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Lexington City Manager Alan Carson says he didn't think much of the small plumes of smoke coming from the former Lexington Home Brands plant one night…

How did we get the title Classical to refer to an era in music? We can thank the ancient Greeks and Romans for this umbrella term. Classical antiquity was…

When you think back on 17th century palace parties, you might picture a lot of stuffy aristocrats standing around in uncomfortable clothing with pointy…

Remember Donny and Marie Osmond's TV theme song "A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock N Roll"? Well, maybe you wish you didn't, but for composer…

You've probably heard about Impressionist painters, but what about Impressionist composers? Their music evokes a mood, a feeling, or even a specific…

The Trump Administration is claiming North Carolina owes the federal government $41 million because of Medicaid errors. The state begs to differ. The U.S.…

These days, if you have a tough time falling asleep, you might grab yourself a melatonin, turn in early and hope for the best. But a few hundred years…

What if you took a long, metal string, stretched it out taut, and then plucked it with a feather quill? Admittedly, just one string pluck has a puny sound…

Viennese composer Franz Schubert's music formed a kind of bridge between the majestic compositions of Beethoven and the deeply expressive Romanticism of…

Time to whip up a nice fugue. First, mix yourself a short musical theme. Then, repeat it slightly higher or lower; sprinkle in a few other voices; add…