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P6 BUSINESS IS BLOOMING IN LEXINGTON “We want to live here for the rest of our lives. We want Lexington to keep growing, and to be a healthier place where people flourish.” —Vinaigrette’s Bryce Anderson
P14 MEET HORIZON ADULT HEALTH P18
I DREAM OF … BEAM
Sammy Beam has a genie in a bottle “Pop was a cofounder and the first Master Distiller of Old Heaven Hill, and we all know what became of cousin Jim.”
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EQUINE
CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Alice Headley Chandler died April 6 at the age of 95. Chandler was a prominent Thoroughbred breeder and the owner of Mill Ridge Farm on Bowman’s Mill Road, which she built into one of Kentucky’s major breeding farms. She was the first of three children born to Keeneland co-founder Hal Price Headley and Genevieve Molloy Headley. Among her many leadership roles in the horse industry, she served as chairperson of the University of Kentucky Equine Research Committee and president of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association. She also served as director of the Breeders’ Cup, Keeneland Association, and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
Construction on Central Bank Center’s new Exhibit Hall at Rupp Arena was completed in April. The new 100,000 square foot exhibit hall is divided into three different halls. A 24,000 square foot ballroom and 29,000 square footage of meeting spaces are expected to be completed next. The entire project is expected to wrap up in spring 2022, with Central Bank Center offering over 200,000 sq ft of flexible meeting and event space.
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NEWS
Amazon Expands Lexington Footprint
Amazon Logistics announced plans to expand its investment in Kentucky by opening a new delivery station in Lexington in 2021. The new facility will be located at Lexmark and will power Amazon’s last-mile delivery capabilities to increase efficiency of deliveries to customers in Lexington. The new delivery station is expected to create hundreds of fulland part-time jobs, paying a starting wage of $15 per hour and “offering a variety of benefits from day one.” Amazon spokesperson Andre Woodson says, “We’re excited to expand our investment in the state of Kentucky with the addition of a new delivery station in Lexington. This new delivery station will provide fast and efficient delivery for customers and create hundreds of job opportunities for the talented local workforce. We expect the site to open in 2021.” Amazon Logistics’ new delivery station will join the state’s two existing delivery stations. Lexington mayor Linda Gorton says, “We are excited to partner with Amazon to expand its footprint in Lexington. By generating good paying jobs and utilizing infill development, this last-mile delivery station brings new opportunities to our community on the north side of town.”
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Lexington council approved a zone change for a new 36-unit, three-story apartment building on Blackburn Avenue between Third and Fourth streets. The apartment building is a proposed development from Cowgill Inc., to be located behind Cowgill’s 72-unit apartment building at the corner of Blackburn Avenue and Fourth Street called the Flats at 345. A remodeling permit was approved by the city for the former Pazzo’s property on Limestone. The space is expected to open as Clubhouse, a bar/restaurant/live music concept within the next couple of months. Lexington Public Library has selected EOP Architects and Group 4 Architecture to design the new Village Branch Library, to be located at the existing site at 2185 Versailles Road, which the Library purchased late last year. The plans call for a new facility with two stories and roughly 30,000 square feet, replacing the current building’s 13,000 square feet.
OPEN FOR BIZ Another Man’s Treasure opened its newly renovated location on East Third Street, offering a mix of Urban Chill and Unique pieces. New hours at this location are Tuesday through Thursday, 10-6; Friday through Saturday, 10-5. Closed Sunday and Monday. Bomb Discs, a Disc Golf retail store and training facility, opened on Moore Drive in south Lexington, and features a putting green and driving nets inside the store.
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BUSINESS
Marshall Lifestyle Medicine hosted a ribbon cutting for their new Beaumont location. Critchfield Meats hosted a Grand Opening in their new Southland Drive location. HOME Lexington hosted a Grand Opening at their Old Vine Street location in April. Horizon Adult Health operates the largest adult day health-care company headquartered in Kentucky. Horizon’s newest facility recently opened in Lexington at 2433 Regency Road. It provides adult day health-care services to the frail and elderly, including door-todoor transportation, skilled nursing services, nutritious meals, and recreation opportunities.
BUSINESS CALENDAR Applications are now available for Commerce Lexington Inc.’s 2021-22 Leadership Lexington Program. Apply by May 14. Merchant Applications are now available at the Junior League’s website for the Holly Day Market, scheduled for Nov 19-21, 2021. The next Commerce Lexington Inc. @330 Series event is on Tuesday, May 18, from 3:30 4:30, via Zoom. The topic is SOPs, and explores how they can help you impact your business and your staff in a positive way. Women Leading Kentucky hosts a Business & Leadership Conference on May 19 at 8 am through May 20. Free, online event.
Good Business
If at first you don’t succeed...
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he concept of Vinaigrette was developed after a quick — and disastrous — trial run at Fayette Mall in 2013. Owner Bryce Anderson says they started out in the mall to sell local fruits and vegetables in a kiosk. How did that work out? He freely admits, “It was horrible,” adding, “Who is going to the Gap store and then going to pick up two tomatoes on their way home?”
Money grows on leaves BY KRISTINA ROSEN
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“When something difficult happens to the world, at first you start to care for how you will survive then you start to look at how you will provide for the people around you.”
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nderson says, “I think Kentucky is going back to becoming more agricultural-based, when historically we have been that. I think part of Earth Day is how do we keep investing in Kentucky to becoming this rich agricultural state (that other states have but Kentucky is going back to).” He says, “I want people to love Lexington more and then they’re going to care about Lexington more. I want them to love our
“Who is going to the Gap store and then going to pick up two tomatoes on their way home?” —Bryce Anderson on Vinaigrette’s early roots in a failed mall kiosk concept
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inaigrette Salad Kitchen gave away wildflower seedlings at each of its four Lexington locations in honor of Earth Day last month. The promotion provided an optimistic and symbolic moment of hope in what has been a challenging year for almost all Lexington business owners. Around this time last Spring, Vinaigrette temporarily closed three of its total six locations. Drive-up tents were implemented at Lexington’s Palomar and Hamburg locations to serve as makeshift drive thrus, and some locations remained curbside-only for months. VSK’s app usage went through the roof, and at one point, 60 percent of customers ordered on the app versus in-store. Co-founder/owner and Lexington native Bryce Anderson says the pivot, “allowed us to survive,” adding that the focus at the time was, “not about where you are going, it’s not how profitable you are—it is ‘how do you survive?’” Free delivery was also available with online ordering, and customers had the option to buy a carton of 15 eggs at checkout on the app. A free roll of toilet paper was also provided with every delivery order. At a time when TP was hard to find everywhere, he remembers, “Maybe it encourages people to order, but mostly it is to provide something people are having a tough time finding.” He adds, “When something difficult happens to the world, at first you start to care for how you will survive, then you start to look at how you will provide for the people around you.”
