The Paducah Hospitality Association (PHA) hosted its Annual President’s Awards Dinner on January 8, 2019 at River Discovery Center. Ed Musselman, The Coke Plant, and Kijsa Housman, MAKE Paducah, were featured speakers.

"Ten University of Kentucky students explore the communities, cultures, and characters in western Kentucky. In each episode, the travelers are challenged to think critically about the world around them. Dr. Jason Swanson, a tourism professor at UK, leads the explorers through western Kentucky.

"Paducah claims to be a few hours from everywhere, and they’re not wrong: 140 miles from Nashville, 170 from St. Louis, 180 from Memphis, 220 from Louisville. Most easily accessed on I-24, and while you’re there cross the river to Metropolis and check out the home of Superman.

"Purple Toad Winery in Paducah, Kentucky has gained a great following among Tri-State sweet wine lovers. 

"We first met Chef Sara Bradley during a weekend visit to Paducah, KY. Having the opportunity to dine at her acclaimed restaurant Freight House was a highlight of the trip and offered a peek into how she runs a kitchen — controlled and efficient, by the way. Her farm-to-table restaurant, housed in a converted vegetable warehouse on the edge of town, is now three years old and continues to garner accolades from far and wide — and with good reason. One stroll through TripAdvisor or Yelp, and you’ll get a clear idea of what’s to love.

"There are nine cities in the United States that have earned the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) Creative Cities Network designation and just two for folk arts and crafts. Another Ohio Valley City is one of them, Paducah, Kentucky. The other is Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Paducah representatives promoted the city as a destination for international visitation during the 7th annual Travel South USA Showcase in Nashville, Tennessee.

"Do you hear what I hear? Holiday productions catering to a variety of musical tastes are being staged around Kentucky, so whether you prefer fun, feel-good songs with a danceable beat or sacred music in a sacred space, it’s easy to find a performance that sparks that Christmas spirit."

The 78th annual running of the National Retriever Club (NRC) Championships, an American Kennel Club event for retrievers, is set to take place November 10-17 at the West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area.

"Brick-paved streets and beautifully renovated 19th-century architecture are part of a $100,000-plus Main Street revitalization, now a national model. These days, the town begun by William Clark (of