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Celeste Lewis is a visual artist and freelance writer and director for the Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center. She contributes a series for Smiley Pete Publishing (“Local Luminaries: Ron Isaacs,” page 7) that profiles a variety of interesting folks from the Lexington area, from artists and writers to small business owners and other city leaders.

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It was 1973, artist Ron Isaacs was wanting something more from art than he was getting from traditional painting and collage techniques. After a couple years of experimenting, he hung his London Fog raincoat on the wall one day with a vision. He intended to reproduce its structure using 3/8” fir plywood. He had never recreated a garment out of wood before, and even though the structure was to be made of relatively simple, flat planes, the process had him stumped.

“The coat stayed on the wall as fall, and then winter, came on,” Isaacs recalled. “I finally had to borrow one to wear.”

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The experiment eventually resulted in a final work that the artist now refers to as “clunky,” and says was the hardest piece he ever had to find his way through. But the project — a successful liberation from the two-dimensional canvas and rectangular picture plane — stirred something inside him, and the beginnings of a signature style were born. Today, Isaacs is a lauded and collected artist whose unique style blends sculptural techniques, hand painting and trompe l’oeil, an artistic concept that touches on the experience of both the eye and the psyche.

Trompe d’l’oeil — French for “fool the eye” — dates back to ancient Greece and Rome but became popular in France in the 1800s. The concept can take many forms: It could be a mural of a tunnel painted so realistically on a brick wall that it tempts one to try to drive straight through it, or a polished stone sculpture of a flame that looks so real it could burn.

Whatever form it takes, trompe l’oeil intends to invite a longer look, and to reinforce the notion that things are not always as they appear.

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Isaacs was initially attracted to the concept because of the rich added layers that this type of emotional and psychological experience can bring to a work. Primarily inspired by three reoccurring themes — vintage fabrics, items from nature and other found objects — the artist creates eclectic and engaging compositions incorporating finely honed painting techniques on sculpted Finnish birch plywood. The elements of the finished pieces look so much like their inspiration, one might momentarily think they are actually looking at the fabric of a vintage dress or a flower petal, a twig or the wing of a bird.

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“Vintage garments have histories and mysteries — they serve as anthropomorphic stand-ins for the figure in my work,” he said, explaining one of his leading inspirations during a recent chat.

“I’m intrigued by the memories of objects, including personal and cultural associations. It’s amazing how much content the simplest item can carry with it through time.”

Items from nature, such as twigs and leaves, are a recurring motif of the artist’s work that hearken back to his own personal history. Born in Cincinnati, Isaacs spent his early childhood on 11 acres of an old tree nursery that provided plenty of opportunities for outdoor wandering and exploring for a young, imaginative boy. When he was 12 years old, his family moved to Jackson County in Eastern Kentucky, where his father was a farmer and his mother was a teacher. A self-described shy, skinny and bookish boy, Isaacs soon discovered farming was not his future.

“I knew I would be an artist from a very young age,” he recalled. “My parents didn’t know where that came from — no one in the family had chosen that career path — but they never discouraged me.”

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After studying art at Berea College and completing a graduate degree at Indiana University, Isaacs went on to a 32year career teaching art at Eastern Kentucky University, all the while honing the unique imaginative style that is now so recognizable to his many fans and collectors, and seeking ways to expand his career as a professional artist.

It was during those early years of pursuing his professional artistic career — around the same time that the raincoat experiment set him on the path toward developing his signature style — that Isaacs encountered what he considers a “stroke of luck” that gave him the confidence to seek gallery representation. In 1972, Stephen Prokoff, the director of the Contemporary Art Museum in Chicago, saw a piece of the artist’s work as part of a juried show at a small college in Northern Kentucky, and selected it for a purchase prize.

Prokoff was so impressed with Isaacs’ work that he offered to provide introductions to Chicago art gallery curators.

Through those introductions, Isaacs soon became an established artist in a Chicago gallery, which ultimately led to representation in New York and other cities. For decades, he was represented locally by Heike Pickett Gallery, which was located for many years in Lexington and more recently in Versailles until the gallery owner retired this past year, closing her eponymous gallery.

“When we opened the Heike Pickett Gallery in Lexington in 1983, Ron had already gained wide acclaim for his art — he certainly did not need representation in our one-room space,” Heike Pickett recalled, looking back to the early days of her professional relationship with Isaacs. “However, he accepted our invitation, joined our stable of artists and became a strong supporter of the gallery and the fellow artists we represented.”

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Artist Ron Isaacs describes all of his work as “halfway between sculpture and painting.”

The trompe l’oeil (“fool the eye”) constructions are each meticulously sculpted from birch plywood, then painted with acrylic. Common themes include vintage garments, nature and found objects, as exemplified in the two pieces above and the four pieces at left.

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The artist’s wife, Judy Isaacs, at one of his gallery openings in Milwaukee in 2018.

Pickett’s gallery “benefited greatly from [Isaacs’] experience, advice and his extraordinary art for the next 30 years,” she added. Since retiring from his art professor job in 2001, Isaacs continues to work hard to keep a handful of galleries in various parts of the country supplied with new work to sell.

Four years ago, Isaacs and his wife of 54 years, Judy, also an artist and a retired teacher, relocated from a plot of land in Richmond to a quiet suburban home in Lexington’s Hamburg area, where they are both enjoying the change of pace.

“We had seven and a half acres in Richmond, and I spent 30 years handling all that sort of thing requires,” Isaacs explained, referencing the mowing, chainsawing, weeding, gardening and general maintenance the land required. “It was all getting to be too much. Now that we have downsized, I work more— but it’s studio work, and I can focus on art a lot more without interruption.”

The Isaacs’ Lexington home is a feast for the eyes. Every room is filled with work from fellow artists collected over the years, including an extensive collection of artist-made ceramic cups that takes up an entire wall. Each one is a fascinating, tiny masterpiece.

Looking back over his 50-year career, Isaacs’ joy with this time of his life is obvious. He relishes time spent in his studio with his iPod or noise cancelling headphones, creating what he refers to as “visual poems.”

“The things that inspire my work usually carry some patina of time and entropy, and they have their own stories and visual appeal,” he said. “It’s enough to keep me going and going.”

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Lexington artist Ron Isaacs recently took some time to answer a few questions for writer Celeste Lewis.

Tell me about growing up. I was an only child, which I guess is important. I was born seven weeks before Pearl Harbor, in Cincinnati. My father worked for a porcelain enameling company which was doing important war work that kept him home during the war. For eight years (ages 4-12 for me), we lived in a tiny rented cottage in the middle of 11 acres of an old tree nursery in the suburbs of Cincy; the house had been the office for it.

My parents were from Jackson County in Eastern Kentucky, and we moved back there when I was 12 to help my grandmother, and to farm (subsistence farming and a half-acre tobacco base). My mother went back to teaching, at first in a one-room school. My father cut timber out of our woods and built a good house nearly single-handedly, with me helping to log, farm and build as much as I could — which was not much, being skinny and bookish. I liked the woods and nature but hated farm work, especially tobacco. And high school was miserable, as it is for nearly everybody, apparently.

I was socially out-of-it. Good grades for me but few good teachers and no art, of course.

Majoring in art at Berea College opened things up considerably.

How did you become interested in art? The first thing I ever answered when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up was “artist.” Not “cowboy” or “fireman.” I never questioned it, nor did my supportive parents.

We had no idea where the notion came from; it’s not a family thing.

Looking now at my childhood drawings, they don’t seem especially brilliant or special, but I persisted and kept making and drawing and painting on my own.

I always had a ‘good eye,’ but less creativity (and instruction) than I might have had in an ideal world.

