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Why Should You Vote?

And, we have two things to vote for right now.Don’t you know someone who should be recognized for their achievements? Someone you admire? That is why you should vote for in our Most Admired Woman ballot. There’s only a week left, so vote now here.This is the fun one — Look at the cute babies and give one of these a vote at Beautiful Baby. The deadline is April 3.

By |2018-06-21T16:09:16-04:00March 15, 2017|Featured|

What We Love About Her Skin, Head to Toe

By Miranda PoppYou saw this beauty being twirled around the dance floor for charity at Louisville’s Dancing With the Stars, her skin glowing from head to toe. We caught up with her to find out exactly what she’s doing to get that natural glow.Although this Louisville gal has a Puerto Rican heritage, you won’t catch her soaking up the rays on the beach. Instead, you’ll see Carolina MacKinlay with a scarf around her shoulders, floppy hat on her head, and lathered in SPF 100 because she’s allergic to the sun.Years of staying out of the [...]

By |2017-03-14T08:30:00-04:00March 14, 2017|Looks Book, What We Love|

She Turned Toward the Flower Business

By Lucy M. PritchettSometimes a Turning Point is a turning toward something rather than a turning away. For Jill Doyle that was a turning toward the beauty of flowers.Jill is co-owner of J. Elizabeth Designs, a special event florist in Lyndon. While she was at the University of Louisville working toward a degree in liberal studies focusing on pre-law, she was also working for Nanz and Kraft Florist and later Colonial Designs, learning both the mechanics and the design principles of the floral business.“Once I graduated,” Jill says, “I really couldn’t face the three more [...]

By |2017-03-13T08:30:00-04:00March 13, 2017|Turning Point|

Bubbly for Basketball

By Bella Portaro KueberA few of Mo's favorite things include a basketball, a magnum bottle of champagne, and this bell that sits on her desk at work.  What do basketball, bubbly, and bouncing back have in common? They're sources of strength and positivity for Mo Rose, 102.3 The Max radio host and WHAS11 television news personality. Mo, a transplant from Illinois, graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in broadcast journalism and arrived in Louisville in 2012 where she began working for 99.7 WDJX with Ben and Kelly in the mornings.“It was a great [...]

By |2017-03-12T08:30:00-04:00March 12, 2017|Passions|

My live-in partner of eight years thinks he owns me

By Joyce Oglesby Q: “My live-in partner of eight years thinks he owns me. We have had a child together, and that, in essence, was the unraveling of our relationship. Before our daughter, everything was wonderful. As long as I was available to him every second, we got along great. Once I became a mother, things drastically changed. He wants sex on demand like it was before kids — and it’s not always a good time for moms to drop what they’re doing. I’m exhausted! I do everything, and he looks after himself. He goes [...]

By |2017-03-11T09:30:00-05:00March 11, 2017|Just Ask Joyce|

Lunch Plus One: Wiltshire: Artful Cuisine at the Speed + The Speed Art Museum

By Melissa DonaldThe LunchWiltshire at the SpeedWhat you can expect from Wiltshire at the Speed is several lunch options finely crafted from fresh ingredients. The menu changes, however, there is always a special of the day available, along with a gluten-free option. Lunch entrees range from $9-$12. The day I visited the cafe, the special was a Veggie Ramen bowl ($11), which was a very popular menu item. This dish was comprised of noodles, sumi grilled tofu, roasted mushrooms, napa cabbage, radish, aonori, and soft egg, with a mushroom-miso broth.The Grain Salad was the gluten-free [...]

By |2017-03-10T09:30:00-05:00March 10, 2017|Lunch Plus Fun|
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