farmers and farmland more because then they will care about it more, invest in it more, and then in turn love it more. That is the hope with this...to remind people to care for our land (that we’ve been given).” All VSK owners are from Lexington and investing in the community is important to them. Anderson says, “We want to live here for the rest of our lives. We want Lexington to keep growing, and to be a healthier place where people flourish. We see that holistic development of our state — it is something we’re all really excited about.” Anderson is also an owner at Breakout Games and Activate Games. Although the other businesses are not food related, and the industries are diverse, he says they’re all “customer-heavy and employee-heavy.” Investing in people—from customers to employees— is a big part of the business. He continues, “How we train our employees is really similar across all the brands even though they’re doing totally different things.” □
Anderson and the team then collaborated with local chefpreneur Ouita Michel to develop the menu for VSK. None of the owners had backgrounds as chefs, but they wanted to integrate local ingredients into their menu in a way that made sense. Anderson says they asked themselves, “How can we add value by creating this unique combination of 15 different things in this bowl.” In August 2014, the first Vinaigrette opened at Townley Center on Leestown in Lexington’s popular Meadowthorpe area. He says, “We wanted to see what it would be like to open a salad restaurant in Kentucky.” The location was originally an Orange Leaf, a popular frozen yogurt spot (another one of Anderson’s business ventures). So they divided the space and added a wall — part Orange Leaf, part Vinaigrette. This time, the concept took off, and Vinaigrette now operates four Lexington locations, in addition to one in Cincinnati and one in Louisville.
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COMMUNITY ATHLETICS AND SPORTS NEWS
UK basketball player named school principal
Former UK women’s basketball player Jocelyn Mills was named the new principal of Carter G. Woodson Preparatory Academy. Lexington’s next specialized elementary school is expected to open in fall 2021. Photo Courtesy NCAA Photography
Volunteer for 2021 Barbasol Championship
Volunteer registration is now open for the 2021 Barbasol Championship happening at Champions at Keene Trace in Nicholasville on July 15-18. Golf knowledge isn’t required to volunteer. Volunteer assignments range from on-course marshals, standard bearers, and TV spotters to merchandise volunteers, shuttle drivers, Pro-Am operations and more. Register online.
UK Mourns
The extended UK community mourns the loss of former Wildcat, Terrence Clarke, who died after sustaining injuries in a car crash in LA in April. Kentucky head coach John Calipari flew to Los Angeles to be with the family and described Clarke as a “beautiful kid, someone
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The Kentucky Wildcats defeat Texas to win the NCAA Volleyball National Championship. who owned the room with his personality, smile, and joy.” Clarke had declared for the NBA draft, and was expected by many to be a firstround pick.
UK Volleyball national champions
The Kentucky Wildcats are NCAA Volleyball National Champions. This is the first national title for Kentucky Volleyball.
GOVERNMENT
Fayette County Clerk’s office reopens
Fayette County Clerk reopened to in-person transactions in April. The office continues to support online, US mail, and drop box services to minimize the number of people accessing the building. Citizens enter the building from Main Street while the entrance from the Helix parking garage remains locked to control the flow of people in and out of the building.
FY22 City Budget public hearing
Mayor Gorton presented her proposed FY22 City Budget to the Council. The Council now begins its formal review of the Mayor’s proposed budget. A public hearing on the budget proposal takes place during the council meeting on May 6 at 6 pm. The new city budget must be ratified annually by June 30.
GROW
Imagine Nicholasville Road Public Hearing
The recommendations are in. After more than a year of study, data collection, and public input, a vision has been put forward for Nicholasville Road. The result is a plan that focuses on safety and efficiency for people traveling by car, bus,
bike, or on foot. The recommendations are tailored to the unique areas of Nicholasville Road and include: • Innovative intersection improvements • Plans for Bus Rapid Transit • Future redevelopment of large parking lots and underutilized shopping centers • Dedicated bike and pedestrian facilities This cohesive corridor plan is known as Imagine Nicholasville Road and is proposed to be adopted as part of the City’s comprehensive plan (Imagine Lexington) that guides land use and transportation decisions for the next twenty years. A public hearing via Zoom for this proposal is scheduled for May 20 at 1:30 pm.
Grow Smart in Your Neighborhood
Fayette Alliance hosts discussions about Lexington’s land use policies and how to advocate for smart growth in our community. Each virtual discussion is somewhat tailored to a specific Council District. Anyone is welcome, register to attend. May schedule: District 8 – May 4 at 6-7:30 pm District 9 – May 4 at 6-7:30 pm District 10 – May 10 at 6-7:30 pm District 11 – May 10 at 6-7:30 pm District 12 – May 12 at 6-7:30 pm
AROUND TOWN
Abandoned Ship
Argh? After more than 24 years, the USS Woodland pirate ship at the Woodland Aquatics Center pool at Woodland Park was removed in April. The City is working with suppliers to replace the ship, however, with Woodland Aquatics Center set to open May 29, replacement isn’t likely to happen in time for this summer’s swim season.
Walk the East End
Keeneland announced its sponsorship of the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation (BGT)’s virtual tour of the historic East End of Lexington, The tour includes the site of the old Kentucky Association Race Track and an area rich in the history of African American horsemen such as Isaac Murphy, Ed Brown and Jimmy Winkfield. Take the walking tour physically or virtually through neighborhoods historically known as Kindkeadtown, Gunntown and Goodloetown. Locate the virtual walking tour of the Historic East End at the Blue Grass Trust’s website or download the “Tour the Historic Bluegrass” mobile app.
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WILKINSON: Yes, but I think I already do that. I don’t think I’ll write any differently. But already when I select pieces, I’m a little bit more aware of the immediate public. I think I’ll probably read more poems instead of stories and pieces of novels, in part because I have a book of poems coming out. And I’m enjoying who I’m becoming in that sense. (Laughs.)
Kentucky Poet Laureates Crystal Wilkinson (left) and George Ella Lyon (right).
Comparing Notes A conversation with two Kentucky Poet Laureates BY KEVIN NANCE
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riends for 30 years, George Ella Lyon and Crystal Wilkinson have much in common. Both are writers with roots in rural Kentucky who’ve lived most of their adult lives in Lexington. Both write in multiple genres, including poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction; Lyon is well known for her poem “Where I’m From,” Wilkinson for her awardwinning 2016 novel The Birds of Opulence. Lyon’s new volume of poems, Back to the Light, is just out from the University Press of Kentucky, which will also publish Wilkinson’s poetry collection, Perfect Black (with artwork by her partner, Ronald W. Davis), in August. Now they have a new connection. On April 23, Wilkinson was inducted as the new Kentucky Poet Laureate, the same post Lyon held in 2015-16. In a conversation in my living room a few days before the ceremony, the two women talked about the position, which requires the writer to travel the state giving readings. ACE: George Ella, how did being Kentucky Poet Laureate affect you? LYON: It changed my life a lot at the time, because I was on
the road so much. That first year I think I drove 11,000 miles, giving readings, doing workshops, visiting classes. I drove three hubcaps off the car — I don’t always make turns quite right. (Laughs.) But I had some amazing experiences. My absolute highlight was talking to a third grade class and they asked me how long I’d been writing poetry. I said I wrote my first poem when I was nine, and told them how old I was then and told them, “You do the math.” And this one child said, “You’ve been writing poems for 57 years.” And they burst into applause! (Laughs.) ACE: Is that what the Poet Laureate does, mainly? Promote poetry? WILKINSON: To be an ambassador, yes, although various Poet Laureates have interpreted that in different ways. Each person has come up with their own mission. ACE: Going back centuries to the Poet Laureates of England, the job involved writing poems for special occasions, or poems that addressed current events and contemporary themes. Would you consider that part of this job now?
