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| Real Estate Market - 11/19/2012
Lexington has a stable housing market with new construction opportunities starting to take off again.[read more...]
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| Climate - 12/3/2011
Climate in the Lexington KY area is pleasant. A balanced 4 seasons. Can be a bit rainy. I have experienced about a 50/50 balance of rain vs. sunshine. A strong crop growing climate.[read more...]
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| I miss living in Lexington, KY - 10/29/2011
I lived in Lexington for 5 years before I had to move to the Seattle, Washington area. I have lived in Seattle for about a year now, and I miss Lexington every single day. Here's why:
1. I am a an outgoing, friendly person, and I have found that it is so very, very hard to make friends in Seattle. The people in Seattle are friendly to your face, but are not welcoming to people who actually want friendship. This is so glaringly opposite of Lexington folks! Within the first 6 months I lived in Lexington, I had formed many meaningful friendships that are still going strong today although I moved to the other side of the country. Lexington people are friendly, welcoming, and inviting.
2. The city itself has the charm and "feeling" of a small town. There are many cultural events and things to do. Lexington has several outstanding choirs and community performance groups, as well as great musical theater and ballet companies.
3. Restaurants are delicious and bountiful. I miss DeSha's! Lexington has great coffeehouses, too, with the best coffee! When I moved to Seattle, I was excited about the coffee places here, because Seattle is the "coffee capitol" of the USA. However, I am STILL in search for a great coffeehouse here that can compete with the taste and coziness of Lexington coffeehouses.
4. If you are not a UK fan, or a horse race fan, you will find yourself strangely warmed to the world of UK sports and horse racing. Lexington's love for these things will draw you in and you'll find yourself 'bleeding blue' before too long.
5. You don't have to drive far outside the city center to see the beautiful and spectacular horse farms and rolling bluegrass hills. Stunning beauty. I especially liked to drive the country roads early in the morning when the fog was still laying on the grass, and see the silhouettes of the horses grazing their breakfast grass! Lexington is the 'horse capitol of the world', and the horse farms are majestic.
6. UK Medical Center is world-class. I spent two months of my life in that hospital because of a very serious and life-threatening illness. The doctors and nurses at UK were just magic - caring, friendly and professional. I owe my life to them - literally.
7. Lexington is also very accepting and tolerate to people of all religions, races and orientations. I had friends in Lexington from every walk of life, every race and different sexual orientation. Everyone just simply gets along and are accepting of others in Lexington!
8. Finally, the cost of living is very low in Lexington. Since moving to Seattle, I am absolutely shocked at how expensive the cost of housing, food, transportation and just life is. For the same amount of money we spend to live in a very modest place in Seattle, we could live in a fabulous place in Lexington. You can't beat Lexington prices.
All in all, Lexington has all the components of what makes life more enjoyable. It has all the things that really matter - a great sense of community, natural beauty, vibrant cultural/arts scene, small town feel with all the resources of a larger city, sports, excellent health care system, acceptance of everyone, and a very low cost of living.[read more...]
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| I miss living in Lexington, KY - 10/25/2011
I lived in Lexington for 5 years before I had to move to the Seattle, Washington area. I have lived in Seattle for about a year now, and I miss Lexington every single day. Here's why:
1. I am a an outgoing, friendly person, and I have found that it is so very, very hard to make friends in Seattle. The people in Seattle are friendly to your face, but are not welcoming to people who actually want friendship. This is so glaringly opposite of Lexington folks! Within the first 6 months I lived in Lexington, I had formed many meaningful friendships that are still going strong today although I moved to the other side of the country. Lexington people are friendly, welcoming, and inviting.
2. The city itself has the charm and "feeling" of a small town. There are many cultural events and things to do. Lexington has several outstanding choirs and community performance groups, as well as great musical theater and ballet companies.
3. Restaurants are delicious and bountiful. I miss DeSha's! Lexington has great coffeehouses, too, with the best coffee! When I moved to Seattle, I was excited about the coffee places here, because Seattle is the "coffee capitol" of the USA. However, I am STILL in search for a great coffeehouse here that can compete with the taste and coziness of Lexington coffeehouses.
4. If you are not a UK fan, or a horse race fan, you will find yourself strangely warmed to the world of UK sports and horse racing. Lexington's love for these things will draw you in and you'll find yourself 'bleeding blue' before too long.
5. You don't have to drive far outside the city center to see the beautiful and spectacular horse farms and rolling bluegrass hills. Stunning beauty. I especially liked to drive the country roads early in the morning when the fog was still laying on the grass, and see the silhouettes of the horses grazing their breakfast grass! Lexington is the 'horse capitol of the world', and the horse farms are majestic.
6. UK Medical Center is world-class. I spent two months of my life in that hospital because of a very serious and life-threatening illness. The doctors and nurses at UK were just magic - caring, friendly and professional. I owe my life to them - literally.
