By Patti Nickell Fall has traditionally been known as festival season in Kentucky. From Bardstown to Bowling Green; Leitchfield to Lexington; Maysville to Morehead, the commonwealth holds a season-long celebration. Bourbon, burgoo, barbecue and beer cheese all…
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Millstone Social
At most restaurants, if you find yourself unable to be seated immediately, you’re handed a circular disk that lights up to alert you when your table is ready. So, what do you do in the interim? If you’re like most,…
Battle of Richmond Reenactment
It is a commonly held belief that the Civil War is still being fought between the North and the South – two geographic regions which are different in so many areas, from culture to agriculture. While that statement…
Richmond Wears its History Well
In 1798, when John Miller, a veteran of the Revolutionary War battle of Yorktown, stumbled upon a slice of the Kentucky Bluegrass Region rich with good spring water and excellent soil, he did the only natural thing. He settled there, naming…
Richmond Tourism official elected President of Kentucky Association of Convention and Visitors Bureau
Richmond, KY—January 6, 2024—Lori Murphy-Tatum, Executive Director of the Richmond Tourism Commission, will serve as the 2024 President of the Kentucky Association of Conventions and Visitors Bureau (KACVB). Murphy-Tatum and other KACVB officers were elected by the Association’s membership at…
Did Mrs. Irvine have a curse on Eastern Normal School???
BY FREEDA FLYNN Staff Writer at THE EASTERN PROGRESS Written Halloween 1973 “It is my will that this device of Irivinton shall never, either by gift or sale be in any way connected with Eastern Normal School, of Richmond, Kentucky…
Flock to River Hill Ranch this weekend for an Alpaca good time!
By Shannon Clinton While some people need reminders to stop and smell the roses, Alvina Maynard says she sometimes has to remind herself to pause from her ranch chores long enough to stop and enjoy the llamas, watching…
Assemble your family units and march to the Battle of Richmond Reenactment Aug. 27-28
By Shannon Clinton In the late August Kentucky heat in 1862, the Battle of Richmond was fought between Union and Confederate troops in the American Civil War. “It was the second-largest Civil War battle in Kentucky, and it was the…
Forks up! Two food truck-themed events round out summer 2022 in Richmond
By Shannon Clinton The summer’s winding down, school’s about to start back up, and Richmond has two tasty events lined up to keep the fun times going – Taste of Richmond and Food Truck Revolution. Featuring food trucks from the…
Consider yourself warned – Buc-ee’s will have you hooked!!
By Shannon Clinton There are few places these days where children and adults of all ages can walk through a doorway for the first time and have the same reaction to what’s inside – open-mouthed, wide-eyed sheer amazement. Buc-ee’s is…