Last week, CivicLex helped host the NextCity Vanguard summit in Lexington. NextCity is an online news organization dedicated to covering solutions to pressing issues in cities.

Back in April, Bloomberg columnist Mary Ellen Klas reached out to us about writing an article covering our work for their new series on trust in American civic life. Last week, that article was published!

Last week, CivicLex won the prestigious Business of the Year award from the Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers, a major industry organization for online news outlets in the US and Canada.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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!