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Just a Few Miles South
Chefpreneur Ouita Michel’s forthcoming cookbook is a veritable Ouitapedia
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features P6 BUSINESS
Love cereal? Love gaming? Head to Southland.
P16 ON A ROLL
From Food Network to brick and mortar
P8 COMMUNITY
Celebrating the Legacy Trail
P10 MIKE AND MINNIE
Time flies and we’re all in it together
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Bella Cafe and Grille opens to carryout
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BUSINESS
Terry McBrayer photographed at the Governor’s Mansion, 2014.
Photo by Trevor Booker
AT THE MOVIES Following the indefinite closing of The Kentucky Theater, Regal Cinemas suspended operations at all of its U.S. theaters in early October, including the only Lexington location in Hamburg Pavilion. There is no word on a possible reopening date, but theaters could stay closed until 2021.
“We hope that the building is further evidence that Lexington’s core continues to be a vibrant place to be and that further investment is made along the MLK corridor and the adjacent streets,” says Mike Harris, President of Cowgill, who developed the community.
HOSPITALITY 21c Museum Hotel Lexington was recognized as the #5
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Condolences may be sent to his firm in care of Judy Campbell at 201 E. Main Street, Suite 900, Lexington, KY 40507. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Tates Creek Christian Church, 3150 Tates Creek Road, Lexington, KY 40502 or The Salvation Army, 736 West Main Street, Lexington, KY. ☐
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SHOPPING/RETAIL Bluegrass Creative Market is a curated Kentucky pop-up market at the Oleika Shriners on Southland Drive on Sunday, November 22 from 11 am until 4 pm. Bob’s Discount Furniture will move into the former Babies R Us in Hamburg.
RIP Terry McBrayer exington attorney Terry McBrayer died October 11, 2020 at the age of 83 after a lengthy battle with cancer. McBrayer began a law practice in a single room above a grocery store in Greenup, Kentucky, in 1963. The practice grew into McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, now McBrayer PLLC, expanding into offices now in Lexington and Louisville. McBrayer spent five terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives starting in 1976, where he became Speaker Pro Tempore and Majority Leader. He was known as a community leader for his work with the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, Kentucky Educational Television, Central Kentucky Blood Center, the Kentucky Council on Higher Education, the Central Kentucky Heart Association, the Salvation Army, and many more. At 83, his entrepreneurial quest for new business never dimmed, and even in the hospital, he was known to regularly hand out his business cards. A longtime avid fisherman and outdoorsman, he had a dedicated group of fishing buddies who traveled together, and their stories are legendary. Quite the raconteur, he was known for his quick wit, and was always the most entertaining speaker and emcee at dozens of the requisite rubber-chicken dinners and programs mandated by all civic, business, and political communities (consistently giving Bill Lear a run for his money). The funeral service was private but was live streamed on October 15. A true celebration of McBrayer’s life will be scheduled at some point post-Covid.
Framebridge currently operates a manufacturing facility in Richmond, Kentucky, and also plans for an additional 120 manufacturing hires for that facility.
Buff City Soap opened its second Lexington location on Nicholasville Road in October.
LexLive, the forthcoming theater across from Rupp Arena, is finishing the final touches as it prepares to open in fall 2020.
Peppermints & Pearls, a holiday shopping boutique, is at Lexington Christian Academy on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14.
DEVELOPMENT Julietta Market
Developed by the people behind The Night Markets, Julietta Market will be a 23,000 square foot year-round public market inside Greyline Station. The market will host a grand opening in November, but will continue to develop.
Studios180 debuts downtown
Studios180 is a new apartment complex in downtown Lexington, located on Martin Luther King.
Hotel in the South by Condé Nast Traveler’s 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards. “We are humbled by the support of our fans and guests, who made the effort to recognize us during a time when almost no one was traveling,” said Gabe Isaac, General Manager of 21c Lexington. “21c is more than a place to sleep. We are proud to be a meaningful part of the cultural and economic life of our city, and I am exceptionally proud of the heartfelt hospitality that our team extends to every person who visits. This award is a testament to the enduring connection of a great travel experience.”
INDUSTRY Framebridge, which offers fast custom framing, opened a new manufacturing facility in Lexington in October. The new 49,000-square-foot production facility plans to offer an initial hire of 120 manufacturing jobs in preparation for the holiday season.
BIZ CALENDAR The next Commerce Lexington Inc. @330 Series presented by Distillery Heights is Tuesday, November 10, from 3:30 - 4:30 pm on Zoom. Karrah Pearl from ExecuTrain will help participants learn about the rewards and challenges of leading a remote team. The EmpowHer Conference is Wednesday, November 13 at Epping’s on Eastside, and virtually. Hosted by Colene Elridge, the conference is a unique one-day experience for women to develop leadership skills. Women Leading Kentucky hosts a virtual Power Hour Leadership Series with Kimra Cole, President & COO of Columbia Gas on Thursday, November 19 at 3 pm.
Cereal Killer? Southland is the place to be
BY KEVIN NANCE
2020 Breeder’s Cup
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he Breeders’ Cup will run at Keeneland this fall, but with no spectators on-site. Gone are the beautiful chalets filled with racing fans, fine bourbon and chef-crafted fare, and the latest in haute fall fashion. The only constant this racing season has been change. This year marked the first time since 1945 that the Kentucky Derby was not run in May, but the postponement of the annual event brought a new wave of interest to the sport. “The 2020 Kentucky Derby was actually the most-watched sporting event since the Super Bowl,” says Breeders’ Cup president and CEO Drew Fleming. “This incredible engagement follows a number of other milestone moments for the sport this summer, including significant gains in TV coverage, viewership and betting, and we are excited to give fans another great event in November.” With only a limited number of participants allowed on-site, most fans will be tuning in to the 2020 World Championships from home. A new program, Breeders’ Cup at Home, was created to enhance the at-home viewing experience, offering expert tips for crafting the Breeders’ Cup Official Cocktails and placing educated bets online. “We hope that these efforts prove effective in keeping our local Lexington fan base entertained, inspired, and excited to join us in 2022 to witness first-hand the world-class racing and luxury lifestyle experience that the brand has become known for.”
