Adrian Paul Bryant 4/22/24 Adrian Paul Bryant 4/22/24

Thanks for Joining our Primary Candidate Meet and Greet!

Last Wednesday, we held our Primary Candidate Meet and Greet!

Richard Young 3/25/24 Richard Young 3/25/24

CivicLex Kicks off Teacher Externship Program!

Last week, CivicLex officially kicked off our new Teacher Externship program. This program takes teachers from FCPS who are preparing students for career readiness and introduces them to ways that those career pathways can connect with local government.

Adrian Paul Bryant 3/18/24 Adrian Paul Bryant 3/18/24

Richard Appeared on the Democracy Optimist Podcast!

Our Executive Director Richard Young recently discussed the importance of local elections and local civic engagement on the new Democracy Optimist podcast!

Richard Young 2/26/24 Richard Young 2/26/24

A Quick Reflection on Knight Media Forum

Last week, our Executive Director Richard Young had the privilege to attend the annual Knight Media Forum (KMF) in Miami, Florida. Hosted by the Knight Foundation, it is the premier gathering for those working on the future of local news in the United States.

Adrian Paul Bryant 2/12/24 Adrian Paul Bryant 2/12/24

We will be co-hosting the NextCity 2024 Vanguard Summit

We’re excited to announce that this September, NextCity will be bringing their annual Vanguard Summit to Lexington! We are proud to partner with NextCity and VisitLex on showing this year’s cohort of urban leaders how Lexington is tackling issues relevant to communities across the nation such as the rural-urban divide, polarization, and housing affordability.

Haley Wartell 2/5/24 Haley Wartell 2/5/24

Our Last Civic Expo of the School Year

Last week, Stephanie and Haley hosted the last Civic Expo of the school year at Lafayette High School! This was our biggest one yet, with around 800 students getting to meet with 33 organizations and City Departments/Divisions.

Adrian Paul Bryant 1/29/24 Adrian Paul Bryant 1/29/24

A Successful Civic Breakfast

Thank you so much to everyone who came out for our first ever CivicLex Civic Breakfast! We were thrilled to see so many people from all around Lexington eager to show up and talk about local issues with one another.

Adrian Paul Bryant 1/17/24 Adrian Paul Bryant 1/17/24

Farewell, Jillian!

Jillian Riseman, who brought you the CivicLex Weekly in 2023, has left CivicLex to accept a new role as the Urban County Council’s first-ever Public Information Officer!

Richard Young 11/13/23 Richard Young 11/13/23

Happy Birthday to us!

CivicLex hosted a celebration of five years of CivicLex at the Kentucky Theatre!

Richard Young 10/30/23 Richard Young 10/30/23

Reimagining the Civic Commons comes to Lexington!

CivicLex, the Blue Grass Community Foundation, and the City of Lexington co-hosted a 3-day convening of Reimagining the Civic Commons (RCC).

Jillian Riseman 10/23/23 Jillian Riseman 10/23/23

Richard speaks on a LION Publishers’ panel

CivicLex’s Executive Director Richard Young served on a panel at the Local Independent Online News Publishers' Southeast Meetup.

Jillian Riseman 10/15/23 Jillian Riseman 10/15/23

Pumpkins, Policy, and Paintbrushes!

Megan and Haley put on a fabulous “crafternoon” event at our space in UK’s Cornerstone building on October 11th!

Richard Young 10/9/23 Richard Young 10/9/23

CivicLex inspires a new organization in West Fargo, North Dakota

Two weeks ago, CivicLex’s Executive Director Richard Young gave a keynote panel for a new organization in West Fargo, North Dakota.

Jillian Riseman 10/2/23 Jillian Riseman 10/2/23

Stephanie wins a state-wide award!

Our Director of Civic Education, Stephanie Mobley, won the Kentucky Council for the Social Studies’ Georgia Davis Powers Civic Leader Award. The state-wide award recognizes a leader whose work has fostered civic engagement in and outside the classroom!