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Money for Markey

UK HealthCare announced a historic $10 million gift from Central Bank to support expanded patient care at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. The gift, announced at the UK Board of Trustees Health Care Committee meeting, is the largest in UK HealthCare history and launches an initiative to raise $90 million to improve cancer care in Kentucky.

In December 2021, the UK Board of Trustees approved a purchase agreement for $6.9 million to acquire residential parcels across from UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital on South Limestone for the construction of a new outpatient cancer treatment center and advanced ambulatory complex. The new $10 million gift will be used toward the development and building of this new complex.

UK President Eli Capilouto says, “this new facility will provide compassionate, worldclass care, as close to home as possible. No Kentuckian should have to leave the state to receive the highest quality care. Luther Deaton, Joan Kincaid and the whole team at Central Bank recognize what it means to serve Kentucky.”

Central Bank’s Luther Deaton photographed at Ace’s 2021 Restaurant Week VIP Preview Luther Deaton, chairman/president and CEO of Central Bank, says, “Too many Kentucky families have been devastated by cancer, and it is our hope that this gift will help future generations of Kentuckians avoid this terrible diagnosis.”

The UK Markey Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated center in Kentucky. “This building is a dream come true and will be hugely transformative for our state,” said Mark Evers, M.D., director of Markey Cancer Center.

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FROM THE ACE ARCHIVES

TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO IN ACE

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orld-renowned sports writer Billy Reed died February 5 in Louisville at the age of 78. The Transy Hall-of-Famer and Henry Clay alum wrote for Sports Illustrated, the Lexington Herald-Leader, and Louisville’s Courier Journal, and was named the Kentucky Sports Writer of the Year eight times.

In 2001, Ace sports writer Jeff Zurcher was a fully-disclosed fan of Reed’s work as a columnist, and Reed was a fan of Zurch’s time as a strong safety for UK football.

A 1998 UK graduate, scholar-athlete Jeff Zurcher compiled a perfect 4.0 GPA in English and advertising and received the Host Communications Senior Scholar-Athlete Award.

Zurch, a Rhodes Scholar finalist, was an awardwinning Ace sports columnist (sportspeak), who contributed dozens of feature interviews over the next decade.

In 2001, Zurch sat down Jeff Zurcher with one of his idols, and the two discussed Reed’s surprising exit from the Herald-Leader. Reed had already been inducted into the Basketball Writers Hall of Fame and the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame at the time the two spoke. He went on to serve in communications roles in Kentucky state government, along with various appointments at KSU, IU, and Georgetown College. Judy Clabes, his editor at the Northern Kentucky Tribune, said at his passing, “He can honestly be called ‘one-ofa-kind.”

“I’m disappointed, hurt, felt like it was a mistake.”

—Billy Reed, Ace 2001

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From the Ace Archives: June 2001

Down For The Count?

Popular sports columnist Billy Reed calls a time-out, exits Herald-Leader

BY JEFF ZURCHER, ACE 2001 Billy Reed told me this the other day: “Once, when I was working for Sports Illustrated, I was in the first-class cabin of a 747, flying from San Francisco to New York.

My cabin mates included Debbie Reynolds and Dustin Hoffman.

“I tried to be cool. I didn’t bother them until we arrived. Then, I couldn’t help myself. I went up to Hoffman, who had just made Midnight Cowboy, and said, ‘Mr. Hoffman, I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your work.’ He smiled and said thanks.”

The day Reed told me that was Friday, June 8, 2001; he told a bunch of other people too. He told us in his final column for the Lexington Herald-Leader.

That was the thing with Reed and his writing — he made you feel like it was just you and him sitting on a front porch somewhere.

He wrote to you, not necessarily for you.

He didn’t try trickery. Didn’t try cutesy.

Didn’t try over-the-top. He just tried to be honest, direct, and thought-provoking.

People could understand where he was coming from. And we loved him for it.

And we’ll miss him for it, too.

Yeah, I’m a fan.

And I’m not cool as Reed tried to be with Dustin Hoffman back in the late 60s.

Nah, I told him straight out of the box that I “really enjoyed reading his stuff.”

“Well, thanks, Jeff,” he said. “And I enjoyed watching you play football.”

“Thanks. That seems like a long time ago now.”

We both chuckled. I was assuaged.

And that’s how our conversation started.

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he official reason behind our discussion was my attempt to discover the hows, whys, and what-nows surrounding Reed’s parting with the Herald-Leader.

Unofficially, though, the interview was just a good excuse I could use to get a guy-whosecareer-I-would-like-to-have to take time out to impart some knowledge.

But after a few minutes, I figured out that Billy Reed would have taken time to chat with me even if we hadn’t had his departure from the Herald-Leader as an excuse.

June 28, 2001 Ace Archives His Exit “When I took an early retirement from Sports Illustrated back in 1998, I really wanted to have more of an expanded role with the Herald-Leader and I just never really felt like they knew what to do with me,” Reed says of Lexington’s daily paper.

What they said about him (in the May 15, 2001 edition) was that he “resigned his position.”

Reed has a different recollection of his departure.

“Last August, I got a phone call just after [covering] the PGA Championship — and I thought I’d been doing some pretty good stuff, so my first reaction was that they [the HeraldLeader] were going to give me a raise but instead they told me I was going to get a pay cut. That kind of festered with me ever since then and yet, I went on and I felt like I was doing some pretty good stuff — I had been getting a lot of emails — like on January 9th of this year I wrote a column saying that Rick Pitino was going to be the next U of L basketball coach — it was like Secretariat at the Belmont, I was so far ahead of the pack on that one. And I thought my Derby coverage was really good. But during this whole time there was a kind of deafening silence; there was no positive reinforcement whatsoever, and that sort of bothered me. Then after the Derby I didn’t hear anything.

“You know, my contract didn’t really expire until November, so I finally said, ‘Look, you gotta do better by me, or let’s just begin talking about ending the relationship, which is just not working for me.’”

Reed reports that he said the above on a call to Mike Johnson, the paper’s deputy managing editor.

“And [Johnson] said, ‘Well, let me talk to a few people and get back to you.’”

Three hours later, Reed reports that he was informed — electronically — that the paper was

exercising the clause in his contract giving him his 30 days notice that he would be evicted from his column. They then published word of his resignation in the May 8 edition. He says that they put a proposal in front of him suggesting that he write a goodbye that would appear in the Sunday edition.

