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P6 OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Megan McCardwell

Lexington’s economy is roaring back

P8 COMMUNITY Lexington student wins national ‘Doodle for Google’ competition

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BUSINESS BANKS, BUSINESS, AND COMMERCE

INNOVATION

Austin Johnson

Rubicon is moving its global headquarters to Lexington. The company is committed to helping governments and businesses find ways to solve their waste and recycling needs in order to be more sustainable.

Limestone Bank opened a new branch in the Fountains at Palomar.

Austin Johnson

We’re Number 5!

Lexington’s new baseball and softball training center opened in June.

Kentucky recently tied for fifth place nationally on Site Selection magazine’s 2021 Prosperity Cup list, an annual ranking of the top U.S. states for business climate. Kentucky moved on up from last year’s ranking at number 9. In 2020, Kentucky announced 233 new location and expansion projects, according to data from the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. Those projects are expected to create nearly 8,000 jobs with the highest average hourly wages in years. The state’s April sales tax receipts set an all-time monthly record at $486.5 million, as did vehicle usage tax receipts at over $64 million.

Austin Johnson

HOSPITALITY Courtyard by Marriott Lexington South hosted a grand re-opening open house and ribbon cutting in Hamburg.

Megan McCardwell

Austin Johnson

Celebrating a Re-Brand on Winchester Road

Starbucks City Center hosted a grand re-opening.

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University of Kentucky has partnered with NASA to help launch a $15 million Space Technology Research Institute (STRI). The new STRI is called Advanced Computational Center for Entry System Simulation (ACCESS) and will focus on the creation of thermal protection systems. ACCESS, which builds upon past NASA and NASA Kentucky funding, will receive approximately $15 million over five years, and roughly one-fourth of the amount will be awarded to UK. The university will also be contributing an additional $1.4 million to the project.

PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES Allegiant has begun a new nonstop route from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) in Texas. The new route will operate twice weekly. Blue Grass Airport plans to resurface its main runway (Runway 4-22) from 6 pm on Thursday, August 19 through 6 pm on Sunday, August 22. During this time, the airport will be closed to all fixed-wing commercial and general aviation aircraft. Helicopters will still be able to use the airport, and the terminal building will remain open. During the months before and after the 72-hour period, the airport is conducting preparatory work during the overnight hours when flights are not active. This work includes activities such as surveying and removing in-pavement lighting leading up to the closure, and then grooving, installing in-pavement lighting and placing permanent markings in the months following the closure.

PEOPLE

Construction has begun on FIFTEEN51, a 260-unit residential complex in the University of Kentucky’s Coldstream Research Park off Newtown Pike. The new complex will house workers in an effort to attract more businesses to the location and create a dynamic live-workplay-innovate environment.

Leadership Kentucky announced its Leadership Kentucky Class of 2021. Participants from Fayette County include: • Yukie Cooper, Gray Construction • Chris Crumrine, University of Kentucky • Jamie Dittert, Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney PLLC • Amy Doane, Bluegrass Care Navigators • Rob Duncan, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP • Kelly Holland, Merck & Co. Inc. • Eric King, University of Kentucky • Brien Lewis, Transylvania University • Ann-Phillips Mayfield, Northwestern Mutual, Lexington Office • Ethan Witt, Eastern Kentucky University Nelson Murphy has been named Transylvania University’s vice president for finance and business.

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Robert Stack retired as Director of Enhanced 911 (E911) for the City of Lexington.

Demolition has begun on the old Lexington Clinic building.

CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT A new $8 million parking deck will replace the downtown parking garage on the corner of West High and South Mill streets that collapsed in February. The new parking garage is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2022.

EVENTS July 8—Commerce Lexington Inc. Public Policy Over Lunch Series, noon to 1 pm, Central Bank Center July 19—Kentucky Chamber’s Inaugural Women’s Summit presented by Brown-Forman, Central Bank Center Email your business news to editor@aceweekly.com

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Megan McCardwell

COMMUNITY

Mayor Linda Gorton and Google Doodle winner Milo Golding

GOVERNMENT Three local artists were chosen for Lexington’s new Civic Artist in Residence program. The artists will work inside Lexington city offices to develop new approaches to transform city government, in terms of engaging residents and creating new projects. • Debra Faulk, working with the Family Care Center within the Department of Social Services • Anthony Gilmore, working with the Environmental Quality and Public Works Department • Hannah Allen, working with the Finance Department Budget updates: Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council voted to approve the final spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The $401 million spending plan includes raises for most city employees, 34 new positions, including six new police officers, more than $4 million in park improvements, $14 million in paving, among more. Government offices and facilities reopened to the public in June. Urban County Council resumed in-person meetings.

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NONPROFITS

SCHOOLS

Applications are now available for Fayette Alliance’s Grow Smart Academy Virtual Sessions on July 20 & 27, August 3 & 10, 6-7:30 pm. Grow Smart Academy is a free, fourweek program designed to educate Fayette County residents on land-use planning and its relationship to our community’s economic development, environment, and quality of life. Applications are accepted through July 7. Alumni are encouraged to apply.

Milo Golding is the winner of Google’s national Doodle for Google contest. Millions of users saw his artwork featured on Google’s homepage for 24 hours. In addition to having his artwork seen by millions, Milo will receive a $30,000 college scholarship along with Google hardware. His school, Lexington Christian Academy, will receive a $50,000 technology package. In describing his doodle, Milo says, “I am strong because I have hope. I once asked my father how he overcame obstacles and became who he wanted to be. ‘Hope, hope keeps me strong.’ After I unexpectedly lost him at 13 due to a heart attack, it helped me overcome grief and support other children who lost loved ones.”

God’s Pantry Food Bank recently leased 20,398 square feet of industrial space on Winchester Road. The Lexington Public Library announced that Clarissa Thomas has joined the Library’s Leadership Team as Director of Education. Anne Gay Donworth has been promoted to Director of Development, Marketing, and Communications.

Fayette County Public Schools Board has named Dr. Demetrus Liggins as new superintendent.

Austin Johnson U.S. Representative Andy Barr congratulated all High School Service Academy Appointments from the Sixth Congressional District of Kentucky. From left to right: • Palmer Collett, Western Hills High School): U.S. Air Force Academy • Morgan Quire, Anderson County High School: U.S. Air Force Academy • Pearce Hall, Lexington Catholic High School: U.S. Military Academy at West Point • William Webb, Henry Clay High School: U.S. Naval Academy • Emily Spencer (not pictured), Scott County High School: U.S. Naval Academy

NEIGHBORHOODS Lexington-Fayette Urban County Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Friends of Wolf Run and the Southland Park Neighborhood Association, will receive a grant of $3,800 for the Southland Park Waterway Adventure Playground. Grant funds will support new green stormwater infrastructure features being built at the park, to include plantings for the wetland area as well as educational signage.

Lexington’s historic José Oubrerie’s Miller House, located off Chilesburg Road in Lochmere, was auctioned in late May. Curbed described it in 2016 as “an under-recognized building that traces its lineage back to one of Modernism’s godfathers, Le Corbusier. Designed by his associate José Oubrerie, who was then the dean of architecture at University of Kentucky, the home takes Corbusian principles and modern design philosophies and amplifies them… But in both its locations and construction, it’s a building out of time. Finished in 1992, it’s a Modernist statement that may have come a few decades late.” It was on and off the market for years, with multiple preservationist efforts to save it. The property was purchased in May by Morehead native Stephen Taylor, with a winning bid of $800,000. Taylor has not formally announced plans for the property, but has suggested the possibility of developing it as an architectural study center. In 2019, the hedge fund manager and Princeton grad purchased the Johnny Depp property, “Betty Sue’s Family Farm” on Versailles Road, so that he could return to the bluegrass from California to be near family.

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS SENIOR LIVING

Megan McCardwell

Mayor Gorton presented plans for a Center for Senior and Therapeutic Recreation in Shillito Park. The new center will provide new accessible space for therapeutic programming. It will also supplement the services now offered at Lexington Senior Center on Life Lane.

Summer Run Calendar JUL 2-4 Virtual Great Buffalo Chase 5K JUL 3

Bluegrass 10,000, 8 am, downtown Lexington

JUL 9

Distillery Dash 5k/10k, 7 pm, Masterson Station Park

JUL 16

Crank & Boom Sprint for Scoops 3K, 7:30 pm, Wellington Park

JUL 16

The 2021 Survive the Night Relays, 7 pm, Falling Springs Recreation Center in Versailles

NEW IN TOWN

Sayre Christian Village celebrates its Friendship Towers Expansion and new Memory Care Community on Thursday, July 8 with an open house from 4 – 6:30 pm. Call 859.271.9000 ext 205, or email ehinchman@sayre.us to RSVP. Friendship Towers is located at 580 Greenfield Drive. Event parking: Entrance 3, 4, 5 along with street parking.

Benchmark Physical Therapy celebrated a grand opening in Hamburg.

Austin Johnson

Lexington’s Senior Centers reopened to the public in June.

Austin Johnson

Ashton Grove celebrated their one-year anniversary with a Summer Solstice Open House.

Sayre Christian Village hosted a Ministry Prayer Breakfast

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Austin Johnson

JUL 16 BreyerFest 5K Virtual Run/Walk (thru July 18)

Studio23 Fitness hosted a ribbon cutting and grand re-opening.

JUL 24

Christmas in July 6K, 8 am, Coldstream Research Park

JUL 24

Shepherd’s House Run For Recovery, 8 am, Keeneland

JUL 30

Radler Rush Cross Country 5k/10k, 7 pm, Masterson Station Park

DEMO & DEVELOPMENT Construction on the new Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Memory Clinic is underway at UK HealthCare’s Turfland campus along Harrodsburg Road. The new clinic is expected to be ready for occupancy in November 2021, serving as a one-stop shop for memory care and support.

