69°F8:25 AM ‘Concert on the Yangtze and Ohio Rivers’ bridges Chinese, Louisville cultures [Colleges]
It’s the week you’re most likely to hear “My Old Kentucky Home,” but have you ever heard it performed by a Chinese-American choir? This coming Wednesday, May 4, Chinese and Western entertainment will converge in the free, public “Concert on the Yangtze and Ohio Rivers” at the University of Louisville.
2010 Miss World, Alexandria Mills, returns to Louisville [News]
Blonde hair, blue eyes Miss World, Alexandria Mills, returns to the great city of Louisville. Mayor Jerry Abramson welcomed back, reigning Miss World, and honored her with the Distinguished Citizen Award. View the video of her being honored, her modeling video, and additional pictures.
Louisville's Alexandria Mills wins Miss World pageant [News]
Louisville's Alexandria Mills (nope, never heard of her either) was crowned Miss World at the event's 60th annual pageant Saturday, Oct. 30 in Sanya, China.
From Mills's biography on the Miss World website:
Shenzhen, China's rapid growth makes a mockery of Louisville's 'Possibility City' slogan
- Population in 1979: 25,000
- Population in 2007: 14 million
- Tallest building in 1979: 5-story military barrack
- Tallest building in 2009: 69-story Shun Hing Square
- Compound annual economic growth between 1979 and 1989: 49.7 percent
- Number of times I fell asleep during a one-hour massage at the Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen's spa: two
Kentucky Derby puts Louisville on the map in Shenzhen, China
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