On Thursday, August 17, 2023, CivicLex received a great honor: A proclamation from Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton herself!

We took a two week break over the summer and got some much needed rest, relaxation, and quality time with our friends and families.

In case you missed it: CivicLex is partnering with Saved by Fate for some fun dog content!

The Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at UK hosted the Rural Journalism Summit here in Lexington!

Last week, an article was released highlighting CivicLex’s work to strengthen civic health in Lexington.

Last week, our Director of Programming Megan Gulla and Jillian Riseman, our Civic Journalism VISTA spent two days in Indianapolis with a small cohort of civic-focused organizations gathered by Citizen University.

Last week, CivicLex staff wrapped up a long few of weeks of travel, where our staff had a chance to connect with other thought leaders in the civic health field, learn from other communities, and spend time talking about our experiences doing our work in Lexington!

Noel and Megan were out at the Living Arts and Science Center celebrating Greenfest last weekend!

Last Friday, our Director of Civic Education Stephanie Mobley, Megan Brandon from Generation Citizen and Aaron Davis, Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) Social Studies Instructional Specialist, met with our teacher cohort from each of the seven FCPS high schools to continue their work on incorporating project-based civics focused on local government into the FCPS curriculum.

Every year, CivicLex puts out a guide to the Mayor’s Proposed Budget, which explains the Lexington City Budget in a simple, straightforward way.

Megan, Stephanie, and Noel went out flyering around Douglass Park last week to spread the word about all the cool opportunities to get involved with the Park Equity Accelerator!

Last week, Megan visited several of Lexington’s beautiful parks and placed these awesome yard signs, flyers, and door hangers around the community.

Next City, a national publication that promotes “solutions for just and equitable cities” recognized CivicLex last week in an article about our work increasing public participation in city government!

We had an absolute blast Monday night celebrating our 5th birthday at West Sixth!

CivicLex is part of Lexington’s delegation to Reimagining the Civic Commons (RCC), a network of civic leaders across the country that are innovating new and better ways to design, operate and manage public spaces in order to deliver social, economic and environmental benefits for their communities.

Last week, our Director of Programs, Megan Gulla, Valerie Friedman (LFUCG Division of Planning), and Christine Smith (Seedleaf), traveled to New York City for a convening with other Parks Equity Accelerator teams from around the country.

Last week, Megan Gulla, our Director of Programs, led a great workshop with the Lexington Nonprofit Coalition to help folks better understand the Lexington City Budget process and priorities!

Last week, CivicLex’s Executive Director Richard Young joined a panel hosted by New America to discuss best practices for co-governance!