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The Louisville Independent Business Alliance (LIBA) is kicking off its annual “hoLOUdays” campaign with a simple message for Louisville residents: Make your holiday shopping count by choosing local. Whether shoppers are finding unique gifts at neighborhood businesses or purchasing gift cards to local restaurants, shopping locally is one...
Conductor Na’Zir McFadden leads two free community performances November 12 and 13, featuring music inspired by cultures around the world and a world premiere by Louisville Orchestra Creators Corps composer Seare Ahmad Farhat. The Louisville Orchestra continues its commitment to making live orchestral music accessible throughout the community with...
For three decades Kentucky Author Forum has created opportunities for audiences to engage with distinguished writers and thinkers through thoughtful, in-depth conversations about their work, ideas and the issues shaping contemporary life. Now celebrating its 30th season, the nationally recognized, local program has presented three SOLD OUT events featuring John Grisham, Andy Beshear and Timothy Snyder. KAF continues its milestone season with Kara Swisher and Scott Turow on December 8th. Bestselling authors Erik Larson and Nathaniel Philbrick will conclude the season on January 27th.
Louisville-area holiday movie fans have until Dec. 6 to apply for the nationwide contest.
You know that moment when you open the freezer and find nothing but ice cubes and a lonely bag of peas? It happens to the best of us. Feeding a family these days can feel like a part time job. Grocery prices keep climbing, and your cart seems to shrink every week.
A Kentucky trip may involve a city hotel, a state-park bathhouse, and a roadside restroom within the same day. Shared spaces bring different expectations about noise, cleanliness, privacy, and how long a quick stop should take. The following eleven habits are travel-etiquette situations, not evidence that Kentuckians behave alike. Several...
I’d bet there’s a road trip you keep saying you’ll take. Maybe it involves a plate piled with fried chicken, country ham, and a slice of pie you didn’t plan on. Call me impatient, but I don’t think buffet adventures belong on a someday list. Someday rarely shows up, and next month has a funny habit of sliding into next year.
Somewhere in Lexington, Kentucky, there’s a red brick building with a cheerful fish on the sign, and inside that building, people are having one of the best meals of their lives. Smithtown Seafood is the kind of place that makes you wonder why you ever wasted time eating anywhere...
Wild horses roam free across a 50,000-acre riding playground in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. Some riders spot them just off a trail marked 101. Those horses don’t travel alone, either. Riders have also reported elk, grazing cattle, and high mountain views along the same gravel routes. I love...
Kentucky does not touch an ocean, but it sure knows how to fry a fish. Some of the best seafood plates in the state come from places that have been battering cod, catfish, and oysters for generations. A few started before your grandparents could drive, and they still pack the...
A giant steel chain hangs on a mountain cliff, and the story says it keeps a huge boulder from rolling onto the town below. I love that someone took that idea seriously enough to haul the chain up there. That quirky landmark sits inside a park with a big claim...
Your holiday baking list is long, and your pantry is looking awfully thin. The big box store wants a small fortune for a tiny jar of cinnamon. Most of us sigh, pay up, and promise to bake fewer cookies next year. There is a smarter way to stock up, and it might come with a hitching post out front.
Hand-made fried pies with homemade dough are the claim to fame here, and the cherry creme filled version alone deserves a road trip. Apple is on the lineup too, in case you like your pastry classic. A Mennonite family runs this country shop. They bake everything from scratch every single...
Kentucky road trips can combine distilleries, sandstone country, and cave visits, but the map can make those experiences look easier to combine than they are. Reservations, vehicle access, and time outside the car matter as much as the route's reputation. Here are three ways a well-known drive can become poor...
On a cold winter day in Kentucky’s coalfields, check the south-facing slopes for elk. The herds change their habits once fall’s over, and knowing them can make your next drive worth it. Here’s what Kentucky’s elk do in the coalfields every winter. 1. Gathering Into Herds.
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Deer hunters in Kentucky and Virginia will take to the woods Saturday as firearms seasons open in both states, with wildlife officials reminding hunters to review regulations, prepare their equipment and take steps to stay safe. Kentucky’s modern gun deer season runs Nov. 14-29 and represents...
Check out these fast food joints that you probably would love to eat at one more time if you could (and those 60s and 70s prices would surely be great, too!).
Ever visited a house where a movie was filmed?
You can sleep outside with the horses after a full day of riding mountain trails. That’s the actual plan on one overnight trip in eastern Kentucky, and it’s built for riders 18 and older. The trails wind across more than 1,000 acres of private land. There are over...
Some of the best pie in Kentucky is not found in a big city. It sits on quiet main streets, along two-lane roads, and inside old buildings that have been feeding travelers for years. These six small-town stops are the kind of places people plan a drive around, or swerve...
