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Pennsylvania Investor Patel Gives Another $100K to Beshear Super PAC
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Pennsylvania investor Ashish Patel has contributed another $100,000 to Gov. Andy Beshear’s super PAC In This Together, bringing his total donations to the political committee to $550,000 over nine months, according to the Kentucky Lantern. Patel’s March donation tied for the largest contribution made to In This Together during the first…
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Lexington Trivia
Trivia time, Lexington! Here’s a tough one for our local beer enthusiasts. Which brewery in the Lexington area has a flagship beer called Cougar Bait? 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 YouTube…
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Louisville-based Churchill Downs acquires Preakness Stakes rights for $85M
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Churchill Downs Inc. announced Tuesday that it has purchased the intellectual property rights to the Preakness Stakes and Black-Eyed Susan Stakes from 1/ST Maryland LLC for $85 million, consolidating ownership of the first two legs of American horse racing’s Triple Crown under the Louisville-based company. The deal, expected to close after…
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Trivia Answer
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!…
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Lexington Trivia
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…
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Trivia Answer
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,…
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Lexington Trivia
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…
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Seven Council Seats Are Open. Here’s Who’s Funding the Race to Fill Them
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…
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Cherrybark Drive closes Monday for sewer construction project
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…
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Reddit Roundup
Two things people are chewing on over on R Lexington today, starting with some street art appreciation. Yeah, someone spotted new alien artwork wrapped around an electrical box downtown and they’re really feeling it. They said it’s refreshing to see something that’s not horses or bourbon for once, plus they relate to feeling like…