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It's a tradition at the U.S. Embassy in Paris to hold a huge garden party on July 4 to celebrate our independence and the French role in defeating the British.

About 2,400 people attended this year, and many of them may have noticed that the party had a distinctly bluegrass flavor.

The explanation begins last spring when Lexington and Deauville, France, received special invitations to be one of four pairs of host cities at the garden party because of their longstanding relationship as sister cities.

.It was a big deal,. says David Lord of the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau , but the bureau couldn't afford to fly people to France for a garden party. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/106/story/454228.html http://www.kentucky.com/106/story/454228.html Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:22 EDT
One official color wasn't enough.

The University of Kentucky now has an .official blue plaid.

By this fall, the first plaid items . a UK tie for men and a silk scarf for women . will be on sale, but no price information yet.

Every fan's dream is about to come true: at least one plaid tie or scarf for Christmas. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/106/story/447662.html http://www.kentucky.com/106/story/447662.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:02 EDT
There was a national political celebrity in the crowd when Exile held its reunion concert at the Kentucky Theatre on June 19.

Trent Lott , the 66-year-old Mississippi native who was both Senate majority leader and Senate minority leader during a 35-year congressional career, is a longtime Exile fan.

.The whole family came,. said his son, Chet Lott , who lives in Bourbon County. Exile leader . J.P. Pennington is a close friend of mine. We actually co-write music together..

Both Lotts are musical. Trent Lott belonged to a barbershop quartet called The Singing Senators and Chet Lott sings, writes music and has produced two CDs with Pennington. One brought in more than $125,000 for Hurricane Katrina relief in the Lott family's hometown of Pascagoula, Miss. ]]> http://www.kentucky.com/106/story/441159.html http://www.kentucky.com/106/story/441159.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:06 EDT
"You recommend Kentucky bluegrass country," the program's host, Ali Velshi , said to Nalepa.

"Kentucky is an overlooked -- it's flyover country for most people, but it is gorgeous," Nalepa replied. "You drive through Kentucky, there are rolling hills.

"If you are a horse racing buff, you have several sites out there, including Keeneland race track, Churchill Downs , the (International) Museum of the Horse (at the Kentucky Horse Park), which is linked with the Smithsonian Institution .

"If you're a bourbon fan, there is Woodford Ridge Distillery," Nalepa added. "And Kentucky is actually getting some buzz as a wine-growing region, believe it or not."]]> http://www.kentucky.com/106/story/435049.html http://www.kentucky.com/106/story/435049.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:02 EDT
Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson decided to use the occasion to have a little good-natured fun with Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry .

Abramson had UPS deliver bottles of "Louisville pure tap water" to Newberry and the Herald-Leader's editorial board.

An attached note went something like this: "Here's a taste of what you're missing. America's best-tasting water. Let us know when you want more."

All this was prompted by a proposal that was later rejected to pipe Louisville water to Lexington to shore up the city's supplies in the face of periodic droughts.]]>