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Woodland Art Fair, celebrating its 50th anniversary, brings nearly 200 artists and more than 70,000 visitors to Lexington’s Woodland Park this weekend with free admission, live music, food and locally crafted art.

A proposed 500-acre hyperscale data center next to Shaker Village, a tiny city asked to annex its way around county zoning, a $1 million state incentive for a downtown Lexington bourbon bar — and a developer’s message to a critic, ‘Should I post this on Lexington foodies?’, sent above her mugshot. The whole Mercer…

UK volleyball tickets for the 2026 Allstate SEC Volleyball Tournament go on sale August 12, with the competition set for November 20-24 in Savannah, Georgia. The tournament returns to the same city where Kentucky won the SEC championship last year with a dramatic comeback victory over Texas.

Three Kentucky football players — center Coleton Price, defensive back Ty Bryant and defensive lineman Tavion Gadson — earned preseason honors from Pro Football Network, with Price making the second-team All-America squad.

Lexington residents debate unsynchronized traffic lights as a design problem, discuss Flock camera expansion amid national surveillance concerns, and address an urgent blood donation shortage at the Kentucky Blood Center.

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in Mile Markers, a twice monthly newsletter from Open Campus about the role of colleges in rural America. You can join the mailing list at the bottom of this article to receive future editions in your inbox. For many rural learners, they need a few essential things to…

Historian Alissa Keller shared the history of Hotel Latham, a century-old Hopkinsville landmark, during a recent program at The Crusty Pig restaurant, which now occupies the site where the grand hotel once stood.

Kentucky men’s golfers Gabriel Hull, Jacob Lang and Cole Stockard qualified for the 126th U.S. Amateur, being held Aug. 10-16 at Merion Golf Club and Philadelphia Country Club in Pennsylvania.

Residents discussed donut shops, late-night dining spots, and social challenges in Lexington today. A health department closure at Dunkin’ sparked debate, while commenters shared favorite eateries open after 11 p.m. and advice for making friends in a town perceived as less transient than others.