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Contributors Smiley Pete contributor Shannon Clinton (“Craveworthy,” page 7) is an Elizabethtown native who now lives in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. A proud graduate of Western Kentucky University’s journalism program, she has been a full-time freelance writer for 21 years for publications across the Southeast. When she’s not writing, you can find her tending to her collections of vintage Pyrex and hot sauce.

Emily Giancarlo (photography for “Shop Local: Small Business Spotlights”) is a professional photographer based out of Lexington, Kentucky, specializing in lifestyle and commercial photography. For more information and images, visit www. emilygiancarlo.com.

Mick Jeffries (photography for “Creative Types: Robyn Peterman”) is a longtime contributor of words and images to the Smiley Pete universe. He works in an ever-changing array as graphic designer, photographer, writer, radio show host and oral historian to celebrate and evangelize the ever-unfolding zeitgeist of Lexington, his beloved home for more than three decades.

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 (“Creative Types: Robyn Peterman,” page 8) that focuses on profiling a variety of interesting folks from the Lexington area, including artists, writers, small-business owners and various creative types.

Tanzi Merritt (“Shop Local: Small Business Spotlight” package, page 21) is a Lexington native with a background in history, libraries and archives who works in the world of marketing by day and volunteers for many community organizations in her free time.

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f you love a good chicha morada, chicharron or ceviche — or simply enjoy trying new cuisines from other countries — a new Lexington restaurant will be reason to celebrate.

Maty’s Authentic Peruvian Cuisine is slated to open mid-November at 4371 Old Harrodsburg Road, Ste. 160, according to owner/chef Maria Rivera.

Originally from Lima, Peru, Rivera has lived in Lexington since 2003. Rivera said she’s been cooking since she was 11 years old and was taught by her father, who underscored the importance of using only the freshest ingredients.

“The star dishes, I think, will be the variety of ceviches and the Lomo Saltado — beef with sauteed onions, tomatoes and Peruvian peppers,” she said, adding that saltado also comes in chicken and mushroom varieties.

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“I will be looking for a buyer who wants to pick up where I left off and make this thing the success that it can be,” she said.

Athens Lunchroom has opened at 6270 Athens Walnut Hill Pike, located in a circa-1927 former schoolhouse building purchased by Athens Properties LLC in 2019. Longtime restaurateur and Lexington native Frank Bickel opened the fast casual restaurant, his wife said. The restaurant will serve lunch from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays, with fresh sandwiches, salads, baked goods and hot items prepared by the “Lunch Lady Squad.” IP&J Cuban Food’s Jesus Gonzalez is head chef for the new establishment, bringing along his signature Cuban sandwich, ropa vieja, black beans and rice, and more.

The Lunchroom also has grab-and-go items, wine, signature cocktails and beer, and will be open for brunch and beverages from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the second Saturday and Sunday of each month and for private events. Breakfast and expanded services are in the works, and catering and group delivery services are already underway.

Toa & Mike Green, owners/operators of Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream, announced they are opening a new soft-serve concept at 3735 Palomar Centre Drive #230 this November. Called BoBi Cones, after the couple’s children, Bodhi and Bindi, the menu will initially include five flavors of soft serve and a variety of cones.

In addition to the new location of Local Taco coming soon to Hamburg, El Charro Authentic Mexican Cuisine announced on its Facebook page that a second location will open soon at the Brighton Shoppes on the corner of Man O’ War and Liberty Road.

“Mike and I have always loved soft serve ice cream and wanted to bring a concept that would be fun, delicious and a place of joy, just as Crank & Boom has been. We love the Palomar neighborhood and can’t wait to serve the community there with this brand new concept,” said Toa Green.

After announcing it was under construction in the summer of 2020, Lexington’s second Sedona Taphouse location is set to open mid-October at 1950 Newtown Pike.

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After three years, the North Lexington restaurant The Belt Line, which originally opened as J. Gumbo’s, is closing and the business is up for sale, according to owner/ chef Robbie Morgan.

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Robyn Peterman THOUGH SHE DIDN’T START WRITING UNTIL AGE 40, THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY AUTHOR HAS CRAFTED A PROLIFIC WRITING CAREER

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estselling author Robyn Peterman comes from a family teeming with creativity. Everybody designs, writes, acts or has some kind of entrepreneurial bent. Many Lexingtonians are familiar with J. Peterman, the company her parents, John and Audrey Peterman, started locally in the late 1980s that went on to worldwide fame. From its debut, the unique retail company, which relied largely on a mail-order model, stood out for its catalog filled with beautiful and exotic travel-inspired clothing and accessories, as well as unique and enchanting narrative descriptions and illustrations. A comedic version of the company’s creator went on to become a beloved character on the popular sitcom “Seinfeld” in the 1990s, as Elaine’s boss. (And for the record, the family was delighted by the spoof.)

Growing up, Robyn Peterman’s creative pursuits initially focused on acting. A theater graduate from Northwestern University in Chicago, she loved to perform from an early age. She found success in the pursuit, living between Los Angeles and New York for much of her early adult life and enjoying a career as a working actor on Broadway and in film and television.

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“Acting really did it for me,” she said. “It thrilled me and fed me creatively.”

Fast forward a handful of years, with two young children and a husband (actor Steve Zahn) who was also often traveling for work to far-flung movie sets and locations, Peterman ultimately decided to step off the acting merry-go-round. As much as she loved her career, the logistics were increasingly difficult to make work.

“There’s a lot of preparation and long hours for actors,” she explained. “Add to that all the travel time when you are involved in a play or on a movie set away from home, and it was harder and harder to justify. I decided I wanted to spend that time with my family.”

“I never knew something could make me as happy as acting until I became a writer.”

After leaving acting, Peterman faced the question of what to do with her boatload of creative energy. She taught both acting and dance for a time and started a nonprofit theatre ROBYN PETERMAN company – all of which she enjoyed. But when she started writing fiction, she discovered a way to exercise her gift and penchant for humor and storytelling but in a new and different way that fit her current lifestyle.

“I never knew something could make me as happy as acting until I became a writer,” she said. “There is a lot of similarity – I still dive into characters, but as a writer I don’t have to get Botox.”

