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Community Gifts: Louisville Free Public Library
By Carrie Vittitoe Public libraries have long been a gift to local communities, but the Louisville Free Public Library is adapting that gift to improve how people read, learn, interact with technology, and engage with others. One of the ways it is doing this is through the creation of three new 40,000-square-foot regional branches to help fulfill its mission of bringing 90 percent of the local population to within five miles of a library.Individual branches have also been renovated or built, including a free-standing branch in Newburg and renovated space in Shawnee. “Neighborhood branches reflect [...]
She Changed a Bunch of Things — Starting with Cutting Out Coffee
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.2.2"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_post_title _builder_version="3.2.2" comments="off" featured_image="off" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px" author="off" /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_image admin_label="Featured Image" _builder_version="3.7" src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/api-1-1.jpeg" align="center" force_fullwidth="on" /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.7"] Cutting out coffee, making a much-needed career change, and getting married — the past several months of Kirsten Steele’s life have looked much different, but in the best way. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_code admin_label="Ad" _builder_version="3.7" text_orientation="center"][adrotate banner="19"][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.7"] Kirsten, an ophthalmic technician at The LASIK Vision Institute, traded in her morning cup of coffee for a Fiber One bar, a Boost protein shake, and a quick swim before work. “But let's be honest,” she says, “weekends [...]
What We Love About Her Red Hair
“Now that I’m a mom, it’s so different.” Carrie Ann Smith, owner of MADE Blowdry Boutique on Lime Kiln Lane, thought that when she found out she was going to be a mom, no one would see her as a business owner, but rather as a mom only. However, like many new moms, she found she was welcomed into a wonderful club she never thought she’d be a part of. Major life events such as becoming a mom can certainly change one’s daily style preference. Comfort became more important for this local “mompreneur.” Her style [...]
Community Gifts: Louisville Metro Police Foundation
By Carrie Vittitoe The 2005 death of Rebecca Grignon-Reker's husband, Officer Peter Grignon, started the Louisville Metro Police Foundation. She is shown here with memorabilia from his service. Photos by Melissa Donald Safety and security are gifts we prize in our city, but we don’t often consider the cost of these gifts to the men and women who help provide them. The 2005 death of Officer Peter Grignon spurred the creation of the Louisville Metro Police Foundation (LMPF), which works to ensure that the first responders who provide help to the community get the resources [...]
This Bride Walked Down a Beach to The Altar
Earlier this year Hayley Anderson and Nathan Liu married in a summer destination wedding on a beach in Charleston, South Carolina in front of 45 guests. “Walking down the aisle to my groom on the beautiful beach of Isle of Palms” is the bride’s favorite memory but she says she also loved spending time with close family and friends in Charleston. What’s her advice? “If you aren’t set on having a huge wedding, I would definitely recommend planning a small intimate ceremony at your favorite out-of-town destination. Most destination wedding locations have a company or [...]
