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NOT JUST GUYS & GUNS

New book from veteran retired newsman John Winn Miller is Casablanca Meets Das Boot

Miller got the idea for The Hunt for Peggy C sometime in the 1980s, when he and his young daughter, Allison (now a screenwriter, director and actor starring in the ABC series “A Million Little Things”), were watching a sub-par action-adventure movie. “I could write a better screenplay than that,” he told his daughter. That same night, he had a dream in which the title, the beginning and the end of the story were revealed to him.

Pay (more) to Park in the New Year

On January 3, 2023 free evening and Saturday parking comes to an end at the LexPark meters.

In 2008, Lexington outsourced metered parking and enforcement to LexPark. To date, Lexington’s metered parking had always been free on evenings (after 5 pm) and weekends, with payment strictly enforced 8 am to 5 pm, Mondays through Fridays.

Beginning in January, paid metered parking now extends to 9 pm on weekdays and adds Saturday enforcement through 9 pm. Sunday parking remains free. Metered rates are also increasing in January. LexPark’s announcement about the shift cited as goals to: “increase turnover on heavily parked streets, which will provide more convenience for drivers who will be able to park closer to their destination and ensure a steady flow of customers to downtown businesses; and provide additional funds required to meet the new sales tax requirements set forth in House Bill 8, which mandates a 6% sales tax on parking services,

including lots, garages and meters. The estimated annual impact of this tax for LFCPA is between $225,000 and $250,000.”

After considerable pushback from downtown workers, a public meeting was held in late December, and some modifications were made, but paid evening and Saturday parking is still scheduled to begin January 3, 2023.

IN MEMORY

John Lynaugh

Retired Lexington restaurateur John Lynaugh died on Thanksgiving of 2022. He was preceded in death by wife Gina ScottLynaugh in 2020.

Lynaugh opened Lynagh’s Irish Pub in the early 80s and later, Lynagh’s Music Club in the mid 90s. (The businesses were named in honor of his grandfather, who did not have the “U” in his last name.)

The music club closed in 2002, and he sold the Pub in 2008, to the first of a roster of new owners. The Pub has been shuttered since the summer of 2022.

Wife Gina Scott-Lynaugh told the HeraldLeader at the time, “From 9 o’clock in the morning till 4 o’clock the next morning, seven days a week for 27 years, that’s enough time in the bar and restaurant business.”

An Irish Wake will be held in 2023. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Woodford County Theatre.

Foster Ockerman Jr. Lexington attorney and historian Foster Ockerman, Jr. died December 4, 2022 at the age of 70.

He had served as chairman of the Kentucky Bar Association sections of Real Property and In House Counsel, and an officer of other sections. He was chairman of the American Bar Association’s Tax-Exempt Organizations Committee. As an attorney, he represented many public charities, foundations, and religious entities. In 2018, Ockerman was named Outstanding Citizen Lawyer by the Fayette County Bar Association.

Ockerman was the author of The New History of Lexington; the Hidden History of Horse Racing

Photo of the late John Lynaugh, Actors Guild of Lexington

in Kentucky, and co-author of A History Lover’s Guide to Lexington and Central Kentucky. At the time of his death, he was researching and writing Kentucky’s Rocky Road to Statehood. Ockerman was also the historian for the Emmy Award winning documentary, Belle Brezing and the Gilded Age of the Bluegrass.

Byron Romanowitz

Retired Lexington architect Byron Foster Romanowitz died November 28, 2022. A 1951 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering, Romanowitz received his Master of Fine Arts from the Princeton University School of Architecture in 1953. He was the retired President/CEO of Johnson Romanowitz Architects and Planners located in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky. While president of his firm, Romanowitz served as architectural designer for most of his firm’s over 1,200 projects throughout Kentucky, including campus master plans, hundreds of college/ university projects on sixteen campuses, major hotels, apartment buildings, hospital buildings,

banks, public and private schools, and airport projects. Notable designs which transformed the landscape of both downtown Lexington and the University of Kentucky include the former Bank of Lexington Building on Vine Street, the Lexington Financial Center, Singletary Center for the Arts, Patterson Office Tower, aspects of the Kincaid Towers project, and the Radisson HotelVine Center.

Lucy Jones, of Lexington’s mid-century design league, described Romanowitz as “a pioneer of modernist architecture in Lexington. His many contributions included introducing the bifold plate roofline to our city via Eastland Bowl. His legacy will live on in his dear family and the beautiful buildings he created.”

Many remember Romanowitz as a professional jazz musician, playing professionally from the age of 14. He was the jazz tenor saxophone soloist of the Men of Note Orchestra. His jazz combo, Jazzberry Jam, performed at many public and private venues all over Kentucky and beyond. He is the author of two books: Issues & Images: Fifty Years as a Kentucky Architect and Jazz in Lexington: a Personal View. The Byron F. Romanowitz Archive was established by the University of Kentucky Library to preserve his collection of

original documents, photos, and recordings from his long careers as both a Kentucky architect and jazz musician.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Central Kentucky Salvation Army, Lexington, Kentucky.