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Peterman and Zahn, her husband of 27 years, met during a national touring production of “Bye Bye Birdie.” In 2004, the couple moved their family to Kentucky – a decision Peterman originally had some hesitation about. When she had left Kentucky after high school, she didn’t intend to return. It was at the gentle urging of Zahn, who Peterman says calls Kentucky “paradise,” that she reconsidered. More than 15 years after relocating to central Kentucky, she says she couldn’t be happier with the decision and loves living on a farm surrounded by all the animals she can’t seem to resist adopting. They have made a life here centered around family and not only hers and Zahn’s creative pursuits but also those of their children, who are both recent high school grads who are pursing creative careers.

(Their son is currently studying playwriting, and their daughter, musical theater.)

When describing her approach to writing, she explained her books often start with “voices in my head that will not be silenced until I write their story.”

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“I’m pretty much consumed until it’s on paper,” she said. Peterman recalled in the early days of her writing career she would write furiously in her car while waiting for her children during their various activities.

“There’s something magical still for me to write in my car,” she said, laughing.

When first setting her sights on being a writer, Peterman attended a writing conference with a handful of sketched-out ideas to pitch to the publishing professionals who were lined up around the conference center.

“It was a little like speed dating,” she said. “You got three minutes to impress.” Here, Peterman said her acting skills came in very handy – she exaggerated the extent to which her novels were completed (they were far from actually finished at the time), and her pitch garnered interest from several publishing houses. With that encouragement, she was able to go back home and turn her ideas into full-blown manuscripts within weeks.

Peterman hasn’t slowed down since. To say she is prolific is an understatement. Though she didn’t start her writing career until she was in her 40s, Peterman has now written more than 30 books and is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She’s the author of multiple series with titles like “My So-Called Mystical Mid-Life,” “Good to the Last Death,” “Magic and Mayhem,” and “Handcuffs and Happily Ever After.” In her books, which have been described as “sexy, funny, contemporary paranormal romances,” readers will encounter witches, demons, lovestruck vampires, ghosts and even Bigfoot. With a conversational writing style, her pages are brimming with witty and clever turns of phrase and dialog. Her plots have imaginative twists and turns, and her characters are wise-cracking and funny – much like Peterman herself.

It’s a unique genre and one she loves.

“I’ve created my own mythologies,” Peterman explained. “There are fewer rules in paranormal romance stories. One of my great joys is turning tropes on their ear.” With two new titles coming this fall, Peterman gives off the impression there’s more bubbling under the surface, and somewhere in her mind, the next book is already taking shape.

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Robyn Peterman’s catalogue of novels includes multiple series, including “My So-Called Mystical Midlife,” “Good to the Last Death,” “Magic and Mayhem” and “Handcuffs and Happily Ever After.”

Smiley Pete writer Celeste Lewis recently spoke with the author about her process, her history and what’s next.

Did you grow up in Lexington? My family moved here from Georgia when I was going into seventh grade. I went to Tates Creek Middle School and High School. I left to go to college, lived between Manhattan and L.A. for about 20 years, then eventually moved back to raise our kids here.

When my husband first suggested moving back to Kentucky, I clearly and somewhat eloquently told him I left when I was 18 and I was not going back. That would mean I’d failed somehow.

He pointed out that we would not be living in my parent’s basement. I was at a crossroads in my acting career. We’d just had two kids, and doing eight shows a week on Broadway or traveling for TV and film no longer held the appeal it once did.

The minute I caved even slightly, he emailed me hundreds of pictures of farms for sale. Best move we ever made.

Tell me about becoming a writer. When did you know you wanted to be a writer? I’ve always written. I was the editor of my high school newspaper and journaled like a madwoman.

Even while I was working as an actress, I used to punch up scripts for TV for my writer friends. I’ve been asked how I got published. The answer is simple: I lied. That’s right, I lied. I wouldn’t recommend it, although it worked for me. It certainly could have blown up in my face.

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I pitched a very unfinished novel [as if it were done] to major New York publishers and agents at a romance writer’s conference in Chicago. I was shocked, delighted and appalled that everyone I pitched asked for a full manuscript. After a brief and hopefully unnoticeable panic attack, I very logically explained to them that I needed to get the book professionally edited [real meaning: write it] and would have it to them in three weeks.

What the hell did I have to lose?

Having been an actor for decades came in handy. Clearly, pretending to smell delicious imaginary aromas in commercial auditions and becoming one with my inner lawn gnome in acting class, made my fear of telling enormous lies nonexistent.

I went home and wrote it. I didn’t sleep for three weeks; my family ate a lot of peanut butter and jelly; and no one in the house had clean underpants. I loved every minute of it.

I ended up with several offers and went with a three-book deal with Kensington Publishing. I also ended up with shingles. Again, I don’t recommend my method. I am now what you would call a hybrid author. I am both traditionally published and indie published.

My contemporaries are traditional, and all my paranormals are indie.

Tell me about your writing process. I’m a night writer. Unlike David Hasselhoff who is the Night Rider. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.

Over the years, I’ve tried to change up and write during the sunlight hours, but my most creative time is in the middle of the night. I’m also a pantser not a plotter, meaning I write by the seat of my pants. I always have a general idea of what the story will be, but it usually ends up nothing like I thought it would.

The joy for me is not knowing what will come next. The journey excites me. When it all clicks together like a puzzle, it’s almost — and I stress almost — like an orgasm.

What advice do you have for people wanting to be writers? You have to be fearless and true to yourself. Don’t waste time comparing yourself to others. Write a good book then write another. I didn’t start writing until my late 40s. Anybody who thinks it’s too late to start, that’s wrong — it’s not.

What inspires you creatively? Everything.

Music, snippets of overheard conversations, my past, my present, my family. Pictures inspire me. My head is full of make believe.

Writing down what’s going on in my brain is cheaper than therapy. It’s also fun and fills me up creatively like acting used to do.

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Lexington? Dinner at my parents’ house with the entire family. My mom and dad are insanely great cooks. My family is nuts, and I fit into that category as well. It’s a win-win.

What makes you laugh out loud? My husband and my kids make me laugh out loud.