“That [writing a puffy piece for a Sunday run] would have put more of a happy face on it — which was not the way I felt about it. So I just tried to do the last column in a way that I didn’t trash anybody.”

Even though he acknowledges, “I’m disappointed, hurt, felt like it was a mistake.

“I don’t feel like I’m resting on my laurels, but I’ve got so much background, experience, knowledge,” he says.

But today’s big newspapers have parent companies, profit margins, pressure. And Reed clearly feels he happened to be on the wrong side of the coin.

Through one of his vineyard of grapevines, Reed says he heard that the decision to terminate him was said to be part of a national downsizing that had been ordered by KnightRidder, owner of the Herald-Leader and a host of other newspapers (including San Jose Mercury News).

Contacted for comment, Herald-Leader publisher Tim Kelly responded, “Billy was a freelancer on a 30-day contract. He called one of the editors here when he heard of anticipated reductions in staffing at Knight Ridder papers and said why don’t we just end it. The editors agreed. I appreciate the good work Billy did for the Herald-Leader and am sorry that the relationship had to end.”

Coming Home

Reed says he began drawing a paycheck from the paper 42 years ago, at age 16. He stayed on there in high school and through his Transylvania days. After college, he headed west, to the Courier-Journal. He left that paper for Sports Illustrated and New York City in 1968. He came back to Louisville in ‘72, became the local paper’s general columnist in ‘74, and became the sports editor/columnist in ‘77. Disenchanted with how the Gannett Company was running the Courier, he swung back to the Herald in 1987. And from 1988-98, Reed pulled double duty at the H-L and SI. You gotta be good at what you do to make SI. And then leave. And then be allowed to come back a second time. While simultaneously pulling another gig. (And, consequently, another computer. In the first few years working for both, Reed had to lug two laptops, because they weren’t compatible — imagine that.)

But Reed didn’t think much of it. He was too busy thinking about home.

“This is gonna sound strange, but you know, SI is a national publication and has a readership

of 24 million or something. To me, that was more of a job —I mean, I did it as well as I possibly could. Somebody told me one time that I had done more than 800 stories for them, and I’d done 12 cover stories for them —you know, I worked hard. But still, my first love has always been to have an audience in Kentucky.”

And so he has, for more than 25 years. Reed has done well here because of his passion for and knowledge of place.

Which must make the death of his column even more frustrating for him — as it does for his readers.

“I’ve spent all but four or five years in Kentucky. I’ve traveled all over the country and several foreign countries, and to me, it’s still the most beautiful place in the world. And there are things here I’ve always enjoyed: college sports, the horse racing industry. And I like, really, the lifestyle.

“What drives me? Well, I think —and I’ll be honest with you here — that ego certainly plays a role —people reading your stuff and having your picture in the paper, and people recognizing you as somewhat of a celebrity.

But I just really enjoy… I enjoy writing. Taking a set of facts and circumstances and writing something about them that people want to read is engaging. It’s challenging. It has never gotten old.

“And I really enjoy the people in sports. I just want to have fun. The games. The competition.

I’ve been really lucky over the years to build friendships with a lot of players over the years, a lot of coaches.”

And with a lot of readers.

Reed has received more than 120 fan emails since his last hurrah at the Herald. He speculates that the paper received some too, but he had not seen any in print (as of June 23).

“But I’m not sour,” Reed offers.

But he’s surely got to feel a little shortchanged. Literally. Because he went to cover the Preakness on his own dime.

“And the Herald-Leader still used my stuff.

I guess that was my lovely parting gift from them.”

Next?

But — growl — since we can no longer find Reed’s stuff in the Herald-Leader, where shall we look now?

He admits, “I’ve just kind of been sitting back, exploring my options, there are things out there —several offers on the table (involving various online and print opportunities).

“And I’d always thought I’d like to retire at 62 anyway.”

We both chuckled. And I was again assuaged.

This time, though, it was not my nerves, but my frustration.

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Tommy Boy Celebrating the life and legacy of Chef Tom Yates

BY RHONDA REEVES On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-matured wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-matured wines strained clear. And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples…he will swallow up death forever. Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces.

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sked to recall a memory of Chef Tom Yates, nearly everyone will immediately go to his husky laugh and impish giggle — his unique baritone informed, refined, sharpened, and honed by his decades-long love affair with Salem menthols. His voice reflected his soul — filled with joy, charm, innocent mischief, and no regrets. As his longtime friend Susan Dellarosa put it, “We laughed so much, mostly in church when it was wildly inappropriate. We both agreed that the silent confession time was never long enough.”

After the laughter, a food memory might pop up that could fall anywhere on the spectrum — it could be his infamous pok-pok brussels sprouts, gorgonzola mousse with pear chips, or his complex take on a Thomas Keller savory galette — or, it might just as likely be Doritos.

He didn’t believe in “guilty pleasures” because

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he felt no guilt in the sheer joy of food, both high and low. His fondest adjective for the lower culinary echelons, always uttered with great affection, was “skanky.”

While his fans adored the outrageous, meticulous, James Beard level creations he dreamed up and executed over a long professional culinary career, friends and family were also just as likely to have shared poolside vienna sausages and saltines with him — a summertime staple, followed by one of his farmers’ market finds for dessert… juicy peaches or plums or watermelon wedges dripping down our arms and drawing swarms of bees to his special Tiki-adjacent base camp corner of the Signature Club.

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exington chef and longtime Ace food writer Chef Tom Yates died Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at the age of 63 after a brief illness.

His sudden death was so unexpected and shocking, Lexington’s tight-knit food community was left stunned and reeling in disbelief. Learning the news, Fox 56’s Brigitte Prather said, “My heart just stopped. What a loss for Lexington… I flew solo to a brunch event and sat with Tom years ago and loved him immediately. He and I were just talking Cincinnati chili on Monday. He supported me and my food ventures so sincerely.”

Lexington Chef Shannon Wampler-Collins added, “I’m grateful for his support of the Lexington Women Chefs Dinner Series,” sharing what a pleasure it was to run into Tom at Lexington culinary events.

Many echoed Prather’s incredulity, asking variations on her question, “can it really be true?”

Briefly, he was admitted to the hospital on a Tuesday with what was initially suspected to be a severe case of pneumonia and likely sepsis.