Austin Johnson

Two families of geese with new goslings recently made their home at the ponds of CHI Saint Joseph Health Office Park. Executive assistant Karen Epperson noticed the new goslings struggling to exit the ponds as water levels lowered so she purchased planks to serve as ramps.

Demolition has begun on the old Lexington Clinic structure on Harrodsburg Road. The new facility celebrated a grand opening in May.

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The Fridges of Fayette County A sizzling summer sequel BY KRISTINA ROSEN

“T

he Fridges of Fayette County” series kicked off in the late 90s when Ace visited with prominent Lexington chefs in their home kitchens and reported back. Over the years, readers were introduced to (then) newcomers like Ouita Michel and Jonathan Lundy. Rob Bricken grilled—so to speak—Lexington chefs about food, society, and whether riblets were destroying humanity. (Spoiler alert: he concluded that they were.) Nearly two decades then passed before a chilling summer sequel of “Fridges” returned in 2019, as part of Ace’s Lexington Restaurant Week partnership. We discovered a lot of love for burgoo, an overwhelming desire for country ham tattoos, and that chefs’ fridges continued to be stocked with a general assortment of 438 condiments, just as they

were decades ago.

he “searing” exposé returns this summer—in the early stages of a postpandemic restaurant landscape—as we once again invite ourselves into the homes and kitchens of the pros. The more things change…the more they stay the same and the Fridges sequel proves it. We visit with chefs and restaurant owners alike; surveys include returning faces, emerging talent, and of course, a veteran or two. For every fridge we found stuffed with jugs of kombucha (my kind of person), there was another stocked with fancy wines (also my kind of person). We revisit Ronni Lundy’s spirited debate about Tao of Cornbread (should there really be

sugar in it?), discuss what Lexington needs, and discover favorite restaurant trends in the “After.” We learned that Lexington’s finest chefs are just like us — with fridges that serve as a refuge for condiments and more often than not a half-empty Budweiser — while the finest restaurant owners eat a lot of their own restaurant food.

Megan McCardwell

As Ronni Lundy says in her essay, The Tao of Cornbread, “If God had meant for cornbread to have sugar in it, he’d have called it cake.”

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FRIDGES OF FAYETTE Lawrence Weeks Executive chef of Honeywood

Austin Johnson

Cole Arimes Coles 735 Main | Epping’s on Eastside | Poppy & Olive

he last thing Cole Arimes ate (on the day we met) was a cheeseburger and fries. Cole is a returning champion for this year’s round of Fridges. When we last chatted in 2019, he shared with us his accommodating food philosophy and a bias towards a sugar-free Tao. As for what we found in his fridge this time around? Homemade spam, strawberries, watermelon, pork taco filling, and marinated olives. Cole describes his cooking style in two words as “organized chaos.” He still identifies as more of a procrastinator than a planner in the kitchen. “Many of my best dishes have come out of creating something in a hurry.” His motivation for a life in food began with a love of eating, but he says, “Once I was a part of the industry, it was the fast pace and

high pressure that I enjoyed.” The most obvious new restaurant trend that he has noticed over the past year is the proliferation of delivery options, but he isn’t fully on board. He explains, “Mainly due to the fact that it is hard for any restaurant to represent themselves in a carryout container. For restaurants, the experience is an all-inclusive package of food, service, and ambiance. With delivery, the guest only experiences a small fraction of what we are capable of. To quote my wife, ‘delivery has taken the fun out of eating because everything is one click away.’”

n the day we spoke with Chef Lawrence Weeks, the last thing he’d eaten was a microwave dinner at 1am the night before. Lawrence has been executive chef at Chefpreneur Ouita Michel’s Honeywood since October 2019. This past December, accommodating the industry’s newfound slower pace, he introduced CurryCurry Katsu, a westernized Japanese sandwich shop that operated as a ghost kitchen out of Honeywood in The Summit at Fritz Farm. Open his refrigerator door (ask first, of course), and you will find: miso, Gatorade, sun noodles, andouille sausage, and kombucha. His interest in cooking was inspired by his grandmother. “I grew up in a southern family. My mom’s side was from SW Louisiana and my grandmother would cook for us all the time when around. We’d have gumbo,

pinto beans and pork chops and cabbage often in the household. My interest in cooking sparked from watching her.” With that in mind, his answer to whether Lexington is the South or the Midwest didn’t come as a shock. “Kentucky is without question the South.” He describes his cooking style in three words as “connecting cultural parallels.” His food philosophy follows suit. “Culture isn’t stagnant, it is constantly transforming and molding to its surroundings.” As for the Tao, there’s no room for debate. “Sugar belongs in many things,” he tells us, “cornbread is not one of them.”

LIGHTNING ROUND

What Lexington Needs? Late night food that’s open past 10pm Your favorite food that you only find in Kentucky? Country ham Favorite current ingredient at the Farmers’ Market? Okra Food-related tattoo, what would it be? A leaf of high mountain oolong tea

LIGHTNING ROUND

What Lexington Needs? An old school butcher shop with housemade salumi Is Lexington the South, or the Midwest? It’s a border state. If he could prepare a meal for anyone dead or alive, who would it be and why? Chef Robert Bovey and I would make beef stroganoff.

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FRIDGES OF FAYETTE Ren & Gwyn Everly Owners of J. Render’s Southern Table & Bar

Austin Johnson

Chef of West Main Crafting Co

he last thing Eric Angulo ate was an oatmeal cream pie and peanut butter. Eric moved to Lexington nearly nine years ago and began working at Jonathan at Gratz Park, home to his favorite bygone classic. “They had this fried pimento cheese grit tower of power that changed my whole perspective on what it [meant] to be cooking in Kentucky.” “My three other siblings and I have long since moved away from home, rarely being able to visit. So on the rare occasion we get to travel home, my mother has food cooked up for us kids (usually tinola—a Filipino chicken soup) steaming hot. Every freaking time she has me sobbing within the first few bites. That’s the kind of energy I want to try to invoke.” He has a tendency to procrastinate in the kitchen and roll with the punches. “But,” he clarifies, “to not have some kind of battle plan? That would drive me crazy.” Eric’s fridge might yield the

LIGHTNING ROUND

Your favorite food that you can only find in Kentucky? Hot Brown and Country Ham. Only Kentuckians do these two right!

most interesting meal if he was competing on Chopped: orange juice, pickles, hot sauce, butter, and a half-empty Budweiser? The meanest thing anyone has ever told him about his cooking is “Your grits suck.” He took the constructive criticism well, and admits, “They were right. I think it took me a few months to not scorch a pan and get consistency ‘correct.’” His stance on The Tao? “Yes, I agree. Asians love sweet corn and rice cakes. Cornbread = sin sugar.”

LIGHTNING ROUND

What Lexington Needs? Six months. With restrictions being lifted and things slowly returning to something that resembles familiarity, we all are catching up on this end. Just can’t wait to see us all adjusted to the new norm. Your favorite food that you can only find in Kentucky? Nat’s Favorite current ingredient at the Farmers’ Market? Garlic scapes If he had a food-related tattoo wish, what would it be? Ginger root

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Eric Angulo

he last thing Ren & Gwyn EThe last thing Ren & Gwyn Everly ate was J. Render’s Havana Day Dreamin’ Cubano. Anyone who has ever eaten at J. Render’s could guess their stance on The Tao of Cornbread. Gwyn says, “Our Sweet Jalapeno Cornbread has sugar and was my grandmother’s recipe. It is delicious.” Their path into the industry was unexpected. Gwyn says, “We are accidental restaurant owners. Ren and I decided we wanted to open a catering business, we ended up buying a food truck for the commercial kitchen and thus J. Render’s BBQ was born. Four years later we opened J. Render’s Southern Table & Bar.”

It helped them marry their life goals with their culinary ambition, “Good food is good for your soul.” As for new pandemic-era industry trends, they’re not all bad. Gwyn says, “I like that the curbside business and carry-out has increased. Oh and don’t forget alcohol to-go! These changes provide another revenue stream and I really like that.” The Everlys’ fridge is a minimalist’s delight: eggs, coffee creamer, greek yogurt, grapes, cheeses. Gwyn adds with a laugh, “We don’t cook at home much these days.”

Austin Johnson

Mark Fichtner

Larry Hunter Chef of Carson’s

he last thing Larry Hunter ate was a grilled 22oz. ribeye with charred asparagus with béarnaise, served with sundried tomato sourdough bread with fresh mozzarella. His fridge wins the award for the most all-around variety: vine ripened tomatoes, garlic, 2% milk, havarti cheese, prosciutto ham. (Wait. What? Tomatoes in a refrigerator?!) Larry has been the executive chef of Carson’s since day one. He’s been in the industry for 25 years—as a Sous Chef at Boone Tavern, Executive Chef for The Pub Lexington, a stint at Keeneland, and some time spent at The Coach House. A Lexington native, he recalls a powerful food memory, “There used to be a place called Burger Broil where McDonald’s is now on Harrodsburg Road. Used to love going there as a kid for the foot long hot dog with extra onions and chili.” His food philosophy tracks, “Put your heart and soul into your recipes and take the time to let the recipe develop.”

Should cornbread have sugar in it? “If you are going for traditional cornbread then no! Sugar does not belong in it.” He does try to justify all sides of the debate, adding that, “But...... if you are going for the sweeter, more buttery spoon bread then yes you most definitely want sugar.” Asked to recall the nicest thing anyone has ever said of his work, he remembers the time an older patron told him, “I know you have someone’s grandmother locked up in the kitchen because I haven’t had gravy that good since my grandmother’s.” Larry adds, “Now that will make you feel good.”

