She Chose Louisville Part 3: From a Vision Board to the Runway

By Marie Bradby   Why We Chose Louisville They have seen the world. They have successful careers. They could live anywhere. They chose Louisville. Here are three transplants — tops in their fields — who are making Louisville their forever home and stitching themselves into the quilt of life that is the Bluegrass. This is RaeShanda Johnson's Story. From a Vision Board to the Runway Models of all shapes and sizes walk the runway at the Second Annual Derby Scholarship Fashion Show at the Olmsted, wearing body conscious but elegant and sophisticated clothes locally designed [...]

By |2017-09-02T14:30:00-04:00September 2, 2017|Explore Louisville, Featured, Today's Woman Now|

She Chose Louisville Part 2: From New York to the Heart of this City

By Marie Bradby   Why We Chose Louisville They have seen the world. They have successful careers. They could live anywhere. They chose Louisville. Here are three transplants — tops in their fields — who are making Louisville their forever home and stitching themselves into the quilt of life that is the Bluegrass. This is Lisa Zangari's Story. From New York to the Heart of this City For 12 years, Lisa Zangari traveled the world (Europe, Asia, and North, South, and Latin America) for her job as an innovation consultant based in New York City. [...]

By |2017-09-02T11:30:00-04:00September 2, 2017|Explore Louisville, Featured, Today's Woman Now|

She Chose Louisville Part 1: From the World to Kentucky

By Marie Bradby Why We Chose Louisville They have seen the world. They have successful careers. They could live anywhere. They chose Louisville. Here are three transplants — tops in their fields — who are making Louisville their forever home and stitching themselves into the quilt of life that is the Bluegrass. This is Kathy Stearman's Story. From the World to Kentucky “My job was amazing, especially when I got to work overseas,” says Kathy Stearman, who was an FBI agent for over 26 years. “I would meet people (counterparts in allied countries) and they [...]

By |2017-09-02T08:30:00-04:00September 2, 2017|Explore Louisville, Featured, Today's Woman Now|

Try This Fun Caregiving Tip for Your Loved One

If you are caring for someone who has a form of dementia, here's one way you help them improve their well-being.Tune into happiness - With many positive health benefits, music may be the best tool a caregiver can use. “Music has the ability to improve social interactions, enhance mood, increase communication in individuals with dementia or Alzheimer's as well as reduce anxiety and stress,” says Elisabeth Knight, MSSW with Caring Excellence. “Music also has the ability to affect physical health by improving nighttime sleep, reducing pain, increasing mobility and coordination, or lessening the need for medication.”Here [...]

By |2017-08-19T08:30:00-04:00August 19, 2017|Caregiving|

Another Organization Builds Houses

I imagine you have heard about one of the most internationally known nonprofits, Habitat for Humanity. But not-so-common knowledge is that the founders of the homebuilding charity — Millard Fuller and his wife Linda — decided to cut ties with the organization after continual disagreements with new leadership. Their split with Habitat for Humanity gave birth to The Fuller Center for Housing in 2005. Built on the same philosophy, The Fuller Center offers a grassroots approach to building and renovating homes, extending its services to 16 countries and several pockets of the United States.One of [...]

By |2017-08-12T08:30:00-04:00August 12, 2017|Giving Back|

Three Shows You Should See This Month

By Gioia Patton/Arts InsiderKiss Me KateCenterStage in Central Park Passions run high as leading lady Lilli Vanessi and her ex-husband, actor/director Fred Graham, battle onstage and off in a musical version of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. With romance, comedy, and sophistication, Kiss Me Kate combines the irreverent humor of two brilliant writers: Cole Porter and William Shakespeare. Musical numbers include So In Love, Wunderbar, Tom, Dick or Harry, Too Darn Hot, Brush Up Your Shakespeare, I Hate Men, Always True to You (In My Fashion) and Another Op’nin’, Another Show.The original Broadway production in [...]

By |2017-08-03T08:30:00-04:00August 3, 2017|Entertainment|
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