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he news of this year’s Breeders’ Cup adaptations was followed by the heartening announcement that Keeneland will be the host site for the 2022 World Championships, scheduled for November 4 and 5, 2022. “We do believe that the Lexington community deserves a second chance to host and attend the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at its full potential, and so we are very excited to be bringing the event back to Keeneland in 2022, just two short years away.” The 2022 event will be the third Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland since its premiere here in 2015. “Bringing together two of the industry’s most iconic and prestigious organizations, the partnership between Keeneland and Breeders’ Cup represents the absolute ultimate Thoroughbred horse racing experience,” says Fleming. ☐
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ou can work up a pretty good appetite, playing video games for hours on end. And what are you hungry for? You wouldn’t turn down a slice of pizza, obviously. But what you really want, if you’re totally honest with yourself, is a nice bowl of Cap’n Crunch, maybe with a little Count Chocula thrown in, just for the hell of it. If this is you, you’re in luck. Game Warriorz, a new gaming lounge, eSports arena and cereal bar that opened this month on Southland Drive, offers not only the latest video and virtual-reality games, computer monitors with highspeed graphic cards that can show up to 240 frames per second and other eSports bells and whistles, but also an impressive selection of sweet and crunchy cereals to be mixed, matched, slurped and snacked upon while killing a few thousand orcs, or whatever, on the screen. “Cereal just goes with gaming. People that game … eat cereal,” owner Patrick Taylor says in an interview at the cavernous, 9,000-squarefoot facility next door to Good Foods Co-op. “When people are gaming, they want to be focused, know what I mean? So they want cereal and energy drinks — things that get you hyped up a little bit. Plus, there’s no other cereal bars around.” At the Game Warriorz bar, presided over by Taylor’s partner, Lauren Whittamore, patrons can choose from dozens of popular cereal brands and toppings. Whittamore and her staff are also whipping up signature bowls — most with names that feature nifty bits of gaming wordplay — such as Smores
Nite (a mixture of grahamcracker cereal, chocolate and marshmallows), the Minecraft Muddy Bowl (Rice Chex, Cocoa Pebbles, Reese’s peanutbutter cups) and the Rainbow Road (Froot Loops, Fruity Pebbles, Skittles, whipped cream and a drizzle of strawberry sauce). And if you’re really finding your groove with those orcs, or whatever, you can order a bowl of cereal from your computer terminal — and a Red Bull to wash it down, if you’re so inclined — and have it brought to you. Not that eating cereal is the main order of business at Game Warriorz. That would be playing video games by yourself, with your friends or co-workers — Taylor says the facility is already booking birthday parties and corporate team-building events — or as part of eSport tournaments in which contestants will compete for cash prizes. “You can bring your whole company here and you’ve got 15 to 40 stations where everybody can play the same game at the same time,” says Taylor. “You’re not just talking to somebody through a headset. You can actually see them.” Computer terminals also have stat-tracking software which records each player’s results in particular games, allowing them to see how they stack up against other players locally and nationally. Even non-competitive gamers — including, presumably, older patrons who come in to play retro games on classic platforms like Nintendo, Sega and Playstation 2 consoles — are thirsty for the social aspects of the gaming community that can’t be entirely slaked by playing with others remotely over the internet. “What we’re offering is a chance for people to get out of the basement, to get out of the bedroom, to just get out and
socially game,” says Taylor, a Georgetown resident who also owns and operates three locations of Foam Warriorz — indoor Nerf combat arenas — in Lexington, Louisville and Florence. “This is where you can learn from other people, and you can watch them play, share playing techniques and so on. Gaming is definitely a community-type deal, but there’s not a lot of places where you can do stuff like this.” Game Warriorz is observing and enforcing the CDC’s Covid-19 health guidelines, including mandatory maskwearing (except while eating cereal, of course), Taylor says. All play stations are at least six feet apart, and all surfaces in the facility — including the red and black leather chairs and sofas, selected for their ability to be wiped down — are being disinfected after each use. Even so, extra-cautious players can bring their own controllers, keyboards and mouses if they choose. And when they get hungry, players will have no shortage of cereal choices. If they become extra ravenous in the midst of a marathon gaming session, for example, they can opt for the Wonka Flocka Flave bowl, which has, well, “a ton of stuff in it,” Whittamore says. “It’s like a Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory bowl.”☐
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COMMUNITY
911 Director of the Year
Robert Stack, the Director of Lexington’s Division of Enhanced 911, recently was named 911 Director of the Year by the Kentucky Emergency Number Association and the Kentucky Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials.
Lexington’s Fire Chief to retire
Legacy Trail finishes final phase
The final leg of Legacy Trail, Lexington’s longest trail, was completed in October. A ribbon cutting was held to honor the completion featuring Mayor Gorton, Councilmembers James Brown and Chuck Ellinger, and Lisa Adkins, President/CEO of the Blue Grass Community Foundation. The 12-mile-long trail, which has been more than a decade long project, connects the East End of Lexington to the Kentucky Horse Park.
GOVERNMENT Potential Parking Lot Paradise Lexington Third District council member Jake Gibbs died earlier this spring at the age of 66. Wife Anita Courtney has organized a fundraising effort for “Jake’s Garden” at Sav’s Restaurant on Main, welcoming donations of time, plants, and financial contributions. In the GoFundMe page, she writes, “We’d love donations of labor and if you’d like to contribute some of your garden perennials to Jake’s Garden, look for the list of plants included in the garden design that will be posted in the Spring. Jake knew Lexington could be so much more than it is. He so wanted our city to be innovative, environmentally cherished and covered by beautiful green spaces. You can participate in making Jake’s vision a reality by contributing to this one-of-a-kind neighborhood spot on Lexington’s Main Street. And you’ll be able to say that you...made paradise, tore up a parking lot.”
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PEOPLE JA of the Bluegrass announces new President
Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass announced Laurel R. Martin will succeed Lynn Hudgins, who retired as President after 22 years. Martin brings more than ten years of nonprofit experience and over 27 years in higher education through administrative and faculty positions at both private and public higher education institutions.
Kentucky’s 2021 Teacher of the Year
Lexington Fire Chief Kristin Chilton announced that she plans to retire in January. Chilton is a 28-year veteran of the Lexington fire department, and one of a handful of women fire chiefs in the U.S.
Hensley named new Finance Commissioner Donnie Piercey, a fifth-grade teacher at Stonewall Elementary, has been named the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year.
NONPROFIT NEWS Dress for Success Lexington to dissolve
Transportation Funding
Governor Andy Beshear announced $8.5 million in transportation funding to replace transit buses and support efforts to expand reliable and sustainable transportation in Kentucky. Lextran was awarded $1.5 million of those funds to replace six older diesel buses with four new natural gas and two all-electric buses.
The finance commissioner oversees the Divisions of Accounting, Budgeting, Purchasing and Revenue. Hensley succeeds Bill O’Mara, who retired.
Mayor Linda Gorton named Erin Hensley as Lexington’s new Finance Commissioner. Hensley has spent the last 10 years at the Community Action Council, where she most recently served as Chief Financial Officer. “Every day in finance brings new challenges and new opportunities to positively impact the community,” Hensley said.
Dress for Success Lexington announced its dissolution in October: “Our hearts are heavy. We are so incredibly proud of the work we have done in this community and the lives we have changed. To the women we have served: continue to shine like the bright stars you are — you are beautiful, talented and worthy — keep moving! Thank you, Lexington. We are grateful.” Board President Sarah Lim C. Berkowitz says, “Together, we are so proud of the life-changing women’s movement Dress for Success Lexington has led in our community. The COVID-19 pandemic is creating an evolving
situation with varied repercussions, and nonprofits are at the forefront of this disruption.”