How did you get interested in trompe l’oeil? Funny, I’ve

never been really interested in the hyper-realistic painting and sculpture aspect of trompe l’oeil.

I marvel at the patience and the verisimilitude, like everybody else — maybe with a more professional eye and less awe — but a lot of it seems like pure showing off of technical skill… entertaining, but a little shallow.

Starting with that raincoat and growing out of the needs of the piece, I’ve used it in a more functional way to serve the image and try to give it the visual authority of directly observed reality. [My take on trompe l’oiel] is not as obsessively detailed or precious as most. After whatever illusion is achieved breaks down, usually fairly quickly, the viewer still has the image to work with.

You have a very impressive collection of ceramic cups.

How did you get started with that collection? In the mid’80s I had a cup I used for coffee every day, carrying it into studio classes. It broke and I replaced it with a handsome cup by Michael Frasca, which made me want to find more cups. Soon I had a nice variety, enough that I could have a different cup every day for a whole semester of classes (I wouldn’t mention it until someone commented). So now there are close to 450 free-range cups in the house, functional and nonfunctional, by many wellknown contemporary ceramists.

The bulk of the collection will eventually go to Berea College as a study collection in a special double-sided glass wall case between two classrooms; a few will go to the Racine Art Museum, which has the largest collection of contemporary crafts in North America. The search for new ones goes on, though mostly online, now.

What were some of the challenges in your career as a college professor? What were some of the best parts of the job? The biggest challenge was my basic introverted, shy personality. And nobody much tells you how to teach college, so you recall the examples, good and not-so, of the teachers you’ve

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Artist Ron Isaacs at work in his studio with his favorite tool, the scroll saw.

had. (Is sarcasm an effective teaching tool?) I still feel bad about my uncertain, inexperienced earliest classes, and wish I had a do-over. I was getting the hang of it later on, especially toward the end, with what I feel were well-designed sequences of assignments and effective explanations, and reasonably articulate lectures and critiques.

(I have noted, more than once, that just as you’re getting good at something, it’s over. Including life. That’s my moment of wisdom for the day.) The best parts were getting strong responses from students, seeing the occasional light bulbs over their heads and a good development from start to semester’s end and beyond. And watching a decent number of them go on to have actual, meaningful careers in art.

Do you have any career advice for someone working toward a career as an artist?

Establish a flow of work, even as a student; just keep it coming, good or bad, experiments or major pieces or potboilers. Mostly, just show up to work without waiting for inspiration or the muse of painting or whatever to fly down and whisper in your ear. The best ideas come out of the work itself. Seriously.

Where do you go to feel inspired? Upstairs, to my studio

and workshop; everything is waiting.

Do you have a passion outside of your work? Not particularly.

I read good science fiction, keep my eye out for imagery and format idea starters, and listen to an eclectic variety of music as I work. And take walks, for exercise and looking around.

And look for cups online and in person.

What is your favorite tool in your studio? My scroll saw.

Maybe that’s too obvious.

How did you and your wife, Judy, meet? Judy and I met in grad school, at Indiana University in Bloomington. We both lived in the graduate residence center dorms and ate at the cafeteria, where she seemed to always have an entourage of male friends at her table. I introduced myself to her in line one day, reintroduced myself a few days later, and gradually worked my way onto her table. I left funny notes on her windshield and proposed odd dates like walking in rain without umbrellas or washing our cars together. It eventually worked, to my amazement. We recently had our 54th anniversary, and I couldn’t have possibly asked for a better, more supportive friend and life partner. n

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Even though the restaurant is located on a bustling downtown street, the rooftop patio at Dudley’s on Short feels like an escape.

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Understandably, some folks are currently still not comfortable with the idea dining out, and it should be noted that most of these restaurants (and others in Lexington) have also amped up their carryout / delivery options to meet their customers where they are comfortable. Check out our more comprehensive Takeout and Delivery guide online at www.smileypete.com/cravelexington-takeout-delivery-guide.

Please note that many restaurants are regularly changing their hours, reservation policies, menus and other details to adapt to the pandemic. This guide is intended to be a starting point for your plans to support your favorite culinary spots — we recommend that you check with restaurants regarding specific details in advance of making plans.

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Bear & the Butcher 815 Euclid Ave. | (859) 469-9188 www.bearandthebutcher.com | $$ Open for dinner Tues.-Sun.; open for lunch and dinner Fri.-Sun. Located in the heart of Chevy Chase, this eatery has taken COVID-19 safety a step further than most: It recently installed a UV lighting system to help sterilize the air on both its upper and lower level patios, the first restaurant in Lexington to take this measure. The patios, which seat nearly 50 guests combined, and offer unique views of the Chevy Chase shopping district along Euclid Avenue, are “first come, first served” (no reservations). The menu focuses on locally sourced casual fare such as housesmoked meats, wings, street tacos, bar snacks and sandwiches.

Bru Burger Bar 3010 Lakecrest Cir. | (859) 305-0082 www.bruburgerbar.com | $$ Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sun.

Located in Beaumont Centre, the casual modern restaurant Bru Burger Bar boasts a large patio space with plenty of tables. At night, hanging string lights keep the patio well lit and full of ambiance. While the menu centers on a selection of 20 different gourmet burgers made from a signature grind of sirloin, chuck and brisket (Impossible-brand vegetarian options also available), it also features a selection of shareable appetizers, fresh salads, signature cocktails and mouthwatering desserts, like a peach-white chocolate bread pudding and the whiskey fudge brownie.

County Club 555 Jefferson St. | (859) 367-0263 countyclubrestaurant.com | $$ Open for dinner Wed.-Sat. While County Club is largely known for its house-smoked meats, its creative salads, side items and cocktails are every bit as good. The restaurant is not yet serving guests indoors (at least not at the time of publication), but it recently expanded its outdoor seating with the addition of a large parking lot tent, in order to accommodate

additional guests while still following social distancing guidelines. The restaurant follows a self-service model to limit contact with staff: Guests can place a takeout order at the door / window, and seat themselves on the patio.

Dudley’s on Short 259 W. Short St. | (859) 252-1010 dudleysonshort.com | $$$$ Open for dinner Mon.-Sun.; open for brunch and dinner Sat.-Sun. When it comes to al fresco dining, Dudley’s serene rooftop garden is one of the most beautiful spots in town. Landscaped by Jon Caroloftis and surrounded by historic brick buildings, the patio rests in the heart of downtown Lexington, but feels like a serene escape. The elevated but approachable menu features flavorful dishes using local and seasonal ingredients, such as pimento cheese crab puffs and the classic local favorite Pasta Dudley, angel hair with chicken, red onion, peas, carrots, sun-dried tomato, fennel and asiago. To keep patrons safe, hand sanitizer is provided to each table, and reservations are highly recommended.

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Epping’s on Eastside 264 Walton Ave. | (859) 971-0240 www.eppingsoneastside.com/ | $$$ Open for dinner Mon.-Sun.; open for brunch and dinner Sat.-Sun. The all-new, casual outdoor seating area at Epping’s on Eastside –– a temporary seated area installed specifically with COVID safety in mind –– can seat up to 100 guests. The tented seating area features picnic tables, foliage and ambient lighting, with a menu that features focuses on sandwiches, steaks and seafood, and fun drink offerings such as adult juice boxes. The patio features live music on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Guests’ temperature is taken at the door, and reservations are encouraged but not required to sit outside.

