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Refugees and Immigrants
My father was a refugee. As a child of five in 1921 he fled with his parents and little sister from oppression and persecution in Russia. The family spent two years moving around Europe waiting for sponsorship, and finally arrived at Ellis Island in 1923. My father and his family were lucky in the…Boone Creek Outdoors Zone Change Update: A Winding Path
There are times when what looks like a simple action by Council has taken so many twists and turns that it becomes hard to figure out what actually happened and why. Council’s approval of a zone change for Boone Creek Outdoors is one of those times. What follows is a condensed but still rather leng…Update on Minimum Wage
On October 20, 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that our commonwealth’s cities do not have the power to increase the minimum wage, given the state’s existing regulations. The decision reverses an earlier ruling by the Jefferson County Circuit Court, which upheld a challenge to Louisville’s m…
Change for the Better: How to Help People Who are Panhandling
Recently we have experienced an increase in people panhandling in our community. Most of us want to be compassionate and helpful to those less fortunate, but most of us are also unsure of what is really helpful. To gain a better insight on this issue for myself and for the community I interviewed …Update on Town Branch Commons and its Significance to Lexington
As followers of the local news likely are aware, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded Lexington’s Town Branch Corridor project a $14.1 million TIGER grant. For context, the Town Branch Commons is the name of two complementary public spaces: 1) the Town Branch Corridor, the network of trai…LFUCG Hiring Officer of Diversity and Inclusion
In the Fiscal Year 2017 budget negotiations Councilmember James Brown proposed that Council allocate funding for an Officer of Diversity and Inclusion. You can view the discussions of individual Councilmember budget recommendations here and here. Now that Fiscal Year 2017 has begun, LFUCG is movi…
First Annual Field to Table Dinner September 9
The First Annual Fayette County Farm Bureau Field to Table Dinner will feature a four course, family style meal courtesy of The Sage Rabbit and Sullivan University. This event is co-hosted by Bluegrass Farm to Table, an initiative of the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development to grow our local fo…Rural Recreation ZOTA Passes Council
Council has worked for approximately four years to determine appropriate recreational uses for Lexington’s rural area. The challenge for Council has been balancing the need for action with the need to protect Lexington’s agricultural zones. I believe we have achieved a responsible outcome with th…