by April Allman | Dec 2, 2017 | Community
By Carrie VittitoeA Courier-Journal article in 2011 spurred Christy Brown to become involved in the Whiskey Row revitalization on Main Street. “These magnificent cast iron buildings were being threatened with demolition,” she says, and she felt she had to act. Phone...
by April Allman | Dec 2, 2017 | Community
By Carrie Vittitoe(L-R) Sherry Miller of Mama’s; Kortney Warfield of U-Chews; Lucretia Thompson of Lucretia’s Kitchen; Viviana Dias Ferreira of Revolution Confections; Andrea Wells of Wells Made Co.; and Vy Howard of Syndesi. Photos by Melissa Donald ...
by April Allman | Dec 1, 2017 | Giving Back
By Marie Bradby “The betterment of our community is not just for our lifetime, we have to make sure there is continuity for the community for the rest of time,” says Susie Stewart about why she serves and gives to nonprofits in her community.“Setting up an endowed...
by April Allman | Dec 1, 2017 | Giving Back
By Marie BradbyDr. Karen Cost had just given a lecture to dermatology students at the University of Louisville when the chief of the department — Dr. Maurice Fliegelman — came up to her and told her that she should get involved in the community. “We need to get you on...
by April Allman | Dec 1, 2017 | Giving Back
By Marie BradbyOn the last Sunday in September, Paula Schoenhoff and many of her family members were breaking bread in Iroquois Park with more than 1,000 Louisvillians — immigrants, African-Americans, Hispanics, whites, Asians, etc., at a giant potluck to connect the...