With summer coming, some question whether Lexington is doing enough to curb gun violence
The tranquility of Castlewood Park in Lexington was shattered on Saturday night as gunshots rang out, leaving residents in a state of unease. Startled by the sound, a group...
The school year will soon end, but a new strategy to dismantle public education is just beginning
by Jason Bailey, Kentucky Lantern Public schools are at the heart of our communities, yet powerful interests have led a decades-long national effort to undermine them. Their strategy is...
‘Rise up. And build!’ rings out in Lexington at annual Nehemiah Action Assembly
by Jamie Lucke, Kentucky Lantern LEXINGTON — It had nothing to do with horses or basketball, but Kentucky’s second-largest city had what I consider to be one of its...
BUILD claims small victories, but expresses disappointment that Police Chief, LexTran Director skipped meeting
Lexington, Ky.–Building a United Interfaith Lexington through Direct-Action (BUILD), held its annual “Nehemiah Action” meeting Monday night. The group invited Police Chief Lawrence Weathers, Director of LexTran Jill Barnett,...
Can the fabulously funded, falsehood-flaunting Craft campaign buy a nomination for governor? We’re about to find out
by Al Cross, Kentucky LanternApril 21, 2023 This article is published with permission of the Northern Kentucky Tribune, a nonprofit publication of the Kentucky Center for Public Service Journalism. Ever since...
Lexington has a rare opportunity to deliver a one-two punch to the housing crisis – why it probably won’t happen
Welcome back for a short, sweet Lexington Meta. Lexington Meta is an irregular opinion column written by The Lexington Times Web Editor, Paul Oliva. Unless you’ve been living under...
Advocate Calls for Safer Streets After Tragedy Strikes at Lexington Intersection
Lexington, Kentucky – On Tuesday, an SUV struck a school crossing guard at a crosswalk on Polo Club Boulevard. The victim, James Holland, 73, was taken to the hospital...
How many more AR-15 massacres?
by Teri Carter, Kentucky Lantern About 48 hours after a mass shooting in a Louisville bank left five victims dead and eight injured, including a young, newly sworn-in police...
It’s Time UK Paid Student Workers What They’re Worth: $15/hour
by Erin Maines, UCW Kentucky In 2020 with pressure from the wall-to-wall union, United Campus Workers of Kentucky, the University of Kentucky raised its minimum wage for all regular...
The Untold Stories of Lexington’s Historical Black Urban Enclaves
From Slavery to Segregation, From Segregation to Redlining and Gentrification When examining the stories of historical black settlements in Lexington, there tends to be an emphasis on rural settlements...