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Sisters Allyson and Leyal play with bubbles during the Latino Festival on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Lexington’s Latin community unites at downtown festival

Courtney Suber, Staff Reporter September 27, 2023

The Lexington community gathered for Festival Latino de Lexington, a celebration of Latin culture on Friday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Sept. 23.  Presented by the Foundation for Latin American and...

Man shot and killed near Newtown Crossing

Man shot and killed near Newtown Crossing

Casey Sebastiano, Staff Reporter September 24, 2023

This story has been updated as of Sept. 26, 2023. An 18-year-old man was shot and killed on the 800 block of South Broadway St. during the early morning hours of Saturday, Sept. 23., according to the...

People attend the first Kentucky Vintage Festival on March 19, 2023. Photo provided by Jared Wise.

Central Bank Center to host Kentucky Vintage Festival

Delaney Wells, Reporter September 20, 2023

Vintage lovers can find an assortment of pieces at the Kentucky Vintage Festival on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Central Bank Center, according to Jared Wise and Nick Nardiello, organizers of the event, which...

Audience members watch the drag show during the annual Kentucky Black Pride Festival on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Woodland Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

‘I just kind of fell in love.’ Kentucky Black Pride festival returns for 6th annual Pride in the Park

Courtney Suber and Marie Kouakou September 19, 2023

Kentucky Black Pride (KBP) hosted its 6th annual Pride in the Park festival on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Woodland Park. The event was a subsidiary of the Kentucky Black Pride Festival, which is a series...

Mia Milan accepts a tip during her performance at the drag show during the annual Kentucky Black Pride Festival on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Woodland Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

PHOTOS : 6th Annual Kentucky Black Pride Festival

Samuel Colmar and Matthew Mueller September 17, 2023

Kentucky Black Pride hosted their sixth annual Pride in the Park festival Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Woodland Park in Lexington, Kentucky. 

Lexington Firefighter Sarah McGill leads the 110 flight walk during the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Over 500 people gathered to honor the first responders who gave their lives rushing into the World Trade Center on 9/11. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Lexington Fire Department remembers 9/11 first responder victims with memorial stair climb

Ale Scrivner, Reporter September 12, 2023

The Lexington Fraternal Order of Firefighters and the Lexington Fire Department hosted their 22nd annual 9/11 memorial stair climb at Kroger Field on Sept. 11, 2023. Participants climbed 110 flights...

Construction takes place for the Christian Student Fellowship campus hub on the corner of Columbia and Woodland Avenue on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

New CSF building to be completed in January

Nicole Cunningham, Reporter September 10, 2023

In a semester full of changes occurring on UK’s campus, construction to the new Christian Student Fellowship building carries on, but with a hopeful completion date of Jan. 11. In passing, the new...

Sign outside of CD Central on Monday, Sep 4th, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller| Staff

WRFL partners with local music stores to present Slimestone

Ale Scrivner, Reporter September 6, 2023

WRFL, the University of Kentucky’s student-run radio station, partnered with music stores CD Central and The Album on Monday, Sept. 4 to present Slimestone. The event serves as a way for students...

Turner construction workers walk out of the UK College of Design construction site after human remains were found on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, on Scott Street in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Human remains found at UK construction site for the fourth time in two weeks

Abbey Cutrer, Managing Editor August 18, 2023

Human remains, including a skull, were found at the UK College of Design construction site on Scott Street Friday morning, shutting down operations per Kentucky law.  Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn...

Police work a scene after responding to reports of shots being fired on University Avenue on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Shots fired in UK parking garage, leaves one arrested

Bryce Towle, TikTok Manager/Reporter July 7, 2023

University of Kentucky police received a call around 3:30 a.m. on July 7, saying that a man was outside of the Albert B. Chandler Hospital wielding a firearm, according to a press release from UK Public...

Smoky haze covers downtown Lexington on Wednesday, June 28.

Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet issues air quality alert: How to protect yourself and others

Courtney Suber, Reporter June 29, 2023

The Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet issued an air quality alert on June 28, which is expected to last until June 30 at 12 a.m. The alert was issued as a result of the spread of smoke from...

Stanley and Karen Pigman Hall celebration on June 13, 2023. Provided photo by Mark Cornelison | UK Photo

UK recognizes renaming of Woodland Glen III to Stanley and Karen Pigman Hall

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter June 21, 2023

The University of Kentucky held a dedication ceremony on June 13 to honor Woodland Glen III being renamed Stanley and Karen Pigman Hall. The ceremony was held to “recognize Stanley and Karen Pigman’s...

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