There are moments when hard work, passion, and dedication come together. Thursday, Richmond Tourism’s Executive Director, Lori Murphy-Tatum, experienced just that. At this year’s Kentucky Travel Industry Association (KTIA) Conference, Lori was honored with the 2025 Mangeot-Oaken Distinguished Service Award;…
News
Make Richmond Your Home for the Holidays
Celebrate the Ghosts of Christmas Past in Richmond This Year When you think of Christmas today, what do you think of? Trips to the Mall with its glittering holiday displays? An extravaganza of lights and decorations? Fretting over whether this…
The Richmond Insider
It’s been said that the difference between tourists and travelers is that tourists are intent on ticking off attractions that guidebooks tell them they must, and travelers want to discover for themselves what makes a destination special. If you are…
Fall in Love with Richmond this October
As summer gracefully retreats and autumn – dressed in its blazing wardrobe of vibrant colors – enters, Richmond gears up for a series of events that focus on running/walking for health, country music at its finest, a local festival that…
Tea, Princesses, and a Cozy Atmosphere
What do Barack Obama, David Beckham, Agatha Christie, and fictional characters Jessica Fletcher, the Mad Hatter and the Hobbits all have in common? They all love a “good cuppa” as the British so quaintly describe a cup of tea. That’s…
Where Bourbon Meets the Beat: Inside Bourbon Jam
Where Bourbon Meets the Beat: Inside Bourbon Jam Where can you hear eight hours of live music, take part in a cornhole tournament, see a car and motorcycle show, and taste the best from local breweries, distilleries and food trucks,…
5 Things to do in Richmond This Summer
“Summertime and the living is easy.” Those words are more than just the lyrics of a song from the opera “Porgy and Bess.” They also perfectly express the way most of us feel about the months of June, July and…
Live from The Vine: Sip, Sway, and Stay Awhile
Ed and Becky Chenault had a vision……one of grapes warming under the Kentucky sun, accompanied by music wafting through the Kentucky hills. The first part of that vision became reality in October of 2016 when Chenault Vineyards opened on…
Dreaming Creek Brewery
When Patrick Fannin was a student at Eastern Kentucky University, he, like most college students, consumed his fair share of beer. It likely never entered his mind that a few years down the road he would be brewing his own…
250th Year of the Frontier Fort Boonesborough Looking to Celebrate its 250th Year
When 18th century land speculator Richard Henderson had dreams of expanding what had been land acquired from the Cherokee at the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals in March, 1775, he contracted with Daniel Boone to blaze a trail from northeastern Tennessee…