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The Coconut Mama

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Done. The 3 most beloved Kentucky restaurants that are now gone

Kentucky’s restaurant landscape has shifted again, following a year that already took several distinctive local favorites off the map. The latest losses include a kaleidoscopic Lexington coffeehouse and two Louisville…

Louisville, KY · 11d

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The Massive Kentucky Discount Store Where You Can Score A Whole Cart For Just $35

Retail therapy is supposed to be therapeutic, but somewhere along the way, it started feeling more like a financial stress test. Gabe’s in Lexington, Kentucky is here to fix that, one overflowing cart at a time. Let’s start with a simple truth. Most stores are not on your...

Lexington, KY · 6d

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Skip The Fancy Spots And Try These 8 Hole-In-The-Wall Kentucky Restaurants That Deliver Pure Magic

Curious about hole-in-the-wall restaurants in Kentucky that skip the fancy stuff and focus purely on flavor?. These 8 no-frills spots serve satisfying meals and authentic charm that make every visit feel worthwhile. 1. The Whistle Stop (Glendale) A restaurant inside a building more than a hundred years old anchors the...

Kentucky · 3d

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Richmond has a ‘Survivor’

FIJI (WKYT) - A Richmond woman is on a mission to be the last one standing on “Survivor.”. So what is the fate of Dr. Sharonda Cox this week?. On a double-elimination night, Cox won individual immunity, guaranteeing herself another week in Fiji. She also won a spaghetti dinner.

Richmond, KY · 18h

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This Kentucky Restaurant Serves Some Of The Country's Best Biscuits And Gravy

Biscuits and gravy is a comfort meal that's unbeatable when done right. This Kentucky establishment uses local ingredients to create its winning dish.

Lexington, KY · 2d

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Our Favorite Kentucky Steak Nights Happen At These 6 Small-Town Restaurants With Wood Paneling

Some steak dinners just taste better when the walls are made of wood and the town has one stoplight. Kentucky is full of small-town restaurants where the paneling is old-school, the booths are comfortable, and the ribeye is the reason you made the drive. This list covers six of our...

Kentucky · 2d

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Kentucky’s Oldest Town Lets Your Family Walk Through A Pioneer Fort, Sleep In A Historic Inn And Stroll Main Street

A full-size log fort sits a short walk from a working downtown in Kentucky. Kids can duck through its gates, peek inside cabins, and see how the first settlers lived. The fort is a reconstruction, but the ground under it carries real weight. Pioneers arrived here in 1774, before Kentucky was even a state.

Harrodsburg, KY · 3d

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This Under-The-Radar Kentucky Seafood Shack Dishes Out Unforgettable Fried Fish

Somewhere in Lexington, Kentucky, there’s a red brick building with a cheerful fish on the sign, and inside that building, people are having one of the best meals of their lives. Smithtown Seafood is the kind of place that makes you wonder why you ever wasted time eating anywhere...

Lexington, KY · 2d

Lexington Herald-Leader

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After death of founder, what's next for Selma's Catering in Lexington? ‘Selma's is going on'

When longtime Lexington caterer Selma Dawahare Owens died in early October , there was an outpouring of appreciation from customers for decades of help with special occasions. And some wondered what losing Selma would mean for the future of the business. The good news is that Selma’s Catering isn’t going anywhere. In fact, the business is expanding: It will be doubling its capacity to cater special occasions and plans to do more to make daily life easier too. It’s possible because Owens sold the business in 2024 to a local firm, Hunsicker , founded by Wes Murry and Becca Self, which will continue operating Selma’s under the management of managing director Lars Kopperud, who was brought in from Nashville to run the business last year. “Hunsicker is really excited about the opportunities ahead with them,” said Becca Self in an email. “And I know the whole team, myself and Wes included, feel especially fortunate to be building on of such rich legacy of hospitality that Selma instilled in its core. Kopperud said he’d spent the last year and half learning everything from the inside out, including the recipes, directly from Owens. “Obviously there’s no replacing the queen of hospitality,” he

Lexington, KY · 3d

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Family's dream home turns into snake-filled nightmare

What started as a dream home for a Mercer County, Kentucky, couple quickly turned into what they describe as a living nightmare after they began finding snakes throughout the property.

