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BUSINESS MEDIA IN MEMORY
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eteran broadcast pioneer Sue Wylie died in October 2023 following a car accident. At 90, she had just shared a radio broadcast with Jack Pattie the same week. Wylie was WLEX 18’s first female news anchor, and worked for the station from 1968 to 1998. She hosted a radio talk show at WVLK until she retired. Radio personality Leo Brown posted about their friendship and their years sharing office space, writing “I take comfort knowing that Sue always lived life as a trailblazer. She broke rules and did things her way. And she never seemed to care what anyone thought. She’d just throw on her Embry’s fur coat and roll on. She was a badass and I loved that about her.” News anchor Marvin Bartlett shared, “Most people knew Sue as a hard-hitting political reporter, but she sometimes liked to do zany stories. One of the funniest was a story with her friend, socialite Mary Lou Whitney. Sue learned Mary Lou had never been inside a Walmart and convinced her to let her do a story about her first visit. In Sue’s story, Mary Lou pulled up in a fancy car and rolled her window down, asking the Walmart associate if they had valet parking. Then Sue and Mary Lou walked up and down the aisles as Mary Lou fawned over dish towels that were something like ‘three for a dollar.’ By the end of the piece, Mary Lou had a full cart and was checking out using her black platinum credit card, talking about how she couldn’t wait to come back. It was highly entertaining and I can’t imagine anyone else could’ve pulled it off but Sue.”
YEAR IN REVIEW
The groundbreaking ceremony for Town Branch Park was held August 15th. The park, scheduled to open in 2025, will transform acres of asphalt into an unprecedaented signature park in the heart of downtown Lexington.
Appalachian Regional Healthcare celebrates first central Kentucky location with a ribbon cutting.
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exington’s “Fearless Frank Faulconer” died in October at the age of 100. He was the first weatherman for WKYT, and later the first weatherman for WKQQ in radio. He retired in 2001, and his 93rd birthday in 2016 was proclaimed “Frank Faulconer Day” in Lexington, honoring his years of service on radio, on TV, and as a World War II veteran.
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EXITS Steve Hein, of E. Stephen Hein Florist closed the iconic Lexington floral shop in June after more than four decades in business. The Lexington Diner closed in March 2023. Magee’s Bakery closed on Main Street after 67 years in business. Wine + Market, an anchor of the Jefferson Street renaissance, will close at the end of the year.
God’s Pantry groundbreaking
Luxe & Ash Candle Co. is now open.
Two years after the LFUCG approved a $39 million industrial revenue bond for the private project in the summer of 2021, The Manchester Hotel opened Summer 2023 in the Distillery District.
Ellie Mental Health celebrated their ribbon cutting in late June.
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hristmas Vacation (1989) was scripted by John Hughes, just a little before he became extremely famous for Home Alone. The fictional Shermer, Illinois was the setting for most of his movies, but his parents called Lexington home for many years. His mother Marion’s country ham canapés were the star of every holiday party at the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation. We’re now coming into the homestretch of the holidays. Santa has settled in, and there are dozens of 5ks scheduled to melt away those added pounds if you want to freeze your baguettes off. Cousin Eddie is surely on the way. As always, confirm dates and times with the venue.
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Celtic Women Christmas Tour, Norton Center (Danville)
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s Creole Christmas, The Kentucky Center
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A Vince Guaraldi Holiday 5:30 pm Kentucky Theatre
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Christmas with the Beatles, The Kentucky Center
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A Classic Christmas with Maggie Lander & Chris Dennison, The Burl
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J. Roddy Walston’s Christmas to the Bone The Burl
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Alltech’s Celebration of Song, KY Horse Park
Joyeux Noel, Crestwood Christian Church
The Center for Old Music in the New World and Musick’s Company present Joyeux Noel, Monday Dec 18 at 7:30 pm at a NEW location – Crestwood Christian Church. Join for a celebration of sacred and secular holiday music from the sixteenth through the 19th century including French traditional carols and works by Charpentier. Admission by donation. 1882 Bellefonte Dr. Lexington, KY.