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ACE: George Ella, is there something about having grown up in rural Kentucky — although you and Crystal have both lived in Lexington for many years — that informed what you did as Poet Laureate? LYON: Sure. I used my “Where I’m From” poem as the centerpiece of my time as Poet Laureate and invited people all over the state to write their own “Where I’m From” poems. We did an interactive map on the Kentucky Arts Council website. People sent in their poems and you could click on a county and the poems would come up. I think there were 700-and-some poems from 83 counties. ACE: In one of your recent Facebook posts, Crystal — WILKINSON: Oh god (laughs) — ACE: You described yourself as very much an introvert. Some days you wouldn’t leave your house if you didn’t have to — words to that effect. How will that affect you as Poet Laureate, a job that requires you to be out meeting people all the time? WILKINSON: I think I’ve been doing this long enough that I’ll be comfortable. It’s one thing to travel across the state and be with my own people here in Kentucky, but it’s something else to have to catch a plane and do all that when I travel farther away. So I’m kind of looking forward to it. ACE: George Ella, are you more outgoing? LYON: No, I’m ingoing. (Laughs.) For me, there’s a certain kind of shock when you go home from trips and you have to kind of come back to the person that you actually are, and let the persona go, because there’s a gap between you and the public person.
WILKINSON: And Zoom has complicated all that. I’ll say to Ron, “Be quiet, I’ve gotta go be Crystal Wilkinson here in a minute.” (Laughs.) LYON: And when you’re driving or flying someplace, you have some time to ease into that other place. But when you go into another room, you’ve got to do it right then. And then you have to do it when you go back downstairs. My husband will say, “Why are you looking like that? Your voice sounds funny.” (Laughs.) ACE: Crystal, are you the first black woman to serve as Kentucky Poet Laureate? WILKINSON: Yes, Frank [X Walker] was the first black man and I’m the first black woman. ACE: Is there a sense of extra burden or mission in that for you? WILKINSON: Not in any kind of overt way. But I was a little black girl in Casey County, in a town where the only black people I knew were my family members until I went away to college, and so you’re always a role model, whether you want to be or not. I think there will be young girls, brown girls and black girls, who will say, “Oh! The first black woman Poet Laureate. I can do that.” And they may not have felt they could, before, because they didn’t see themselves represented. So I take that very seriously. I won’t be waving a banner, but I’ll be there. LYON: It’s a huge thing. WILKINSON: It feels big, yeah. It makes me proud to be the first, but as long as we’re still having these firsts, it means we have more work to do. ACE: Having done the job, George Ella, do you have any advice for Crystal? LYON: I would say, Crystal, take good care of yourself. And be sure to say no when you need to. It’s a simple word, but it’s really hard to say. □
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Bite-sized Stories Collins serves up a collection for short attention spans
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riter and Lexington native Whitney Collins returned to her hometown 23 years ago after time spent in New England, North Carolina, and Chicago — never expecting to stay for the next few decades. She says, “Not thinking I would be here all that long and I have been here ever since.” Over the years she has watched this city continue to grow into a more culturally exciting place, and she thinks there’s been a noticeable shift. “For so many years Lexington was known for— and still is—the horse industry, basketball, bourbon.” But she now finds that “it is [also] known for music, visual arts, and the literary
community.” She continues, “That to me is the most exciting part.” Collins has worked as a contributing editor for The Weeklings, a book reviewer for Barnes & Noble, and an editorial board member of The Big Jewel. She’s also written for McSweeney’s, Salon, and Huffington Post.
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itting across from Collins on a brisk spring morning in the Distillery District, she is celebrating her first standalone short story collection with a cup of unadulterated hot black coffee — no cream, no sugar. It’s immediately apparent why she would pick Kate McKinnon to play her in the movie version of her life. “Nobody makes me laugh harder
than her,” she explains, before adding, “...But maybe it’s a vampire movie?” She describes Big Bad, released in March, as “a collection of thirteen short stories that are about underdogs and lost souls.” The jacket promises it “serves up real-world predicaments in unremarkable places.” It’s also served up a few awards for Collins. Big Bad won Sarabande Books’ 2019 Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction. She received a 2020 Pushcart Prize for her story “The Entertainer,” a 2020 Pushcart Special Mention for her story “The Pupil,” and her story, “Ricky,” won the 2020 American Short(er) Fiction Prize. The eponymous story is a retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood.” Each of the characters in all of the stories “must repeatedly choose to fight or flee the ‘big bad’ that dwells within us all.” The collection is fiction, but Collins freely admits she “draws on generic experiences or crazy stories.” She plays the “What if” game with things she overhears or sees in real life — taking everyday situations and places (think motels, dormitories, tiki bars) and adding elements of suspense and gore. Her favorite is “The Next,” written from the perspective of a mischievous seven-year-old. “That story encapsulates what I try to put in all of my stories,” which is “detail, dark humor, and some sadness.” She continues, “I like to surprise people with emotional depth, by pushing it with unexpected comedy.”
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sked about favorite Kentucky authors who’ve inspired her, Kentucky’s new poet laureate Crystal Wilkinson makes the list. Collins says, The Birds of Opulence is a book I read at Spalding. You can tell she is a poet in addition to being an amazing fiction writer. So few are amazing at both.” In November 2016, Collins began writing Big Bad in 2016 while pursuing her MFA from Spalding University’s School of Creative and Professional Writing. As part of her MFA program, she had to submit 30 pages of writing per month. When she graduated in November 2018, the compilation of these thirteen stories—plus a few more—was her graduating thesis.
