This year’s closure will be Wednesday December 24th and Thursday December 25th.
A novel entertainment option has quietly opened in Lexington’s growing National Avenue corridor. involve using teamwork and brainpower to solve clock-beating puzzles.
The much-anticipated and unique Kroger opens today on Euclid Avenue, serving campus and downtown neighborhoods. It is considered a model for future Kroger stores to be located on urbanized sites.
The scoping phase has begun for a residential development involving this property and the neighboring church. Its goal is to provide 80 affordable living units, built to high community environmental and aesthetic standards, adding to the evolving .(Photo courtesy of )
The successful preservation plan for a centuries-old Bur oak amid the development of over 200 residential units has won an award for its thoughtful accommodation of continued arboreal health.
Local landscaping firm Klausing Group has won a 2014 Lexington-Fayette Environmental Commission Award for applying ecological expertise to their headquarters, highlighting aesthetically-pleasing stormwater runoff mitigation amid industrial park surroundings.
Space Tango, a space design lab leveraging Kentucky’s increasing orbital and microgravity research and business incubation, has announced the opening of facilities in downtown Lexington within the historic Hurst Office Supplies building .
L’Escalade Fitness recently broke ground and anticipates opening in Spring 2015. The indoor rock climbing gym aims to focus on community engagement, will leverage the national and international draw of the climbing sports to the nearby Red River Gorge.
PVA David O’Neill took the Oath of Office, administered by Fayette Circuit Court Judge Kathy Stein, on December 1, 2014. This event marked the beginning of his second full term in office.
The historic Thomas Hunt Morgan House in downtown Lexington has been deeded from The Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky to The Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation. Following a renovation, and a reconfiguration with the adjoining historic property, both organizations’ headquarters are planned to operate from the campus beginning in 2015.
, formerly known as Victorian Square, at W Main & Broadway continues to open new doors. served its first customers ahead of schedule on Thursday October 16th while welcomes its first customers the morning of Friday October 17th. New restaurants and are both forthcoming.
515 North Broadway is on the market for over 600% of its foreclosure price after a young team’s extensive renovation. This home in the Queen Anne style was previously referred to as “The Pink Lady”.(Photo courtesy of )
The long philanthropic legacy of exemplary orthopaedic care at the Shriners Hospital for Children will continue in the near future on the campus of the University of Kentucky. The current 28-acre campus is anticipated to be sold by Shriners International in or after 2017.
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The restaurant associated with Lexington’s original downtown boutique hotel, Gratz Park Inn, closed in June and has just announced the debut of its rebranding. begins serving anew by November 14th.(Photo courtesy of Gratz Park Inn)
SRC of Lexington announces expansion and renovation plans, plus the addition of up to 50 new jobs, as a result of rapid growth since opening in 2009.
500 Euclid Avenue has seen various pubs over the decades. Its latest quietly opened for business about a month ago and is on its way to becoming a campus neighborhood destination.
Stonewall Center, a mix of retail and offices at the corner of Clays Mill Road and Wellington Way, has filled a significant amount of square footage with new tenants. Bargain Hunt is now open in the anchor storefront, previously empty for over a year. The former Stanley J’s and Rosalia’s will soon house the second location of North Lime Coffee & Donuts.
The impending move of the main driver’s license office has been announced, from within a city government building also housing the County Clerk’s offices in downtown Lexington, to a shopping center just outside of New Circle Road along Winchester Road. It will be adjacent to Spencerian College and offer increased parking options as well as access via four different Lextran routes. Fayette County’s other driver’s license office will remain on Regency Road.