December 28, 2012 - 12:00pm
Extend the holiday season and increase your cultural knowledge at the Once Upon a Holiday exhibit at the Muhammad Ali Center now through January 6, 2013.
Christmas is only a couple of days behind us and I already find myself looking for ways to extend the holidays. The tree still gets plugged in and I find myself double checking my DVR to make sure my recorded Christmas shows are still there. I am torn between wanting to start straightening up my...
December 20, 2012 - 11:00am
In which The Great Santa Betrayal of '79 is finally made right.
When I was in third grade, waiting in line with my class for a drink at the water fountain, one of my classmates started going down the line, asking everyone if they believed in Santa Claus. It was obvious by the reactions to kids who answered in the affirmative that believing in Santa was for...
December 19, 2012 - 1:24pm
It may be 60 degrees outside today – but that doesn’t mean we can’t make a White Christmas. Stop by the Louisville Library’s Main branch this Saturday, December 22nd, at 2pm for Let It Snow! storytime.
My favorite sweater was recently stolen. Pilfered. Kidnapped. Yes, that’s what happened here. My favorite sweater was kidnapped. I can use the word “kidnapped” because I personified this favorite sweater – I called it “Grandpa”.This...
December 19, 2012 - 5:36pm
the salty sweet snack left me speechless with glee
I have to tell you, when writing this article I considered just writing “CHOCOLATE COVERED POTATO CHIPS” in all caps, over and over, for the whole article, just to express my excitement about these little...snacks? Candies? Desserts? What is a chocolate covered potato chip, really? They...
December 18, 2012 - 12:00pm
A local, family owned business helps my family to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.
Every Christmas Eve my parents, my five younger sisters, my grandparents and I get together and driven across the river to Schimpff's Confectionery in Jeffersonville. Schimpff's is one of the oldest candy-making businesses in the country, started in its current location in 1891....
