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Father, recovering alcoholic, changed
his life, now counsels others at Hope Center
Every Wednesday afternoon, Shawn Whitlock leaves his work behind, picks up his daughter Trysten from school and heads to the George Privett Recovery Center on West Loudon Avenue. As Trysten occupies herself on an office computer,Whitlock takes his place …
From blocks of ice, Lexington chef
creates ‘cool’ art, event showpieces
By Katie Perkowski KyForward correspondent This weekend, Lexington resident and chef Michael Stoddart will have four hours to sculpt a horse drinking water from a pond — out of thin ice. Well, hundreds of pounds of ice, anyway. …
UK Hospital now practicing ‘Kangaroo Care’
for new moms, babies to promote bonding
The University of Kentucky is the first hospital in Lexington to implement “Kangaroo Care” practices, a special training program based on the widely held belief that “skin-to-skin” contact between mothers and infants promotes breastfeeding and bonding. Named for its …
Robotics teams take ‘Rebound Rumble’
on the road for next round of competition
By Tammy Lane Fayette County Public Schools In a variation of March Madness, the Fayette County Public Schools’ High School Robotics Team will take its best game to Knoxville for the 2012 FIRST* Robotics Competition. Members recently showed …
Marcus Carey’s On the Marc: Call him nutty,
but give him pecans with his salad anytime
I love nuts. But, judging by my rather eclectic choices in comedians, artists and some of my friends, you might get the wrong impression. I’m talking about those little nuggets of food picked from a shell and served in oh …
Mentors help Fayette’s at-risk students
remove barriers, see ‘life can be different’
By Tammy Lane Fayette County Public Schools Motivated All Day Every Day. That’s the goal for at-risk students chosen for the MADE mentoring program, coordinated by the Martin Luther King Jr. Academy for Excellence. The man behind MADE, …
Robert Treadway: Calvert McCann carried
his camera along on sit-ins and marches
Eighth of a Series Photographer Calvert McCann, the “accidental” historian, is such a personal favorite of my heroes of the Civil Rights movement that I have devoted three columns to his story. Calvert is still living, though in poor …
Gena Bigler: Public service changed me,
and I recommend it for all young people
A commercial changed my life. Late one night in my college dorm, I was alone in the commons room watching television and pretending to study when a commercial for AmeriCorps came on. I was thinking about switching my field of …
Double-digit halftime deficit no problem
for Wildcats in come-from-behind win
(Box Score) The UK men’s basketball team trailed for the first 35 minutes of Tuesday’s game versus Mississippi State, but when the Wildcats finally took the lead they held onto it. UK rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit …
SNL’s Seth Meyers deadpans his way to a
standing ovation at Singletary Center show
Seats were filled to the rafters and the Singletary Center’s concert hall was packed to capacity as comedian and Saturday Night Live mainstay Seth Meyers took the stage. The evening of laughs was tragically interrupted by a fracas of …
Berea’s New Opportunity School for Women
holding fundraiser, settling in to new space
By Judy Clabes KyForward Editor Reeling from an arsonist’s destruction of their school facility last December, the New Opportunity School for Women at Berea is regrouping and aiming for full operation for a June session. Executive Director Lori …
City, Corrections sign four-year pact
that includes $1.2 million in savings
Mayor Jim Gray and union officials this morning signed the four-year labor agreement the city reached recently with jail officers and sergeants. “This is the second show of support our public safety employees have made, demonstrating that they are …
Half a million in prize money up for grabs
at Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition
Staff report The stakes are high at the seventh annual Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition at the University of Kentucky’s Singletary Center for the Arts March 4. Sixteen hopeful vocalists who plan to attend UK in the fall either as …
Marcus Carey’s On the Marc: Process
is messy but it’s the American way
In the GOP primary race for the presidential nomination it is beginning to look like the choices are going to be Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum. Gingrich has faded and Ron Paul has never gotten any traction in the general …
Tom Block: Remembering John Glenn’s flight
and wishing he’d thought to get an autograph
I was watching the coverage commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first US orbital fight by John Glenn, and I thought to myself – why don’t I have John Glenn’s autograph? In 1975 and 1976 I was staff director …
Ted Bassett counsels caution, preservation
of tradition as horse industry seeks casinos
By Cassidy Herrington University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Telecommunications Ted Bassett oversaw and guided many changes during his 44 years in leadership of the Keeneland Association Inc., but his fondness for tradition remains unchanged. As Kentucky’s horse …
Robert Treadway: Lex’s accidental historian
gave only photographic record of movement
Seventh in a series Calvert McCann, the teenage amateur photographer who became Lexington’s accidental historian of the Civil Rights Movement, provided us with beautiful photographs of the marches and sit-ins of the local movement – the only photographic record …
Q&A with Lori Rice:
Bringing global experiences to the table
By Erin Holaday Ziegler Bourbon and Beans Lancaster, Ky., writer, food blogger and nutritionist Lori Rice compares herself to a Maracujá, or a Passion Fruit. The well-traveled public relations director is “unique, yet familiar at the same time …
Despite Bulldogs’ recent losing streak
Cats expect Mississippi State’s best shot
At the beginning of February, Tuesday’s matchup between UK and Mississippi State looked like it would be a meeting of two ranked teams and one of the most likely chances for a Wildcats’ loss in Southeastern Conference play. Since …
The RP: Harvard alum takes pride in rise
to prominence of Knicks star Jeremy Lin
By Jonathan Miller The Recovering Politician Some random musings on the latest professional sports phenomenon, Jeremy Lin — the Harvard grad and current New York Knicks basketball point guard who came out of seemingly nowhere to light up a sports …
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