My mother is also freaking hilarious, even when she doesn’t mean to be. My dogs make me laugh too. Right now I have two: my pittie, Kurt the Bastard, and my lab, Karen the Chair Eater. Their names are accurate descriptions.

If you could choose a person to star in the film version of one of your books, who would you like to see get the part? One thing I love about books is that everyone can picture whomever they want in the roles.

A few of my favorite books that were made into movies were a disappointment because it didn’t match what I’d seen in my mind. So, that being said, I will plead the fifth. However, my ‘Good To The Last Death’ series has been optioned, and I do have some secret wishes about who would play whom.

What is something that would surprise people to know about you? Well, if someone truly knows me, they’re already aware of my ‘problem,’ which I don’t see as a problem at all. I collect stray animals. Thankfully, we live on a farm. Apparently, the word is out.

Dogs and cats tend to show up on our property. I name them immediately. Once they have a name, they have a home. The latest addition is Connie. She’s a horrible cat that

I adore. It took six months before she would let me cuddle with her. Suffice it to say, I don’t give up easily.

What is a guilty pleasure? Many. The one I will share is my close friendship with Almond Joy – the mini ones. They have to live in the refrigerator for several days before consumption. Thankfully, I’m the only person in my household who likes Almond Joy. This means I don’t have to hide them in the veggie drawer.

What is something you have always wanted to learn that you haven’t tackled yet?

I’ve always wanted to be fluent in another language. I speak incredibly crappy French.

My plan is to take a French class in all my free time that I don’t have. Long term goal: by the age of 60, speak not-so-crappy French.

Who are some of your favorite writers? Far too many to list, but a few are David Sedaris, Darynda Jones, LM Montgomery, Judy Blume, John Irving, Kurt Vonnegut and Jeaniene Frost. I could give you a list of hundreds, but those are the first who came to mind. I read cross genre and also adore biographies.

What’s next for you? Are you working on a new book? I am always writing a book. Ask my family. I have two more books coming out this year: ‘The Newly Witch Game’ [Book 10 in my Magic and Mayhem Series] in October and ‘It’s A Matter of Midlife and Death’ [Book 5 in my Good To The Last Death Series] in November. ■

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Meat: Jalapeño BBQ Patty Melt Pizza Seasoned fresh ground beef, jalapeño BBQ sauce, caramelized onions, house blend cheeses Veg: Buffalo Cauliflower Pizza Roasted cauliflower with roasted red peppers, house blend cheeses, drizzled with homemade Ranch and Buffalo

Meat: Thin Crust Superoni Crispy, cracker thin crust topped with smoked provolone, and our classic pepperoni, then topped with more smoked provolone and pepperoni Veg: S’mores Sweet, buttery crust, melted chocolate chip topping, toasted marshmallows and sweet streusel crumb sprinkle

Meat: Goodwood BBQ Flatbread House-smoked BBQ pork, Goodwood Walnut Brown BBQ topped with pickled red onions, jalapenos, drizzle of beer cheese and fresh crema

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MOD Pizza

503 S. Upper Street

2217 War Admiral Way (Hamburg)

Meat: The Spicy Meatball Red sauce base pie with meatballs, fresh shaved parmesan, and crushed red pepper Veg: Margherita Red sauce base pie with mozzarella, tomatoes, and fresh basil

Meat: Mad Dog Mozzarella, pepperoni, mild sausage, ground beef, red sauce Veg: Dillon James Mozzarella, asiago, fresh chopped basil, garlic, sliced tomatoes, red sauce

LaRosa’s 2890 Richmond Road 115 Southland Drive 350 E. Brannon Road (Brannon Crossing)

Meat: Big Bleu Cheese Pizza Created especially for Lexington Pizza Week, this small pizza features Ranch dressing, hot wing sauce, onions, jalapenos, chicken, provolone, blue cheese crumble and bacon.

Buddy Deluxe Family Recipe Pizza Sauce and provolone, topped with pepperoni, sausage, spicy sausage, banana peppers and capicola ham.

Skyline Chili Pizza Two iconic brands, LaRosa’s and Skyline Chili’s combined to create a one-of-a-kind pizza, available only during Lexington Pizza Week.

Skyline Chili’s original secret-recipe chili, topped with a mound of shredded cheddar cheese baked on a LaRosa’s traditional crust.

Ask for mustard and onions to make it “all the way.”

Veg: Veggie Deluxe Family Recipe Pizza Sauce and provolone, topped with mushrooms, green olives, red onions, spinach and Roma tomatoes.

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Old Chicago

4101 Tates Creek Centre Drive, Suite 140

1924 Pavillon Way

Meat: Calexico Mozzarella, gorgonzola, chicken, jalapenos, hot buffalo sauce, red sauce Veg: Tristan Mozzarella, asiago, roasted red peppers, mushrooms, pesto

See www.lexingtonpizzaweek.net for descriptions of Old Chicago’s meat and veggie pizzas.

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101 W. Loudon Avenue, Suite 112

723 National Avenue

Meat: White Madness Alfredo sauce base, mozzarella, caramelized onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and basil pesto drizzle Veg: Bluegrass Madness Marinara base, mozzarella, Parmesan, beef, bacon, italian sausage, and banana peppers

Meat: Fayette Possible Buffalo ranch sauce base, mozzarella, cheddar, chicken, banana peppers, jalapenos, kalamata olives, mushrooms, and Magic Butter drizzle Veg: Fayette Impossible Marinara base, mozzarella, Impossible meatball, tomatoes, red onion, and Magic Butter drizzle

Meat: The Sell Out! Housemade sourdough crust made with local flour, crushed San Marzano tomatoes, Porterhouse BBQ smoked brisket, Black Soil KY provided fresh jalapenos, house pickled red onions Veg: We Can Pickle That!

Housemade sourdough crust made with local flour, crushed San Marzano tomatoes, pineapple, pickled jicama, cilantro and housemade smoked chili powder

Meat: Paella Pie Made fresh daily in-house, hand-tossed dough topped with chorizo and shrimp tossed in a Valencian inspired garlic sofrito sauce, garnished with lemon zest and parsley. Two slices.

