.” But to make a neon sign — and Garr has made more than 100 of them on display in businesses around Kentucky
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ime was, any new restaurant, diner, watering hole, theater marquee, auto dealership and gas station in Central Kentucky had to have a neon sign. With their sinuously curving glass tubes, richly glowing colors and nostalgic appeal, the signs were required equipment for any establishment looking for a signature brand statement and/or a sleekly retro nighttime ambiance.
— takes a lot of time, patience, specialized knowledge and expert craftsmanship, all of which he’s been applying to the art of signmaking since buying Advent from a previous owner in 2003.
“Neon kind of went out of style when the LEDs kicked in, but I also think people started missing it, too.” The process, parts of which Garr demonstrated for Ace during our visit, is complicated and fascinating. Using designs usually provided by his clients, he creates his own ink-drawn mockups for each piece, then applies various colors to the insides of 8mm-, 13mm- or 15mm-thick glass tubes. Then, in what he calls the “Dr. Frankenstein” phase of the process, he heats sections of the glass between or over powerful gas torches, bringing the tube to up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit, softening it to the point at which he can bend it like a pretzel maker handling dough. While the glass tube is so malleable at those extreme temperatures, he prevents it from collapsing in on itself by blowing air into it through a mouthpiece, maintaining a perfectly steady
pressure on the tube’s interior with his breath. For all the technology involved, it’s Richard Garr’s lung power that makes the process work. Once the glass tubes are shaped and joined to form the design, they’re filled with argon or neon, both naturally occurring noble gases that create blue and red, respectively. The colored glass tubes themselves complete the palette. “Yes, there’s a nostalgic aspect to our food itself — hot dogs — but for us it’s more about being authentic, being real, and being all about quality, which is why Richard seemed like a great fit to make a sign for us,” says Tim Jones, co-owner of Boonedogs along with Hilary and Charlotte Boone. “We love the handcrafted aspect of his work and really respect what he does. And he’s local, which was important to us.” Even during the coronavirus pandemic, businesses like Boonedogs are still keeping Garr busy — not to mention the occasional private client such as the friend who recently ordered a blue nude “mudflap girl” sign in honor of his wife for private display in their home. “She really liked it,” Garr says with a smile. ☐
HEALTH & OUTDOORS Baptist Health Hamburg
Baptist Health Lexington hosted an unveiling ceremony of Baptist Health Hamburg’s construction sign to commemorate the first day of excavation at the new expansion site at Polo Club Boulevard in Hamburg, near Cabela’s.
COVID-19 trials in Lexington
UK, in partnership with Baptist Health Lexington, was selected as a testing site for Phase 3 of a clinical research study, called the ENSEMBLE trial. This phase is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a single vaccine dose of the Janssen investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate versus placebo. The research teams plan to enroll at least 2,000 local volunteers for the trial, which is open to people over 18 who meet inclusion criteria, including adults with and without health issues associated with an increased risk for progression to severe COVID-19.
Kentucky Children’s Hospital
The Kentucky Children’s Hospital is accepting donations of new and unopened toys, books, games and more for the young patients who will have to spend the holidays at the hospital. Holiday donation days are Thursday, December 17 through Saturday, December 19, and Monday, December 21 and Tuesday, December 22. Donations are only accepted at the hospital with an appointment on a drop-off day.
Zack Beavin, who works at John’s Run/ Walk Shop, won the Tunnel Hill 50 Miler in November. He became the 4th fastest American to run a 50-mile race.
UK Turfland retail pharmacy opens
The new, larger location of UK Turfland Retail Pharmacy is now open. The pharmacy is still located within UK HealthCare at Turfland outpatient services center on Harrodsburg Road, but now occupies a new space behind the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center. All UK Retail Pharmacies are open to everyone including UK faculty and staff, students, UK patients, and the general public.
White Coats are Coming
CHI Saint Joseph receives award
The American Heart Association Award recognized CHI Saint Joseph’s commitment to quality stroke care with the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
Run for It
Reindeer Ramble 2020 Update
The annual Reindeer Ramble, originally scheduled for December at Keeneland, is postponed until 2021.
CREATE and UK Arts in Healthcare is hosting an exhibit in spring of 2021. Using a blank, white coat, artists of all abilities and backgrounds are invited to submit designs that explore humanity in healthcare and, if your design is selected, you will receive a white lab coat to turn into a work of art. All coats will be auctioned during the exhibition in support of the participating organizations with artists getting 50% of the sale price. Deadline for designs is December 4.