BUSINESS CALENDAR

JAN 19 Business and Bourbon, Networking at Happy Hour Bar.

RSVP is not required but strongly recommended. This event is sponsored by JQ Financial Solutions and is hosted by members of The Bluegrass Exchange chapter of BNI.

JAN 26 Commerce Lex Annual Dinner

JAN 27 Kentucky Policy Conference, Campbell House

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Bottled & Bonded

Cheers to Lexington’s inaugural Bourbon Con

Proust had his tea and madeleines, Kentucky has bourbon and branch. With national bourbon day a long way off, Lexington’s first-ever BourbonCon is stepping in to fill the void with two wintry days devoted to all-things-bourbon at Lexington’s Griffin Gate Marriott.

The lineup of weekend speakers include Geoffrey Zakarian, Beth Burrows, Pat Heist, Wally Dant, Chris McCarron, Sean Edwards,

Affectionately known as GZ to many, throughout a career spanning more than three decades, Geoffrey Zakarian has made his mark as a chef restaurateur known for sophisticated taste and style. An accomplished chef, host and culinary consultant, Zakarian has presided over some of the country’s top kitchens, traveling the world for new inspiration to marry with his classical training and techniques in a lifelong effort to deliver paramount hospitality experiences.

His attention to detail, from the kitchen to the dining room, has helped re-shape how Americans from coast-to-coast entertain, eat, and feel when they sit together around a table. Outside the restaurant world, Zakarian is focused on bringing entertainment to food enthusiasts at home. He’s known for The Kitchen, Chopped, Iron Chef America on Food Network, and as an author Town/Country; My Perfect Pantry; Cast Iron Cooking: The Dutch Oven; and best-seller The Family That Cooks Together.

“Bourbon does for me what the piece of cake did for Proust.”

—Walker Percy

Geoffrey Zakarian will lead a cooking demonstration, a 30 minute Q&A session, and judge the mixologist competition at

Myra Bargainer, MD, is the co-founder and CEO of Paul Sutton Bourbon®. As the seventh generation of a distilling family, Myra was determined to not let her family’s mash recipe get lost with time, years after her grandfather’s passing. Myra, a renowned oncologist, took a break from her medical career to raise her young children, and in the midst, revived the family business.

everyone in between are bottled and bonded for two days of tastings, celebrity Chef Geoffrey Zakarian cooking demonstrations and Q&A, bourbon expert Q&A panel discussions, a mixologist competition, live entertainment, and more at the Lexington Marriott Griffin Gate Golf Resort & Spa. Speakers include Geoffrey Zakarian, Beth Burrows, Pat Heist, Wally Dant, Chris McCarron, Sean Edwards, Myra Bargainer and more.

BOURBONCON

SCHEDULE 2023

FRIDAY JANUARY 20, 2023

• Vendor/Distillery booths open at 1PM

• Griffin’s Liquor Vault 2PM (Liquor store featuring official BourbonCon partner products)

• Resort Activities begin 3PM (Live entertainment, games, spa discounts, and more!)

Beth Burrows is an American Whiskey Ambassador for the James B. Beam Distilling Company, who utilizes her broad spirits education, industry background, and continued community involvement to help cultivate an unpretentious environment in the world of whiskey, starting right in the backyard of bourbon. She curates educational entertainment, participates in tasting panels, and helps develop new products. She was recently named as the D&I Chair for The Bourbon Society.

American Thoroughbred Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey, known for six Triple Crown Victories at the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes, along with nine Breeders’ Cup victories including Classic, Sprint, Distaff, Juvenile, and Turf. He is currently a member of the Kentucky Derby Museum, The Jockey Club, and The Jockeys’ Guild. One of his goals is to establish a world-class jockey and racing school in Lexington, Kentucky.

Chris McCarron is a

• VIP Lounge opens 3PM

• Jake’s Cigars 5PM-9PM (Premium Hand-Rolled Cigar Station)

• Friday Discussion topics start at 3PM - Bourbon 101, Bourbon myths, Beth Burrows (Beam Suntory), Pat Heist(Wilderness Trail), Wally Dant (Monk’s Road), Freddy (Buffalo Trace)much more to come.

• Welcome Reception 6PM

SATURDAY JANUARY 21, 2023

• Vendor/Distillery booths open at 10AM

• VIP Lounge Opens 11AM

• Griffin’s Liquor Vault 11AM (Liquor store featuring official BourbonCon partner products)

• Resort activities start at 11AM (Live entertainment, games, spa discounts, and more!)

