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February 2019 Coffee Meet-up

February's installment of Local First Lexington's Coffee Meet-Up series will be held at Broomwagon Coffee + Bikes. Our topic is Doing Well by Doing Good. Our local expert this month is Dan Wu, chef and owner of Atomic Ramen. A former contestant on tv's MasterChef, Wu...

January 2019 Coffee Meet-up

January's installment of Local First Lexington's Coffee Meet-Up series will be held at Chocolate Holler. Our topic is NOM! Marketing for Food Service Businesses. Our local expert this month is Leela Foley, who promotes Central Kentucky restaurants through Lex Eats....

September 2018 Coffee Meet-up

The evolving legalization of hemp farming and hemp-based products has become a hot topic in Central Kentucky, which had a thriving hemp industry before the crop was banned half a century ago. You’re invited to Local First Lexington’s September Coffee Meet-up to...

Happy Hour! at Wrigley Media Group on June 21

Happy Hour! with Local First Lexington & Green Check at Wrigley Media Group Local First Lexington members are invited to learn about the City of Lexington's Green Check Program during a happy hour at Wrigley Media Group, a great local business who just received...

June 2018 Coffee Meetup at Doodles

Date & Time: Friday, June 8 at 8am to 9:30am Location: Doodles Breakfast & Lunch; 262 North Limestone Street, Lexington, KY 40507 Get Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/FzxgHoxnM8p Topic: "Creating an inviting & inspiring space fro your retail, office or...

Local First Lexington will be the Non-Profit Partner at TNL on June 7th

Come on downtown to Thursday Night Live on June 7th as Local First Lexington is the non-profit sponsor. So every beer and soft drink purchase at Downtown Lex's Beer and Pepsi Stations will go toward support Local First Lexington. We appreciate the community's...

May 2018 Coffee Meetup at Wild Fig

Date & Time: Friday, May 11 at 8am to 9:30am Location: Wild Fig Books & Coffee Get Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/6sv8EUtVXfG2 Topic: "Tips and tricks on how to build an online presence" Local Expert: Emily Riddle from Gathered Living and Miss Molly Vintage...

Mixer for Potential LFL Board Members

Wednesday, March 7 at 6 PM - 8 PM Hayden's Stockyard Eatery, Bluegrass Regional Marketplace 4561 Ironworks Pike, Lexington, KY Board Member Application: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DeFXxzSICnj0Gj9soxjU4vqeIiON-BtRWMvzbH3YNYI/edit?usp=sharing Are you passionate...

March 2018 Coffee Meetup at Magee’s Bakery

Date & Time: Friday, March 9 at 8am to 9:30am Location: Magee’s Bakery, 726 E Main St, Lexington, KY 40502 Get Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/S4KLu6suRJR2 Topic: “Financial and Payroll: Discussing experiences in doing your own business accounting” Local...

Happy Hour with Lexington Young Professionals

March 27th 5:30 to 7:30 Happy Hour with Lexington Young Professionals. Location: Marikka's Located in: Southland Service Center Address: 411 Southland Dr, Lexington, KY 40503 A representative from Marikka's will speak to the group about the opening of their new...