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BROADCAST: Powering Up

Nate Lucas, Reporter March 12, 2024

Powerlifting at the University of Kentucky is growing. Soon, there will be UK students representing their school at a national powerlifting meet. Nate Lucas has more on the story.

BROADCAST: It’s more than just ice cream

Giana Gallo, Broadcast/Podcast Manager March 12, 2024

Never Too Much Creamery is a local Black-owned business ran by twin sisters Jerrica and Jameshia Croley, who focus on bringing a smile to a child’s face, one scoop at a time.

Catching up with the Kernel: Never Too Much Creamery, UK faculty Senate meeting and UK student Madison Becknell

Welcome to Catching Up with the Kernel. Today, host Giana Gallo interviews Digital Editor Gracie Moore on Black-owned business Never Too Much Creamery, followed by Sports Editor Cole Parke’s update on...

Burl employees prepare the bar for opening night on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at the Burl Brewery in Lexington, Kentucky. The Burl opens their newest addition, a brewery, on Feb. 29. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Burl Brew to join Burl entertainment campus

Alexis Baker, Reporter February 29, 2024

Burl Brew, a bar and distillery located on the Burl campus, will have its grand opening on Friday, March 1 after the three-year project's completion, co-owner Cannon Armstrong said. The new addition...

PODCAST: Reality of Lewis Honors College and a former UK student arrested

Nate Lucas and Giana Gallo February 15, 2024

Welcome back to the Kentucky Kernel News Podcast. Today, host Nate Lucas and co-host Giana Gallo interview opinions writer Owen Chesemore on the reality of the Lewis Honors College. They then interview...

BROADCAST: IFP hosts Foosball Tournament

Nate Lucas, Broadcast/Podcast Manager February 7, 2024

The International Foosball Promotion hosted their 2024 tour kickoff Thursday, Feb. 1 through Sunday, Feb. 4 in Lexington, Kentucky at the Clarion Hotel Conference Center. Reporter Nate Lucas has more of...

Participants eat pizza during Mirror Twin Brewings annual pizza eating contest on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Alexis Baker | Staff

Mirror Twin Brewing hosts annual pizza eating contest

Aimee Pierce, Reporter January 30, 2024

Members of the Lexington community gathered to watch and participate in Mirror Twin Brewing’s second annual Pizza Eating Contest on Saturday, Jan. 27.  For $10, participants received a beer and as...

Brittany Beshear receives the Spirit of the  Ivy Connector Award at the 19th annual Coretta Scott King Spirit of the Ivy Awards Luncheon honoring local Lexington women who exemplify the Spirit of the Ivy: strength and endurance on Friday, Jan. 13, 2024, at the Hilton in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Kristen Roberts | Staff

Britainy Beshear receives Community Leader Award at Coretta Scott King of Ivy Awards

Kristen Roberts, Staff Reporter January 16, 2024

First lady Britainy Beshear was honored with the Community Leader Award at the 19th annual Coretta Scott King of Ivy Awards on Jan. 13 in Lexington. The event hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.,...

People attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom March for racial justice on Jan. 15, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

PHOTOS: Lexington citizens gather for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom March

Matthew Mueller, Photojournalist January 15, 2024

People attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom March for racial justice on Jan. 15, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky.

Snow fills campus on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

What to expect on campus as temperatures drop in Lexington

Casey Sebastiano, Assistant News Editor January 14, 2024

The University of Kentucky informed the campus community of the possibility of altered class days and how to prepare for cold temperatures as a result of winter storm “Heather” through a series of...

Firefighters and hospital staff gather outside Good Samaritan Hospital after a fire alarm was set off on Thursday, January 11, 2023, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Kentucky Kernel

Good Samaritan Hospital evacuated, Lexington Fire Department on scene

Alexis Baker, News Editor January 11, 2024

The ground floor of UK Good Samaritan Hospital was evacuated this afternoon after an incident with an electrical panel and transformer, according to Ashley Montgomery-Yates, a member of the hospital’s...

Attendees get in line for food during an event celebrating a living Palestine on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, in the Gatton Student Center, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

PHOTOS: Community members gather during the ‘Celebration of a Living Palestine’

Abbey Cutrer, Managing Editor December 16, 2023

The University of Kentucky's Muslim Student Association presented 'A journey for the soul: Celebrating a living Palestine', an event including the showcasing of art, sharing a meal, watching performances...

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