Jan. 10, 2012
- A business based in the United Arab Emirates is planning to open a store in Lexington, reports The National. Shakespeare and Co and Coffee Planet had "humble beginnings in the Emirates," according to The National, but both are planning to open in foreign markets as diverse as Lebanon and Lahore, as well as Lexington. Getting Shakespeare and Co started in Lexington has taken a full year as the company retrofitted a pair of historic buildings in the city to accommodate the outlet, said the The National. Ron Ribeiro, the chief executive of Aryan Business Consulting in Dubai.
said, there were "close links" between the UAE and Kentucky via horse breeding and ranching in the state. "And a lot of Emiratis go to universities there," he added.
- Loretto Academy, in El Paso, Texas, is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. The El Paso Times is collaborating with the school to publish a column each week about the school. The first column tells that "the road that led the Sisters of Loretto to Santa Fe and then El Paso began in 1812 in rural Kentucky."
- The Belfast Telegraph reports that Nick Clooney is appearing in a documentary about his family's Irish roots. A genealogist from Ireland found evidence that George Clooney's great-great-grandfather, also named Nicholas, had been evicted from Ireland because he was only worth £2 and two shillings.
- Just for fun, the U.S. Postal Service has released the slate of stamps for 2012.