LIGHTNING ROUND

What Lexington Needs? I would like to see some more elevated seafood offerings around town Your favorite food that you can only find in Kentucky? Hot Brown Favorite current ingredient at farmer’s market? Fresh blackberries (make great cobblers) Food-related tattoo wish? Blue Chili Pepper with red, orange and yellow flames □

Owner of Carson’s

Mark Fichtner’s fridge wins the award for most prepared for happy hour: prosecco, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, beer (specifically Corona), and cheese. With over three decades of experience in the food industry, Mark opened Carson’s Food & Drink in 2016. He developed the menu himself, somehow knowing that a soft-shell crab was exactly what a BLT was missing. He recalls telling his mother his childhood goals, “I told her when I grew up I wanted to own my own restaurant and be a chef. She absolutely inspired me because she was a really good cook.” His entrepreneurial philosophy matches his culinary goals, “I think food is emotion. When you eat, either you’re eating to fill your stomach, and then there is also eating when you share and make memories. Food brings people together.” Like all the owners and chefs we spoke with, he has noticed the recent trend toward takeout cocktails and takeout food. “You can like it or dislike it, but it’s generating a lot of sales,” admitting, “Doing takeout at a full-service restaurant throws you into a completely different operational stake.” What Lexington Needs? More independent restaurants continue to grow. More diversity. More restaurants downtown that have sidewalk patios, more detail on that from the city to help support it. Developing Lexington as a walkable city. Restaurants help that walkability I think.

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AROUND THE CORNER AUG 14

Midsummer Night’s Run

AUG 14

Picnic with the Pops

AUG 21 & 22

Woodland Art Fair

AUG 28

Railbird at Keeneland

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EAT

Freddie’s Soda + Boonedogs, 5:30 pm, Boonedogs

TNL Nightflyer (Eagles

fri RUN/ WALK

(Virtual) Great Buffalo Chase 5K (thru July 4)

sat RUN the

Bluegrass 10,000 at 8 am followed by a twist on a patriotic concert

HOLIDAY City fireworks at 10 pm

Tribute Band), 5 pm, Cheapside Park

BALL Lexington Legends

vs West Virginia Power, 7:05 pm, Legends Ballpark

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

INDEPENDENCE DAY OBSERVED

Visit acemagazinelex.com for a list of what’s open and what’s closed on the Fourth of July.

FEST

Blackberry Festival, 10 am, Eckert’s Orchard

BALL

Lexington Legends vs High Point Rockers, 5:05 pm, Legends Ballpark

CAR

Sunday Tour d’Elegance, the grounds of Keeneland Race Track, 9 am

BRIDES Diamond Rings

MUSIC Big Band & Jazz with Dan Brock & Friends, 7 pm, Ecton Park

MUSIC Springhouse Music Series with Brett Higgins & Donnie Bowling, 5 pm, Castle & Key

TNL

Sixtyfourwest, 5 pm, Cheapside Park

OPENING Sayre Christian Village Friendship Towers Ribbon Cutting and Open House, 4-6:30 pm, 580 Greenfield Drive

MUSIC Wiz Khalifa, Legends Ballpark

FEST

Berea Craft Festival, 10 am, Indian Fort Theater in Berea (thru Sun)

SHOP Candles & Cocktails,

FEST

Blackberry Festival, 10 am, Eckert’s Orchard

CON Kentucky Card

6 pm, omar + elsie on Old Lafayette Ave

Collector Convention, 10 am, Central Bank Center (thru Sun)

BALL Lexington Legends

vs High Point Rockers, 7:05 pm, Legends Ballpark

vs High Point Rockers, 6:35 pm, Legends Ballpark

COMEDY Taylor

Tomlinson, 7:15 & 9:45 pm, Comedy Off Broadway

HORSE

Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show, Kentucky Horse Park (thru Jul 17)

MUSIC

Big Band & Jazz with Walnut Street Ramblers, 7 pm, Ecton Park

BALL Lexington Legends

GOLF Barbasol

Championships, Keene Trace (thru Jul 18)

TNL Tim Talbert

vs Southern Maryland Blue Claws, 7:05 pm, Legends Ballpark

Project, 5 pm, Cheapside Park

FEST

BreyerFest 2021 (virtual event, no in-person event/activities at Kentucky Horse Park)

H&G Plant Swap, 6

CAR

Keeneland Concours d’Elegance

ART Gold Crown Gallery

First Edition, 2 pm, Base249

pm, Harkness Edwards Vineyards

COMEDY Arnez J, 7:15 pm, Comedy Off Broadway

LEARN

Sayre Christian Village hosts “Sense”ational Summer: How Aging Impacts Our Sensory Systems with Dr.

BALL

Lexington Legends vs Long Island Ducks, 7:05 pm, Legends Ballpark

TNL Lauren Mink, 5 pm, Cheapside Park

EAT LEXINGTON

RESTAURANT WEEK BEGINS

COMEDY

Jeff Allen The America I Grew Up In, 6:30 & 9 pm, Comedy Off Broadway

BALL Lexington Legends vs Landcaster

FEST

Peachy Palooza Festival, 10 am & 2 pm, Eckert’s Orchard

MUSIC Midway

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

INDEPENDENCE DAY OBSERVED

Visit acemagazinelex.com for a list of what’s open and what’s closed on the Fourth of July.

FEST

Blackberry Festival, 10 am, Eckert’s Orchard

BALL

Lexington

HORSE

Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show, Kentucky Horse Park (thru Jul 17)

MUSIC Tahlsound Concert

Series w/ Johnson Brothers & The Bats, 5 pm, Oleika Shriners

OPENING Sayre Christian Village Friendship Towers Ribbon Cutting and Open House, 4-6:30 pm, 580 Greenfield Drive

Festival, 10 am, Indian Fort Theater in Berea (thru Sun)

Festival, 10 am, Eckert’s Orchard

SHOP Candles & Cocktails, 6 pm, omar + elsie on Old Lafayette Ave

Collector Convention, 10 am, Central Bank Center (thru Sun)

BALL Lexington Legends

vs High Point Rockers, 7:05 pm, Legends Ballpark

CON Kentucky Card

vs High Point Rockers, 6:35 pm, Legends Ballpark

Big Band & Jazz with Walnut Street Ramblers, 7 pm, Ecton Park

BALL Lexington Legends

GOLF Barbasol

Championships, Keene Trace (thru Jul 18)

TNL Tim Talbert

Project, 5 pm, Cheapside Park

FEST

BreyerFest 2021 (virtual event, no in-person event/activities at Kentucky Horse Park)

H&G Plant Swap, 6

CAR

Keeneland Concours d’Elegance

ART Gold Crown Gallery

First Edition, 2 pm, Base249

pm, Harkness Edwards Vineyards

COMEDY Arnez J, 7:15 pm, Comedy Off Broadway

& Pretty Things Wedding Show returns to Central Bank Center, 11 am

MOMS Lexington Maternity, Baby & Kids Expo, noon, DoubleTree by Hilton

MUSIC

vs Southern Maryland Blue Claws, 7:05 pm, Legends Ballpark

BRIDES Diamond Rings

Tomlinson, 7:15 & 9:45 pm, Comedy Off Broadway

Peachy Palooza Festival, 10 am & 2 pm, Eckert’s Orchard

MUSIC Springhouse Music Series with Brett Higgins & Donnie Bowling, 5 pm, Castle & Key

pm, Cheapside Park

COMEDY Taylor

Sunday Tour d’Elegance, the grounds of Keeneland Race Track, 9 am

FEST

MUSIC Big Band & Jazz with Dan Brock & Friends, 7 pm, Ecton Park

MUSIC Wiz Khalifa, Legends Ballpark

Legends vs High Point Rockers, 5:05 pm, Legends Ballpark

CAR

LEARN

Sayre Christian Village hosts “Sense”ational Summer: How Aging Impacts Our Sensory Systems with Dr. Elizabeth Rhodus, 10 am

BALL

Lexington Legends vs Long Island Ducks, 7:05 pm, Legends Ballpark

BIG Band

& Jazz with Ozone, 7 pm, Ecton Park

EAT LEXINGTON

RESTAURANT WEEK BEGINS

vs Long Island Ducks, 7:05 pm, Legends Ballpark

Legends vs Long Island Ducks, 7:05 pm, Legends Ballpark

—from your friends at Ace

Mink, 5 pm, Cheapside Park

BALL Legends

BALL Lexington

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE!

TNL Lauren

TECH

Barney Miller’s Tech + Design: Smart Home Solutions with Control4, 7 pm, Facebook Live

TNL Paul

Childers, 5 pm, Cheapside Park

COMEDY

Jeff Allen The America I Grew Up In, 6:30 & 9 pm, Comedy Off Broadway

BALL Lexington Legends

vs Landcaster Barnstormers, 7:05 pm, Legends Ballpark

FEST

Peachy Palooza Festival, 10 am & 2 pm, Eckert’s Orchard

MUSIC Midway Music Festival: Off the Rails, 12 pm, Midway Historic District BALL Lexington Legends vs Landcaster Barnstormers, 6:35 pm, Legends Ballpark

DRINK Wine Class

presented by Fable, 6 pm, The Grove on W. Main

COMEDY Michael Yo, 7:15

pm, Comedy Off Broadway

GOLF 2021 Lexington Habitat Golf Tournament, 11: 45 am, Keene Trace Golf Club

BALL Lexington Legends vs York Revolution, 7:05 pm, Legends Ballpark

H&G The Bluegrass Iris Society hosts their annual club fundraiser Iris Sale, 10 am, lower level, Lexington Green

BALL Lexington Legends vs York Revolution, 6:35 pm, Legends Ballpark

THEATRE Lexington Theatre Company presents Concert With The Stars: Summer Edition, 8 pm, Lexington Opera House

LEXINGTON RESTAURANT WEEK 2021 ®

July 22nd - August 1st Over 30 of

Lexington’s best

restaurants are ready for a well-deserved 11 day

celebration! Raise a fork and a glass at our locally-owned restaurants.