STREETS, ROADS, AND TRAFFIC Construction on Euclid Avenue finishes early
The two-mile-long sanitary sewer project along Euclid Avenue, originally slated to be completed by December 2021, finished over a year early. The project, running from Oliver Lewis Way to Tates Creek Road, installed a new sewer pipe required under a federal consent decree to improve the City’s water quality and increase sewer capacity for future growth.
Water Main on Winchester Road
Kentucky American Water has begun a water main improvement project in Lexington on Winchester Road between Hume Road and Man O War Boulevard. The project, will total approximately $1.1
million in investment, involves upgrading 1.5 miles of water main installed in the 50s. The new water lines will better accommodate recent and future development in the eastern part of Fayette County. The project is expected to have minimal traffic impact since construction will be off the road, but motorists are still encouraged to be extra cautious when traveling through the work zone for their own safety and for the safety of those working on the project. This water main improvement project is among approximately $8 million worth of efforts approved this year by the Kentucky Public Service Commission for Kentucky American Water’s new Qualified Infrastructure Program (QIP). QIP projects are paid for with the QIP fees collected through customers’ monthly water bills. The fee associated with this year’s program will add $.36 to the average monthly residential bill.
Final phase of Clays Mill Road widening project
The final and most difficult phase of widening Clays Mill Road has begun. This last phase, between Waco Road and Harrodsburg Road, will widen Clays Mill Road from two to three lanes, install new curbs and gutters, make safety improvements, create new bike lanes, plant over 250 trees, and upgrade traffic signals. When complete, approximately
four miles of roadway will have been widened. The new center turn lane will greatly reduce vehicle congestion by eliminating midblock traffic stoppages while a car waits to turn left. Work on this section will begin in the next few weeks, but two-way traffic will be maintained through construction. This final phase is expected to be completed by November 2022.
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FEATURE
Mike and Minnie Time flies and we’re all in it together BY MIKE NORRIS
Adkins and Norris at a book signing in Morehead
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Adkins and Norris presenting at the West Virginia University Museum of Art.
always get a slight feeling of dread and sadness as fall begins to cool the air. I trace this to growing up in McKee, Kentucky, in a home where both parents were teachers. As summer wound down, not only were my days of freedom ending, my parents would be returning to the daily grind. Not that they didn’t love teaching. They did. But still—6:30 alarm clock clanging, house chilly from a coal furnace that had burned out overnight, car windshields to be scrapped. An unspoken gloom would gradually descend over all three of us as “first-day” inched nearer.
And this year, true to form, that feeling crept in, but with more force than usual. Magnified by Covid maybe? Certainly the virus, whether it’s entered our body or not, infects most of us with a degree of anxiety. But thinking about it over the last week, I realized that more was going on than just the backto-school blues and the virus. No, it was a grieving about change, about familiar things going away, the emptiness after their departure, and the newness of the things replacing them. What were these things? Well, little pieces of painted wood. Now before the men are summoned to bring the white jacket with buckles in back, let me explain: the pieces of painted wood were the 170 carvings that Minnie Adkins did for Ring Around the Moon that have been my constant companions for three years. These were not just objects fixed on the three tables in my writing/ photography/music room (or, as Carmen calls it, “where you live”). No, they were all-in allies in a backand-forth partnership—the intense period of posing and photograph-
Norris and Adkins have published four books and are working on a fifth.
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ing for Ring; selecting certain carvings for special Facebook projects (for example, using images of various characters to support funding for the University Press of Kentucky); and looking to the flock for ideas and inspiration as I worked on another set of rhymes for the new book. But maybe even more powerful was simply the daily togetherness, the reliable companionship from morning to night of this Eastern Kentucky crew given life by Minnie’s knife and paintbrush. A presence dependably there regardless of what happened as time ticked on. And so when I brought out the boxes, newspaper, and sandwich bags to pack them away, it felt almost like laying old friends to rest. Down one by one in the boxes they went to be stored in the shop. Harlie, Mildred, Blind Sam, Old Doc Hale, the wooly worm, and a hundred more. How long would they stay there? What would have changed when they came out again, whenever that was? Who would be taking them out? Me? Maybe, maybe not. And then the empty tables making the room look bigger and lonelier. And now the new figures repopulating the tables. Getting to know them as I taped a title and page number to each one and placed them in the order they will appear
in the book. Another interesting gang, but different. Exciting, but new friends, not old. Finally, I realize that the sadness is even deeper than old back-toschool memories, or Covid, or saying goodbye to the familiar and beginning to build a relationship with the new. It’s about us and how time moves on as each generation has to go in the box to be replaced by a still newer generation for which the box is waiting. It’s tough, but it’s the way time works, and the best we can do is accept the cycle and find the good that’s there in whatever time it is—even a time of contagion and lockdown. Which brings a concluding thought—or really, a fantasy. What if, during a rough time, like the present, for example, we could magically make that period be over, and then, when things are better, bring the time back out, add the span to our allotted days and enjoy it without the trouble that made us want it to be over in the first place? Doesn’t work that way does it? But that didn’t keep Mommy from imagining it:
Time
Time flies, time drags. If only we could store it in bags. Stuff some in to make it past, And twist the top to make it last. Then tear time open, letting it flow, To bring relief when hours run low.
—from Ring Around the Moon) Time, that rascal, doesn’t behave according to our wishes, but at least we’re all in it together. Mike Norris is a writer who grew up in McKee. His books are available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Wal Mart, many other websites, and in bookstores.
FEATURE
Just a Few Miles South Ouita Michel announces her first cookbook BY KRISTINA ROSEN Do I Use with My Bourbon says “Ouita is quintessential Kentucky, reflecting our treasured culinary culture. Her respect for the Bluegrass blends perfectly with her incredible and innovative journey with food.”