• Jake’s Cigars 12PM-4PM (Premium HandRolled Cigar Station)

• Saturday Discussion topics start at 10AMGeoffrey Zakarian – Q&A, 11:30AM cooking demo, 1 PM cocktail competition, Chris McCarron Hall of Fame Jockey, New Riff Brand Ambassador, Sean Edwards (Fresh Bourbon), Myra Barginear (Paul Sutton), and more

• Bourbon Dinner Experience 6PM

Michael Crisp is an author, award-winning filmmaker, and professional entertainer.

retired

Marc Therrien is the Executive Chef and Managing Director of Keeneland Hospitality

“I helped by providing some suggestions for changes to the naval and nautical terminology of the time. This kind of assistance would have been little help to a second rate manuscript, but John’s first novel was so much better than that.”

—military historian, Matt Zullo

Casablanca Meets Das Boot

John Winn Miller’s first novel is a hit

BY KEVIN NANCE

When John Winn Miller set out to become a newspaperman several decades ago, the Lexington native saw it as the means to a different end, a different career. “I wanted to write the Great American Novel — or at least a novel,” he recalls with a laugh. “But I realized that I didn’t know how to write, and I had no experiences to write about. So I thought, ‘I’ll be a journalist.’”

And so it went, the newspaper gigs piling up over the years: as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press and the Wall Street Journal in Italy, as a reporter and editor at the Lexington Herald-Leader, as an editor in Pennsylvania and Florida, as a publisher in Washington state and New Hampshire.

Back in Lexington as a retiree with time on his hands during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Miller finally got down to the business of fiction writing that had been waiting for him for nearly half a century.

The result is The Hunt for the Peggy C, a World War II maritime thriller that was a semifinalist for the Clive Cussler Adventure Writers Competition and was published in November 2022 by Bancroft Press. Set in 1941, the painstakingly researched novel follows the hair-raising voyage of the American smuggler Capt. Jake Rogers and his ragtag crew on a decrepit tramp steamer in the North Atlantic. They’re pursued by an implacable German U-boat commander bent on recovering the Peggy C’s contraband cargo: a Jewish family from the Netherlands fleeing the Holocaust.

Along the way, Rogers — handsome, cynical and surprisingly well-read — falls in love with his beautiful, brilliant Jewish passenger Miriam, who’s been expelled from medical school by the Nazi occupiers in Amsterdam and has her own character arc from meek victim to empowered heroine.

“I call it Casablanca meets Das Boot,” says Miller, 70, referring to the 1981 Oscar-nominated film about a U-boat. “I didn’t want it to just be a guysand-guns thing. I wanted it to have some heart, so it became a love story wrapped in an actionadventure piece. Rick thinks soldiers are suckers and quotes Napoleon, who said it’s amazing what men will do for little pieces of colored ribbon. But gradually falling in love with Miriam, he comes to believe that there are things worth fighting for.”

Miller got the idea for The Hunt for Peggy C sometime in the 1980s, when he and his young daughter, Allison (now a screenwriter, director and actor starring in the ABC series “A Million Little Things”), were watching a sub-par action-adventure movie. “I could write a better screenplay than that,” he told his daughter. That same night, he had a dream in which the title, the beginning and the end of the story were revealed to him.

For the next several years he researched the historical period, including the technology and culture of tramp steamers and U-boats early in WWII, a time when American cargo ships were still technically neutral — because the United States had not yet entered the war — but increasingly in danger from predatory German submarines prowling the Atlantic. Miller

The work paid off. “Immediately I could tell I had in my hands a book that I would have selected off the shelf for myself,” says Matt Zullo, a military historian and novelist who was one of several people Miller got to check the manuscript for accuracy. “John grabbed my attention from the very first page, and I was hooked all the way to the end. The characters and the action were top notch, in my opinion, and any notes I provided were minor details in an otherwise outstanding nautical thriller. For my part, I helped by providing some suggestions for changes to the naval and nautical terminology of the time. This kind of assistance would have been little help to a second rate manuscript, but John’s first novel was so much better than that.”

Now Miller is on a roll, having completed a Peggy C sequel, Rogers’ Last Watch, and is well under way on a third novel. He and his publisher are pitching the trilogy to Netflix, Amazon Prime and other streaming services as a series.

Miller got the idea for his first novel sometime in the 1980s, when he and his young daughter, Allison (now a screenwriter, director, and actor starring in the ABC series “A Million Little Things”), were watching a sub-par action-adventure movie. “I could write a better screenplay than that,” he told her at the time.

ultimately did write the screenplay but failed to sell it to Hollywood. Still, it proved useful as an outline when he sat down to write the novel.

Also helpful were the writing chops he’d developed at newspapers over the years and, most important, his skills as a researcher — which proved crucial since he insisted on accuracy in the details of his portrait of life on the sea during the period, even though Miller had no military or sailing experience.

“I didn’t want a sailor to read the book and say, ‘That’s not possible — they would never do that or say that,’” Miller says. The author pored over dozens of books, diaries of Holocaust victims and U-boat captains (Google Translate came in handy); he even consulted period almanacs to determine the phases of the moon (moonlight being crucial for navigation at sea) on the specific dates of the fictional action.

