Lifestyle Columnists
Lifestyle Columnists
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SHARON THOMPSON
Valentine specials for someone special
Tuesday is Valentine's Day, and bakeries, chocolatiers and restaurants are offering special menus, pricing, and goodies for your sweetheart. Here's a selection.
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MERLENE DAVIS
Merlene Davis: Journey from addiction to recovery displayed in art exhibit
Former and current clients at The Hope Center's George Privett Recovery Center are exhibiting their artwork, a hobby that has helped them with their recovery process
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SHARON THOMPSON
Volunteers are needed to bake cakes
Sweet Blessings is inviting the community to see what joy a little bit of flour, sugar and eggs can bring to a child.
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FAMILY
Merlene Davis: Learning the warning signs of suicide could save a life
The death of Don Cornelius, creator and host of the dance show Soul Train, caught many by surprise. The surprise turned to shock when it was revealed he had apparently committed suicide. Why would anyone who seemed to have success on a leash take his own life?
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HEALTH
Merlene Davis: Lexingtonian turns her HIV diagnosis into a book to help others
Thirty years after HIV and AIDS were discovered, far too many people associate the disease only with gays and intravenous drug users. And far too many people continue to shun and ostracize those living with HIV and AIDS. Felisa Shelby of Lexington can testify to that.
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SHARON THOMPSON
For dinner from the heart, check out these Valentine's offerings
If you're looking for a romantic place, or a neighborhood hangout, to take your sweetheart on Valentine's Day, you have plenty of choices. Here are some places that are offering dinner specials on Feb. 14, unless otherwise noted.
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MERLENE DAVIS
Merlene Davis: Lexington woman, 85, shows that any of us can become artists
A couple of decades ago, as I was flipping through TV channels, I discovered Bob Ross, a mild-mannered PBS art instructor who convinced me, over the course of a few shows, that painting was as easy as it was fulfilling.
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SHARON THOMPSON
H'Artful of Fun celebrates the '50s and its 22nd year
The Living Arts & Science Center will take guests back to the 1950s at its 22nd annual H'Artful of Fun on Feb. 11. Soda fountains will feature black cows, root beer floats and egg creams, and more than 25 chefs and bakers will serve their most tempting desserts.
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HEALTH
Merlene Davis: Do we need Black History Month?
In More Than a Month, black filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman crisscrossed the country for a year exploring the good and the bad aspects of having a month dedicated to the history of black Americans.
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MERLENE DAVIS
Merlene Davis: Comments sought on proposals for signature piece at Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden
Beginning Feb. 10, all of us will get to help decide which signature piece of art will define the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden. Artists from Lexington, Ohio, California and New York have submitted scaled models of pieces they hope will be chosen as the magnet to draw visitors to the area to ...


