An opera about the Underground Railroad has interesting ties to Lexington and one of its greatest basketball players.

The Underground Railroad was known for helping many enslaved people escape to freedom. It consisted of a network of people ...

Erie Insurance co-founder H.O. Hirt was offered a promotion, but turned it down. He and his partner had something else in mind by starting company in 1925.

Israel How Browne, also known as Israel Howe Browne, lived at 71 Concord St. He was known to allow escaped slaves to sleep in ...

You’ve probably read her books and watched the television show based on her family, but do you know the full story behind the ...

Of the three main types, the grand total of geared steam locomotives built in the U.S. topped out at around 4,500. Despite ...

After 24 years of guiding whitewater trips on the Nolichucky River Gorge for other companies, Patrick Mannion finally received a permit last year to operate his own outfitter ...

Bus Stop Gallery: “Black Futures in Art: The Space Between Us,” evocative exhibition featuring the striking monochromatic portrait drawings of Danis Turcaz and the compelling stone sculptures of ...

Lincoln was a crony capitalist on economic policy, advocating protectionist tariffs, corporate welfare for railroad ...

Muhammad operates the Torchlight Academy Black History tours year-round, especially during black history month and Juneteenth. He says the words etched in stone is a sign that delineates segregation, ...

COMMENTARY: The Feb. 13-15, 1945, firebombing of the eastern German city symbolizes the brutality of World War II.