Infinity: A Skybar & Cafe 150 W. Main St. | (859) 253-1000 www.facebook.com/infinityskybarcafe | $ Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sun. Located on the eighth floor above the new Marriott Residence Inn at Lexington City Center, Infinity Skybar and Cafè offers soaring, one-of-a-kind views of downtown Lexington. Dining at socially distanced tables on the patio is available (weather permitting); the indoor dining room also features large windows that are retractable during nice weather. The lunch menu includes a

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simple selection of items that include egg salad toast, Buffalo chicken wrap and BLT (all priced at $9 or under), while dinner focuses on shareable plates that include fried green tomatoes and deviled eggs, as well as classic main dishes such as steak frites and ovenroasted salmon. At any hour, the selection of beautiful creative cocktails is poised to take center stage.

Kentucky Native Cafè 446 E. High St. (this address reflects parking and the entrance for the cafè) (859) 254-0383 www.michlers.com/pages/cafe | $$ Open for dinner Tues.-Sun.; open for brunch and dinner Sun. A well-planned secret garden tucked in the middle of town, a place like Kentucky Native Cafè would simply not be possible if not for the multi-generational history of a family who deeply understands the intrinsic value of nature. For over 100 years, the Michler family has owned a beloved nursery, Michlers Greenhouses, nestled on a single acre between Maxwell and High Streets.

Though situated in a central location near campus and downtown, Kentucky Native Cafè, the German-style beer garden the family opened five years ago behind to their long-running greenhouse operation, feels like an escape to the woods, with simple tables spaced thoughtfully amongst wind-

ing wooden walkways, mature trees and native plants. The historic shell of an old greenhouse provides a partial canopy over a walk-up window, where guests can place their orders before stealing away to a table of their choosing to forget about the state of the world for a while. The concise but lovingly crafted menu changes often, and focuses on small plates and salads using seasonal ingredients, inviting guests to pick two or three items for their plate. Wine, fruit spritzers, Local craft beer, espresso and gelato are also available. Because all of the seating is outdoors and uncovered, the cafè’s hours and operations are fully weather-dependent.

Merrick Inn 1074 Merrick Dr. | (859) 269-5417 www.themerrickinn.com | $$$$ Open for dinner Mon.-Sat. Dining at this institution has been a favorite Lexington tradition for more than 40 years.

Located in the former manor home of a Thoroughbred horse farm, the restaurant and its idyllic covered patio, which overlooks a serene pool, are iconic.The restaurant is currently open for dining — by reservation only, at the time of publication — with a menu that focuses on traditional, uncomplicated fare with a Southern twist, like walleye pike, pecan-crusted pork tenderloin and Southern fried chicken.

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Middle Fork / Goodfella’s Middle Fork Kitchen Bar: 1224 Manchester St. #110 (859) 309-9854 www.middleforkkb.com | $$$ Open for dinner Mon.-Sat. Goodfella’s: 1228 Manchester Street | (859) 523-5280 www.goodfellaspizzeria.com | $ Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sun. Middle Fork Kitchen Bar, a contemporary and creative American eatery with a menu that changes weekly is offering a contactless dining experience, where guests can either order takeaway at a walk-up window or enjoy a meal on the creekside “first come, first served” patio, which seats 54 guests at socially distanced tables. The restaurant has temporarily suspended inside dining, except on Fridays and Saturdays (reservations required to dine indoors on those evenings). Additional seating options at the neighboring brewery, Ethereal Brewing, offer overflow seating (or the opportunity to support multiple businesses in one outing).

A few steps away, Goodfella’s Pizzeria also offers a spacious creekside patio where guests can enjoy peaceful views with a New York-style pizza by the (giant) slice with a beer or cocktail. (Goodfella’s continues to utilize it’s traditional method of service, with guests ordering and picking up food inside the restaurant, rather than being served at their tables.)

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Sav’s Restaurant and Gourmet Ice Cream 630 E. Main St. | (859) 785-1635 savslex.weebly.com | $ Open for dinner Mon.-Sat. This cozy, colorful West-African restaurant recently moved from a campus-area location on South Limestone to a new spot on the corner of East Main Street and Old Lafayette Avenue. Since the pandemic, the parking lot has been transformed into a “dining lot,” featuring several tables beneath a large tent. The eatery is known for its flavorful sauce-based dishes, including a peanut sauce and a “leaf” sauce featuring leafy greens; both can be augmented with chicken or beef, though they are delicious as meat-free options as well. The restaurant’s current menu (temporarily simplified/limited from its original version) also offer platters such as lamb ragout and Cornish hen — and no meal at Sav’s is complete without a scoop of his gourmet ice cream for dessert.

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Off the Beaten Path If you’re up for a drive, these six great patios on the outskirts of town feel like a mini vacation.

Proud Mary BBQ 9079 Old Richmond Road (859) 913-5611 www.proudmarybbq.com | $ Open Wed.-Sun. for dinner; open for lunch and dinner Sat. and Sun. This mellow riverfront BBQ joint features four spacious patio decks overlooking the Kentucky River, where guests can indulge in casual Southern fare like BBQ, fried catfish and frog legs while enjoying live music.

Hall’s On the River 1225 Athens Boonesboro Road 859) 527-6620 www.hallsontheriverky.com | $$ Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sun. Hall’s On the River is a classic, off-the-beaten-path Lexington mainstay, boasting a spacious covered deck that overlooks a shaded curvature of Lower Howard’s Creek, where guests can enjoy Southern comfort food, like a catfish platter, Kentucky hot brown or pulled pork plate.

Holly Hill Inn 426 N. Winter St., Midway | (859) 846-4732 www.hollyhillinn.com | $$$$ Open for dinner Fri.-Sun. While its dining room is closed for in-person dining, this idyllic farm-to-table eatery — the flagship restaurant of award-winning chef Ouita Michel — has created a “suppers to go” system that allows guests to take their orders to go, or stick around for picnic-style, socially distanced dining at a table on the lawn or front porch.

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The patio of the historic river tavern Hall’s on the River offers classic, casual creekside ambiance.

Wallace Station 3854 Old Frankfort Pike | (859) 846-5161 www.wallacestation.com | $ Open for lunch and dinner Mon., Wed.-Sun.; closed on Tues.

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Located along one of the region’s loveliest scenic drives, this popular deli has an outdoor deck and several safely-distanced picnic tables on the lawn, where visitors can enjoy homemade sandwiches, soups, and salads.

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5711 McCracken Pike, Frankfort (859) 879-0101 www.thestavekentucky.com | $$ Open for lunch and dinner Wed.-Sat. Tucked on McCracken Pike in Woodford County near the popular central Kentucky distilleries Castle & Key and Woodford Reserve, The Stave features a treehouse-esque outdoor dining patio overlooking Glenn’s Creek. The contemporary Southern restaurant also features live music on the patio most weekends. n

Located in Woodford County along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, The Stave features a treehouseeque patio overlooking Glenn’s Creek.

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Jarah Jones and Shane Tedder, along with their children, Isabel and Pax, launched Kentucky Camp Company this summer.

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f the many adjustments we’ve made in the COVID-19 era — a time when many of us are desperately seeking some kind of reprieve — cancelling our vacations and summer weekend road trips has been one of the hardest. For those who still want a relaxing break, a camping trip at a nearby location can be a safe and refreshing way to get away from it all.

But for folks who don’t have much camping experience or own their own gear, the idea of camping can be daunting. Many people don’t know where to go, or even know what supplies are needed to spend a few comfortable days enjoying our state’s bounty of natural resources. Thanks to Kentucky Camp Company, a new local business designed to make camping easier and more accessible for Lexingtonarea folks, these barriers to a camping trip no longer need to be a concern.

The idea for Kentucky Camp Company traces back to this past New Year’s holiday.