Veg: Pumpkin Pizza Made fresh daily in-house, hand-tossed dough topped with pumpkin, apples, gruyere cheese, mozzarella, parmesan and sage. Two slices.

THE COMMANDMENTS OF LEXINGTON PIZZA WEEK 2021 1. THEY WILL RUN OUT (THEY WILL MAKE MORE TOMORROW)

Rolling Oven 725 National Avenue

Meat: Chicken & Gouda Made fresh daily in-house, hand-tossed dough topped with creamy gouda sauce, bourbon-brined chicken breast, and finished with Brussels sprouts and hot honey. Two slices.

Veg: Potato Habanero Made fresh daily in-house, hand-tossed dough topped with fresh habanero peppers, thinly sliced red potatoes, garlic cream cheese sauce, red onions, and finished with cilantro. Two slices.

These restaurants will get demolished. They are going to be hit like never before in their histories. Unless, of course, they participated in Lexington Pizza Week 2020. So, if a place runs out toward the end of a shift, go back the next day, earlier, order your pizza, and thank them for working their butts off to do this for you. Do not be a jerk to our restaurants.

Restaurants are encouraged to post their waits and remaining pizzas for the day. Pizzas are available during regular restaurant hours. Please see restaurant operating hours/days/carryout/curbside policy before heading to the destination. For links to restaurants, download the app or go to “The Pizzas” page and click on each restaurant pizza photo. Also, check Instagram & Twitter #lexingtonpizzaweek.

2. THERE WILL BE WAITS

6. SOCIAL SHARING IS CARING

People have been talking about Pizza Week 2021 since the day after Lexington Pizza Week 2020. Don’t be surprised if restaurants have waits. In fact, be surprised if they don’t.

3. YOU WILL TIP AND GIVE THANKS It brings out the cheap in all of us, but really, you’re getting a $10-$15 pizza (many restaurants go way overboard with ingredients, trying to outdo each other), so please tip at least 20%. The people who are serving you are working harder during Pizza Week than at any other point in the year. A kind word will also be welcome—these people are our friends and neighbors.

Smashing Tomato 3801 Mall Road, Suite 195 (Behind Fayette Mall) 2200 War Admiral Way (Hamburg)

Meat: Garlic Meatball Crumbled meatballs, roasted garlic cream sauce, mozzarella and provolone cheese, and fresh arugula Veg: Autumn Margherita Butternut squash cream, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil

5. CHECK TWITTER, FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM

4. YOU REALLY SHOULD BUY A DRINK OR OTHER FOOD While extra purchases are not a requirement, it says something good about you if you show a little love to a restaurant going above and beyond to bring you an awesome pizza. Pick up a salad, some breadsticks, an Elijah Craig Old Fashioned, a Pama Margarita, or a shot of Jagermeister. You’ll enjoy yourself more.

Smiley Pete loves pizza so much we’re celebrating with great giveaways! Lexington Pizza Week is a social affair so we’ll reward notable #lexington pizzaweek social sharers with restaurant gift cards.

Tag us socially for a chance to win!

Twitter: @LexPizzaWeek Instagram: LEXINGTONPIZZAWEEK Facebook: Lexington Pizza Week

7. DOWNLOAD THE APP, FOLLOW OUR SOCIAL AND CHECK-IN FOR CHANCES TO WIN! Lexington Pizza Week is a culinary tour. Download the Lexington Pizza Week App & Passport to view participating restaurants, locations, pizza names, descriptions, and featured drink specials. Smiley Pete Publishing and Lexington Pizza Week partners have teamed up to give pizza fans great prizes like Free Pizza for a Year from LaRosa’s. For downloading the Lexington Pizza Week App you can win a $50 restaurant gift card.

A huge and heartfelt thanks to our sponsors and local tourism folks, the wonderful and always-supportive Heaven Hill Distillery, LaRosa’s, and Jagermeister.

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Forage x Koko is a double-concept shop in Greyline Station that offers a variety of houseplants, pots and accessories, as well as ecofriendly toiletries and cleaning products.

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GREYLINE STATION & JULIETTA MARKET STORY BY TANZI MERRITT PHOTOS BY EMILY GIANCARLO

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Julietta Market, a collection of kiosks within Greyline Station, is designed to provide opportunities for emerging small-business owners, such as Yolantha Pace (owner of The Corner Sto’, pictured above) and Taji Wadkins and Maya McCutchen (owners of The Salad Bar, pictured at right). The market features gourmet culinary goodies, handmade jewelry, clothing, accessories and more.

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fter close to three years of planning and construction, Greyline Station officially opened for business a year ago. An ambitious project consisting of retail and food establishments, office spaces and an event venue located in a revitalized historic bus station, this new anchor on the north side of Lexington is also the home of the Julietta Market – an assortment of kiosks providing everything from work by local artists, hand-poured candles, and fashion and beauty products to fresh produce, gourmet snacks and cooking spices as well as barbering and massage services.

Julietta Market, operated by the North Limestone Community Development Corporation (NoLi CDC), is named for late Lexington activist Julie Etta Lewis, a civil rights activist who was a leader in the fight to desegregate education, entertainment and public transportation. NoLi CDC established the project to provide neighborhood residents a space to create and explore business ideas.

“What people may not know is that it’s a business incubator,” explained Andrea James, who is serving as the interim director of NoLi CDC. “Though there are some businesses that appear to be pretty established, those are looking at new markets – new customer bases, new client bases – or they are trying something new. Where before they may have been doing online sales, now they are doing more one-on-ones and interacting with customers, which gives you a whole different feel about your product and services. For some people, this is the first time they have ever sold their creation[s] to the public.”

James continued, “For example, you have someone like Angela King who runs High Maintenance – a line of body scrubs and beauty products – and this is her first venture into a space like this. She was one of the first people to come on board.”

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One of Julietta Market’s newest additions is House of Mariley, owned by sustainable fashion designer Karmari Boyd. Boyd’s creations are unique, in that she up-cycles clothing using her own patterns, but offers most of her creations unfinished to allow for custom changes – which she completes on-demand with her on-site sewing machine.