Darren Criss: A Very Darren Crissmas, Lexington Opera House
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Season’s Screenings, Elf, Movie Tavern (thru Dec 7)
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Season’s Screenings, It’s a Wonderful Life, Movie Tavern (thru Dec 7)
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Disney’s A Christmas Carol Kentucky Theatre
DEC 3
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Movie Tavern
DEC 5
Max Lucado’s Because of Bethlehem 7 pm Movie Tavern
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Santa & Itty Bitty Betty, Mirror Twin Brewing
Santa Shuffle 5k, Versailles
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A Christmas Story, The Grand Theatre (Frankfort)
Frosty 5k, Frankfort
Brunch with Santa, The Kentucky Castle
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St. Nich Ugly Sweater 3k, Nicholasville
DEC 9
It’s a Wonderful Life & Christmas Sing-a-Long 7 pm Kentucky Theatre
Pancakes with Santa, Forcht Bank
DEC 9
Reindeer Ramble, Keeneland
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SantaCon 2023, Bourbon on Rye
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St. Nicholasville Ugly Sweater 5k, Nicholasville
DEC 14
Visit with Santa, Louis Flower Power
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Frosty Feet Winter Mileage Challenge, Lexington
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Frozen Rails 5k + 10k, Midway
DEC 8
Join the Kentucky Theatre for a special Christmas event on Dec 16, 2023. Take part in a Christmas Sing-A-Long with live organ accompaniment. Enjoy a glass of eggnog or a holiday cocktail. Then sit back for Frank Capra’s Christmas classic, It’s A Wonderful Life.
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Lawrenceburg Christmas Parade
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St. “Nich” Christmas Festival, Nicholasville
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Lexington Christmas Parade
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Jingle & Mingle, Joseph Beth
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SHOP DEC 2
Christmas Market, Ashland Henry Clay Estate
Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate hosts their Annual Christmas Market, Noon to 5:30 pm on Saturday Dec 2. Santa Selfies 3 pm - 5:00 pm Kentuckians Chorus 5 pm - 5:30 pm Ashland Illumination 5:30 pm First Candlelight Tour
5:30 - 7 pm, last entry at 7 pm (Additional candlelight tours on Thursday Dec. 7, and Saturday Dec. 9)
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Kentucky Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker, Lexington Opera House
STAGE & THEATRE
DEC 15
Bluegrass Youth Ballet’s Nutcracker in One Act
DEC 4
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Lexington Children’s Theatre
DEC 22
The Nutcracker, EKU (Richmond)
DEC 8
Miracle on 34th Street Woodford Theatre
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas,
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JAZZ Origin Jazz
Series presents A Vince Guaraldi Holiday and Duke Ellington Nutcracker Suite featuring the Isaiah Thompson Quartet 5:30 pm Kentucky Theatre
CONCERT Jack Harlow 7:30 pm Rupp Arena
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Sugarcane Jane; Mindy Murray 6:45 pm Lyric Theatre
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Luxon discusses and signs Exiled: The Climax
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Python and the Holy Grail 6:30
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Lady A 7:30 pm Lexington Opera House
WOODSONGS Riders in the Sky 6:45 pm Lyric Theatre
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Saxophone Quarter 2 pm Joseph Beth
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Tiny Tot Naturalist: Winter 10 am McConnell Springs (registration required)
FEAST Kenwick Holiday Banquet 5 pm Kenwick Community Center
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Darren Criss: A Very Darren Crissmas, Lexington Opera House
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MUSIC An Evening with Steely Danish: The Songs of Steely Dan 8 pm The Burl
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Good Dog Little dog leaves big legacy BY ANITA BRITTON