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f there was anyone who didn’t need an elevator pitch to sell their first cookbook it would be Ouita Michel. Michel recently announced her cookbook, Just a Few Miles South: Timeless Recipes from our Favorite Places, featuring over 150 recipes for popular menu items from her Lexington restaurant empire which includes Holly Hill Inn, Honeywood, Windy Corner Market, Wallace Station, Midway Bakery, and Zim’s, to name a few. The new title will be published by Fireside Industries, an imprint of the University Press of Kentucky. The chefpreneur says, “It’s the culmination of a long process of writing the book and I’m so excited for people to be able to have their favorite recipes from these restaurants and be able to make a lot of these recipes we’re famous for at home.” More than recipes, Michel shares stories of the inspiration for dishes and the history of her unique restaurants. Both expert and novice cooks can learn how to make the homemade bread that they know and love from Wallace Station while they discover more about why she wanted to open a restaurant built around Po-Boys. Kentucky celebrity chef and author Edward Lee describes Michel as “a custodian of tradition, a magician of flavor,” adding, “her restaurants are the narratives that tell us who we are in Kentucky.” Peggy Noe Stevens, founder of the Bourbon Women Association and coauthor of Which Fork
he book has been in the works for six years, as she sandwiched the project in between her duties running a thriving restaurant business and scaling back recipes from the restaurant and testing them for home kitchen use. The cookbook was a team effort with help from chef-recipe-writer-editor Sara Gibbs and special projects director for Chef Ouita restaurants Genie Graf. Artist Brenna Flannery drew the cookbook’s illustrations. Michel chose to have black and white illustrations accompany her recipes rather than photographs, explaining, “The illustrations are as big a part of the book as the recipes are, it reads like a graphic novel almost, it’s really beautifully designed.” One of the illustrations even inspired Michel’s first tattoo. Flannery, who is a tattoo artist at Charmed Life Tattoo, had drawn a couple dandelions for the cookbook and during the recent Covid shutdowns, Michel says she began identifying with dandelions. “Dandelions are cheerful. They have that bright yellow color, they’re durable and sturdy, and you can also eat them. At the end, you get to make a wish for the future and blow all their seeds away, so I really love the dandelion,” says Michel.
With the challenges facing dine-in restaurants this past year, this cookbook will offer a springtime solution for Kentucky food lovers who want to re-create the same flavors from Chef Ouita restaurants at home. Lexington Pastry chef and New York Timesbestselling author Stella Parks has spent time at Wallace Station and the Holly Hill Inn “as both a patron and a chef,” and says the new book serves as “a brilliant field guide to the food and culture of the bluegrass, as embodied by Ouita’s family of restaurants.” Just a Few Miles South is available now for preorder for Sprint 2021. Reservations for pickup come with a ticket to the Spring launch party at Fasig Tipton.
—Ouita Michel at Creative Mornings Lexington
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sun DAYLIGHT SAVINGS EVENT Dia de
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tue 2020 ELECTION DAY
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Murder Mystery Dinner, Kentucky Castle, 7 pm
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thu HORSE 2020 Breeders’ Cup, Keeneland (thru Saturday)
MUSIC The Breeders’
Cup Festival, downtown Lexington (thru Sat Nov 7)
EVENT Breeders’ Cup
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Dinner, Honeywood, 6 pm
READ Books and Brews
Club with Transcription by Kate Atkinson, virtual, 7 pm
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Daughters Southern at Pivot Brewing, 11 am
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READ 2020
Kentucky Book Festival online event schedule begins
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READ John Grisham in
conversation with Kim Edwards (Kentucky Book Festival), online event, 7 pm
SPORTS Cornhole League starts, Rickhouse Pub, 7 pm
COMEDY
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Trey Kennedy, Comedy Off Broadway, 7 pm
LIT
Writing Historical Fiction:
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Conversation with Margaret Verble, Roxana Robinson, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (Kentucky Book Festival), online event, 7 pm
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Kentucky Minority & Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) Certification Program, virtual, 11 am
HOLIDAY Christmas Tea at Waveland State Historic Site, 2 pm
RUN/ WALK 5th
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Annual Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K, Mereworth Farm, 8:30 am
SHOP Bluegrass Creative
Market, Oleika Shriners on Southland Drive, 11 am
DRINK Sipp’n Sunday
Perfectly Pinot: Wine Tasting Event, Kentucky
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Annual Charity Chili CookOff, J. Render’s Southern Table & Bar, 6 pm
SHOP Privé Med Spa Event of the Year, virtual, 9 am BIZ 110
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Conversations, Base110, Noon
CANCELED Bluegrass Youth Ballet Presents Cinderella, Lexington Opera House
World Championship week kicks off with fireworks show, Rupp Arena’s High Street parking lot, 6:30 pm
MUSIC Arlo McKinley, The Burl Arcade, 5:30 pm
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We Love Lex — Serve 2020, Immanuel Baptist Church, 9 am (thru Sunday)
EVENT First Annual Bourbon and Breeders’ Ball, Kentucky Castle, 4:30 pm
THE BREEDERS’ CUP FESTIVAL, DOWNTOWN LEXINGTON
VETERAN’S DAY
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Literary Agent Alice Speilburg in conversation with Courtney Maum, Beverly Bell, and Clint Edwards ( Kentucky Book Festival), online event, 7 pm
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Accents Book Club:
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MASKED MAN, BLACK by Frank X
Walker, online, 7 pm
COMEDY
James Gregory, Comedy Off Broadway, 7 pm (thru Sat)
SHOP
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Peppermints & Pearls 2020, Lexington Christian Academy, 5:30 pm (thru Sat)
LIT An Evening of
Poetry featuring Nikky Finney, Frank X Walker, and Dwayne Betts, online event, 7 pm
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Gary Owen, Comedy Off Broadway, 7:30 pm (thru Sun)
THEATRE Murder Mystery
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CANCELED Lexington Junior League’s Holly Day Market
Dinner, Kentucky Castle, 7 pm
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Make-up trash collection day in observance of Thanksgiving
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
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Recycle your Thanksgiving cooking oil at Lexington’s Gobble Grease Toss, 10 am to 2 pm, at Redwood Cooperative School. Please bring your grease in a closed container that you can leave.
BALL
Vanderbilt vs UK, Kroger Field
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LIT Views of a Place:
Writing Kentucky, Then & Now: Silas House, Ashley Blooms, Karen Salyer McElmurray, and Robert Gipe in conversation, virtual, 7 pm
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Pumpkin Spice Teatime in the Grand Ballroom, Kentucky Castle, 11 am
OUTDOOR Black Friday Hike, McConnell Springs, 2 pm
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Bluegrass Railroad Museum begins train rides with Santa and Mrs. Claus, every Saturday and Sunday thru Dec 13
conversation, virtual, 7 pm
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Daughters Southern at Pivot Brewing, 11 am
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Trey Kennedy, Comedy Off Broadway, 7 pm
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Kentucky Minority & Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) Certification Program, virtual, 11 am
HOLIDAY Christmas Tea at Waveland State Historic Site, 2 pm
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Annual Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K, Mereworth Farm, 8:30 am
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Annual Charity Chili CookOff, J. Render’s Southern Table & Bar, 6 pm
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Accents Book Club:
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MASKED MAN, BLACK by Frank X
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Make-up trash collection day in observance of Thanksgiving
DRINK Sipp’n Sunday
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Santa Brunch, Kentucky Castle, 10:30 am
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CANCELED Lexington Junior League’s Holly Day Market
Dinner, Kentucky Castle, 7 pm
Market, Oleika Shriners on Southland Drive, 11 am
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Gary Owen, Comedy Off Broadway, 7:30 pm (thru Sun)
THEATRE Murder Mystery
SHOP Bluegrass Creative
Perfectly Pinot: Wine Tasting Event, Kentucky Castle, 3 pm
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
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Recycle your Thanksgiving cooking oil at Lexington’s Gobble Grease Toss, 10 am to 2 pm, at Redwood Cooperative School. Please bring your grease in a closed container that you can leave.
