Speed of Life
Owensboro artist Aaron Kizer is on a crusade to wring significance from life's trials and triumphs.
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Sarah Dills
Inventory
Multigenerational, small town grocery store builds reputation one product at a time more »
Apr 26, 2013 by Sarah Dills in Featured
Penned 2013 - Annual Literary Contest
Attention, writers! Kentucky Monthly is seeking submissions for our annual writers' showcase, which will appear in the November issue. Poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction submissions are now being accepted. more »
Apr 22, 2013 in News & Contests
Making the Call
Self-described “country boys” Harold Knight and David Hale turn friendship and a love of hunting into a decades-long business phenomenon. more »
Feb 20, 2013 by Gary Garth in Field Notes (2 Comments)
Photo by Wales Hunter
Life on the Backside
Against the backdrop of the historic Twin Spires, more than 500 people live, work and create a community more »
Mar 25, 2013 by Jayne Moore Waldrop in People
Sharp Dressed Man
Mark Twain once argued, “The clothes make the man.” Crittenden Rawlings is the man who makes the clothes... more »
Jul 27, 2012 in People
Photo by Ric Lambert
A Long Tradition
Contemporary craftsmen uphold the artistry and history of Kentucky’s namesake rifle more »
Feb 20, 2013 by Sean Patrick Hill in | CULTURE |
Our States. Our Sounds. Part Three: Music for the Multitudes
The final installment of our three-part series celebrating Kentucky's musical heritage. more »
Mar 25, 2013 by Ron Soodalter in Music
“If Moonshine Don’t Kill Me …”
Kentucky White Lightning in Song, Story and Fact more »
Jul 27, 2012 in | CULTURE |
Photo courtesy of WKU Athletic Media Relations
King of the Hill
With a coaching win rate of 83 percent, you'd better believe Western Kentucky University coach Ray Harper knows what he's doing. more »
Feb 20, 2013 by Gary P. West in People
Our State. Our Sounds. Part Two: From Minstrel Shows to the Mines
The second installment of our three-part series celebrating Kentucky's musical heritage. more »
Feb 20, 2013 by Ron Soodalter in Music
Old-time Originality: The 23 String Band
The Kentucky band’s sound can be a little hard to pin down because it’s roots music, old-time music, a touch of bluegrass and a whole lot of original. more »
Feb 20, 2013 by Laura Younkin in Music
Abby Laub
More than Junk
A couple’s labor of love transforms trash into the stories of a community. more »
Jan 18, 2013 by Abby Laub in Arts & Entertainment
Our State. Our Sounds. Part One: Traditional Beginnings
This first story of our three-part series explores the traditional beginnings of Kentucky's musical culture. more »
Jan 18, 2013 by Ron Soodalter in Music (2 Comments)
Warrior Horses
Kentucky's greatest asset, the horse, is helping to put wounded veterans on the road to recovery. more »
Oct 10, 2012 by Cynthia Grisolia in People (2 Comments)
Aaron Was
Lexington man's spirit of giving lives on. more »
Dec 27, 2012 by Rachael Guadagni in People
Breeding Musicians
Brother and sister act, The Breedings, are chasing their dreams and following in their father's musical footsteps. more »
Jan 2, 2013 by Laura Younkin in Music
Hell Along the Border
The bloody saga of mass murderer and Confederate guerilla Champ Ferguson more »
Oct 10, 2012 by Ron Soodalter in People
A Kentucky Original
He's one part artist, one part connoisseur and two parts entrepreneur, but he's wholly Kentuckian. more »
Mar 28, 2012 in People
