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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...

Attendees hold sighs and fly flags during the rally for the people on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

‘Rally for the People’ brings the Lexington community together

Hannah Piedad, Staff Reporter February 4, 2025

Residents of Lexington protested for multiple causes, including immigrant rights, LGBTQ+ rights and reproductive rights outside of the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza during “Rally for the People”...

A comedian cracks a joke during his set on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, at Comedy Off Broadway, in Lexington, Kentucky. | Photo provided by Nick Marcum.

Laughter takes the stage at Comedy Off Broadway’s open mic night

Abigail Wright, Reporter December 13, 2024

A lone spotlight illuminates the stage where a microphone and wooden stool stand still, patiently awaiting the first comedian of the night. Audience members settle into their seats with eager anticipation,...

John Glover looks up at shelf to find a book in his store, Glover's Bookery, on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Isabella Sepahban | Staff

John Glover spends life surrounded by his passion

Kristen Roberts, Features Editor December 6, 2024

A wooden sign with chipped paint from its nearly 45 years of weathering still stands tall outside the bookery as a clear display of the business. A door opens up to a land of organized chaos; you...

The marquee is lit up with the current movie showings on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, outside of the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Staff

The resilient Kentucky Theatre: Still a Lexington classic

Adah Hufana, Reporter November 13, 2024

In downtown Lexington on East Main Street is the Kentucky Theatre. A non-profit-owned arthouse movie theater, and one of the only remaining movie palaces (smaller theaters built in the 1920s and ‘30s)...

Emma Lee Curtis reacts to winning Lexington Fayette Urban County Council District 4 at the Team Fayette and the Fayette County Young Democrats Election Night Watch Party on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at Greyline Station in Lexington, Kentucky. Curtis is the first openly transgender woman on the county council. photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

PHOTOS: Emotions rise at Team Fayette Election Night Party

Abbey Cutrer, Editor-in-Chief November 5, 2024

Emotions rise at Team Fayette and Fayette County Young Democrats Election Night Party on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at Greyline Station in Lexington, Kentucky.

People gather to shop and buy clothes during The Drunken Flea Market at The Burl Brewery in Lexington, Kentucky, on October 12, 2024. Photo by Michael Henning | Staff

Founder of The Drunken Flea cultivates ‘beautiful community’ for vintage vendors

Sammy Wynn and Sylvia Freire October 20, 2024

The bustling crowd rushes from one booth to another, scouting for the best vintage items of the day. Conversations echo within each tent as patrons attempt to barter for the best deals and lowest...

L8nite employees wait for help getting their forklift out of the mud on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

PHOTOS: L8nite claims denial of signage on Cornerstone grounds ‘unfair’

Matthew Mueller and Christian Kantosky September 8, 2024

L8nite, a fast-food restaurant located on the University of Kentucky’s North Campus, was sent a notice of default for a sign that had yet to be approved.

VIDEO: Medical Marijuana in Kentucky

Nate Lucas, Reporter April 29, 2024

On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced businesses will begin to apply for a license to distribute medical marijuana once it’s legalized Jan. 1st, 2025. Reporter Nate Lucas has more on the story.

VIDEO: KY officials stress importance of work zone awareness

Edward Smith, Reporter April 27, 2024

As orange cones begin to line the roads this summer, Kentucky officials are asking drivers to drive safely when approaching work zones.

Sarah Corman, a social work graduate student, watches the partial solar eclipse with her daughter Penelope on Monday, April 8, 2024, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

PHOTOS: Solar eclipse 2024 in Lexington

Abbey Cutrer, Matthew Mueller, and Samuel Colmar April 8, 2024

Students watch the partial solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.  

Tom Fricker, a UK groundskeeper, lifts branches out of the road behind the Whitehall Classroom Building and Patterson Office Tower after severe storm damage on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Severe weather causes damage across Lexington

Hannah Stanley and Adah Hufana April 2, 2024

This story has been updated as of April 8, 2024 at 4:12 p.m. After damage from strong winds and heavy rainfall across Lexington and surrounding areas, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state...

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