topical archive What’s A Railbird? Written by Art Shechet Definition- A well-known track fixture, hugs the rails, stays close to the action, probably loses more... Fear of Falling Written by Jim Betts I watched a White-Throated Sparrow follow his cohorts into a bush this morning. He flitted in... Body Language Debate? Written by Tom Martin There’s quite some distance between the violence of the ancient Italian sport of Calcio Storico and the... Reformers to Radicals: The Appalachian Volunteers Written by Tom Martin It began on January 20, 1961 with this historic call-to-action: The challenge President Kennedy made to... Kelle Brings the Jolly to Origins Jazz Series Written by Tom Martin It was the middle of her set at Lexington’s Tee Dee’s music club. Jazz vocalist Jessie... Confessions of a Bread Junky Written by Tom Martin Few things in life comfort the soul more than freshly baked bread. To learn more about... Lexington Considers Matthew Shepard Written by Tom Martin Music has the “capacity to encompass, transform and transcend tragedy. Powerfully cathartic, it leads us from... Opioids: How did this happen? Written by Tom Martin Drug overdoses last year took the lives of nearly 72,000 Americans. Two-thirds of these deaths, according to the... Film Premiere to Illuminate Kentucky’s Energy Future Written by Campbell Wood In the fall of 2015, Kentucky filmmaker Ben Evans bought his first electric car, a used... Listen: Tom Martin interviews Richard Young of CivicLex Written by Tom Martin CivicLex Director Richard Young was a recent guest on WEKU’s Eastern Standard. Check out his conversation with... UK Cafe: Why is There a University of Kentucky Themed Restaurant in Osaka, Japan? Written by Chuck Clenney There are more connections between Osaka, Japan and Kentucky than one might probably expect. Firstly, the... CivicLex Is Live! Written by Art Shechet For the past two years UnderMain has been collaborating on a new civic engagement project, CivicLex.... Artists’ Live-Work Space Planned for East Side Written by Campbell Wood “This is where I was born and spent the early years of my childhood, about two... News Literacy: Five Questions Written by Tom Martin In this era of Russian troll farms messing with our minds even as live, high-profile humans... Saving Kentucky: Kentucky Natural Lands Trust & The Pine Mountain Collective Written by Chuck Clenney We often talk about “saving the world” in a lofty, abstract sense, devoid of any tangible... Distracted Healers Written by Campbell Wood Scores of doctors serving patients across Kentucky are from the six Muslim-majority countries under President Trump’s... They “DV8” From the Norm Written by Tom Martin Rob and Diane Perez are the brains and leading energy behind one of Lexington’s most successful... There In The Darkest Times Written by Tom Martin Writer’s note: This is the story of a brave woman, a misunderstood horse and how each... Why Not? Written by Tom Martin What would Lexington’s future look like if the city more deliberately organized our local economy and culture... The Longest Walk Written by Palmer Tolly The search for answers to some of life’s more extraordinary difficulties can sometimes require extraordinary effort. Drug... No Place Like Home Written by Tom Martin Nope. Not doin’ it. Hitting 65 at the rate of 10,000 every day, the Baby Boom generation isn’t... An Experiment in Love Written by UM The way of nonviolent resistance … is ultimately the way of the strong man. It is... Post Truth or Post Trust? Written by Tom Martin What a mess we’re in. We seem to have entered a strange new era in which... Limbaugh Sidebar Written by Tom Martin I was once in a fly-on-the-wall position to monitor the behind-scenes workings of Rush Limbaugh’s then-budding... Hey, Big Announcement From UnderMain! Written by Staff UnderMain is now a 501(c)(3)! That means your donations to UnderMain are tax deductible. Every donation... More Context Written by Art Shechet John Hunt Morgan, “Thunderbolt of the Confederacy”, is safe in his construction cocoon. Protected from debris... Green’s Guide to Safe Refuge Written by Tom Martin For African-Americans, travel by car through Lexington and across the USA during the Jim Crow era... In search of another way Written by Tom Martin We can’t pass the course on humanity if we keep failing the lessons on harmony and... Friendship in Troubling Times Written by Tom Martin Affection, trust, sympathy, empathy, honesty, compassion, altruism, mutual understanding, enjoyment of each other’s company, and the ability to... McNeese