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Pumpkin Spice Teatime in the Grand Ballroom, Kentucky Castle, 11 am
OUTDOOR Black Friday Hike, McConnell Springs, 2 pm
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Bluegrass Railroad Museum begins train rides with Santa and Mrs. Claus, every Saturday and Sunday thru Dec 13
AROUND THE CORNER Dec 5
The Lexington Theatre Company & Ouita Michel presents Behind the Curtain: White Christmas, virtual
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Acoustic Concert 2020, Rupp Arena
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Three 6 Mafia Concert, Rupp Arena
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra ‘Christmas Eve and Other Stories’ Livestream Event
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BIACares partners with the Kentucky National Guard for Operation Military Cheer starting on November 2 through December 9, 2020. L.V. Harkness & Co. and Greentree Antiques hosts a Holiday Open House on Tuesday, November 3 through Friday, November 7. The Mixmas Market is happening at Lexington Green on Saturday, November 7 at 9 am until 3 pm. God’s Pantry Food Bank’s annual Sharing Thanksgiving Basket Brigade is at Southland Christian Church on Richmond Road on November 13 and November 14, two-hour time slots from 8 am until 6 pm. My Favorite Things in Hamburg hosts a Christmas Open House on November 6-7, November 10-14, and November 17-21.
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Recycle your Thanksgiving cooking oil for free at Lexington’s Gobble Grease Toss event on Friday, November 27 from 10 am to 2 pm at Redwood Cooperative School (166 Crestwood Dr). Please bring your grease in a closed container that you can leave. Junior League of Lexington’s Holly Day Market is canceled for 2020. The Kentucky Holly Jolly Christmas Expo is canceled for 2020.
ARTS AND CULTURE
Hey Clockface, Hey Clarinet
Rags and Riches
If the past few months needed a theme song, ‘Tension of the Season” by Rags and Riches would be a top contender. Born and raised in Lexington, brothers Tanner and Peyton Whitt of Rags and Riches released the new single in October. The inspiration for the band name came while working at Kelly Williamson, a rug shop located off South Broadway behind Country Boy Brewing. “The deeper meaning behind it all is, whether you come from wealth or poverty, we are one people equal and united,” explains Tanner. Interview at aceweekly.com.
BY GREG JOHNSON
Retrofitting Southland
LexArts, along with the City of Lexington and the National Endowment for the Arts, celebrated the eight artists who are exhibiting sculptures in Retrofitting the Retro, an 18-month outdoor installation along Southland Drive. Two of the sculptures were purchased as permanent sculptures, while the rest are available for purchase.
New on Netflix
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Have you seen The Queen’s Gambit? It’s the new Netflix series Town and Country calls “glamorous, gritty, and absolutely captivating.” It’s based on the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis. Tevis received his English BA and MA at UK, working in a friend’s Lexington pool hall which inspired his novels, The Hustler, and The Color of Money. He died in 1984, and was inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame in 2018. ☐
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While my hoodlum friends Elvis Costello is releasing were strumming their his first new album in 4 years, cheap electric guitars, I but that’s not the big news. was trilling on an instruThe news is this: His title song ment guaranteed to get “Hey Clockface” features a me no dates whatsoever clarinet! with anybody at all, ever. Yes, I was the kid who played the clarinet. When I was in grade school, we had “band day,” and, although it seems deliriously unhealthy now, that consisted of long folding tables set up in the school lobby with instruments lying on them so that we students could wander around and discover our true musical calling by blowing through various things to see what happened. There were trumpets and trombones, even tubas. But I liked the looks of the clarinet. It seemed like a blinged-out recorder, and I’d already played one of those. I picked it up, put my fingers over a few holes — and out came sweet, sweet Dixieland jazz. OK, not quite, but it wasn’t a piercing squawk like other kids had produced. “You’re a natural,” the music teacher said. And thus began my musical career with the world’s dorkiest instrument, except possibly the bassoon or the piccolo. While my hoodlum friends were strumming their cheap electric guitars, I was trilling on an instrument guaranteed to get me no dates whatsoever with anybody at all, ever. Though I was an outcast in the Age of Rock, I liked playing the clarinet, actually. My high-school band and I even recorded a concert LP with Doc Severinsen of “The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson.” My tone was so pure and perfect that the band director would have me play a note so that everyone else could tune. And don’t even get me going on my embouchure. But I put that clarinet on the shelf in college. Eventually, the cork all dried out, and I ended up giving it away. Still, if someone hides a clarinet part in the mix of a song, my ears perk up a little, even now. So, thanks, Elvis C. ☐
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The Academy of American Poets has awarded former UK professor Nikky Finney the Wallace Stevens Lifetime Achievement prize and $100,000. In 2011, she won the National Book Award in Poetry, and a compliment from presenter John Lithgow that she gave the “the best acceptance speech ever— for anything.”
High School yearbook photo for Greg Johnson: “even though it’s a wrestlingteam picture, you can see that soulful, clarinet-playing look in my eyes.”
HEALTH & OUTDOORS Baptist Health Lexington updates visitor restrictions
With many visitor restrictions still in effect, Baptist Health Lexington announced that visitors are now limited to those 18 years and older. Visitation for non-COVID patients is limited to one designated person with some special exceptions. All visitors will continue to be screened before entering the facilities, they must wear a mask at all times and continue to social distance. The restrictions are subject to change based on community guidelines.
Play Golf Lex
Lexington Parks & Recreation announced a new volunteer opportunity on each of their five golf courses. Every three hours worked will earn you a free 9 holes of golf on the course you volunteered for. Current opportunities include golf shop attendant (golf cart fleet, starter, ranger, Golf Shop) and golf maintenance. Interest forms and volunteer manuals can be found online. Forms can be returned via email or dropped off at any City golf course.
Evers elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Run, walk, or jog
Dr. B. Mark Evers, professor of surgery at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and director of the UK Markey Cancer Center, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
Saint Joseph receives $40,000 grant from Susan G. Komen Kentucky
The Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation has received a $40,000 grant from Susan G. Komen Kentucky that will be used to help local breast cancer patients at Saint Joseph East with essential living expenses.
Sullivan University Medical Assistant Program ranks best in Kentucky The Medical Assisting program at Sullivan University’s Lexington campus has been ranked the top medical assisting program in Kentucky.
