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LASC Family Fun Day
Explore, experiment and create at the Living Arts and Science Center’s “Family Fun Day” on Saturday, May 18. From 10 a.m.-3 p.m., enjoy big and small indoor and outdoor arts and science activities and demonstrations. This free event is for families with children of all ages. It is held at 362 N. Martin Luther King […]
Louisville Zoo Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Louisville Zoo is celebrating its 50th anniversary and invites everyone to join the fun on May 18-19 for the 50Fest! Visitors can meet the new animal mascots, including a new rhino and giraffe, and grab photos with guest characters such as an elephant, lion and eagle. Plus, there will be games, a chance to […]
Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week
Tucked in my wallet is a small piece of paper, well-worn from years of being folded and unfolded. On it is a hand-written message that reminds me of the man who helped me become the man I am today. The document I carry with me each day is my sixth grade report card. On it, […]
One Happy Family: The Flynns & Their 5 Grandchildren
Raising somebody else’s children is never easy. But when there are five of them and they belong to your drug-addicted daughter – who is not your husband’s child – then complications multiply. Just ask Lexington’s Sandy Flynn, a 65-year-old retired nurse. “Most of the time, we’re going from major issue to major issue, so our […]
Learning Issues Solved by Vision Therapy
Michelle Jones, a Frankfort mother of a second grader, calls it divine intervention. And she needed something heaven-sent to help her son, Cason New, now 8. Always a little behind at school, Cason struggled even more when he entered second grade last fall at Elkhorn Elementary. He was reading at a first grade level and […]
Sadly, Kids Can Get Migraines Too
Children can have migraines. Even infants and toddlers can supposedly get them, though diagnosing them is understandably difficult. About 8% of children are thought to suffer with them. They are a special class of headaches with some unique features. Scientists are trying to figure out what causes migraines. It is thought that they arise from […]
KU Scholar Athlete of May 2019: Athena Frasca
Multi-Talented Senior Personifies Diversity School: Sayre GRADE: 12 Sport: Cross-country, track Academics: Athena has a 3.75 GPA, has taken five A.P. classes, scored 31 on the ACT and is co-chair of a youth sustainability group. Parents:Zoe Strecker & Michael Frasca It’s fitting that Athena Frasca belongs to Sayre School’s diversity club. Not only does the 18-year-old […]
Asbury Educator of the Month: Stacey Middleton
No one can say that special education teacher Stacey Middleton backs down from a challenge. After working five years at alternative schools in Fayette County, Middleton was allowed to choose her next assignment. In 2001, she picked Bryan Station High, the only Title I high school in Lexington. “So many of our students have disadvantages, […]
Quit Saying Dads ‘Babysit’ Their Kids
On two separate occasions, I went away for overnight trips with my girlfriends. I heard it both times. “Who’s watching the kids?” I have three children with my husband. He has been a dad for almost a decade. We all live together. Why would “their father” not be the obvious answer? My husband has taken […]
Camp Fair, Free Family Fun Day Is Saturday April 13
Lexington Family Magazine is bringing free family fun to Central Kentucky with the 17th annual Summer Camps & Activities Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Lexington Christian Academy, 450 W. Reynolds Road. Why should your family spend a Saturday at our Camp Fair? Here are 10 reasons: Hands-on Fun. Kids can […]