“A lot of the jackets are left unfinished because some people may want to change up the design, like moving a patch from the front to the back,” she said. “It’s a canvas that lets you design and be a part of the product.” Boyd’s on-site, custom alterations also include dropping the hem on a pair of pants or taking a shirt in.

Boyd’s mother had encouraged her to set up shop in the Julietta Market, but she had hesitated until hosting a two-day pop-up shop, which went so well she decided to move in shortly after.

She officially opened her kiosk in early October.

“I realized I’d never know for sure if I would succeed until I tried.

I’m glad I made the decision to come here. It’s a great opportunity,” Boyd said.

While originally thought to be a place where entrepreneurs could test the waters and grow to a point where they leave the market, James is seeing things developing differently.

“Many of our strongest vendors are saying that they feel like they need to be here for two to three years before being ready to step out into their own space. I thought that would be shorter, but the intensity of the support they need and getting those resources to them while they are developing their customer base is of great value, and they want to be here even longer,” she explained.

“We are going to see businesses that never want to leave, ever, because not only is the rent rate good, it’s the family, it’s the community, it’s someone looking out for your space when you aren’t there and when you are there you have that fellowship with others,” she continued.

Many of the Julietta Market vendors have full-time jobs elsewhere, she added, and aren’t able to focus on their market businesses seven days a week.

In addition to Julietta Market, businesses like Angelic Hearts (pictured above with owner Angel Fuller) and Tratti di Busalacchi (pictured below with owner Lorenzo Busalacchi), Greyline Station is also home to several standalone businesses, such as the boutique Poppy & Pomelo (pictured at left with owner Kami Risk), which specializes in fair trade gift items, art and clothing.

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“We have to start challenging what we believe success is for businesses,” James said. “As more minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses and hybrid-type businesses develop, we have to start reimagining what that scale looks like and understand that it’s more individual than anything.”

Outside of Julietta Market, which is situated in the center of Greyline Station, the establishment is also the home to a number of other retail and food vendors that operate independent suites that circle the open space where the market resides.

One of these businesses is Poppy & Pomelo, a boutique that specializes in sustainable and fair trade products from socially conscious companies and stocks clothing and accessories, home decor, art and a variety of gift items. Owner Kami Risk worked in the travel industry for nearly 20 years and brought that experience to her new endeavor.

“I’ve had the privilege of visiting a lot of different countries on my travels, and I would always find unique gifts to bring back to my family,” she said. “I loved that part of it.”

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Risk – whose husband is one of the owners of Old North Bar, also located in Greyline Station – opened her shop specifically because of the location.

Forage manager Jenny Disponette (left) and Koko owner Sunshine Randolph (right) work together in the dual-business concept, which has evolved from a houseplant shop into a shop that also carries ecofriendly toiletries, cleaning products and more. The shop is located inside Greyline Station.

“A few years ago, when our friend Chad Needham started working on this project, we randomly stopped by to see the space. I went home and said to my husband, ‘I think I’m going to open a shop!’ I was passionate about doing it and being part of this community,” she said.

“Though some businesses were established before Greyline Station opened, a lot of us are new. I work with a lot of different businesses here to cross-promote. I love being a part of the community here, and a contribution I can make to it is to help coordinate getting the word out about what is happening here and help plan fun things like giveaways involving other vendors,” she continued. “The end result is that more people learn about everything that is available here.”

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One of her favorite parts of spending her days at Greyline Station is the stories. “I get so many people who grew up in this community coming in, and they’ll tell me what they remember this building being. I’ve heard everything from people coming in here to skate to people living upstairs to it being a kitchen cabinet store,” Risk said.

One of the previously established businesses that made a move to Greyline Station is Forage, a plant shop that had been located in a smaller space just across the street. The move allowed for a much larger space, which allowed for the addition of sister shop Koko – a shop that specializes in sustainable home, personal care and apothecary products. Koko features a “refillery,” where customers can refill their own containers (or sustainable containers purchased at the shop) with bulk supply of personal products like shampoo and lotion, and cleaning products such as laundry powder or dish soap.

“We know that sustainability can’t be one-sizefits-all and we want it to be approachable and as affordable as it can be,” said Koko manager Sunshine Randolph. “We want everyone to do what makes sense for them and their budget.

One of the reasons that people don’t commit to sustainable lifestyles is because it seems like you have to be perfect or you can’t do it.”

Forage manager Jenny Disponette echoed Randolph’s sentiments. “Plants are a hobby, and you don’t have to be perfect. We try to have a variety of plants that require all types of care, and are here to help. We want to make adding some green to your living space as obtainable as possible.”

Randolph and Disponette both enjoy the camaraderie at Greyline Station and working with Greyline and Julietta Market vendors, and appreciate the personal touches that so many of the vendors provide.

Randolph explained, “There’s a one-on-one touch that you don’t get in other places. You can go to a large bookstore and buy a book.

But when I bought a book at [Julietta Market vendor] Bottle Rocket Books, she handwrapped the book for me and delivered it, and she wrote me a nice note – that’s just not what I’m going to get somewhere else.”

Looking ahead, they are excited about the possibilities for more collaboration through in-store pop-ups, cross-promotions and collaborating for events such as the newly established monthly block parties. And like

everyone else, it’s really the people who make being a part of Greyline Station so amazing.

“I get to meet so many new people that I never would have had the honor of meeting,” Disponette said.

Randolph added, “I get to see a different kind of food, a different kind of craft or vendor item, whatever it may be. We’re building a community that doesn’t feel exclusive.”

And for those considering establishing a business at Greyline Station or the Julietta Market, or those who just want to visit, all of the proprietors seem to feel the same way.

Randolph said it best when she said, “You can instantly be a part of something bigger than yourself, which I think is really special.” ■

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handa Snyder and Liz Busse were both introduced to vintage clothing by necessity.

Snyder, one of five children, said, “I grew up really poor, so we’d go to thrift shops...and I was ashamed. But in high school I became more comfortable with it. People started asking me how I styled things that I found thrifting. When I was in college, every weekend at least 10 girlfriends would come over, and I would style every single one of them from my closet. I loved it.”

“I started thrifting in college because I loved fashion, but I was putting myself through school and couldn’t afford to shop at the mall,” said Busse.