$2 of every Restaurant Week Special served directly benefits 7 arts organizations! LexArts The Carnegie Center Central Kentucky Youth Symphony Orchestra The Lexington Art League Lexington Children’s Theater Lexington Philharmonic Living Arts and Science Center

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Good for our restaurant community. Good for Lex.

Over-the-top specials from $19 to $39

$39

Decadent 3 and 4 Courses

Carson’s Food & Drink Main Street | 859.309.3039 OPEN Everyday Starters • House Salad Entrées

Azur

Beaumont Centre Circle | 859.296.1007 OPEN Everyday

Starters • Quinoa and Chick Pea Falafel Fritters with garden cucumber salad and a creamy Lebanese style garlic dipping sauce • Farmer Rob’s KY Heirloom Tomatoes - with charred corn, lime and cotija cheese salad (elote) topped with chipotle dusted cornbread croutons

• Grilled Salmon Oscar Style – served on Yukon gold garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus, topped with béarnaise and truffle buttered crab • Filet Medallions – two 4 oz. medallions grilled and served on Yukon gold garlic mashed potatoes with rosemary demi-glace, asparagus, béarnaise, garnished with micro greens and an edible orchid Desserts • Banana Bourbon Bread Pudding or Ice Cream Martini with seasonal berries

Jeremy Ashby

• AZUR Signature Lobster Crepes - with tropical guava sauce and local pea shoots Entrées • Cheese Ravioli in Mushroom Broth - Wild mushroom broth with butter and rosemary, three cheese ravioli, and sauteed mushrooms, peas and garlic

• Flat Iron Surf and Turf - ancho chilicuban coffee dusted and grilled over creamy roasted garlic-apricot polenta with chimichurri grilled shrimp, caramelized sweet peppers and Vidalia onions

• Bourbon Fried Chicken - served over bourbon mashed potatoes with southern pole beans and cream gravy Desserts • Strawberry-pretzel Cobbler - topped with toasted coconut-pineapple ice cream • S’mores Bread Pudding - with salted caramel drizzle, vanilla ice cream and graham cracker crumble

Blue Heron Steakhouse Jefferson St. | 859.254.2491 OPEN Monday - Saturday Night

Starter • Side Salad - with tomatoes, radishes, carrots & sunflower seeds Entrées • Charbroiled Top Sirloin - with roasted asparagus, Yukon golds, herb butter & local mushrooms

• Pan Seared Salmon – served on a roasted fennel couscous salad & grilled greens with a charred tomato vinaigrette

• Herb Roasted Chicken Breast – served with fried redskin potatoes, asparagus & a red pepper velouté Dessert • Pound Cake - with mixed berries and Chantilly cream

Dudley’s on Short

Corner of West Short & Market 859.252.1010 OPEN Everyday Starter • Baby Green Salad – strawberries, fennel, ricotta salata, pistachio, aged balsamic • Chilled Cucumber & Buttermilk Soup spiced chili oil, mint, pickled local squash

• Watermelon & Tomato Salad - basil, red onion, feta, marcona almonds, red wine vinaigrette Entrées • Grilled Berkshire Pork Chop - soft parmesan polenta, Debbie local hot peppers, Long brown butter crumb

Corner of E. Main & N. Ashland | 859.266.9000 OPEN Monday - Saturday Night

• Roasted Faroe Island Salmon warm fingerling potato & bacon salad, pole beans, pickled peach

Choose one from all four courses! Course 1 • Lobster Bisque sherry créme fraiche, chives

Dessert • Staci’s Homestyle Cake

Cole’s 735

• Warm Brussel and House Bacon – shaved brussels sprouts, carrots, red onion, and napa cabbage finished with gorgonzola, balsamic drizzle, toasted hazelnuts and pumpkin seed oil

• Campanelle Pasta summer vegetables, basil, parmesan, extra virgin olive oil

Epping’s on Eastside

Corner of Walton and National Ave. 859.971.0240 OPEN Tuesday - Sunday Chef Cole Arimes

• Summer Tomato Salad – buffalo mozzarella, basil vinaigrette and balsamic drizzle

• Baby Arugula and Fruit Salad – seasonal fruit, goat cheese, toasted almonds and blueberry balsamic vinaigrette Course 2 • Ham and Cheese Board – Marksbury house-cured smoked ham, Kenny’s white cheddar, fig jam, whole-grain mustard, house pickled vegetables, crostini • Spanakopita – spinach and feta ‘soufflé’ wrapped in phyllo, caramelized shallot cream • Chicken and Duck Liver Pâté – Farmer Joe’s chicken and duck liver pâté, capped with cognac butter, crositini

Entrées • Petite Filet – served with fingerling potatoes, caramelized onions, asparagus, bourbon crème, house compound butter • Mahi Mahi – vegetable risotto, walnut herb pesto, fresh heirlooms

• Chicken Primavera – Gerber Farms chicken breast, cremini mushrooms, seasonal summer squash, shallot, baby tomatoes, baby arugula, Midnight Moon goat cheese Desserts • Assorted Sweet Bites – Chef’s choice

Starters • Mixed Greens – radicchio, frisee, spinach, pomegranate, pickled golden beets, toasted sunflower seeds, grapefruit with miso vinaigrette

• Yellow Tomato Gazpacho – tomatoes, cantaloupe, cucumbers, onion, olive oil, basil and mint Entrées • Smoked Chicken Spring Rolls – Farmer Joe’s chicken, nouc cham, bibb lettuce, cilantro, mint and basil

• Charred Romanesco – mole poblano, cojita cheese, lime, pickled fresno, golden raisin, and sesame seed • Glazed Heirloom Carrots – red chili honey citrus cashew cream, crispy pozole, and charred green onions Desserts • Chef’s Choice of assorted sweets

RESTAURANT WEEK

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Honeywood

Lockbox

Skip a course and have a drink: draft beer, cocktail, or wine. Starter • Thunder and Lightening Salad - KY tomatoes, cucumbers, and candy onions with pearl couscous, basil oil, red shiso, crumbled feta and marinated olives

Starter • Lockbox Pimento Cheese - scratch biscuits and pickles

Summit At Fritz Farm | 859.469.8234 OPEN Everyday

Entrées • Pan-Fried Virginia Flounder - toasted pecan crumb crust, sweet corn and summer squash succotash, roasted pepper Romesco • Smoked Stonecross Farm Pork Loin Chop, cornbread dressing, olive oil braised Roma beans, and spicy peach chutney Dessert • James’ Amazing Lemon Tart with Blackberries

Jean Farris Winery & Bistro Old Richmond Road | 859.263.9463 Advance Online Reservations Required

W. Main Street at 21c | 859.899.6860 OPEN Wednesday - Sunday

Entrées • Roasted Half Chicken - fingerling potatoes, smoked bacon, wild ramps, pan gravy

• Wild Mushroom Farro Risotto - english peas, spring onion pesto, garlic breadcrumbs Desserts • Heirloom Corn Cake - Lemon curd, strawberry, white chocolate almonds

West Main Crafting Co.

• Dark Chocolate Torte - Peanut butter ice cream, salty caramel, candied peanuts

West Main before 21 C | 859.618.6318 OPEN Tuesday - Saturday Night

Palmer’s Fresh Grill

Lakeside at Lexington Green | 859.273.0103 OPEN Wednesday - Sunday Course 1 • Truffled Sidewinder Fries - parmesan, smoked ketchup, béarnaise

• Fried Green Tomato Caprese - pesto, balsamic glaze, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil Course 2 • Roasted Red Pepper Bisque - smoked gouda

• House Salad - mixed greens, kalamata olives, cucumber, tomato, shaved parmesan, feta vinaigrette Entrées • Champagne Chicken - whipped potato, seasoned vegetables, sautéed spinach, mozzarella, champagne mushroom cream

• Shrimp & Grits -smoked gouda grits, andouille sausage, peppers, onions, creole cream sauce • Salmon Oscar -whipped potatoes, lump crab, wood grilled asparagus, sundried tomato beurre blanc

Starters • Bruschetta - fresh-cut herbs and tomatoes, French bread (VGT) (GF optional)

Desserts • Bourbon & Salted Caramel Bread Pudding • Key Lime Pie

• Cheese Board - chutney, candied walnuts, house-made crackers (VGT) (GF optional)

Entrées • Grilled Portobello Mushroom - mushroom risotto, seasonal vegetable (GF)(VGN)) • Salmon – served with mushroom risotto, seasonal vegetable (GF)

• Pork - Blackberry Bourbon BBQ pork loin, Mamaw’s beans, greens, cornbread (GF)

• Skirt Steak - chimichurri, loaded tater tots (GF) Dessert • Seasonal Cobbler – served with vanilla ice cream

Reserve now ‘cause this is going to be a great big hit!

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Starters • Big Eyed Tuna Poke - diced raw BigEyed Tuna with edamame, chili, cucumber, sesame, and soy dressing

• Adobo - Filipino-inspired chicken wings sourced from Joyce Farms, soy-brined and deep fried, with Cora Cora orange-Thai chili sauce, atchara, and sweet soy • Salad - KY Proud asparagus and tomato salad with Kenny’s Fromage Blanc, Thai basil, black garlic molasses, and sesame (vegetarian)

Entrées • Half Chicken - 1/2 chicken, pan roasted with farm fresh KY Proud vegetables, roasted local mushrooms, matsutake & black sorghum, and fingerling potatoes • Hanger Steak - hanger steak served with truffle mashed potatoes, matsutake demi glace, and local mushrooms • Pan Noodles - stir fried soba noodles with fresh KY Proud vegetables and patis (vegetarian) Desserts • Warm Cinnamon Apple Cobbler comforting seasonal cobbler served with house ice cream

RESTAURANT WEEK

ETIQUETTE Specials are created for one person, giving you a taste of what each restaurant does best at an enticing savings. We ask that you not split or share Restaurant Week Specials. Doggie bags are always ok!