She submitted the full manuscript to Sarabande Books in Louisville, which specializes in short fiction. Collins is almost done with her next collection of short stories. Fielding the obvious question, “what about a novel?” she responds with a laugh and an eye roll, “Of course the publishing industry wants you to have the novel next.” Given contemporary culture and our shortening attention spans, she says, “There is a lot of change happening in the literary world. More people are open to short stories.” She continues, “To me short stories lend themselves to episodic nature. I am hoping short stories become the new thing that everyone wants to write, to read.” Big Bad was recommended among Publishers Weekly’s list of “Books for Short Attention Spans 2021.”□
Just a Few Miles South Timeless Recipes from Our Favorite Places
For twenty years, diners in the Bluegrass have been able to satisfy their cravings for Ouita Michel’s sustainable, farm-to-table cuisine at her many acclaimed restaurants. Each restaurant — from Wallace Station to Holly Hill Inn — features dishes that combine Kentucky’s bounty with Michel’s celebrated vision. In her long-awaited book, Chef Ouita Michel shares stories of the recipes, the restaurants and staff that cook and serve them, and her love for the personalities who dine at her tables throughout the Bluegrass, and who often inspired dishes. Chef Ouita is signing books at each of her restaurants throughout May. Pre-order your book online for your preferred date and location. Quantities for restaurant signings are limited. Just a Few Miles South is available online. Chef Ouita and Sam Fore celebrate the release of Just a Few Miles South on Monday, May 3 at 7 pm, Joseph Beth (online via zoom). □
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AROUND THE CORNER Thursday Night Live plans to return
June
Southland Jamboree plans to return
June 3
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Fair
June 12
Francisco’s Farm Art Fair, Midway
July 22
2021 Lexington Restaurant Week begins
Aug 18
Jim Gaffigan, Rupp Arena
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Baseball Game at Waveland, 1 pm, Waveland State Historic Site
Pappy with a Purpose: Raffle Drawing to benefit Lexington Habitat, 6 pm, Facebook Live
MUSIC Outdoor Chamber Music Festival 3 pm, St. Raphael Episcopal Church (Parkers Mill)
Sam Fore celebrate the release of Just a Few Miles
ART Meet the exhibiting
artists of ArtSpace Virtual Gallery Exhibition: ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, 4 pm, Zoom
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! READ
MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU
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Mornings with Planning: city of Lexington discusses stormwater issues, 9 am, Zoom
South,
COMEDY Comedy at
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Pivot presents: Mandee McKelvey, 7:30 pm, Pivot Brewing
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Lexington Public Library’s May Books and Brews Book Club will discuss This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger, 7 pm, via webex
LIT Poetry
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READ This month’s Lexington Public Library Beaumont Book discussion features The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd, via Zoom
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Murder Mystery Dinner, 7 pm, Kentucky Castle
HORSE Kentucky Spring Horse Show, 8 am, Kentucky Horse Park
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Baseball vs Florida, 7 pm, Kentucky Proud Park
COMEDY
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The Bluegrass Classic Stockdog Trial competition is one of the largest, longest-running and most prestigious trials in the country, begins 6:30 am, Masterson Station
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Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival, 10 am, Masterson Station Park
BALL UK Baseball vs South Carolina, 1 pm, Kentucky Proud Park
TAX DAY?
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Consult your tax pro about how the federal tax filing deadline postponement from April 15 to May 17 affects you.
DRINK Lexington Coffee
Week, 6 am, participating Lexington coffee shops (thru May 23)
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Pineapple Cupcakes Decorating Class, 5:30 pm, Pivot Brewing
BALL UK Baseball vs
Tennessee Tech, 6:30 pm, Kentucky Proud Park
MUSIC Big Band and
Jazz, 7 pm, MoonDance
ICE Disney on Ice, Rupp Arena
BALL UK
Baseball vs Florida, 6:30 pm, Kentucky Proud Park
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Kentucky Spring Class, Kentucky Horse Park (thru May 23)
MUSIC Live Music with
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Imagine Nicholasville Road public hearing, 1:30 pm, Zoom
MUSIC MercyMe for the Live & Outside Tour, 7 pm, Whitaker Bank Ballpark THEATER Lexington Opera
House announces new show lineup for the 2021-22
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Annual Sayre School Horse Show 8 am, Masterson Station
FILM Spring 2021 UKY DANCE Festival Dia de Film Festival, 3 pm, streaming live online on UK Twitch TV
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Tasteful Evening (in lieu of a Taste of the Bluegrass), 6 pm, Keeneland’s Phoenix Room
BALL UK Baseball vs
South Carolina, 6:30 pm, Kentucky Proud Park
commencement, Rupp Arena (thru May 16)
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WALK Lexington Cemetery Beginner Bird Walk, 8:30 am, Lexington Cemetery
TRAFFIC UK
BALL UK Baseball vs
Morehead State, 6:30 pm, Kentucky Proud Park
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DERBY DAY!
Unable to produce a fullscale Mayfest in 2021, the festival hopes to return to Gratz Park for Mayfest in 2022.
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Hop, 5 pm (The City Gallery is showing Carlton Wing - A remembrance and retrospective from the last two decades.)
COMEDY Anthony Rodia 7 pm Comedy Off Broadway (thru Sunday)
las Madres 2021, 3 pm, Masterson Station Park
THEATER Lexington Ballet presents “Journey Through the School,” 7 pm, Lexington Opera House
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection, 8:30 am, 1631 Old Frankfort Pike
SHOP Spring Market featuring hand crafted and food vendors, live music and more, 10 am, Wildside Winery (Versailles)
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MUSIC Outdoor Chamber
Music Festival 3 pm, St. Raphael Episcopal Church (Parkers Mill)
ART Meet the exhibiting
artists of ArtSpace Virtual Gallery Exhibition: ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, 4 pm, Zoom
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! READ
READ Ouita Michel and
Mornings with Planning: city of Lexington discusses stormwater issues, 9 am, Zoom
South,
COMEDY Comedy at
Sam Fore celebrate the release of Just a Few Miles
7 pm, Joseph Beth (online via zoom)
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Pivot presents: Mandee McKelvey, 7:30 pm, Pivot Brewing
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Lexington Public Library’s May Books and Brews Book Club will discuss This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger, 7 pm, via webex
LIT Poetry
in Motion, 8:30 pm, Creaux
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READ This month’s Lexington Public Library Beaumont Book discussion features The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd, via Zoom
EAT
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Murder Mystery Dinner, 7 pm, Kentucky Castle
HORSE Kentucky Spring Horse Show, 8 am, Kentucky Horse Park
Proud Park
Proud Park
COMEDY
Brendan Schaub 7:15 pm Comedy Off Broadway
DOGS
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The Bluegrass Classic Stockdog Trial competition is one of the largest, longest-running and most prestigious trials in the country, begins 6:30 am, Masterson Station
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Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival, 10 am, Masterson Station Park
BALL UK Baseball vs South Carolina, 1 pm, Kentucky Proud Park
TAX DAY?
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Consult your tax pro about how the federal tax filing deadline postponement from April 15 to May 17 affects you.
DRINK Lexington Coffee
Week, 6 am, participating Lexington coffee shops (thru May 23)
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EAT
Pineapple Cupcakes Decorating Class, 5:30 pm, Pivot Brewing
BALL UK Baseball vs
Tennessee Tech, 6:30 pm, Kentucky Proud Park
EAT A
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Tasteful Evening (in lieu of a Taste of the Bluegrass), 6 pm, Keeneland’s Phoenix Room
BALL UK Baseball vs
South Carolina, 6:30 pm, Kentucky Proud Park
commencement, Rupp Arena (thru May 16)
Morehead State, 6:30 pm, Kentucky Proud Park
FEST
Film Festival, 3 pm, streaming live online on UK Twitch TV
TRAFFIC UK
BALL UK Baseball vs
HORSE
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Kentucky Spring Class, Kentucky Horse Park (thru May 23)
MUSIC Live Music with
Whiskey River, 6 pm, Goodwood Lexington
MUSIC Big Band and
Jazz, 7 pm, MoonDance Amphitheater
CITY
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Imagine Nicholasville Road public hearing, 1:30 pm, Zoom
MUSIC MercyMe for the Live & Outside Tour, 7 pm, Whitaker Bank Ballpark THEATER Lexington Opera House announces new show lineup for the 2021-22 Broadway Live Season, 7 pm, Facebook Live
8 am, Masterson Station
FILM Spring 2021 UKY DANCE Festival Dia de
ART Gallery
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Hop, 5 pm (The City Gallery is showing Carlton Wing - A remembrance and retrospective from the last two decades.)