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n March of 2010, I learned about a puppy at Lexington Humane Society that had been run over by a car on Versailles Road at Angliana. His photo was very sad and he was swaddled in bandages at his hind quarters. I called the shelter and told them he was mine. DO NOT let anyone else have him. That’s my dog. As hard as they fought to keep him alive the day he was injured, Dr. Liz Ubelhor, Lauren and all the good people at LHS were in for a tough ride the next couple of months. Episodes of pneumonia, Frank’s blood transfusions, and Lauren’s sleepless nights attended him. Finally, the first week of May, I got to take him home. I will never forget the heroic efforts of Dr. Mindy Johnson who tried to get him to heal and walk but we finally had to come to grips that a different approach was necessary. Three opinions were sought, one of which was to put him down, before we were led to Dr. Aric Applewhite at Metro Veterinary Hospital. He thought he could fix him. To the extent he could be fixed, he did just that. The next many months were marked by physical therapy, and praying for milestones. One of my favorites was the night he jumped up on the ottoman in our bedroom for the very first time. We were getting ready for a black-tie event when we both looked at each other and started changing clothes. A pizza and wings to celebrate his amazing self was in order. Over the ensuing almost 14 years, he gave his adoptive parents so much love. He inspired me to make a life-changing move. He made room on the couch for Sophie and Buddy and Sunshine. In his final hours, each of them in turn joined him there to warm and comfort him. Teddy is survived by his siblings and his broken-hearted parents. Letting him go is so very hard. I am comforted in knowing that for
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The photo was taken years ago by our friend Jennifer Singleton. It is how I choose to remember him. —Anita Britton the first time since he was five months old, his body is healed, he has no more pain, and he will never, ever, be cold again.
Teddy lived with Anita Britton and Stuart Bennett for nearly 14 years. Anita and Stuart are longtime supporters of the Lexington Humane Society.
“Dogs’ lives are short, too short, but you know that going in. You know the pain is coming, you’re going to lose a dog, and there’s going to be great anguish, so you live fully in the moment, because you can’t support the illusion that a dog can be your lifelong companion. There’s such beauty in the hard honesty of that, in accepting and giving love while always aware that it comes with an unbearable price. ” —Dean Koontz
LHS Remembers Teddy
Our staff veterinarian of 15 years, Dr. Liz Ubelhor, along with her tenured medical team, performed surgery after surgery, piecing Teddy back together one step at a time. Sweet Teddy has crossed the There were days we celebrated his improvement and many days we cried over his setbacks, and some days we Rainbow Bridge. just didn’t know if he was still up for the fight. Thanks to Many of you have heard the story of Teddy, a young, his dedicated foster mom, Lauren Ward, who endured all frail pup living on the streets, just trying to survive the of the challenges and setbacks with him, Teddy survived. best way he could. Sadly, while running from kids tossing Lauren, Liz, and the staff of LHS did not give up on rocks at him, Teddy was hit by a car. His entire backend Teddy. They knew he had a long road to recovery, and they was shattered. He could not walk, move, or stand. Teddy were committed to completing his journey. But someone was alone, traumatized, and in pain. else was committed to Teddy. Fortunately, Teddy was brought to Before she ever met Teddy face-to“Teddy is my dog. I don’t Lexington Humane Society where we face, Anita Britton, a longtime genercare what he needs, how ous supporter of LHS, called and said, provide security, care, and love. We also provide top notch care for sick and much it costs, how long “Teddy is my dog. I don’t care what he injured animals. Teddy received all of needs, how much it costs, how long it it takes, he is my dog.” the loving care we had, plus all the skill takes, he is my dog.” our medical team had and more. Teddy went home with Anita who —Anita Britton
continued his care which involved specialists, elevated treatment regimens, and more surgeries. But, Teddy was home. He was with his person so the journey to recovery was no longer a challenge. His pain could be managed, his mobility was restored, and he was LOVED…loved for 14 beautiful years. Teddy’s story was shared over and over again because he was such an inspiration. His fight and determination led him to a better life, the best life. A life we wish for all companion animals. Teddy’s life started lonely and scary. His life ended peacefully, in the arms of his person, feeling nothing but loved. That’s our goal at LHS — for every animal to experience love. They count on us so much. Please, celebrate Teddy and all the animals who know love, thanks to LHS. Donate now.