Whether that project is greenlighted or not, the ex-journalist plans to keep on writing fiction. “It’s one of the cooler things I’ve ever done,” Miller says. “It’s ironic that I ended up writing novels about things I knew nothing about, but that’s what you learned in journalism: You had to be an expert on everything.”

CHURCH

33rd Annual

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Worship Service, 6 pm, Central Christian Church

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EAT Join Harkness Edwards Vineyards for an afternoon of cooking and wine instruction. On the menu: Creamy Tuscan Chicken and Orzo.

Join Parks and Rec staff on a guided tree walk through McConnell Springs Park, EVENT Lexington Wedding Show 11 am, DoubleTree Suites

WALK 50th annual MLK Freedom March 1 pm, downtown

Commemorative MLK program 2 pm Central Bank Center

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MUSIC Woodsongs hosts Jason Carter, and Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley, 6:45 pm, Lyric Theatre.

BALL UK Men’s Basketball vs Georgia 9 pm

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KIDS Discover the Lunar New Year, 3:30 pm Library (downtown)

SPEAK

Burn the Mic, Shayla Lawson, 7 pm, Carnegie Center

Kenny

DANCE The Dolly Disco, 7 pm, The Burl

BIZ Annual Chamber Dinner, 5:30 pm, Central Bank Center

ART

STAGE SCAPA presents The Secret Garden, 7 pm, Downtown Arts Center

BIZ 2023 KyPolicy Conference, 9 am, The Campbell House Curio

KIDS Storytime with Jayne Moore Waldrop sharing A Journey in Color: The Art of Ellis Wilson 11 am Joseph Beth

STAGE Black Jacket Symphony’s Fleetwood Mac, Rumours Lexington Opera House

CONCERT Winter Jam, 7 pm, Rupp Arena

READ

Lynn Slaughter and Ellen Birkett

Morris discuss and sign Deadly Setup and Lost Girls 2 pm Joseph Beth

CONCERT The Mavericks Lexington Opera House

BALL UK Men’s Basketball vs Kansas 8 pm Rupp Arena

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KIDS

DRINK BourbonCon is a weekend of all things bourbon for amateurs, experts and everyone in between! Enjoy tastings with over 30 bourbon and culinary partners, a cooking demo and Q&A from Celeb Chef Geoffrey Zakarian, expert panels, a mixologist competition, live entertainment, and more thru Saturday at Griffin Gate Marriott. KIDS The Legend of John Henry, thru Feb 12, Lexington Children’s Theatre

Woodsongs Kids

Wayne Shepherd Lexington Opera

Beth Pride and Kelly Brewer discuss The Common Kentucky Project, 7 pm, Joseph Beth

Lexington Clinic shared construction plans for a new facility on their South Broadway campus, hosting a ceremonial groundbreaking on a recent wintry morning.

Dr. Michael Cecil, Board President of Lexington Clinic told the assembled crowd, one of the goals of the new facility is “to perfect the patient experience,” bringing many specialties and doctors under one roof, providing both “access and convenience.”

In attendance were: Dr. Stephen J. Behnke (Chief Executive Officer, Lexington Clinic); Dr. Michael Cecil (Board President, Lexington Clinic); Mayor Linda Gorton; Brett Setzer

(Brett Construction); Michael Satterfield (McCulloch England Architects); John Shasky (Vice President, Fifth Third Commercial Bank); Devereaux “Dev” Gregg (Senior Vice President, Flagship Healthcare Properties)

UK HealthCare Expansion Approved

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees has approved construction to begin on the new UK HealthCare cancer and advanced ambulatory complex on South Limestone.

The board also approved an expansion of the original design for the facility to make room for other health care services and for patient growth. The revised financial scope of this project is $500 million, still within the total legislative authorization of $550 million for this facility from the Kentucky General Assembly.

“We are making it so no Kentuckian should have to leave the state to access quality, patientcentered care,” said UK President Eli Capilouto. “This expansion further solidifies and expands upon our efforts to advance Kentucky by improving access to our world-class experts and providers.”

The UK Board of Trustees first approved the planning and design of the new complex in May 2021. In December 2021, the UK Board of Trustees approved a purchase agreement for $6.9 million

Lexington Clinic Breaks New Ground

Mayor Linda Gorton thanked Lexington Clinic for “investing in our city,” adding “growing certainly describes Lexington Clinic.”

to acquire residential parcels across from UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital on South Limestone for the construction of the facility.

The new complex — with an estimated 260,000 square feet solely for cancer services — may include multiple buildings but will primarily allow for the needed expansion of patient care services and increased ease of access for the UK Markey Cancer Center. Other services housed in the new facility may include but are not limited to outpatient operating rooms, minor procedures, endoscopy, diagnostics and imaging services, pharmacy, retail, outpatient clinics, meeting spaces, and necessary support spaces.

The expansion of the current building design is necessary to allow Markey room to further grow and expand as more patients from in and out of state need its services, says Mark Evers, M.D., director of the UK Markey Cancer Center.