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ACE EATS OUT
L Julietta Market Lexington’s first indoor public market debuts
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f you’ve ever had a near-miss encounter with a flying fish at Seattle’s Pike Place Market (and even if you haven’t), you know how integral a vibrant market can be to a city’s culture. Lexington’s Julietta Market is a 23,000 square foot year-round market located inside the newly renovated Greyline Station on the corner of North Limestone and Loudon Avenue.
Seattle’s Pike Place Market Similar to public markets in bigger cities—think NYC’s Chelsea Market or Cinci’s Findlay Market —Julietta will be unique to Lexington. “We want people to come to Julietta Market to see the faces of Lexington because we are Lexington,” says Leannia Haywood, Director of Small Business Development for North Limestone CDC (NoLi CDC). “Lexington is made up of so many different types of people and things, and to house it under one roof, and share all the abilities and skills with everybody, that’s the face of Lexington. Where else better to get it?” The newly renovated Greyline Station was once the historic Southeastern Greyhound Line building. Chad Needham of Needham Properties bought the building to renovate it into a 65,000 square
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foot mixed-use development space. NoLi CDC then collaborated with Needham. Greyline Station “is a living, breathing thing — much bigger than the actual building,” Needham said. “The whole is much greater than its parts.” Greyline Station houses familiar Lexington businesses including Forage, North Lime Coffee & Donuts, Nourished Folks, and Wilson’s Grocery + Meat, as well as new businesses like Old North Bar, Laura Lou Pâtisserie, and Poppy & Pomelo. Julietta Market consists of 58 vendor kiosks; each kiosk is owner-operated and made up of small independent businesses. The kiosks can be rented on a monthly basis. Some businesses include Black Soil, Inebriated Baker, Rayann’s Popcorn, Tinia’s Tasty Treats, Urban Magnolia Market, Triad Tees and many others. Haywood is most excited about the incubator-nature of the programming and watching vendors be successful, adding,“I can’t wait for the day that somebody says ‘I’m leaving your space because I know I can do this.’ That’s when you know what we’re doing has truly worked.” The market also features a shared kitchen named after Cubaka “Chui” Mutayongwa, who had a huge role in the development of North Lime’s Night Markets. Chui died in a boating accident in July. He served as the Director of Sustainability for NoLi CDC, among his many other roles, and brought energy to his many projects. City markets are known to be economic drivers, as well as cultural icons and touchstones. Cincinnati’s Findlay Market entertains more than one million guests every year. New York’s Chelsea Market attracts more than 6 million visitors a year, from all over the world. Seattle’s Pike Place Market draws more than 15 million visitors exploring the nine-acre historic district annually. ☐ Full story at acemagazinelex.com.
exington’s food scene is facing one last challenge in 2020, as the weather cools down and restaurants are closed to in-person dining for the early part of December. Long-time Lexington staples close while a few others are taking on new transitions. Hot chicken made its debut to a new part of town as wood-fired bagels find their niche in the community.
Joella’s Hot Chicken opened its second Lexington location in Hamburg. Pho Kytchen is opening on Delaware Avenue inside Pasta Garage.
OBITS The Chop House on Richmond Road closed after more than 20 years in business. Portofino is closing. After 21 years, owner Wayne Masterman and his wife Susan, have announced plans to retire once the restaurant’s lease is up.
Pearl’s, known for its woodfired pizza, now offers bagels and bagel sandwiches.
TRANSITIONS
BIRTHS The Cattle Drive opened at Bluegrass Regional Marketplace. Shortly after announcing her new cookbook, Ouita Michel’s restaurant group launched a co-op style delivery service that began with Zim’s and Honeywood, and plans to expand to additional Lexington restaurants. Delivery Co-op allows delivery service to be owned and operated by the local restaurants.
Critchfield Meats Family Market relocated to Southland from Nicholasville Road, and is primarily focused on filling holiday orders. Coming soon: the resurrection of Save-ALot’s chicken recipe in the new year. Ranada’s Kitchen is relocating to the long-vacant corner of Woodland and High, the original home of Lexington’s first Ramsey’s.
