Arts & Culture

Prep your Derby time and summer reading list

May 1, 2022

“The Last Cowboys of San Geronimo” by Ian Stansel Ian Stansel’s debut novel, “The Last Cowboys of San Geronimo,” literally starts with a bang. Frank Van Loy lies dead in the dirt, shot through the heart....

Signs of the times in plaster and wax on view at Grand Gallery

May 1, 2022

Now that emojis have us communicating in hieroglyphics again, there’s a timely exhibition at the...

An unscheduled meet at Long Run, Kentucky

May 1, 2022

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O), from the time it started to run between Lexington,...

Holly Smith, Frankfort’s Derby photographer

Apr 25, 2022

By Chris Helvey Known as “the most exciting two minutes in sports,” the Kentucky Derby holds a...

Cutting his own path: Barber Moe Shands living his best life, inspiring others to do the same

Apr 1, 2022

At 12 years old, Moe Shands was sitting on his father’s front porch cutting hair for members of...

New titles for your reading list

Apr 1, 2022

“The Sentence: A Novel” by Louise Erdrich A sentence can be as brief as one word:...

Frankfort and the Louisiana Purchase

Apr 1, 2022

In 1803, France offered to sell to the United States the land it controlled west of The Mississippi River. This land had recently been acquired from Spain. President Thomas Jefferson, upon being informed by France that it was...