While treatment began immediately to address these critical conditions, it quickly became clear to the ICU team that he was also suffering from previously undiagnosed but advanced metastatic cancer, and he simply was unable to recover from the aggressive complications. All medical interventions were exhausted, and he died the following day.

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classically-trained chef and culinary school grad, he was widely known for his fantastical event productions, a decades-long tenure at DeSha’s before it closed in 2013, and his work teaching the bourbon school at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.

Pre-pandemic, he had spent the past several years as a right-hand man for Lexington culinary veteran, Selma Owens.

Included in his legendary event portfolio are the Mardi Gras benefit galas for Sts. Peter and Paul School, the arts and apps intermission series for Broadway Live at the Opera House, along with many events for Christ Church Cathedral, where he was a member for nearly two decades. Pre-pandemic, he was a beloved and familiar figure foraging for treasure at the Lexington Farmers Market.

Born in Germany as a self-described “army brat,” his mastery of world cuisine was informed by an itinerant childhood that included time in Austria, Africa, Germany, and Virginia and DC, before his father moved everyone home to the family farm in Port Oliver in Western Kentucky. He “held fast to his German, Czech, Swedish, and African caretakers,” writing, “They formed me. Loved me. Molded me. Still, as much as I counted on them, they changed as often as our addresses, vanishing as my family moved on. As an innocent Buster Brown-clad kid, I grew accustomed to constant change and frequent good-byes.”

His childhood friend Carole Chaney, who attended middle and high school with him in western Kentucky, recalls, “he always had a kind spirit and loved Doritos.

In eighth grade, we spent hours listening to records in Mrs. Hagan’s room.”

Tami Wilson recalls the summers she spent working with him when the two were hired as costumed characters at Beech Bend Park, “cooking, laughing, and crying. Listening to Simon and Garfunkel, Elton John, and Bette Midler. When we all had a day off, we would go to his father’s farm in Barren County, visit his grandmother, and swim in the lake, swinging

from ‘grapevines’ on the hillside.” They stocked a kiddie pool with snacks, and floated it onto the lake where they could access it from their innertubes. She also confesses, “long before he became so proficient in cooking, he asked me once where he could find a spice called ‘Astor,’ not realizing that it was a brand name” for a spice company.

After graduating from WKU, Chef Tom lived in Manhattan and worked briefly on Broadway before returning to Kentucky to make his permanent home in Lexington. He wrote, “Food is my memory trigger. I might not remember the small details of my childhood, but I can taste them.”

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is first foray into cooking for large off-site events began with the tango.

“Taylor Made Horse Farm hosted a benefit production of Luis Bravo’s Tonynominated ‘Forever Tango’ that featured the iconic partner dance. With proceeds benefiting the Race for Education and Operation Read, the evening featured a two-hour production at The Lexington Opera House that showcased the sexy Argentine dance.” During the planning and prepping for 300-plus tango revelers, he immersed himself in Argentine cuisine, and prepared an “authentic array of exotic fruits, bowls of lime-spiked ceviche, fried plantains, salsas, and stacks of beef empanadas overflowing from large wooden street carts,” but remembered that the crowd “seemed to be most smitten with a small bowl of chimichurri sauce nestled next to a huge slab of beef on a carving station. It must have stirred emotions.”

Friend Patricia Webb says, “From Operation Read to Taylor Made Farm, he made a difference.”

He left the food industry at the beginning of the COVID pandemic, but continued his extraordinary work as a food writer and photographer. He had recently begun sharing his passion for culinary photography via his Instagram profile at @canonchef. In the early days of the pandemic, he wrote, “As a kid, I believed that if I could swing high enough to fly over the swingset my world would turn upside down and inside out. My private little Wonderland.

Now, as an adult, the world is upside down and inside out. No swings attached.”

He is preceded in death by his mother, Miriam T. Yates, and his father, Major Owen T. Yates Jr. who was awarded the Legion of Merit. He was also cared for in childhood by nannies Frau Olga and Ababa, and his stepmother Marge Yates, who married Major Yates when Tom was 14.

Tom is survived by his partner and husband of 36 years, Michael Jansen Miller of Lexington; brother-in-law Jon Miller (Jennifer) of Brandenburg; and sister-in-law Vicki Miller Singleton (Bill) of Irvine; along with half brother Mickey Yates.

MEMORIAL A memorial and interment of ashes is planned for Saturday April 2 at Christ Church Cathedral at 1 pm.

A reception will follow immediately in the adjacent Grand Hall.

Flowers may be sent to the Cathedral’s Reception Hall for Day of Service.

Memorial donations may be made to: the fund for the London Ferrill Community Garden at the Old Episcopal Burial Ground, ℅ Christ Church Cathedral; and The Lee Initiative, co-founded by Kentucky chef Edward Lee. Please include “In Memory of Chef Tom Yates” in the notes of your contribution.

A tree will be planted in Tom’s memory at the Old Episcopal Burial Ground when weather permits.

“Food is my memory trigger.

I might not remember the small details of my childhood, but I can taste them.”

Updated information about the Memorial will be posted at the facebook group, “I Knew Tom Yates: 1958-2022,” an online community celebrating the life and legacy of Chef Tom.

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pm KFC Yum (Louisville)

COMEDY John Mulaney 7

HG Growing Our Own Project: Nurturing Baby Plants 10 am McConnell Springs MUSIC Brass Madness,

Cemetery Bird Walk 9 am KFC Yum (Louisville)

CONCERT Billie Eilish,

NATURE Lexington

The Market returns to the Kentucky Horse Park, through Sunday.

ART Kentucky Crafted:

ST. PATTY’S PARADE DOWNTOWN

Sweet Potato Pies, 8 pm Lyric Theatre

STAGE Thick Thighs and

COMEDY Katt Williams, 8 pm, Rupp Arena

Series, 8 am, KY Horse Park

EVENT Snowbird Dressage

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7:30, Comedy Off Broadway

COMEDY D.L. Hughley,

Paris, 7:30 pm, Lexington Opera House

STAGE An American in

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HG Christopher Spitzmiller is keynote speaker for the Bluegrass Trust’s Antiques and Garden Show 1 pm

KIDS Dream Family Film Series at Movie Tavern, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Noon

8 pm, Rupp Arena

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pm, Lexington Opera House

MUSIC Buddy Guy, 7:30

to the Horse 2022, 5 pm, KY Horse Park

EVENT Final day of Road

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WRITE Women Writers Circle Retreat, Snug Hollow through Mar 23

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REMEMBER TO SPRING AHEAD

Victory Brass Collective, 7 pm, Centenary United Methodist Church

MUSIC Brass Madness,

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Lexington, through March 27. Kentucky has over 90,000 miles of surface rivers and streams.