7. Lexington is also very accepting and tolerate to people of all religions, races and orientations. I had friends in Lexington from every walk of life, every race and different sexual orientation. Everyone just simply gets along and are accepting of others in Lexington!
8. Finally, the cost of living is very low in Lexington. Since moving to Seattle, I am absolutely shocked at how expensive the cost of housing, food, transportation and just life is. For the same amount of money we spend to live in a very modest place in Seattle, we could live in a fabulous place in Lexington. You can't beat Lexington prices.
All in all, Lexington has all the components of what makes life more enjoyable. It has all the things that really matter - a great sense of community, natural beauty, vibrant cultural/arts scene, small town feel with all the resources of a larger city, sports, excellent health care system, acceptance of everyone, and a very low cost of living.[read more...]
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| Heat Index - 8/9/2011
Hello:
I do not like the state of KY due to the high humidity/heat. I'm looking to relocate to either WA or OR. I have lived in both states and their 'numbers' are very good.
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| There are much better places to live - 8/5/2011
I ended up moving to Lexington about 10 years ago. At first, I thought it was great. The people seemed so friendly and the weather was warmer than NY. However, after moving from Wilmore to Lexington, I started to see what this culture REALLY is about. One word of advice, don't move to Lex unless you are a die hard UK fan. Never have I lived in a place where a basketball team is placed above all other cultural standards. People here literally will shoot you in the head, should you dare mock their sports team...no joke, they WILL threaten you. This is just one element of how backwards this place is. Lexington also has some of the worst traffic flow issues of any city I ever lived in. It can take 30 minutes to go a mile and a half because the traffic lights are so badly out of synch. Finally, there seems to be a cultural divide between the 'wealthy' and the poor. Here in Lexington, you are judged by how much money you have. Don't even try to talk to some of the people who live on the south side, they will just snarl at you and walk away with their chins up. You are either one of them or you are just a poor 'redneck' Finally, this is a city where graduates move away ASAP. This especially is true of the UK grads. Unless you love horses, there literally is NOTHING here...no real parks, no lakes (well a few rather pathetic ones about an hour away) no streams. This place just....sucks.[read more...]
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| Terrible place to live - 3/5/2011
I have lived in Lexington most of my life. Unless you like bars there is absolutely nothing here. Family activities pretty much don't exist here. The crime rate is ridiculous and none of the laws are backed up. I have dealt with a sex offender, drug dealers, thieves, the list goes on and not once were any of the laws backed up in any case. I was told they were doing nothing wrong. The streets are full of potholes and the prices are way too high on everything from utilities to groceries. This is a horible place to raise chldren. I would try to give you something positive but really can't think of any. I am only still here because I have not been able to get out.[read more...]
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| is lexington a good place to raise a family - 1/26/2011
20 Years of army and air force and now we are ready to retire. We are looking for ideas on great places to raise a family. We have an 11 year old autistic son and we are looking for a diverse place to work and go to school any ideas. we go to church, like meeting new people, but not the party types, we enjoy every type of music. I am african american my husband is biracial. We love to go to coffee shops and restaurants. We love theatres, them parks, to have dinner parties, nothing extravagant just a few close friends, etc. any good ideas
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| Lexington, KY - 12/1/2010
Lexington, KY is literally HELL on earth. I have lived here for almost 15 years and this is the most unfriendly, snobby, backward city ever. The people are so caught up in "Blueblood entitlements" are rude and self-absorbed. It is all about whether or not you were born with money, graduated from the famed and UGLY University of Kentucky or in the medical field. Oh, of course if you are from the Horse industry. Do not move here. People who move here move away very quickly. This is a very hard nut to crack. My life is miserable, but I have a husband who likes misery. I want to let others know, DON't MOVE here unless the money is over $250,000 and you have ties here with Horses or the medical community.Lexington, KY is and was never considered part of the South. It was the Border State and this place truly acts like the North.[read more...]
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| Lexington Has Something for Everyone - 11/22/2010
After traveling around the country for seven years, I moved back to Lexington in 1980. I felt like I was home at last, even though I had only spent four years here going to school. Over the last 30 years, i have heard many longtime residents say: when you go out for an event of some kind, you will likely meet new friends; and second, after you've met your new friends, you will always see them again. I can't believe how many times I have experienced these phenomena. It makes Lexington a great place to live, and it has to be one of the most pleasant places in the country. [read more...]
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| Lexington, KY. - 10/29/2010
Lexington is a wonderful place to live!! The people here are warm, friendly, and out going.
There is always something to do here, UK sports, minor league baseball, outdoor band concerts, fairs, and not to forget horse racing at Keenland or all the activities at the Kentucky Horse park,I enjoy drives in the country, driving past all the horse farms, after all this is the Horse Capitol of the World!! Lexington is a GREAT place to live, and a GREAT place to visit!![read more...]