Ace Eats Out is curated by Kristina Rosen. Email her at kristina@firstmedialex.com. To advertise in Ace’s food section, email ace@firstmedialex.com
FEATURE
The Year in Food
What Lexington Ate in 2020
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he new decade ushered in an unpredictable year for food, liquor and restaurant news in Lexington.
In the “Before”
year he made that dream come true with Bella Cafe & Grille. Toyoda brought us Bella Notte, Bella Forno (formerly Crust) and Smashing Tomato, but his newest concept explores more than Italian cuisine. Toyoda describes it as “everyday dining that you deserve. He adds, “Keep it simple, but do it right.” Tucked behind Arcadium Bar, Favor opened to offer a permanent food spot on North Limestone in July. “It’s a whole different world for restaurants,” says owner Wyatt Sarbacker. “The industry is in shambles. I’m just trying to make snacks and feed people.”
This year, there was a clear “Before” and “After” in terms of the initial restaurant shutdown and reopening within the industry. A full look back at the Year in Food is available at acemagazinelex.com. Lexington drank up with its inaugural Coffee Week in February when coffee shops banded together to offer community over competition, foreshadowing a theme to come for the Lexington restaurant realm. Once the Spring shutdowns began, multiple local campaigns were launched to help support the small businesses and service industry professionals who had been affected by the initial ban on in-person dining. New restaurants continued to open, while others surrendered not to the competition, but to the challenge of pivoting within a food scene that was simultaneously disrupted, evolving, and growing.
Dreams Dashed Longtime downtown Italian staple Portofino shuttered just before Thanksgiving, shortly after the announcement that the decades-old Chop House on Richmond Road had just held its last Sunday service. Additional closings in 2020 included Athenian Grill’s Locust Hill location, Bar Louie, The Barn food hall at The Summit, Bella Forno (formerly Crust), Best Friend Bar, Blaze Pizza in Hamburg, Edley’s Bar-B-Que, Gather on Main, George’s Grocery & Deli, Hayden’s Stockyard Eatery, HopCat, Locals’ Craft Food & Drink, Lyles BBQ, Nick Ryan’s, and Parlay Social.
Dreams Revealed Bazaar Eatery opened in the new Ethereal Brewing on Vine Street in April. The new restaurant is the brainchild of four Lexington food veterans—two former Crank & Boom employees along with the duo behind Gringos Food Truck. Kuni Toyoda spent a decade dreaming about opening a restaurant in Chevy Chase and this
Their goal is to help local producers, provide healthy local food, and engage the community while representing a black-owned business in downtown Lexington. The Barn at The Summit closed in May, quickly followed by Nick Ryan’s on Jefferson Street. Both of these closures set the stage for transitions. Crank & Boom left its location in The Barn and relocated into the former Lyles BBQ, (which closed in the “Before”). Distilled left its home at The Sire to move into the empty Nick Ryan’s. The torch was passed on Southland Drive when Critchfield Meats relocated into the former Save-A-Lot, with plans to expand their services and offer the Save-A-Lot fried chicken. Kismet, which was once a popular pop-up concept, found a permanent spot at The Burl only a few months before Best Friend Bar (the home of their first-ever pop up), closed in August. The closing of Best Friend Bar resurrected The Fishtank, a formerly popular campus bar between 2000 and 2009.
Jonathan Lundy and TJ Cox opened Italx, their highly anticipated Italian restaurant in downtown Lexington. Roulay Restaurant and Bar opened in February just in time for Mardi Gras, only a couple of weeks before the initial shutdown in March, and reopened in June. Quite a few coffee shops opened in 2020 including Brevede, Jefferson Street Coffee, and Leestown Coffee House. In terms of Mexican restaurants, Bandido Taqueria Mexicana, El Cid Mexican Restaurant, El Patio, El Mariachi Mexican Restaurant opened. Additional openings in 2020 included BurgerFi, Elixir, Horse and Jockey, Joella’s Hot Chicken, Old Kentucky Chocolates, OV Bistro, Rickhouse Pub, and Taco Tico.
Bring on the Carbs A second DV8 Kitchen made its way to Lexington’s Pastry Trail along Midland Avenue — joining Frank’s Donuts, Martine’s, and Spalding’s. If Lexington ever hosts a Cinnamon Roll Week, a new contender opened in 2020. Daniel King’s passion for baking took off after appearing on an episode of the Food Network’s “Christmas Cookie Challenge” in December 2018. King opened The Futile Bakery, his first brick and more effort, on Waller Avenue in September. Pearl’s is entering the holiday season on a positive note with the addition of a morningshift and bagels to their lineup in November.
