If you’ve ever been to the downtown branch of the Lexington Public Library chances are you’ve interacted with Lexingtonian Wayne Johnson. For over 30 years his natural habitat has been the Kentucky ...

Leader’s yearlong examination of notable people, institutions and key moments in Lexington’s history focuses on an early ...

If you walk around Lexington’s old courthouse, you may feel as if you’re being watched. There are ghostly figures in many of ...

Wings, waffles, chicken, gourmet burgers and mind-boggling shakes. It’s all on the menu at these local dining spots.

More and more projects across Kentucky are uncovering Black history through historical documents, then putting them online ...

Aristides won the very first Kentucky Derby, but history also remembers the colt’s jockey: Oliver Lewis, a Black jockey from ...

Lex Commission member Mandy Higgins said, “As we celebrate Black History Month and our 250th anniversary, it’s a privilege to ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Ashland Henry Clay Estate is full of history on display, from the items and artifacts to the building itself. Each relic and each story has plenty of lessons ...

2024 adds to Kentucky’s historic run of growth and prosperity ... Pikeville, Covington and Lexington. These programs and partnerships are building on Kentucky’s track record of success and ...