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Upgrade Sunday brunch with a batch homemade biscuits 🍳🥓 Get the recipe on our website!

Central Kentucky architectural blacksmithing shop Maynard Studios is bringing unique metal-forged details to Kentucky homes and businesses. Their work has garnered international recognition and awards from the National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association, as well as earning Matthew an Al Smith Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council.

Drink of the Month: Woody Do-Goody 🍹 This unique take on a classic daiquiri is full of citrusy goodness — a smooth sailing sensation to enjoy all spring and summer long. Get the recipe from Old North Bar on our website now! Cheers! 🥂

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“Painting is a very organic, grounding process for me,” says longtime performer and support of the arts Linda Carey. “It’s almost like doing yoga.” 🎨

Check out the story “Garden Delights” to take a peek inside the Southern Heights garden of Lexington garden pro Betsy Chappell. 🪴🌷

While certainly unique and eye-catching, Clive Pohl’s designs draw much of their appeal from their simplicity and high level of functionality, with a design sensibility that also values sustainability and efficiency. Learn more about the architect and his firm, Pohl Rosa Pohl, on our website.

In this month’s installment of “Creative Types,” Architect Clive Pohl (pictured) reflects on his career as his firm, Pohl Rosa Pohl, celebrates 30 years of business. Read more at smileypete.com! 🏠

Maynard Studios, the blacksmithing shop owned and operated by artists Matthew and Karine Maynard, designed and installed these gates at the Lexington event space The Apiary.

A longtime performer and supporter of the arts, octogenarian Linda Carey (pictured here) is exhibiting her abstract paintings – a form of self-expression she adopted much later in life – at the Wills Gallery this month. 🎨

On Our Table: A Good Biscuit & Strawberry Jam 🍓Get the recipe on our website now!

Maynard Studios, the blacksmithing shop owned and operated by artists Matthew and Karine Maynard, has been a fixture in Anderson County for more than 20 years — but, unlike many Bluegrass-area blacksmiths, horseshoes are one item the Maynards do not make. Instead, their practice focuses mainly on architectural blacksmithing, designing and fabricating large works such as fences and gates, railings, window grilles and chandeliers.