COMEDY Anthony Rodia 7 pm Comedy Off Broadway (thru Sunday)
las Madres 2021, 3 pm, Masterson Station Park
THEATER Lexington Ballet presents “Journey Through the School,” 7 pm, Lexington Opera House
FEST
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Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival, 9 am, Masterson Station Park
FEST Tree of Life Holistic Festival, 10 am, The Campbell House (thru Sun) BALL UK Baseball vs
South Carolina, 2 pm, Kentucky Proud Park
H&G
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection, 8:30 am, 1631 Old Frankfort Pike
SHOP Spring Market featuring hand crafted and food vendors, live music and more, 10 am, Wildside Winery (Versailles)
LEXINGTON COFFEE WEEK (MAY 17-23) MUSIC
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Tahlsound Music Festival on Southland Drive, 6 pm (every 4th Sunday of the month)
EAT
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Murder Mystery Dinner, 7 pm, Kentucky Castle
BIZ Alltech
One Conference, virtual (thru May 27)
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MUSIC Big Band and Jazz, 7 pm, Moondance Amphitheater
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MUSIC
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We the Kingdom, 7:30 pm, LexCityChurch on Sporting Court
ART 12th
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Annual Art in the Park, The Woodford Inn in Versailles, 6 pm
MUSIC Summer Nights in
Suburbia, 7 pm, Moondance Amphitheater
SWIM
Woodland Aquatics Center set to open
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RUN/WALK 3rd Annual BIG LEX 4 Miler, 8 am, Keeneland
BIKE 2021 Horsey
Hundred departs from Charles Brooking Park in Georgetown
HORSE
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KDA 34th Annual Dressage Show, Kentucky Horse Park
MUSIC Music on the Lawn,
Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill
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MEMORIAL DAY
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ore than 700,000 Kentuckians face the daily stress of serving as caregivers for family members. Too often, they’ve had the limited choices of either placing that loved one in a nursing home — which is costly and often against the wishes of the patient — or trying to handle the needs of an elderly parent while maintaining a full-time job and raising a family. That’s why Horizon Adult Health provides a range of care for aging Kentuckians and support for their families. It all began more than 20 years ago with adult day-care facilities. Horizon has now worked with more than 3,000 families — whether it’s providing care for senior loved ones at its adult day centers or in-home care throughout the state.
Adult day care Horizon Adult Health operates the largest adult day health-care company headquartered in Kentucky. It provides adult day health-care services to the frail and elderly, including door-to-door transportation, skilled nursing services, nutritious meals and recreation opportunities. These services provide respite for family caregivers, allowing them to continue working while they care for loved ones, and help aging adults stay in their home longer. Horizon’s newest facility recently opened in Lexington at 2433 Regency Road. This modern facility provides security, privacy, and comfort for aging loved ones. “Your loved one will be secure, healthy, and connected to the community, which is important for mental well-being,” President and CEO Kelly Upchurch said. “And it will bring peace of mind and relief to family caregivers. Our goal is to help ensure your loved one can stay safely at home as long as possible. These families aren’t a number. They’re our neighbors. We can help you achieve your loved one’s goal of staying out of the nursing home and being independent for as long as possible.”
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ACE EATS IN
Spring has Sprung BY TOM YATES
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pening day of The Lexington Farmers’ Market is one of the joyous signs that spring has sprung in Central Kentucky. It allows us to shed memories of the long drab winter months with a subtle stamp of approval. Early Saturday morning, I grabbed my canvas tote bags and empty Chaneys milk glass bottles, and in a flash, was off to the market. Perky culinary students, adorned in their university-issued togs, scurried through the market with amused abandon. Youthful innocence. With most of the vendors tucked underneath the bolted glass ceiling of the open air pavillion, space was socially distant, but a little tight. Along with the usual early season shipped-in suspects, a surprisingly large variety of early local produce lined the tabletops and spilled from baskets. I had absolutely no reason to want or buy purple mustard greens. They were gorgeous. Why not? Sold. Chanterelle mushrooms. Herbs. Baby lettuces. Radishes. Green garlic bunches. Green onions. Tomato plants. Cheeses. Breads. Flowers. Salsas. Dips. It was dizzying. Bundles of fresh asparagus caught me off guard. I didn’t expect to find them on opening
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day. With my giddiness trumping sound reasoning, I bagged two pounds of fresh Bourbon County spring asparagus. Really? What was I thinking? That’s a lot of asparagus for two people. But it can be done. Round 1: After tossing 1/2 pound of trimmed tender asparagus spears with olive oil, salt, and pepper, I roasted them in a 400 degree oven for 18 minutes. When they caramelized, I nestled them around jasmine rice alongside baked cornish game hens smothered in pureed lemoninfused roasted garlic. Round 2: To awaken a sleepy long-braised, horseradish-spiked pot roast, I shaved a few of the larger asparagus spears into delicate ribbons before tossing them with meyer lemon juice, olive oil, spring radish zest, radishes, curled green onions, salt, and pepper. Crisp. Fresh. Raw. Perfect. Round 3: I banished the heavy-handedness of the previous two nights and threw together a
simple pureed asparagus soup. Although most methods for preparing asparagus soup include potatoes and leeks, I didn’t want to muck up and muddle the true flavor of the asparagus. I kept it simple and straightforward. After sweating 1/2 cup minced shallots and 1 clove smashed garlic in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, I seasoned them with salt and pepper before deglazing the soup pot with white wine. When the wine reduced to nothing, I added 4 cups chicken stock. I brought the stock to a boil, reduced it to a simmer, tumbled in a pound of sliced spring asparagus, and let it rip for 15 minutes. I pulled the cooked asparagus from the heat and carefully pureed it in batches (with the stock) until it was velvety smooth. After dishing up the soup, I topped it with crisped prosciutto cracklings, creme fraiche, and lemony fresh thyme. I shamelessly licked the bowl clean for the pure essence of fresh spring asparagus.
ACE EATS OUT
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ast month, Kentucky Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles spoke at a ‘Restaurant Roundtables’ discussion with members of the KY Proud Buy Local program, which included local restaurants, small business owners, chefs and other food service participants that source and support local farms. The emphasis on sourcing food from Kentucky farms continues to remain relevant, and as summer approaches, farmers’ markets return to nearly every neighborhood—and potentially your doorstep? (Our roundup of Lexington farmers’ markets is available at acemagainelex.com) There are minimal obits to report this month as Lexington welcomes more pizza options, a couple of re-births in the bar realm, and a previously untouched sector of Hawaiin fare (yes, that includes spam.) (A sampling of Mother’s Day eats is available at acemagazinelex.com)
BIRTHS Belle’s reopens to the public on Derby weekend. Big Kahuna Hawaiian BBQ opens on Liberty Road in May. The new Hawaiian BBQ restaurant offers Hawaiian and West Coast cuisine, including plate lunches, sandwiches, and spam. Luna’s Coffee, Wine & Butterfly Café is a new coffee and wine bar located on Springdale Drive in Nicholasville, just outside the Fayette County border. Papi’s at Palomar has opened on the corner of Harrodsburg and Man o’ War. Market Wagon is now serving the Lexington area. The online farmers market delivers local food from farmers, as well as prepped meal options from third party vendors. The Social Vegan opened inside Greyline Station on the corner of North Limestone and Loudon in April.