KICK off Water Week in

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Fun-Believable Science Show, EKU

KIDS Professor Wow’s

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KIDS Trolls LIVE!, 6 pm, Rupp Arena

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The KHSAA Boys Sweet 16 basketball tourney is in town through March 20.

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BALL Company’s coming!

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pm Singletary Center

CONCERT Joe Bonamassa 8

Madness! Join the Urban Forest Initiative and the UK Grounds team at the William T. Young Library.

VOLUNTEER It’s Mulch

Rupp Arena

KIDS Trolls LIVE!, 6 pm,

Systems Summit, 8 am, Kroger Field

EAT Kentucky Local Food

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discusses and signs Bad Karma, 7 pm, Joseph-Beth

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READ Paul Wilson

Isakov with Joe Purdy 7:30 pm EKU

CONCERT Gregory Alan

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Conversation with Pete Davidson, 8 pm, EKU Center for the Arts

COMEDY “A Comedic

Kentucky Roundtable Luncheon, the Grand Reserve

BIZ Women Leading

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7 pm, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

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STAGE Shrek The Musical,

Big Band Blast 7:30 pm UK Singletary

JAZZ UK Jazz Ensemble’s

7 pm, Proud Mary BBQ

MUSIC Five Below Band,

performed by The Lexington Ballet, 7 pm, Lexington Opera House

STAGE Snow White

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St. Patrick’s Day Crawl, 4 pm, Wild Cat Saloon

DRINK 5th Annual Lucky’s

Reforest 5k, 8 am, Hisle Farm Park

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RUN The fourth annual

Alton Brown, EKU Central KY Home & Garden Show Run the Bluegrass Half Marathon Bluegrass Creative Market, Oleika on Southland EASTER Celebrity Curtain Call, Lexington Children’s Theatre

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AROUND THE CORNER

Comic Con, Thur-Sun, Rupp Arena

EVENT Lexington

Medicine Show 7:30 pm EKU Center for the Arts

CONCERT Old Crow

MUSIC Jeremy Camp, 6 pm, LexCity Church

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Hamer Story 7:30 pm Lyric Theatre

STAGE The Fannie Lou

pm, assorted galleries

ART Gallery Hop 5 pm to 8

Art Center of the Bluegrass

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ART Tiny Art Show, 7 pm,

HEALTH AND OUTDOORS

Science Starts Early

More than 380 Fayette County students in grades four through 12 participated in the 37th annual Kentucky American Water Science

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Fair coordinated by Fayette County Public Schools at Frederick Douglass High School in Lexington on Saturday, Feb. 12. The event included 347 projects judged by approximately 188 professionals.

A total of 124 student projects received awards with eight projects receiving special recognition from Kentucky American Water for demonstrating achievement in water science projects.

Judges evaluated the student projects according to the following categories: animal science, behavioral and social science, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, chemistry, computer science, earth and planetary science, engineering, energy and transportation, environmental science, medicine and health science, microbiology, physics and astronomy and plant science.

Kentucky American Water initiated the science fair for junior high school students in 1985 as part of the company’s centennial celebration. The next year, the company joined with Fayette County Public Schools in coordinating the event. The fair has been expanded twice: first in 1989 to include elementary school science projects, and again in 1991 to include high school projects.

LCA Students Raise Recording-Breaking Funds in Support of DanceBlue For the seventh consecutive year, LCA has participated in Dance Blue, a University of Kentucky student-run organization that fundraises year-round and culminates in a 24-hour no sitting, no sleeping dance marathon.

“Being able to make an impact on the lives of the children at Kentucky Children’s Hospital is such a blessing for our LCA family,” said academic counselor Rhiannon Owens. “We’re so proud of our students for wanting to be the difference in the lives of others.”

When a child has cancer or some type of disorder affecting the blood, specialized care is needed. Providing effective diagnosis and treatment for such conditions requires the care of doctors and other medical providers with expertise in oncology and hematology. The money raised through DanceBlue is donated to the Golden Matrix Fund, established to support the children and families being cared for by UK HealthCare Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic. For children in the Commonwealth, Kentucky Children’s Hospital offers comprehensive pediatric hematology and oncology services provided by a multidisciplinary team of

experts. The DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic provides diagnosis of and treatment for childhood hematologic and immunologic disorders and malignancies.

“It’s our prayer that other schools in the commonwealth will join us and support our friends at UK HealthCare who have dedicated their lives to serving children and families in medical crises,” said Justan Borth. “These faithful healthcare professionals are a tremendous blessing to our community.”

Luck o’ the Irish

The Shamrock Shuffle returns to Fasig-Tipton on March 12.

Run the Bluegrass

LCA DanceBlue student leadership team includes Seniors: Mac Crosbie, Andrew Dobbs, and Rachel Young; Juniors: Lauran Barber, Kaylee Cook, Johnny Bruce Drake, Lily Hutchinson, Delaney Johnson, Laurel Setzer, and Izzy Taylor; Sophomores: Lily Harper, Sarah Johnson, Abbey Potter, Olivia Ray, Jillian Scalf, and Ali Tindall; Freshmen: Sydney Bryant, Saxton Howard, Brooks Setzer, and Mackenzie Wallace.

America’s Prettiest Half-Marathon returns to Keeneland on April 1, 2022.

Triple Crown Winner Affirmed will be honored at the April 2, 2022 Finisher Medals.

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ACE EATS IN

The Ghost of St. Patrick’s Past Shared via Tom Yates’ Ace Archives. Chef Tom died Feb 9 at the age of 63.

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t happens every year.

On St. Patrick’s Day, practically every bar and restaurant hawks variations of Irish Stew, Corned Beef and Cabbage, Reuben Sandwiches, or Shepherd’s Pie. While food is everywhere, our resolve to eat something and pace ourselves dissolves into the foam of endless rounds of beer or the melting salt of bright green margaritas.

Trapped and starving. What’s a boy to do? I’ve always sort of wanted to skip the parade, rent a little pushcart, and wander through the crowded revelers peddling little Shepherd’s Pies. Cue music. Who will buy my hot savory pies? Such a pie I never did see. Munchies for the merry masses. St. Thomas, the Pie Bearer.