Transitions Alfalfa announced its indefinite closure in late March, only to reopen months later under new ownership. The long-standing Lexington culinary institution was rescued by Tiffany El-Amin and Wali Yusuf El-Amin.
Making its long-awaited Lexington debut Tudor’s Biscuit World opened on East New Circle Road. Only days later, Louisville-based Biscuit Belly announced plans to enter the Lexington market. A Battle of the Biscuits is expected in 2021.
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ACE EATS IN
Christmas Past. Christmas Present. BY TOM YATES
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o doubt, it’s been a heck of a year. After months of masking up, being apart, and staying socially distant, we’ve missed birthdays, anniversaries, funerals, weddings, holidays, and much much more. And now, it’s coming on Christmas. Different and distant. In our new normal, Christmas won’t be like Christmases past. Even so, we can wear those past memories like warm tattered sweaters, live in the present, and look to the future. As we navigate change during the holiday season, embrace joy and hope. Hold onto the good things. Hold fast to small indulgences. Go ahead, pull out the good china, polish some silver, glaze a fatty ham, roast a Christmas goose, or simply order take out. Whatever it takes, indulge just a little, and embrace Christmas
present. Around here, we’ll be scaling back and dialing things down. Simple is good. We have time.
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good Christmas ham starts with a great ham. Browning’s Country Ham, from Dry Ridge, cures and ages their hams for 12 months. Both mild and robust, it’s one of the go-to hams around these parts. Although I was forewarned to expect mold, it got the best of me. When I ripped open the butcher paper surrounding the ham, plumes of green-ashen powdered mold exploded from the package. Caught by the rays of the morning sun, the dust cloud dangled in the light for what seemed like an eternity. After a quick wipe down and clean up, I scrubbed the ham under warm water with a sturdy brush to remove the mold. Luckily, I had an enormous canning pot
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large enough to accommodate the ham. After plopping it into the pot, I filled it with enough water to cover the ham, maneuvered the lid over the protruding bone (most folks remove the hock), and scooted the ham into a corner of the kitchen to soak for two days, changing the water every 12 hours. On the third day, I drained off the water and lifted the pot containing the plumped ham onto the stove top. After filling it with cold water, I topped it off with 6 bottles of Ale-8-One soda and a cup of pure maple syrup before cranking the heat to high. When the sweet gingery water came to a boil, I reduced it to a gentle simmer, covered the pot, and let it rip for 5 1/2 hours, about 25 minutes per pound. When the internal temperature reached 160 degrees, I carefully removed the pot from the heat before wrapping the entire pot with several old quilts to let the ham slowly steep in its own juices overnight. Yep. Overnight. Pig in a
blanket. The next morning, I carefully removed the ham to a roasting pan and discarded the cooking liquid along a fence row in our backyard. Still hot from the quilted insulation, I removed the skin from the ham and trimmed some off some of the fat. I lightly scored the soft fat cap on top of the ham, splashed the meat with bourbon, slathered the entire surface with good dijon mustard, and encrusted it with a thin layer of light brown sugar before sliding it into a preheated 400 degree oven. When the brown sugar dissolved into the mustard and started to caramelize, I pulled the ham from the over to rest. At that stage, it could have been wrapped and chilled. Didn’t happen. After letting it rest for 30 minutes, I transferred the ham to a serving platter, scattered a few quartered Red Bartlett pears to the side, and finished with fresh lovage from my garden. ☐
ROB BREZSNY’S FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to Taoist scholar Chad Hansen, “Western philosophers have endlessly analyzed and dissected a cluster of terms thought to be central to our thinking,” such as truth, beauty, reason, knowledge, belief, mind, and goodness. But he reports that they’ve never turned their attention to a concept that’s central to Chinese philosophy: the Tao, which might be defined as the natural, unpredictable flow of life’s ever-changing rhythms. I’m going to say something crazy but true: I think that you Aries people, more than any other sign of the zodiac, have the potential to cultivate an intuitive sense of how best to align yourselves gracefully with the Tao. You’re now in prime time to do just that. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Humans like to be scared,” declares author Cathy Bell. “We love the wicked witch’s cackle, the wolf’s hot breath, and the old lady who eats children because sometimes, when the scary is over, all we remember is the magic.” I guess that what she says is true. But there are so many other ways to encounter the magic, and many of them don’t require even a touch of dread. That’s exactly what I predict for you in the coming weeks, Taurus: a series of marvelous experiences including catharses, epiphanies, and breakthroughs that are neither spurred by fear nor infused with it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” Author Susan Sontag made that wry comment as a way to express the fact that curiosity was at the heart of her approach to life. She traveled widely, learned voraciously, and wrote prolifically. I think her jokey aspiration would make a good motto for you in 2021, since the coming months will be a time when you will especially benefit from emphasizing the delights of exploration and expansion and education. Start making plans!
