The purple finch: less common than before
A male purple finch, in the words of naturalist Roger Tory Peterson, is a “sparrow dipped in raspberry juice.” While found in Kentucky, purple finches have become less common over the past decades as the population of house finches (next week’s feature) has grown. The National Audubon Society’s
December 07, 2025
Growth happens. She ensures it follows the plan
Codes & Planning Administrator Amanda Haney knows where everything goes
December 05, 2025
Council donates 5K to Berea food banks, City plans a night to ask 'How can we help?'
CITY HALL – City Council has voted unanimously to offer a one-time donation of $2,500 each to two food banks that serve Bereans. The vote occurred during the first regularly scheduled meeting of December. Per Resolution 20-2025, the City will purchase $5,000 worth of food from Lexington-based God'
December 03, 2025
What in the world?
A new column from Professor José Mora, PhD
December 01, 2025
Tufted titmice are storing up for winter
As winter approaches, the tufted titmouse harvests the last berries of the season and transitions from a summer diet of primarily insects to a winter diet of primarily seeds. Common visitors to backyard birdfeeders, tufted titmice prefer sunflower seeds. They tend to choose one large seed and fly to a
November 30, 2025
No exploding turkeys!
Deep frying your bird? Dry it first.
November 27, 2025
Behind the scenes at The Edge
'Postmortem' is an informal chat about the week that was; in this issue, juicy bits from the campaign trail
November 23, 2025
Mallards rest easy this week
Male mallards sport a variety of colors, most notably iridescent green heads. While the mottled brown female mallard is not as colorful, she does typically get the loudest say in the relationship, as quacking is the purview of the female mallards while male mallards make quieter rasping or rattling sounds
November 23, 2025