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Modern Family: Revisiting the Science Center

Jean West helps cut the ribbon on the Science Center exhibit Uniquely Human. Jean West returned to one of her sons’ favorite weekend destinations as a committee member for a groundbreaking new exhibit. Uniquely Human is a must-see for kids of all ages. Written by Jean West | Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Science Center (Louisville) It was the best deal for families with children. The dual membership to the Louisville Zoo, and the Louisville Science Center. For many years we alternated on weekends, my sons choosing which they wanted to visit when [...]

By Sara Jessick|2023-08-24T12:05:08-04:00August 28, 2023|Community & Sisterhood|

Do Some Good This Fall

Charliese Brown Lewis Celebrating their 10th anniversary and a decade of fundraising in Kentucky and Indiana, the annual Give for Good campaign, organized by the Community Foundation of Louisville, makes its return next month. Plan to be part of it. Written by Rana Alsoufi | Provided photo Give for Good is an online giving day event that aims to support local organizations through funding and increased awareness. In the past ten years, the campaign has successfully raised over $50.6 million for local organizations in eight counties in the Kentuckiana region, providing support to [...]

By Sara Jessick|2023-08-24T12:04:52-04:00August 25, 2023|Community & Sisterhood|

Making College Dreams Come True

Jacqueline E. Ellis is the college transition coach for the Lincoln Foundation. The Lincoln Foundation has been serving talented, underserved students in the Louisville Metro area for more than 110 years, helping them overcome barriers to higher education and achieve their potential. Written by Tabnie Dozier | Photographed by Bill Wine There’s a program in Kentuckiana that’s going beyond the school walls to make sure that aspiring college students are equipped with the tools necessary to graduate from high school and attend college. The Lincoln Foundation is devoted to identifying talented, underserved students [...]

By Sara Jessick|2023-08-24T12:05:50-04:00August 18, 2023|Community & Sisterhood|

Ladies Who Launch: VaShaun Mosby | A Pathway Out of Poverty? Now There’s an App for That

Chanel Nicole Photography While on public assistance twenty years ago, VaShaun Mosby vowed to improve her circumstances and help others do the same. Her new app will do both. Written by Rocko Jerome VaShaun Mosby is a woman who doesn’t shy away from a challenge. A Lexington native who overcame a young adulthood spent on public assistance to become a successful technology business owner and “serial entrepreneur,” she is a determined, focused dreamer who saw hard work as her way out. “I make no qualms about it: I was a good girl gone [...]

By Sara Jessick|2023-08-24T12:06:19-04:00August 16, 2023|Ladies Who Launch, Money & Career|

Backstage Pass: Crash Courses in Culture

Photo By Sam English Our city’s vast culture and arts scene provides an incredible array of immersive classes for both kids and adults. Here are just a few ways you can tap your creativity this fall. Written by Gioia Patton/Arts Insider Plein Air Painting with Pastels Connect with Mother Nature and capture her beauty through the use of soft pastels, an immediate medium that allows you to translate onto paper what surrounds you in the Gardens. In this three-day series, students will work the first day in Studio learning fundamentals before rendering the [...]

By Sara Jessick|2023-08-17T15:49:53-04:00August 11, 2023|Backstage Pass, Life & Style|

The Women of Higher Education

Spalding University President Tori McClure. While the ivory towers of academia are typically occupied by men, the opposite is true in our city where strong female presidents lead our local universities into an era of inclusion. Reporting by Christine Fellingham and Rocko Jerome | Photographs by Kylene White and Benji Koelling It’s no secret that women are in the minority in higher education leadership. In 2022, only thirty-three percent of college presidents were women. That number has barely budged in years. Except in Louisville. Here, the majority of the presidents leading our local [...]

By Sara Jessick|2023-08-17T14:37:35-04:00August 9, 2023|Money & Career|

Modern Family: Revisiting the Science Center

Do Some Good This Fall

Making College Dreams Come True

Ladies Who Launch: VaShaun Mosby | A Pathway Out of Poverty? Now There’s an App for That

Backstage Pass: Crash Courses in Culture

The Women of Higher Education

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