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Bardstown Celebrates Juneteenth
June 21, 2025
BY KATELYN NORRIS | THE KENTUCKY STANDARD
“To me, it just means that there’s still improvements, there’s still progress to be made and that’s inherent to who we are as people. As Americans, we have to continue to grow. I think Juneteenth is a great holiday to [take a step back] and learn things that we don’t know. Then how can we use that to make a better future for us.” —Amanda Reed Ogilvie

Lem’s Café to open brick-and-mortar in Downtown Bardstown this summer.
May 20, 2025
BY AMANDA REED OGILVIE
Great-granddaughter of My Old Kentucky Home banjo player, Lem Reed, and Kentucky Black Trailblazer, Annie Reed, will kick off partnership with Bourbon City Kitchen & Trade Company this summer.

Chamber hosts third annual DEI conference
November 5 , 2024
BY KATELYN NORRIS | THE KENTUCKY STANDARD
"Local leaders, community members and business owner discuss the advancements in diversity, equity and inclusion across the county, while discovering how much progress still needs to be made."

Lem’s Café wants to create space for community
June 25, 2024
BY KATELYN NORRIS | THE KENTUCKY STANDARD
"Lem’s Café was created out of the love for community and passion for sharing the past. The pop-up shop’s founder, Amanda Ogilvie, is eager to bring her love for coffee to Bardstown, while honoring her great-grandfather, Lem Reed. Reed was the famous banjo player who greeted the tourists of My Old Kentucky Home State Park through the 1940s and 1950s."