Winchester keeps Halloween Mainia tradition alive
Laura Sheehan’s full-circle health food journey
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Winchester keeps Halloween Mainia tradition alive
Read more: Winchester keeps Halloween Mainia tradition aliveWhen the City of Winchester stepped away from organizing Halloween Mainia, local business owners, organizations and volunteers stepped forward to keep the downtown tradition alive. Led by Shannon Tipton of The Crystal Coven Mystic Cottage, the new Halloween Mainia Committee is preserving a beloved community celebration while adding The Pumpkin Quest, a free family event focused on creativity, pumpkins and shared memories. This year’s Halloween Mainia returns to Main Street on…
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Laura Sheehan’s full-circle health food journey
Read more: Laura Sheehan’s full-circle health food journeyFor 25 years, Laura Sheehan has steered Full Circle Market through the highs and lows of small business ownership in Winchester. From lessons learned at Good Foods Co-op to launching her own health food store, Sheehan built a customer-centered market rooted in wellness, persistence and community service. Along the way, she weathered recessions, Covid-era setbacks and retail shifts while growing a loyal following. Her gluten-free, award-winning beer cheese has become both…
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Kentucky agriculture has moved beyond tobacco. Some wonder what’s been lost.
Read more: Kentucky agriculture has moved beyond tobacco. Some wonder what’s been lost.Kenneth Anderson’s father taught him what to look for in high-quality tobacco, cured for weeks in the rafters of a Clark County barn. How to “grade” or rate the quality of the different parts of the plant, looking for slight variations of the deep brown color of the dried leaves. “Tobacco’s always been a crop that you survived on,” Anderson said as he drove his truck over the rolling hills of…
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Habitat breaks ground on new Lincoln Street home
Read more: Habitat breaks ground on new Lincoln Street homeHabitat for Humanity supporters gathered on Lincoln Street to welcome Crystal and Nathan Primrose and their daughter, Kyrie, as the nonprofit began work on the family’s future home. The project marks the second phase of Habitat’s partnership with Winchester city government to revitalize the neighborhood through new housing on donated lots. The Primroses, who have rented in Richmond for nine years, said the opportunity to become first-time homeowners is emotional and…
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