Additionally, philanthropic support will be a major component in developing the new facility. In February, UK HealthCare announced a historic $10 million gift from Central Bank – the largest in UK HealthCare history – to support expanded patient care at the UK Markey Cancer Center. This gift launches an initiative to raise $90 million to improve cancer care in Kentucky.

Keeneland Concours D’Elegance presented charitable proceeds to Kentucky Children’s Hospital

New Year, New Food

January is one of the cruelest months in the restaurant industry. Traditionally one of the coldest months of the year in Lexington, January is known for snow, ice, and freezing temps that often keep would-be diners at home. A lineup of bourbon programming will surely help warm everyone’s cold January hearts. Be brave! Good food and good company awaits those who venture out.

BIRTHS

Chaotic Good: Coffee, Comics and Games is scheduled to open in January.

El Asadero Mexican Grill has opened at Rojay Drive.

The corner of High and Woodland (formerly Ramsey’s, most recently Ranada’s) is now open again, and home to Far Out Espresso, which recently relocated to the corner from Georgetown.

Ume Handcrafted Ramen opened Thanksgiving weekend at South Broadway.

OBITS

Legendary retired Lexington restaurateur John Lynaugh died Thanksgiving of 2022. For decades, Lynagh’s Irish Pub was home to one of the Best Burgers in Town in the O’Round — Ace readers voted it the Best in so many annual Ace Best of Lexington readers’ polls, the category was ultimately retired. Lynaugh sold the Pub in 2008 to the first of a rotating lineup of new owners. The pub has been shuttered since Summer of 2022.

TRANSITIONS

Caramanda’s Bake Shoppe is relocating from Southland Drive to the former Critchfield’s location on Nicholasville Road.

Lady Remoulade closed for the season sometime before Thanksgiving and announced on December 1 they would be closed for the remainder of the holiday season.

COMING SOON

The Pennsylvania-based convenience chain, Wawa’s (famous for their hoagies) announced plans late in 2022 to expand their market to Kentucky. A roster of new sites is expected to be announced in 2023. Wawa is currently accepting site suggestions from real estate representatives for all locations, including adjacent and new market areas.

FOOD CALENDAR

SAT JAN 7

High Tea will be served at the Kentucky Castle.

THU JAN 12

New Bourbon Series with Phil Talks Whiskey at the Kentucky Castle.

SAT JAN 21

BourbonCon is a Friday-Saturday weekend of all things bourbon for amateurs, experts and everyone in between! Enjoy tastings with over 30 bourbon and culinary partners, a cooking demonstration and Q&A from Celebrity Chef Geoffrey Zakarian, bourbon expert panels, a mixologist competition, live entertainment, and more thru Saturday at Griffin Gate Marriott.

SAT JAN

21

Annual Pizza-Eating Contest at Mirror Twin Brewing, 2 pm.

SUN JAN 22

Join Harkness Edwards Vineyards for an afternoon of cooking and wine. On the menu: Creamy Tuscan Chicken and Orzo.

Sponsored Feature NEW IN TOWN: District 7 Social Hall

Lexington architect Rebecca Burnworth, owner of The Stave on Glenn’s Creek, is opening Lexington’s newest concept in dining and drinking, District 7 Social Hall.

“We officially started construction this July on a Social Hall/Restaurant concept for Lexington,” she says, describing it as “a place to play games, lounge with friends, eat great food and drink beer/wine/cocktails, all within one place. The new concept is located in the Distillery District, in what used to be the old James Pepper Rickhouse. The entrance is off of what everyone affectionately calls ‘the breezeway.’

“We hope to bring life to the breezeway, with a covered patio, outdoor bar, seating and fun lighting. Once inside, you’ll find duckpin bowling, a historic form of bar-style bowling from Boston, a ping pong lounge and a golf simulator lounge. There will be a self-serve beer wall for those not wishing to stand in line at the bar. In addition to beer, we will have a full wine bar with cocktails, accessible from the breezeway as well.

“While inside the social hall, you can order food from one food concept called “German-isch” or walk up and order from the other food concept, opening later next spring, with a complimentary menu to German-isch, and it will serve breakfast. Borrowing from my own German heritage, German-isch will feature German street