For both, though, that necessity eventually became a passion, and earlier this year, the two teamed up to establish Wearhouse, an eclectic emporium of antique and vintage finds.

While Busse was working in retail and reselling vintage pieces online, Snyder was taking what she’d learned working for a vintage dealer to set up shop in an empty apartment, attracting customers through Instagram and selling by appointment.

The two met and started working together at pop-up events like Lexington’s NoLi Night Market. After moving a few times, the duo landed in their current space on National Avenue in January 2020 – just before the pandemic hit.

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Above, Liz Busse and Shanda Snyder opened the Warehouse Block vintage boutique Wearhouse in January 2020. The shop features a carefully curated collection of vintage clothing, shoes and home decor items.

“Thank God we had the space,” said Busse. “We couldn’t go places and get inventory, so we spent months cleaning and painting and organizing. We also started getting more into furniture, and this evolved into something bigger.”

The result is a carefully curated collection of antique and vintage pieces, including clothing, furnishings and accessories – each item handpicked and displayed with care.

Snyder and Busse, though, want Wearhouse to be more than just a place to shop. They aim to provide additional services, as well as education. Knowing – and sharing – the history of the pieces they sell is important to them.

“We worked with a woman early on whose mother had been a country western line dancer,” Busse said. “She had so many amazing pieces from her travels and from her time dancing.”

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Shanda Snyder and Liz Busse offer interior styling services in addition to operating their resale business.

“That’s attached to the clothing,” Snyder added. “What makes a specific piece special is the story behind it, and sharing that with people is such an important part of the experience of buying vintage.”

Snyder continued, “We met someone who worked in an art museum and repairs clothing. We’re hoping to work with her to create some displays. We’re going to display pieces of clothing with information about them so people can learn about the history and preservation of fashion.”

The pair love to help customers with styling both clothing and interiors.

“We’ve styled rooms. We’ve styled people at private home parties. We want to do more of that – like a Tupperware party but with cute vintage dresses or vintage lingerie,” said Busse.

As the founders of the Drunken Flea – an application-based event featuring carefully vetted vintage sellers – the two are

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committed to supporting others in the same business. The event has been so popular that it has grown from nine vendors to more than 50 and will next be held at Central Bank Center.

“We want to support and promote other people doing the same thing as us. Buying vintage is about sustainability. Fashion is the second most wasteful industry in the world,” said Snyder.

“And buying vintage from local sellers keeps your money closer to home.”

In the end, the happiness of their customers is their main goal.

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“I want a girl who buys a pair of trousers to get a compliment and be like, ‘Oh my God, thank you! Look, it’s got a Talon zipper that means they’re from the ’50s.’ It’s fun and it makes others want to know more about fashion and want to find their own vintage items, and it becomes more inclusive,” said Busse.

She ended, “People want to find clothing and accessories that will let them step outside of the box. We love it when we can help someone and a customer becomes a friend.” ■

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o step inside Creatures of Whim is to be transported from the heart of downtown Lexington into an ethereal, otherworldly space where you might just start to believe that magic can really happen. A collection of handmade, fair trade goods and spiritual and metaphysical supplies, lovingly curated by proprietor Lynna Nguyen, awaits visitors who cross the threshold.

Nguyen, who grew up in California, started off in the fashion industry doing design and product development. She gained experience dealing with vendors and bringing products to life, but the work didn’t incite a passion in her – in fact, many aspects of the industry clashed with her personal ethics.

Owned by California native Lynna Nguyen, pictured above, Creatures of Whim offers fair trade clothing and accessories and an extensive selection of crystals, gems, Tarot cards, herbal teas and spices, candles, amulets and more.

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Nguyen planned to open her shop in California but found the rent prohibitively expensive. In the end, fate had other plans.

“I met my partner, who lives here, while we were both solo travelers in Belize. We had a long distance relationship for a while, but then I decided to move to Kentucky and figure out what was next for me,” Nguyen explained.

Opening in November 2018, Creature of Whim started out with primarily fair trade gift items, but Nguyen wanted to add something of herself to the inventory. Spiritual and metaphysical products and services were a natural fit.

“I am from a lineage of shamans from Vietnam,” said Nguyen.

“My sister and I have always been interested in what our grandfather and great-grandfather did, but they both passed on before we were ever able to meet them, so we didn’t get to have any of that knowledge passed to us first-hand. We have both been learning in order to carry that legacy, and we both do shamanic healing now.”

In addition to offering services such as Reiki and massage, sound healing, Tarot readings and other types of energy and healing work, Creatures of Whim has found a niche with its expansive collection of herbs and herbal teas.

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Creatures of Whim offers Reiki, massage, sound healing and other spiritual and metaphysical services in addition to operating as a specialty retail shop.

“We started with only about six herbs,” Nguyen explained.

“The herbs sold really well, so we decided to add 10 more. As they kept selling, we kept adding to the inventory, and now we have more than 150 herbs in stock – many that you can’t find locally or can only purchase in bulk.”

Though the shop was forced to close for three months during the early days of the pandemic, business has recovered well.

“People really have a need for spirituality right now. Especially in the last year...there wasn’t anything else we could do, but we could go inward,” Nguyen said. “We were forced to isolate and be alone, and that forces a really deep reflection.”

When asked what’s on the horizon, Nguyen revealed she is expanding into the space next door to add a coffee shop with “a very magical theme.”

“We’ll have elixir drinks with fun ingredients,” she said.

Though the shop has been in its downtown location – on North Broadway between Main and Short streets – for three years, don’t be surprised if you haven’t noticed it. That’s a part of the magic of Creatures of Whim.

“It happens a lot,” Nguyen said. “People are thinking about spirituality and are considering a crystal or an herb. Then they are just walking down the street and find us. They may have walked by many times and never noticed us here before.”