LexingtonRestaurantWeek.com

$29

Minglewood

Three Course Specials

N Limestone across from Courthouse Plaza 859.523.1236 OPEN Wednesday - Sunday Cocktail Option; TBA Starters • Caribbean Spiced Scallop and Pineapple Ceviche with house fried flour tortilla.

East End Tap & Table

East Main Street | 859.785.2511 On-street parking is free after 5pm & weekends OPEN Wednesday - Sunday Course 1 • House Salad - 80 Acres Farms spring mix, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, pickled red onion and shredded carrots with housemade balsamic vinaigrette Course 2 • Vegetable Spring Rolls - shiitake mushrooms, carrots, and cabbage with our signature spring roll sauce

• Buffalo Chicken Wontons - chicken, hot sauce, cream cheese with homemade bleu cheese dressing Entrées • Thai Yellow Curry - with chicken, onion, carrots, and potato

• Thai Vegetable Red Curry - red and green pepper, carrots, cauliflower and zucchini (add salmon for +$7) • BBQ Spiced Pork Chop - grilled pork chop, Thai pepper BBQ, pomme puree, and charred carrots Dessert • Donut Bread Pudding With Coffee Ice Cream

Le Deauville

Limestone at 2nd Street | 859.246.0999 OPEN Tuesday - Saturday Night

Hamburg | 859.264.8023 Lansdowne | 859.977.2488 Palomar | 859.977.2620 OPEN Everyday Choose one menu item from 3 of 4 courses Starters • Signature Steak & Potato Soup

• Vegetable Crab Roll - crab, cucumber, carrot, avocado, red leaf lettuce, seaweed, sushi rice, sesame seeds

• Buffalo Shrimp - crispy fried, creamy, cool blue cheese and ranch

• Duck Confit Leg – with dijon mustard and lyonnaise potatoes • Fresh Pasta of the Day

Desserts • French Vanilla Crème Brûlée

• Fried Catfish with spicy cucumber salad, fresh basil, lime dressed carrot in an orange and pineapple fish stock over fried rice.

Desserts • Cinnamon Donuts with Mezcal blueberries, coffee whip, and spiced Mexican chocolate dipped strawberries.

OBC Kitchen

Entrées • Blackened Atlantic Salmon - a flaky fillet, seasoned with Cajun spices and seared in a hot cast-iron skillet, served over creamy corn Maque Choux; lemon butter sauce

• Summertime Caprese Salad - local heirloom tomatoes, fresh mozzarella sherry vinaigrette, balsamic reduction; fresh basil

• Chopped Caesar - romaine hearts, parmesan, seasoned croutons; bold Caesar dressing

• The Randall Cobb Prime Bone-In Filet (12. oz) with choice of classic side (+$20)

Entrées • Seared Salmon – with sorel sauce and seasonal vegetables

• Grilled Sweet Potato Flatbread with ancho and roasted tomato sauce, cojita cheese, roasted tomatillo, onion, green pepper and tangy watermelon radish.

Lansdowne on Tates Creek | 859.977.2600 OPEN Everyday

• Aged Prime Center Cut NY Strip (14 oz.) with choice of classic side (+$15)

Marc Puil

Entrées • Mojo Jerk Chicken Tostada with fresh tomato, avocado, pickled onion and crispy chick peas, lime crema.

Salads • Lexingtonian - crisp mixed greens, tomatoes, bacon; ranch

• Jamaican Jerked Pork Chop - Caribbean seasoned & grilled served over whipped potatoes; finished w/ jerk sauce & pineapple salsa

• Pan Seared Jumbo Shrimps - avocado, fresh grapefruit, served on mix green salad

• Chocolate Mousse

Malone’s

• Twin Filets Forestiere - grilled filet mignon medallions finished with roasted wild mushroom demi-glace; whipped potatoes

Starters • Heirloom Tomatoes - with fresh mozzarella, basil and vinaigrette

• Farm Pork Pâté - with moutarde de dijon, french pickles

• Grilled Mexican Street Corn with honey lime vinaigrette drizzle, queso fresca and cilantro.

Desserts • Blueberry & Lemon Twist Cake - lemon filling and lemon cream cheese icing spread between three butter cake layers with lemon cream cheese icing, white chocolate curls around the side; topped with blueberry compote and whipped cream • Strawberries & Amaretto Cream - sweet, sliced amaretto strawberries over vanilla cream topped with whipped cream and toasted almonds

We are obliged to tell you that consuming raw or undercooked meat, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

Make your reservations ASAP! No kidding.

Starters • Crispy Fried Oysters - horseradish slaw, roasted poblano tartar sauce, pickled peruvian peppers

• Pimento Cheese - house made with Kentucky cheddar and sweet pimentos, house pickles; ciabatta crisps

• Kale & Quinoa Salad - golden raisins, gala apples, sunflower seeds, white cheddar, red onion; cider honey vinaigrette Entrées • Parmesan Crusted Chicken Breast “Milanese”-style chicken cutlet, arugula, heirloom tomatoes; lemon-caper vinaigrette

• Shrimp & Grits smoked shrimp, andouille sausage, applewood smoked bacon, cheese grits, creole sauce • Ginger-Shoyu Braised Pork Belly simmered brown beans, wilted baby greens, pickled red onions

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Desserts • Banana Pudding Cheesecake - creamy southern cheesecake, salted caramel, wafer cookie crust vanilla whipped cream

• Key Lime Tart graham cracker crust, lightly sweetened key lime custard; whipped cream

Old Vine Bistro

Old Vine | 859.523.4141 OPEN Tuesday - Saturday Free Car Detail Drawing – EVERY NIGHT OF RESTAURANT WEEK Starters • Crunchy Asian Salad - spring mix with crispy wonton strips, julienne red peppers, scallions and lychee fruit with a honey toasted sesame dressing • Crab Cake Egg Roll - hoisin ginger aioli, micro green salad with lemon vinaigrette

• Whipped Feta*- raspberries, red pepper spiked honey, grilled pita

Entrées • Sous Vide Pork Chops - berkshire pork, sous vide, pan seared, soy Ale-8 ginger glazed pork chops with Asian couscous and grilled bok choy

• Chickpea Tacos* - crispy chickpeas, pico de gallo, shaved romaine, pickled red onions, cashew lime sauce with spanish style rice and a cucumber red onion salad - vegan friendly

• Red Wine Braised Short Ribs - herbed mashed potatoes, honey bourbon glazed carrots

Desserts • Kentucky Honey Sea Salt Pie - old vine exclusive pie made by Sweetie Pie of Georgetown KY. • Lemon Berry Cupcake* - vegan friendly

• Chocolate Cake - raspberry compote *Vegetarian option

RESTAURANT WEEK

Zen Sushi & Sake

Doggie bags are always ok!

SETS ARE TRADITIONAL MULTI-COURSE JAPANESE DINNERS - CHOOSE ONE

ETIQUETTE Specials are offered at a savings for patrons dining in the restaurants only. Specials are not intended for carryout.

Postmaster’s Pub

West Short Street | 859.523.5465 OPEN Thursday - Sunday

Starter • Bacon Wrapped Jumbo Asparagus served with herbed goat cheese Entrée • Halibut Confit - coriander and saffron couscous and chermoula Dessert • Poppyseed Lemon Cake & French Buttercream

School Sushi

Short St. between Dudley’s & Corto Lima 859.368.0660 OPEN Everyday Starter • Salmon Sashimi - with miso marinated cream cheese, slow cooked duck breast and apple compote Entrées • Soft Shell Crab Burger with Spiced Fries - tempura soft shell crab, kale, onion, teriyaki mayo, and garlic chili

• Fried Chicken Japanese Style, Sides with Shio Cabbage & Blue Cheese Potato Salad - chicken breast marinated in umami sauce, cabbage mixed with salted kelp, house-made salt dressing, and sesame oil Dessert • Ginger Milkshake

Beaumont | 859.219.2166 OPEN Everyday

Kaiseki Set #1 • Kani & Cucumber Salad • Broccoli with Roasted Sesame Dressing • Rock Shrimp Tempura • Garlic Oil Seared Albacore Tuna • Salmon Sashimi • Hamachi Nigiri • Tuna Nigiri • Volcano Roll - Spicy tuna, cream cheese, spicy crab, tempura fried • Incredible Roll - Tempura shrimp, spicy crab, avocado Kaiseki Set #2 • Kani & Cucumber Salad • Broccoli with Roasted Sesame Dressing • Miso Soup with Homemade Fried Tofu • Gyoza • Rock Shrimp Tempura • Bourbon Chicken • Pan-Seared Scottish Salmon • Volcano Roll - Spicy tuna, cream cheese, spicy crab, tempura fried • Incredible Roll - Tempura shrimp, spicy crab, avocado

Zim’s Cafe & The Thirsty Fox W. Main in the Courthouse 859.785.3690 OPEN Everyday

Starter • Kentucky Heirloom Tomato Caprese Ouita Bocconcini of fresh mozzarella, basil pistou, local lettuces Entrée • Low and Slow Roast Prime Rib of Beef from Stonecross Farm - Roast garlic crushed Yukon potatoes, local green beans, horseradish cream Dessert • Peach Cobbler - with chantilly cream

Toast Lexington’s best restaurants

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Special Maker’s Mark cocktails all over town!

