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The Kentucky Book Festival (KBF) will turn a new page when it presents the inaugural Kentucky Humanities Carl West Literary Award at a festival preview party planned for Thursday, Oct. 24, at Paul Sawyier Public Library.
Kids got in the Halloween spirit Sunday at Franklin County High School during the school's Safe Halloween event. Children enjoyed games, candy and pumpkin decorating.
The Franklin County Fiscal Court will host a free movie night at 5 p.m. Saturday at Lakeview Park.
The Bourbonanza Spirits Soiréé will be 7-10 p.m. Saturday at the Kentucky Historical Society and gardens. Distilleries, wineries and breweries will feature tastings of their most popular products.
The fifth annual Peaks Mill Day is planned from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the old Peaks Mill School Saturday.
The Frankfort Audubon Society is hosting a Fall Float on the Kentucky State University Thorobred boat on the Kentucky River at 9:45 a.m. Friday. The trip will last one hour and travel upstream.
Paddlepalooza will be 2-5 p.m. Saturday at River View Park, 404 Wilkinson Blvd. Canoers, kayakers and stand up paddleboard enthusiasts will have the opportunity to get on the water and enjoy the beauty of Kentucky.
The Kentucky State University Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Keith McCutchen, and the Student/Faculty Jazz Collective will present its fall concert, “Feels So Good” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium at KSU’s Bradford Hall. The concert will feature the three Frankfo…
Editor’s note: Volunteers are needed for food delivery Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Must have own vehicle. Call 502-223-5794. The Capital City Activity Center is located at 202 Medical Heights Drive.
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Last week, as I was putting the finishing touches on my column before shipping it to Your Hometown Newspaper, the temperature was in the high 80s — maybe even the low 90s — under a brutal sun with clear blue skies. To talk of frost and the statistical first chances seemed a bit beyond strange.
The fifth annual Peaks Mill Day celebration will take place on Saturday outside the old Peaks Mill School building. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features food, games, live music, a car show and other activities.
If, as Shakespeare said, all the world is a stage, then George C. Wolfe is returning home to Frankfort as a major player.
The next time you stop in the Franklin County Humane Society building, you might notice that the walls are a little brighter.
Good Shepherd hosting Public Square Rosary Rally Saturday
As just another messenger for God’s kingdom, I’m eternally grateful for the privilege to serve Him. We are living in an hour where the window of His grace is open and there is much to do before Christ returns.
The fourth annual Bourbonanza is less than two weeks away, and organizers say attendees can expect a more intimate experience.
The Bluegrass State is home to a group of "genderqueer clown nuns" who act as educators and advocates for the LBGTQ community. They'll be in Frankfort this weekend for Capital Pride festivities.
The Kentucky State University homecoming parade is 10 a.m. Saturday in downtown Frankfort.
The Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping St., is hosting Star Wars Week this week.
City Historian Russ Hatter will demonstrate the dark side of Frankfort with Murder & Mayhem Tours at 7 p.m. each Thursday in October.
"Ripped From the Headlines: a Civil Civic Conversation" will be 6:30 p.m. Monday at Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping St.
The third annual Capital Pride KY Pride Festival will be 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday on the lawn of the Old Capitol.
It would not be farfetched to say the first Dachtoberfest on Friday and Saturday at Lakeview Park was a success. Sponsored by Kentucky Dachshund Rescue (KDR), the event drew dog lovers from surrounding counties and states to celebrate their love of the stumpy, long-bodied, floppy-eared breed.
Beatles’ tribute shows like 1964 and Rain sell out New York theaters and at the Grand Theatre in Frankfort with the magic of the world’s most famous and successful band.
At the expense of being redundant, here are a couple of reminders.
So it was, on Monday, Sept. 23, the official “arrival of autumn” in the northern hemisphere (and the welcoming of spring for our friends “down under” in Australia), that millions upon millions of the magnificent monarch butterflies, had instinctively began making reservations to their resort…
Congratulations to everyone that ran in the Kentucky History Half Marathon, 5K or 10K on Saturday! You accomplished a lot that day, no matter what distance you completed.
E’Lin Jones will celebrate her 12th birthday Sunday, Oct. 6. E'Lin enjoys swimming, soccer, tennis and playing the piano. She just received “Outstanding Youth of the Year” at her church. She is in sixth grade at Elkhorn Middle School. She is in love with her dog Charlie. E'Lin is the daughte…
Editor’s note: Volunteers are needed for food delivery Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Must have own vehicle. Call 502-223-5794. The Capital City Activity Center is located at 202 Medical Heights Drive.
Robert Barry Fleming got his start in the arts as a 6-year-old in Frankfort.
‘Mr. Piano Man’ to perform at Capital City Christian Church
Highlighting what may feel like the first Saturday of fall at the Franklin County Farmers Market is just what we need to get in the fall-food mindset: Chef Tanya Whitehouse, of the University of Kentucky Food Connection, is offering free food samples, recipes, demonstrations and advice for c…
The Franklin County Humane Society has received a grant from the Honorable Order Kentucky Colonels (HOKC) in the amount of $2,374.75 to purchase TNR (Trap/Neuter/Return) cat traps and veterinary services to alter community cats.
Every person on the planet constantly inhales and exhales. For some of us it’s not very noticeable, for others it is more noticeable as they tend to snore when they breath, particularly during allergy season here in Kentucky.
Church Women United of Franklin County had its 2019 Human Rights Celebration last Friday at Thorn Hill Education Center, 700 Leslie Ave. The program was titled “The Time Is Now, Unite to Serve”
The weekend will be going to the dogs — at least the small ones.
Frankfort Fire and EMS hosted the second annual Fire Prevention and Safety Night at Juniper Hill Park on Tuesday.
The Grand Theatre will screen “Burning Kentucky,” a film by Bethany Brooke Anderson, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Dachtoberfest will take place at Lakeview Park from 3-8 p.m. Friday.
The Frankfort Fire Prevention and Safety Night is set from 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday at Juniper Hill Park in the Jack Williams Pavilion.
Get Coffee with a Cop at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Starbucks on U.S. 127.
The Paul Sawyier Public Library will host an evening of fibs, fabrications and flat-out fiction with the Official Kentucky Liar’s Contest at 6 p.m. today in celebration of Kentucky Storytelling Month.
Last year, with the help of scores of contributors, the Frankfort Rotary Youth Fund was able to provide more than 350 pairs of shoes and socks to Frankfort and Franklin County schools to provide to underprivileged children.
Noted actor Kevin Bacon and brother Michael, the Bacon Brothers, make their third visit to Frankfort to play a sold out concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The fall tour marks 25 years since the brothers formed the Bacon Brothers Band.
I wrote last week that I would share some tips this week for predicting the winter by natural signs. I apologize but those tips will have to wait until next week.
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