Archive photo of Lynagh’s O’Round by Clif Dickens for Ace.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “My life was the best omelet you could make with a chainsaw,” observed flamboyant author Thomas McGuane. That’s a witty way to encapsulate his tumultuous destiny. There have been a few moments in 2022 when you might have been tempted to invoke a similar metaphor about your own evolving story. But the good news is that your most recent chainsaw-made omelet is finished and ready to eat. I think you’ll find its taste is savory. And I believe it will nourish you for a long time. (Soon it will be time to start your next omelet, maybe without using the chainsaw this time!)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): After meticulous research of 2023’s astrological omens, I have come to a radical conclusion: You should tell the people who care for you that you’d like to be called by new pet names. I think you need to intensify their ability and willingness to view you as a sublime creature worthy of adoration. I don’t necessarily recommend you use old standbys like “cutie,” “honey,” “darling,” or “angel.” I’m more in favor of unique and charismatic versions, something like “Jubilee” or “Zestie” or “Fantasmo” or “Yowie-Wowie.” Have fun coming up with pet names that you are very fond of. The more, the better.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If I could choose some fun and useful projects for you to master in 2023, they would include the following: 1. Be in constant competition with yourself to outdo past accomplishments. But at the same time, be extra compassionate toward yourself. 2. Borrow and steal other people’s good ideas and use them with even better results than they would use them. 3. Acquire an emerald or two, or wear jewelry that features emeralds. 4. Increase your awareness of and appreciation for birds. 5. Don’t be attracted to folks who aren’t good for you just because they are unusual or interesting. 6. Upgrade your flirting so it’s even more nuanced and amusing, while at the same time you make sure it never violates anyone’s boundaries.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): When she was young, Carolyn Forché was a conventional poet focused on family and childhood. But she transformed. Relocating to El Salvador during its civil war, she began to write about political trauma. Next, she lived in Lebanon during its civil war. She witnessed firsthand the tribulations of military violence and the imprisonment of activists. Her creative work increasingly illuminated questions of social justice. At age 72, she is now a renowned human rights advocate. In bringing her to your attention, I don’t mean to suggest that you engage in an equally dramatic self-reinvention.

But in 2023, I do recommend drawing on her as an inspirational role model. You will have great potential to discover deeper aspects of your life’s purpose—and enhance your understanding of how to offer your best gifts.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are the characters in Carlos Castañeda’s books on shamanism fictional or real? It doesn’t matter to me. I love the wisdom of his alleged teacher, Don Juan Matus. He said, “Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself, and yourself alone, one question. Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn’t, it is of no use.” Don Juan’s advice is perfect for you in the coming nine months, Leo. I hope you will tape a copy of his words on your bathroom mirror and read it at least once a week.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Teacher and author Byron Katie claims, “The voice within is what I’m married to. My lover is the place inside me where an honest yes and no come from.” I happen to know that she has also been married for many years to a writer named Stephen Mitchell. So she has no problem being wed to both Mitchell and her inner voice. In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to propose marriage to your own inner voice. The coming year will be a fabulous time to deepen your relationship with this crucial source of useful and sacred revelation

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche offered advice that is perfect for you in 2023. It’s strenuous. It’s demanding and daunting. If you take it to heart, you will have to perform little miracles you may not yet have the confidence to try. But I have faith in you, Libra. That’s why I don’t hesitate to provide you with Nietzsche’s rant: “No one can build you the bridge on which you, and only you, must cross the river of life. There may be countless trails and bridges and demigods who would gladly carry you across; but only at the price of pawning and forgoing yourself. There is one path in the world that none can walk but you. Where does it lead? Don’t ask, walk!”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): How might you transform the effects of the limitations you’ve been dealing with? What could you do to make it work in your favor as 2023 unfolds? I encourage you to think about these questions with daring and audacity. The more moxie you summon, the greater your luck will be in making the magic happen. Here’s another riddle to wrestle with: What surrender or sacrifice could you initiate that might lead in unforeseen ways to a plucky breakthrough? I have a sense that’s what will transpire

as you weave your way through the coming months in quest of surprising opportunities.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian singer Tina Turner confided, “My greatest beauty secret is being happy with myself.” I hope you will experiment with that formula in 2023. I believe the coming months will potentially be a time when you will be happier with yourself than you have ever been before—more at peace with your unique destiny, more accepting of your unripe qualities, more in love with your depths, and more committed to treating yourself with utmost care and respect. Therefore, if Tina Turner is accurate, 2023 will also be a year when your beauty will be ascendant.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “I’m homesick all the time,” writes author Sarah Addison Allen. “I just don’t know where home is. There’s this promise of happiness out there. I know it. I even feel it sometimes. But it’s like chasing the moon. Just when I think I have it, it disappears into the horizon.” If you have ever felt pangs like hers, Capricorn, I predict they will fade in 2023. That’s because I expect you will clearly identify the feeling of home you want—and thereby make it possible to find and create the place, the land, and the community where you will experience a resounding peace and stability.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Storyteller Michael Meade tells us, “The ship is always off course. Anybody who sails knows that. Sailing is being off-course and correcting. That gives a sense of what life is about.” I interpret Meade’s words to mean that we are never in a perfect groove heading directly towards our goal. We are constantly deviating from the path we might wish we could follow with unfailing accuracy. That’s not a bug in the system; it’s a feature. And as long as we obsess on the idea that we’re not where we should be, we are distracted from doing our real work. And the real work? The ceaseless corrections. I hope you will regard what I’m saying here as one of your core meditations in 2023, Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A Chinese proverb tells us, “Great souls have wills. Feeble souls have wishes.” I guess that’s true in an abstract way. But in practical terms, most of us are a mix of both great and feeble. We have a modicum of willpower and a bundle of wishes. In 2023, though, you Pisceans could make dramatic moves to strengthen your willpower as you shed wimpy wishes. In my psychic vision of your destiny, I see you feeding metaphorical iron supplements to your resolve and determination.

