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On the Table Lexington is part of a national network of On the Table Conversations started by the Chicago Community Trust. In the past, Blue Grass Community Foundation led On the Table, and passed the project along to CivicLex in 2019. Lexington residents are invited to help chart the future by hosting and joining citywide conversations during On the Table, April 10 thru 16.
The conversations will be held in homes, businesses, parks, schools, libraries, online, or in person. “We’re inviting everyone to gather around a table, real or virtual, and talk about their hopes and concerns for our community,” Mayor Linda Gorton said. This year, On the Table will focus on Lexington’s 2023 Comprehensive Plan, which helps gauge long-range city planning. The plan helps guide economic development opportunities, parks planning, transportation, arts and cultural opportunities, and other priorities over the next 20 years. CivicLex, a non-profit civic education organization, is organizing On the Table with help from a 30-plus member advisory group. Advisory group members also lead working groups, with open membership that anyone in Lexington is invited to join. “At CivicLex, we help residents understand city government and how to get involved,” said
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amryn LaGrange was already bummed on December 10, 2021. The basketball game the 18-year-old had been scheduled to play that night at Madisonville-North Hopkins High School had already been canceled because of a tornado warning, when she heard on TV that the violent storms moving through the area were the worst ever in Western Kentucky. One tornado was heading straight to nearby Dawson Springs, where her little sister was spending the night with their great-grandmother, sheltering in the basement. Camryn was on the phone with them when she heard someone say, “It’s here.” And then the phone went dead. Her family in Dawson Springs were safe, but it had been a near miss. The tornado had reduced to “complete rubble” an entire subdivision in the town, along with Resurrection Catholic Church, where she had received her first communion. “It missed my great-grandmother’s house by literal feet,” she recalls. That same morning, Bowling Green High School senior Sam Lowe’s mother was talking her way past National Guard troops guarding an unevenly devastated neighborhood to determine whether his grandmother’s house was still there. (It was.) A few counties west, Mayfield High School’s Lily Insco, 16, was emerging from her uncle’s underground bunker and helping other family members who’d lost their house.
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fter harrowing experiences like those, some healing was in order. And for Camryn, Sam, Lily and seven other students from hard-hit Western Kentucky communities, the healing is on its way in the form of a horse. Last month, the students spent a weekend at Lexington’s ArtsPlace Gallery participating in HorseMania, the third edition of LexArts’ popular public art project, set to gallop into town soon after two years of pandemic-related postponement. Collaborating with Lexington artists Lennon Michalski, De Selby, and Jerielle Hanlon, the students conceived designs for three Horse Mania entries with an emphasis on themes of hope, memory and renewal.
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The finished pieces they created at ArtsPlace will be exhibited in Mayfield, Madisonville, and Bowling Green before returning here to join the regular Horse Mania projects (which will begin appearing in May) until an auction next December, with proceeds used for rebuilding projects in their respective hometowns. In the end they’ll be put out to pasture in Western Kentucky as enduring symbols of the resilience of the region and its youth. “These kids were all just kind of hanging on by their fingertips,” says Di Boyer, Director of Giving at LexArts, who had the idea for the Horse Mania spinoff after the tornado. “They’ve been through a lot, and some of their initial ideas for the horse designs were fairly dark. It’s been a hard winter for them, but this project is helping them realize that the flowers are going to come back in the spring.”
or funding, Boyer reached out to Independence Bank, which has branches in all three of the worst-hit areas, and is opening a branch in Lexington. The bank funded the three new Horse Mania projects, which provides a $3,000 stipend to the participating Lexington artists, and helped organize the effort to identify the Western Kentucky students and bring them to Lexington. (Separately, the bank also committed to sponsor LexArts’ visual arts programming to the tune of $20,000 annually for the next three years.) “It was an absolute yes right from the get-go,” says Jacob Reid, the bank’s president. “Being involved in our community is what we’re all about, and however we can assist and be a part of helping out these communities that have been damaged so terribly, we want to do it.” Stacy Berge, president of the bank’s Lexington branch and a veteran of LexArts’s past fundraising campaigns, adds “We thought, why not bring them to Lexington and make a weekend of it?” The result is three Horse Mania horses whose surfaces subtly recall the devastation but also fairly swarm with butterflies, flowers, and other emblems of recovery and regeneration. “It’s been fantastic to help bring up these young artists that have been hit hard by the tornado,” Michalski says. He’s well acquainted with the healing power of art, having had pieces featured in Clark Regional Medical Center’s collection, and large-scale work commissioned by UK HealthCare. He was named one of the Hot 100 Southern Artists to watch by Oxford American Magazine. He adds, “It’s not just coming here and painting my design. It’s going back and forth and coming up with a dynamic that reflects their feelings about the disaster and how they’ve grown and matured. I was trying to help them get through those harder times, to reflect what got them through those harder times, and then put that on the horse.” The Madisonville/Dawson Springs horse, designed by Camryn and others, features a quilt-like pattern that includes a local baseball field that will be restored with funds raised through the HorseMania project. “The quilt isn’t finished because Dawson isn’t finished rebuilding,” Camryn says, “but it’s all about coming together, stitching things together again.” One horse at a time.
