Lexington parks

Yes For Parks officially launched its citizen-led campaign Wednesday morning, appropriately at Woodland Park, and WUKY’s Samantha Lederman has the details.

While no one has written a comprehensive history of Lexington Parks and Recreation we do have quite a bit of knowledge to drop on you in this fresh episode of Lex Talk History hosted by Lexington History Museum executive director Mandy Higgins and WUKY's Alan Lytle. First we recap a super busy Pride Month, talk about some exciting happenings at the museum and then in our 'Lex Get Into It segment' Michelle Koseniak and Adrienne Thakur from Lexington Parks and Recreation join us for a look back and a look ahead at Lexington's growing and changing parks system.

Ballet Under the Stars premieres in Woodland Park on Wednesday. This 33rd annual community favorite will include a performance of local youth at 8 p.m. and professional ballet by Kentucky Ballet Theatre beginning at 9 p.m. Gates will open at 6 p.m. Parks & Recreation Information Office Supervisor, Paul Hooper talks about it, and many other events crowding the event calendar this August with WUKY's Anyiah Chambers.

July has arrived and Paul Hooper from Lexington Parks and Recreation is back to highlight things you can see and do in our fair city.

Kids are out of school, pools are open and the oh so short summer season has arrived for Lexington Parks & Recreation. Paul Hooper returns to our studios to talk about all of the programs on offer this month including Juneteenth and Pride Month celebrations, Summer Nights in Suburbia concerts, Free Friday Flicks and more.

WUKY's Alex Hamilton recently sat down with Paul Hooper of Lexington's Division of Parks and Recreation to talk about the variety of programs and events on offer this month.

Design plans for a world-class park in downtown Lexington have been unveiled, informed by input from thousands of residents.

Lexington’s six city pools are preparing to reopen with regular hours for the first time in three years, and they’re getting upgrades paid for by federal pandemic relief dollars.

It's Black History Month, and Lexington Parks & Recreation is celebrating by featuring the history behind some of its many parks and facilities named after notable Black Americans. WUKY’s Arlo Barnette has more.

City officials broke ground Tuesday for a new playground in Charles Young Park in Lexington’s East End neighborhood. Mayor Linda Gorton, Councilmember…