Shane Tedder, sustainability officer at the University of Kentucky, and his wife, Jarah Jones, founder of ARTPlay Children’s Studio, were visiting Topsail Hill Nature Preserve in Florida with their two children. During the trip their oldest child, Pax, came up with the seeds for the business plan based on a simple question: How cool would it be to help families learn how to camp?

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Kentucky Camp Company provides all the equipment needed for a comfortable and relaxing weekend in the woods, including tents, cots, hammocks, tables and chairs (campers bring their own bedding and food). The equpment can be picked up in Lexington, or set up on-site for an additional fee.

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“We let the idea go for a few months, but then took a trip to the [Red River] Gorge in April after closing the doors at ARTPlay because of the pandemic,” Jones explained. “We were brainstorming ways to make safe changes to ARTPlay, and the idea for Kentucky Camp Company reemerged. We started making it come to life right away.” Pax, age 10, and his sister Isabel, age 7, were both involved in creating the vision, researching and writing the business plan.

“We believe in the positive impact of being outdoors for individuals and for families,” said Tedder. “We sent out a survey, and 95 percent of people who responded said they had been tent camping at some point in their life. Of that group, more than 50 percent said they

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hadn’t been since childhood, but they all had a high opinion of camping as a way to have fun, a way to connect to friends and family, a way to connect to nature and a way of improving their health and wellness.”

According to the survey, the three main barriers included not having enough time, not owning the necessary gear and the hassle of setting everything up. The company’s business model was designed to help alleviate those obstacles.

The model is simple. The couple currently works with the U.S. Forest Service’s Twin Knobs and Zilpo campgrounds, both located at Cave Run Lake. Clients choose a weekend, and Kentucky Camp Company books the

site for you and prepares the camping gear you need — with instructions — based on the size of your group. You can either pick up the equipment from them and return it at the end of your adventure, or pay an extra fee to have them to set up and tear down the campsite, allowing you to show up to a fully constructed camping spot.

Not owning or having familiarity with camping gear isn’t the only barrier Kentucky Camp Company strives to eliminate. Because they work with established U.S. Forest Service campgrounds, facilities are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The sites also have access to restroom and shower facilities and running water, with ice and firewood for sale.

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Equipment at the campsite includes tents, hammocks, tables and chairs, a camp kitchen with all the tools you need to prepare and serve meals, lanterns, trash bags, firewood and ice, matches and starters, a first-aid kit and more. Everything you need to have a fun and comfortable trip is provided — including a cooler of cold Ale-8-One and fixings to make s’mores.

Packages also include camping cots, which make sleeping more comfortable for many, including those with mobility issues that make sleeping at ground-level challenging.

“We make it so even the most novice campers can participate,” explained Tedder. “You should pack the same way you would if you were going to a hotel, except you bring your own pillows and bedding and your food. Everything else is provided. And we’re happy to talk customers through very specific questions about how things work and walk people through using any of the gear.”

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Cave Run’s campsites feature fire rings with grill grates. Gas camp stoves are also provided with the Kentucky Camp Company bundles.

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The service just launched in August, and Tedder and Jones said they would like to expand beyond the two current campgrounds next year. “We’d like to be partnering with the Forest Service across the Daniel Boone [National Forest], because there are such neat experiences in Big South Fork and in the Gorge, and there are great experiences to be had on Kentucky lakes,” Tedder said. “There are three or four locations that we’d like to be operating in next year, with multiple sites at each location.”

Ultimately, the goal is to help others make the same kinds of memories that their family has made.

When asked what they want their customers to get out of their experience, Tedder says that memories, connections and an appreciation of the outdoors are at the top.

“Fostering a sense of ownership and stewardship of our public lands is something we want to see, [as are] intergenerational connections and lifelong memories,” he said. “For us, there are really rich and vibrant experiences we’ve had in the outdoors with friends and family, and we want to share that with others.”

Cave Run’s Zilpo and Twin Knobs campsites are both lcoated in close proximity to the lake.

“We want it to be easy for people to see themselves as campers,” Jones added. “You can do this with babies. Very small children can be a part of this. It might be new for some people, and they may have anxiety about it — it’s also totally OK to just walk away from it. You could have a great time but decide you don’t want to spend the night, and that’s fine. You’ve succeeded just by giving it a try.”

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Kentucky Camp Company prices start at $125 for one night for DIY set-up; $200 for full service setup. Visit www.kycampco.com for more information and to book your getaway.

Camping at Cave Run Lake Located about 90 minutes east of Lexington in the northernmost part of Daniel Boone National Forest, Cave Run Lake offers two campgrounds overseen by the National Parl Service: Zilpo and Twin Knobs. Both camping areas can accommodate tent camping as well as RVs / trailers, with each established site featuring picnic tables, fire rings and parking. Most sites are located a very short walk to public bathhouses with sinks, flush toilets and showers, and are a short walk to great spots for lake swimming during warmer months.

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Hidden Ridge Camping at Lake Cumberland

Note: We intend this guide to be just a starting point to planning an overnight trip in the woods. Many campsites have additional regulations related to COVID-19, and most have some kind of fee. Please be sure to confirm all the details with the campsite before heading out on your adventure!

Hidden Ridge is a relatively new woodsy retreat backing up to the shoreline of Kentucky’s Lake Cumberland. The secluded 53acre site is owned and overseen by John and Ginger Smithwick, who are known locally by many as the hosts of Lexington’s Raven House Living Room Shows. (They have also hosted a handful of live music events at Hidden Ridge, though this year’s events were unfortunately canceled due to COVID-19.)

Distance from Lexington: A little under 2 hours www.hiddenridgecamping.com • (859) 428-8667

Hidden Ridge features a variety of lodging options, including four primitive tent camping spots and more than 23 RV hookups (annual RV leasing is also available). Recently, the venue has expanded to include the addition of a handful of “glamping” options, including two safari-style tents — each featuring a queen bed, electricity, private fire pit and a small deck with rocking chairs — and a bell-style tent with two single cots on an elevated platform. A fully equipped house, called The Lodge, sleeps up to 16 guests and is available to rent via the Hidden Ridge Camping website or AirBnB. A new “yome” (a yurt-style dome) is in the works, and expected to be ready to rent by mid-September.

All guests have access to a community shelter on-site, which features running water, electricity, a refrigerator, charcoal grill, toaster and coffeemaker and porta potty. Guests also have access to a full indoor bathroom located near The Lodge, a short walk from the sites. On-site hiking trails are open to guests, with access to a natural spring, creeks, a waterfall and Lake Cumberland.

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Abi’s Arboreal Abode, a furnished yurt nestled 10 feet above the ground, is one of many ‘glamping’ options at Homegrown Hideaways.

Home Grown Hideaways Drive time from Lexington: A little over an hour www.homegrownhideaways.org • (859) 986-3478 Whether you are seeking a quiet, romantic getaway or a relaxing or enlightening experience with family or friends, Homegrown Hideaways, nestled in the beautiful Red Lick Valley near Berea, offers a tranquil destination free from modern distractions like cell service or internet (a landline is available for emergency use). Owners Jessa and Nathan Turner have painstakingly evolved their lovely, 100-acre property into a hospitable and eclectic respite for hiking, creek-splashing and relaxing for guests looking for a unique, off-the-grid-style experience.

Guests can choose from a variety of lodging options, including primitive tent camping, or “glamping” in a tipi, treehouse, furnished yurt and more. RV hook-ups are also available. Several sites have private outhouses, but all guests have access to a communal bath house with showers, as well as a communal kitchen that’s slated for renovation and upgrade this winter.

Packages are also available to accommodate larger groups up to 20. The farm is remodeling its event center, with plans to return to hosting workshops, classes, live music, weddings and other events when the facility reopens this spring.