“It’s been a hard winter for them, but this project is helping them realize that the flowers are going to come back in the spring.” —Di Boyer, LexArts
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exington writer Leslie Ruth Guttman died on March 14, with services held March 17 at Temple Adath Israel, followed by interment at Lexington Cemetery. Guttman was an award-winning journalist, editor, and author who lived in Lexington’s closeknit Kenwick neighborhood. She was a beloved guest at the local Cornbread Suppers group of writers, artists, and friends. Guttman grew up in Lexington and went to journalism school at Ernie Pyle Hall at Indiana University Bloomington. She wanted to write “about situations where there is something great at stake,” and she was “consistently striving” to immerse herself “in unreported worlds.” She worked in print, public radio, web, and video.
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Worries Dr. Tom Riddle’s up at 4am in foaling season BY LESLIE GUTTMAN
Excerpted from Chapter 14 of Equine ER (Eclipse Press, 2009), entitled “Worries,” about Dr. Tom Riddle, co- founder of Lexington’s n October 2009, Kim Thomas profiled the Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital and writer in an Ace coverstory about Guttman’s published in Ace October 2009 issue new book, Equine ER, and an excerpt of the Even with Dr. Tom Riddle’s book accompanied the interview. Thomas had love for the work and his covered the now infamous 2008 Derby “when Big financial success, it is a Brown made his move in the middle of the pack demanding life. From January through to win, and the filly Eight Belles, finished second. June when it is Thoroughbred foaling and Guttman describes the heartbreawk as news came breeding season, Riddle is up at 4am seven to the Rood & Riddle facility that Eight Belles had days a week, asleep by 9pm. He hates the broken both of her front ankles, and the decisions cold, and the barns are miserably damp that had to be made within seconds to euthanize and freezing in winter. Although Riddle her. Guttman was at the vet hospital on Derby is home in time for dinner almost every day, a day she appropriately describes: ‘For horse night, it is not a job that you people everywhere, but especially ever turn off. in the Bluegrass, Derby Day is a “For horse people The other day, while religious holiday. Thousands of everywhere, but especially cleaning out his desk at people were preparing to watch he found an old the race at Churchill Downs or on in the Bluegrass, Derby Day home, ultrasound picture he’d TV, and between taking care of is a religious holiday.” saved. He was excited, patients, some Rood & Riddle staff thinking it was a picture of members would be able to catch —author Leslie Guttman one of his three grown kids. the race in the admissions office. It was of Winning Colors, Although they didn’t know it yet, one of the three fillies that have won the those staff members would see the death of Eight Kentucky Derby. (Winning Colors was also Belles, the charcoal gray filly who would break the horse who gave Riddle the worst kick down after finishing second and be euthanized of his life, catching the back of his thigh immediately because of the depth of her injuries. during a rectal palpation. She didn’t break Her shocking death on national television would the leg, but the pain and the bruises stayed bring significant changes to the racing world, for weeks. The roan mare died in 2008 at with equine vets such as Rood & Riddle’s Dr. twenty-three.) Larry Bramage playing key roles in the debate But when I accompanied Riddle on a farm and discussion the filly’s death ignited.” call one summer day, I realized the draw “Eight Belles was the first Thoroughbred to die of being an equine veterinarian, at least in 134 years of the Kentucky Derby, and although one in the field, no matter how consuming her tragic story reverberated in the hearts of horse the job or how ever-present the possibility lovers everywhere, the event caused the industry of getting kicked. It was late August; the to reconsider some options and changes were and weather was clear, no humidity, a flirty are being made to make tracks and racing safer for these sturdy but delicate athletes.”
