Author Archive: Sophie Hottinger
A Game Of Chance To Help A Child
As anyone familiar with the idyllic Norton Commons neighborhood can attest, the opportunity to call one of the area’s spectacular new houses “home” can hold an irresistible draw.
Finding Balance At B Barre Fitness
Like many young men and women, I spent much of my childhood in a leotard and tights, practicing pliés in ballet class while standing at the barre, a handrail used to provide stability and balance during warm-up and exercises.
Scene & Snapped: This Week In Parties…
Scene & Snapped: This week in parties, professional and amateur runners and walkers participated in the second annual Louisville Sports Commission Half Marathon/Pure Tap 5K; bodybuilding, figure and bikini competitors displayed their impressive physiques at the 2012 NPC KentuckyMuscle Championships; Cedar Lake hosted its 24th annual Ports and Pearls Gala inside the Galt House East Grand Ballroom; and the BIG Masquerade benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana was held at the Louisville Palace.
Celebrating History and Inspiring Creativity
Upon first glance it might be easy to overlook the tiny brick building sitting near the corner of Shelby and East Washington Street, just one block behind The Voice-Tribune’s NuLu/Butchertown offices.
Scene & Snapped: This Week In Parties
Scene & Snapped: This Week In Parties, Heather Markham was crowned Ms. Wheelchair Kentucky, more than $200,000 was raised for the fight against breast cancer at the American Cancer Society’s 15th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk, a chic and edgy party called “Raise the Barre” was held in honor of the Louisville Ballet dancers, the Bluegrass Brewing Company in St. Matthews hosted the second annual Dogtoberfest, and Dreams With Wings presented the 12th annual Jack O’Lantern Stroll at Louisville Slugger Field.
Refreshing Spaces: An Eye For Re-Imagining
It can be a challenge to mesh your beloved possessions with the desire to live in a comfortable, well-coordinated home.
Scene & Snapped: This Week In Parties
Scene & Snapped: This Week In Parties, the Wednesday Lunch Club held its annual cruise on the Ohio River, awards for excellence in leadership, innovation and service within Kentuckiana’s medical practice were bestowed upon prominent individuals during the 2012 Doctors’ Ball, family and friends gathered at the KFC Yum! Center Plaza on Oct. 13 to celebrate the kick-off to the University of Louisville’s Homecoming and Dreams With Wings hosted the Black Widow’s Ball.
Edison Park Lofts: Re-imagining Historic Louisville
The latest addition to the ever-transforming Butchertown neighborhood might seem like it popped up out of nowhere – spacious, industrial-style lofts featuring exposed brick, metal beams and innovative sliding barn doors – but, much like the historic district itself, the bare bones of this newly-finished project lay hidden in plain sight for years, simply waiting for the right amount of polish.
Scene & Snapped: This Week In Parties
Scene & Snapped: This week in parties, the annual Saint James Court Art Show Gala was held as a benefit for The Cabbage Patch Settlement House, Inc., the Louisville Zoo held the “World’s Largest Halloween Party,” many of the most well-known names in the car collector community traveled to Churchill Downs during the fifth annual Louisville Concours d’Elegance and Wendy and David Novak along with Yum! Brands hosted the 1960s Flashback Ball at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage.
Garden Angels Nursery
Many of us are familiar with the all-day-long trip, to a farm or orchard far outside Louisville, to hunt down that perfect Christmas tree or Halloween pumpkin.
