Kentucky: Uk

Guerrilla activism, FTW.
Someone unhappy with the newly approved Wildcat Coal Lodge hung banners on the University of Kentucky campus early Wednesday, but few saw them because they were quickly taken down.

The theme: UK is for sale.

A banner across the pillars of Memorial Hall said, “YOUR AD HERE! Call: 257-1701.”

That’s UK President Lee Todd’s office number.

Another sign, over the Main Building, proclaimed it to be the “Ball Homes Building.” Mira Ball, who is the chairwoman of the school’s Board of Trustees, also is the chief financial officer of Ball Homes Inc.More signs, to come...

If you'd seen me before President Obama's speech tonight, you'd have thought I watching a UK Basketball game. I was pumping my fist, smacking my hands together, muttering "Dear God, don't disappoint me."

The speech itself was strong, and while it didn't include everything I wanted (a hardline on the public option; a government-subsidized gambling pool about who cries more, Glen Beck or Tammy-Faye Baker; a mandatory weekly viewing of a Daniel Solzman stand-up routine to show that non-laughter is the best non-medicine) he was genuinely moving in a way he's not been since the campaign ended.

But lost in the post-game analysis (which after all matters more than the speech in these times) was the most significant aspect of his speech: it marks the end of faith in the Bush administration.

So... The Dame is dead. And what once was a cultural center point (without the e's) of Lexington now alternates between a giant mudpit and a small lake.

But hope is on the way! Not just for music in Lexington, but for an entire neighborhood that can thrive, while holding on to and attracting young talent that any city needs in order thrive.

Meet the new Buster's, opening September 4th in the Distillery District:

It seems like most bloggers and media are agreeing that the music hall is “perfect” – thus far. Being hailed already as one of the best venues in the state by some, and others have said, “Headliners, watch out.

On Friday's broadcast of "The Francene Show" on Louisville's WHAS-AM radio, U.S. Rep John Yarmuth stressed that Senate President David Williams now "holds the fate of Kentucky racing in his own hands". Yarmuth was of course making note of Williams continued resistance against gambling slots at racetracks, an issue that is likely to be on the agenda if the KY legislation is called into session this June. Many have noted, like Yarmuth, that many horse owners and trainers are now seeking the larger purses often found at racetracks that offer video lottery gambling. This has forced local tracks, such as Churchill Downs, to cut races due to not enough horses racing.