Dec 23 Arts and Culture How Holiday Foods Connect Three Kentucky Families To Their Pasts I spent some time this week in the kitchens of Kentucky families as they prepared for the holidays, and discussed how certain foods tie them to their past. By Ashlie Stevens Dec 23 Arts and Culture How Holiday Foods Connect Three Kentucky Families To Their Pasts Ashlie Stevens
Dec 22 Arts and Culture Bananas, Peanuts And Mayo: The Makings Of A Kentucky Christmas Tradition “You don’t ever make them any other time of the year. It’s really weird. They sound like they would be a dessert but we always eat them as like a side item.” By Ashlie Stevens Dec 22 Arts and Culture Bananas, Peanuts And Mayo: A Kentucky Christmas Tradition Ashlie Stevens
Dec 8 Economy Yep, UPS Has A Lot Of Its Own Logistics To Handle On Holidays, Too The logistics giant will deliver more than 700 million packages around the world and is hiring 2,500 workers locally for the bustling holiday season. By Roxanne Scott Dec 8 Economy Yep, UPS Has A Lot Of Its Own Logistics To Handle On Holidays, Too Roxanne Scott
Nov 17 Arts and Culture Frazier History Museum Highlights Kentucky Ties To ‘White Christmas’ On loan from the Rosemary Clooney House in Augusta, Kentucky, “White Christmas: The Exhibit” includes authentic props from the iconic film. By Ashlie Stevens Nov 17 Arts and Culture Frazier History Museum Highlights Kentucky Ties To 'White Christmas' Ashlie Stevens
Dec 23 Community What Drives The Holiday Spirit? A Christmas Investigation It's the holiday season, and Hidden Brain is here to help! This week we'll talk about how you can become more generous, and give your friends and family gifts they actually want. By NPR Dec 23 Community What Drives The Holiday Spirit? A Christmas Investigation NPR
Dec 21 Arts and Culture Tips For Outsourcing Holiday Cooking to Louisville Restaurants, Caterers Food becomes less exciting and more burdensome after we pack away Thanksgiving leftovers and trudge into the rest of the holiday season. Between the planning and shopping and wrapping and stressing, it becomes more difficult to plan and execute a memorable meal. At some point, even the most dedicated cook runs out of time or […] By Ashlee Clark Thompson Dec 21 Arts and Culture Tips For Outsourcing Holiday Cooking to Louisville Restaurants, Caterers Ashlee Clark Thompson
Dec 18 Arts and Culture Louisville ‘Wish Tree’ Keeps Hopes For Cures, Peace and Puppies Outside a building in Joe Creason Park, a tall, broad dogwood stands nearly bare of leaves or flowers. But this month, it’s festooned with white paper tags, individually tied onto the branches with string, and fluttering in the breeze. There’s writing on the tags — wishes, placed there as part of a project inspired by […] By Tara Anderson Dec 18 Arts and Culture Louisville ‘Wish Tree’ Keeps Hopes For Cures, Peace and Puppies Tara Anderson
Nov 25 Food and Dining Thanksgiving Eve Repost: Recipes! We’re a day out from Thanksgiving, and chances are you’ve finalized your menu — or at least you saved the number of the place you’re picking up your turkey. Earlier this week, we offered up a recipe for a made-for-the-season cocktail called Autumn Leaves. And if you’re into making your Thanksgiving as Bluegrass as it can be, we’ve […] By Staff Nov 25 Food and Dining Thanksgiving Eve Repost: Recipes! Staff
Nov 24 Commentary Ideas For Making a Kentucky-Sourced Thanksgiving Dinner The Thanksgiving tradition begins with the three-day celebration held in 1621, put on by Pilgrims and Wampanoag tribe members as the newcomers were completing their harvest and preparing for winter. In addition to wild turkey, the also had venison, and seafood too. The American Indians had dried corn which provided a side dish of mush […] By Sarah Fritschner Nov 24 Commentary Ideas For Making a Kentucky-Sourced Thanksgiving Dinner Sarah Fritschner
Nov 23 Food and Dining Need a Drink This Thanksgiving? Here’s a Recipe From One Louisville Restaurant There’s a good chance that on Thursday you’ll be surrounded by family and friends, some close and some not-so-close. Seated at a table of delicious Thanksgiving dishes, revelry and good conversation may ensue — or not. Either way, perhaps a cocktail will be in order. If so, here’s a suggestion for a drink to whip […] By Staff Nov 23 Food and Dining Need a Drink This Thanksgiving? Here’s a Recipe From One Louisville Restaurant Staff