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Trivia time, Lexington! Here’s a travel question for you. What’s the three-letter airport code for our own Blue Grass Airport? Every airport has one of these short identifiers used by airlines and travelers. Drop your guesses in the chat and we’ll reveal the answer in ten minutes! And here’s the answer. Trivia answer time!…

Trivia time, Lexington! Here’s a travel question for you. What’s the three-letter airport code for our own Blue Grass Airport? Every airport has one of these short identifiers used by airlines and travelers. Drop your guesses in the chat and we’ll reveal the answer in ten minutes! Listen live: The Lexington Times runs a…

Trivia time, Lexington! Here’s an easy one to get your day started. What feathered friend represents our great state of Kentucky as the official state bird? Drop your guesses in the chat and we’ll reveal the answer in ten minutes! And here’s the answer. Trivia answer time! The question was about Kentucky’s state bird,…

Trivia time, Lexington! Here’s an easy one to get your day started. What feathered friend represents our great state of Kentucky as the official state bird? Drop your guesses in the chat and we’ll reveal the answer in ten minutes! Listen live: The Lexington Times runs a 24/7 local news livestream — watch on…

Published for the 2026 primary news cycle. Based on KREF 30-day pre-primary filings, data through April 19, 2026. Every couple years, Lexington holds a municipal election. Most years, the council you wake up with on November 4 looks a lot like the one you had on November 3. Not this time. Seven sitting councilmembers…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Cherrybark Drive will be closed beginning Monday, April 27, between Southland Drive and Rosemont Garden for a sanitary sewer construction project that is expected to last until late summer. The closure will be in effect 24 hours a day, though local traffic and access to businesses on Cherrybark Drive will be…

Trivia time, Lexington! Here’s a geography challenge for you. Which neighborhood right here in our city happens to share its name with a well-known suburb in Maryland? Drop your guesses in the chat and we’ll reveal the answer in ten minutes. Listen live: The Lexington Times runs a 24/7 local news livestream — watch…

Here’s one on the calendar for Wednesday worth knowing about. Parks and Recreation is kicking off their twenty twenty-six West Sixth Beer Garden series with a pop-up at Woodland Park from four to eight p.m. Wait, they’re doing beer gardens in the city parks now? That’s kind of a cool twist. Right? It’s free…

I’m here on Southland Drive with local musician Dusty Merle, who’s been making waves in the Lexington bluegrass scene with her unique lo-fi sound. Dusty, thanks for having me over to your home studio. Well, thank you for coming by. Always nice to talk music with folks. So tell us about your setup here.…

Trivia answer time! The correct answer was Transylvania ice cream. Lexington claims to be the birthplace of this uniquely named frozen treat in America. No one got it right this round, but don’t worry about it. The next trivia question is coming up in just a bit, so stick around and give it another…