TRANSITIONS Roulay has re-opened, with some tweaking of concept, offering “New Orleans original cocktail and oysters and small plate/ tapas.” Roulay’s former culinary team is cooking up a new Cajun-Creole dining concept. Lady Remoulade, which was once a popular Cajunfocused food truck, will find a permanent home in downtown Lexington.
Station, with their pitch, “the same pizza you’ve grown to love with the same service you’ve grown to tolerate.”
OBITS
COMING SOON
The original Common Grounds Coffee House on E. High Street is closing at the end of May. It opened in 1992 as the first coffee house in Lexington at the time. Common Grounds’ other locations on Richmond Rd. and Hartland Parkway remain open.
Big City Pizza is opening in the former I-Ching location in Hamburg.
EVENTS
Clubhouse is a new nightclub coming soon to South Limestone in the former Pazzo’s location. A remodeling permit was approved by the city for the property to reopen as a bar/restaurant/ live music concept within the next couple of months. After 15 years of history downtown, Harvey’s Bar has announced a new concept, “Coming to 200 W. Main Street this Spring. The Grove is a collective name that covers the local businesses included in the 200 West Main Street community, welcoming FABLE Charcuterie + Wine and Luna’s food truck to the location. Luna is a new food concept bringing “sassy snacks & late night treats” to West Main Street.” Rise Up! Pizza is opening a brick-andmortar restaurant this summer at Greyline
A Tasteful Evening is this year’s alternative to Taste of the Bluegrass. Keeneland Chef Marc Therrien and Chef Tyler McNabb of Holly Hill Inn present a five-course farm-to-table dinner locally sourced from Kentucky farms and farmers on Friday, May 14 at Keeneland’s Phoenix Room from 6-10 pm. The event includes a bourbon pull, live auction, and a behind-thescenes peek into the kitchen. Save the date! Lexington Restaurant Week returns in July, which means Ace’s “Fridges of Fayette County” sequels can’t be far behind. Ace Eats Out is curated by Kristina Rosen. Email her at kristina@firstmedialex.com. To advertise in Ace’s food section, email ace@firstmedialex.com
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ARTS AND CULTURE
I Dream of Beam There’s a genie in the bottle... BY SAMMY BEAM Ever wish you could own your own genie in a bottle? Or at least the bottle from I Dream of Jeannie? Now you can. Julien’s Auctions will be selling the bottle that Jeannie, played by Barbara Eden, called home during the five season-run of I Dream of Jeannie. The bottle is expected to sell for upwards of $100,000. —Forbes Magazine
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ince this story is about a Jim Beam decanter of note, and I am named Sammy Beam, I should probably provide a brief backstory. Jim Beam and my great grandfather, “Pop,” Joe L.Beam, were first cousins and business partners at their very first distillery, F.G. Walker. The Prohibition of 1920 put an end to that. After its repeal, Pop and his seven sons became crucial players in the resetting the distilling game in Kentucky. Pop was a cofounder and the first Master Distiller of Old Heaven Hill, and we all know what became of cousin Jim. I was just four years old when “I Dream of Jeannie,” the TV sitcom starring Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman, premiered in September of 1965. The memories of that time are a little foggy now. I do recall, however, realizing that my parents had a dead ringer for the fancy bottle that was Jeannie’s TV home, and it was inside the liquor cabinet that Momma had made out of an old Victrola phonograph cabinet. It was among a few other decorative novelty liquor decanters that Daddy had probably received as gifts, and it contained the remains of a distilled product called “Beam’s Choice.” It was not polychromed and lined with gold, like Jeannie’s bottle, but its silhouette, in smoky
green glass, was identical. I decided to keep an eye on it. Momma was not one to hang onto things unless she loved them. And she did not love what are now called “Beam bottles.” In fact, she thought that the gaudy, flowery, gilt-trimmed collector decanters, (that came in their own velvetlined coffins,) were just awful. I thought that they were dreamy. In a year or two, when time came to purge the cabinet of empties, Momma decided to keep the one Jim Beam bottle that she liked —one that was shaped like a cat —and the others, including the one I had my eye on, were set out to be tossed or given away.
Pop was a cofounder and the first Master Distiller of Old Heaven Hill, and we all know what became of cousin Jim. —Sammy Beam “NOT MY GENIE BOTTLE!” I could not believe that my older sister, who had never shown interest in anything aesthetic, and who had neither spoken nor acknowledged a word of recognition of the bottle’s significance, and was now claiming it for her own. “THAT’S MINE,” I protested, but I was too late. My sister was bigger and
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ART Submissions
The new UK Medical Center Library is looking for artwork that visually reflects the diversity and inclusion that is valued at the UK College of Medicine. The submission deadline is May 14.
‘Little’ Woodland Art Fair
faster. She already had her mitts on it. But wait! The decanter that she clung to so earnestly was not my smoky green Beam’s Choice bottle. She had snatched an even fancier purple bottle of a completely different shape that had once held something called Jim Beam Bonded. I started to explain that she’d chosen one that was not a genie bottle at all, but I realized that it was best to remain quiet. I had made out like a bandit, without breaking a sweat. So I quietly took my bottle to my room, where it remained for many years, even after I had flown the nest. In my parents’ last years, when each visit to my childhood home turned up long forgotten treasures, I had to decide whether they should be shipped west, to where I’ve landed, or forever bidden farewell. My smoky green Beam’s Choice decanter, my “as seen on TV” Genie bottle, made the cut. Today it stands high on a shelf in my kitchen, among other cherished objects that are neither rare nor showy, but mean the world to me. □
Applications for the 2021 ‘Little’ Woodland Art Fair are available, in hopes of hosting a scaled-down, sociallydistanced version of the Woodland Art Fair in August. Applications are due by May 16.
MayFest Update
Mayfest Arts Fair is canceled for 2021, but plans to return to Gratz Park for Mayfest in May of 2022.
Team Kentucky Gallery
Kentuckians are invited to submit artwork to be displayed for a six-month rotation in a main hall of the state Capitol and on a Team Kentucky Digital Art Gallery. The submission for artwork is May 15.
MUSIC
2021-22 Broadway Live
Lexington Opera House announces its upcoming 2021-22 Broadway Live show schedule on Thursday, May 20 at 7 pm, watch online or via Facebook.
Railbird Returns
Railbird Musical Festival returns to Keeneland on August 28 and 29.