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Is there anyone whose forgiveness you would like to have? Is there anyone to whom you should make atonement? Now would be a favorable phase to initiate such actions. In a related subject, would you benefit from forgiving a certain person whom you feel wronged you? Might there be healing for you in asking that person to make amends? The coming weeks won’t be a perfect time to seek these changes, but it will provide the best opportunity you have had in a long time. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Scientists know that the Earth’s rotation is gradually slowing down but at the very slow rate of two milliseconds every 100 years. What that means is that 200 million years from now,
one day will last 25 hours. Think of how much more we humans will be able to get done with an extra hour! I suspect that you may get a preview of this effect during the coming weeks, Leo. You’ll be extra efficient. You’ll be focused and intense in a rather relaxing way. Not only that: You will also be extra appreciative of the monumental privilege of being alive. As a result, you will seem to have more of the precious luxury of time. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Adventurer Tim Peck says there are three kinds of fun. The first is pure pleasure, enjoyed in full as it’s happening. The second kind of fun feels disagreeable and troublesome when it’s underway, but amusing and interesting in retrospect. Examples are giving birth to a baby or taking an arduous hike uphill through deep snow. The third variety of fun is no fun at all. It’s irksome while you’re doing it, and equally irksome as you think about it later. Now I’ll propose a fourth type of fun, which I suspect you’ll specialize in during the coming weeks. It’s rather boring or tedious or nondescript while it’s going on, but in retrospect you are very glad you did it.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “I made the wrong mistakes,” said Libran composer and jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. He had just completed an improvisatory performance he wasn’t satisfied with. On countless other occasions, however, he made the right mistakes. The unexpected notes and tempo shifts he tried often resulted in music that pleased him. I hope that in the coming weeks you make a clear demarcation between wrong mistakes and right mistakes, dear Libra. The latter could help bring about just the transformations you need. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Home is not where you were born,” writes Naguib Mahfouz. “Home is where all your attempts to escape cease.” I propose that we make that one of your mottos for the year 2021, Scorpio. According to my astrological analysis, you will receive all the inspiration and support you need as you strive to be at peace with exactly who you are. You’ll feel an ever-diminishing urge to wish you were doing something else besides what you’re actually doing. You’ll be less and less tempted to believe your destiny lies elsewhere, with different companions and different adventures. To your growing amazement, you will stop trying to flee what has been given you, and you will accept the gifts just as they are. And it all starts now. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Pictures of perfection, as you know, make me sick and wicked,” observed Sagittarian author Jane Austen. She wrote this confession
in a letter to her niece, Fanny, whose boyfriend thought that the women characters in Jane’s novels were too naughty. In the coming weeks, I encourage you Sagittarians to regard pictures of perfection with a similar disdain. To accomplish all the brisk innovations you have a mandate to generate, you must cultivate a deep respect for the messiness of creativity; you must understand that your dynamic imagination needs room to experiment with possibilities that may at first appear disorderly. For inspiration, keep in mind this quote from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich: “Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn novelist Anne Bront (18201849) said, “Smiles and tears are so alike with me, they are neither of them confined to any particular feelings: I often cry when I am happy, and smile when I am sad.” I suspect you could have experiences like hers in the coming weeks. I bet you’ll feel a welter of unique and unfamiliar emotions. Some of them may seem paradoxical or mysterious, although I think they’ll all be interesting and catalytic. I suggest you welcome them and allow them to teach you many new secrets about your deep self and the mysterious nature of life.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian philosopher Simone Weil formulated resolutions so as to avoid undermining herself. First, she vowed she would only deal with difficulties that actually confronted her, not any far-off or hypothetical difficulties. Second, she would allow herself to feel only those feelings that were needed to inspire her and make her take effective action. All other feelings were to be shed, including imaginary feelings that is, those not rooted in any real, objective situation. Third, she vowed, she would “never react to evil in such a way as to augment it.” Dear Aquarius, I think all of these resolutions would be very useful for you to adopt in the coming weeks. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In June 2019, 25-year-old Piscean singer Justin Bieber addressed a tweet to 56-year-old actor Tom Cruise, challenging him to a mixed martial arts cage fight. “If you don’t take this fight,” said Bieber, “you will never live it down.” A few days later, Bieber retracted his dare, confessing, “He would probably whoop my ass in a fight.” If he had waited till now to make his proposal to Cruise, he might have had more confidence to follow throughand he might also have been better able to whoop Cruise’s ass. From what I can determine, you Pisceans are currently at the peak of your power and prowess.
