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Melissa Corbin

Melissa Corbin is a Tennessee-based freelance travel and culinary journalist. Published by national publications such as Lonely Planet, Craft Beer.com and AAA Traveler, she also enjoys writing for regional lifestyle publications and websites like this one. A storyteller at heart, she podcasts over at CorbinInTheDell.com and has a regular cooking segment on Bowling Green’s WBKO Midday Show. You can follow her adventures on Instagram @melcorbin to continue the conversation.

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The Language of Winning

By Melissa Corbin on Jul. 10, 2020

To “get a leg up” is when a Thoroughbred’s groom boosts a jockey up upon his horse. Because the…

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A Day in The Historic Neighborhood of Chevy Chase

By Melissa Corbin on Jul. 10, 2020

Eat and shop as the locals do. Bordering the University of Kentucky, the neighborhood of Chevy…

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Where Old Meets New

By Melissa Corbin on Jul. 10, 2020

A look inside James E. Pepper Distillery On the subject of bourbon, words like tradition, heritage…

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In Lexington, Art is for Everyone

By Melissa Corbin on Jul. 09, 2020

A cultural anomaly, the “starving artist” is often marginalized and left to create on his or her own…

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