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s we wind down 2023, head to acemagazinelex.com for the full Year in Food review. But it’s been a busy holiday season already.
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TRANSITIONS Blue Door BBQ served up the last of the brisket at their old location in November,, and will be closed until they re-open in their new location at the other end of National in 2024.
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Lexington’s last LaRosa’s has closed, on Southland Drive.
The Tuesday-Thursday Farmers Market up the hill on Maxwell has closed for the season. When it re-opens in the Spring of 2024, it’s expected to be in a new location. Rise-Up Pizza has left Greyline Station and re-opened in the Horse & Jockey pub, and is now serving Detroit-style pizza.
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COMING SOON The team at East End Tap and Table plans to open Rise ‘n Brine Chicken Biscuits on Romany Road in Chevy Chase.
Brought to you by the same team that owns Goodfellas next door, Desperados Cantina expects to open in December, serving up tacos, tequila, and a salsa bar on the Pepper Campus in the Distillery District in the former Middle Fork location.
Broomwagon Coffee + Bikes has closed the cafe side of the business but is “planning to still be slinging coffee and smoothies until the end of the year.” In 2024, a new restaurant is expected to move in to the cafe side. .
Salt & Vinegar closed up operations at their Blue Stallion Brewing location in November, but remains open in Ethereal Brewing.
A Sad Farewell on Second Lexington’s Wine + Market opened in 2008 on Good Friday at the corner of 2nd and Jefferson, an early entry in the Jefferson Street Renaissance. The European-style market offered wines, gourmet fare, cheese, smoked and cured meats, fish, and Kentucky farm-raised meat — alongside baked goods, coffee, locally grown fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices. The Historic Western Suburb Neighborhood Association President at the time, Bill Johnston, applauded the neighborhood addition, telling Ace, “People have been ‘whining’ for years for a downtown grocery!” Ownership changed hands in 2011, but the commitment to a European-style market downtown remained, even surviving through pandemic years that were extremely difficult for small, locally-owned businesses. Although a busy holiday season is scheduled for the remainder of 2023 — including a traditional Swiss Raclette dinner in November — the market will close at the end of the year. Owner Renee Brewer posted in the Market’s newsletter in November, “at the end of this year, Seth and I will be closing Wine + Market. These past 12 years have been a rewarding experience of a lifetime for us. Since November 1, 2011—exactly 12 years ago today—we’ve worked hard to build up a unique business with carefully curated products, clubs, classes and other special happenings.” The market will remain open through December 31, 2023.
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“We all sit down and eat lunch every day, and it’s a big deal. I heard my cook once telling a new cook, ‘Lunch is very important. As long as Harriet’s happy with lunch, you’ve got job security.’ I’ve fired people, and they still come back for the lunch.”
Remembering Harriet Dupree
Celebrating the legacy of the longtime Lexington chefpreneur BY RHONDA REEVES
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exington chefpreneur Harriet Dupree Bradley died October 31, 2023, after suffering from ovarian cancer in recent years. A Cordon Bleu-trained chef and Sewanee grad, Dupree began her first food venture, The Brown Bag, selling soups and sandwiches out of a dorm kitchen.
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At a 90-era tasting event she hosted at Dupree Catering, her creamy whipped potatoes served in a martini glass and garnished with a sliver of red pepper mimicking a straw were as revelatory as a spud is ever going to be here in the bluegrass. She owned and operated Dupree Catering & Events for nearly 30 years, feeding royalty, celebrities, and more, before selling it in 2014 to the Azur Restaurant Group.
