Soul of 2nd Street to highlight African American history in Danville

Experience a piece of Danville’s rich history during this year’s Soul of 2nd Street Festival on, August 5th from 4-10 p.m. in historic Constitution Square. Prior to the late 1960s Second Street in Danville looked much different than today. There you could find retail shops, medical offices, restaurants, and the Rev. O’Neal’s barbershop. This area…

Joslyn and the Sweet Compression to kick off Downtown Downbeat

The start of the very first Downtown Downbeat concert series is just around the corner on April 6 and there is a stellar group of musicians set to kick it off. Joslyn and the Sweet Compression is a gem from central Kentucky and travels all over the U.S. From east coast to west coast, they…

If These Walls Could Talk

One would think that the town that witnessed the birth of Kentucky would have a comfy seat from which to watch history as it happened. And one would be correct. For inside Danville buildings, American’s first documented serial killers were once held, the Father of Abdominal Surgery performed a Hail Mary on a dying woman,…