Leadership Tourism Day brings energy to Winchester

Leadership Tourism Day became far more than a guid­ed tour — it evolved into a live­ly, community‑wide expe­ri­ence that high­light­ed the spir­it of Winchester‑Clark County. From a curat­ed “con­fi­den­tial” playlist to bold “Wear Where You’re From” Hawaiian shirts, the day car­ried its own momen­tum and sense of uni­ty. Participants didn’t just learn about tourism; they lived it, mov­ing through the... 
Leadership Winchester participants pose for a class photo with “Bane”.

The house that waited for me

Misty Gay returns to her Pap’s old farm­house after years of ten­ants, weath­er, and time have worn it down. What begins as a ren­o­va­tion becomes some­thing deeper—a slow, care­ful restora­tion of the place that once held her steady as a child. As she pulls up floor­boards, opens long‑sealed win­dows, and breathes life back into the rooms, she dis­cov­ers how memory... 
Misty and Pap sitting on the porch swing in 1994.

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  • Leadership Tourism Day brings energy to Winchester

    Leadership Tourism Day brings energy to Winchester

    Leadership Tourism Day became far more than a guid­ed tour — it evolved into a live­ly, community‑wide expe­ri­ence that high­light­ed the spir­it of Winchester‑Clark County. From a curat­ed “con­fi­den­tial” playlist to bold “Wear Where You’re From” Hawaiian shirts, the day car­ried its own momen­tum and sense of uni­ty. Participants didn’t just learn about tourism; they lived it, mov­ing through the com­mu­ni­ty as a joy­ful, vis­i­ble reflec­tion of local pride. Residents noticed,… 

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  • Her lived experience reveals what Kentucky’s family data misses

    Her lived experience reveals what Kentucky’s family data misses

    Valerie Frost argues that Kentucky’s high child abuse rank­ings tell only part of the story—and often the least impor­tant part. Data, she writes, can­not explain the gen­er­a­tional loss of sta­bil­i­ty, the impact of the opi­oid cri­sis, or the fam­i­lies dis­placed by dis­as­ters and eco­nom­ic col­lapse. After years work­ing inside Kentucky’s sys­tems, Frost says the biggest gap isn’t effort but voice: fam­i­lies’ lived expe­ri­ences are rarely cen­tered, often fil­tered, and some­times never… 

    Read more: Her lived expe­ri­ence reveals what Kentucky’s fam­i­ly data misses
  • The house that waited for me

    The house that waited for me

    Misty Gay returns to her Pap’s old farm­house after years of ten­ants, weath­er, and time have worn it down. What begins as a ren­o­va­tion becomes some­thing deeper—a slow, care­ful restora­tion of the place that once held her steady as a child. As she pulls up floor­boards, opens long‑sealed win­dows, and breathes life back into the rooms, she dis­cov­ers how mem­o­ry lingers in sun­light, worn paths, and the qui­et between ham­mer strikes.… 

    Read more: The house that wait­ed for me
  • Knives and lives: Winchester knife maker and life coach Kevin Parido

    Knives and lives: Winchester knife maker and life coach Kevin Parido

    In this episode of Voices of Winchester, host Pete Koutoulas sits down with Winchester native Kevin Parido—neighbor, for­mer pas­tor, knife mak­er, and life coach—for a wide-rang­ing con­ver­sa­tion about crafts­man­ship, call­ing, and what it means to live with inten­tion. Kevin shares how grow­ing up sur­round­ed by fam­i­ly in Winchester shaped him, how years in min­istry in Chicago and back home influ­enced the way he works with peo­ple today, and why he eventually… 

    Read more: Knives and lives: Winchester knife mak­er and life coach Kevin Parido

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