Archive | January, 2012
Curator’s Tour at 21c Friday February 3, 2012
I like the idea of a “curator’s tour” very much. So I think a tour of 21c’s newest exhibit led by Chief Curator and Director of Arts Programming Alice Gray Stites should be very interesting indeed. Join us for a tour of 21c Museum’s latest exhibition, featuring a decade of work by first generation Cuban [...]
Continue reading...This is Post #3,000
31. January 2012
3,000 posts seems like one of those milestones that should be marked doesn’t it? I think so. So here we are, post #3,000 on Consuming Louisville. I’ll use this post to remind you that I’ll be speaking tomorrow night at the library on a panel full of cool people. We’ll be discussing social media stuff. [...]
Continue reading...Car Free Happy Hour February 2012 Edition
31. January 2012
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It’s time for another Car-Free Happy Hour, this time in Germantown. Fan of walking, biking and public transportation? Then these are your people! Go have a drink with them. Is winter getting you down? Are you in holiday withdrawl? Want to share/get info on how to ride your bike in a snowstorm or tornado? Or [...]
Continue reading...Chocopalooza at The Comfy Cow February 11, 2012
30. January 2012
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Anything event Chocopalooza has to be a good time right? This event, which finds The Comfy Cow and Cellar Door Chocolates teaming up for a good cause certainly sounds like it’s going to be a fantastic evening. he Comfy Cow is joining Cellar Door Chocolates in hosting the 2nd Annual CHOCOpalooza. The annual event to [...]
Continue reading...One Thing I Love About Louisville: Heather Howell
30. January 2012
Heather is the Chief Tea Officer of Rooibee Red Tea, a brand of organic, naturally caffeine-free Rooibos tea, available in seven flavors and made right here in Louisville. The company has chosen Louisville as its national headquarters and will remain here, even as it continues to gain national distribution. Heather hails originally from London, OH [...]
Continue reading...Let’s Buy Some iPads for Autism Center Apple Patch
27. January 2012
At this week’s Let Them Tweet Cake event one of the fabulous folks in attendance (hi Christine!) told us about how the organization she works for, Apple Patch, is using technology to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She specifically told us about how they’re using iPads in their new Autism Center. The story [...]
Continue reading...Louisville’s Newest Conference: Small Business Shamen
27. January 2012
We have some pretty cool conferences that happen in Louisville. There’s IdeaFestival, Derby City Comic Con, ConGlomeration just to name a few. Now there is a new conference in town, this one focusing on small business. Called Small Business Shamen, the conference seeks to educate and inspire small business folks across the board, not restricted [...]
Continue reading...Coming Soon: Charim Korean Restaurant
27. January 2012
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I had lunch at Havana Rumba the other day and while there I noticed that the empty restaurant spot in the shopping center (it had an Iraqi restaurant for a while and an Indian restaurant before that) had new coming soon signs. The signs said the Charim Korean Restaurant will be opening soon. I’m a [...]
Continue reading...Your Social Media Life at LFPL Wednesday February 1, 2012
26. January 2012
The Louisville Free Public Library is starting a new monthly series of events called “Your Social [Media] Life.” They describe the program as a “lively monthly gathering and discussion forum for social media enthusiasts and professionals who are interested in delving deeper into the field’s special topics and new developments. Um, I guess I fall [...]
Continue reading...Louisville Lightning + Peanut Butter = Dare To Care Winning
26. January 2012
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I confess that before I was asked to post about this I didn’t even know we had a professional arena soccer league team in Louisville. Now I know we do and I think it’s pretty cool that they’re encouraging folks to bring donations for Dare to Care to their matches and specifically peanut butter next [...]
Continue reading...- Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik) and Baratunde (um, Baratunde) Are Coming to Louisville!
- LVL1 Boneyard Hackathon
- Get to Know Your Parks: Joe Creason
- Volunteer Days at Fox Hollow Farm
- Buy Local First Fair Sunday May 20, 2012
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I enjoy receiving news and tips that help make Consuming Louisville even more useful to its audience. If you or one of your clients has something cool going on in Louisville I would love to hear about it.
Consuming Louisville primarily focuses on independent Louisville businesses, artists and events. This doesn't mean that I never write about chain restaurants or corporate events but I do so very infrequently. If you or your client is a national chain and you have a Louisville specific event going on (say a special for Derby) then by all means let me know about it. But if you have an event or special that is happening in every city your chain has a location in then I probably won't post about it.
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Editorial Choices
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I'm a Person, You're a Person
Emails that sound like press releases, press release attachments without actual email messages and other communication that could have just as easily been sent to and from a robot do not hold my attention. Since I'm a real person and you're a real person I'd encourage you to make our interaction person-to-person conversation instead of an email blast to a marketing list. I like people, I don't like email marketing blasts.
31. January 2012
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