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breeze. As we drove, miles of blue sky and green pastures unfurled before us. The landscape made me remember what an acquaintance’s niece, coming to Lexington for the first time, said when she looked out the window of her plane as it descended: “I’ve never seen so many shades of green.” As we turned into the driveway, Riddle said, “These are the kind of farms that remind me of my dad.” (Riddle’s father is also a veterinarian.) It was a small spread. The barn was black with white trim, and worn bridles hung from a row of hooks next to the stalls. A handful of horses lived there. The family was excited to hear the foal was going to be a colt. The only other sounds were birdsongs and the shifting of residents in their stalls. Away from texting, computers and cell phones, and the news of a troubled economy, Riddle’s job felt like that of an old-fashioned country vet in another era. Having just left a big city, I also thought on that day, and on others after it with different vets, about how calming it is to be around horses and other animals, how peaceful they can be and how uncomplicated. Most horses are patient. Most people are not. For college students trying to decide whether to go into human medicine or veterinary, those facts can contribute to making a choice for the latter. Then of course, there’s always one of the big reasons Dr. Katie Garrett, another Rood & Riddle vet, told me why people choose to become doctors of equines rather than of humans, “Patients look a lot better with their clothes off.” Donations in Leslie Guttman’s memory can be made to Temple Adath Israel, 124 N. Ashland Ave., Lexington, KY or to Doctors Without Borders.
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Sass and Remembering the iconic Virginia Obrecht Dulworth BY RHONDA REEVES
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t was a warm and rainy March Sunday at Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park — the buds on the trees and the daffodils poking up optimistically, but not quite blooming — a typical Spring Sunday in the bluegrass. On the left side of the park, the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation celebrated their annual Antique and Garden Show. On the right side of the park, past the reflecting pools that shimmered in the driving rain, at the American Saddlebred Museum, hundreds of guests gathered at the Museum to toast the memory of Virginia (“Din”) Obrecht Dulworth. Friends and family were welcomed to “her final party,” with a round of cosmopolitans. An occasional grumble of thunder and frequent lightning bolts punctuated the conversation as the standing-room-only crowd shared lively memories of this one of a kind adopted Kentucky gal. As befitting her stature, even though the skies registered their vocal protest that she should leave us at all, as the heavens wept and the winds roared in typical March fashion, everyone still showed up to send her off in style.
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irginia (Din) Obrecht Dulworth died unexpectedly and peacefully the afternoon of February 15, 2022, the day after Valentine’s Day, having enjoyed a sociable breakfast just that morning with friends. She was a month shy of her 94th birthday celebration.
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Born Virginia Puckett Obrecht, Jr. on March 21, 1928, she was a 1946 graduate of Tudor Hall (now Park-Tudor), Indianapolis, and a 1948 graduate of Briarcliff Junior College in Westchester County, New York. She later attended the University of Louisville School of Music at Garden Court. She was a gifted pianist, writer, poet, and artist. She was published in Highlights Magazine for Children. She was a member of Sisters in Crime writers, and a contributor to their two published anthologies Low Down and Derby and Mystery, With a Splash of Bourbon. ArtConnects’ Kate Savage described her as “quite the treat to be with.”
Local horsewoman Michal Renau Rasmussen recalled, “She served with my dad on the board of the Rock Creek Riding Club. She was always a character I remember from my childhood…another great one from that generation gone.” Writer Ruthie Maslin described her as “such a bright light [with] such a big personality and bigger heart!” Perhaps slightly less known among the diverse array of arts and entertainment she supported and enjoyed over her 90+ years, if you invited her to either a Downton Abbey or a Breaking Bad Marathon, you didn’t have to ask twice. “My dear,” she would ask without hesitation, “what shall I bring?”