The safari-style tents at Hidden Ridge are outfitted with a queen bed, rugs and electricity.

Primitive tent sites are also available.

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Big South Fork Drive time from Lexington: Approximately 2.5 hours www.nps.gov/biso • (423) 569-9778 Big South Fork is a hidden treasure located in southeastern Kentucky and north central Tennessee. This historic mining community features a scenic railway that traverses some of the most rugged terrain of the Cumberland Plateau. Visitors can enjoy approximately 125,000 acres of rocky gorges and forested areas adjacent to the Cumberland River. This unique area offers five developed campgrounds to experience a custom getaway adventure. While the visitor’s center is currently closed to in-person traffic due to the pandemic, exploring the natural features and campsites in this beautiful area is not off limits.

Blue Heron is a spacious campsite in the Kentucky portion of Big South Fork that offers a total of 45 sites, all featuring water and electric hook-ups, picnic tables, fire rings, restroom facilities and a dump station. Sites are available via reservations between April and October, and are also available on a “first come, first serve” basis. Fifteen miles down the road in Oneida, Tennessee, Bandy Creek offers similar amenities among its 181 campsites.

Alum Ford offers a more primitive experience, featuring six sites with picnic table and fire rings. Only pit toilets are available, and the site does not feature accessible drinking water. The popular Sheltowee National Recreation Trail also passes through this site.

Big South Fork also offers two well-maintained and highly developed equestrian campgrounds, Bear Creek (KY) and Station Camp (TN). Both sites offer modern needs for water, electricity, tables, grills, tie-outs for horses, restrooms, dump stations, horse trails and wi-fi.

A friendly caution that no outside wood should brought into the sites due to non-native insects that can be transported on firewood. Proper food storage is recommended for all sites, as Big South Fork is a residence for black bears. Reservations for sites can be made through National Recreation Reservation Service by calling 1-877-444-6777, or online at www.recreation.gov.

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Camping options at Red River Gorge range from undeveloped backcountry sites along trails (Auxier Ridge pictured above) to more developed sites such as Koomer Ridge, which are more easily accessible and allow campers to sleep near their cars.

Red River Gorge Drive time from Lexington: Approximately 75 minutes www.redrivergorge.com • (606) 663-8100 The Red River Gorge is one of the most popular outdoor destinations in the region, and for good reason: Located about 60 miles east of Lexington, this unique scenic area within the Daniel Boone National Forest is bursting with unique geological features. It is relatively easy to access, and offers a variety of hiking trails, camping spots and adventure options for nature-seekers of all types, from casual hikers to adrenaline-seeking rock climbers.

The 29,000 acres of the Red River Gorge — commonly referred to as “The Gorge” — offers over 30 different official trailheads, with hiking and climbing options in a wide range of lengths and difficulties. If you’re looking to turn your visit into a weekend-long nature excursion, The Gorge offers a variety of camping options, a handful of which we’ve outlined below. The area also features several privately owned campsites, which you can easily find by searching online.

Koomer Ridge is a popular, semi-primitive campsite overseen by the U.S. Forest Service that offers the best of both worlds: a shaded, forested setting with basic creature comforts such as restrooms, showers and potable water. The only developed campground near the Gorge within a natural forested setting, Koomer Ridge features 54 tent sites and 14 primitive RV sites, all of which are “first come first served” (be aware there are no water or electric hook-ups and no dump station).

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Alum Ford campground at Big South Fork offers a more primitive experience than many of the area’s other sites.

If you’re looking for a more “backcountry” experience, which requires more planning and careful packing, dispersed camping within the Gorge is typically permitted so long as campers follow specific guidelines, such as no camping within 300 feet of streams, trails, roads and parking lots; practicing proper food-storage techniques; and other Leave No Trace principles. Auxier Ridge, Silvermine Trail and Swift Camp Creek are a few popular trails/areas that feature good backcountry camping options for backpackers, but the route options for backcountry camping are numerous. Permits must be obtained in advance for all dispersed camping, and it’s important to plan your route very carefully and to be sure you are knowledgeable about the location of water sources, etc. n

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A shady view of Hickman Creek running behind Belleau Woods Park in south Lexington.

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Dawn Shroyer, secretary of the Hickman Creek Conservancy, says that while the creek looks serene, it is teeming with life if you know where to look.

How tHe Hickman creek conservancy is working to improve Lexington’s waterways

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his summer, as my son and I picked up trash along a tributary of West Hickman Creek near Lexington’s Zandale Park, we learned that bison used to roam the area.

“Bison,” said my son, wide-eyed. “Wow!” Later, when our guide pointed out a 300-yearold bur oak towering over the stream, I exclaimed a “Wow!” of my own.

In short, you never know what you might learn when you participate in a creek walk hosted by the Hickman Creek Conservancy. A local nonprofit group dedicated to educating folks about healthy waterways, the Conservancy advocates for participation in watershed monitoring and promotes the sustainable use of our creeks and streams.

About 12 years ago, after purchasing a house backing up to West Hickman Creek in Veterans Park, Dawn Shroyer, another Lexington mother, was exploring part of the Hickman Creek Watershed with her toddler son. As he splashed in the water, Shroyer wondered whether the water was safe for him to play in.

A seed of the Hickman Creek Conservancy was sown that day, as the experience inspired Shroyer, a founding member of the group and its current secretary, to learn how to get involved in water sampling.

As other seeds were taking root, a group of advocates formed around improving the water quality of East and West Hickman Creeks.

The group began working with the LexingtonFayette Urban County Government, the Kentucky River Authority and the Kentucky River Watershed Watch, formally incorporating as a nonprofit in early 2019.

Charter members include a diverse group of

people who are interested in cleaning up our streams: experts on flora and fauna of the area and other professionals, parents, young people, retired folks and other citizens. No special skills are needed to be involved — only a desire to help.

problem with a solution. Streams that have riparian buffers, or areas along the banks that are allowed to grow naturally with native grasses, flowers, and yes, weeds, are much healthier than those that are mowed right up to the creek bank.

A watershed is defined as an area of land that drains into a specific body of water. The Hickman Creek Watershed includes both East and West Hickman Creeks in Lexington, but the group’s current primary focus is the Hickman Creek Watershed. This 18-square-mile area covers the Tates Creek and Nicholasville Road corridors, but extends as far north as Idle Hour and also includes neighborhoods from Liberty Road and Fairway in the northeast, down through Centre Parkway and Hartland in the south and back up north through Lansdowne, Southern Heights, Chevy Chase and Waterford.

Riparian buffers have plants with deep roots — some up to 11 feet long — that absorb water and slow runoff into streams. Slowing the migration of water into creeks lessens erosion along the bank to a more natural and sustainable state. Incorporating coneflowers, royal catchfly and other native plants of various types can help protect streams, as their root systems soak up a lot more water than the shallow four-inch roots of most grasses.

According to Kelly Taylor, HCC president, the biggest problem facing streams is erosion and the resulting dirt and debris that runs into streams during rain. This silt fills gaps between rocks in the creek bed — habitat that, in a healthy stream, would be home for insect larvae. Those insects, like damselflies and dragonflies, filter pollutants and are food for fish.

Paved surfaces also increase runoff and alter stream channels.

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Residents who don’t live next to water can still improve creek health by planting native trees in your yard and encouraging your neighbors and homeowners associations to do the same.

Neighborhood trees can help slow rainwater runoff tremendously, potentially making a big difference in the water quality of an area.

The Hickman Creek Conservancy is partnering with the city of Lexington to develop a watershed management plan for Hickman Creek.

Planning is a lengthy process, requiring years of creek monitoring and water sampling data.

