Neighborhood Spotlight: Kenwick, Wildlings Bookshop
Lexington native, urbanist writer Nolan Gray, fondly describes his hometown neighborhood of Kenwick, an inner suburb of downtown Lexington KY, adjacent to Mentelle, and near Bell Court. It is buffered along the back by the now thriving Warehouse Block, and National Avenue corridor (near the railroad tracks). Gray writes, for Strong Towns, "There is a lot about Kenwick’s urban form...
StoryCorps to celebrate Lexington’s 250th anniversary
In celebration of Lexington’s 250th anniversary, WUKY and the Lexington History Museum will host StoryCorps to record the stories of local residents through both in-person and virtual interviews and preserve them in the Library of Congress. StoryCorps, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of people from all backgrounds and beliefs, comes to downtown Lexington...
Neighborhood Spotlight: Woodland Triangle – Dahlhus Fudge
It's no secret that Kentucky children go hungry every year. More precisely, Kentucky's School Lunch debt is more than $110 million. In wealthy Fayette County, school lunch debt tops $35,000. School lunch debt refers to unpaid balances for school lunches, which can occur when students don't have sufficient funds in their accounts, or cash on hand to pay for their...
Baptist Health Welcomes New Year’s Baby, born to Nurse
Baptist Health always celebrates the first baby of the new year, but 2025 was a little extra. Casey Dotson, RN, who normally cares for patients as a nurse on the Mother/Baby unit, welcomed her own baby on New Year’s Day. At 7:17 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 Corey Forrester, MD, delivered Hallie Dotson, weighing 8 pounds, 12 ounces and measuring...
Dolly’s Imagination Library Expands in Kentucky
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library launched in 1995 and grew quickly. By 2003, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library had mailed one million books, with millions more to come. The program mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, regardless of income. During Parton's visit this week, Governor Andy Beshear issued a proclamation observing Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Kentucky Month,...