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he was married to Early Vaughn Dulworth of Louisville, KY., a real estate developer, builder, and businessman, until his death in 1989. As an artist, she illustrated the cover of a Louisville Orchestra playbill and performed as an extra in productions of the Louisville Opera Association. She was chair of the Episcopal Young Church Women for St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. She directed the Clothes Closet at Christ Church Cathedral (Louisville) for a decade. She was named a Docent Emeritus at the Speed Museum in gratitude for her years of service. She also instituted an outreach program, “Prime Time,” to take slide programs to
local facilities for the elderly. She recorded books for the Kentucky School for the Blind. She was a docent at the Kentucky Horse Park for special exhibits. Her memberships included the Pendennis Club, Rock Creek Riding Club (as a Hall of Famer), the American Saddlebred Museum, the Filson Historical Society, the Highland Mother’s Club, the Griffin Gate Garden Club, and others. You can find the history of the Rock Creek Riding Club, written and signed by “Virginia Obrecht Dulworth (Mrs. E.V.).” She wrote “Harold Morgeson, who served an unprecedented and consecutive 17 terms as Rock Creek’s President, once said: ‘The Rock Creek Horse Show, the Lexington Junior League Horse Show in July and the Kentucky State Fair World Championship Horse Show in August, are to the American Saddlebred Horse what the ‘Triple Crown’ is to
“such a bright light [with] such a big personality and bigger heart!” —Ruthie Maslin, remembering Virginia Dulworth
the thoroughbred.’” It was 1933 when the first Rock Creek Horse Show was staged but for the membership alone. As a native Hoosier who had adopted Kentucky as her home state, she was particularly proud of her membership in the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. In 1997, Dulworth moved to Lexington to be closer to her daughters, all of whom lived in central Kentucky. For many years, she made her home in Lexington’s Griffin Gate Community where she made an entire community of new friends. She is survived by her daughter Virginia (Jenny) Dulworth Albert and son in law Steven M. Albert of Lexington; her daughter Jane Christie Dulworth Jacobs and son-in-law Brent A. Jacobs of Georgetown; and her son-in-law Joseph T. Smith of Harrodsburg. Her sense of humor and style (and recipe for caramels) live on in her grandchildren, Brooke Jacobs of Lexington; Evan Obrecht Albert of Louisville; Lauren Virginia Albert of Atlanta; Vaughn Smith of Cincinnati; and loving friend and caregiver, Tara Hopkins of Lexington. As she once put it herself, when expressing her gratitude to the guests of the Rock Creek Horse Show, “Thanks to you all, who in our past have brought us so honorably to the present.”
She directed the Clothes Closet at Christ Church Cathedral (Louisville) for a decade, negotiating partnerships with Fruit of the Loom and the Louisville Jaycees for funding and clothing at-risk children Memorial contributions may be made to the American Saddlebred Museum, 4083 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, KY, 40511.
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The Kentucky Senate and House of Representatives passed individual resolutions honoring the 60th anniversary of the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital. The resolutions designate April 24, 2022, as “Albert B. Chandler Hospital Appreciation Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky” to commemorate the contributions and benefits of UK Chandler Hospital and UK HealthCare.
CHI Saint Joseph Health is offering eightweek paid summer externships, which run May 31-July 22, and will allow students to gain an in-depth understanding of the role of a registered nurse in clinical practice and apply the knowledge they learn in a hands-on clinical setting. Students are eligible to participate in the externship the summer before graduation. Melissa Bennett, chief operating officer / chief nurse executive, CHI Saint Joseph Health says, “Our nursing team loves to work hands-on with students to help them grow their skills and develop over the course of eight weeks. This program has been beneficial for so many students and helps our team find new talent in nursing.” To qualify for the externship, students must be enrolled in an accredited nursing school in either a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program or Associate Degree in Nursing program and be in good standing with a projected graduation date through June 2023. Eligible students must be certified in Basic Life Support. CHI Saint Joseph Health is accepting applications for the program now through May 1, 2022.
The externship program allows students to be integral members of the health care team while working alongside registered nurses to gain real-life experience. Students may request their top placements and will be placed at CHI Saint Joseph Health facilities across the state in Bardstown, Berea, Lexington, London, Mount Sterling and Nicholasville. At the conclusion of the externship, nursing students will be eligible to remain on staff and continue working flexible hours. CHI Saint Joseph Health welcomes students doing their practicum hours in their last semester as well in units of their choice. Hospitals also provide letters of intent for positions prior to graduation.