In a 2000 interview for Ace’s Fridges of Fayette County series, she shared a Nora Ephron-esque description of the staff lunch at Dupree Catering, “We all sit down and eat lunch every day, and it’s a big deal. I heard my cook Harriet Dupree, Ace once telling a new cook, Fridges of Fayette ‘Lunch is very important. County series, 2000 As long as Harriet’s happy with lunch, you’ve got job security.’ I’ve fired people, and they still come back for the lunch.” She added, “A meal can be a communion… the food, the people, the place, the time… There’s something about sitting down and breaking bread with people that makes us more human. Every dinnertime, my dog — who is always running about and yapping — gets completely relaxed and quiet; he just lies there. He wouldn’t do it if there weren’t some physical, mental and spiritual release going on at the dinner table. Food is a communion. As a cook, it’s an offering to the people I love. Even with [clients], the meal I fix is part of their most emotional moments.” She also confessed amusing anecdotes like the time she “spilled hollandaise sauce in the back of my car [on a catering job], and I had to sell that car,” and another time she recalled dreaming she was at the beach, about to walk into the ocean wearing a bikini made of cheese grits. Ahead of her time and long before it became an industry staple, Dupree founded a mealprep service, Entree Vous in 2003, franchising it to multiple locations before selling the business five years later. In recent years, she continued her culinary consulting, and at an August doctor’s visit, shared the comfort she received from enjoying a friend’s art adorning the clinic’s walls. In September, she shared photos of downtown Lexington adorned with teal ribbons, in support of Ovarian Cancer Awareness, reminding her friends, “not all cancer is pink.” She celebrated her birthday on October 4. She turned 62.
ROB BREZSNY’S FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): As a child, I loved to go to a meadow and whirl around in spirals until I got so dizzy, I fell. As I lay on the ground, the earth, sky, and sun reeled madly, and I was no longer just a pinpoint of awareness lodged inside my body, but was an ecstatically undulating swirl in the kaleidoscopic web of life. Now, years later, I’ve discovered many of us love spinning. Scientists postulate humans have a desire for the intoxicating vertigo it brings. I would never recommend you do what I did as a kid; it could be dangerous for some of you. But if it’s safe and the spirit moves you, do it! Or at least imagine yourself doing it. Do you know about the Sufi Whirling Dervishes who use spinning as a meditation? Read here: tinyurl.com/ JoyOfWhirling and tinyurl.com/ SufiSpinning TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your power creature in the coming weeks will not be an eagle, wolf, bear, or salmon. I don’t advise you to dream of being a wild horse, tiger, or crocodile. Instead, I invite you to cultivate a deep bond with the mushroom family. Why? Now is a favorable time to be like the mushrooms that keep the earth fresh. In wooded areas, they eat away dead trees and leaves, preventing larger and larger heaps of compost from piling up. They keep the soil healthy and make nutrients available for growing things. Be like those mushrooms, Taurus. Steadily and relentlessly rid your world of the defunct and decaying parts—thereby stimulating fertility. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini novelist Geraldine McCaughrean wrote, “Maybe courage is like memory—a muscle that needs exercise to get strong. So I decided that maybe if I started in a small way, I could gradually work my way up to being brave.” That is an excellent prescription for you: the slow, incremental approach to becoming bolder and pluckier. For best results, begin practicing on mild risks and mellow adventures. Week by week, month by month, increase the audacious beauty of your schemes and the intensity of your spunk and fortitude. By mid-2024, you will be ready to launch a daring project.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian neurologist and author Oliver Sacks worked with people who had unusual neurological issues. His surprising conclusion: “Defects, disorders, and diseases can play a paradoxical role, by bringing out latent powers, developments, and evolutions that might never be seen in their absence.” In not all cases, but more often than seemed reasonable, he found that disorders could be regarded as creative—”for if they destroy particular paths, particular ways of doing things, they may force unexpected growth.”