Mercer County, KY · 2d

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Treat Yourself To The Most Authentic Italian Restaurant In Kentucky That Only Gets Better

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to treat yourself to something genuinely wonderful, consider this article that sign, and consider Joe Bologna’s Restaurant and Pizzeria in Lexington, Kentucky, the destination. This is a restaurant that doesn’t just meet expectations, it quietly raises them every single time you...

Lexington, KY · 3d

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13 Fast-Food Restaurants That Disappeared but Deserve a Comeback (#8 Was Iconic)

Check out these fast food joints that you probably would love to eat at one more time if you could (and those 60s and 70s prices would surely be great, too!).

Campbellsville, KY · 2d

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Cherie Devaux, first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, visits Kentucky Horse Park

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Cherie Devaux, the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, was at the Kentucky Horse Park on Tuesday as the featured guest for the park’s Equine Ed series. The series presents an in-depth interview and Q&A session with featured guests for audiences. Devaux made...

Lexington, KY · 1d

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Jean Farris in Lexington Offers Upscale Country Dinners Among the Vines on Old Richmond Road

Some of the best dinner tables in Kentucky are not downtown at all. They sit at the end of a country drive, past horse fences and open fields, where the city lights fade and rows of grapevines take over the view. South of Lexington, one family has built a place...

Lexington, KY · 1d

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Game Lovers In Kentucky Can Grab Coffee, Browse Comics And Play Games At This Lexington Cafe

Some people roll dice for fun, and some people roll dice like the fate of a kingdom depends on it. In downtown Lexington, there is a spot where both kinds of players share tables, swap stories, and order coffee between turns. It mixes a cafe, a comic shop, and a...

Lexington, KY · 19h

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Kentucky Bourbon Trail Visitors Grab Lunch At These 7 Main Street Cafés Between Distilleries

A day of distillery tours in central Kentucky usually means a lot of driving on two-lane roads through horse farms and small towns. Somewhere between the second tour and the third, lunch becomes the most important stop of the day. The good news is that many of the towns along...

Kentucky · 2d

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Follow These 7 Kentucky Trails To Abandoned Ghost Towns And Ruins Nature Took Back

Somewhere in the Kentucky woods, an old coal camp still has its store, school, and homes. The catch?. They’re built from open metal frames, so you can look straight through the walls. I love that idea so much. The real town emptied out decades ago, and those see-through outlines...

Kentucky · 1d

Lexington Herald-Leader

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Lexington Thanksgiving guide: Where to dine out, order turkeys, sides, pies & more

Need a little last-minute help getting ready for Thanksgiving? Or maybe you’d like to skip the prep and dine out this year ... We’ve got you covered either way. Here is a list and guide to help you make plans, whether you’re looking for restaurants open on the holiday or need to order sides or pies to go with your feast at home. Some are newcomers, including Firebirds, which opened earlier this year. Lots of people are looking for ways to save on this year’s Thanksgiving meal and there are options available from Walmart, Aldi and others. If you’re looking for places to buy local turkey, ham, veggies, breads and more, check out the vendors on Saturday at Lexington Farmers Market , which has moved indoors to Greyline Station at Loudon and North Limestone for the winter. It has seasonal items including breads, winter vegetables and flowers, jams and items you can pre-order such as heritage turkeys from Elmwood Stock Farm. Restaurants open on Thanksgiving The Brown Barrel , 204 N. Gratz St. in Midway and 204 W Broadway in Frankfort, will be open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. serving a Thanksgiving buffet with turkey, dressing and baked ham, plus

Lexington, KY · 12h

WhiskeyPulse

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Private Bourbon Clubs Sell Access as Prices Soften

When Rare Bottles Get Easier to Buy, Clubs Sell Something Else Louisville Business First reports that private bourbon clubs are offering exclusive access as shelf prices soften. The full article is

Louisville, KY · 3d

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Jessamine County EMS welcomes new support dog

JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Jessamine County Emergency Medical Services has a new furry friend. The department announced Tuesday that a support dog, named Teddy, has joined its ranks. K9’s For Warriors, the nation’s leading provider of trained service dogs for veterans, law enforcement and first responders, recruited Teddy at...

Jessamine County, KY · 1d