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| Living in the Bluegrass - 3/28/2010
Lexington-fayette is a city with a very small town feel. People here are very friendly and welcoming; in no time at all these people make you feel like you belong, especially if you are a University of Kentucky fan and if you like horses. In addition to sports, and racing at Keeneland there are plenty of cultural events, concerts, theater and the ballet. If you like good food, this is the place for you; I have lived here ten years and still have not managed to sample all the top rated restaurants and this is not from lack of trying. All in all this is a good place to live.
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| Living in the Bluegrass - 3/28/2010
Lexington-fayette is a city with a very small town feel. People here are very friendly and welcoming; in no time at all these people make you feel like you belong, especially if you are a University of Kentucky fan and if you like horses. In addition to sports, and racing at Keeneland there are plenty of cultural events, concerts, theater and the ballet. If you like good food, this is the place for you; I have lived here ten years and still have not managed to sample all the top rated restaurants and this is not from lack of trying. All in all this is a good place to live.[read more...]
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| Living in the Bluegrass - 3/28/2010
Lexington-fayette is a city with a very small town feel. People here are very friendly and welcoming; in no time at all these people make you feel like you belong, especially if you are a University of Kentucky fan and if you like horses. In addition to sports, and racing at Keeneland there are plenty of cultural events, concerts, theater and the ballet. If you like good food, this is the place for you; I have lived here ten years and still have not managed to sample all the top rated restaurants and this is not from lack of trying. All in all this is a good place to live.[read more...]
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| Criminals Thrive in Kentucky - 3/17/2010
I am a native Kentuckian, and moved back here in 1985. During the past five
years I have been a consistent victim of burglaries orchestrated by crooked
neighbors and auctioneers and their associates who have connections with local law enforcement, I have no doubt of this after having to do my own
investigation to find this out while still being hit by these low lives.
This does not end here. The local authorities have a blind eye to burglaries
here unless you have a big name or big money. Victims, especially single older women, don't have a chance. Nicholasville is also full of criminal types, and one of the suspects was murdered not far from my Mother's home there. Her home was also a target while she was terminally ill by people that we knew and thought we could trust and who, I have no doubt, are hooked
with the Lexington crooks.
Lexington has always been a "class conscience" city, and these violations
have proven many times how corrupt this city really is if you are not on the "inside track" with the locals who run the city. If you don't mind being
a target of crime, by all means come here. You will fast lose anything and
everything you have spent nearly forty years of your life saving for you old
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| CRIME IN LEXINGTON IS A WAY OF LIFE - 2/12/2010
I was born and raised in Lexington before it became a larger city in Kentucky. I moved back here in 1985 after the death of my husband.
During the past five years, I have been the victim of burglaries by
a group of career criminals. They have connections with the local
police so nothing has ever been done even though I know who the perps
are. They even branched out to include my dying mother.
If you like the good 'ole boy mentality and people who will smile at
you while they are ripping you off, you are welcome to come and live
here. Lexington and central Kentucky has become a haven for organized
criminal groups including those who have crossed our boarders illegally.
You will only get help from the locals if you have big money, a big
name or big connections with the crooked local authorities. This is
also a haven for drug dealers and other forms of low life.[read more...]
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| What's good and bad about Fayette County in my opi - 12/19/2009
Lexington is surrounded by some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. The schools are of good quality, there is a diverse population, and most people are non-discriminatory, regardless of socio-economic status. That having been said, the city/county government seems to operate on the principle that money talks. The city council turns a deaf ear to any public opposition to a project if they believe the project will bring money either to their campaigns, the city itself, or those that are already wealthy. They also seem to be unable to wisely spend the revenue the city does bring in. Even in wealthy neighborhoods, roads are in an atrocious state of patchwork or disrepair. To illustrate these points, one only need look downtown at the cite of the Webb Brother's CentrePoint, a hideous skyscraper that had already been rejected by the city of Atlanta. While the entire city protested the demolition of the oldest remaining block of historic businesses that remained, the city council pushed the project through and quickly employed the wrecking ball to insure that nothing the protesters did could delay the building's completion. No effort was made to come up with a design that fit the flavor of the rest of Main Street, and at least one successful Music Bar, The Dame, went out of business after being forced to move to the other end of Main. This isn't the first time the Webb brothers have been allowed to alter the face of Lexington with disastrous economic and aesthetic consequences. After being implicated in a viatical scheme that defrauded desperate HIV patients out of their life insurance, Kentucky Central, the Webb Brothers' insurance company, went under. This cheated many people who had invested in the Company out of their life savings. In addition, Festival Market was a Mall the Webb Brothers built downtown, where there is virtually no convenient parking. Although initially filled with restaurants and various shops like any mall, it today is home to one restaurant, a Starbucks, an Art Shop, and two floors of offices, most of them empty. The World Equestrian Games will be here next year, and in anticipation, many condominiums, restaurants and bars have renovated, been built, or expanded. Now they have to compete with a block that is fenced off and has only patchy grass covering it. I must stress that the city council knew before they approved the project that it wouldn't be finished before the games began, and that it is in city of the old Courthouse and the new Judicial complex (which another historic block was razed to make way for).
