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Avenue of Champions temporarily closed starting Thursday, Nov. 12

Avenue of Champions temporarily closed starting Thursday, Nov. 12

Braden Ramsey November 11, 2020

Following nearly a year of sewage construction that has produced on-and-off closures, Avenue of Champions will be shut down for one final stretch of time in 2020.According to a press release from Lexington...

Cars drive through the intersection of Avenue of Champions and S Limestone on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Lexington, Kentucky. Sewer crews will have to dig a tunnel under South Limestone to replace a major sewer line. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Near-UK streets are made one-way, closed because of sewer construction projects

Kernel News Desk March 30, 2020

Starting on Monday, Bolivar Street will be made one way from South Upper to allow construction crews to complete a major sewer line replacement beneath the street.Additionally, the entirety of Avenue of...

A rendering of the future parking and retail space that is to occupy the space that was once Kennedys Bookstore. | Photo provided by UKNOW

Near-campus Winslow Street closed for two weeks

Sydney Momeyer October 15, 2019

Winslow Street will be closed until the end of October, a UKPR press release said.Winslow Street is located between the South Limestone parking garage and Crumzz.The street will be closed to traffic due...

Kentucky fans watch the UK v. Houston game on State Street on March 29, 2019, in Lexington, Kentucky. 

Revelers celebrate on State Street after UK basketball win

Kernel News Desk March 29, 2019

An influx of UK fans filled State Street to celebrate UK's 62-58 win over Houston in its NCAA Sweet Sixteen game on Friday night.Police officers mixed with party-goers as heavily armored Lexington police...

Terry Allen, organizer of the march, marches in front of the old Lexington courthouse during the Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative march on Monday, January 15, 2018. In October 2017, two confederate statues were removed from the old courthouse grounds after Lexingtons long debate about their location. Photo by Rick Childress | Staff

MLK Freedom March to take over Lexington streets on Monday

Emily Laytham January 16, 2019

Next Monday, UK students will be out of class and marchers will be out on the streets to honor Martin Luther King Jr.Martin Luther King Day, always observed on the third Monday of January, is celebrated...

Freshman human nutrition major Haley Jones (left), freshman biology major Madison Brown, freshman communication science disorders major Brandon Walker and freshman biology major CyOntaisha Cunningham eat lunch at the newly opened Champions Kitchen on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Champions Kitchen is the new dining hall located in the new Student Center on UKs campus in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

The Kentucky Kernel’s 2018 in photos

Kernel Staff December 25, 2018

As 2018 draws to a close, reminisce by looking back at the best photos taken by Kernel staffers this calendar year: 

Students flood the sidewalks during class change on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 in Lexington Ky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

The subtle art of not running into people

August 29, 2018

You know that dance we all do?It’s when we’re walking down the sidewalk or street and hundreds of other students are headed right toward us and neither side knows which person will divert from the...

Lextran announced last week that Spin bicycles will be able to be rented around the city by anyone with the Spin app on their phone. Photo by Rick Childress | Staff

Meet Lexington’s newest public transportation system

Kernel News Staff June 25, 2018

Beginning Monday, people on the streets of Lexington will have the option to hop on a new set of wheels for just $1.Bright orange bicycles with 26-inch wheels, which now dot the streets of downtown Lexington,...

A UK fan smashes a beer bottle on the wall on State Street as UK loses to Kansas State 61-58 in the Sweet Sixteen on March 23, 2018. Photo by Jordan Prather. 

Disappointment hung heavy on a mournful State Street

Jacob Eads March 23, 2018

When Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s desperate final attempt to launch UK into the Elite Eight rang off the backboard, the hordes of hyper-invested students, huddled around projectors on State Street, sprang...

Bikers ride on Rose Street on campus in Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday, September 24, 2013. Photo by Tessa Lighty |Staff

No more drop-offs before class on Rose Street

Paidin Dermody September 11, 2016

Traffic on Rose Street near Columbia Avenue is being blocked for non-authorized vehicles in an effort to enhance pedestrian safety in the highly congested area. A UK police officer and parking attendants...

Avenue of Champions closed until Wednesday

News Staff July 14, 2016

UK Parking and Transportation Services said Avenue of Champions will be closed until Wednesday. The street was scheduled to reopen this week. The street initially closed last month for UK Student Center...

PRHBtN mural Moonshine by How & Nosm, located on W. Short Street in Lexington, Ky., on Monday, April 20, 2015. Photo by Caleb Gregg | Staff

PRHBTN making Lexington colorful, one wall at at time

Skye Miller February 29, 2016

Artists spanning the globe will continue to turn the Lexington skyline into art this year as part of the PRHBTN project. PRHBTN is a local organization created by John Winters and his wife, Jessica.“I...

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