By Jim Shaw By all accounts, Rachel Dratch was going places. If you talk with her high school friends, they’ll tell you that she was destined for success. After graduating…
Bread Obsession Comes to Lexington
E. Ashley Rooney
By E. Ashley Rooney In 2009, Vardo Haimo decided to replicate the Jewish rye that she had enjoyed as a child at Pratzel’s Bakery in St. Louis. She started baking,…
Hidden In Suburbia
Jeri Zeder
Food insecurity in prosperous communities Last school year, thirteen-year-old Eliza Kuechle learned lessons she’ll never forget. Eliza lives in Lexington, attends Belmont Day School, and was blessed to have as…
Immigration in Lexington
E. ASHLEY ROONEY
BY E. ASHLEY ROONEY We have all heard the saying that America is a nation of immigrants. Almost all Americans today either immigrated themselves or are descended from immigrants, whether…
Carol S. Ward Named as New Executive Director of the Lexington Historical Society
E. Ashley Rooney
By E. Ashley Rooney Lexington Historical Society (LHS) is pleased to announce that Carol S. Ward will be the new Executive Director beginning September 7. Previously, Carol was the Director…
Exploring Lexington’s ‘Outdoor Museums’ with Tom Sileo
LAURIE ATWATER
During the coronavirus lockdown, many of us turned to the outdoors to escape cabin fever and help us deal with the anxiety and despair happening around us. Nature has a…
Pandemic Pups
CINDY ATOJI KEENE
Zane O f course, there’s a dog named Kennedy in Lexington. And pups named Fenway, Boston, Fig Newton, and Sox. There must also be many owners who like food, as…
Hoofer at Heart
By Cindy Atoji Keene A dancer who is an academic might seem like an oxymoron. But that’s only if you haven’t met Thelma Larkin Goldberg, Ph.D., who just received her…
Pandemic Blues: Three Stories of Hope and Resilience from Lexington Musicians
JANE WHITEHEAD
Noah Harrington, a jazz bassist, composer and arranger with Maurizio Fiore Salas, a guitarist and Venezuelan cuatro player. Together they are Noah y Maurizio. The two musicians met at…
LexSeeHer – Celebrating Lexington Women
TOWN NEWS
The LexSeeHer Steering Committee has enthusiastically taken up the charge to expand Lexington’s collective memory to include the many women whose hearts and minds have enriched the community for centuries.…