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HOME AND GARDEN 2020 Leaf Collection Schedule
The City’s annual leaf collection began in Nov and ends in Dec. The leaf vacuum pickup collection is offered once a year for single-family homes that receive City waste collection service.
2019 Operation Military Cheer
Christmas Tree at Triangle Park
The City’s official Christmas tree sits in Triangle Park until Christmas. The annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony still happened, but went virtual this year.
Holiday Trash Schedule
Christmas Eve: Thursday, December 24, 2020 Make up day: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 Christmas Day: Friday, December 25, 2020 Make up day: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 New Year’s Day: Friday, January 1, 2021 Make up day is Wednesday, December, 30, 2020.
Operation Military Cheer
BIA Cares hosts the annual Operation Military Cheer in December. Drop off donations of new, unwrapped toys for children, new clothing, and cash donations at the BIA Office on Custer Drive, until December 10.
Personnel from the KY National Guard arrive at the Citadel Self Storage on Friday, December 11 to collect the donations and then distribute them to Kentucky Military families.
SHOP & DONATE Furniture Home Goods Building Materials Appliances 451 Southland Drive Lexington, KY 40503 Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. lexingtonrestore.com
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RECYCLE RIGHT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! Recycling is local. A recycle symbol does not mean the item goes in your mixed recycling cart. Unwanted items can damage equipment at the Recycle Center and put employees at risk. Here’s a holiday waste guide to help you stay on the nice list this season! BLUE RECYCLING CART + Paper towel, toilet paper and wrapping paper tubes + Cereal, gift and shoe boxes + Dry shipping boxes + Aluminum cans + Glass bottles and jars + Tin cans + Plastic bottles and jugs with a screwtop neck
GREEN TRASH CART + Wrapping and tissue paper + Paper towels and napkins + Gift bags (Reuse if possible!) + Molded plastic packaging + Broken toys + Paper and plastic disposable plates + Plastic and Styrofoam cups + Waxy drink cartons + Soda and frozen food boxes
OTHER DISPOSAL OPTIONS (NOT IN THE BLUE CART) + String lights and small electronics (Electronic Recycle Center or drop-off site) + Paper holiday cards, not photo or singing (yellow paper dumpsters) + Natural trees (curbside collection Jan 4-29 for those with city service, on your regular collection day) + Natural wreaths and garland with all wires and decorations removed (grey yard cart)
For more information on holiday disposal options, including location details for electronic recycling and yellow paper dumpsters, visit LexingtonKY.gov/LiveGreen.
