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With an increase in events, a steady rise in tourism and many new businesses opening in the past year, Downtown Frankfort is buzzing with momentum and continues to thrive as the heart of the community. New pedestrian wayfinding signage has been installed throughout the area thanks to a partnership between the Franklin County Community Fund, […]

With the exception of the Governor’s Mansion, the Rev. Jesse R. Zeigler residence — the only Kentucky home designed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright during his lifetime — may be Frankfort’s most famous house. Located at 509 Shelby St., the residence, which is currently owned by Ryan and Ashli Watts, was recently put up […]

I realized recently that my sports heroes growing up were never the biggest or fastest athletes, but rather those who were loyal and continuously showed up day in and day out. I’ll take the scruffy, scrappy, no-name kid with grit who never misses a practice over the five-star prospects and prima donnas every time. I […]

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Stage, film and TV actor and singer Will Chase, a Frankfort native, can now add award-winning director to his resume. The 54-year-old Western Hills graduate won two awards at two different film festivals recently for the documentary, “Coming Home: The Guggenheim Grotto Back in Ireland,” which was named Best Short Film at Long Island Music and […]

In a unanimous vote Monday, the city commission adopted a resolution in support of the Frankfort-Franklin County Economic Development Strategic Plan. The community got a taste of the plan, which was compiled by Garner Economics, during a presentation at Kentucky State University on Aug. 7. The report offers eight recommendations for the city and county to pursue: […]

Last week, the Kentucky Capitol was officially closed to the public as it undergoes a $291.5 million renovation project that is expected to add 50 years of life to the

Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series detailing the Frankfort-Franklin County Economic Development Strategic Plan. This first part, “Strategic plan advocates for indoor aquatic center, consolidated government,”

In April, the charitable initiative, Swim With Purpose, marked two years since it began efforts to raise $1 million to restore the indoor aquatic facility at Kentucky State University’s William

The Frankfort Plant Board will be taking an electric vehicle direct current (DC) fast charger out of storage and placing it on Olive Street.