Kentucky Living Magazine

4 days ago | kentuckyliving.com | Wade Harris

LORI FULKERSON’S MOTHER and grandmother weren’t even selling food when they started the business that would become Back Home Restaurant in Elizabethtown. Lori’s mother, Linda Fulkerson, and her grandmother, Lola Allen, sold dolls, potholders, needlework and other homemade crafts, operating from the trunk of Linda’s car. In 1984, they rented a two-room space in downtown Elizabethtown.

1 week ago | kentuckyliving.com | Wade Harris

When your electric cooperative talks about “beating the peak,” it is a call to action for energy consumers to reduce electricity use during periods of highest demand. Using less energy during peak times can ease the strain on the electric grid, benefit your cooperative and sometimes lower your electric bill. Electricity generation and energy supply must match consumption in real time to ensure safe, reliable power. As energy demand grows, all of us can do our part to use less.

1 week ago | kentuckyliving.com | Wade Harris

ON A TRIP TO IRELAND seven years ago, my wife, Kim, and I were not expecting a stop at an art gallery to change our lives. We both enjoy art museums and galleries, and I have been a closet artist for years. When the weather isn’t cooperating for a round of golf, you can find me at home working with oil and pastels. As we walked through the gallery, Kim stopped and breathed in an oil painting showing the rain boots of a family of four lined up alongside a stone wall outside a door.

1 week ago | kentuckyliving.com | Wade Harris

READY FOR SOME WARM-WEATHER FUN? Check out Kentucky’s inclusive playgrounds, where physical, sensory and social elements enable kids of all abilities to play alongside family and friends. Boone Woods Park In 2024, Boone County community leaders cut the ribbon on a playground accessible per the Americans with Disabilities Act—the area’s first. “Having accessible recreation for everybody was a high priority,” says David Whitehouse, Boone County Parks director.

1 week ago | kentuckyliving.com | Wade Harris

This year’s Kentucky Derby Festival Official Poster Artist has quite the cooperative connection. Kim Perry’s official poster artwork was unveiled in February and set the colorful backdrop for the 2025 Derby Festival season. “My paintings are a love letter to Kentucky—friendly, confident and inviting,” Perry says. “It is an incredible honor to be named the Poster Artist for the 2025 Derby Festival. This opportunity allows me to contribute to such a cherished event in a meaningful and lasting way.