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JSH’s KY: Mr. Wiggs — do you remember?- seared a young boy’s fond, lasting memories
In the early 1970s, there was one Lexington department store in particular that was synonymous with Christmas to me, and looking around on the Internet today, I’m surprised there’s so little evidence left that it ever existed. As the …
JSH’s Ky: Writers, aspiring writers — sign up
for star-studded Carnegie book conference
Are you a writer, or aspiring to be one? This June, Lexington’s Carnegie Center will be hosting the Books In Progress Conference, with none other than Barbara Kingsolver as their keynote speaker. Kingsolver, raised in rural Kentucky, is the …
JSH’s KY: Remembering one of characters he has known, inscrutable radio man, Buckhorn
The interesting characters, past and present, that have populated central Kentucky (especially its bars and pool halls) could fill an entire book or an entire blog all to themselves. (And sooner or later, I will do just that. All in …
JSH’s KY: Lexington’s Anita Madden honored
as ‘Trailblazer,’ at Louisville conference
Equine expert, philanthropist, and party-thrower Anita Madden was honored Tuesday in Louisville, as the Ohio River Valley Women’s Business Council presented her with the “Woman of the Year Trailblazer Award”. Madden, world famous for her both her charity work …
JSH’s KY: Country music legend Lyle Lovett
to be horseman-competitor at Ky Horse Park
Four-time Grammy Award winner and country music legend Lyle Lovett is coming back to Lexington in April – not to perform, but to compete in the second annual Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup at the Kentucky Horse Park. I first …
JSH’s KY: HBO horse racing series ‘Luck’
runs out of luck after death of horses
By Jeffrey Scott Holland KyForward contributor Only a month ago, we here discussed HBO’s new series “Luck,” starring Nick Nolte as a grizzled old Lexington horse trainer transplanted to California’s Santa Anita Park racetrack, Dustin Hoffman as a mobster …
JSH’s KY: Gratz Park area offers plenty,
but fountain is what grabs my attention
By Jeffrey Scott Holland KyForward contributor There’s plenty of interesting things to see and do in the vicinity of Lexington’s beautiful Gratz Park area – the historic homes, the food at Jonathan’s, the elegant grandeur of Gratz Park Inn. …
JSH’s KY: The legends are legion that
Ky’s soil holds secrets – of treasures
My love of metal detectors began at an early age, when my father obtained one at a store in Lexington and we set about searching the countryside for hidden treasure. Since those days, the pickings have become increasingly slim for …
JSH’s KY: ‘LUCK’ has characters aplenty,
including grizzled Lexington horse trainer
By Jeffrey Scott Holland KyForward contributor I hadn’t planned on watching the new HBO show “LUCK” – I don’t watch much modern television anymore, but when someone told me that one of the main characters is a Kentuckian, I …
JSH’s KY: Popular Jamba Juice brings
tasty smoothie’s to Lex’s Center Court
You may have noticed there’s a new business in Lexington’s Center Court (535 S. Upper St.) – Kentucky’s very first Jamba Juice location opens its doors Monday. If you’ve never had a smoothie before, now might be a good …
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