Shepherd’s Pie Hand Pies.

The Filling.

I finely diced 3 carrots and 4 stalks of celery (slightly larger than an 1/8 “ brunoise). After trimming the roots and green ends off of 2 medium leeks, I split the white sections in half, gave them a good rinse, and sliced them into very thin half moons. Working over a medium high flame, I sauteed the vegetables until they started to sweat before adding 2 smashed roasted garlic cloves. As the tender leeks took on a bit of color, I scooped the vegetables onto a side plate and tumbled 1 pound of Four Hills Farm ground lamb into the skillet.

I let the lamb brown for a few minutes before adding 2 tablespoons of tomato paste, 1 tablespoon dry mustard, 1 heaping tablespoon smoked paprika, salt, and cracked black pepper. After swirling the spiced tomato paste throughout the browned lamb, I let it toast to deepen the flavor. When the brick-colored lamb started to caramelize, I deglazed the skillet with 1 cup Guinness, 2 cups beef stock, and 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce. I tossed 2 bay leaves along with a handful of fresh thyme stems into the mix, brought it to a boil, reduced it to a simmer, and let it rip for 45 minutes, stirring during wine refills.

When the highly aromatic lamb concoction reduced and thickened, I added 1 cup of peas and pulled the skillet from the heat to cool.

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The Pie. While storebought pie dough would have been fine, I had the stuff to throw together a very basic pie dough. I floured a large cutting board and rolled the dough into two 1/8” rounds. I used a 3” fluted cookie cutter to lightly score the bottom crust and mark the shapes. After brushing the scored edges with an egg wash, I spooned dollops of leftover mashed potatoes onto the scored pastry circles and nestled heaping tablespoons of the filling into the potatoes before showering the tops with extra sharp white cheddar cheese. So, instead of trying to crimp together individual pastry pies like empanadas, I draped the second pastry sheet over the first sheet, tapped around the mounded fillings to squeeze out any excess air, and used the cookie cutter to stamp through both layers to seal them together with clean edges. I brushed the little pies with the remaining egg wash, scattered sea salt over the tops, and slid them into a preheated 425 degree oven to bake for 35 minutes. When the pies were beautifully browned, I pulled them from the oven, transferred them to a wire rack, and finished with flash-fried thyme leaves.

Little lucky hand pies. Bring on the bagpipes.

ACE EATS OUT OBITS Bayleaf Diaspora Kitchen has closed in its current iteration of ready-toheat prepped meals so that the chef could accept a new opportunity. Stay tuned.

TRANSITIONS

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he breakfast battle rages on in Lexington as two more contenders joined the fray in Parlor Doughnuts and Biscuit Belly. Not to be outdone, North Lime is serving up “Donut Madness” in March — two North Lime donut specials face off every day till one delicious donut is crowned the champion. Each donut special purchased counts toward its daily score total. Brackets are due before March begins.

Meanwhile, March will kick off with Mardi Gras, followed by St. Patrick’s Day, and an extensive sampling of options for both will be shared at acemagazinelex.com. Christ Church Cathedral has dedicated its March 1 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper as a celebration in honor of Chef Tom Yates.

BIRTHS Ghost kitchens have long been popular in Lexington, which is an infamous testing ground for chain and franchise concepts. Some local commercial space shares are also occasionally referred to as ghost kitchens, but the concept for those is more one of “culinary roommates.”

The popular Baby Face Grub serves out of the back door of Wild Thyme in Chinoe. Zuckerman’s offers Jewish Deli Fare out of the Lynagh’s space near campus. And fans of David Chang’s Momofuku in NYC will notice that Fuku has now been added to all of Lexington’s delivery platforms. Fuku began as a secret sandwich at Momofuku Noodle Bar in NYC and Lexington’s new kitchen is the first of more than 50 that Fuku plans to launch in 2022.

Kyoto’s Japanese Kitchen has opened on Tates Creek, and TKK’s Fried Chicken has opened on South Limestone.

New boutique butcher shop VanMeter James has opened on Main, specializing in certified Angus; catering is expected to be added in the Spring.

Busalacchi Treats is expanding to add Cafe Emporio by Busalacchi, a general store and eatery.

County Club and Proud Mary BBQ have both re-opened for their seasons after a long winter’s nap, and Sidebar has re-opened after recent renovations.

El Cid has added brunch.

Glean Kentucky’s executive director Stephanie Wooten recently announced the organization’s search for her replacement, saying “My last decade with Glean Kentucky, first as a Board Member and then as the organization’s first fulltime employee, has brought me some of the most rewarding and joy-filled experiences of my life.” A replacement is expected to be named by July.

Fans of Sawyer’s Downtown Bar & Grill at its former Festival Market location (if you know the corner’s history) can watch construction progress at the new location at City Center.

COMING SOON Andy’s Frozen Custard is currently under construction at S. Broadway.

Not enough dairy for ya? Buzzed Bull Creamery is coming to the Summit. If rumors are to be believed, Chicken Salad Chick will add a Hamburg location later this year.

Old School Coffee is planning a second Lexington location, at Fayette Mall.

The Peach Cobbler Factory was founded in Nashville in 2013 by Tamira Edgerton and Juan Edgerton. Lexington will be part of a new eight-store commitment in Indiana, Kentucky, and Texas. More than seventy new locations in thirteen states have been announced in the last six months.

South of Wrigley will be bringing Chicago meats to the Southland corridor soon.

WATCH Lexington chef Samantha Fore says, “Catch me on @foodnetwork soon to see if @bobbyflay gets beeeeeat,” (Monday February 28 and Thursday March 10).

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ART The Downtown Lexington Management District Public Art Grant application and guidelines are now available on their website.

This grant serves to provide funding for organizations and/ or artists to assist with the cost of producing a public art project or program that contributes to the arts and cultural landscape within the defined boundaries of the Downtown Management District.

novel, he articulates the common Faulknerian (“I don’t hate it!”) writer’s dilemma, “I’ve always had the same predicament. When I’m home, in Kentucky, all I want is to leave. When I’m away, I’m homesick for a place that never was.”

WATCH Fred Mills, Kentucky Theatre Manager.

Lexington’s Arts Awards Nominations are now open.

Deadline to submit is April 11, 2022.

