The Whitaker Family YMCA in Hamburg will dedicate a new outdoor pavilion to shelter its summer camp participants on Tuesday, June 26 at 10 a.m. Through the support of the Lexington-based Kloiber Foundation, the new pavilion is roughly 4,000 square feet and will feature new restrooms, water fountains, permanent shaded areas, picnic tables and storage […]
It’s entirely possible that you have looked at a cover of Lexington Family Magazine before and thought, “Hey! I know that kid.” That is because our cover models are always children local to Central Kentucky. During the annual Lexington Family Magazine Summer Camps & Activities Fair in April, we host a Cover Model Contest. Professional […]
Members of the 2017-2018 group of Scholar Athletes were honored May 17 at Kentucky Utilities at the annual Scholar Athlete celebration sponsored by Lexington Family Magazine and KU. In addition, R.J. Smith and Cole Ralenkotter – names drawn at random at the event – split the Darrell B. Pulliam Memorial Scholarship of $2,500 that was […]
The Lexington School will host a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, May 25 for its ONE School Project – a full year ahead of schedule because of the overwhelming support of the community. TLS already has raised $7.75 million for the Project. Over spring break, the campaign reached $7 million, the city approved the project, and the […]
The annual LCA Sandlot Tournament paid homage to a historic moment in MLB history on Thursday, May 17 when Caroline Hughes threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Lexington Christian Academy baseball field. Hughes is a granddaughter of the renowned Branch Rickey – the former Brooklyn Dodger general manager who ushered Jackie Robinson into […]
Alzheimer’s is a growing public health crisis. In 2017, the U.S. spent $259 billion in direct costs caring for individuals living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias, $175 billion of which came in direct costs to Medicare and Medicaid. And while Congress has more than tripled Alzheimer’s and dementia research funding at the National Institutes of […]
The Town Branch Park project received a $200,000 boost in funding on May 9. The National Endowment for the Arts awarded $100,000 to LexArts for “InterACT” in Town Branch Park. The Town Branch Fund matched the award for a total investment of $200,000 in the park project. InterACT, which highlights Arts, Culture & Technology, will […]
The Nest – Center for Women, Children and Families in Lexington has won a $5,000 prize to further its efforts to provide comprehensive services to women, children and families in crisis. Out of nearly 250 non-profits, the Nest was chosen as the recipient of the inaugural iATS Innovator Award in the Incubator Category in recognition […]
Approximately 10,000 young people throughout Kentucky will have the chance to see Lexington Children’s Theatre perform a special traveling production thanks to a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. LCT received the grant in the Art Works category, which invests in local communities to help people celebrate the arts wherever they are. […]
In his third start as a major league pitcher, Walker Buehler, a former Lexington Family Magazine Scholar Athlete, made history. Buehler was one of four Dodger pitchers to combine on a no-hitter – the first combined no-hitter in Dodgers history. The feat came in the Dodgers 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday, […]
