Zayat fires back at bank, seeks damages

Ahmed Zayat, owner of top Kentucky Derby contender Eskendereya, has fired back at Fifth Third Bank, asking a bankruptcy judge to declare that the bank’s claims of default are bogus. In an adversary complaint filed Monday in New Jersey, Zayat asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Donald H. Steckroth to hold Fifth Third to promises the bank [...]

Cheapside taking on new life as downtown destination

Lexington Farmers Market will open for the season next Saturday in Cheapside Park on schedule, but farmers will have to wait a week to set up their stands in the new Fifth Third Bank Pavilion. Construction is running about a week behind schedule on the multi-use iron and glass pavilion, said George Milligan, the city’s [...]

Dudley’s opens on Short Street

After being closed five months, Dudley’s restaurant has re-opened in Lexington’s burgeoning Cheapside entertainment district, across from the popular Cheapside Bar & Grill and next door to Pulse Nightlife. Nearby are Metropol, The Rosebud Bar, Bluegrass Tavern, Courtyard Deli, Redmon’s and SkyBar on the penthouse floor of the Court Square Building. Dudley’s owner Debbie Long [...]

New Dudley’s part of downtown’s growing restaurant scene

After being closed five months, Dudley’s restaurant has re-opened in Lexington’s burgeoning Cheapside entertainment district, across from the popular Cheapside Bar & Grill and next door to Pulse Nightlife. Nearby are Metropol, The Rosebud Bar, Bluegrass Tavern, Courtyard Deli, Redmon’s and SkyBar on the penthouse floor of the Court Square Building. Dudley’s owner Debbie Long [...]

PNC sues for Azeri’s yearling filly

Another Thoroughbred icon is back in court: PNC Bank has filed a claim against the Allen E. Paulson Living Trust for almost $1.6 million and wants to seize champion Azeri’s yearling filly. PNC alleged in a lawsuit filed in Fayette Circuit Court in Lexington on Feb. 12 that the trust defaulted on a loan “by, [...]