Categories include Arts Impact and Contribution Award - Visual Arts; Arts Impact and Contribution Award - Performing Arts; Arts Impact and Contribution Award Literary Arts; Arts Educator Award; and Arts Benefactor Award.

All programming is subject to change in accordance with community guidelines.

Confirm all dates and times with the venue.

TUE MAR 1

FRI MAR 18

Blake Jones, 7:30 pm JRenders BBQ

SAT MAR 19

Matt Castle, 1 pm Wildside Winery Lauren Mink & Dale Adams, 4 pm, Talon Winery

Adelita’s Way w/ Gemini Syndrome, 7 pm, Manchester Music Hall

Rock of Ages Live 9 pm Bluegrass Barrel House

THU MAR 3

WED MAR 23

Brad Hardin, 7 pm, The Twisted Cork

Joe Bonamassa, 8 pm UK Singletary

FRI MAR 4

THU MAR 24

Blacktop Rodeo, 10 pm, Austin City Saloon

Wade Bowen, 8 pm, Manchester Music Hall

Mardi Gras with Bigg Sugg Abettor Brewing

FRI MAR 25

Whiskey Business, 8 pm Elixir

Old Crow Medicine Show, 7:30 pm EKU

Big Chills Night 8 pm GirlsGirlsGirls Burritos

Jeremy Camp, 6 pm, LexCity Church

SAT MAR 5

Elvie Shane, 8 pm, Manchester Music Hall

Jon Curtis, 7:30 pm JRenders BBQ

Ian Noe, 8 pm, The Burl

Salsa Night Brew and Groove 7 pm Blue Stallion Brewing

SAT MAR 26

MON MAR 7

UK Jazz Ensemble’s Big Band Blast 7:30 pm UK Singletary

Ben Lacy, 7 pm, J. Render’s Southern Table

Jon Langston, 8 pm, Manchester Music Hall

TUE MAR 8

Songwriter Showcase 8 pm Al’s Bar

FRI MAR 11

READ

Brass Madness (DiMartino/Osland) 7 pm, Centenary United Methodist Church

Lee Cole.

Photo by Ariel Katz.

Lee Cole was born and grew up in rural Kentucky and is a recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His new book, Groundskeeping (Knopf) will include a March virtual reading at Joseph-Beth. “Eager to clean up his act, Owen Callahan—an aspiring writer—has just moved home to Kentucky, where he’s taken a job as a groundskeeper at a small local college. In exchange, he’s allowed to take a writing course.” At the beginning of the

LIVE MUSIC

Pickin’ Pear w/ Bandshee, 9 pm, The Fishtank

The Kentucky Theatre is celebrating its 100th anniversary and has launched a 10-month long series, “100 Years of Film at the Kentucky.” The sound processors for the projection systems arrived and were installed in February, meaning that they can add “firstrun films into the mix of the eclectic repertory films we’ve been showing.

And two, it means the sound is pristine.” From now through October, the Kentucky is screening one film per month from each decade of the Kentucky’s long history. You’ll pay the admission price you would have paid in that decade.

AROUND THE CORNER The Lexington Children’s Theatre presents Celebrity Curtain Call in the Enchanted Castle. Tickets include hors d’oeuvres, drink, and a bourbon tasting. The performance will take place after cocktail hour.

Friday, Apr 22, 2022at 6:30 PM.

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Billie Eilish, KFC YUM

SAT MAR 12

Black Stone Cherry/Gravel Switch/Kiss Kiss Bang, 8 pm, Manchester Music Hall Blacktop Rodeo, 8 pm Bluegrass Barrel House Ace Frehley, 7 pm Lawrenceburg Event Center

SUN MAR 13

Brass Madness (Victory Brass Collective) 7 pm, Centenary United Methodist Church

SUN MAR 27

Buddy Guy, Lexington Opera House

THU MAR 31

Gregory Alan Isakov | Joe Purdy 7:30 pm, EKU Center for the Arts

AROUND THE CORNER APR 7

Lucinda Williams (new date)

APR 9

Elton John, Rupp

APR 19

Ian Noe, EKU

MAY 4

Buckcherry, Manchester Music Hall

Lexington artist Robert Beatty has completed another piece of album art for The Weeknd

ROB BREZSNY’S FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I not only bow to the inevitable,” wrote Aries author Thornton Wilder. “I am fortified by it.” Wow. That was a brazen declaration. Did he sincerely mean it? He declared that he grew stronger through surrender, that he derived energy by willingly giving in to the epic trends of his destiny.

I don’t think that’s always true for everyone. But I suspect it will be a useful perspective for you in the coming weeks, Aries.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Vive la difference! Hooray for how we are not alike! I am all in favor of cultural diversity, neurodiversity, spiritual diversity, and physical diversity.

Are you? The coming weeks will be an excellent time to celebrate the bounties and blessings that come your way because of the holy gift of endless variety. The immediate future will also be a perfect phase to be extra appreciative that your companions and allies are not the same as you. I encourage you to tell them why you love how different they are. Now here’s poet Anna Akhmatova to weave it together: “I breathe the moonlight, and you breathe the sunlight, but we live together in the same love.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini singer-songwriter Bob Dylan said, “I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.” I think that will be a key theme for you in the coming weeks.

Dylan described the type of hero I hope you aspire to be. Be alert! You are on the cusp of an invigorating liberation. To ensure you proceed with maximum grace, take on the increased responsibility that justifies and fortifies your additional freedom.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “I’d rather be seduced than comforted,” wrote author Judith Rossner. What about you, Cancerian? Do you prefer being enticed, invited, drawn out of your shell, and led into interesting temptation? Or are you more inclined to thrive when you’re nurtured, soothed, supported, and encouraged to relax and cultivate peace? I’m not saying one is better than the other, but I urge you to favor the first in the coming weeks: being enticed, invited, drawn out of your shell, and led into interesting temptation.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A woman from Cornwall, UK, named Karen Harris was adopted as a little girl.

At age 18, she began trying to track down her biological parents.

