Most of us think of apples as an American fruit, but apples as we know them originated in an area between Europe and Asia called the Caucasus region. Romans brought the fruit to Europe, where the apple’s popularity grew when cooks discovered sugar. Immigrating European settlers brought apples to North America. They were well received, […]

Our first celebration is in Frankfort at The Foundry on Broadway.

Remembering some of our firsts…our first cover, the first pet issue and much more!

Publisher + Editor-in-Chief reflects on our 25 years…

Past and present editors reflect on their experiences working with Kentucky Monthly

By Jennifer Hall and Ty Reagan, Pippa Passes

To the surprise of some of my friends and colleagues who generally assume that, due to the nature of my work, most of what I’ve done for the past four decades is play outside, I am not very knowledgeable about birds. That is, identifying birds by sight or sound.

Barbara Kingsolver didn’t look back when she left her Kentucky hometown, but many of her contemporaries have fond memories of their student and classmate

Many Eastern Kentucky counties fall into the Southern Appalachian region, a mountainous area known for its distinctive culinary culture. With the May release of their cookbook, Celebrating Southern Appalachian Food: Recipes & Stories from Mountain Kitchens, Jim Casada and Tipper Pressley share recipes for traditional dishes along with tips, stories and explanations of some of […]

After spending years in the ministry, Owensboro’s Jon Brennan has returned to his passion of singing country music