Category Archives: Reviews

Biscuits Aplenty at Atlanta Breakfast Club

Waking up Saturday morning on the 14th floor of the W Hotel in Atlanta I had the distinct feeling of anticipation, akin to the one customary on Christmas morning. Radiohead would take the stage at Philips Arena in 10-hours. Between … Continue reading

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Atlanta’s Noble Fin Hits the Spot

Regardless of good intentions, rarely do I manage to depart my house on a road trip as early as anticipated. Maia and I had taken Friday off and were driving to Atlanta to see Radiohead on April 1 at Philips … Continue reading

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Election Day 2016 Mercifully Has Arrived

Talk about election fatigue. There has not been a presidential race in the past 50 years with less enthusiasm for who wins than the current referendum on who the electorate feels is least awful to serve as chief executive for … Continue reading

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Intense Second Debate and Election Day Approaching Sets Table for Final Confrontation

In the second of three scheduled presidential debates, Donald Trump declared that Hillary Clinton had “tremendous hate in her heart,” in regard to her describing his supporters as sexists, racists, xenophobes and Islamophobic. Hate in her heart? This is a … Continue reading

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Prophets of Rage Make For A Wednesday Drive to Cincinnati

Coming into the office last Wednesday I had talked myself into staying home on a weeknight. But by mid-morning I was twitchy from spending the past three hours spinning around in my office chair faking there was work. It became … Continue reading

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Round One Goes to Clinton

We’ve all heard the maxim of the five P’s: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance. GOP nominee Donald Trump failed to get the memo prior to the first of three scheduled presidential debates with Hillary Clinton, as the Republican nominee was … Continue reading

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Coldplay Delivers Big Set with a Soft Touch in Louisville

The British band Coldplay brought its current A Head Full of Dreams Tour to the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville on July 27. After a couple of less than well received discs and the demise of lead singer Chris Martin’s marriage … Continue reading

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Forecastle 2016 Goes VIP Hitting Occasional High Note

Honest truth, I wasn’t planning to attend the 2016 Forecastle music festival. Several of the scheduled headliners played Louisville recently, and the bottom of the lineup wasn’t swaying me to spend a valuable weekend sweltering under an overpass. My plans … Continue reading

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Jurassic Quest A Dinosaur-ific Time

As winter crept along, the baby and I needed a day-trip to get outside the house for a little air. Isabella has a fondness of scary things in general and dinosaurs in particular, so when Jurassic Quest came to the … Continue reading

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Plenty of fun to be had on Kentucky Derby Day

With blue skies and mild temperatures, all in attendance at the annual Governor’s Downtown Derby Celebration in Frankfort were free to enjoy the preamble to the 142nd Run for the Roses, and focus on food, drinks and fun. The event … Continue reading

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