Thirty-four years later, she was finally reunited with her father. The turning point: He appeared on the “Suggested Friends” feature on her Facebook page. I propose we make Karen Harris your inspirational role model. Now is a favorable time to find what you lost a while ago;

to re-link with a good resource that disappeared from your life; to reclaim a connection that could be meaningful to you again.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Buddhist teacher Chgyam Trungpa told us, “Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquility.” Instead, he said that meditation is how we “expose and undo our neurotic games, our selfdeceptions, our hidden fears and hopes.” Excuse me, Mr. Trungpa, but I don’t allow anyone, not even a holy guy like you, to dictate what meditation is and isn’t. Many other spiritual mentors I’ve enjoyed learning from say that meditation can also be a discipline to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, and tranquility. And I suspect that’s what Virgo meditators should emphasize in the coming weeks. You people are in a phase when you can cultivate extraordinary encounters with that all fun stuff. If you’re not a meditator, now would be a good time to try it out. I recommend the books Meditation for Beginners by Jack Kornfield and How to Meditate

by Pema Chdrn.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Comedian Fred Allen observed, “It is probably not love that makes the world go around, but rather those mutually supportive alliances through which partners recognize their dependence on each other for the achievement of shared and private goals.” That’s an unromantic thing to say, isn’t it?

Or maybe it isn’t. Maybe it’s very romantic, even enchanting, to exult in how our allies help us make our dreams come true and how we help them make their dreams come true. In my astrological opinion, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to focus on the synergies and symbioses that empower you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood!” declare many selfhelp gurus. “It’s never too early to start channeling the wise elder who is already forming within you,” declare I. Oddly enough, both of these guiding principles will be useful for you to meditate on during the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re in an unusually good position to resurrect childlike wonder and curiosity. You’re also poised to draw stellar advice from the Future You who has learned many secrets that the Current You doesn’t know yet.

Bonus: Your Inner Child and your Inner Elder could collaborate to create a marvelous breakthrough or two.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “A myriad of modest delights constitute happiness,” wrote poet Charles Baudelaire. That will be a reliable formula for you in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. You may not harvest any glorious outbreaks of bliss, but you

will be regularly visited by small enchantments, generous details, and useful tweaks. I hope you won’t miss or ignore some of these nurturing blessings because you’re fixated on the hope of making big leaps. Be grateful for modest delights.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I found out some fun facts about renowned Capricorn poet Robert Duncan (19191988), who was a bohemian socialist and trailblazing gay activist. He was adopted by Theosophical parents who chose him because of his astrological make-up.

They interpreted Robert’s dreams when he was a child. Later in life, he had an affair with actor Robert De Niro’s father, also named Robert, who was a famous abstract expressionist painter. Anyway, Capricorn, this is the kind of quirky and fascinating information I hope you’ll be on the lookout for. It’s time to seek high entertainment as you expedite your learning; to change your fate for the better as you gather interesting clues; to be voraciously curious as you attract stimulating influences that inspire you to be innovative.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I always strive, when I can, to spread sweetness and light,” said P. G. Wodehouse. “There have been several complaints about it.” I know what he means. During my own crusade to express crafty, discerning forms of optimism, I have enraged many people. They don’t like to be reminded that thousands of things go right every day. They would rather stew in their disgruntlement and cynicism, delusionally imagining that a dire perspective is the most intelligent and realistic stance. If you’re one of those types, Aquarius, I have bad news for you: The coming weeks will bring you invitations and opportunities to cultivate a more positive outlook. I don’t mean that you should ignore problems or stop trying to fix what needs correction.

Simply notice everything that’s working well and providing you with what you need.

University of Kentucky seeks an EHR (Electronic Health Record) Analyst Principal/UKHC in Lexington, Kentucky to build application content (reports, dashboards, etc.) based on foundation inventory and ensure it meets compliance and regulatory standards and follows approved standards and frameworks. This position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or foreign equivalent, 3 years of experience in the following: Working in the healthcare field developing quality design and reporting functions, standards and requirements; Developing decision support tools in the healthcare field; Quality assurance experience specifically in the IT field in a health care environment; Building and managing direct support relationships with end users in a health care environment; Managing individual work assignments and team level assignments in a health care environment; Relational database experience to include writing efficient SQL code and SQL stored procedures; 5 years of experience in the following: Knowledge of project management methodologies and practices; Data analysis methodologies such as statistical analysis and/or data modeling. Also requires EPIC Certification within 10 weeks of completion of training. Qualified candidates may send a resume to jd.fox@uky.edu .

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pastor and activist Charles Henry Parkhurst (1842-1933) said, “All great discoveries are made by people whose feelings run ahead of their thinking.” The approach worked well for him. In 1892, he discovered and exposed monumental corruption in the New York City government. His actions led to significant reforms of the local police and political organizations. In my astrological opinion, you should incorporate his view as you craft the next chapter of your life story. You may not yet have been able to fully conceive of your future prospects and labors of love, but your feelings can lead you to them.

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HOME AND GARDEN

Inspire, Don’t Intimidate

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hristopher Spitzmiller is coming to town, promoting his wildly successful book, A Year at Clove Brook Farm, selected by Town and Country as a 2021 Must-Read. His friend and mentor, Martha Stewart, wrote in the foreword, “We both love restoration, renovation, and building from scratch…And we both center our business efforts on the home, which we both love and cherish, for ourselves as well as our customers.”

The New York Times’ Guy Trebay wrote in his adoring 2021 profile after a visit to the farm during geese-mating season, “It is a book almost manic in its documentation of a dream world. And if the fantasy occasionally threatens to collapse on itself, like those unrestrained paperwhites, there is a corrective. Things were not always so bandbox-shiny at Clove Brook Farm or, indeed, in Mr.

Spitzmiller’s life. There was a time, he admitted with disarming candor, when he was a mess.”

In a 2021 interview, Spitzmiller summed up his entertaining philosophy for The Washington Post, “I wrote my book to inspire, not intimidate.

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Additional advice he offered includes, “I learned not to kill yourself entertaining. What I mean by this is to cook food that you know like the back of your hand….Figure out what works for you and stick to it. Save experimenting and new options for yourself before trying them on your friends.”

And if you’re planning a garden this year?

Perfect timing. He told WaPo, “Start in spring.

Buy what’s in bloom and what you love. Think about where you are; for example, are deer an issue? If so, install a fence. I’ve placed fences in hedges that disappear. Learn as you go, watch ‘Gardeners’ World’ on BBC and read.”

The Bluegrass Trust’s Antiques and Garden Show returns to the Kentucky Horse Park the weekend of March 4. This year’s keynote speaker is Christopher Spitzmiller. His book, A Year at Clove Brook Farm: Gardening, Tending Flocks, Keeping Bees, Collecting Antiques, and Entertaining Friends, was selected as one of Town and Country’s Must-Reads of 2021.

