Arlo Barnette
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With fragile branches and stinky flowers, Bradford pear trees are popular ornamentals, but they’re quick to crowd out native species. As WUKY’s Arlo Barnette reports, a program at the University of Kentucky is helping homeowners replace them.
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Governor Andy Beshear was in Lexington Tuesday to shore up the city’s housing relief funds, which have so far served one out of every 18 renter households in Fayette County. WUKY’s Arlo Barnette reports.
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The history of racial violence in Kentucky and how it connects to racial injustices today… that’s the basis of a talk at the University of Kentucky on Thursday. It’s sponsored by a relatively new program that highlights UK’s growing body of research into Black history.
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A veteran of Lexington’s music scene, including the bands Driftwood Gypsy, The Baja Yetis, Luna Groova, Astrolyte, and Triptamine Arkestra, passed away on Sunday. WUKY’s Arlo Barnette has more.
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They started last year with over a thousand project proposals, but Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council members have narrowed it down and given initial approval to a plan for 121 million in federal pandemic relief dollars. WUKY’s Arlo Barnette reports.
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A book by Kentucky Poet Laureate and UK associate professor Crystal Wilkinson has won this year’s NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in poetry. WUKY’s Arlo Barnette reports.
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Expanding cancer care and constructing a new indoor track and field facility — those are among the capital investments on the horizon for the University of Kentucky.
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Mayor Linda Gorton on Thursday officially appointed the members of a permanent Racial Justice and Equality Commission and named its first chair and vice chair, Sam Meaux and Charlotte Turley.
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A musical celebrating the little-known history of Black cowboys who helped settle the American West takes the stage at the Lyric Theatre tonight. WUKY’s Arlo Barnette has a preview.
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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, free “relationship checkups” offered by the University of Kentucky Family Center focus on discovering your strengths as a couple. WUKY’s Arlo Barnette has more.