$19

J. Render’s Southern Table & Bar

Delish Dinner Deals

Beaumont Centre Circle | 859.533.9777 OPEN Monday - Saturday at 11am

Starters • Smoked Cheddar Bacon Fries - golden fries with grated smoked cheddar, bacon, green onions and ranch dressing

Charlie Brown’s

Euclid Ave | 859.269.5701 OPEN Everyday

• BBQ Nachos - hickory smoked pulled pork, pulled chicken or brisket, tortilla chips, sweet BBQ, queso cheese sauce, grated cheddar cheese and green onions

Starters • Hot Pepper Cheese, Stuffed Jalapenos, Caribbean Jerk Strips and More - Your Choice of One Tasty Appetizer Entrées • Philly Prime Rib Sandwich, Al’s Tuna Patty Melt, Cajun Chicken Sandwich, Grilled or Blackened Tuna Salad or Grilled or Blackened Chicken Caesar Salad - Your Choice of One Desserts • Choose Any Dessert

Columbia Steakhouse

Corner of West 2nd and North Limestone 859.253.3135 OPEN Everyday Starter • Diego Salad Entrée • Tenderloin of Beef broiled to your order – carefully selected and served in garlic butter with choice of baked potato or Columbia’s steak fries Dessert • Blackberry Cobbler

• Smoked Buffalo Chicken Dip - rich & creamy dip, chicken breast, smoked cheddar, cream cheese, buffalo sauce, blue cheese crumbles served with tortilla chips or crackers Entrées • 1 Meat Platter - Choose either Pulled Pork, Pulled Chicken, Beef Brisket, Purnell’s Ky Proud Smoked Sausage, Quarter Chicken, 3 Baby Back Ribs and/or Grilled Shrimp with choice of 2 sides* & Sweet Jalapeno Cornbread

Starter • BLT Salad - smoky bacon with fresh Roma tomatoes, crisp chopped greens & cool ranch dressing Entrée • Yardbird Chicken Sammies - three crispy hand-breaded chicken cutlets on toastedbuttered mini buns with spring mix, blueberry bacon jam, and creamy brie Dessert • New York Style Cheesecake - creamy cheesecake with a subtle hint of vanilla sits atop a graham crust; chocolate and caramel drizzle

Entrée • Ramsey’s BBQ Baby Back Ribs - with Oren’s baked beans and two corn daze veggies Corn Daze Fresh Local Veggies • Corn on the cob · creamed corn · fried corn · parmesan deep-fried corn on the cob · marinated cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes · sliced tomatoes with cottage cheese · okra, corn, and tomatoes · fried green tomatoes

Sav’s Restaurant & Gourmet Ice Cream

East Main Street | 859.785.1635 OPEN Tuesday - Sunday

• Veggie Platter - Choose (4) Four sides*, Additional charge for Side Caesar, Side Salad, Loaded Fries & Onion Ring

• Fried Pork Chop Platter - Southern Fried Pork Chop with choice of 2 sides* & Sweet Jalapeno Cornbread

Pasta Garage Italian Café

Hamburg | 859.317.9007 Lansdowne | 859.977.2488 Brannon Crossing | 859.447.8411 OPEN Everyday

Andover on Helmsdale Drive | 859.264.9396 Old Harrodsburg Road | 859.219.1626 Tates Creek Center | 859.271.2638 W. Zandale on Nicholasville Rd | 859.259.2708 OPEN Everyday at 11am

• Smoked Chicken Salad - mixed greens with smoked chicken tossed in Maker’s Mark Bourbon BBQ sauce, cheese, sour cream, Kim’s pico de gallo, avocado

*Additional charge for Side Caesar, Side Salad, Loaded Fries & Onion Rings

Drake’s

Ramsey’s Diner

Delaware Ave off Winchester Road 859.309.9840 OPEN Everyday | Walk-ins Welcome

Starter • Bruschetta - balsamic, garlic and fresh basil marinated tomatoes on toasted bread with pesto & grated parmesan cheese Entrée • Chicken Genovese Alfredo - spaghetti with onion, leaf spinach, & zucchini in a spiced alfredo topped with panko fried chicken pesto Genovese, mozzarella and a balsamic reduction drizzle

Starter • Side Salad - romaine lettuce, tomato, and cucumber with a house-made tangy vinaigrette salad dressing Entrée • Lamb Liver Bowl - a savory, flavorful-but not spicy-lamb liver stew with vegetables, served with white or brown rice Dessert • Scoop of Gourmet Ice Cream or Sorbet

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LEXINGTON RESTAURANTS ROCK! A big BRAVO to our bevy of star chefs and local restaurants; along with the servers, sous chefs, line cooks, grill masters & bartenders that keep Lexington’s culinary scene second to none.

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ACE EATS IN

Corn Daze

Leaving the husks intact for easy handling, I peeled back the husks, layer by layer, from 5 large Benton Farm Ambrosia corn cobs, pulled the feathery silks away, and tossed the ears (along with 2 halved limes) onto an oiled hot grill until they started to blister (about 4 minutes per turn). Just before the corn popped, I pulled the ears from the grill and carefully sliced the kernels from the cobs.

BY TOM YATES

ummer hits full throttle when the corn trucks pull into our local markets and dot the sides of our county roads. Spilling from truck beds with reckless abandon, the fresh picked ears are the essence of summer. Gather and shuck. It never gets old. Silver Queen. Ambrosia. Peaches and Cream. Bi-Colored. Any Variety. Any time. All the time. When the first waves of corn start rolling in, the first few dozen might best be eaten straight from the cob slathered in butter and dusted with salt. After that, anything goes.

Chipotle-Tomato Jam

Whether it’s for work or for play, I make a lot of tomato jam. It takes a little time, but it’s very forgiving and the payoff is huge. Here’s the deal with the tomato jam. Even with hints of warm spice, fresh ginger, garlic, vinegar, and sugar lending complex tangy sweetness, the nottoo-sweet long simmered jam still packs a big fresh tomato punch. Almost any tomato variety works for jam. During tomato season, I usually gather the culls and the uglies. If those aren’t available, I shoot for the heirlooms. No seeding or peeling necessary. The peels add body and texture to the jam. After coring 4 pounds of very ripe Mercer County heirloom tomatoes, I diced them into one inch pieces and tossed them into a large stock pot, adding the residual seeds and juice. After cranking the heat to medium high, I added 1 cup light brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, 1 heaping tablespoon freshly grated ginger, 1 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground clove, 1/4 teaspoon allspice, salt, and cracked black pepper. When the tomatoes started to bubble and spit, I reduced the heat to a simmer and let the jam rip for 2 1/2 hours,

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Esquites. Mexican Street Corn Salad.

stirring occasionally and adding a splash of water if it appeared too dry. When it reduced to the sticky consistency of jam, I finished with 2 tablespoons of reduced balsamic to boost the sweet tang and a generous dusting of salt to level the playing field. When the jam was cool enough to handle, I spooned it into a 1 quart mason jar and slid it into the fridge to chill.

Glaze.

After warming 1 1/2 cups of the reserved tomato jam over a low flame, I added 1 minced chipotle pepper in adobo sauce along with 1 tablespoon of the smoky sauce. When the chipotle pepper melted into the jam, I pulled it from the heat and set it aside. Surf ‘n’ Turf on sticks. After peeling and deveining one pound of 16/20 count large shrimp, I nestled 3/4” thick half moon slices of smoked Spanish chorizo into the curved nooks of the shrimp, skewered them with pre-soaked wooden bamboo skewers, wrapped the skewers with blanched Marion County green onions, brushed the shrimp with the chipotle tomato jam, and set them aside to marinate.

Packed with the same ingredients as Elotes, grilled Mexican street corn on the cob, Esquites is the somewhat less messy, daintier version. Skip the corn facial. After mixing the warm cut off corn kernels with 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed grilled lime juice, I added 1 1/2 tablespoons mayo, 1 1/2 tablespoons Mexican crema, 1/3 cup Cojita cheese, 4 sliced green onions, 3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro, 8 halved Pulaski County Sun Gold cherry tomatoes. 2 teaspoons ancho chili powder, salt, and cracked black pepper. With the salad on deck, I slid the shrimp/ chorizo skewers on the grill and turned them from time to time, brushing them with additional chipotle tomato jam after each turn, until the shrimp cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. When the shrimp caramelized from the smoky heat, I pulled skewers from the grill, and nestled them over the Esquites. After splashing the shrimp and chorizo skewers with grilled fresh lime juice, I finished with a sprinkling of salt, a dusting of chili powder, fresh cilantro, scallion spears, extra grilled limes, and halved Pulaski County perky red cherry tomatoes. Corn Daze. Full throttle. Get your summer on. □

ACE EATS OUT

BIRTHS Agave & Rye opens downtown in the former Saul Good location on North Broadway. The Bourbon Library Bar & Restaurant opened in Blue Grass Airport, offering a lineup of bourbon and a selection of southern comfort foods for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. El Cid celebrated the opening of a second Lexington location in the former Local’s spot on National Ave.

Austin Johnson

une marked the end to mask mandates, bar curfews, and limited capacity for restaurants. For the first time in a very long time, the community is finally starting to open up and we must admit it feels pretty good. As luck would have it, the timing is perfect as Lexington Restaurant Week returns later this month. For eleven days, some of the best locally owned restaurants in the bluegrass offer special prix fixe multi-course meals. As Ace’s favorite food week in town, Lexington Restaurant Week wouldn’t be complete without us inviting ourselves into the kitchens of the local food pros for another installment of “Fridges of Fayette County.” Summertime in the bluegrass kicks off with a taco takeover, frozen dessert, and...crabs? (As always, a roundup of our Lexington farmers’ markets is available at acemagazinelex.com)

COMING SOON Condado Tacos is opening its first Kentucky restaurant in the former spot of Edley’s Bar-BQue at The Summit. El Azteca Mexican Grill is opening on Chinoe Road. It will take over the former location that has cycled through restaurants like Shakespeare & Co., Rossi’s, and Pacific Pearl. Frank & Dino’s Lexington is coming soon to West Short Street in the Security Trust Building.

