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Judge “Re-Enfranchises” Lexington-Fayette voters
by David Schankula Every ten years, Kentucky’s state legislature convenes to redraw the electoral map in ways that both offend and define democracy. It is gerrymandering season in Frankfort and a month and a half in, it seems Kentucky’s legislators …
The Rupp Arena Task Force Recs
What Could Be The Rupp Task Force Recs by David Schankula The final public meeting of Jim Gray's Rupp Area Task Force was a collegial affair. A lot of thank yous, a
R.I.P. Gatewood Galbraith, Iconic Kentuckian
Kentucky political icon Gatewood Galbraith died in his sleep overnight, according to news reports from Lexington television and newspapers. The perennial independent candidate for Kentucky's governor, who sometimes campaigned
Fark.com’s Drew Curtis Makes Gizmodo’s “Top 25 Most Viral” List
Look at the photo collage. Find @aplusk (Ashton Kutcher). Look, as we say "catty-corner" (one up and to the left). Yep, that's Kentucky's own Drew Curtis, just a little
Nikky Finney wins National Book Award for Poetry
Lexington poet Nikky Finney wins the National Book Award for poetry in tonight's ceremony in New York City. Finney, an Affrilachian poet, teaches at the University of Kentucky. Her
Hitting Stands Now: The Clooney/Michael Shannon Holiday Indie Preview
Pick up the new issue of Ace, on stands now with the George Clooney, Michael Shannon coverstory. Between them, these two Lexington-born actors steal the holiday indie movie
Lexington’s Iroquois Hunt Club in Garden and Gun Magazine
Oscar Wilde once called foxhunting "the indescribable in pursuit of the inedible," but the Iroquois Hunt Club (built in 1807) just outside Lexington has long been one of
Photographer Shelby Lee Adams in New York Times
Kentucky-born photographer Shelby Lee Adams' new book, Salt and Truth, was prominently featured in the Sunday November 13 New York Times. (Click here for the "Of Kentucky" slideshow
The Ace Eleven Project: Lexington thinks global, shoots local
By Kakie Urch Time. Space. Community. And Pappy. One week before 11.11.11 we asked Ace readers to set their iPhone alarms for 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. and capture a
Lexington Restaurants Change Owners: Wine Market, Thai Orchid Cafe
Two Lexington restaurants have changed ownership. Husband-wife team Krim Boughalem and Andrea Sims have sold Wine + Market to former employee Renee Brewer who took ownership last week.












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