Noted painter Katherine Helm, daughter of Emilie Todd Helm, painted these murals in the Helm Place dining room. They depict sunset on South Elkhorn Creek, which runs in front of the mansion and grounds across Bowman Mill Road. Photo by Tom Eblen | teblen@herald-leader.com
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Tom Eblen is a columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader who writes about life, people and issues in Lexington and Kentucky. A Lexington native, Eblen was the Herald-Leader's managing editor from 1998 to 2008. He previously was a reporter and editor for the Atlanta Journal- Constitution and The Associated Press. Some columns contain his opinions and observations.
