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....
Read MoreSigns 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...
Read MoreAn unscheduled meet at Long Run, Kentucky
May 1, 2022
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O), from the time it started to run between Lexington,...
Read MoreHolly 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...
Read MoreCutting 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...
Read MoreNew titles for your reading list
Apr 1, 2022
“The Sentence: A Novel” by Louise Erdrich A sentence can be as brief as one word:...
Read MoreFrankfort 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...
Read MoreFrom bed sheets to canvases, Ron DeVore grows into ‘stand out’ artist
Mar 1, 2022
The first piece of art 80-year-old Ron DeVore remembers drawing was a double-wing airplane. He...
Read MoreInteresting Spring reads
Mar 1, 2022
“The Stone Diaries” by Carol Shields It’s impossible to tell how someone’s life will...
Read MoreFrankfort the eighth oldest state capital city
Mar 1, 2022
All Kentuckians are aware that due to dithering over the state constitution, Kentucky became the...
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