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Victorian Square takes legal action to terminate lease with Desha's

DeSha's, a restaurant and bar, occupies the corner of the Victorian Square Shoppes. The mall at Main Street and Broadway opened in 1985.

Victorian Square LLC has taken legal steps to terminate its lease with Desha's restaurant and force the restaurant to vacate the property by Dec. 31. 23 minutes ago

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The demolition of Haggin Hall in Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday May 21, 2013. Photo by Tessa Lighty | Staff

Haggin Hall demolition

Demolition began on the University of Kentucky's Haggin Hall.

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Moore police dug through the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as half a mile (.8 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.

Lexington police, firefighters plan volunteer trip to help Oklahoma brethren

A group of Lexington police officers, firefighters and other volunteers are heading to Oklahoma next week to help emergency workers in tornado relief... 16 minutes ago

Sports

UK head coach Rachel Lawson gives direction to players during a break in the action. The University of Kentucky Softball team hosted Virginia Tech in KY Regional Game 3 of the NCAA D1 Softball Championship, Saturday, May 18, 2013 at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington. Photo by Jonathan Palmer

Softball Cats expect Arizona State to be strong on mound and at plate

Fresh off winning the Lexington Regional in Lexington, Kentucky softball coach Rachel Lawson expects "dramatically better" competition when her team... 1 hour ago

Poynter stepping down as Dunbar coach 16 minutes ago
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AP Source: Coach K returning to US men's team

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Jessica Noto served Jordan Todd from a truck parked outside West Sixth Brewing Company on Thursday. The proposed ordinance would allow food trucks in metered public parking spaces in some downtown locations. Councilwoman Shevawn Akers said she plans to bring up the proposal at next week's session, with passage possible in early June.

Lexington food trucks pilot program to go before council for first reading

Urban County Council members at Tuesday's work session voted to move forward a proposed six-month pilot program to create five food truck zones downtown...