The 2020 Virtual Thoroughbred Classic 5K, 10K, & Half Marathon begins on Sunday, November 1 through Monday, November 30. The last day to register for the race is Sunday, November 22. The Lexington Hot Cider Hustle 5K is canceled for Saturday, November 7. Travel & Virtual Run Around the World 2020 is held on Saturday, November 7 from 8 am until 8 pm. The 5th Annual Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K is on Sunday, November 22 at 8:30am at Mereworth Farm in West Lexington. The 2020 Southern Lights Stroll has been canceled in response to Covid-19. Look for its return in 2021.
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FEATURE
On a Roll The Futile Bakery opens on Waller
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fter he appeared on an episode of the Food Network’s “Christmas Cookie Challenge” in December of 2018, Daniel King’s passion for baking really took off. He began his brand on social media with sugar cookies.
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The Futile Bakery is his first brick and mortar effort, on Waller Avenue, offering a weekly changing menu of sugar cookies and seasonal cinnamon rolls. King decided to leave his day job at University of Kentucky this past August and had the bakery open by October. While he gained popularity with his decorated sugar cookies, King is not limiting himself. His large cinnamon rolls, which he spent years making for his family, have already gained such a following that it’s not uncommon for them to sell out daily. The cinnamon rolls are made fresh daily while the dough rests overnight. Along with a selection of cookies and cinnamon rolls, the bakery offers a variety of macarons, decorated celebration cakes, and custom designed cookies. Gluten-free versions of some cookies also are available and King plans to incorporate more savory pastries soon. “I have been so fortunate to be welcomed not only by the local community in and around Waller Avenue, but also the greater Lexington and Kentucky community,” says King.
A Dream Come True Toyoda opens his first restaurant in Chevy Chase
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fter over a decade of dreaming, Kuni Toyoda prepares to open his newest restaurant, Bella Cafe & Grille, in Chevy Chase. Toyoda brought us Bella Notte, Bella Forno (formerly Crust) and Smashing Tomato, but his newest concept explores more than Italian cuisine. Toyoda describes it as “everyday dining that you deserve. He adds, “Keep it simple, but do it right.” The menu features everyday food like burgers and roasted chicken, all scratch-made in a more elevated manner. Bella Cafe & Grille will be open for carryout only until in-person dining is back to full capacity. “A lot of time and effort went into figuring out how to give people the best carryout food they can get,” says Tiffany Blair, director of operations. She adds with a laugh, “I’ve eaten a lot of food that’s sat in a box for 30 minutes.” The forthcoming restaurant will open in the former Le Matin Bakery & Zuni Café, which closed in August 2019. Toyoda has kept his eye on that exact location for years, building a relationship with the former owners. He even plans to resurrect favorite items from Le Matin. Bella Cafe & Grille opens for carryout only at 890 East High Street in November. (Full story at acemagazinelex.com)
ACE EATS OUT
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exington’s food scene is everchanging and at no point has that been more true than during a global pandemic. In recent months, we’ve noticed a trend in reporting more births than obits, a surprising but heartwarming realization, especially during a challenging time for the industry. We sat down with the team behind Bella Notte Restaurant Group who prepare to open a new concept that’s not yet open for in-person dining while we watch Critchfield successfully move around the corner during their busiest season of the year. With minimal obits to report, we anticipate what is to come for the food scene, like an Ace Battle of the Biscuits?
The Fishtank will once again find a home on the corner of Euclid and Woodland in the former Best Friend Bar location, which closed in May. John Resaloni, who closed Cosmic Charlie’s in May, plans to revive the once popular campus bar, which enjoyed a nine-year stint from 20002009. From home-based to a brick-andmortar, The Futile Bakery opened on Waller Avenue with sugar cookies, seasonal cinnamon rolls, and macarons. Grounded Coffee Transit is a new mobile coffee experience that brings iced, hot and nitro-brew beverages to events or special occasions throughout KY, with Lexington as one of their main locations.
COMING SOON
Joella’s Hot Chicken will open its second Lexington location in Hamburg in November.
Battle of the biscuits! Biscuit Belly, an innovative fast casual breakfast and brunch concept from Louisville, plans to expand into Lexington in 2021.
Old Kentucky Chocolates has opened a new location featuring a drive-thru in the Palomar Shopping Center.
BIRTHS BurgerFi is opening in the former site of Back Yard Burgers in Hamburg.
TRANSITIONS The famous fried chicken isn’t back quite yet, but Critchfield Meats Family Market opens on Southland Drive in November. Through the holiday season, the new location is focusing on completing holiday orders with plans to resurrect the beloved SaveA-Lot fried chicken in the new year. Distilled, formerly located at The Sire, has moved into the former Nick Ryan’s on Jefferson Street.
Texas Roadhouse on Richmond Road left its location next to Kroger and reopened across the street in the former Walmart parking lot.
OBITS As Bella Notte Restaurant Group debuts a new restaurant in Chevy Chase, they close Bella Forno on Richmond Road. Originally known as Crust, the restaurant has served the group as a commissary since closing to the public in mid-March.
