Lifestyles

  • Beyond the missions: “Family Matters”

    Have you ever played a game that had such a complex backstory, it could serve as a reality show? The fourth main installment in the Far Cry series, Far Cry 4, is just that. Spoiler alert! I do reveal one of the endings of this game.


  • FIBO, Part 2: Are you a tycoon?

    Welcome back to PRESS START! This is the second installment in my “First In, Best Out” series, but this time, we’re exploring the world of the original RollerCoaster Tycoon.


  • All the news that’s fit to [fill in the blank]

    All the news that’s fit to [fill in the blank]

    I have pretty much given up watching national news programs (and most regional news, for that matter). I prefer information to indoctrination. That’s why I rely on local news (radio and newspaper) to fill me in on what I need to know. The old saying, “All politics is local” needs…


  • History hits the water and chases the future

    History hits the water and chases the future

    Two men recently launched Betty Jane, a vintage wooden motor yacht, into the Ohio River at Washington Marine, Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a forty-five foot cabin cruiser, a 1955 Chris-Craft Corsair, built in the factory at Algonac, Mich. As a maid, she was settled into a custom cradle, loaded on…


  • Augusta Art Guild presents A Taste of Strings

    Augusta Art Guild presents A Taste of Strings

    The Augusta Art Guild present “A Taste of Strings,” April 20, 10 a.m., at the Augusta Independent School Gym. Continuing its mission to bring arts to the community, the Augusta Art Guild’s Cultural Outreach Program is proud to host the St. Michael String Project at the Augusta Independent School. Specially…


  • Checking off the bucket list

    Checking off the bucket list

    Kentuckians, what’s on your bucket list? Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman popularized the Bucket List expression in their 2007 film. Two terminally ill men rush off on a spontaneous road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they kick the bucket (die). Nowadays, a bucket list refers to a…


  • PLAYERS HOP INTO REHEARSAL FOR UPCOMING PRODUCTION OF ‘HARVEY’

    PLAYERS HOP INTO REHEARSAL FOR UPCOMING PRODUCTION OF ‘HARVEY’

    Seeing is believing….especially if you are on the lookout for a six-and-a-half-foot-tall, invisible white rabbit named Harvey! Casting is complete and rehearsals are well underway as the Maysville Players prepare for the upcoming production of “Harvey.” Directed by Mike Thomas the classic comedy by Mary Chase will be presented at…


  • MSU Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will present concert

    MSU Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will present concert

    Morehead State University’s Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will present a concert Tuesday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Morehead’s First Baptist Church, 123 East Main Street. The concert, titled Concert Dulce, is a fund-raiser event for its May tour of Spain. Complimentary desserts and coffee will be served at…


  • Osborne coming to Years of farming

    Osborne coming to Years of farming

    On Sunday, April 15, Years of Farming is excited to feature Hall of Fame member, Grammy nominee and war hero, Bobby Osborne at 2 p.m., at Double S Entertainment, 150 Foster Street, Flemingsburg. The HCTC Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music will be the opening band. Cost of tickets…