Archive | March, 2010
New Kid on the Blog Block
There’s a new local blog focused on fashion. It’s called 502Fashion.com and the site’s author, Kevin, sent me the scoop on the blog. It has notifications about upcoming events, reviews and interviews with local boutiques and salons, musings about designers, and always implores people to step up their game when it comes to style. This [...]
Continue reading...Time for Another Book Drive? LFPL Needs Books!
30. March 2010
Ah Facebook. Sometimes you make life painful (Farmville updates, 8 million invitations to events I’m never going to attend, uncomfortable friend requests, etc) but sometimes you make new awesomeness possible. Case in point: New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery “asked her readers to nominate their favorite library to win a free copy of one [...]
Continue reading...Wendy’s Louisville: Prima Ballerina Hometown Hero
30. March 2010
A new hometown hero mural went up at the J. Graham Brown school over the weekend. It’s of Louisville native and “prima ballerina” Wendy Whelan. I don’t know what exactly a prima ballerina is but I’m assuming it’s pretty impressive. That’s a safe assumption since the New York Times referred to her as “the greatest [...]
Continue reading...Vian Sora Exhibit at The Green Building Gallery
29. March 2010
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The Green Building has a show coming up from an Iraqi artist who has recently made Louisville her home. Her name is Vian Sora and she has this to say about her life in our fair city: “My new home here in Louisville crystallizes my journeys and ignites a new desire in me to bring [...]
Continue reading...Celebrate DCE’s Third Birthday
29. March 2010
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Derby City Espresso turns 3 this Thursday, April 1, and Matt’s throwing a 3 day party to celebrate. The third anniversary party begins on Thursday with music from Bradlee Burtner and Daphne Luster & Kevin Hines beging 9ish PM. On Friday the fun continues with a Comic book cover art show & DJ Scotch Bonnet [...]
Continue reading...A Few Misc. Notes
26. March 2010
1. I finally took B to the Comfy Cow last week. She declared the banana split (aka A Monkey’s Delight) we shared to be the best in the city. That’s very high praise considering how much she likes ice cream. Since we split the sundae I didn’t get a scoop of the Cake Batter Up [...]
Continue reading...First Friday Backpack-Raiser
26. March 2010
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Next Friday April 2, 2010 is the First Friday of the month so that means it’s time for the First Friday Trolley hop downtown. In additional to all the usual art and food offerings for April you’ve also got a really easy opportunity for doing some good in the community. Blessings in a Backpack, the [...]
Continue reading...Ask Fairdale Bigfoot (Week 26)
25. March 2010
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Mr. Bigfoot, I have been struggling with shaving, recently. I find that I’m having trouble getting a proper shave– I’m either feeling stubbley after an hour or two, cutting myself in various locations, missing spots, or left with my face feeling so sore that a stiff breeze causes me to wince. I’ve tried single bladed [...]
Continue reading...Midnights at the Baxter: Jason and the Argonauts (March 27, 2010)
25. March 2010
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Que es un argonaut? I don’t know. I only paid attention to the cool Greek myths and I don’t remember thinking the Jason one was particularly interesting. Anyway Baxter Avenue Theatres is showing the 1963 film version of this story which features stop motion monsters. Stop motion monsters! Now we’re talking. The score to this [...]
Continue reading...Mayoral Candidate Forum on Business March 31, 2010
24. March 2010
The campaign season is a long one. After being so excited about the mayoral election many months ago now, I’m….meh. As Steve Jobs knows however good design can spark interest and passion and I love the design of the flyer for this event. It might be shallow of me to get interested again because of [...]
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