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Sold in 40502
30-Sep-20 .........775 HARBOR PT ........................$2,025,000 02-Oct-20 ..........1884 HONEY SPRING PL ..........$1,470,000 05-Oct-20 ..........242 CHENAULT RD................... $1,200,000 10-Sep-20.......... 1354 FONTAINE RD .................... $810,000 30-Sep-20.......... 353 CASSIDY AVE....................... $699,000 29-Oct-20 ..........612 CHINOE RD .......................... $625,000 30-Sep-20.......... 230 DESHA RD ............................ $595,000 20-Oct-20 ..........109 LOUISIANA AVE.................... $575,000 13-Oct-20 ..........2059 MANOR DR........................ $490,000 06-Oct-20 ..........607 CAMINO DR .......................... $485,000 06-Oct-20 ..........605 CAMINO DR......................... $485,000 12-Oct-20 ..........625 TEAK WOOD DR................... $485,000 19-Oct-20 ..........3345 LANSDOWNE DR ............... $472,000 21-Oct-20 ..........3317 BELLEFONTE DR ................. $414,900 07-Oct-20 ..........3419 WOODSTOCK CIR.............. $400,000 16-Oct-20 ..........3417 HERITAGE PL ...................... $370,000 29-Jul-20 ..........3388 WOODSIDE CIR ................. $370,000 29-Jul-20 ..........3388 WOODSIDE CIR ................. $370,000 25-Sep-20.......... 3117 LAMAR DR ......................... $350,000 05-Oct-20 ..........732 MALABU DR ......................... $340,000
Sold in 40503
23-Oct-20........... 668 LONGWOOD RD .................. $436,000 23-Oct-20........... 640 SPRINGRIDGE DR ............... $415,000 28-Oct-20........... 613 SAYBROOK PT ...................... $389,546 16-Oct-20........... 3312 CORNWALL DR .................. $389,000 26-Oct-20........... 348 ALBANY RD .......................... $379,900 08-Oct-20........... 244 TAHOMA RD ........................ $375,000 13-Oct-20........... 178 JESSELIN DR ........................ $374,000 21-Oct-20........... 2014 CAROL LN .......................... $362,000 30-Sep-20.......... 3463 SAYBROOK RD .................. $349,900 28-Sep-20.......... 2472 HEATHER CT ...................... $345,000 07-Oct-20 ..........3220 CORNWALL DR ................... $343,750 09-Oct-20 ..........3555 JULIANN CIR ...................... $315,000 27-Oct-20 ..........817 PALOMINO LN ...................... $303,000
Sold in 40504
02-Oct-20........... 1276 CAPE COD CIR ................... $495,000 30-Sep-20.......... 1252 CAPE COD CIR ................... $490,000 03-Sep-20.......... 1237 STANDISH WAY................. $481,000 16-Oct-20 ..........1112 LANE ALLEN RD.................. $360,000
Sold in 40505
29-Oct-20........... 1845 GOODPASTER WAY ........... $550,000 30-Sep-20.......... 280 SWIGERT AVE ....................... $540,000 29-Sep-20.......... 1869 GOODPASTER WAY ........... $527,000 30-Sep-20.......... 1708 LIBERTY RD ........................ $405,000 09-Oct-20 ..........524 SHELBY ST ............................. $345,000
Sold in 40507
01-Oct-20 ..........354 NEW ST ................................. $385,000 29-Sep-20.......... 369 E MAIN ST UNIT 405 ............ $369,100 30-Sep-20.......... 350 E SHORT ST UNIT 203 .......... $308,500
Sold in 40508
29-Sep-20 .........717 PRICE AVE ............................. $680,000 13-Oct-20 ..........149 FOREST AVE .......................... $680,000 24-Aug-20......... 642 HEADLEY AVE ....................... $435,000 15-Oct-20 ..........642 HEADLEY AVE ....................... $435,000 30-Oct-20 ..........543 BOONESBORO AVE .............. $415,000 30-Sep-20.......... 612 N BROADWAY ...................... $410,000 30-Oct-20 ..........609 ELSMERE PARK ..................... $365,000 06-Oct-20 ..........512 S BROADWAY ....................... $346,000
Property sales info source: Fayette County Property Valuation office (www.fayettepva.com)
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Sold in 40509