El Cid toasts new location. Kenwick Table is a coffee shop and weekend wine bar coming to Owsley Avenue in the Kenwick neighborhood. The Local Confectionary is a new locallysourced ice cream & sweet shop that donates 100% of its ice cream sales to the community of Wilmore, KY. OMG Donuts is a new bakery coming soon to the former Eiffel Pizza spot on Buckhorn Drive this summer.

EVENTS

Lexington’s second Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers opened on Nicholasville Road in the former Burger King. The Saucy Crab is opening in the former Texas Roadhouse on Richmond Road.

TRANSITIONS Sorella Gelateria relocated from North Limestone to West Short Street. Local Taco is planning a second location in the former Hamburg TGI Friday’s.

JUL 2

Hamburg Pavilion hosts Food Truck Fridays throughout July, 11 am - 2 pm

JUL 10

Keeneland hosts a Breakfast at the Track on Saturday, 8-10:30 am

JUL 22

Lexington Restaurant Week kicks off

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

BOOKS

Kentucky native Chris Offutt’s latest is The Killing Hills. Joyce Carol Oates, writing for The New York Times says, “With its deftly plotted short chapters, fast-moving story line, minimal characterizations and strong regional atmosphere, Chris Offutt’s new novel, his third, more resembles a high-quality TV crime series set in rural America (Mare of Easttown, Sharp Objects, True Detective) than a work of literary fiction like its predecessor, Country Dark (2019).”

Call for Artists: Art by Nature

Paint by Nature is back for a fourth year, and the inspiration is once again trees. Artists are invited to select from 23 trees throughout the city to depict in any medium: collage, multimedia, fiber, photography, and more. Artists may submit up to three works. The exhibit is scheduled this fall at Julietta Market in Greyline Station.

In Memory of Ned Beatty

Live & Local THU JUL 1 TNL Nightflyer (Eagles Tribute Band), 5 pm, Cheapside Park Northside Nights Tim Talbert Project, 7 pm, Douglass Park

FRI JUL 2

Kentucky native and Transylvania alum Ned Beatty died in June at the age of 83. Beatty made his feature film debut in Deliverance, before taking on roles in Nashville, All the President’s Men, two Superman films, Network, and Homicide: Life on the Street, among many more.

Big Band & Jazz with The Metrognomes (patriotic concert, special Friday show), 7 pm, Moondance

Springhouse Music Series at Castle & Key Distillery with Brett Higgins & Donnie Bowling, 5 pm

Big Band & Jazz with Osland/ Dailey Jazztet, 7 pm, Ecton Park

Lexington’s Art Award Winners

THU JUL 8

TNL Lauren Mink, 5 pm, Cheapside Park

The honorees of Arts Connect’s inaugural Arts Awards include: Visual Arts: LaVon Van Williams, Jr. Performing Arts: Jenny Fitzpatrick, Blackbird Dance Theatre Literary Arts: Katerina StoykovaKlemer Arts Educator Award: Larry and Vivian Snipes, Lexington Children’s Theatre Arts Benefactor Award: Jennifer Mossotti and Kathy Plomin, “Stand” sculpture The winners will be honored at an Arts Awards Luncheon Thursday, July 22 at the Lyric Theatre.

TUE JUL 6

Tim Montana, 7 pm, Manchester Music Hall

WED JUL 7

TUE JUL 20

TNL Sixtyfourwest, 5 pm, Cheapside Park Northside Nights concert Honeychild, 7 pm, Douglass Park Southland Jamboree Alan Bibey and Grasstowne, 7 pm, Moondance Wiz Khalifa, 7 pm, Legends Ballpark

SAT JUL 10

FRI JUL 23 Summer Nights in Suburbia: The Other Brothers, 7 pm, Moondance Town Mountain, 8 pm, The Burl

SAT JUL 24

TUE JUL 13

SUN JUL 25

THU JULY 15 TNL Tim Talbert Project, 5 pm, Cheapside Park

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Southland Jamboree Hammertowne, 7 pm, Moondance

Midway Music Festival: Off the Rails, 12 pm, Midway

Jackyl, 7:30 pm, Manchester Music Hall

“Heist” is a new six-episode docuseries series chronicling three of the biggest heists in modern American history, as explained by the people who pulled them off. Episodes 5 & 6, “The Bourbon King,” are based on “Pappygate,” the scandal in which Pappy Van Winkle and Wild Turkey bourbons were stolen by distillery employees.

THU JUL 22

Tommy Vext, 8 pm, Manchester Music Hall Big Band & Jazz with Walnut Street Ramblers, 7 pm, Ecton Park

New to Netflix: “Pappygate”

SAT JUL 17

Big Band & Jazz with Dan Brock & Friends, 7 pm, Ecton Park

Northside Nights concert Benny J & Friends, 7 pm, Douglass Park Southland Jamboree Blind Ricky, 7 pm, Moondance

FRI JUL 16 Steve Earle & the Dukes (outdoor show), 8 pm, The Burl

Tahlsound Concert Series with Johnson Brothers & The Bats, 5 pm, Oleika Temple Great Lawn on Southland Drive

TUE JUL 27 Big Band & Jazz with Ozone, 7 pm, Ecton Park

THU JUL 29 TNL Paul Childers, 5 pm, Cheapside Park Cadillac Three, 7 pm, Manchester Music Hall Northside Nights concert One Sound Band, 7 pm, Douglass Park

ROB BREZSNY’S FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Columnist Linda Weltner says that there’s a dual purpose to cleaning your home, rearranging the furniture, adding new art to the walls, and doting on your potted plants. Taking good care of your environment is a primary way of taking good care of yourself. She writes, “The home upon which we have lavished so much attention is the embodiment of our own self love. I invite you to make that your inspirational meditation for the next two weeks.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “For peace of mind, I will lie about any thing at any time,” said author Amy Hempel. Hmmmm. I’m the opposite. To cultivate peace of mind, I try to speak and live the truth as much as I can. Lying makes me nervous. It also seems to make me dumber. It forces me to keep close track of my fibs so I can be sure to stick to my same deceitful story when the subject comes up later. What about you, Taurus? For your peace of mind, do you prefer to rely on dishonesty or honesty? I’m hoping that for the next four weeks, you will favor the latter. Cultivating judicious candor will heal you and boost your intelligence. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In her essay about education, “Don’t Overthink It,” philosopher Agnes Callard reminds us, “No matter how much we increase our investment at the front end perfecting our minds with thinking classes, long ruminations, novel-reading, and moral algebra we cannot spare ourselves the agony of learning by doing. That will be a key theme for you in the next four weeks, dear Gemini. You will need to make abundant use of empiricism: pursuing knowledge through direct experience, using your powers of observation and a willingness to experiment.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said that when our rational minds are working at their best, they inspire us to cultivate our most interesting and enlivening passions. They also de-emphasize and suppress any energy-draining passions that might have a hold on us. I’m hoping you will take full advantage of this in the coming weeks, Cancerian. You will generate good fortune and sweet breakthroughs as you highlight desires that uplift you and downgrade desires that diminish you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Leo author Wendell Berry suggests, “It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work, and when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real

journey.” Although there’s wisdom in that formulation, I don’t think it’s true a majority of the time. Far more often we are fed by the strong, clear intuitions that emerge from our secret depths from the sacred gut feelings that give us accurate guidance about what to do and where to go. But I do suspect that right now may be one of those phases when Berry’s notion is true for you, Leo. What do you think? VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1750, more than 250 years after Columbus first visited the New World, Native Americans were still a majority of the continent’s population. But between 1776 and now, the United States government stole 1.5 billion acres of land from its original owners25 times the size of the United Kingdom. Here’s another sad fact: Between 1778 and 1871, America’s federal administrations signed over 500 treaties with indigenous tribes and broke every one of them. The possibility that these sins will eventually be remedied is very small. I bring them up only to serve as possible metaphors for your personal life. Is there anything you have unfairly gained from others? Is there anything others have unfairly gained from you? The next six months will be prime time to seek atonement and correction.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh advises you and me and everyone else to “seek the spiritual in every ordinary thing that you do every day.” You have to work at it a bit, he says; you must have it as your firm intention. But it’s not really hard to do. “Sweeping the floor, watering the vegetables, and washing the dishes become holy and sacred if mindfulness is there,” he adds. I think you Libras will have a special knack for this fun activity in the coming weeks. (Thich Nhat Hanh wrote a series of “Mindfulness Essentials” books that includes How to Eat, How to Walk, How to Relax, and How to Connect. I invite you to come up with your own such instructions.)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): My unexpected interpretation of the current astrological omens suggests that you will be wise to go naked as much as possible in the coming weeks. Being skyclad, as the pagans say, will be healing for you. You will awaken dormant feelings that will help you see the world with enhanced understanding. The love that you experience for yourself will soften one of your hard edges, and increase your appreciation for all the magic that your life is blessed with. One important caveat: Of course, don’t impose your nakedness on anyone who doesn’t want to witness it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Pulitzer Prize-winning author Donna Tartt, born under the sign of Capricorn, writes, Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming. In my view, that’s an

unwarranted generalization. It may sometimes be true, but is often not. Genuine beauty may also be elegant, lyrical, inspiring, healing, and ennobling. Having said that, I will speculate that the beauty you encounter in the near future may indeed be disruptive or jolting, but mostly because it has the potential to remind you of what you’re missing and motivate you to go after what you’ve been missing.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): On July 21, 1969, Aquarian astronaut Buzz Aldrin was the second human to walk on the moon. It happened during a spectacular astrological aspect, when transiting Jupiter and Uranus in Libra were trine to Aldrin’s natal Sun in Aquarius. But after this heroic event, following his return to earth, he found it hard to get his bearings again. He took a job as a car salesman, but had no talent for it. In six months, he didn’t sell a single car. Later, however, he found satisfaction as an advocate for space exploration, and he developed technology to make future trips to Mars more efficient. I hope that if you are now involved in any activity that resembles Aldrin’s stint as a car salesman that is —a task you’re not skilled at and don’t like—you will spend the coming weeks making plans to escape to more engaging pursuits.