Interviews Scorsone on Evolution of LGBT legal rights in Kentucky Written by Tom Martin Polar opposites somehow manage a fragile co-existence in Kentucky. It’s a place where the mayor of one of... Water Spurts Written by Art Shechet A just-published report by the folks at Food & Water Watch found in a survey of... Lexington Philanthropist Makes Huge Gift to Facebook Written by Art Shechet In an unprecedented act of generosity during the season of giving, Lexington philanthropist and artist Dmitry... The Living Building Challenge: Visionary from the Start Written by Clive Pohl Designers and builders have long looked to rating systems for “how-to” guidance on green building. From... Cheapside Statues: An Opinion Written by Van Meter Pettit Editor’s Note: The Urban County Government Art Review Board (UCARB) has held several special meetings to... Cheapside: A Call to Action Written by Art Shechet Hey! Remember the issue of those statues in Cheapside Park and the near-forgetting of its history... Is a picture any longer worth a thousand words? Written by Tom Martin (Illustration: Venice multi exposure by Stephen Wilkes) With apologies to the written word, there may be... Of Levees, Lagniappe and Lexington Written by Lillie Ruschell Full disclosure: I am a New Orleanian. No matter where I live, or how long I... Racial Divide Creates Convenient Amnesia Written by Julie WIlson The Chinese Whispers Game. Broken Telephone. It goes by many names, but you know the one:... Climate Change Radicals Issue New Manifesto Written by Art Shechet Those well-know climate radicals at the Risky Business Project, including former New York City mayor and... Congratulations, Humans! Written by Art Shechet Yes, we are a species capable of utter depravity, cruelty, shortsightedness, and self-absorption. But today we... Visions of Cheapside- An Updated Update! Written by Art Shechet In our recent piece on UnderMain about the history of slave auctions at Cheapside and the statues... What it’s like to be homeless in Lexington, Kentucky Written by Josh Nadzam Everyone seems to have explanations of the homeless. “They are just lazy bums who don’t want... Our own tarnished legacy Written by Art Shechet Since we seem to be having, in the wake of hate-filled murder, this moment of national... White Ring: Reflections on the words of Wendell Berry Written by Christine Huskisson ‘The survival of literacy in an age of illiteracy may require us to remember how physical,... Gov. Beshear on Kentucky’s Heroin Crisis Written by Josh Nadzam In October, 2014 I wrote a piece for UnderMain in my attempt to understand what led... Holiday Greetings from UnderMain Written by Art Shechet Peace on Earth, (insignificant) Earthlings! Photograph by JPL/NASA Curiosity Rover Nothing Blue Can Stay: The Platoons of Kentucky Men’s Basketball Written by Julie Kuzneski Wrinn How long can the platoons last? Each year it is with some reluctance that I transfer... 9/11 Written by Art Shechet In a time when the word “hero” is gratuitously overused, when politicians pose as heroes for... Is it “Christian” to turn away vulnerable children? Written by admin Guest opinion by Lyman Stone ~ “When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall... Tripping over tipping Written by Celeste Lewis Do you make it a point to tip your server when you dine in a Lexington... I Might As Well Bathe In Cheese Written by Christine Huskisson Oh, if only I had made that deadline for Lexington’s first ever Flash Fiction Contest, here... Too Much of a Good Thing? Written by Tom Martin By Tom Martin – If 15 years ago you had suggested to many in Lexington that... 25 Years After Tiananmen Square Written by Art Shechet I remember watching the coverage on television, mouth agape, at the sudden exuberant explosion of... No Easy Answers Written by Art Shechet After another horrific mass killing the renewed seeking of answers, solutions, proposed interventions is understandable. Mental... UK President Capilouto Fires Back in Letter to Rupp Task Force Chair Written by Art Shechet Kentucky Sports Radio has just published UK President’s letter dated May 20, in response to Rupp... Water, Water Everywhere Written by Art Shechet Zoe Strecker’s feature article on the promising future of hydro power in Kentucky, http://www.under-main.com/water-power-the-low-hanging-fruit-of-energy-alternatives/, highlights a resource which... Your thoughts, please: The Rupp Redesign Written by Art Shechet Will Rupp Arena and the Lexington Center undergo major transformation? What do you think of the...