“People tend to find us when they need us,” she concluded. ■

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Kentucky Scorpion RECIPE AND PHOTO BY THERESA STANLEY PRESENTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SMILEY PETE SPIRITS PARTNER HEAVEN HILL BRANDS

With origins that trace back to 1930s tiki bars, the Scorpion Bowl originated as a communal beverage, traditionally served in a large ceramic bowl and intended to be shared by as many as 12 partygoers. While the days of serving communal beverages might be a thing of the past, this Kentucky version of the vintage beverage is sure to impress guests and add a little pizazz to a gathering of any size. In this slightly lower-ABV version, traditional high sugar, hangover-hell juices, and syrups are eliminated; communal straws are replaced by punch glasses; and rum and brandy are replaced by bourbon and an aperitif of choice.

This jewel-toned cocktail recipe serves six, and the solo recipe serves one Scorpion, as many Scorpios prefer during their season.

Pitcher or Punch Bowl Ingredients: • 9 ounces your favorite bitter Italian aperitif (we used Aperol) • 9 ounces sweet vermouth • 6 ounces Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond bourbon • 8 dashes Angostura bitters • Splash seltzer, when serving • 9 lemon peel slices, approximately two lemons To a pitcher or punch bowl, add aperitif, sweet vermouth, bourbon and Angostura bitters. Express three lemon peels over liquid and place peel side down if using a bowl. Stir gently with a bar spoon.

Add large ice cubes to the bowl before serving.

When serving, add ice and an expressed lemon peel.

Top individual glass with a splash of seltzer.

Guests can serve themselves and will find building their cocktail to bring a fun element to happy hour.

Solo Scorpion: • 1 ½ ounces your favorite Italian bitters • 1 ½ ounces sweet vermouth • 1 ounce bourbon • 1 heavy dash Angostura bitters • Splash seltzer, when serving • Lemon peel To a punch or lowball glass, combine liquid ingredients. Express one lemon peel over glass. Stir with a bar spoon.

Add a large ice cube and splash of seltzer.

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Recognized for his own “indie folk grit” spin on music, this American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer’s most recent biographical album explores themes of his personal life, incorporating synths, tinges of psych-rock, Americana and vintage blues. 8 p.m. The Burl. 475 Thompson Road. www.theburlky.com Senora May. Nov. 19. This Kentucky-based singer-songwriter released her sophomore album, containing eight love

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ART & EXHIBITS LexArts Hop. Nov. 19. Thousands of locals and visitors alike converge on downtown Lexington to celebrate art throughout the evening with new gallery exhibitions and special arts events. Patrons begin at one of 40-plus locations and visit as many or as few participating venues as they would like. Official HOP hours are 5-8 p.m., with many restaurants, bars and other non-traditional venues keeping additional hours. A full list of participating galleries and venues can be found at www.galleryhoplex.com.

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On display Nov. 10-Dec. 18.

Rose Marie Cromwell is a photo and video artist interested in the tenuous space between the political and the spiritual, whose work explores the effects of globalization on human interaction and social politics. Gallery hours: Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and by appointment. Institute 193, 193 N. Limestone. www.institute193.org PRHBTN. On display through Nov. 12. Produced in tandem with the 10th annual PRHBTN public art/mural festival, an organization that facilitates the production of new public murals in Lexington each fall, this “salon style” exhibit features more than 100 artists, taking pride in providing an opportunity for Kentucky artists of all disciplines regardless of age, experience, media, discipline or subject matter.

Gallery hours: Wed.-Sat., 12-5 p.m. and by appointment.

Lexington Art League at the Loudoun House, 209 Castlewood Drive. www.lexingtonartleague.com Bigger Than Sneakers. On display Nov. 12-Dec. 30. With art, music and other engaging activations, this exhibit will celebrate sneaker culture and urban fashion. More details will be announced as the exhibit nears. The exhibit will feature a LexArts Hop reception on Nov. 19 (5-8 p.m.).

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Studio Players: “A Tuna Christmas.” Nov. 11-13, 19-21, 28-27. In this hilarious sequel to “Greater Tuna,” it’s Christmas in smalltown Texas. Local radio personalities report on various Yuletide activities, including the hot competition in the annual lawn display contest. 8 p.m.

Thurs.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Sun. Bell Theatre, 154 W. Bell Court. www.studioplayers.org Movement Continuum: “Curated.” Nov. 12-14, 19-21.

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Before they were frozen in frame, they glanced, and they spoke. For its 10th season production, Lexington’s original contemporary dance company, will present “Curated,” a performance that reimagines works of art in real time. 7 p.m. Fri-Sat; 2 p.m. Sun. Black Box Theatre at Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center, 141 E. Main St. A Magical Cirque Christmas.

Nov. 17. This spellbinding production features dazzling performers and breathtaking cirque artists, accompanied by favorite holiday music performed live. 7:30 p.m.

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University of Kentucky Dance & Theatre: “The Laramie Project.” Nov. 18-21. In 1998, 21-year-old Matthew Shepard died after being kidnapped, beaten and tied to a fence in a prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming, because he was gay. Over the next year, playwright Moises Kaufmann and other members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the next year, conducting more than 200 interviews with the people of the town; they returned 10 years later to better understand the longterm effects of the murder.

The play draws on these interviews, journal entries from the company members and published news reports.

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Sun. Guignol Theatre in the Fine Arts Building, 465 Rose St. finearts.uky.edu Lexington Philharmonic: Sorrow, Strength, and Love.

Nov. 20. Featuring guest conductor Kelly Corcoran and mezzo-soprano Courtney Porter, this performance will feature works by Lexington-born composer Julia Perry, including her “Stabat Mater,” the work that launched her career in 1951.