Analyzing the data is followed by prioritizing potential solutions to the specific needs of the watershed.

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Shroyer said that one of the main reasons she got involved with water sampling was so that her sons, shown at right in this photo, could enjoy clean creeks.

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According to Shroyer, a great way for local folks to get involved is to become a volunteer creek monitor. With a little training, volunteers can take water samples, measure the pH of a stream and conduct other tests. It only takes a couple of hours several times a year, and can be a fun and educational activity for the entire family that also helps contribute to the health of your local waterways.

“What the Conservancy needs most right

now,” said Shroyer, “are people who are willing to stand up and make noise for an area they care about.” That kind of interest becomes part of the record and helps to drive funding.

The Conservancy also provides services to homeowners and neighborhood associations, including retrofitting stream banks and retention basins, as well as technical assistance and funding.

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As one of our guides said during our creek walk, the purpose of stream health is to “blend humanity and nature.” We can’t ever go back to the way nature was before it was developed.

We may never see bison in Lexington again, but we can make simple changes to improve our creeks that might one day ‘wow’ all of us.

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n I was driving, I got used ay streets — knowing re one-way, and what diey went. Now drivers will arn it all over, Happy I suppose BirtHday, Harriett e, I still won’t drive — and Former Chevy Chaser magazine Columnist Celebrates o drive me will know theher Centennial birthday this month ion of the restaurants we Rose enrolled at the University of KenSoon after starting the class, she saw an ad in by saraya brewer tucky in the late 1930s, a time when very a new local magazine seeking submissions d places to eat don’t seem few women were pursuing postsecondary from local writers. She submitted a column education. She received an undergraduate to the publishers of Chevy Chaser magazine, — they just lose their leases am probably going to degree in music in 1941, and then returned not knowing if they would pick it up or not. A survive for a long time,” to UK in the 1960s, as a mother of two who months later, she saw her article, “Ladies another location. Harriett Rose wrote in was concerned with helping put her own sons few Luncheon,” in print, and publisher Chuck a 2012 installment of through college.

Creacy reached out to see if she had anything her longrunning Chevy ght sound as if I don’t like else to submit. Thus was born her beloved Chaser magazine column, While she’d originally intended to simply remonthly column, which appeared in nearly ‘Observations.’ “My new her teaching certificate, as her son David every issue until Rose retired her pen in 2017. ecause I’ve mother gotten old. was 95, my other two aunts were in and daughter-in-law Marsha tell it, during (She also published an autobiography at the their 90s when they died, and my doctors her return to college, she wound up takage of 94, called “Not Necessarily Kosher,” the case — I’ve never threaten me with living to be 100.” ing (and enjoying) a psychology class. Four highlighting her personal history and that of years later, she’d earned a PhD. in counseling several generations of her family.)

In that article, Rose was lauding her Aunt nge. My husband told me, and psychology. One of the first women to Rosalind, who was approaching her 102nd complete a doctoral program in four years Especially in the later years of Rose’s column, birthday at the time. at UK, Rose served as the executive director her topics tended to highlight the effects of er change or stagnate.”

I of the UK’s Counseling and Testing Center aging, always in a quippy and straightforward I go before that 100th birthday,” Rose from 1965 to 1985, then went into a private voice. accepted “Ifcontinued, that — I’ve “I’m going to be so irritated about psychology practice for about 10 years after the exercise I did when I hated it, about she retired from the university.

“I’m doing all sorts of things I don’t like, ountless times, but I’ve disthe sensible diet and the intelligent books I in order to postpone the disabilities that I struggled through. Who needed it?” or years, our readers have known her as observe in the very old,” she once wrote. “I’m prospect every time.

I think one of Lexington’s best-known columjust old – not very old. I exercise, which I’ve F As it turns out, it was a futile sentiment: On nists and best-loved octogenarians/nonagealways loathed; I eat sensibly, skipping things Sept. 13, Harriett Rose will indeed turn 100 narians.

It’s worth noting that, in many ways, I used to love; I read things I don’t particulare I have almost always years old, achieving a milestone that many of those two things went hand-in-hand: Though ly like, along with the trashy novels I do like, us aspire for but few will achieve. she had published dozens of journal articles to keep my mind active. I play Scrabble on the way my life was going during her academic career, Rose didn’t computer, realizing I’m not as good as I used he aforementioned column – one of begin her career as a professional writer until to be, but in the hope of keeping me verbally T more than 200 she penned for our ng that change would the age of 80. After years of collecting and alive. I write on the computer, hoping my magazine over nearly 20 years – showcased retelling family and personal stories, she had ideas stay relevant in this world.” a typical representation of Rose’s approach become known among her family as an adept etter has always been a to writing: sharp and witty. Poignant without storyteller. arriett, as your 100th birthday aptaking things too seriously. To the point and H proaches, I hope that you feel a sense cc or me to swallow. to the bone. In my decade-plus tenure at SmiEncouraged by friends and family to find of pride and accomplishment in those efforts

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ley Pete Publishing, I have primarily known Rose through her written words, rather than in person, but I am confident in presuming that this straightforward style has also informed her approach to life in general.

a way to somehow anthologize her stories, Rose began taking nonfiction writing classes at the Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning in the mid 1990s.

“Harriett is an inspiration for Carnegie writers,” said Neil Chethik, the Carnegie Center’s executive director and a former teacher of Rose’s. “She started her writing career at age 80 and compiled a substantial body of work.

I still mention her when someone says they’re too old to learn.”

(The organization has hosted an annual writing contest, the Harriett Rose Legacies Writing Contest, which is open to participants ages 55 and older, in her honor for the past 15 years.)

you took to keep your mind and body healthy over the years – the unhealthy meals you skipped, the exercise you loathed, the books you pushed yourself to finish. Due to the pandemic, your 100th birthday celebration might not look quite how you had once envisioned it, but know that we are celebrating you from all over Lexington, and that your voice remains an important and relevant thread in the fabric of Lexington’s culture.

EDITOR’S NOTE: If you’d like to send a message to Harriett Rose a birthday message, email this magazine’s editor at saraya@ smileypete.com with “HARRIETT ROSE” in the subject line, in advance of her birthday (Sept. 13). We’ll pass the messages along to her family. n

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MAIN STREET 652 East Main Street HAMBURG 2251 War Admiral Way, Ste. 110 LEESTOWN ROAD 114 Towne Center Dr.

Serving the freshest sushi in town, Aqua chefs offer sushi lovers rare flavors and perfectlyexecuted classics. And the Crab Rangoon?

Just try it! Aqua Sushi is made to order in all Malone’s, Harry’s and Drake’s locations.

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CASUAL = LOCAL

815 Euclid Ave. • Lexington 859.469.9188 www.bearandthebutcher.com

PIZZA • SALADS • SUBS

NOW OFFERING BEER DELIVERY! 1060 Chinoe Rd. Suite 128 Lexington, KY 859-554-7343 Mon.-Thurs. 11pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. 11am-11pm Sun. 12pm- 9pm

Monday Closed Tues.-Thurs.

4pm-8pm Fri.-Sat. 11am-9pm Sun. 11am-8pm

Since 1948.

$11, $12, and $13 specials available Thurs.-Sun. 2640 Richmond Rd. • 859.268.555 Online menu @ www.thechophouse.com Catering available • Reservations requested for large parties of up to 50.

Three Lexington Locations: 201 N. Limestone 859-253-3135 2750 Richmond Rd. 859-268-1666 Express: 125 Southland Dr. 859-313-5300 columbiasteakhouse.com Catering Available

HAMBURG DRAKE’S COMING IN 2019!

