Another Derby has come and gone. It is a bittersweet time for Louisvillians, but luckily we have the photos to remind us of all the fun times we had. This was taken at the Pimento Cheese Social hosted by Original Makers Club and Garden & Gun Magazine. It was an evening of lawn games, Bourbon and, of course, Pimento Cheese.

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We are all looking forward to a little night out on the town tomorrow night at Louisville Visual Art Association’s annual Bacon Ball….because nothing can make a night out a little more exciting the way that bacon can.

The Bacon Ball will be a night of dancing, drinking and, of course, bacon! Party guests can sample bacon dishes from tons of local restaurants, including Proof on Main, our neighbors at Blind Pig and one of our favorite Germantown haunts, Eiderdown.

Tickets are $25 for LVAA members and $35 for non-members. All proceeds from ticket sales and the evening’s silent auction will benefit JCPS Student Art Supply Fund, LVAA’s Children’s Fine Art Classes (CFAC) and their Open Doors program. You can buy your tickets online by clicking here and tickets will also be available at the door. It isn’t too late to join us, and hundreds of other bacon-loving Louisvillians, for what is sure to be a great evening benefitting three important local causes.

We had the opportunity to work with 21c on the redesign of their current sites for 21c Museum Hotel Louisville and Proof on Main and also implementing a plan for their rapidly growing brand. Saying that this was a huge project would be an understatement. We brought in Jet A Studio, a local development team to handle the heavy lifting on the back-end. Together with the 21c crew, we all made a great team and after a little bit of mandatory blood, sweat and tears we launched the new sites last Friday evening.

We couldn’t be happier to see our designs come to life because this isn’t just any ol’ hotel website. You can learn about upcoming events (Yoga with Art, anyone?), view Museum exhibitions, embrace your inner foodie with recipes from Proof on Main, or bring the 21c experience home with the 21c Shop.

Next up, we will be launching full sites for their two new locations in Cincinnati and Bentonville and preparing for wherever they break ground next!

The ladies of Mindsalt (Tarah and Ashley) were greeted with a lovely Valentine’s Day surprise this morning. A beautiful bouquet of flowers in a vase made from a recycled wine bottle. Nothing says “I Love You” like creatively repurposed items that may otherwise end up in the landfill. I like to think this bottle of wine was shared by two star-crossed lovers over a candle-lit dinner and was followed by a walk on the beach whilst gazing into a star-filled sky. Also, lots of R. Kelley. Happy Valentine’s Day!

A couple of weeks ago, Seed Capital Kentucky and Grasshoppers Distribution hosted the 2nd annual viewing party for TEDx Manhattan: Changing the Way We Eat. The event was held at the Louisville Free Public Library and it was a a day of education and collaboration on how we can change our local food economies.

In somewhat related news, I (Tarah) started a personal blog called What I Gather. The blog will be filled with healthy recipes and information on health and wellness. I wrote on my blog about the many things I learned at the TEDx conference and instead of repeating everything I had to say (and it was a lot), you can read about it using the links below:

TEDx Comes to Louisville – Part 1 - antibiotic use in chickens and chicken feed

TEDx Comes to Louisville – Part 2 - the treatment of farmers who work for the major poultry producers

TEDx Comes to Louisville – Part 3 - food labels and their meaning (or lack thereof)

Happy Weekend.