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09/18/2026

Good news for readers: reading for pleasure may lower the risk of dementia by up to a third, according to a new review of research conducted by academics at University of Cambridge.

See what they've found out ⬇️ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/15/reading-for-pleasure-cuts-dementia-risk-by-third-study/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_fb_photo_dementia-risk-by-third-study/

09/17/2026

Saturday 9/19 The Calvert Drive-In for Moonlite 🌙 Market. Then some fun 🤩 Paducah Creative City for October!

09/16/2026

Join us November 6-8 for a full weekend immersed in Appalachian food, dance, and culture at Dumplin's & Dancin'! We are excited to announce this year's keynote speaker, chef Sara Bradley!

Sara Bradley is a James Beard Award finalist, chef, restaurateur, author and television personality. Her debut cookbook, The Kitchen I Came Home To (Ten Speed Press), releases September 29, 2026. A Paducah native, Sara learned to cook alongside her mother and grandmother, whose Jewish heritage and "waste not, want not" philosophy continue to influence her cooking today. After more than 20 years in professional kitchens — including working under Michelin-starred chefs in New York and Chicago — she returned home to open freight house in 2015.
Sara is a two-time Top Chef runner-up, finishing as a finalist on Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) and Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20). She is also the first-ever winner of Food Network's Chopped Legends tournament, champion of Chopped: All-American Showdown, runner-up on Tournament of Champions VI, and returned to compete in Tournament of Champions VII. She has cooked at the James Beard House, participated in the James Beard Foundation's Bootcamp for Policy and Change, and was named a James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef: Southeast in 2025.

Don't miss out on this amazing weekend! Register today! https://bit.ly/4rhqfmL

09/16/2026

Do you enjoy reading? 📚

Whether you like reading Jane Austen classics or Heartstopper graphic novels, researchers say it's good for your mental health and wellbeing – and could help protect you from dementia.

Scientists at Cambridge's Department of Psychiatry have joined with The Queen's Reading Room – the charity founded by Her Majesty The Queen – to highlight the benefits of reading for pleasure at any age as part of

The team say it doesn’t matter what or how we read, reading for enjoyment can bring huge benefits – and reading with others, whether it’s as part of a book club or a parent reading with their children, can bring even greater rewards.

Find out why reading is good for your mental health through the link in the comments 🔗

09/15/2026

09/13/2026

Had a great time The Grand Lodge on Fifth last night! Thanks to everyone who came to enjoy 📚books & beautiful 🍹cocktails! See you next Saturday The Calvert Drive-In for 🌙 Moonlite Market! ✨

09/10/2026

McClatchy’s push for artificial intelligence content to be published by its newspapers across the country since the beginning of this year. They launched a new tool that can summarize articles and create different versions for different audiences, which received heavy pushback from journalists in their newsrooms…

“Journalism at its best holds power to account, sheds light on corruption, and equips us with necessary information to make the most informed decisions in our communities,” Acquisto said. “Gutting one of Kentucky's oldest and largest legacy newsrooms fully threatens our ability to do that and should be concerning to everyone.”

McClatchy laid off 13 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader, a majority of its reporters, as a part of its deep, nationwide layoffs.

09/10/2026

Yes!!🎉🎉

Congratulations to 'The Librarians' on the well-deserved Emmy win for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking!

'The Librarians' is a powerful documentary that follows public and school librarians as they unite to combat book banning and defend intellectual freedom on democracy's front lines amid unprecedented censorship in Texas, Florida, and beyond.

Thank you to filmmaker Kim Snyder and all the courageous librarians and advocates who shared their stories to help shine a light on the fight for the freedom to read.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4gVRleC

📸 Photo courtesy of Amanda Jones

09/09/2026

See you Saturday, Prettybird @ The Grand.