By Stephan Gohmann, Bluegrass Institute Out of the 50 U.S. states and 10 Canadian provinces, Kentucky ranks No. 56 in economic freedom, as measured by the Frasier Institute’s Economic Freedom of North America Index. Among Kentucky’s surrounding states, only West Virginia ranks … Continue reading
Following a lengthy zoning approval process, Beer Engine, a craft brewery in Danville Kentucky, is back on track for 2013 opening in Germantown. Last summer, owner Brian Holton set about launching the business in what formerly was The Zeppelin Café … Continue reading
We like it better when we top the lists of bourbon states. (Okay, Kentucky is the only bourbon state, but what’s wrong with that?) This weekend, Marketplace, the American Public Media nightly business report, has a post about a massive … Continue reading
By Jim Waters, Bluegrass Institute No matter your personal affinity for redbirds or feral felines, after two straight years of national championship victories there’s no denying that the Bluegrass State is capable of producing one heckuva competitive force on the … Continue reading
It makes little sense that I would remember April 3, 1974, as an unusually sticky-humid day, but I do. Doubtless, the weather then was like it is now, an ongoing scrum between spring and winter that delivered unusually warm days … Continue reading
(Editor’s note: Kentucky’s constitution prohibits courts setting a limit on jury awards.) By Jim Waters, Bluegrass Institute “Woe unto you, lawyers,” Jesus Christ himself once said. Fast forward 20 centuries and Jesus could have had the personal-injury, ambulance-chasing kind of … Continue reading
The drive up to Brooks Hill Winery is one of the area’s most scenic. Ascending the winding two-lane, rock-walled stretch happens quickly and makes your ears pop. At the top of the knob the view opens; several hundred feet below is … Continue reading
When I received a press copy of Fred Noe’s autobiography, “Beam, Straight Up,” I had no doubt the story of this seventh-generation Jim Beam master distiller would be a good one. Noe is not only a born storyteller gifted with … Continue reading
Few restaurant rooms in town are as inviting as the main dining space at the St. Charles Exchange. Balancing simplicity and sophistication, the décor takes you back a century to a time when the restaurant-bar was a common feature in … Continue reading
Question: Who’s the smartest person in this trio: cyclist Lance Armstrong, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o or Lynn’s Paradise Café owner Lynn Winter? Answer: Lynn Winter, because she has the sense to keep her mouth shut before the press. In … Continue reading
