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The Planning Commission work session on June 18 is scheduled to review the first draft of the Downtown Area Master Plan and hear updates on solar regulations, the Complete Streets Design Manual, and a proposed asphalt art project.

May housing starts fell to the lowest level since the pandemic disrupted construction six years ago, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Tuesday. Builder confidence has dropped recently because of higher material and financing costs. The change threatens to exacerbate housing shortages and disrupt recent progress in most states toward building enough new housing for…

The Louisville Zoo welcomes two new female Western lowland gorillas from Zoo Knoxville that will join the facility’s Gorilla Forest exhibit and a male gorilla named Kicho.

Oak Grove and Hopkinsville celebrated record-breaking tourism spending for the fourth consecutive year in 2025, with Christian County visitor spending reaching $245 million and generating significant economic impact across the region.

Kentucky school principals met with state education officials on June 9 to discuss implementation of House Bill 257, which overhauls the state’s assessment and accountability systems to emphasize individual student growth and local community input.

The Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee is scheduled to review the Complete Streets Design Manual and updates on sustainability initiatives including Solarize Lexington at its June 16 meeting.

Cleo Battle, president and CEO of Louisville Tourism, has won the 2026 Meeting Professionals International Industry Leader Award for his decades of service to the hospitality industry and his work expanding downtown Louisville’s bourbon tourism attractions.

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The Lexington Singers, a long-established community choir, will travel to England in June to perform with the Newmarket Community Choir as part of a cultural exchange between the two sister cities.

Jordan and Shellain Satterwhite have taken over ownership of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Lexington, expanding their existing Louisville franchise territory in the custom outdoor lighting business.