Finally, the disparity between what the richest and poorest citizens of Lexington make is enormous. If you live north of Main Street you tend to be poorer; south of Main Street you tend to be middle or upper class. Finally, Lexington's largest employer, the University of Kentucky, seems very determined not to give its graduates jobs. If you don't have connections or don't already work there, you might as well forget applying. I have two Master's degrees and while out of work last year filled out over 90 applications for jobs that I am qualified to do. I was even working with a government agency whose employment counselor helped me determine which jobs my skills would cover the responsibilities of. I didn't receive a single interview. While this might sound like personal bitterness, I assure you that isn't the case. If it was, I would have long since left the city and the Commonwealth. I simply wish that the government, both local and state, seemed more interested in the welfare of the people of Kentucky and less interested in what they can get out of a job with the state. During every legislative session, the first order of business for both the house and Senate is to give themselves a hefty raise, usually far above the rate at which the cost of living has increased. U.K. recently hired a new basketball coach and his contract guarantees him the highest salary any person in that position has ever been paid. All this at a time when the state budget is in such bad shape that the Governor used the first part of the Economic Stimilus Package to balance the state budget--when it was supposed to be used to create new jobs for one of the poorest states in the Union. We are also near the bottom of all 50 in level of education of our citizens, per cent of the population that is college educated, and near the top in obesity, alcoholism, smoking rates, and other unhealthy life-style factors. So if you are in good financial shape and can find a job here that will enable that state to continue, you want a good place to raise children, or you enjoy political activism or breathtaking scenery, Kentucky is the place for you. If you're poor, don't have much education, or refuse to be hypocritical to important people, but want to come to Kentucky, I'd suggest Louisville or Berea.[read more...]
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| A Great Large Town - 6/27/2009
Lexington is home to several industries; Thoroughbred Racing, Higher Education, Hospitals and Medical, Computer/Printer Manufacturing and Automotive Manufacturing. With only 280 thousand people, there is a diversity of industries, and this adds some insulation from the current economic downturn. The social live here is amazing, with restaurants in every area that will surprise and delight even the pickiest customer. There are four automotive plants in Kentucky, with the closest to Lexington being the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in Georgetown. This has supplied steady work for this area of Kentucky, and continues to feed tier one and tier two supply bases. I think it is a wonderful place to live because of the beautiful scenery, great social network and great college sports.[read more...]
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| Lexington's Diversity & Culture - 6/15/2009
Lexington has so much to offer.
Aside from being an equestrian center, with the KY Horsepark. beautiful Horse Farms and Keenland, one of the most beautiful race tracks in the country, this little city is also a great supporter of the fine arts and theater.
Lexington was known as "the Athens of the West" in the late 1800's and still has that opera house opened for many fine theatrical productions. We have visual art events throughout the year. If you are looking for more spectacular events there is Rupp Arena offering sporting events and big name concerts. There is always something to do in Lexington.
It is a wonderful place to raise a family with an excellent school system and a varied multi-cultural population. Housing is also still extremely reasonable compared to most of the other states. There are several really nice parks as well.
This is a little city with a big city offerings that maintains a small town appeal.
There are some of the best restaurants here that offer cuisine from Chinese, Japanese & Sushi with Teppan Grills, to Italian, Indian, Thai and so much more.
Shopping is great here from the malls large Department stores to the unique gift shops around town.
Of course I cannot end this review without mentioning the University of Kentucky with its teaching medical hospital and our star ball team the Kentucky Wildcats.
And if all of this is not enough entertainment, Cinncinatti, Ohio is about a 2 hour drive from here as is Louisville.
I know I haven't mentioned everything that there is to offer here.
Lexington is rich with a long history and is continually evolving with contemporary events and progression.
All in all, this is a fabulous place to live.
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| Newby to Kentucky - 12/26/2008
We just moved here; as of 12/18/08- we have gone thru many communities, as result of economy and spouse with disability, jobs and security. We are inching into our senior years, and wanting to find our 'Spot'. Having no family remaining 'cept our kids, one Military, and one still living at home. Arriving here week before Christmas, we found warm engaging people, drivers not afraid to share directions, and overall politeness. This being the day after Christmas, we are feeling like we have found home base. If you know you are not alone, and find a shared interest, in spite of chaos and worry in difficult times we found warmth. Appears to have you would want in a community to bring up children, or to settle in a 'new half nest'.
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