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Recently, I've noticed activity around the building that once was home to Whatsa Futon. Now I know why.
The odd-shaped building at 824 Winchester Road is home to Community Inn and Emmanuel Apostolic Church of Zion, a partnership that is striving to bring physical dignity and comfort to the homeless...
In 2006, when community organizers selected the half-acre plot of land on East Third Street near Midland Avenue for the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden, they thought it was near where the famous jockey once lived.Now, however, thanks to the work of Pamela Brinegar, a Lexington certified genealogist...
It's Mother's Day, and I want to talk about an issue that must be corrected.Black women in the United States are far less likely to breast-feed than women of any other race or culture in this country.That amazes me.
The email from Step By Step Inc., a non-denominational Christian support program for mostly teenage unwed mothers, was pretty direct."We are incredibly blessed with a large body of volunteers to take on the big task of serving these broken and wounded families," it read. "Where we lack is in the...
Kayla Manning, 14, spent several weeks last summer working in various departments at St. Joseph Hospital on Harrodsburg Road. It was her mother's idea to have the teenager volunteer, and it turned out to be something Kayla excelled at.The opportunity is win-win as far as her mom, Diane Manning, ...
Although most Americans and Muslims welcomed news of the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, many don't think his death signals an end to terrorism.Probably the most we can hope for is that his death will be a salve for those grieving the loss of loved ones on 9/11, and a dampening of the...
In 1859, just outside of Savannah, Ga., a big slave auction was held after the break-up of an old family estate with two plantations. People came from several states to secure the 436 slaves for sale.I know. You're saying what does that have to do with us today?Well, I thought about that sale when...
Now that we no longer have to worry that our seated president might have been born in Africa and not Hawaii, let's turn our attention back to our neighbors who are still struggling with unemployment and the possible foreclosure of their homes.Fortunately, relief for them could be an application ...
A collaboration of organizations and volunteers from schools, worship centers and civic groups wants to ensure that the faith community is doing everything it can to safeguard children.A workshop Friday will look at faith-based doctrine, facilities and personnel, with the goal being safer environments...
As a couple of my co-workers and I were discussing Easter memories, the conversation turned to Easter Seals. The charitable organization produced stamps each spring to raise money for its programs nationally. Our parents used the stamps to seal envelops containing their snail mail correspondences...
The building that houses the Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass Inc. is rather nondescript, blending in with the older homes surrounding it on Walton Avenue.But to children and their families who have been gut-punched by sexual abuse, who have watched innocence yanked from them by a predator...