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ACE EATS IN
Always Thankful How to Roast the Juiciest Thanksgiving Turkey BY TOM YATES
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ver the river and through the woods… But maybe not this year. When my family moved to Kentucky and settled in with my grandparents on their remote rural farm, the notion of Thanksgiving was completely new to me. It just wasn’t a thing in Austria, Germany, or Africa. There were no turkeys, dressings, or casseroles to share. No football. Our large family was thousands of miles away. Thanksgiving never happened. Life on the farm was a different kind of life. On Thanksgiving morning, my grandmother’s demeanor changed. Through the flurry and hubbub, she’d quietly and serenely crank out countless sweet potato pies, chess pies, transparent pies, and pumpkin pies. By midmorning, the family started piling in. Choreographed like a country version of Swan Lake, the array of sides and fixings were laid out over every inch of counter space, including a makeshift cover over the kitchen sink. Always feeling like an awkward interloper, I swooned with awe. After my grandmother filled her milkwood punch bowl with Cola Lemonade iced down with lemonade ice cubes, the Thanksgiving blessing opened the buffet. Those early Thanksgivings made me realize I had missed something that I didn’t even know was missing in my life — family, friends, and even Thanksgiving. During these times, it’s ok to miss all the hoopla when you hold close what is missing. There’s a simple joy in knowing that our friends and family share the missing. No doubt, this year will be different than any other. Although
smaller, simpler, safer, and softer this year, hold fast to the missing and embrace the present. Roasted Turkey. Heaven knows, over the years I’ve done just about anything and everything you can do with a turkey. Depending on how fancified or low brow I wanted to go, I’ve deep fried, spatchcocked, brined, smoked, braised, buttered, herbed, stuffed, unstuffed, deboned, and ruined quite a few turkeys. Each and every method had its pros and cons. ALL of them were fussy and labor intensive....because...well....isn’t that the point? We go overboard for the sake of those we love. These days are different. Overboard is overboard. Simple wins. Surprisingly, I snagged a very small 11 pound fresh turkey. Big enough to feel festive, yet small enough to feed a few close friends. With adjusted cooking times, this simple method works with any sized turkey. After melting 1 cup unsalted butter and letting it cool, I added 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/2 cup white wine, 2 tablespoons sorghum, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon finely ground black pepper, 1 teaspoon ground poultry seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage, and 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme. I whisked to combine, and loaded an injection syringe with the mix before carefully injecting the breasts, thighs, and drumsticks under the skin in several locations, pushing the marinade and pulling the needle to evenly distribute the marinade throughout the flesh. After liberally salting the skin of the turkey, I massaged softened butter over every square inch of the skin and slid it into the refrigerator (uncovered) to dry out and marinate overnight. To keep things less fussy, I braised vegetables along with the turkey. Like any good roast, that method benefits from a two-step process. In lieu of a roasting rack, I scattered unpeeled carrots, Madison County purple onions, trimmed celery stalks, Scott County cleaned leeks, and unpeeled parsnips into the bottom of a medium sized roasting pan. After stuffing the turkey with 1 halved lemon, 1 halved blood orange, 1 sliced celery stalk, onion, fresh sage, fresh
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rosemary, and 2 peeled garlic cloves, I tied the turkey legs together with kitchen twine, and nestled the turkey onto the vegetables. I poured 1 1/2 cups chicken stock into the roasting pan, let the turkey rest on the counter for 20 minutes to take the chill off, covered the breast with aluminum foil, and slid it into a preheated 335 oven. I basted the turkey with the pan juices every 30 minutes or so. Midway ( 1 1/2 hours in), I added an additional 1 cup stock, removed the foil from the breast meat, and covered the legs with the foil to prevent overbrowning. At the 2 hour mark, I removed most of the spent vegetables before adding fresh peeled carrots, sliced fresh celery, sliced onions, and 2 seeded and sliced Casey County acorn squash. After basting the skin every 20 minutes during the last hour, I finished with a whisper thin glaze of 2 tablespoons sorghum mixed with 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice. When the internal temp hit 165 degrees, I pulled the turkey from the oven, tented it, and let it rest for 30 minutes before nestling it onto a bed of fresh sage and fresh bay leaves along with apples, blood oranges, pears, and roasted acorn squash. Simpler. Smaller. Always Thankful.
ROB BREZSNY’S FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries poet Charles Baudelaire championed the privilege and luxury of changing one’s mind. He thought it was natural and healthy to always keep evolving beyond one’s previous beliefs and attitudes, even if that meant one might seem inconsistent or irrational. “It is lamentable,” he once proclaimed, “that, among the Rights of Human Beings, the right to contradict oneself has been disregarded.” I bring these thoughts to your attention, my dear Aries, so that you will feel at peace with the prospect of outgrowing any rules, strategies, and approaches that have worked pretty well for you up until now but that have outlived their usefulness.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The horoscopes I write for you are my love letters to you. As I compose them, my goal is to celebrate your beauty and strength even as I discern what’s lacking in your life and what confusions might be undermining you. In my philosophy of life, that’s how love works at its best: remaining keenly aware of the good qualities in the beloved while helping them deal with their problems and heal their wounds. I suggest that in the coming weeks you adopt my approach for your own close relationships. Your allies are in special need of both your praise and your rectifications.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When Charles de Gaulle was 15, he wrote “General de Gaulle,” a short story in which he envisioned himself, many years in the future, as a general in the French army. Thirty-five years later, his imaginary tale came true, as he became a general of the free French army fighting against Germany in World War II. In the spirit of de Gaulle’s prophecy, and in accordance with current astrological omens, I encourage you to compose a comparable tale about your own destiny. Have fun as you visualize in great detail a successful role you will play years from now. CANCER (June 21-July 22): In 1903, archaeologists digging in a cave in Cheddar Gorge, England found the fossilized remains of “Cheddar Man,” a person who had lived there 9,000 years earlier. In 1997, DNA tests revealed that a teacher named Adrian Targett, who was currently living a half-mile from the cave, was a direct descendant of Cheddar Man. I propose that we invoke this scenario to serve as a metaphor for you in the coming months. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, your ancestors are likely to play a bigger role in your life than usual. Connections between you and them will be more vivid and influential.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): According to the film *Amadeus*, composers Wolf-
gang Amadeus Mozart (17561791) and Antonio Salieri (17501825) were adversaries who disliked and undermined each other. But there’s evidence that this was not true. In fact, they collaborated on creating a cantata that was performed by Nancy Storace, a famous singer they both admired. It’s unlikely they would have cooperated in such a way unless they had a working relationship. I suspect that a comparable correction is due in your world, Leo. It’s time to dissolve a misunderstanding or restore a lost truth or fix an old story that got some of the facts wrong.
that I suspect might be useful for you to consider during the next two weeks: “It’s good for everyone to understand that they are to love their enemies, simply because your enemies show you things about yourself you need to change. So in actuality enemies are friends in reverse.” I don’t mean to imply that your adversaries and nemeses are totally accurate in their critiques of you. But there may be a thing or two you can learn from them that would truly improve your life.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the 1970s, an Englishman named Stephen Pile founded the Not Terribly Good Club. It was designed to be a gathering place for mediocre people whose lives were marked by inadequacy and incompetence. To organize his thoughts about the club’s themes, Pile eventually published a book entitled The Book of Heroic Failures. Unfortunately, it sold so many copies that he got expelled from his own club. He had become too successful! I suspect that in the coming months, you, too, will have an experience akin to his. You’ll find interesting success in an area of your life where you have previously been just average.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Known as “the bad boy of bridge,” Aquarianborn Geir Helgemo is a champion in the card game of bridge. At times he has been the top-rated player among Open World Grand Masters. But in 2019, he was suspended from the World Bridge Federation for a year because he tested positive for taking testosterone supplements that are banned. Why did he do it? He hasn’t said. There is some scientific research suggesting that testosterone may boost cognitive function, but other evidence says it doesn’t. I’d like to use Helgemo’s foolishness as a teaching story for your use, Aquarius. According to my astrological analysis, you’re approaching the peak of your competence and confidence. There’s no need for you to cheat or sneak or misbehave in a misplaced effort to seek an even greater advantage.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to ask for help and seek support. I urge you to be forthright in doing so! Resources that have been inaccessible before may be more available. You may be able to capitalize on the luck and skill of allies who have benefited from your favors in the past. Their successes could bring you blessings and their breakthroughs should inspire you to instigate breakthroughs in your own life. Ask them to lend their influence on your behalf.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “At every crossroad, be prepared to bump into wonder,” wrote Scorpio poet James Broughton. I believe that’s perfect advice for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks. Broughton’s words inspired me to come up with a corollary for you to heed, as well: “At every turning point, be ready to stumble into an opportunity disguised as a problem.” I’ve got one more clue for you. Last night in my dream, my Scorpio poetry teacher offered an additional thought that’s well-suited for you right now: “Every time you’re ready to take a magic twisty leap into the big fresh future, you’ve got to have one last wrestling match with the past.” SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Actor Gary Busey is quirky and kooky, but his peculiar rants sometimes make good sense. Here’s one
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Musician John Coltrane described one of his life goals as follows: “There are forces out here that bring suffering to others and misery to the world,” he said. “But I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good.” Even if that’s not an intention at the core of your long-term plans, Capricorn, I recommend you consider adopting it during the next few weeks. Being a vigorous and rigorous force for good will be especially needed in the worlds you inhabit and will also result in you attracting interesting benefits.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I might really have gone round the bend,” confessed Botswana author Bessie Head. “I mean people who get visions and see a gigantic light descend on them from the sky can’t be all there, but if so I feel mighty happy. If one is happy and cracked it’s much better than being unhappy and sane.” Although I don’t expect your state of mind in the coming weeks will be as extreme as Bessie Head’s, Pisces, I do suspect it will have resemblances to her dreamy cheerfulness. If I had to give a title to this upcoming phase, it might be “Wise Folly.” And yes, I do think your “craziness” will generate useful insights and fertile revelations.