Your assignment is to meditate on how the events of your life might exemplify the principle Sacks marvels at: apparent limitations leading to breakthroughs and bonanzas. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I am falling in love with how deeply you are falling in love with new ways of seeing and understanding yourself. My heart sings as I listen to your heart singing in response to new attractions. Keep it up, Leo! You are having an excellent influence on me. My dormant potentials and drowsy passions are stirring as I behold you waking up and coaxing out your dormant potentials and drowsy passions. Thank you, dear! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo journalist Sydney J. Harris offered advice I suggest you meditate on. He wrote, “Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.” I bring this to your attention because now is a favorable time to take action on things you have not yet done—and should do. If you put definitive plans in motion soon, you will ensure that regret won’t come calling in five years. (PS: Amazingly, it’s also an excellent time to dissolve regret you feel for an iffy move you made in the past.) LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In contrast to false stereotypes, Medieval Europeans were not dirty and unhygienic. They made soap and loved to bathe. Another bogus myth says the people of the Middle Ages believed the Earth was flat. But the truth was that most educated folks knew it was round. And it’s questionable to refer to this historical period as backward, since it brought innovations like mechanical timekeepers, moveable type, accurate maps, the heavy plow, and illuminated manuscripts. In this spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to strip away misconceptions and celebrate actual facts in your own sphere. Be a scrupulous revealer, a conscientious and meticulous truthteller.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio poet John Berryman said, “To grow, we must travel in the direction of our fears.” Yikes! I personally wouldn’t want to do that kind of growth all the time. I prefer traveling cheerfully in the direction of my hopes and dreams. But then I’m not a Scorpio. Maybe Berryman’s strategy for fulfilling one’s best destiny is a Scorpio superpower. What do you think? One thing I know for sure is that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to re-evaluate and reinvent your relationship with your fears. I suggest you approach the subject with a beginner’s mind. Empty yourself of all your previous ideas and be open to healing new revelations.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian poet Nina Cassian said, “I promise to make you so alive that the fall of dust on furniture will deafen you.” I think she meant she would fully awaken the senses of her readers. She would boost our capacity for enchantment and entice us to feel interesting emotions we had never experienced. As we communed with her beautiful self-expression, we might even reconfigure our understanding of who we are and what life is about. I am pleased to tell you, Sagittarius, that even if you’re not a writer, you now have an enhanced ability to perform these same services—both for yourself and for others.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Sometimes I get lonesome for a storm,” says Capricorn singersongwriter Joan Baez. “A full-blown storm where everything changes.” That approach has worked well for her. At age 82, she has released 30 albums and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She has recorded songs in eight languages and has been honored by Amnesty International for her work on behalf of human rights. If you’re feeling resilient—which I think you are—I recommend that you, too, get lonesome for a storm. Your life could use some rearrangement. If you’re not feeling wildly bold and strong, maybe ask the gods for a mild squall. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Science educator Neil deGrasse Tyson tells us that water molecules we drink have “passed through the kidneys of Socrates, Genghis Khan, and Joan of Arc.” The same prodigious truth applies to the air we breathe: It has “passed through the lungs of Napoleon, Beethoven, and Abraham Lincoln.” Tyson would have also been accurate if he said we have shared water and air that has been inside the bodies of virtually every creature who has ever lived. I bring these facts to your attention, Aquarius, in the hope of inspiring you to deepen your sense of connectedness to other beings. Now is an excellent time to intensify your feelings of kinship with the web of life. Here’s the practical value of doing that: You will attract more help and support into your life. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I am saying a prayer for you. I pray to the Fates that you will not accept lazy or careless efforts from others. You won’t allow their politeness to be a cover-up for manipulativeness. I also pray that you will cultivate high expectations for yourself. You won’t be an obsessive perfectionist, but will be devoted to excellence. All your actions will be infused with high integrity. You will conscientiously attend to every detail with the faith that you are planting seeds that will bloom beautifully in the future.