CALENDAR APR 1 The Central Kentucky Home and Garden Show returns to the Lexington Center downtown the first weekend in April. Ty Pennington is this year’s celebrity guest. Be sure to visit our friends at A1 Vacuum at Booth 102. Pennington’s visit is scheduled for April 2.

Ty Pennington

Jimmy McKinney, chair of the Remodeler’s Council, at the recent Remodelers’ Luncheon at ProSource.

APR 9 The City of Lexington’s recent Free Trash Disposal Day had to be called for weather, twice.

The next trash disposal day for non-hazardous household waste is April 9.

Fayette County residents can dispose of up to one pickup truck load of non-hazardous household waste at this event. Items normally serviced through the city’s curbside collection program will be accepted.

Construction and demolition debris as well as yard waste and large outdoor items will be accepted at the regular gate rate during the event; they do not qualify for free disposal.

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Sold in 40503

3533 RABBITS FOOT TRL.......................................... $599,000

3388 KEITHSHIRE WAY............................................ $456,000 3433 GRASMERE DR............................................... $435,000 326 CURTIN DR........................................................ $405,000 609 BUCKINGHAM LN............................................ $400,000 2479 HEATHER WAY................................................ $350,000 621 SEVERN WAY..................................................... $289,000 454 RETRAC RD........................................................ $286,000 694 BETH LN............................................................ $272,500 3421 WALLINGFORD CT.......................................... $247,000 3513 MELLINOCKET CT............................................ $246,500 504 STONE CREEK DR.............................................. $245,000 3581 CEPHAS WAY.................................................. $240,000 3581 CEPHAS WAY.................................................. $240,000 140 SUBURBAN CT.................................................. $230,000

Sold in 40504

938 LANE ALLEN RD................................................. $350,000 852 PINKNEY DR...................................................... $260,000 746 DELLA DR.......................................................... $228,500

852 HONEYSUCKLE RD........................................... $220,000 757 CHERYL LN........................................................ $219,000 142 RUGBY RD......................................................... $218,000 1709-1711 HILL VIEW PL........................................ $195,000 2112 PALMS DR....................................................... $192,500 2179 WINTERBERRY DR.......................................... $165,000 2152 GARDEN SPRINGS DR................................... $154,500 210 LONDONDERRY DR.......................................... $150,000

Sold in 40505

916 DELAWARE AVE.............................................$5,100,000 942 DELAWARE AVE.............................................$5,100,000 946 DELAWARE AVE.............................................$5,100,000 2324 PARIS PIKE...................................................$1,250,000 1515 GAIDRY RD...................................................... $237,600 828 HENRY CLAY BLVD............................................ $218,400 2350 PIERSON DR................................................... $210,000 2344 SHANDON DR................................................ $200,000 592 EMERY CT.......................................................... $199,500

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

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1925 AUGUSTA DR.................................................. $199,000 1892 CHARLBURY CT............................................... $189,000 1505 LINDY LN......................................................... $188,000 821 STATESMAN WAY.............................................. $173,000 1704 CHICKASAW CT.............................................. $170,000 1002 HIGHLAND PARK DR...................................... $155,000

Sold in 40507

262 MARKET ST........................................................ $725,000 350 E SHORT ST UNIT 410....................................... $305,000 515 W MAIN ST UNIT 402....................................... $277,500

Sold in 40508

609 W MAIN ST........................................................ $489,000 148 E FOURTH ST UNIT 250.................................... $326,000 148 E FOURTH ST UNIT 150.................................... $326,000 152 E FOURTH ST UNIT 150.................................... $292,500 650 S MILL ST UNIT 120........................................... $231,000 650 S MILL ST UNIT 113........................................... $231,000 459 DELCAMP DR.................................................... $175,000 463 E MAXWELL ST.................................................. $170,000

Sold in 40509

209 OLD TODDS RD UNIT 10105.........................$3,455,000 2400 WALNUT GROVE LN.....................................$1,020,000

1032 CHETFORD DR................................................ $570,000 1121 HAVERFORD WAY.......................................... $560,000 316 RICHARDSON PL.............................................. $450,000 3232 CHERRY MEADOW PATH............................... $426,000 1132 HAVERFORD WAY.......................................... $399,900 1109 ANDOVER FOREST DR.................................... $391,500 3365 MATHERN TRL................................................. $390,000 1155 TWILIGHT SHADOW DR................................. $320,000 1116 BANYAN CV..................................................... $220,000 1100 IRON LACE CT................................................. $210,088 733 WHISPERING BROOK TRCE............................. $205,100 1244 RED STONE DR............................................... $199,000 361 PEACHTREE RD................................................. $194,900

Sold in 40511

1949 DRUMMOND DR........................................$4,006,875 2513 GUILDHALL LN.............................................$4,006,875 2208 SPURR RD....................................................$4,006,875 2208 WALCOT WAY...............................................$4,006,875 1944 DRUMMOND DR........................................$3,520,668 2508 GUILDHALL LN.............................................$3,520,668 2200 WALCOT WAY...............................................$3,520,668 2504 GUILDHALL LN................................................ $457,449 1361 ESTATES HILL CIR............................................ $395,000

2840 JENNA REST.................................................... $330,101 2896 OUR TIBBS TRL................................................ $319,000 1075 WATSON CT..................................................... $315,000 156 GREENWAY LN.................................................. $295,000 241 BOILING SPRINGS DR...................................... $285,000 2745 MILL WOOD CV.............................................. $285,000

Sold in 40513

1568 WINNERS CIR................................................. $488,636 3304 BEAUMONT CENTRE CIR................................ $415,000 2280 STONE GARDEN LN........................................ $269,900 2044 GLADE LN........................................................ $268,000 4912 MEGAN BAY CT............................................... $208,000 4267 CAPTAINS CT................................................... $168,000

Sold in 40514

3901 ENGLISH OAK CIR.......................................... $425,000 2025 HUCKLEBERRY CIR......................................... $322,000 3865 SCARLET OAK LN............................................ $311,000 4077 FORSYTHE DR................................................. $282,000 749 ROSSLYNS DALE............................................... $277,000 752 ROSSLYNS DALE............................................... $255,500 2020 SAWYER CT..................................................... $210,000 809 OVERVIEW DR.................................................. $200,000

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

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