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HOME AND GARDEN
Leaf Collection
Lexington’s 2020 vacuum leaf collection program begins on Monday, November 9. The vacuum pickup is offered once a year for single-family homes that receive city waste collection service. The vacuum leaf collection program is a supplement to the year-round yard waste options. Check the map at www.lexingtonky.gov/leaf-collection to find your collection window.
Operation Military Cheer
BIA Cares hosts the annual Operation Military Cheer November 2 through December 9, 2020. Drop off donations of new, unwrapped toys for children (infant - 17), new clothing, and cash donations at the BIA Office on Custer Drive, until December 12.
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Bids for Builds
Lexington Habitat for Humanity hosts the 11th Annual Bids 4 Builds online silent auction on Sunday, November 15 through Monday, November 30. Shop for unique gifts and experiences while helping support affordable housing. The online auction is open to the public.
Gobble Grease Toss
Frying a Thanksgiving turkey? Lexington residents can recycle used cooking oil for free at the annual Gobble Grease Toss on Friday, November 27 from 10 am to 2 pm at Redwood School, 166 Crestwood Drive. Please bring your grease in a closed container that you can leave. This service is for Fayette County residents only.
Holiday Trash Collection
There is no trash collection on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The makeup day precedes the holiday and
pickup will be the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Recap of BIA Tour
The BIA’s 2020 Tour of Remodeled Homes was available virtually in October. The Tour featured 14 remodel projects on the Tour all built by Professional BIA Remodelers Members. The best news about a virtual tour? It’s still available to view online at www.biacentralky. com/tour-of-remodeled-homes
BIA receives support for training program
BIA of Central Kentucky’s training program received funding to assist traditionally underrepresented students enrolling in their Workforce Development Training Program through a partnership with the Lexington-Bluegrass Association of REALTORS® (LBAR).
Winter Flower School
Head to Three Toads Farm in Winchester for the ultimate winter flower workshop experience on Saturday, November 14 beginning at 9:30 am. Guests have first dibs on specialty bulbs to create beautiful class projects.
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The check was presented to Todd Johnson, EVP of BIA (right), from (right to left) KYR President Lester T. Sanders, LBAR President Greg Buchanan, LBAR Immediate Past President Al Blevins, LBAR Government Affairs Vice Chair Mike Inman and 2021 KYR Region 4 Director Donna Gregorich (virtually).
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REAL ESTATE: PROPERTIES SOLD IN LEXINGTON Sold in 40502
1648 RICHMOND RD...........................................$1,370,000 424 ADAIR RD.......................................................$1,260,000 762 CHINOE RD....................................................... $845,000 1012 TURKEY FOOT RD ........................................... $835,000 419 ADAIR RD......................................................... $830,000 1560 TATES CREEK RD............................................ $725,000 1609 RICHMOND RD............................................. $693,000 1828 ST IVES CIR..................................................... $650,000 1228 INDIAN MOUND RD ..................................... $630,000 2957 FOUR PINES DR UNIT 6................................. $550,000 112 IRVINE RD......................................................... $481,000 1412 COCHRAN RD................................................. $450,000
Sold in 40503
149 CHEROKEE PARK.............................................. $724,900 99 SHADY LN........................................................... $328,000
Sold in 40504
1638 TAZEWELL DR.................................................. $349,000
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1972 GENERAL WARFIELD WAY.............................. $504,000 300 STRATHMORE RD............................................. $500,000
Sold in 40507
475 W SECOND ST ...............................................$1,380,000 350 E SHORT ST UNIT 330....................................... $350,000
Sold in 40508
148 FOREST AVE....................................................... $660,000
Sold in 40509
1665 VILLA MEDICI PASS........................................ $645,900 3661 HORSEMINT TRL............................................. $605,000 3109 WEYMOUTH CT.............................................. $560,000 2508 RIDGEFIELD LN.............................................. $500,000 1908 TIDEWATER FLT............................................... $490,518 3008 FALLING LEAVES LN........................................ $485,000 3010 FALLING LEAVES LN ....................................... $485,000 3141 SWEET CLOVER LN......................................... $445,000 3392 SWEET CLOVER LN ......................................... $445,000 4197 STARRUSH PL ................................................ $399,900 1705 HEMP HILL DR ............................................... $399,477 3208 KETTERING CT ................................................ $380,000 1925 COVINGTON DR ............................................. $380,000 313 JANE BRIGGS AVE............................................. $379,000 2225 SHAKER RUN RD............................................ $370,000 1001 SQUIRREL NEST LN......................................... $369,900
Sold in 40513
3161 HEMINGWAY LN............................................ $635,000 2181 CAROLINA LN................................................. $634,500 2296 SAVANNAH LN ............................................... $620,000 4880 FIREBROOK BLVD........................................... $474,000 2209 BURRUS DR.................................................... $442,500 4056 PALMETTO DR................................................. $420,000
Sold in 40514
2449 VALE DR.......................................................... $482,500 2442 DOGWOOD TRACE BLVD............................... $435,000 369 KELLI ROSE WAY............................................... $350,000 2093 TWAIN RIDGE DR ........................................... $350,000
Sold in 40515
1211 BEL MAR LN.................................................... $825,000 224 SOMERSLY PL................................................... $575,000 3861 LEIGHTON LN................................................. $550,000 4533 BILTMORE PL.................................................. $440,000 4056 LIVINGSTON LN.............................................. $405,066
Sold in 40516
3724 HIDDEN LAKE LN............................................ $980,000 5000 BUGGY LN....................................................... $800,000
Property sales info source: Fayette County Property Valuation office (www.fayettepva.com)
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