Winchester wanderings
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April activities bring spring festivities
April showers bring on the flowers, but in Winchester, April also brings lots of activities, and in some of the nicest places, to celebrate the return of warmer weather: a vineyard as it awakens from winter, Winchester’s first-ever brewery at its second location and the historic downtown shopping district, home to one of the cutest little…
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Ale-8 honors GRC with state championship bottle
by: Braxton Caudill Posted: Mar 29, 2022 / 11:44 AM EDT Updated: Mar 29, 2022 / 11:44 AM EDT WINCHESTER, Ky. (FOX 56) – Ale-8-One is honoring the George Rogers Clark boys basketball team for their first state title since 1951. The iconic Winchester-based soft drink company is now selling a line of decorative bottle stickers…
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Did You Know?
In a town that drinks its weight in Ale-8-One, a canine named Cola is something of a celebrity in a local Winchester cemetery as the only dog buried there. Kentucky’s most famous explorer got his first eyeful of what would become the fifteenth state in Winchester. And a local guy made history on a national…
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‘Henry Clay’ Comes to Town
Published 7:00 am Tuesday, March 15, 2022 By Warren Taylor Winchester got a blast from the past Thursday evening. Lexington actor Kevin Hardesty performed as famed statesman Henry Clay in the one-man show “Divided We Stand” for the Bluegrass Heritage Museum’s Second Thursday program. “This Henry Clay piece is actually a brand new endeavor for me,”…
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The South’s Best Breweries 2022
By Marissa WuJanuary 10, 2022 We all know the pleasure of five o’clock. Whether it’s after work or on the weekend, it’s always a good time to gather a group of friends and head to a brewery for a pint, some nibbles, and games. This year, in the South’s Best roundup of best breweries, the contenders produce the…
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10 tasty food and cocktail recipes for your at-home 2022 Kentucky Derby party
Kirby Adams Louisville Courier Journal The 148th Kentucky Derby is Saturday, May 7 and that means it’s time to saddle up and start planning your party. If you’re not quite sure where to start, Louisville entertaining mavens Peggy Noe Stevens and Susan Reigler have written a book filled with entertaining ideas and recipes called “Which Fork Do I Use…
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Meals in the Mitten: Beer Cheese Soup
March 4, 2022 By 9and10news Site Staff Beer cheese is a great dip, but what about a soup? Food & Travel blogger and author of “Meals from the Mitten” Gina Ferwerda embraces Irish heritage and shares her recipe. BEER CHEESE SOUP 11⁄2 cups chicken broth11⁄2 cups heavy cream1⁄2 tablespoon House Seasoning (salt, pepper, granulated garlic, onion and…
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Fairytales come to life with ‘Into the Woods Junior’
By: Jennifer PalumboPosted at 7:00 PM, Feb 26, 2022 and last updated 7:00 PM, Feb 26, 2022 Talented teenagers put their own twist on a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. “Into the Woods Junior” brings to life Brothers Grimm fairytales, from Little Red Riding Hood to Jack and the Beanstalk. Director Ellie Miller and Erin Cain, a Bourbon County High…
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The 13 best things to do in and around Lexington this weekend
BY MATT WICKSTROM CONTRIBUTING WRITERFEBRUARY 25, 2022 6:00 AM MUSICAL: ‘INTO THE WOODS JR.’ AT THE LEEDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS The Leeds Center for the Arts will present a new take on Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s Tony Award-winning musical “Into the Woods Jr.” six times between Feb. 25-March 6. This weekend’s show times are…
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The Food Trails Guide: Tasty Itineraries Across America
by Bailey Berg Whiskey fans likely know about the Bourbon Trail, but have you heard of the Beer Cheese Trail? Or the Donut Trail? Or the Buffalo Wing Trail? For travelers who are perpetually hungry and perhaps a bit competitive, a growing number of communities are offering food trails that highlight local restaurants and dishes. These trails…
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Flavor of the Week: Dippable Beer Cheese
Datassential. | Feb 15, 2022 Kentucky has claimed beer cheese as its own creation, dating back to the 1940s, but bars, pubs and restaurants today use it as a dip, soup or incorporated into premium mac ’n’ cheese dishes, using all variations of cheese and beer. Beer cheese has grown on menus as diners gravitated to comfort…
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Following Winchester’s African American Trail
A man born in 1875 is credited with creating what became known as Black History Month a century later. Carter G. Woodson, the Father of Black History and a 1903 graduate of Berea College, is intrinsically linked with the celebration – officially recognized by President Gerald R. Ford in 1976 – that honors the contributions…