Performance Horse Veterinarian. F/T. Three worksites: Lexington, KY; Saratoga Springs, NY; Indiantown, FL. Complete comprehensive patient work ups to diagnose health, mental, & behavioral conditions. Provide preventative care to maintain the health of performance horse patients. Advise performance horse owners about general care, housing, feeding, behavior, & breeding. Advise owners on patient care & treatment. Test & vaccinate against diseases, such as rabies. Prescribe & administer medication. Treat wounds & fractured/broken bones. Perform diagnostic & therapeutic procedures & surgeries. F/T at each worksite based on season w/ evening, weekend &/or emergency shifts for potentially over 40 hrs/wk. Salary: $127,546. Reqs Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Degree from a U.S. or AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) accredited institution. Foreign equiv to U.S. DVM /combo of edu & exp is acceptable w/ U.S. equivalency evaluation. Must possess a valid State License to practice Veterinary Medicine in KY, FL, & NY & valid DEA controlled substance registration certificates as applicable for each state. Must be able to lift up to 50lbs. Must also: be familiar w/ Board Rules and American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) standards of practice and be able to operate standard veterinary medical eqpmt (e.g., X-ray machines). Reqs availability for evening, weekend, &/or emergency shifts for potentially over 40 hours/week. Reqs seasonal travel between three worksites in Lexington, KY, Saratoga Springs, NY, & Indiantown, FL. Also reqs ability to perform veterinary services on an emergency or as-needed basis off-site. Applicants should contact: PetVet Operating, LLC - Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Beth Roark, HR Director, 4250 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511, broark@hagyard.com or (859) 255-8741.
2 years old • 47 lbs Hound Mix Believe it or not, this handsome fella has been at Woodford Humane Society for two whole years. He’s *so* ready to find his forever home! Gilbert is energetic and playful, and a little talkative. He’ll fetch all day if your throwing arm can handle it! He loves everybody except cats and wants an adventuring buddy who will be by his side. If that’s you, call 859.873.5491 and ask for Gilbert!
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HOME AND GARDEN
Celebrate Lexington-America In Bloom honored Ann Garrity with the 2023 Isabel Yates Community Champion Award. Ann has been an advocate for many projects in Lexington, including advocacy for children, the environment, and The Arboretum. Now, there will be a new Daffodil Drift blooming next Spring in front of Artworks at the Carver School in her name.
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AirBnB Blowback
As Lexington’s planning pros continue to evaluate the impact of AirBnBs, some neighborhoods are pushing back at impact on area resources (like parking and traffic) when there are short-term-rental construction projects designed to sleep 20 and function as minihotels/inns within residential neighborhoods.
HOLIDAY COLLECTIONS Because Christmas Eve falls on a weekend this year — and is recognized as a government holiday — trash collection will have two makeup days for the Christmas Holidays.
More Taxes
Upwards of a 100,000 Lexington homeowners may be receiving an unwelcome December surprise in the form of a second property tax bill. LFUCG council voted in August to increase the property taxes that fund street lights. Lexington-Fayette homeowners who pay the street light tax can expect to receive a second property tax bill to fund the increase.
Christmas Eve observed = No Trash Collection on Friday Dec 22, 2023 Make Up Day is Wednesday Dec 20, 2023 Christmas Day = No Trash Collection on Monday Dec 25, 2023 Makeup Day is Wed Dec 27, 2023 New Year’s Day = No Trash Collection on Mon Jan 1, 2024 Makeup Day is Wed Jan 3, 2024
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Sold In Lexington 40502
1884 HONEY SPRING PL .....................................$1,700,000 418 CHINOE RD ...................................................$1,100,000 1219 PROVIDENCE LN ............................................ $810,000 111 WOODLAND AVE UNIT 508 ............................ $700,000 3520 COLTNECK LN ................................................ $595,000 3121 MONTAVESTA RD ........................................... $589,000 160 PRESTON AVE ................................................... $535,000 1616 TATES CREEK RD UNIT 8 ................................ $475,000 3417 PINAS BAY DR ................................................ $460,000 213 ROMANY RD .................................................... $455,500 622 CENTRAL AVE UNIT 1 ....................................... $445,000 3400 FARMINGTON RD .......................................... $439,900 3407 BROOKHAVEN DR ......................................... $435,000 3344 BELLEFONTE DR ............................................ $412,500 3296 NANTUCKET DR ............................................. $300,000 500 LAKETOWER DR UNIT 8.................................... $240,000 101 S HANOVER AVE UNIT 9C ................................ $205,000
