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  1. A sad day for Ky. journalism

    A hedge fund is gutting the Herald-Leader in Lexington. I'm reprinting the full story from Louisville Public Media (link here) because this is a great example of tough and honest reporting. Things to note: They specify that the action has been taken by a hedge fund. History shows hedge funds don't take over companies to build them up. They buy them to strip them down for parts and dispose the remaining husk, well after they've gotten all the cash out of them they can. They show the […]

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  2. A sad day for Ky. journalism

    A hedge fund is gutting the Herald-Leader in Lexington. I'm reprinting the full story from Louisville Public Media (link here) because this is a great example of tough and honest reporting. Things to note: They specify that the action has been taken by a hedge fund. History shows hedge funds don't take over companies to build them up. They buy them to strip them down for parts and dispose the remaining husk, well after they've gotten all the cash out of them they can. They show the […]

    thebluegrassbluespodcast.com/2

  3. A sad day for Ky. journalism

    A hedge fund is gutting the Herald-Leader in Lexington. I'm reprinting the full story from Louisville Public Media (link here) because this is a great example of tough and honest reporting. Things to note: They specify that the action has been taken by a hedge fund. History shows hedge funds don't take over companies to build them up. They buy them to strip them down for parts and dispose the remaining husk, well after they've gotten all the cash out of them they can. They show the […]

    thebluegrassbluespodcast.com/2

  4. A sad day for Ky. journalism

    A hedge fund is gutting the Herald-Leader in Lexington. I'm reprinting the full story from Louisville Public Media (link here) because this is a great example of tough and honest reporting. Things to note: They specify that the action has been taken by a hedge fund. History shows hedge funds don't take over companies to build them up. They buy them to strip them down for parts and dispose the remaining husk, well after they've gotten all the cash out of them they can. They show the […]

    thebluegrassbluespodcast.com/2

  5. A sad day for Ky. journalism

    A hedge fund is gutting the Herald-Leader in Lexington. I'm reprinting the full story from Louisville Public Media (link here) because this is a great example of tough and honest reporting. Things to note: They specify that the action has been taken by a hedge fund. History shows hedge funds don't take over companies to build them up. They buy them to strip them down for parts and dispose the remaining husk, well after they've gotten all the cash out of them they can. They show the […]

    thebluegrassbluespodcast.com/2

  6. Al-Taj Mediterranean Bakery and Sweets in Lexington is looking for a new buyer

    LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — Al-Taj Mediterranean Bakery and Sweets, a popular stop for baklava, Turkish delights, and other Mediterranean tr…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanFood #Al-TajMediterraneanBakeryandSweets #baklava #lexington #Mediterranean #mediterraneanfood #socialmediaposts
    diningandcooking.com/2769597/a

  7. Food Chain opens green grocery store in Lexington

    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Food Chain, a Lexington-based nonprofit, held the grand opening of a green grocery store Friday, marking the organization’s latest effort to con…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #501westsixthstreet #farmers #FoodChainGroceryStore #freshfood #GreenGroceryStore #grocerystore #lexington #MalikMcCalpine #nonprofit #produce #suite105
    diningandcooking.com/2760871/f

  8. Food Chain opens green grocery store in Lexington

    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Food Chain, a Lexington-based nonprofit, held the grand opening of a green grocery store Friday, marking the organization’s latest effort to con…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #501westsixthstreet #farmers #FoodChainGroceryStore #freshfood #GreenGroceryStore #grocerystore #lexington #MalikMcCalpine #nonprofit #produce #suite105
    diningandcooking.com/2760871/f

  9. Food Chain opens green grocery store in Lexington

    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Food Chain, a Lexington-based nonprofit, held the grand opening of a green grocery store Friday, marking the organization’s latest effort to con…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #501westsixthstreet #farmers #FoodChainGroceryStore #freshfood #GreenGroceryStore #grocerystore #lexington #MalikMcCalpine #nonprofit #produce #suite105
    diningandcooking.com/2760871/f

  10. Hype for the Future 184F: Rockbridge, Virginia

    Introduction The City of Lexington, along with the City of Buena Vista, is located within, albeit not part of, Rockbridge County, Virginia. In the context of Lexington, the community is located along Interstate 81 and Routes 11 and 60. For Buena Vista, the highways are Routes 11 and 501. City of Lexington The City of Lexington serves as the county seat of the surrounding Rockbridge County, Virginia, though is not part of the county proper. The Virginia Military Institute is located within […]

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  11. What happens to a small #Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs

    https://apnews.com/article/tyson-closure-workers-lexington-nebraska-beef-plant-638e615f6225bc7452767d2bc836890c

    #Tyson Foods is closing its beef plant in #Lexington, Nebraska, laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of just 11,000.

  12. # Anti-Pride backlash won't stop these Kentucky businesses from celebrating it. Here's why

    The article is about how some
    #Kentucky #businesses are #supporting #PrideMonth and the #LGBTQ+ #community, despite facing some #antiLGBTQ #backlash from #customers or online. The article features three businesses: #RacingLouisvilleFC, a #professional #women's #soccer team that sells #Pride #merchandise; #KentuckyForKentucky, a #souvenir #shop based in #Lexington that sells Pride merchandise and has a #majority #LGBTQstaff; and #SisGotTea, a #tea #shop owned by a #Black #queer #woman who #hosts #events for LGBTQ+ #PeopleOfColor. The article reports on the #positive #feedback and sales that these businesses have #received, as well as the #challenges and #threats they have faced in a #conservative #state. The article also mentions some of the #antiLGBTQ #legislation that has been passed or proposed in Kentucky, such as a #ban on #transgender #youth from getting #GenderAffirming #care.

    https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2023/06/26/kentucky-businesses-wont-stop-supporting-pride-month-louisville-fc/70342150007/