Keeneland, Maker’s Mark, and LexArts The annual release of a commemorative Maker’s Mark Bourbon bottle in partnership with Keeneland will, for the first time, be three distinct bottles, each with its own label featuring the work of artists Sandra Oppegard, Andre Pater, or Tyler Robertson. LexArts entered into a three-year partnership with Maker’s Mark and Keeneland as the beneficiary of the proceeds from its annual Commemorative Maker’s Mark Bottle release. This year’s proceeds will be used to enhance art and programming in the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden.
ROB BREZSNY’S FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Poet Allen Ginsberg despairingly noted that many people want MORE MORE MORE LIFE, but they go awry because they allow their desire for MORE MORE MORE LIFE to fixate on material things—machines, possessions, gizmos, and status symbols. Ginsberg revered different kinds of longings: for good feelings, meaningful experiences, soulful breakthroughs, deep awareness, and all kinds of love. In accordance with astrological potentials, Aries, I’m giving you the go-ahead in the coming weeks to be extra greedy for the stuff in the second category. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In her poem “Mirror,” Taurus poet Halina Poświatowska wrote, “I am dazed by the beauty of my body.” I applaud her brazen admiration and love for her most valuable possession. I wish more of us could genuinely feel that same adoration for our own bodies. And in accordance with current astrological omens, I recommend that you do indeed find a way to do just that right now. It’s time to upgrade your excitement about being in such a magnificent vessel. Even if it’s not in perfect health, it performs amazing marvels every minute of every day. I hope you will boost your appreciation for its miraculous capacities, and increase your commitment to treating it as the treasure that it is. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini poet Buddy Wakefield writes that after the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of 2004, “the only structure still standing in the wiped-out village of Malacca [in Malaysia] was a statue of Mahatma Gandhi. I wanna be able to stand like that.” I expect you will indeed enjoy that kind of stability and stamina in the coming weeks, my dear. You won’t have to endure a metaphorical tsunami, thank Goddess, but you may have to stand strong through a blustery brouhaha or swirling turbulence. Here’s a tip: The best approach is not to be stiff and unmoving like a statue, but rather flexible and willing to sway. CANCER (June 21-July 22): No educator had ever offered a class in psychology until trailblazing philosopher William James did so in 1875. He knew a lot about human behavior. “Most people live in a very restricted circle of their potential being,” he wrote. “They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness, and of their soul’s resources in general, much like a person who, out of his whole bodily organism,
should get into a habit of using only his little finger.” I’m going to make an extravagant prediction here: I expect that in the coming months you will be better primed than ever before to expand your access to your consciousness, your resources, and your potentials. How might you begin such an adventure? The first thing to do is to set a vivid intention to do just that. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Someone in me is suffering and struggling toward freedom,” wrote Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis. To that melodramatic announcement, I reply, good for him! I’m glad he was willing to put himself through misery and despair in order to escape misery and despair. But I also think it’s important to note that there are other viable approaches to the quest for liberation. For example, having lavish fun and enjoying oneself profoundly can be tremendously effective in that holy work. I suspect that in the coming weeks, Leo, the latter approach will accomplish far more for you than the former. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo novelist Agatha Christie sold hundreds of millions of books, and is history’s most-translated author. While growing up, she had few other kids to associate with, so she created a host of imaginary friends to fill the void. They eventually became key players in her work as an author, helping her dream up stories. More than that: She simply loved having those invisible characters around to keep her company. Even in her old age, she still consorted with them. I bring this to your attention, Virgo, because now is a great time to acquire new imaginary friends or resurrect old ones. Guardian angels and ancestral spirits would be good to call on, as well. How might they be of assistance and inspiration to you? LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “To hurry pain is to leave a classroom still in session,” notes Libran aphorist Yahia Lababidi. On the other hand, he observes, “To prolong pain is to miss the next lesson.” If he’s correct, the goal is to dwell with your pain for just the right amount of time—until you’ve learned its lessons and figured out how not to experience it again in the future— but no longer than that. I suspect that such a turning point will soon be arriving for you. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In her poem “Every Day,” Scorpio poet Denise Levertov wrote, “Every day,
every day I hear enough to fill a year of nights with wondering.” I think that captures the expansive truth of your life in the coming weeks. You’ve entered a phase when the sheer abundance of interesting input may at times be overwhelming, though enriching. You’ll hear—and hopefully be receptive to—lots of provocative stories, dynamic revelations, and unexpected truths. Be grateful for this bounty! Use it to transform whatever might be stuck, whatever needs a catalytic nudge. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I hope you’re not too stressed these days. There has been pressure on you to adjust more than maybe you’d like to adjust, and I hope you’ve managed to find some relaxing slack amidst the heaviness. But even if the inconvenience levels are deeper than you like, I have good news: It’s all in a good cause. Read the wise words of author Dan Millman, who describes the process you’re midway through: “Every positive change, every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness, involves a rite of passage. Each time we ascend to a higher rung on the ladder of personal evolution, we must go through a period of discomfort, of initiation. I have never found an exception.” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “One is always at home in one’s past,” wrote author Vladimir Nabokov. I agree. Sometimes that’s not a good thing, though. It may lead us to flee from the challenges of the present moment and go hide and cower and wallow in nostalgia. But on other occasions, the fact that we are always at home in the past might generate brilliant healing strategies. It might rouse in us a wise determination to refresh our spirit by basking in the deep solace of feeling utterly at home. I think the latter case is likely to be true for you in the coming weeks, Aquarius. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Not everything is supposed to become something beautiful and longlasting,” writes author Emery Allen. “Not everyone is going to stay forever.” Her message is a good one for you to keep in mind right now. You’re in a phase when transitory boosts and temporary help may be exactly what you need most. I suspect your main task in the coming weeks is to get maximum benefit from influences that are just passing through your life. The catalysts that work best could be those that work only once and then disappear.
Andrology Institute of America seeks a Research Coordinator to plan, direct, coordinate clinical research projects, analyze scientific data and ensure compliance with protocols and legal policies. Requirements: Bachelors in biological sciences, physical sciences, andrology, or neurology; published scientific work in neuroscience or astrophysics. Resumes Attn: P. Zavos. 181 Collins Ln, Lexington KY 40503. Lead Oracle Consultant: Frankfort, KY, & various unanticipated client sites throughout U.S. Implement and support Oracle modules. Design blueprint, realization, final preparation, go live, and support in Oracle. Develop business process model, end user training, documentation, and knowledge transfer. Use comprehensive knowledge of all purchasing, order management, inventory, and accounting functions. Knowledge of taxing applications and Process Automation Tools. Knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems. Work independently, preparing project status reports & formal presentations as required. Requires minimum of MS or equiv. in CS, CIS, IT-related engineering, or related field, with two (2) yrs of prior progressive professional experience in Oracle. Extended travel and/ or relocation throughout U.S. Mail resumes to: RPS Tek Sol, LLC, Job LOC, 140 Kings Daughters Dr, Ste 300, Frankfort, KY 40601. Kentucky Veterinary Practice Group (KVPG) is hiring for the following positions: Veterinarian, Veterinary Technician, Veterinary Assistant, Customer Service Representative, Kennel Attendant, and Internships. KVPG operates two clinics in Lexington, Kentucky: Richmond Road Veterinary Clinic and Tates Creek Animal Hospital. Both clinics have served Central Kentucky for over thirty years and have thousands of active clients and patients. Interested applicants may email their resume to office@ richmondroadvetclinic.com. Please indicate the position you are applying for in the subject field.
