Adventures at Rupp Arena

Yesterday I took a trip down to Rupp Arena and took some mental notes of my journey there.  The details and times might be a bit spotty.
3:30 PM – It’s a cold Saturday afternoon in Lexington, and everyone’s attention turns to Rupp Arena, where the revered University of Kentucky Wildcats will take on LSU.  It’s [...]

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Historical Tours in the South

Over past two holiday breaks, we have visited historic cities in the South:  Savannah, GA, Beaufort, SC, Charleston, SC, Augusta, GA, and several others.  Each of these cities uses its past to develop a tourist economy.  They offer walking tours, ghost tours, bus tours, gift shops, quaint bed and breakfasts, and even wistful conversations that [...]

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Ticket Scalpers: Opportunistic Vultures or Invaluable Time Brokers?

As great as Boston’s Fenway Park is, its small size presents some problems.  A couple weeks ago, my family and I made yet another pilgrimage to Fenway, the New England  sanctuary that seats just under 37,000 people.  The limited ticket supply, coupled with a now-global “Red Sox Nation” and a resonably successful team, has made [...]

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Yellow Bikes: Lexington’s Civic Shame?

Two straight posts about biking? You bet.  I think about biking a lot, since it’s my primary mode of transportation.  I bike so much and drive so infrequently that now I can’t use my car, even if I wanted to.  The emergency brake fused together, and I suspect it’s because I don’t drive it enough, [...]

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Bikes, Not Bombs

It would appear that the city of Lexington is finally getting its act together and striving to become a bike and pedestrian friendly town.  Well, sort of.  After repaving most major streets in the downtown area, the city failed to add bike lanes in most high-traffic areas. 
Now, the Lexington Fayette Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) [...]

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