The Goldenrod's Friday Flea Market: July 11-15

The Mountain Grrl Experience in Pikeville, school lunch woes, fighting for bodily autonomy in rural Kentucky and more.

It’s time for The Goldenrod’s Friday Flea Market, where—much like in the thrift stores, antique malls and flea markets across our region—you can expect to find a little bit of everything. If you’ve ever accidentally unearthed a copy of Kenny Rogers’ made-for-TV-movie Rio Diablo (1993) among an heirloom collection of spongewear at an estate sale, you know that sometimes things don’t quite fit—and that’s where the Friday Flea Market comes in. These weekly, catch-all, never-know-what-you’ll-read updates are for *paid subscribers only* so if you’ve made the leap behind the paywall, join us below.

Before we break, though, I wanted to share that last week’s (extensive!) story about Kentucky’s approach toward plugging abandoned oil and gas wells—and how it could be vastly improved—is now out from behind the paywall. If you didn’t catch it a few days ago, I really encourage you to understand how this major, overlooked issue impacts both environmental and community health.

Cleaning Up Kentucky's Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells—Finally, Maybe