Dance for Surgery on Sunday
The Rotary Club of Lexington announced earlier this year that they expect to reach their $1 million dollar fundraising goal with their CHI Saint Joseph Health sponsored event, ‘Dancing with the Lexington Stars.’ scheduled this year for April 30 at the Kentucky Castle. The event benefits Lexington’s Surgery on Sunday. Peggy Trafton, Executive Director of The Rotary Club of Lexington said, “The dancers get votes by money, and so they want to do this because they believe in our cause, ‘Service Above Self’, and what we do with our money, so it’s just a great fit to have these dancers and it’s the only thing like it in Lexington.”
Celebrating the opening of a new mixed-use mountain bike trail at Deer Haven Park! Developed by LFUCG in partnership with KyMBA - Bluegrass, this is Lexington’s second mountain bike trail.
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Ramp it Up Ramp it Up BY TOM YATES BY TOM YATES
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Whiskey Bear is re-opening this Spring along with Addie’s Stone-Fired Pizza in their new home in Beaumont.
pril brings with it Keeneland, Easter, sunny weekends at the Farmers Market, and a return to patio season in the bluegrass. Births, rebirths, and transitions are the order of the day for Spring 2022 in Lexington.
HOLIDAYS Easter Brunch is expected to be a hot menu item in 2022 after two years of pandemic restrictions. Stay tuned to acemagazinelex.com for a sampling of Lexington offerings.
BIRTHS Graze closed permanently after two tries at Lexington locations, first at Limestone, and later at the Woodlands, with that prime real estate at the corner of Main and Woodland sitting empty til recently. That space is now scheduled to be home to the latest concept from the Frank and Dino’s downtown team, La Folie. The French menu will include tournedos foie gras, beef bourguignon, jarrets d’Agneau. The 3,000-square-foot space has ample room to accommodate dining and a bar, and features a patio, along with onsite and neighborhood parking. South of Wrigley’s taste of Chicago beef is making its new home on Southland Drive. Store Dash? DoorDash has rolled out DashMart convenience stores in selected markets, including Lexington. The company says, “DashMart is a new type of convenience store, offering both household essentials and local restaurant favorites to our customers’ doorsteps. On DashMart, you’ll find thousands of convenience, grocery, and restaurant items, from ice cream and chips, to cough medicine and dog food, to spice rubs and packaged desserts from the local restaurants you love on DoorDash. DashMart stores are owned, operated, and curated by DoorDash.” Sultan’s Mediterranean has opened at Hartland Parkway. The former JDI space at Cedar and Broadway has sat vacant since Napa Prime opened and closed in the spot in the span of less than a year in 2019. The partnership that owned JDI dissolved in 2016. Louisville’s RecBar team will be opening Tilty Bob in Lexington in Spring 2022, with dining, a bar, and arcade games on both floors of the massive space.
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TRANSITIONS Athenian Grill has re-opened its Ashland Avenue space after a winter remodel. Busalacchi Treats has now officially moved across the street inside Cafe Emporio by Busalacchi. A sneak peek for the new space is planned for the Greyline Station Block Party on April 1, with an official opening by Easter. El Cid has added table service at both locations, skipping the fast casual order-up process. The National Avenue location is adding a rooftop/lounge area for spring and summer.
Helen Vallozzi started making gnocchi in her Pennsylvania basement in 1955. Helen quickly outgrew her home operation and moved to a small restaurant where she not only sold gnocchi, but served to guests as well. Helen’s son Ernie joined and expanded the family business, followed by Ernie’s sons, Julian and Dante. Vallozi currently has two Pennsylvania locations, one in Pittsburgh and one in Greensburg. The menus include family traditions like homemade pastas, Helen’s gnocchi, pizza, steaks, and seafood, along with tapas treats like Italian meats and cheeses flown in from Italy weekly and served from their Fresh Mozzarella bar. Julian Velozzi says he’s “very excited to be taking Vallozzi’s on the road with a third location now underway in Versailles, Kentucky. See you this fall in the Bluegrass State.”
Lady Remoulade sold out their first Mardi Gras parking lot crawfish boil in less than four hours in March, and is now at home in the former Flag Fork Herb Farm spot. Rumor has it: Jonathan Lundy is hard at work on his next concept, which might feature classic echoes of a longtime Lexington favorite. After a brief closure, Lockbox Restaurant + Lounge has reopened its doors to locals and hotel guests with a new look and feel, service style, and menu. Sam’s HotDogs has added late night eats to its downtown options, now open 8 pm to 1 am.
