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Okay, so I only went around part of the world... Yesterday, I took a trip around Lexington to visit some of the international stores that call our community home. Are you looking for some authentic jerk seasoning for babecue season? Would you like some fresh, homemade pita bread for your hummus? How about some rice cooking wine for that asian creation? Look no further than a few of these locally owned businesses.
My first stop was Ali Baba Mediterranean Territory next to Morris Book Shop on Southland Drive. ...
Next fall, the University of Kentucky is set to become one of the select few programs in the world approved by China's Ministry of Education to host a Confucius Institute Fewer than 300 institutions worldwide have been approved to host the Chinese government program. There are only 50 universities in the US that have established the partnership and UK will be the first in the southeast. The...
Is it really March already?! They say that March comes in like a lion, but maybe we should change the phrase to lioness. This month marks the 30th celebration of Women's History Month. The theme for this year's observance is Writing Women Back Into History. Like many other minority groups, women's contributions to the development of our nation have been long overlooked in written historical accounts...
Happy African-American History Month! Every February we celebrate the rich history and important contributions African-Americans have made to the growth of our nation. I have a few suggestions for ways to celebrate in Lexington.
1.) Attend the Kentucky Humanities Council's Kentucky Chataqua speaker's presentation of Miss Dennie Thompson, an emancipated slave in Kentucky who worked for Louisville's famous Speed family and spent 26 years of her life working as a maid in an immigration welcome center. The Tates...
Wow! It has been a busy start to the year for me! I am currently in charge of three great programs and they have kept me on the run. On Tuesdays I teach a Spanish for Beginners class. It is great to see people from all walks of life meeting every week to learn another language so they can communicate a little better with their neighbors. If you're interested in doing the same, contact me about my next Beginner's class starting in April.
On Thursday afternoons, I facilitate an...