Home of the mini burger and Aqua sushi, known for signature cocktails and hand-selected wines; Harry’s has something for everyone.

Text-To-Go: 859.940.0301) 859.264.8023 • Text-To-Go: 859.940.0301 3735 Palomar Centre Dr. (Palomar) 859.977.2620 • Text-To-Go: 859.940.4295

OPEN 7 DAYS WEEKLY! Eat-In | Take-Out | Bicycle Delivery Full Bar and Patio Free street parking after 5pm and weekends.

S.Limestone & Avenue of Champions www.girlsgirlsgirlsburritos.com

BOURBON • WINE • CRAFT BEER • CATERING PATIO • LIVE MUSIC FRIDAY & SATURDAY 3191 Beaumont Centre Circle, Lexington, KY www.jrendersbbq.com • 859-533-9777

3347 Tates Creek Rd. • 859.335.6500 390 E. Brannon Rd. • 859.447.8411 Text-To-Go • 859.285.0405 www.drakescomeplay.com

Over 40 menu choices for dine in, carryout and delivery anywhere in our neighborhood.

Delicious pasta, fresh salads, hoagies, wings, tempting desserts, kid’s meals and more.

2890 Richmond Rd. • 1-888-LAROSAS Visit www.larosas.com for daily deals & coupons.

Lexington Signature Steakhouse offers prime steaks, seafood, fresh sushi and house favorites in an upscale and relaxed atmosphere.

Taste the tradition!

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PIZZA & GRINDERS

1590 Leestown Road • Lexington, KY 40511 859.253.2299 • lexingtonmancinos.com

OBC Kitchen is a local, chef-driven restaurant that houses an extremely rare bourbon collection, eclectic craft beer selection and extensive wine list.

3373 Tates Creek Rd. 859.977.2600 obckitchen.com

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SOUND YUMMY? Place your order at 266-6537 for all the dining guide details!

818 Euclid Ave. • Lexington, KY 40502 859.368.9369 • www.papislex.com FREE STREET PARKING AFTER 5PM & WEEKENDS!

Craft burgers and cocktails LUNCH DINNER SATURDAY BRUNCH 438 S. Ashland Avenue 859-523-2095 thesagerabbit.com

501 W. Sixth St. Lexington, KY 40508 Sun.-Wed. 11am-9pm Thurs.-Sat. 11am-10pm 859-303-4100 smithtownseafood.com

Located inside downtown Lexington’s historic courthouse, Zim’s serves from a menu inspired by the bounty of Kentucky farms.

215 W. Main St., Suite 25 • (859) 785-3690 Open 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily www.zimscafe.com

YOUR restaurant should be here.

With a 12-month commitment, you will be able to purchase display advertising in any issue at the discounted 12x rate.

SOUND YUMMY? Place your order at 266-6537 for all the dining guide details!

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DRINK OF THE MONTH

September Julep Cup

RECIPES AND PHOTOS

BY THERESA STANLEY

Kentucky is known for certain traditions, with basketball, bourbon and the Kentucky Derby rising to the top of the list. Of course, with this year having tested our historic relationship to all of those things in one form or another, the Derby will take place in September, having been postponed for only the second time in its storied 146-year history (the first was in 1945, when it was pushed back two months due to World War II).

With September also happening to be National Bourbon Heritage Month – a tradition that, in many ways, will carry on unchanged – it only makes sense to celebrate a September Run for the Roses with an autumnal twist on the classic Derby cocktail, the Mint Julep.

Ingredients: • 1 ½ ounce bourbon of choice • ¼ ounce sorghum syrup • Sparkling cider • Mint, garnish Method: Fill a Julep cup with ice (pro tip: Fill a Julep cup with ice, prefrably crushed (tip: you can buy perfect ice pebbles by the bag at Sonic Drive-In). Add bourbon and sorghum simple syrup, fill with sparkling cider and garnish with mint.

Sourgham Simple Syrup Ingredients: • ¾ cup water • ½ cup sorghum Method: Remove from heat. Allow to cool and store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. ■

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Pete’s ProPerties Recent Residential Property Transactions

BIGGEST MOVER: 862 McMeekin Place $1,260,000 40502 862 McMeekin Pl. $1,260,000 325 Andover Dr. $1,000,000 2108 Bridgeport Dr. $900,000 233 Woodspoint Rd. $735,000 1310 Fincastle Rd. $729,000 819 Siesta Cv. $725,000 951 Cooper Dr. $660,000 125 Romany Rd. $650,000 1827 St Ives Cir. $650,000 1108 Fontaine Rd. $619,000 1398 Cochran Rd. $595,000 632 Raintree Rd. $591,000 1219 Providence Ln. $577,500 316 McDowell Rd. $558,000 1202 Lakewood Dr. $525,000 331 Ridgeway Rd. $489,900 178 Bassett Ave. $465,000 219 Chenault Rd. $450,000 953 Turkey Foot Rd. $450,000 226 Chenault Rd. $449,900 3018 Windermere Rd. $440,000 693 Berry Ln. $425,000

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3508 Coltneck Ln. $420,000 990 Cooper Dr. $406,500 429 Holiday Rd. $405,000 610 E. High St. $396,000 1100 Pepperhill Cir, $390,000 921 Albany Cir. $360,000 378 Sherman Ave. $345,000 418 Henry Clay Blvd. $334,000 317 Melbourne Way$330,000 125 Victory Ave. $260,000 3401 Bellefonte Dr. $255,000 304 Owsley Ave. $236,000 433 Park Ave. $198,000 354 Oldham Ave. $189,000 356 Lincoln Ave. $172,000 353 Lincoln Ave. $160,000 221 Lincoln Ave. $143,000 239 Preston Ave. $80,000 40503 776 Longwood Rd. $445,000 2367 Heather Way $339,407 3444 Grasmere Dr. $339,000

3121 Comanche Trl. $310,000 195 Jesselin Dr. $305,000 1312 Confederate Ct. $300,000 143 Wabash Dr. $299,000 3295 Cornwall Dr. $290,000 285 Melbourne Way $259,000 3317 Tisdale Dr. $258,000 700 Monticello Blvd. $256,400 356 Albany Rd. $255,000 3409 Holwyn Rd. $247,500 356 Albany Rd. $245,000 3442 Tisdale Ct. $242,000 152 Rosemont Garden $240,000 3261 Tisdale Dr. $239,900 453 Wellington Gardens Dr. $225,000 3407 Winthrop Dr. $218,000 572 Vincent Way $217,500 605 Saginaw Ct. $215,000 110 Penmoken Park $210,000 3552 Boston Rd. $204,000 3446 Birkenhead Dr. $203,500 193 Rosemont Garden $195,500 161 Suburban Ct. $176,000 163 Penmoken Park $167,810 571 Monticello Blvd. $114,000 181Rosemont Garden $92,000 458 Potomac Dr. $70,000 40504 1444 Saddle Club Way $292,692 1248 Cherbourg Ct. $138,000 1131 Kelsey Dr. $120,500 40507 139Ransom Ave. $312,000 40513 3201 Hemingway Ln. $650,000 1237 Birmingham Ln. $625,000 1265 Litchfield Ln. $589,000 4024 Peppertree Dr. $510,400 1080 Chasewood Way $505,000 913 Calhoun Cir. $490,000 2248 Shannawood Dr. $445,000 4720 Firebrook Blvd. $423,800 2604 Fireside Cir. $392,500

