![The Lee-Jackson Day parade was held on Jan. 13 in downtown Lexington.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-21-at-2.21.11-PM-1200x622.jpeg)
Conflicting legacies: a closer look at Lexington’s dual celebrations
Lee-Jackson Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day are recognized in Lexington just days apart — evoking reactions from the community
Localization changed W&L sorority life
A reflection on the five-year anniversary of the Delta sorority’s localization
![Owner Trevor Stores mixes drinks on a hectic Friday night at SkyBar. Once a bartender at the Southern Inn, he bought the space for SkyBar in May 2021. Photo by Jess Kishbaugh, ’24.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sky-bar-by-jess-kishbaugh-2-1-900x600.jpg)
SkyBar joins Lexington’s bar scene
The speakeasy-style bar has attracted students and other community members seeking a new form of late-night entertainment.
![The new Walker Program office will make it easier than ever to reach out and provide resources to people of color interested in starting a business, board member Sascha Goluboff said. Already, the program has helped seven businesses. Photo by Elena Lee, ’25.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/walkerprogrambyelenalee-900x593.jpeg)
Entrepreneurship training program for people of color expands
The Walker Program, established in August 2020, has helped jumpstart several successful POC-led businesses.
![The potential for additional traffic on roads like Nelson Street has been a focal point in past public debates regarding housing development on Spotswood Drive. Developers have contended that the uptick in traffic will be minimal. Photo by Jess Kishbaugh, ’24.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/spots-wood-street-sign-by-jess-kishbaugh-or-shauna-muckle_-900x488.png)
Development talk for Spotswood re-launch
Two competing proposals to build multi-family housing in Lexington have been submitted to City Council
![Owner Trevor Stores was born and raised in Lexington. Though this is his first time owning a business, he brings years of bartending experience to the venture. Photo by Jess Kishbaugh, ’24.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sky-bar-by-jess-kishbaugh-2-900x600.jpg)
SkyBar brings a new aesthetic to Lexington
SkyBar, a speakeasy-style bar in the basement of Blue Sky, opened to the public Feb. 18.
![Sydney Brun-Ozuna, ‘24L, plays Eighteen Wheeler American Pro Trucker at Tommy’s Arcade. She visited the arcade for the first time to compete in a Smash Bros. tournament. Photo by Shauna Muckle, ’24.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Screen-Shot-2022-02-01-at-8.01.24-PM-900x671.png)
Downtown Lexington gains its first arcade
Lexington’s newest entertainment option offers a community spot to play retro and modern games
![Members of Washington and Lee’s Chanoyu Tea Society prepare matcha tea to serve at their MLK Day ceremony. The event was part of a larger slate of activites the univeristy held in honor of MLK. Photo by Janet Ikeda Yuba.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Screen-Shot-2022-02-01-at-7.59.32-PM-900x676.png)
MLK Day and Lee-Jackson Day celebrations coincide
Different events supporting Lee-Jackson Day and MLK Day struck a contrast over MLK weekend.
![The Bookery is a brief walk away from Washington and Lee’s campus, sitting in between Lexington Pet Place and The Palms. It’s been a community staple for 34 years. Photo by Lilah Kimble, ’23.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-8.50.05-PM-900x673.png)
A life of “organized chaos” in The Bookery
Lexington’s downtown bookstore, headed by Marysue Forrest, holds not only 50,000 books, but just as many artifacts of the past.
!["Dear Evan Hansen," a movie adaptation of a Broadway musical, was released to theaters Sept. 24. Photo by Lilah Kimble, '23.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/movie-theater-900x675.jpeg)
Dear Evan Hansen shines from Broadway to box office
Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical now available in Lexington theaters.
![Local political organizations have pivoted their campaign tactics due to the coronavirus pandemic and connecting with voters virtually.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200902-EKC_2850-900x601.jpg)
Local candidates pivot campaign tactics amidst coronavirus pandemic
Local Republicans and Democrats are using different strategies than usual to reach voters
![Washington and Lee still recycling after Lexington ends curbside services](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200903-EKC_2891-900x601.jpg)
Washington and Lee still recycling after Lexington ends curbside services
The program is fighting to survive alongside the global recycling industry