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Internships: Ace is now accepting applications for multimedia internships for 2023. Internships are open to college seniors who are completing degrees in: Advertising/ Business/Marketing, Design, Digital Media, JOU, WRD, ISC, and related fields. Internships require a minimum of 16 office hours per week. Prospective interns should be proficient in: photography/video, Canva, WordPress, and Adobe Suite. Email resume and credentials, along with name of prospective faculty supervisor to: editor@aceweekly.com.

How to Recycle Your Christmas Tree

To recycle your natural Christmas tree in Lexington for homes with city waste collection services: remove all lights and decorations. Place at the curb on your regular collection day from January 3 - 27. Natural trees will be composted at the city’s composting facility. Fayette County residents without curbside city service can take their natural tree to the Haley Pike Waste Management Facility. The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources also has drop-off sites for natural Christmas trees at various locations.

About the new Residential Utilities Sales Tax

Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, Kentucky law requires sales tax to be charged for residential utility services furnished to any location that is not your place of domicile (basically, not your primary residence). The Kentucky Department of Revenue provides more details and answers to frequently asked questions about the new law online:

“Due to the passing of House Bill 8, sewer services, water and fuel, including natural gas

and electricity, will be taxable after the first of the year. Only utilities at primary residences can be exempted.

In most cases, only one of your addresses will qualify for a residential exemption as your place of domicile. If you are a landlord or owner of a multi-unit dwelling, you should contact your utility service providers for further information.

Local utilities are responsible for enforcing the new state law.

If you only have one residential address and it is a single-family residence, you will continue to receive the sales tax exemption and do not need to file anything additional at this time.

Most customers are exempt with no action needed. Most of the area utility companies are communicating with customers directly who are impacted by the new state law.”

How will House Bill 8 affect you?

House Bill 8 will not affect individuals with only one residential utility account at each utility company. For example, if you have only one account for your primary residence, you have not been paying sales tax and will not be affected by these tax changes. Those in this situation do not need to take any further action with their utility providers.

Existing singleaccount residential customers do not need to complete the respective utility tax exemption form (i.e., KU, Kentucky American Water, Columbia Gas, etc.). After January 1, if there is activity on your account (i.e. transfer of service when moving to a new residence), the form will be required. If you have further questions, contact your residential utilities service provider(s).

Kentucky American Water Shares Tips to Prevent

Frozen Pipes This Winter

As winter weather arrives in earnest, Kentucky American Water encourages customers to take a few minutes to help prevent their homes’ water pipes from freezing.

Vice President of Operations Andy Lewis says, “We encourage customers to spend a few minutes assessing their homes and completing a few simple tasks so that their homes are wellprepared for the freezing temperatures.”

Frozen water lines typically occur in areas such as crawl spaces or along the outside walls where unprotected plumbing tends to be more vulnerable to the elements. Customers are encouraged to do the following:

• Disconnect garden hoses from your home. If you have an irrigation system, make sure it is turned off and drained.

• Search your house for uninsulated water pipes, especially in unheated areas. Check attics, crawl spaces, and outside walls. Consider wrapping pipes with insulation sleeves.

• Another option is electric heating tape but follow manufacturers’ instructions carefully to avoid a fire hazard.

• Seal cracks and holes in outside walls and foundations with caulking to keep cold air away from pipes.

• Drain and shut off entirely the water to any unoccupied residence such as a summer or vacation home. A loss of power during a winter storm could cause pipes to freeze.

Once cold weather arrives, follow these tips:

• Set the thermostat no lower than 55 degrees if you’re going out of town. Although you may be able to get away with a lower

temperature, this setting is safe for pipes.

• When below-freezing temperatures occur, keep a slow trickle of water flowing through faucets supplied by pipes that run through unheated or unprotected spaces. This will help prevent the water in pipes from freezing.

• Keep kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors open to allow warm air to circulate around the pipes.

• Make sure you know where your main water shut-off valve is located inside your home so that you can shut off your water quickly in the event of a water pipe leak. This valve is often located in a utility room, closet or in the basement or crawlspace.