4184 Palmetto Dr. $386,780 3301 Pastern Ct. $380,000 2208 Mangrove Dr. $365,000 2216 Madrone Way $348,000 3920 Palomar Cove Ln. $345,000 2068 Allegheny Way $339,000 3916 Palomar Cove Ln. $337,500 2241 Valencia Dr. $304,900 4000 Palmetto Springs Way $295,000 2176 Allegheny Way $285,000 2133 Ft. Harrods Dr. $254,000 2280 Valencia Dr. $243,000 2509 Ashbrooke Dr. $235,000 3378 Mantilla Dr. $227,500 4909 Rockford Ct. $225,000 2141Maura Trce. $223,000 40514 4817 Bud Ln. $440,000 4773 Rhema Way $383,000 2152 Ladera Ln. $357,500 1912 Melford Pl. $340,000 2358 Harrods Pointe Trce. $287,000 2363 Harrods Pointe Trce. $229,000 40515 4894 Faulkirk Ln. $950,000 3712 Winding Wood Pl. $535,000 2217 Woodburn Hall Rd. $450,000 2212 Cascade Way $430,000 905 Golden Bell Pl. $420,000 897 Fiddler Creek Way $408,000 2428 Brookshire Cir. $405,000 909 Firethorn Pl. $396,000 830 Charwood Dr. $395,000 708 Clayvis Ct. $385,075 2257 Camberling Dr. $384,900

5084 Middleton Pl. $380,000 1096 Stowbridge Ln. $380,000 704 Everest Ct. $350,000 4168 Bridgemont Ln. $349,000 4305 Palm Springs Pt. $347,500 4176 Watertrace Dr. $347,000 4005 Streamwater Pl. $346,000 4681 Collinswood Dr. $338,000 4309 Palm Springs Pt. $332,000 1005 Trevey Pt. $326,500 1005 Trevey Pt. $326,500 1042 Rockbridge Rd. $326,000 4189 Bridgemont Ln. $304,000 709 Rose Hurst Way $295,000 808 Forest Lake Dr. $284,900 3632 Hartland Parkside Pl. $275,000 932 Woodglen Ct. $272,500 524 Woodstream Ct. $271,500 729 Pinnacle Ct. $270,000 1150 Rockbridge Rd. $270,000 3608 Boxlea Way $267,000 791 Tyrus Ct. $265,000 552 Southpoint Dr. $255,500 934 Charwood Dr. $255,000 337 Whitfield Dr. $254,000 5016 Greenville Ter. $253,000 3921 Crosby Dr. $243,000 4544 Largo Ln. $237,000 4048 Kenesaw Dr. $234,900 4733 Cypress Creek Cir. $230,000 988 Tanbark Rd. $222,500 4625 Riverman Way $220,000 951 Charwood Dr. $218,000 945 Darda Ct. $195,600 4544 Prince Albert Way $195,000 946 Fairhaven Dr. $171,000 3405 Woodspring Dr. $162,000 n

Recent arm’s length residential sales for this magazine’s distribution area. Information compiled by Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator David O’Neill. For more information on any of these properties, or others, please visit www.fayettepva.com.

JULY 2018 || SOUTHSIDERMAGAZINE.COM

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Bluegrass

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1929 Covington Dr. $399,000

3419 Woodstock Cir. $439,900

641 Lakeshore Dr. $474,900

3420 Nantucket Dr. $649,000

4239 Delaney Ferry $699,000

121 S. Hanover Ave. $869,900

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801 Old Dobbin Rd. $949,000

103 S. Limestone #1140 $995,000

617 Old Coach Rd. $999,900

321 Culpepper Rd. $1,071,000

1204 Indian Mound Rd. $1,325,000

1125 Bridlewood Ln. $2,100,000

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Bluegrass

200 Morgan St. Versailles, KY

$665,000

3120 Warrenwood Wynd

$995,000

Lovely and spacious brick home on large lot in Warrenton Woods! 5 BRs/4.5 BAs, 7,692 sq. ft. w/many updates. Large entry foyer, living room w/fireplace, dining room, sitting room, and family room. Finished basement with fireplace, full kitchen.

Renovated Federal style home downtown Versailles! 4 BRs/3 BAs, 5,100 sq. ft., high ceilings, gorgeous foyer, refinished floors, elevator access to 2nd level, 2 outbuildings (one could be a guest cottage). Must see!

248 Market St.

*The House at Rueil by Edouard Manet, used with permission. Sotheby’s International Realty® and the Sotheby’s International Realty Logo are service marks licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC and used with permission. Bluegrass RE, LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each franchise is independently owned and operated. Any services or products provided by independently owned and operated franchisees are not provided by, affiliated with or related to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC nor any of its affiliated companies.

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$699,000

Greek Revival home in Historic Gratz Park!

4 BRs/2.5 BAs, 3,794 sq. ft., spacious foyer beautiful staircase, wide plank hardwood floors, high ceilings and gorgeous woodwork.

Entertain in your enclosed private court yard then walk 2 blocks to downtown Lexington!

243 N. Mill St.

515 S. Mill St.

$925,000

Historic South Hill home built in 1814 with an extensive renovation around 2006. Blend of historic with elite modern scale amenities.

High ceilings, some of the original hardwood floors, lovely built-ins and moldings. Private, fenced yard landscaped by Henkel-Denmark.

3093 Bobwhite Trail $1,245,000

3320 Delong Rd.

4895 Buggy Ln.

Ashford Oaks! Gorgeous home featuring 4 BRs/4.5 BAs, and 4,900 sq. ft. of custom living space. Hardwood floors, high ceilings, family room with home theater system and heated salt water pool! Ashford Oaks is adjacent to Greenbrier Country Club.

Southern Living plan situated on 10 acres accessed by a gorgeous tree lined drive.

5 BRs/4 full, 2 half BAs, open updated kitchen w/loads of light, granite island w/ seating plus a heated and cooled sun room.

Walk-out unfinished basement, 3-car garage.

Becky Reinhold, Principal Broker cell 859.338.1838 • office 859.268.0099 • www.bgsir.com • becky@bgsir.com

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$799,000

A piece of history in Gratz Park, extensively renovated over the years while maintaining the charm of an early 20th century Queen Anne style home. 4 BRs/3.5 BAs, 3,525 sq. ft. w/original hardwood floors, high ceilings, courtyard space connecting to 3-car garage.

$1,395,000

$1,500,000

Horse Haven Farm! State of the art 8-stall barn, outdoor riding arena, paddocks with Nelson waterers, Round pen, Walker, plus wonderful 5,320 sq. ft. well-built custom home. Situated on 10 acres off of Briar Hill and Muir Station Roads.

103 S. Limestone #1140

$995,000

New York City penthouse living in Lexington.

Sensational 1 BR condominum steeped with services. Hardwoods, floor-to-ceiling glass offering panoramic views, fireplace, modern chef’s kitchen, Smart Home mobile device technology. The percect downtown space.

3860 Gloucester Dr.

$1,650,000

Fabulous 7+ acre private retreat overlooking South Elkhorn Creek! Recently renovated, custom designed featuring 3BRs/4.5 BAs and 4,800 s.f. of living space. Bamboo and polished concrete flooring and a wall of windows overlooking park-like landscaping.

*The House at Rueil by Edouard Manet, used with permission. Sotheby’s International Realty® and the Sotheby’s International Realty Logo are service marks licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC and used with permission. Bluegrass RE, LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each franchise is independently owned and operated. Any services or products provided by independently owned and operated franchisees are not provided by, affiliated with or related to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC nor any of its affiliated companies.

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SEPT 21-27 PB&J Bacon Brie Burger Drake’s Brannon Crossing

BLT Burger Harry’s Palomar

Beerfest Burger Drake’s Lansdowne

Korean BBQ Burger Harry’s Hamburg

BBQ Cordon Blue Burger Drake’s Hamburg

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