updated for 2025:

Tomorrow marks three years (!) I've worked at @kentuckylantern.com. I get the chance every day to do meaningful work in a supportive company. I'm so thrilled to be here and excited for the future. If you value my/our work, I hope you'll consider supporting us. kentuckylantern.com/donate/

"I think all parades have the right to exist in New York City." "I don't know what parades don't exist, to be honest with you." PRAs (Parades Rights Activists) have a clear choice in this election.

"Women don't like the vehicle"

Indiana University told its student media adviser to censor the student-run paper. He wouldn't. So they fired him. And now, they're cut the print edition entirely. www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

As I was writing Gurney Norman's obituary late yesterday, it was clear people had a lot more to say about him. www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...

I went to the Kentucky Theater last night to watch the new KET documentary about Lexington. Only three institutions/name-drops earned applause from the crowd when they were mentioned in the doc: the Kentucky Theater (a given), but also; 🥁🥁 Alfalfa's and Joe Bologna's. Love this town.

10/9/25

First look at "Primal" Season 3 (by Genndy Tartakovsky). Coming January 2026 on Adult Swim.

Rob Thompson watches Dave Roberts fuck up and, not wanting to be outdone as a fuckup, calls for a bunt with a man on second and no one out. Jesus H. Christ.

Council has been on Fall break the last two weeks, but they come back next week! Want to know what they will be talking about? Subscribe to the CivicLex Weekly newsletter! It hits your inbox every Monday morning with all you need to know about City Hall happenings. subscribepage.io/civiclex-wee...

Learning some things about the KY state seal

I think this brain is more Silicon Valley poisoned specifically. This is a milder version of the "efficiency" techbro brainrot that makes CEOs say things like "no book should be longer than a blog poster" and "podcasts on 3x speed are more efficient than reading"

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

i'm seeing a lot of sober writing from professional analysts suggesting the 2025 mets were a flawed team that overperformed preseason expectations. i urge mets fans to reject this. you ARE cursed by god. things will NEVER get better. the walls are closing in, you can't breathe, its getting so cold-

How are Black farms in Kentucky staying afloat amidst federal support cuts? @anabelrose.bsky.social, the Rural-Urban Reporting Fellow for CivicLex and @nextcity.org, just wrote a really terrific piece looking at that question from a local lens. Give it a read! news.civiclex.org/what-it-take...

Mark Zuckerberg is introducing a feed that's just 100% AI slop. No pesky creativity from real people to get in the way. Eat up little piggies

How are Black farms in Kentucky staying afloat amidst federal support cuts? @anabelrose.bsky.social, the Rural-Urban Reporting Fellow for CivicLex and @nextcity.org, just wrote a really terrific piece looking at that question from a local lens. Give it a read! news.civiclex.org/what-it-take...

half a billion dollars' worth of thoroughbred horses were sold at keeneland's recent auction. i delved into why that matters, how it happened and what's likely to come next www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

I think my favorite part of loneliness/"how do I meet people" discourse is when I suggest joining a club or social group like the Rotary or whatever and people are like "those are full of old people" like okay but old people are people too. You could spend time with old people.

My extremely perfect foster dog Glizzy will be at Animal Care Society’s Bark in the Park this Saturday! Come meet him and other wonderful adoptable pets! More details: animalcaresociety.org/2025-bark-in...

Hear from native fish! See environmentalists in their natural habitat!

President Donald J. Trump is unpopular in a mid-term year. The Russo Brothers are releasing another Avengers movie. The State Legislature is arguing about charter schools. Andy Barr and Amy McGrath are on the ballot.

honestly the walter issaacson pull quote is what makes it for me

9/23/25

🚨an update🚨 Friday was my last day reporting for WDRB News. The last 12 years were rewarding beyond measure. I’m proud of the work we did to disrupt Louisville/KY journalism and grow a pie that, on the best days, makes us a better informed and engaged community. Thanks for reading and watching.

My latest 👇

i had a rapture joke around here somewhere but it disappeared, gah hyuck!!! is that the slop you little pigs love. well eat up

🚌 Strategies used to turnaround Akron’s bus system: 1. CEO used to be a bus driver, now rides the bus with customers 2. Run buses every 15 minutes, 7 days a week 3. Concentrate on most needed services 4. Reduce job requirements “If we’re not using our product, why should anybody else use it?”

I am interested in speaking to people who have gotten an IUD in Kentucky. Good experience, bad experience -- it's all relevant. I If that's you and you're open to talking publicly about it, feel free to drop me a line here: [email protected]

Among the months-long FCPS budget drama has been one frequently asked but unanswered question: how exactly did the District get to this point? @lblackford.bsky.social's piece today seems to me the first thorough and reasonable answer to that question. www.kentucky.com/opinion/lind...

"We have no plans to close our Louisville or Lexington health centers," Rebecca Gibron, the CEO of @ppaawest.bsky.social, said during an exclusive sit-down interview with the @kentuckylantern.com last week. MORE: kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/22/p...

Cam has been hyping up this story to me for a few weeks now. It finally lives! Is the cure to male loneliness opening a hot dog stand in downtown Lexington? That's not really a question Cam actually asks in this piece. But I think maybe! Give it a read.

Must-read by journalist Mario Guevara for @bittersouth.bsky.social: "On the afternoon of Saturday, June 14, 2025, my life changed completely. Just as I was doing a regular news coverage, I was arrested by the police in the state of Georgia."

If you're not already signed up for The CivicLex Weekly, I can't give you a better endorsement than this! You can sign up for free here: subscribepage.io/civiclex-wee...

Yesterday, a total stranger chased me down a whole block just to tell me how much they appreciate my work with CivicLex. "I read your newsletter every week, and it's really helped me to grow." What a humbling, honoring thing to hear!

Last week, a Council Committee discussed a second draft of a new process for how the Urban Service Area would be expanded in the future. Notably, recurring decisions around the USA would be made entirely based on Lexington's housing need. news.civiclex.org/lpgmp-second...

Amused at all the tributes that are basically like here lies Robert Redford, who was hot

#NOW | Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Demetrus Liggins is testifying in from state lawmakers, about budget issues during today's Interim Joint Education Committee meeting in Frankfort. Watch live: t.co/XYw5YYhXi7

Listen as @adrianpbryant.bsky.social and I discuss Lexington's ultimate "time is a flat circle" story: a new city hall.

Just imagine if a person actually did this and it was quite lucrative for him, but you could be fired right now for pointing out who that person is. Imagine!

ARC had more than 30 facilities around Kentucky last summer, when the FBI announced it was investigating the company over potential Medicaid fraud. An ARC spokesperson just told me they now have just 14 locations, a mix of residential, outpatient, and a psychiatric hospital.

NEED

No people on the planet will ever be AI. This is Orwellian bullshit. Zero people will ever be AI. This is no different from saying half the people in the country are television characters. Do not let anybody convince you that you don’t know the difference between a human being and a machine.

Hey Lexington! I'm working on a project for @kentucky.com and @kentuckysports.bsky.social about the best sports bars in the city. What are your favorite places in Lexington to catch a game (Kentucky, NFL, etc.) and why? Please drop your favorite spots below! ⬇️

Thinking about more than one rooster? Cock-a-doodle-don’t.

In this episode, @joshjameswuky.bsky.social chats with @adrianpbryant.bsky.social about the ongoing work of crafting a plan for the next expansion discussion, a final vote on new solar regulations, and how many roosters Lexingtonians can own if a proposal passes this week. (Hint: It's one.)

That’s Dewey from Malcolm in the Middle