23-Oct-20 ..........3840 CAYMAN LN ....................$1,539,000 15-Sep-20.......... 3836 REAL QUIET LN.................. $874,000 02-Oct-20 ..........2242 BAHAMA RD ...................... $675,000 25-Sep-20.......... 2181 ANTIGUA DR ...................... $650,000 27-Oct-20 ..........2941 BLACKFORD PKWY............ $645,000 30-Sep-20.......... 3765 HORSEMINT TRL ................ $645,000 05-Oct-20 ..........3404 COUNTRY CLUB DR ............ $545,000 14-Sep-20.......... 3116 AYLESBURY CIR................. $540,000 02-Oct-20 ..........4004 LOCHMERE CT .................... $525,000 02-Oct-20 ..........2464 ASTARITA WAY.................... $510,000 28-Oct-20 ..........3270 BRIGHTON PLACE DR ........ $500,000 28-Sep-20.......... 2437 ASTARITA WAY ................... $500,000 30-Oct-20 ..........2616 LUCCA PL ............................ $499,000 27-Aug-20......... 929 STAR GAZE DR ...................... $490,000 25-Sep-20 .........2416 GEPPA CT ............................ $480,000 30-Oct-20 ..........3100 BLACKFORD PKWY ............ $467,000 28-Oct-20 ..........1404 WESCOTT CIR ..................... $473,147 29-Sep-20.......... 1981 TIDEWATER FLT .................. $466,195 01-Oct-20 ..........2416 SAN MILANO PL ................. $450,000 29-Oct-20 ..........1955 CATTLE PATH ....................... $448,726 09-Oct-20 ..........1855 BATTERY ST ......................... $447,000 21-Oct-20 ..........2437 CORONEO LN ..................... $445,000 21-Oct-20 ..........936 BELMERE DR ........................ $444,000 021-Oct-20........ 1932 CATTLE PATH ...................... $433,588 30-Sep-20.......... 2224 SUNNINGDALE DR........... $430,000 16-Oct-20 ..........2025 COVINGTON DR ................. $420,000
Sold in 40510
09-Oct-20........... 3837 CARLETON DR................... $589,500 09-Oct-20........... 3837 CARLETON DR ................... $589,500 20-Oct-20........... 3573 GLOUCESTER DR ............... $540,000
Sold in 40511
30-Sep-20.......... 3011 PARIS PIKE ......................... $950,000 26-Oct-20 ..........129 FERNDALE PASS ................... $943,000 25-Sep-20.......... 4932 HIDDEN RIVER DR ............ $540,000 22-Oct-20 ..........5168 RUSSELL CAVE RD .............. $425,000 11-Sep-20.......... 2840 KEARNEY CREEK LN .......... $303,500 15-Oct-20 ..........521 LEMON DROP LN ................. $300,000
Sold in 40513
01-Oct-20 ..........3204 HEMINGWAY LN ................ $678,000 16-Sep-20.......... 3204 HEMINGWAY LN ............... $678,000 20-Oct-20........... 2201 SAVANNAH LN .................. $622,000 22-Sep-20.......... 2468 OLDE BRIDGE LN .............. $610,000 28-Sep-20.......... 2457 OLDE BRIDGE LN .............. $605,000 02-Oct-20........... 2208 SILVERTREE CIR ................. $525,000 09-Oct-20........... 4708 FIREBROOK BLVD ............. $455,000 18-Sep-20.......... 1084 CHASEWOOD WAY ........... $450,500 09-Oct-20 ..........2621 SUNGALE CT ....................... $439,900 02-Oct-20 ..........2141 ROLLINGDALE RD .............. $435,000 02-Oct-20 ..........3521 LYON DR ............................. $415,000 09-Oct-20 ..........3312 GONDOLA CT ...................... $399,000
Sold in 40514
23-Sep-20.......... 1405 COPPER RUN BLVD ........... $389,000 06-Jul-20 ..........4228 DESDEMONA WAY ............. $345,000 01-Oct-20........... 4016 SWEETSPIRE DR ................ $335,000
Sold in 40515
08-Oct-20........... 3868 LEIGHTON LN .................... $540,000 02-Oct-20........... 1093 CRESTFIELD LN .................. $525,000 30-Oct-20........... 244 ELLERSLIE PARK BLVD ......... $490,000 30-Sep-20.......... 2205 POPLAR GROVE PL ............ $489,000 14-Oct-20 ..........3846 WENTWORTH PL ................ $485,000 30-Sep-20.......... 280 SOMERSLY PL ...................... $465,000 05-Oct-20 ..........4105 KENTUCKY RIVER PKWY .... $465,000 30-Sep-20.......... 2504 ABBEYWOOD PL ............... $440,000 28-Oct-20 ..........4609 LONGBRIDGE LN ................ $420,000 06-Oct-20 ..........4321 CALAIS PL........................... $415,000 25-Sep-20.......... 5090 DRY BRANCH RD .............. $409,500
Sold in 40516
23-Sep-20.......... 2299 HUME RD .......................... $500,000 23-Sep-20.......... 2311 HUME RD .......................... $500,000
Sold in 40517
19-Oct-20 ..........301 CHIPPENDALE CIR ............... $332,000 30-Sep-20.......... 3476 DIXIANA DR ....................... $300,000
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