J. Render’s patrons raised big money for World Central Kitchen relief efforts.
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American equine art from private collections. This exhibit will include 1800s - 1900s pieces by Troye, Emms, Stull, Menasco, and Morris along with selected works by contemporary equine artists including Pater, Coates, Malone, Corum, and more. This exhibit also supports awareness for the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. Matthew and Karine Maynard are designers, blacksmiths and artists who use metal and architectural space as their medium. Ellen Skidmore’s thirty-year retrospective will be on display, and horses are a large part of her life and work.
Members of the Scandinavian Heritage Society of Kentucky bring flags and folk dress from the Scandinavian countries to highlight the international flavor of the evening. 5 pm, April 24, Second Presbyterian Church.
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The Headley Whitney Museum will debut “Intertwined,” beginning April 8. During Keeneland Spring Meet and the Kentucky Derby, they will honor the thoroughbred with a presentation of rarely-seen English and
The Lexington Chamber Chorale welcomes percussionist Anders Åstrand from Stockholm, Sweden for his third residency. This international celebration concert will feature primarily contemporary choral music from Estonia, Latvia, Brazil, Hungary and Sweden.
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The 2022 Celebrity Curtain Call in the Enchanted Castle celebrates Lexington Children’s Theatre in a one-night event featuring a celebrity cast that will perform the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. April 22 at 6:30p at Lexington Children’s Theatre at 418 W. Short Street.
ROB BREZSNY’S FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): To provide the right horoscope, I must introduce you to three new words. The first is “orphic,” defined as “having an importance or meaning not apparent to the senses nor comprehensible to the intellect; beyond ordinary understanding.” Here’s the second word: “ludic,” which means “playful; full of fun and high spirits.” The third word is “kalon,” which refers to “profound, thorough beauty.” Now I will coordinate those terms to create a prophecy in accordance with your astrological aspects. Ready? I predict you will generate wildly positive transformative consequences for yourself by adopting a ludic attitude as you seek kalon in orphic experiments and adventures. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Normally I love your steadfastness, your intense focus, and your stubborn insistence on doing what’s right. Your ability to stick to the plan even when chaos creeps in is admirable. But during the coming weeks, I suggest you heed the advice of martial artist Bruce Lee: “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.” GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Geminiborn basketball coach Pat Summitt won Olympic medals, college championships, and presidential awards. She had a simple strategy: “Here’s how I’m going to beat you. I’m going to outwork you. That’s it. That’s all there is to it.” I’m recommending that you apply her approach to everything you do for the rest of 2022. According to my analysis, you’re on course for a series of satisfying victories if you nurture your stamina as you work with tenacious focus and relentless intelligence.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): In Britain, 70 percent of the land is owned by one percent of the population. Globally, one percent of the population owns 43 percent of the wealth. I am hoping there’s a much better distribution of resources within your own life. I hope that the poorer, less robust parts of your psyche aren’t being starved at the expense of the highly functioning aspects. I hope that the allies and animals you tend to take for granted are receiving as much of your love and care as the people you’re trying to impress or win over. If any adjustments are necessary, now is a favorable time to make them.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain,” wrote mythologist Joseph Campbell.
