The Chatter: Bevin attends out-of-state political event during state of emergency; Ky. Arts Council cuts coming?
01/24/2016 12:30 PM
Less than a day after declaring a state of emergency in the commonwealth and advising Kentuckians to avoid the roads, Gov. Matt Bevin traveled to New Hampshire to attend a political event. Bevin traveled to Nashua, N.H., on Saturday to speak at a luncheon at the GOP’s First-in-the-Nation Presidential town hall, according to the Lexington Herald Leader. Bevin’s communications director told the Lexington newspaper that the governor was on official state business and left the state only after roads were re-opened.... Read more 
Presidential politics, not social issues, could have more impact on state House races as Jim Gray mulls Senate run as first openly gay candidate
01/23/2016 06:04 PM
Lexington Mayor Jim Gray is the most prominent Democrat openly considering challenging U.S. Sen. Rand Paul this fall, and a run would make him the first openly gay statewide candidate in Kentucky’s history. While Gray’s sexual orientation might be an albatross in socially conservative parts of Kentucky, it might also help his appeal to national Democratic donors. But with Democratic members of the state’s House of Representatives taking steps to shore up their conservative credentials ahead of Tuesday’s filing deadline as the... Read more
Gov. Bevin declares state of emergency
01/22/2016 03:04 PM
Gov. Matt Bevin has declared a state of emergency in order to give local areas the help they need during Friday’s winter storm. In a statement, Bevin said the emergency order became effective at 1:30 pm on Friday, adding that his primary concern is the safety of citizens of the state. “By declaring a state emergency we are giving emergency management the options they need to proactively respond to local needs,” Bevin said. “I thank all of the officials working... Read more
Editor’s note: A version of this post first appeared in January 2015. Many people will see the snow currently blanketing much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard as a nuisance coating sidewalks and roads. Others are celebrating it as an excuse to spend the day swooshing down a hill. As for me, I like to think of snow as food. Growing up in Missouri, I consumed as much snow ice cream as possible from November to March. Each time the winter sky let loose, I caught a bowl of fresh flakes. My grandmother mixed raw eggs, cream and sugar and poured it over [...]
Sun, Jan 24, 2016 2:08:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
A cedar log carved into a double helix with a chainsaw. A collection of wood veneer scraps twisted and wrapped to look like a tree trunk. A round sculpture built out of woven straw that is implanted with mushroom spores. These are just some of the works on display at the Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany as part of “Bernheim: A Natural Muse.” The exhibit celebrates 35 years of artist work at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, just south of Louisville. Martha Slaughter is the visual arts coordinator at Bernheim, and she works with visiting artists who come to [...]
Sat, Jan 23, 2016 2:55:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
We’re halfway through the first month of 2015, and there’s been so much going on, we haven’t yet had time to bring you a look back at the conversations we loved in 2015. On this week’s show, we listen back to some of those memorable stories and guests. But first, we go back even further to 2013, when Mark Anthony Neal joined us to talk about his book, “Looking for Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities.” Our chat with Neal has been on our minds lately in light of criticism against NFL player Odell Beckham Jr. (Complex magazine says they’re “just not sure what to [...]
Sat, Jan 23, 2016 12:55:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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