Mentelle Neighborhood Association

A small black spatula and a serving spoon were left behind at Sunday’s neighborhood picnic. If they are yours, you can find them on the porch table at 52 Mentelle Park.

Thanks to everyone who came out for the annual Mentelle neighborhood potluck picnic. We had a great crowd and a lot of good food and drink. If you aren’t a member of the Mentelle Neighborhood Association and would like to help support more social events like this, please join here.

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The annual Mentelle neighborhood potluck picnic is Sunday, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Mentelle Park median nearest Cramer Avenue. All Mentelle neighborhood residents and business owners and their families are welcome to attend. (We were sorry to have to postpone it from last Sunday, but this week’s sunny and warm forecast looks much better!)

The Mentelle Neighborhood Association will provide plates and utensils, as well as ice water, iced tea and lemonade. But we’re asking each person / family to bring a dish or two to share — meats, vegetables, salads, fruits and desserts. This is a great time to impress your neighborhood with your specialty dish.  If you’re not a great cook, a bucket of fried chicken would be just fine! Also bring any additional beverages you desire.

We will have a limited number of tables, so you might want to bring a lawn chair, too. We had a great turnout last year, and we hope to see everyone there again this year.

If you haven’t signed up to bring a dish, please click here to do that.

The Mentelle Neighborhood Association board has decided to postpone the neighborhood potluck picnic a week, to next Sunday, Oct. 6.  The Lexington area is expected to get significant rain for the next three days as Hurricane Helene comes ashore on the Gulf Coast of Florida.

Please keep the people in seriously affected areas in your thoughts and prayers, and we hope to see everyone next Sunday at 5 p.m. in the Mentelle Park median. If you haven’t signed up to bring a dish, please click here to do that.

The annual Mentelle neighborhood picnic will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, September 29 in the north median of Mentelle Park (nearest to Cramer Ave.)  Last year’s potluck format was so successful, we’ve decided to do it again.

The association will provide plates and utensils, as well as ice water, iced tea and lemonade. But we’re asking each person / family to bring a dish or two to share — meats, vegetables, salads, fruits and desserts. This is a great time to impress your neighborhood with your specialty dish.  If you’re not a great cook, a bucket of fried chicken would be just fine! Also bring any additional beverages you desire.

We will have a limited number of tables, so you might want to bring a lawn chair, too. There will be some toys and games for kids of all ages. We had a great turnout last year, and we hope to see everyone there again this year.

If you plan to attend, please click here to sign up and tell us what you will be bringing.

The Mentelle Home & Garden Tour is Sunday, Sept. 15, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The tour begins on the Mentelle Park median next to Cramer Avenue. Tickets are $10 cash or $12 with card. Proceeds go to support neighborhood activities organized by the Mentelle Neighborhood Association.

We have seven properties on this year’s tour:

17 Mentelle Park

18 Mentelle Park

42 Mentelle Park

144 North Hanover Avenue

176 North Ashland Avenue

717 Hambrick Avenue

210 Walton Avenue

Reminder that the 2024 Mentelle Neighborhood Home and Garden Tour is coming up on Sunday Sept. 15 from 1-5 p.m.! We are still in need of volunteers to monitor the homes. If interested, please email laurabeth.griffith@gmail.com. Volunteers get free admission to the homes/gardens prior to the tour! Also, please spread the good word! Here is the Facebook event to share with your contacts and attached is the flyer!

Saturday is Play Music on the Porch Day, and the Yellow Dog Jazz Band of the Bluegrass will be performing from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the porch of 24 Mentelle Park, home of trumpeter Andrew Mooney and his wife, Tanya.  Andrew welcomes neighbors to bring their lawn chairs and set up on the median in front of their home.

At least 19 other musicians and bands also will be playing around the Mentelle and Kenwick neighborhoods that day. Click here for a map.

City Council’s General Government and Planning Committee will have a special meeting about updates to short-term rental regulations at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Government Center (200 E. Main St.). If you are unable to attend, it can be viewed on livestream  here.

Potential updates include distance requirements and a formula to help determine when too many STRs are being concentrated in an area. The packet for the special meeting will be posted on Engage Lexington early next week with the full text of the proposals available for review before the meeting.

Should the committee vote to make any changes to the regulations of STRs, the Planning Commission would next be tasked with reviewing the proposed changes to the policy, including holding an open, public hearing to get community feedback before approving and/or disapproving any updates.

The Lexington Police Department issued this news release today:

UPDATE – 08/14/24: The Lexington Police Department is still actively investigating Friday’s homicide and shooting that occurred at El Cid on National Avenue and is asking anyone with information to contact the department or Bluegrass Crime Stoppers.

Detectives have been and are continuing to connect with businesses and residents in the area to follow up on leads and information. The investigation suggests that the restaurant was busy at the time of the shooting, and detectives are asking anyone who was at El Cid that night and may have taken a video or photograph to check their footage.

Investigators are working with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners, as well as community partners to assist the victims and others who have been impacted by the incident. The Lexington Police Department would like to thank those who have reached out with information or are assisting with the investigation.

The Lexington Police Department wants to bring justice to the victims and their families, and is asking anyone with information about this case to contact the Lexington Police at (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020, online at www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com, or through the P3 Tips app at www.p3tips.com.

Since it is still an active, ongoing investigation, the department is limited in the information it has to release. As information becomes available, the department will continue to send out additional news releases and update the public on social media.