I don’t think his cure is foolproof. The lingering effects of some old traumas aren’t so simple and easy to dissolve. But I suspect Campbell’s strategy will work well for you in the coming weeks. You’re in a phase of your astrological cycle when extra healing powers are available. Some are obvious and some are still partially hidden. It will be your sacred duty to track down every possible method that could help you banish at least some of your suffering and restore at least some of your joie de vivre. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You know who Jimi Hendrix was, right? He was a brilliant and influential rock guitarist. As for Miles Davis, he was a Hall of Fame-level trumpeter and composer. You may be less familiar with Tony Williams. A prominent rock critic once called him “the best drummer in the world.” In 1968, those three superstars gathered in the hope of recording an album. But they wanted to include a fourth musician, Paul McCartney, to play bass for them. They sent a telegram to the ex-Beatle, but it never reached him. And so the supergroup never happened. I mention this in hopes it will render you extra alert for invitations and opportunities that arrive out of nowhere in the coming weeks. Don’t miss out! Expect the unexpected.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Poet Anne Carson claims that “a page with a poem on it is less attractive than a page with a poem on it and some tea stains.” I agree. If there are tea stains, it probably means that the poem has been studied and enjoyed. Someone has lingered over it, allowed it to thoroughly permeate his or her consciousness. I propose we make the tea-stained poem your power metaphor for the coming weeks, Scorpio. In other words, shun the pristine, the spotless, the untouched. Commune with messy, even chaotic things that have been loved and used.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian author Martha Beck articulated the precise message you need to hear right now. She wrote, “Here is the crux of the matter, the distilled essence, the only thing you need to remember: When considering whether to say yes or no, you must choose the response that feels like freedom. Period.” I hope you adopt her law in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. You should avoid responses and influences that don’t feel liberating. I realize that’s an extreme position to take, but I think it’s the right one for now. Where does your greatest freedom lie? How can you claim it? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I’m glad you have been exploring your past and reconfiguring your remembrances of the old days and
old ways. I’m happy you’ve been transforming the story of your life. I love how you’ve given yourself a healing gift by reimagining your history. But make sure you don’t get so immersed in bygone events that you’re weighed down by them. The whole point of the good work you’ve been doing is to open up your future possibilities. For inspiration, read this advice from author Milan Kundera: “We must never allow the future to collapse under the burden of memory.” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian historian Mary Frances Berry offered counsel that all Aquarians should keep at the heart of their philosophy during the coming weeks. She wrote, “The time when you need to do something is when no one else is willing to do it, when people are saying it can’t be done.” I hope you trust yourself enough to make that your battle cry. I hope you will keep summoning all the courage you will regularly need to implement its mandate.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): What’s the main cause of deforestation in Latin America? Logging for wood products? Agricultural expansion? New housing developments? Nope. It’s raising cattle so people can eat beef and cheese and milk. This industry also plays a major role in the rest of the world’s ongoing deforestation tragedy. Soaring greenhouse gas emissions aren’t entirely caused by our craving for burgers and milk and cheese, of course, but our climate emergency would be significantly less dramatic if we cut back our consumption. That’s the kind of action I’m inviting you to take in the coming months, Pisces. My analysis of astrological omens suggests that you now have even more power than usual to serve the collective good of humanity in whatever small ways you can. (PS: Livestock generates 14.5 percent of our greenhouse gases, equal to the emissions from all cars, trucks, airplanes, and ships combined.)
Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital seeks Equine Scientist in Lexington, KY. Qualified candidates must have B.S. degree in Agricultural Science, Veterinary Medicine, or related; one year of livestock experience; and specific background in equine hoof care/herd health. Interested candidates should submit a resume & cover letter to HR, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, 2150 Georgetown Road, Lexington, KY 40511.
Ace, Lexington’s original citywide magazine, is now accepting applications for Summer 2022 multimedia internships in Graphic Design, Web, and Editorial. Internships require proficiency in WordPress and Adobe Suite with strong standing in JOU, ENG, ISC, WRD, CS, VIS, or LIS. Summer internships begin Derby weekend and conclude Labor Day weekend. Email credentials along with contact info for a supervising faculty reference to ace@firstmedialex.com. EOE.
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Just in time for Spring planting season, The Kentucky Christmas Tree Association’s 16th Annual Plant Auction is 10 am til noon, Saturday April 23 at the Fayette County Extension Office parking lot at 1140 Harry Sykes Way in Lexington. Bid and take home some Kentucky grown nursery stock. Sale will include annuals, perennials, balled and burlapped trees and shrubs. A portion of the proceeds will be used to provide one or more scholarships for students majoring in Forestry or related sciences in UK’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
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Tyler Pennington is this year’s Saturday celebrity guest at the Central Kentucky Home and Garden Show, returning to the Lexington Center the first weekend in April.
Products that contain corrosive, toxic or flammable ingredients are household hazardous wastes (HHW). These materials include common household items such as paints, cleaners, oils, batteries and pesticides. Improper disposal can pollute air, water or soil and pose a threat to human health. Fayette County residents can drop off the hazardous materials at the next Household Hazardous Waste event Saturday, April 23, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the city’s training pad (1631 Old Frankfort Pike). Enter via Jimmie Campbell Drive.
