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John Winn Miller poses for a headshot.

John Winn Miller: Award-winning journalist to award-winning author

Adah Hufana, Staff Reporter March 27, 2025

In 1975, the Kentucky Kernel printed 20-40 page newspapers five days a week with a large staff of advertisers, reporters and editors. John Winn Miller, then student and Kernel reporter, worked there...

Sowing a brighter future: Black Soil KY fosters Kentucky agriculture

Sowing a brighter future: Black Soil KY fosters Kentucky agriculture

Zaida Bell-Frantz, Reporter March 12, 2025

In the heart of the Bluegrass where rolling hills meet limestone-rich soil, one organization is working to celebrate and acknowledge Kentucky’s rich agricultural history while also working to foster...

Members form a circle for a group warmup during the Skitty Cats Improv Club meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2025, at the Fine Arts Building. Photo by Dayssia Jones | Staff

Skitty Cats Improv Club uplifts through inclusivity and creativity

Olivia White, Reporter March 9, 2025

As the members of the Skitty Cats Improv Club filed into the Lucille C. Little Black Box Theatre at the University of Kentucky, the room looked lackluster at best. The space was dull with black walls...

Ric McGee (left), former executive director, and Kelly Weber, the current executive director of Ashland Terrace hug each other on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at the Ashland Terrace Senior Living Community in Lexington, Kentucky. Ric’s Garden is named after McGee. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

Ric’s Garden: A blooming sanctuary of community and joy

Aimee Pierce, Reporter March 7, 2025

Tucked away behind Ashland Terrace, a historic home for elderly women, lies a hidden oasis.  In the back parking lot lies Ric’s Garden, a lush, vibrant garden that has flourished over the past three...

Performance artist, Safiya Nawaar, poses for a portrait in her studio, Arabesque World Dance, in Lexington, Kentucky on Friday, Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Cara Raiford | Staff

Courage and strength: Safiya Nawaar’s journey to belly dancing

Sammy Wynn, Reporter March 4, 2025

A little girl stands in the front row as she watches the belly dancers at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. She can't take her eyes away from the scene before her. A strong, powerful belly dancer glides...

The "ART with HEART" exhibit displays work from regional artists on Feb. 20, 2025, located at the Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Cara Raiford | Staff

‘ART with HEART’ paints a path to healing

Abigail Wright, Reporter February 28, 2025

A young girl gazes down at her stomach where a cluster of butterflies flutter, a kaleidoscope of colors dancing against her skin.  Another girl, her cheeks dusted with the soft blush of roses, meets...

Randall Vaughn, the vice president of architecture at Gray Construction, talks to students during an event hosted by the University of Kentucky's chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, at the Gray Design Building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Hannah Piedad | Staff

A foundation of inclusivity, architect draws a foundation for life

Sylvia Freire, Reporter February 24, 2025

A foundation of a building, brick by brick, holds together the framework creating structural integrity. Every design has its reasoning behind why it is created in the way it is: security, stability...

ROCK huddles to finish the roller derby practice on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, at The Yard in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

The community behind the Roller Derby of Central Kentucky program

Melanie Schouppe, Reporter February 13, 2025

As the chilly air swirls outside on a Sunday afternoon, warm greetings fill the air inside the practice building while the members of the Roller Derby of Central Kentucky (ROCK) catch up before they...

Tim and Ellie Harman, owners of High on Art and Coffee, pose together for a portrait on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at their coffee shop in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

Local coffee shop sets a new standard for love in Lexington

Nick Tenhundfeld, Reporter February 13, 2025

Outside of downtown Lexington sits a small coffee shop, serving love and kindness one cup at a time. High on Art and Coffee owners Tim and Ellie Harman create everyday impacts for their customers through...

Mark Cornelison steps out from the tent with a tin sheet used for a photo on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at Greyline Station in Lexington, Kentucky. His daughter, Elsie, sits and waits for Cornelison to finish working. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

Going back in time through photos: How a former photojournalist appreciates the past

Adah Hufana, Staff Reporter February 11, 2025

The act of taking a photo today is simple. Whether it be through a camera or a phone, one press of a button and a picture is taken. It’s a process that has been refined over the years since the...

Photos of Alexandria Landgraf and Wesley Omerso are posed on a table on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2025, at Blazer Dinning, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Cara Raiford | Staff

A string connects them: Couple proves that love defies distance

Sylvia Freire, Reporter February 10, 2025

A string, stretched at its greatest lengths, holding two ends together. Regardless of its length, the strength of this string holds them together.  The string holding them together was their connection....

Illustration by Akhila Nadimpalli

The art and soul of theater: A backstage look

Kiana Alpaca, Reporter February 10, 2025

A stack of shoes sits near the entrance, dark walls, bright lights, a ballet barre and mirrors cover the wall.  Voices sing the same song in chorus, dance numbers are practiced and actors memorize...

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