Deputy Director at Lexington Parks & Recreation. The Deputy Director reports directly to the Director of Parks & Recreation and serves on the senior leadership team. The position oversees Cultural Arts including the Artworks at Carver School and Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center. The position is also responsible for the Marketing and Communications for Parks and Recreation. In addition, the position oversees the After School Program (ESP), Therapeutic Recreation, Community Partnerships and Community Centers (including Grants & Volunteers), Special Events, Summer Camps and Sponsorship programs. Deadline to apply is July 16. Apply at: lexingtonky.gov/jobs Need for Nurses: NEW WAGE SCALE FOR NURSES! We have immediate openings for full and part time RN and LPN staff + hourly bonuses. Come join the Sayre Team! www.sayrechristianvillage.org INTERNSHIPS: multimedia internships in Graphic Design, Web, Editorial, at Ace. Requires proficiency in WordPress, InDesign, and Photoshop with strong standing in JOU, ENG, ISC, WRD, CS, VIS, or LIS. Social Media addicts preferred. Email credentials and faculty reference: editor@aceweekly.com

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Astronomers say the Big Bang birthed the universe 13.8 billion years ago. But a star 190 light years away from Earth contradicts that theory. Its age seems to be 14.5 billion years, older than the universe itself. Its scientific name is HD 140283, but it’s informally referred to as Methuselah, named after the Biblical character who lived till age 969. Sometimes, like now, you remind me of that star. You seem to be an impossibly old soul, like you’ve been around so many thousands of lifetimes that, you, too, predate the Big Bang. But guess what: It’s time to take a break from that aspect of your destiny. In the next two weeks, you have cosmic permission to explore the mysteries of playful innocence. Be young and blithe and curious. Treasure your inner child.

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HOME AND GARDEN BIA Central KY celebrated Barney Miller’s 99th anniversary with a Member Mingle.

White Castle raises funds for Habitat

White Castle and their customers recently raised $26,398.90 to support affordable housing efforts through local Habitat for Humanity affiliates.

EVENTS JUL 10

Free trash disposal day for Fayette County residents, 6 am to 1 pm, 1505 Old Frankfort Pike

JUL 31

The Bluegrass Iris Society hosts their annual club fundraiser Iris Sale, 10 am, the lower level of Lexington Green (They always sell out early. Trust us.)

Ace Magazine readers enjoy

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BIA hosted a Food Truck Friday at Plumbers Supply.

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Sold In Lexington Sold in 40502

752 GARDEN GROVE WALK ................................... $972,000 924 THE CURTILAGE ................................................ $925,000 3336 OVERBROOK DR ........................................... $875,000 3120 WARRENWOOD WYND ................................ $860,000 411 QUEENSWAY DR .............................................. $790,000 316 DESHA RD ........................................................ $750,000 230 HENRY CLAY BLVD ........................................... $750,000 527 LAKETOWER DR UNIT 104 .............................. $749,000 1227 KASTLE RD ...................................................... $724,000 421 HART RD ........................................................... $715,000 2152 LAKESIDE DR ................................................. $610,000 333 LAKESHORE DR ............................................... $570,000 1009 CRAMER AVE ................................................. $565,000 731 COOPER DR ..................................................... $550,000 3351 NANTUCKET DR ............................................. $530,000 911 CRAMER AVE .................................................... $525,000 712 KIRKLAND DR .................................................. $482,000 1105 SLASHES RD .................................................. $470,500 244 MCDOWELL RD ............................................... $450,000

Sold in 40503

1909 MEADOWBROOK CIR ................................... $529,000 668 SPRINGRIDGE DR ............................................ $450,750 105 SOUTHPORT DR ............................................... $425,000 668 SHASTA CIR ...................................................... $420,000 695 SPRINGRIDGE DR ............................................ $405,000 116 ARCADIA PARK ................................................. $375,000 567 BOB O LINK DR ................................................ $363,000 129 PENMOKEN PARK ........................................... $336,000 658 SPRINGRIDGE DR ............................................ $336,000 334 BLUEBERRY RD ................................................ $320,000 249 HILL N DALE RD ................................................ $310,000

Sold in 40504

1029 LANE ALLEN RD .............................................. $630,000 1083 THE LN ............................................................ $341,000 1756 CHANDLER LN ............................................... $304,000 901 CELIA LN 4054................................................. $285,000 830 LANE ALLEN RD ................................................ $269,900

Sold in 40505

674 GAY PL .............................................................. $700,000 408 LIN WAL RD ...................................................... $700,000 1707 RALEIGH RD ................................................... $700,000 1840 OLD PARIS RD ................................................ $530,000 1813 JOAN DR ........................................................ $300,000

Sold in 40507

541 W SHORT ST UNIT 8 ......................................... $359,900 350 E SHORT ST UNIT 228 ...................................... $295,000 505 W MAIN ST UNIT 402 ....................................... $290,000

Sold in 40508

511 W THIRD ST ....................................................... $690,000 640 W SHORT ST ..................................................... $440,000 528 W THIRD ST ....................................................... $420,000 333 S UPPER ST UNIT 102 ...................................... $395,900 241 DELMAR AVE .................................................... $350,000 955 TARR TRCE UNIT 4108 ..................................... $324,900

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

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Sold in 40509

Sold in 40513

Sold in 40511

Sold in 40514

3405 BRIERCROFT WAY .......................................$1,100,000 2608 LUCCA PL ........................................................ $700,000 5940 WINCHESTER RD........................................... $670,900 1000 ANDOVER FOREST DR ................................... $595,000 761 LOCHMERE PL .................................................. $548,500 1101 SHEFFIELD PL ................................................ $565,000 3400 COUNTRY CLUB DR ....................................... $541,900 1165 CHETFORD DR ............................................... $535,000 2157 ANTIGUA DR .................................................. $515,000 280 GENTRY RD ....................................................... $505,000 668 GINGERMILL LN............................................... $499,999 2441 PASCOLI PL .................................................... $491,000 2508 DYER CV......................................................... $476,000 913 STAR GAZE DR .................................................. $475,069 3313 BRIDLINGTON RD .......................................... $431,500 1948 ALICE DR ........................................................ $700,000 1863 BALFOUR DR ................................................. $700,000 1465 GEORGETOWN RD ........................................ $500,000 601 ESTRELLA DR .................................................... $335,000 1500 PLAYER DR..................................................... $304,900 236 MEADOW VALLEY RD ...................................... $300,000

4804 WATERSIDE DR .............................................. $985,000 2208 SAVANNAH LN ............................................... $955,000 2118 PALOMAR TRACE DR ..................................... $808,000 2505 MANSION VIEW CT ........................................ $740,000 3921 PEPPERTREE DR ............................................ $648,000 1028 CHASEWOOD WAY ....................................... $570,000 3277 MALONE DR ................................................... $558,000 1304 MUMFORD LN.............................................. $557,000 3285 SEBASTIAN LN ............................................... $530,000 4220 EVERGREEN DR ............................................. $490,000 4769 FIREBROOK BLVD .......................................... $465,000 4929 WAYNES BLVD ............................................... $460,000 1546 WINNERS CIR ................................................ $440,430 3206 BEACON ST .................................................... $435,000 4148 PALOMAR BLVD $..............................................400,000 4756 RHEMA WAY .................................................. $439,000 1465 CORONA DR .................................................. $426,000 1484 COPPER RUN BLVD ....................................... $422,000 801 TIFFANIE CT ....................................................... $420,000 4840 DRESDEN WAY .............................................. $416,000 4741 SCENICVIEW RD ............................................ $389,000

Sold in 40515

3031 BROOKMONTE LN .....................................$1,450,000 1420 HARTLAND WOODS WAY .............................. $700,000 3537 HARPER WOODS LN ..................................... $619,900 3845 BRANHAM PARK ........................................... $606,158 469 WESTON PARK ................................................. $590,000 5017 LEAFLAND WAY .............................................. $590,000 1000 TREVEY PT ....................................................... $568,900 4866 WYNDHURST RD ........................................... $560,000 912 GOLDEN BELL PL .............................................. $528,000 5044 IVYBRIDGE DR ............................................... $510,000 4769 PLEASANT GROVE RD .................................... $480,000 1090 ROCKBRIDGE RD 4055 ................................ $465,000 4409 BROOKRIDGE DR .......................................... $465,000 704 SUNDOLLAR CV ............................................... $457,000 4931 HARTLAND PKWY .......................................... $455,000 2221 CASCADE WAY ............................................... $444,900 3768 KENESAW DR ................................................ $427,000

Sold in 40517

351 PATCHEN DR .................................................... $395,000 303 CHIPPENDALE CIR ........................................... $365,516 1013 CASTLETON WAY ............................................ $350,000 3301 CROWN CREST RD ........................................ $305,000

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

Happy 4th of July! CUSTOM ER APPRECIATION OF 25% DISCOUNT FOR ENTIRE MONTH! (FLOOR PRODUCT ONLY) P R I V A T E A P P O I N T M E N T S AV A I L A B L E O N S A T U R D A Y & S U N D A Y | 8 5 9 - 3 0 3 - 7 0 0 9 acemagazinelex.com | July 2021 | 31