By Nicole Hayes news@kykernel.com Local car dealerships saw a significant boost in business from the government’s “Cash for Clunkers†program, which ended Monday. “It was a blessing,†said Keith Purdon, general sales manager for Freedom Dodge Chrysler Jeep in Lexington. “It turned our business around completely.†Other participating dealerships also found that the program increased [...]
Continue reading …When students, new and old, go out to enjoy their first weekend back on campus they may notice an increase in patrolling officers. For the first few weeks of the semester, UK will see a rise in police presence in surrounding campus neighborhoods, Interim Police Chief Joe Monroe said. UK Police, Lexington Police, the Fayette [...]
Continue reading …By Jennifer Hilinski With the current state of the economy, homelessness is becoming an even larger issue than it has been in the past. A local fundraising event is looking to help combat that statistic. Sleepless in Lexington is a program designed to raise awareness and support for the nearly 1,400 homeless men and women [...]
Continue reading …By Travis Walker On the first Thursday of May, Christians observe the National Day of Prayer all over the country. This year marks the 58th time this annual ritual has occurred, beginning in 1952 when President Harry Truman signed a joint congressional resolution into law, according to the National Day of Prayer Task Force Web [...]
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His feet hurt. He sits down on the curb and wiggles his fingers under the laces to loosen their grip. He pulls off the shoe and rubs his feet with his weathered hands. His back hurts. He kneads his knuckles into the base of his spine and then into his right shoulder. His head hurts. [...]
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By Najah Allouch Have you eaten your five fruits and vegetables today? As part of the month-long event of Earth Days in the Bluegrass, Tuesday is “Eat Something Local Day.†“Eat Something Local Day†is aimed to encourage students who are not able to participate in any of the other events that are going on, [...]
Continue reading …Easter isn’t the only religious event happening this week. Passover, a Jewish holiday that began Thursday, commemorates the story of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt and liberation from slavery.  Passover begins on the 15th day of the Hebrew calendar’s first month and lasts until sundown next Wednesday. The story of Exodus includes the 10 plagues [...]
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By Brian Shlonsky More than 140 people gathered inside the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Monday for a candlelight vigil that honored and swore in new volunteers working to give hope to abused and neglected children for Child Abuse Prevention Month. Honorary guest speaker Margie Cherry, who at the age of three was separated from her [...]
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The horses sprint around Keeneland’s track, kicking up dirt as they speed past. Spectators scream and cheer, all eyes focused on the massive animals racing toward the finish. However, one horse stands off to the side of the racetrack, going unnoticed. No number drapes over its back, no 100-pound jockey sits on top of it.
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Tell someone you’re from Davis Bottom, they’ll look down on you. It’s a common feeling in the Bottom, a small pocket of homes close to campus, an area of town that is now changing rapidly for the first time in its 140-year history. In the next five years, an extension of Newtown Pike will begin [...]
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