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3429 Lannette Ln..................................................... $420,000 153 Goodrich Ave.................................................... $360,000 508 Hollyhill Dr........................................................ $330,100 3256 Cornwall Dr..................................................... $330,000 2005 Mountjoy Pl.................................................... $305,000 3048 Waco Rd.......................................................... $290,000 130 University Ave................................................... $285,750 2461 Larkin Rd......................................................... $273,000 1003 Celia Lane....................................................... $245,000 614 Nakomi Dr........................................................ $235,000 1805 Traveller Rd..................................................... $230,000 2324 Harrodsburg Rd............................................. $220,000 1017 Della Dr........................................................... $214,250 321 Zandale Dr........................................................ $195,000 632 Springridge Dr.................................................. $187,500 2417 Yuma Ct.......................................................... $169,900
40504
1081 S. Broadway Unit 104.................................... $125,000 203 Linwood Dr..........................................................$85,500
40505
552 Bellcastle Rd..................................................... $257,000 1854 Marlboro Dr.................................................... $257,000 821 Statesman Way................................................. $196,500 501 Anniston Dr....................................................... $189,900 440 Carlisle Ave....................................................... $179,000 183 Burnett Av......................................................... $178,000 208 Hillcrest Ave...................................................... $160,000 1637 Liberty Rd........................................................ $138,000 1977 Greenleaf Dr................................................... $130,000 920 Liberty Rd.............................................................$90,000 411 Parkside Dr...........................................................$86,000 610 Radcliffe Rd..........................................................$84,000 292 Old Kingston Rd..................................................$60,000
Property sales info source: Fayette County Property Valuation office (www.fayettepva.com)
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40507
350 E. Short #423.................................................... $190,000 350 E. Short #207.................................................... $185,000
40508
366 Mill St............................................................. $1,475.000 406-408 Granard Av................................................ $580,000 414 Granard Av........................................................ $580,000 416 Granard Av........................................................ $580,000 316 Race St............................................................... $455,000 734 W. Short St......................................................... $430,000 342 Jefferson........................................................... $355,000 348 Jefferson........................................................... $355,000 220 Cedar St #410................................................... $305,000 220 Cedar St #110................................................... $260,000 409 Johnson Ave..................................................... $252,000 572 Bolivar Ct........................................................... $225,000 576 Bolivar Ct........................................................... $222,000 580 Bolivar Ct........................................................... $219,000
584 Bolivar Ct........................................................... $221,000 703 Bellaire Ave....................................................... $205,000 220 Cedar St #407................................................... $201,000 220 Cedar St #102................................................... $193,000 585 S. Upper #139................................................... $190,000 220 Cedar St #100................................................... $190,000 220 Cedar St #409................................................... $186,000 220 Cedar St #108................................................... $161,000 860 Whitney Ave........................................................$50,000 622 Headley Ave.........................................................$27,000
40515
201 Kelburn Ct......................................................$1,042,500 1004 Firethorn Pl..................................................... $479,000 229 Bittersweet Way................................................ $455,000 721 Sundollar CV..................................................... $450,000 4621 Longbridge Ln................................................ $440,000 4120 Clearwater Way.............................................. $430,000 237 Bittersweet Way................................................ $415,000 4505 Meadowbridge Ct.......................................... $405,000 5024 Greenville Ter.................................................. $365,000 476 Southpoint Dr................................................... $365,000 1733 Farmview Dr................................................... $335,000 4309 Saron Dr.......................................................... $335,000
4712 Hobbs Way..................................................... $325,000 4068 Middleton Pl.................................................. $320,000 4701 Sunny PT......................................................... $300,100 4813 Brennen Dr..................................................... $300,000 3381 Fox Den Cir..................................................... $289,000 3960 Kenesaw Dr.................................................... $286,000 181 Toronto Rd......................................................... $283,000 958 Charwood Dr.................................................... $257,500 3208 Foxchase Ct..................................................... $255,000 3088 Tuscaloosa Ln.................................................. $241,000 4328 Jasmine Rose Way......................................... $238,000 4749 Harland Pkwy................................................. $205,000 4796 Moss Creek Dr................................................ $183,000 113 Ellemoor Ln...................................................... $140,000
40517
3502 Lansdowne Dr................................................ $235,000 3624 Remora Dr...................................................... $222,000 3339 Sutherland Dr................................................. $210,000 552 Compton Dr...................................................... $193,000 3728 Red River Dr.................................................... $185,000 3768 Lady Di Ln....................................................... $179,000 2750 Baybrook Rd................................................... $170,000 757 Orlean Cir.......................................................... $165,000
Property sales info source: Fayette County Property Valuation office (www.fayettepva.com)
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