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Chris Begley: “The Next Apocalypse: The Art and Science of Survival” Reading and Book Signing. Nov. 18. In his new book, which has been described as “an essential read for anxious times,” Lexington-based archaeologist and Transylvania University professor Chris Begley argues that we completely misunderstand how disaster works and shows how understanding the collapse of past civilizations can help prepare us for a troubled future. 7 p.m., Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 161 Lexington Green Circle. www.josephbeth.com

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PETE’S PROPERTIES Recent Residential Property Transactions

126 Shady Ln. $450,000 1851 Bellefonte Dr. $525,000 121 Johnston Blvd. $562,450 800 Turtle Cir. $599,900 40504 1261 Colonial Dr. $660,000

40502 442 Oldham Ave. $140,000 302 Owsley Ave. $155,500 116 N. Hanover Ave. $250,000 3437 Overbrook Fountain $260,000 226 Preston Ave. $270,000 707 Sunset Dr. $285,000 808 Hildeen Dr. $307,500 305 Colony Blvd. $316,000 2916 Tabor Oaks Ln. $345,000 825 Aurora Ave. $354,500 415 Chinoe Rd. $365,000 1364 Fontaine Rd. $385,000 1101 Chinoe Rd. $395,000 247 Bassett Ave. $399,000 310 Cassidy Ave. $400,000 413 Kingswood. $412,500 720 Albany Rd. $425,000 1105 Slashes Rd. $470,500 661 Cooper Dr. $505,000 319 Ridgeway Rd. $525,000 3557 Coltneck Ln. $525,000

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40513 2137 Ft. Harrods Dr. $275,000 2020 Bamboo Dr. $285,000 2060 Allegheny Way $360,000 2665 Ashbrooke Dr. $375,000 3327 Ridgecane Rd. $450,000 2612 Fairview Ct. $485,900 4221 Palmetto Dr. $500,000 2108 Palmbrooke Ct. $525,000 3244 Sebastian Ln.$530,000 3252 Ridgecane Rd. $587,900 2193 Savannah Ln. $700,000 2209 Guilford Ln. $1,010,000 40514 2005 Hannibal Ct. $262,500 2037 Huckleberry Cir. $276,000 2454 Dogwood Trace Blvd. $436,000 40515 1324 Hartland Woods Way $168,000 3791 Kenesaw Dr. $191,000 4529 Hartland Pkwy. $205,000 1217 Berrywood Dr. $225,000 1132 Four Wynds Trl. $235,500 308 Atwood Dr. $240,000 1212 Aldridge Way $260,000 4400 Hartland Pkwy. $275,000 336 Atwood Dr. $277,500 927 Charwood Dr. $290,000 905 Woodglen Ct. $290,000

BIGGEST MOVER: 1707 CLAYS SPRING LN. | $3,200,000 4454 Rose Glade Cir. $299,000 4728 Spring Creek Dr. $300,000 172 Bittersweet Way $300,000 725 Emmett Creek Ln. $320,000 4017 Kenesaw Dr. $322,000 464 Alderbrook Way $332,000 912 Seneca Park $342,000 4744 Windstar Way $345,000 4100 Springwater Dr. $362,500 4689 Windstar Way $370,000 1132 Shagbark Ln. $370,000 337 Meadowcrest Park $374,900

1068 Kiawah Pl. $375,000 1058 Forest Lake Dr. $400,000 4409 Whitfield Cir. $435,500 4572 Windstar Way $445,000 4521 Biltmore Pl. $452,000 944 Hammock Oak Ln. $500,000 2204 Abbeywood Rd. $510,000 2536 Abbeywood Pl .$525,000 3601 Afton Pl. $560,000 5028 Castle Lawn Pl. $567,000 2332 Old Hickory Ln. $662,000 5024 Castle Lawn Pl. $780,000 ■

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.

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$228,000

731 Newtown Springs Dr. $235,000

Stylishly decorated, move-in ready condo in Wellington Chase neighborhood! 2 BR/2 BAs, 1,569 sq.ft., porch overlooking green space, separate laundry room, double walk-in closets in primary suite, 1-car garage, plus clubhouse featuring workout area and pool.

Loft condo available for sale with tenant in place for next 3 years! Stylish, open floor plan – bamboo floors, BR plus office, balcony overlooks South Mill St. 2 parking spaces in parking garage and 2 storage units. Located on University of KY campus.

Move-in ready townhome featuring 3 BR/ 3 BAs, 1,560 sq.ft., first floor primary suite, tiled walk-in shower, hardwood floors, eat-in breakfast area, stainless appliances, vaulted ceilings and granite countertops. Private fenced patio and 2-car garage.

345 W. Vine St., #2000

$499,000

Luxury condo atop the Hilton Hotel w/3-way sweeping views of downtown Lexington!

2 BR/2 renovated BAs, 1,672 sq.ft., newer kitchen, dining room and spacious family room w/fireplace. Enjoy all hotel amenities: pool, fitness center, restaurant and bar!

1922 Nicholasville Rd.

$599,000

Situated on 2 combined lots at the corner of Nicholasville Rd. & Edgemoor Drive!

Features include 6 BR/4.5 BAs, hardwood floors, beautiful built-ins and a fantastic floorplan. Also included is the adjacent lot (1918 Nicholasville Rd) and 2 car garage.

Becky Reinhold, Principal Broker

230 Legacy Dr.

cell 859.338.1838 • office 859.268.0099 • www.bgsir.com • becky@bgsir.com

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$1,149,000

Ky. ,Nicholasville, K Legacy Estates! Stylishly decorated and beautifully constructed home located on a 1 acre private lot in Jessamine Co.! 5 BRs/4 full + 3 half BAs, 8,610 sq.ft., 10’ and 20’ ceilings, Geothermal HVAC, finished bsmt.

231-233 Stone Ave.

$399,000

Investment opportunity near UK campus.

6 BR/2 BAs, 1,920 sq.ft. Currently leased through July 31, 2022. Two new furnaces in 2020. Off street parking. Great location!

315 S. Mill St.

$459,000

Fantastic historic bungalow in the heart of downtown LEX! 3 BR/3 BAs, 2,447 sq.ft., zoned R-2 including rentable 2nd level furnished apartment w/separate entrance.

Gorgeous hardwood floors and moldings.

Beautiful front and back porches.

103 S. Limestone #1130 $1,346,000

103 S. Limestone #1120 $2,295,000

This 2,171 sq.ft., 1BR/2 BAs condo features floor to ceiling glass, panoramic views, extensive millwork, open floor plan, living room with fireplace, chef’s kitchen featuring Subzero and Wolf appliances. Unparalleled modern living in the heart of downtown.

Exclusive 2 BR/3 BA, 3,016 sq. ft. penthouse in City Center. Open concept floor plan with Panoramic view of downtown Lexington from private terrace accessible from the primary bedroom and living/dining rooms.

Split BR floor plan featuring en-suite baths.

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