40503
221 GREENBRIAR RD .............................................. $590,000 132 WABASH DR ..................................................... $485,000 582 SHERIDAN DR .................................................. $428,000 238 ROSEMONT GARDEN....................................... $400,000 553 ASHLEY WAY ..................................................... $370,000 3429 TISDALE DR .................................................... $335,000 3402 TISDALE DR .................................................... $320,000 2861 RUNNYMEDE WAY 3 ..................................... $312,700 558 HALIFAX DR ...................................................... $255,000 329 DANTZLER CT .................................................... $220,000 641 STRATFORD DR ................................................ $215,000 2121 NICHOLASVILLE RD UNIT 5 ..............................$92,500
40504
1493 PINE MEADOW RD ........................................ $320,000 1704 HATTERAS DR ................................................. $316,001 2109 AZALEA DR ..................................................... $292,500 2229 SANDRA CT .................................................... $272,500
2076 TAMARACK DR ............................................... $263,500 845 LYNN RD ........................................................... $207,000 1982 ANTIETAM RD ................................................ $200,000 834 SPRING MEADOWS DR ................................... $151,000 1100 HORSEMANS LN UNIT 51 ............................. $145,000 1281 VILLAGE DR UNIT B 7 ........................................$60,000
Property sales info source: Fayette County Property Valuation office (www.fayettepva.com)
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40507
369 E MAIN ST UNIT 502 ........................................ $470,000 369 E MAIN ST UNIT 306 ........................................ $469,000
40508
520 S MILL ST .......................................................... $840,000 220 CEDAR ST UNIT 407 ......................................... $290,750 220 CEDAR ST UNIT 401 ......................................... $280,000 151 CURLEY AVE ........................................................$60,000
40511
2772 JESSICA LN ..................................................... $398,900 244 MCCONNELLS TRCE ......................................... $300,000 244 MCCONNELLS TRCE ......................................... $300,000 2725 MEADOWSWEET LN ...................................... $265,000 2788 WHITEBERRY DR ........................................... $255,000 945 WAVERLY DR .................................................... $137,000
40513
3176 HEMINGWAY LN ............................................ $860,000 1552 WELLESLEY DR ............................................... $685,000 4121 PALMETTO DR ................................................ $460,000 3526 HIDDEN CAVE CIR ......................................... $300,000
40514
1417 COPPER GLEN DR .......................................... $410,000 1865 HAVERWOOD PARK ...................................... $395,000 3772 WINTHROP DR .............................................. $350,000 3545 LOCHDALE TER ............................................... $195,000
40515
925 FIRETHORN PL ................................................. $520,000 4517 BILTMORE PL.................................................. $495,000 1020 FIDDLER CREEK WAY ..................................... $441,000 4127 KATHERINE PL ................................................ $410,000 SOUTHPOINT DR ..................................................... $358,000 3405 OAKBROOK DR ............................................. $355,100 4116 VANCOUVER CT ............................................. $337,500 4704 ORLANDO CT ................................................. $295,000
40517
1155 JONESTOWN LN ............................................ $849,500 3766-3778 TATES CREEK RD .................................. $849,500 3249 MAMMOTH DR ............................................. $385,000 3491 ORMOND CIR ................................................ $330,000 3325 HIGH HOPE RD ............................................. $270,000 3857 WALHAMPTON DR ........................................ $268,000
482 GRAYSON LAKE DR .......................................... $260,000 560 PLAINVIEW RD ................................................. $229,000 211 WILSON DOWNING RD ................................... $219,000 362 GAWAINE DR ................................................... $215,000 3673 ARBOR DR ...................................................... $195,000 1429 TRENT BLVD UNIT 4 ....................................... $172,500 3717 RED RIVER DR ................................................ $155,000 421 REDDING RD UNIT 118 ......................................$86,100
Property sales info source: Fayette County Property Valuation office (www.fayettepva.com)
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