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HOME AND GARDEN
Central Kentucky Home and Garden Show The 2021 Home and Garden Show was the inaugural event in Lexington’s new Exhibit Hall at Central Bank Center.
A Trip to Kentucky
In March, Martha Stewart traveled to eastern Kentucky for a conference at AppHarvest. While she was at her meeting, her head gardener, Ryan McCallister, made a stop in Lexington at Pemberton’s Greenhouses and Justins’ House of Bourbon. McCallister also toured Castle and Key in Frankfort, which features a garden restoration and plants installed by Jon Carloftis Fine Gardening.
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“Award of Excellence”
Jon Carloftis Fine Gardens was presented the National Garden Club “Award of Excellence.” Jon Carloftis posted on Instagram, “Gardens are what make places special and connect people to the spaces they are visiting. When people travel The Bourbon Trail and experience places like Makers mark and Castle and Key the gardens (and delicious Bourbon) keep people coming back to see how things grow, evolve, and last. The cherry on top was watching my oldest sister Carcille take her oath to be the next President for National
Garden Club of Kentucky.”
Free Garden Kit!
All materials for a garden kit are available (while supplies last) on Saturday, May 1 from 9-11 am at Fayette County Extension Office (1140 Harry Sykes Way). First come first served basis; limit one garden kit per family.
Hazardous Waste?
The next Household Hazardous Waste Collection is on Saturday, May 22, 8:30 am until 3 pm at 1631 Old Frankfort Pike (enter via Jimmie Campbell Dr.). Residents of Fayette County may drop off household hazardous waste for disposal at no charge.
Invasive Species
Bluegrass Greensource presents a volunteer opportunity for “Invasive Species Management” on Saturday May 8, 10 am to noon. Tackle winter creeper and honeysuckle growing at their future learning center location. (If you have a non-electric weed eater, bring it along.) Register online at Bluegrass Greensource.
Remembering a champion of the building industry
Congleton Lumber Company president, Bill McNees, died on April 10. McNees was a champion of the building industry and the BIA for many years. His family requests that in lieu of flowers or gifts, donations be made to Habitat For Humanity in Bill’s name.
Discussions of Stormwater
The city of Lexington hosts a Mornings with Planning: Discussions of Stormwater on Wednesday, May 5, 9-10 am. The discussion will focus on our city’s stormwater issues and how solving them is a complex task that requires creative, multidisciplinary thinking. Join panelists: Carmen Agouridis, Ph.D., P.E., M.P.P., Extension Professor, Associate Dean for Instruction
in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Biosystems Engineering, University of Kentucky Erin Hathaway, PLA, ASLA, Landscape Architect Project Manager, Gresham Smith Frank Mabson, Program Manager Sr., Water Quality, Environmental Quality and Public Works, City of Lexington Tom Martin, AICP, Senior Planner, Division of Planning, City of Lexington
Support Locust Trace AgriScience Center
Order hanging baskets, potted plants, vegetables, herbs, and more and support the Locust Trace AgirScience Center, which is the newest career and technical high school in Lexington, with energy and environment being key factors in the facility design and agriculture being the educational focus.
Memorial Day Trash Collection
Memorial Day is on Monday, May 31. Residents with Monday trash collection will be serviced on the make-up day, that following Wednesday.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION Saturday, May 22 8:30am to 3pm
1631 Old Frankfort Pike Enter via Jimmie Campbell Dr.
www.LexingtonKY.gov/HHWevent
Fayette County residents may drop off household hazardous waste for disposal at no charge.
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Sold In 40509
2975 POLO CLUB BLVD .......................................... $970,000 1009 ANDOVER FOREST DR ................................... $800,000 3696 HORSEMINT TRL ............................................ $519,000 3785 RIDGE VIEW WAY ........................................... $440,694 1200 AUTUMN RIDGE DR ...................................... $428,000
4729 WILLMAN WAY .............................................. $414,900 2013 LAWTON FLT ................................................... $390,000 656 VONBRYAN TRCE ............................................. $385,000 1420 MAYBANK PARK ............................................ $384,530 629 WINTER HILL LN ............................................... $377,500 801 PENNY LN ......................................................... $364,000 1093 HADDRELL PT ................................................. $362,000 257 JANE BRIGGS AVE ............................................ $356,000 3164 CHERRY MEADOW PATH.............................. $344,350 972 VILLAGE GREEN AVE ........................................ $335,000
Property sales info source: Fayette County Property Valuation office (www.fayettepva.com)
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3708 SUNFLOWER ST ............................................. $332,000 1723 HEMP HILL DR ............................................... $327,181 4187 TRADITION WAY ............................................. $332,000 1412 WESCOTT CIR ................................................. $325,668 3361 BAY SPRINGS PARK ....................................... $325,000 2089 FALLING LEAVES LN ....................................... $320,000 2680 FLYING EBONY DR UNIT 08 .......................... $312,000 2008 COVINGTON DR ............................................. $310,000 4349 WALNUT CREEK DR ....................................... $301,500
Sold In 40510
3540 SALISBURY DR ............................................... $501,500
Sold In 40511
2341 WALCOT WAY ................................................. $810,000 2349 WALCOT WAY................................................. $810,000 2353 WALCOT WAY................................................. $810,000 2361 WALCOT WAY................................................. $810,000
Sold In 40513
1273 LITCHFIELD LN ............................................... $593,000 1205 BIRMINGHAM LN .......................................... $580,000 3048 OLD FIELD WAY .............................................. $570,000 2178 CAVE HILL LN ................................................. $540,000 3216 BEAUMONT CENTRE CIR ............................... $417,000 1362 ESTATES HILL CIR ........................................... $408,000 2141 MANGROVE DR ............................................. $399,000 3332 BEAUMONT CENTRE CIR ............................... $335,000
5125 IVYBRIDGE DR ............................................... $465,000 4824 HEMPSTEAD DR ............................................ $443,000 229 SOMERSLY PL ................................................... $427,000 4020 MOONCOIN WAY .......................................... $420,000 720 SUNDOLLAR CV ............................................... $400,000 4304 WATERCREST CT ............................................. $389,900 4309 BROOKRIDGE DR .......................................... $380,000 425 LANTANA PARK ................................................ $342,000 4409 RIVERSIDE CT ................................................. $340,000 1082 ROCKBRIDGE RD ........................................... $325,000
Sold In 40514
1233 MELODY LN .................................................... $780,000 3653 WINTHROP DR .............................................. $345,000 845 WILLOW OAK CIR ............................................. $325,000
Sold In 40515
2101 HAWKESBURY WAY ...................................... $790,000 3757 BRANHAM PARK............................................ $720,000 Property sales info source: Fayette County Property Valuation office (www.fayettepva.com)
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