Support local arts by attending the "2012 Celebrate Art in Lexington" event in the Old Mill.
Local businesses are teaming up with art advocates to raise money for after-school art enrichment programs for children. Cafe Chartier is hosting the "2012 Celebrate Art in Lexington" event, starting at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Cotton Grill will provide a cash bar. The event is organized by Alexandra White, organizer for Art in Public Places for Lexington. Event attendees are asked to pay $5 admission or bring new or gently used art supplies instead. (See list of needed art supplies below.) The money and supplies will be used for art classes at Lexington Art Studio for students who don't have the opportunity to explore the arts at their schools and whose families can't afford the cost of after-school art programs. The event will feature live …
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The East Main establishment gets the nod for Lexington's best cup of joe.
Though barely a year old, Lexington's Cafe Chartier is beginning to make a name for itself in local foodie circles. And, oh yeah, they brew a mean cup of coffee, too. Good enough that the cafe, located in Lexington's Old Mill on East Main Street, has claimed the top spot in this week's Best Of Patch poll asking readers for Lexington's best cup of coffee. The cafe, owned and operated by Ernie and Leslie Chartier, garnered 59 percent of the vote in Patch's unscientific poll, far outpacing second- and third-place finishers, Jamestown Coffee Company and Starbucks, respectively. A great cup of coffee is only as good as its source, and Leslie Chartier believes the cafe has found a gem in roaster Mick Carnett of Turtle Creek Coffee in Columbia…
Tell us where you find the best coffee in town.
Voting in this poll has now closed. Congratulations to our winner, Cafe Chartier! When it comes to that early morning perk you can only get from a delicious cup of coffee, most of us don't want to take any chances. In our third "Best Of" contest, we are asking our readers to tell us where to find the best cup of coffee in Lexington. Here are some of our favorite places, but if we're leaving one off of the list, please let us know in the comments below and we'll add it: Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday. Ties will be broken by whichever business has the most positive comments in the section below. We will announce the winner at noon Friday. So tell us where you go for that perfect cup. And don't forget to tell us in the …
James Kirk
9:41 am on Thursday, June 21, 2012
Kudos to Café Chartier! Don't go just for the great coffee, but stay for lunch as well. Hands down the best place for lunch in Lexington. The food really is terrific! more ›