Why and How She Had Her Spider Veins Removed

By Tiffany White  Post Sponsored by Clark Memorial Hospital Vein Center  Alicia Smith says she had no reservations about trying the treatment and has been pleased with the results. Photo by Melissa Donald Alicia Smith, 35, enjoys wearing dresses, skirts, and shorts, but when spider veins appeared on both of her legs in 2012 after she had a baby, she tried to hide them. “They started burning and itching, and I didn’t like how they looked. I wore stockings for a while, but that didn’t seem to help at all,” she says. Alicia tried sclerotherapy [...]

By |2018-06-21T16:50:59-04:00December 27, 2017|Past Sponsored|

Making an Event Fun Instead of Stressful

By Bella Portaro-Kueber Victoria Staton gives couples a chance to enjoy the wedding planning process. Photo by Aubrey Hillis Great! You’re getting married soon! Now what? All you need is love — and a wedding planner. Walking through the early planning stages can be difficult for any bride-to-be. “Brides either know exactly what they want or they’re completely clueless. But that is where I come in, and the process becomes fun instead of stressful. As I get to know them, I help transition them into a more relaxed zone,” says Victoria Staton of Victoria Staton [...]

By |2018-06-21T15:15:29-04:00December 26, 2017|Passions|

Give Yourself the Gift of Simplicity

By Bob Mueller My wife Kathy and I love to travel. We have started a new tradition during the week of Labor Day visiting Kentucky and Indiana locations. This year we stayed at the Old Jailers Inn Bed & Breakfast in Bardstown, Kentucky. We did parts of the bourbon and wine trails. We revisited Bernheim Forest where we enjoyed our first kiss years ago. We sat on a park bench in the stillness of the forest and renewed our love. The highlight of our trip was the experience of the Trappist monastery Gethsemane of Thomas [...]

By |2018-06-21T16:04:38-04:00December 24, 2017|Mental Health|

Community Gifts: Ohio River Greenway

By Carrie Vittitoe One of the best things about living in Louisville is being so close to Southern Indiana, which has its own set of special gifts that Kentuckiana residents share. One of those is the Ohio River Greenway project, a 7.5-mile green corridor, which began in earnest in 1993 when a commission was formed between New Albany, Clarksville, and Jeffersonville. “All three communities started at the river and built out. We are reinvesting in and rediscovering that area,” says commission chair Philip Hendershot. The project’s goal is connectivity. “We are reconnecting people to the [...]

By |2018-06-21T15:40:01-04:00December 23, 2017|Community|
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