Homeowner’s Corner

Are you planning a home renovation project soon? Be sure to check out LFUCG’s Building Inspection’s Homeowner’s Corner page here to learn more about permits you may need and how to obtain them online: www.lexingtonky.gov/homeowners-corner

Sold In Lexington

40502

1612 HARMONY HALL LN $2,900,000 1561 LAKEWOOD DR $2,900,000 1013 TURKEY FOOT RD $1,395,000 2988 FOUR PINES DR $1,150,000 1033 TURKEY FOOT RD $1,055,000 621 SUMMERSHADE CIR $995,000 720 KIRKLAND DR $760,000 771 CHINOE RD

$775,200 2035 BRIDGEPORT DR

$712,500 2032 BLAIRMORE RD $699,900 2805 TATES CREEK RD $530,000 3525 CHEDDINGTON LN $500,000 3408 HUNTER CIR $460,000 1224 TISHOFF DR $412,000 822 MELROSE AVE $389,950 1014 TATES CREEK RD

$395,000 741 ALBANY RD

$363,000 1129 TURKEY FOOT RD UNIT 4 $240,000 169 ST ANN DR $231,000 2104 ST MATHILDA DR $220,000

372 SHERMAN AVE $155,000 2036 ST MICHAEL DR $155,000 857 MALABU DR UNIT 7201

40503

$149,000

657 SHASTA CIR $610,000 3466 RABBITS FOOT TRL $508,000 3247 ROXBURG DR $489,000 648 MANNINGTON PL $472,400 3435 CORNWALL DR $455,000 2029 BLACKHORSE LN

$435,000 229 GREENBRIAR RD

$375,000 660 DARDANELLES DR $359,900 1831 MCDONALD AVE $357,500 3144 HYDE PARK DR $325,000 564 WELLINGTON GARDENS DR $316,000 526 CREWE CT $309,000 613 SEVERN WAY $304,975 644 BETH LN ........................................................... $300,000 359 CURTIN DR ..................................................... $290,000 612 WICHITA DR $287,500

3177 HYDE PARK DR $280,000 3576 BOSTON RD $275,000 354 RETRAC RD $270,000 363 RETRAC RD ...................................................... $260,000 2425 LARKIN RD .................................................... $250,000 578 BOB O LINK DR $247,500 289 CROMWELL WAY $228,000 216 BRADFORD DR $211,500 2231 TUCSON DR $200,000 174 PENMOKEN PARK $200,000 566 SEATTLE DR $190,000 110 BURLEY AVE

$185,000 587 HALIFAX DR

$175,000 110 SUBURBAN CT

$175,000 107 PIN OAK DR $174,500

40504

820 CELIA LN $346,000 980 FREDERICKSBURG RD $222,000 2008 OLEANDER DR $220,000 708 GOLFVIEW DR ................................................ $210,000 2045 DUNKIRK DR ................................................ $205,000 2024 TAMARACK DR $200,000 632 GOLFVIEW DR $130,500

Property sales info source: Fayette County Property Valuation office (www.fayettepva.com)

632 GOLFVIEW DR $136,500 342 WALLER AVE UNIT 7A $106,000

40505

1857 GOODPASTER WAY........................................ $839,000 1721 HAWTHORNE LN $335,000 2113 CORIANDER LN $270,000 569 DOVER RD $269,800 1500 AUBURN CT $230,300

1637 WYATT PKWY $224,900

2133 WILKES WAY $212,000 1702 CAMERON CT

$210,500 2005 FORDSON CT

1046 MEADOW LN $107,000 1708 NEW ORLEANS CT $102,650 129 ASHTON DR $65,000 145 BROWN AVE .......................................................$80,000 1405 HIGHLAWN AVE ..............................................$75,000 1651 STRADER DR $75,000 811 SHELBY AVE $69,000 1405 HIGHLAWN AVE $66,000 1402 HIGHLAWN AVE $68,000 1003 BRYAN AVE $58,000

40507

$207,000

$210,000 628 KENT DR

506 FREEMAN DR $205,000 538 GRANTCHESTER ST $200,000

1904 SPRING STATION DR $200,000 1912 SPRING STATION DR $197,000 483 ANNISTON DR $170,000 717 DAMEL CT $165,000 405 EMERSON DR

$160,000 916 RUSSELL CAVE RD

$155,000 990 MARCELLUS DR $155,000 127 LOCUST AVE $150,000

717 DAMEL CT $145,000 1710 RUSSELL CAVE RD

$137,170 1936 GREENLEAF DR ............................................ $130,000 1913 WICKLAND DR .............................................. $130,000 152 DEVONIA AVE $126,500 1708 NEW ORLEANS CT $126,000 1031 HIGHLAND PARK DR $122,600 581 FREEMAN DR $115,000 1046 MEADOW LN $115,000

475 W SECOND ST .............................................. $1,675,000 499 E HIGH ST STE 412 .......................................... $395,000 541 W SHORT ST UNIT 36 $325,000

40508

608 ELSMERE PARK $385,000 222 MIDLAND AVE UNIT 4105 $305,000 539 MARYLAND AVE .............................................. $302,000 724 PRICE AVE ........................................................ $235,000 535 S UPPER ST UNIT 400 ..................................... $180,000 1204 HAMMOND AVE $160,000 1208 HAMMOND AVE $160,000

Property sales info source: Fayette County Property Valuation office (www.fayettepva.com)