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| Janna Flowers has recently expanded her business to include a second Clique Boutique in Holiday Manor Shopping Center. Photos by Melissa Donald |
Showing posts with label Passions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Passions. Show all posts
Friday, June 15, 2018
The Business of 'True Beauty'
By Bella Portaro-Kueber
It’s a new season environmentally and mentally for owner and esthetician Janna Flowers as she recently opened her second Clique Boutique salon in Holiday Manor Shopping Center. She is also a new mother with a daughter less than 8 months old.
Monday, May 21, 2018
Tailoring Her American Dream
By Bella Portaro-Kueber
Walk in the door of this business woman’s storefront, and you step into the thick of a sewing shop where you are greeted and your tailoring begins within minutes.
Sherry Yang, owner and operator of Image Maker Sherry's Alterations, is living out the American dream. To get to where she is, Sherry immigrated to the U.S. and worked in a few restaurants and at a male clothing store, where she managed clothing alterations. She realized she didn’t receive the same alteration requests as from her clients in Taiwan, because everyone in Taiwan is “mostly” the same size, Sherry says. “American’s come in all shapes and sizes.”
Walk in the door of this business woman’s storefront, and you step into the thick of a sewing shop where you are greeted and your tailoring begins within minutes.
Sherry Yang, owner and operator of Image Maker Sherry's Alterations, is living out the American dream. To get to where she is, Sherry immigrated to the U.S. and worked in a few restaurants and at a male clothing store, where she managed clothing alterations. She realized she didn’t receive the same alteration requests as from her clients in Taiwan, because everyone in Taiwan is “mostly” the same size, Sherry says. “American’s come in all shapes and sizes.”
Monday, March 26, 2018
Partnering to Create a Great Event
By Bella Portaro-Kueber
Influencing young philanthropists in our city comes with a big responsibility. Meet two women who have taken that responsibility to heart — Ina Miller and Marcella Kragel, founders of the event planning company Ina Marcella Events.
Influencing young philanthropists in our city comes with a big responsibility. Meet two women who have taken that responsibility to heart — Ina Miller and Marcella Kragel, founders of the event planning company Ina Marcella Events.
Sunday, January 21, 2018
It’s Time to Play Big.
By Bella Portaro-Kueber
When you put your dreams into play by matching them with your strengths, you will walk into your destiny with confidence. And if you’ve forgotten or never discovered your strengths, Jennifer M. Blair will help you find them.
When you put your dreams into play by matching them with your strengths, you will walk into your destiny with confidence. And if you’ve forgotten or never discovered your strengths, Jennifer M. Blair will help you find them.
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Making an Event Fun Instead of Stressful
By Bella Portaro-Kueber
Great! You’re getting married soon! Now what?
All you need is love — and a wedding planner.
Walking through the early planning stages can be difficult for any bride-to-be. “Brides either know exactly what they want or they’re completely clueless. But that is where I come in, and the process becomes fun instead of stressful. As I get to know them, I help transition them into a more relaxed zone,” says Victoria Staton of Victoria Staton International Events LLC.
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| Victoria Staton gives couples a chance to enjoy the wedding planning process. Photo by Aubrey Hillis |
All you need is love — and a wedding planner.
Walking through the early planning stages can be difficult for any bride-to-be. “Brides either know exactly what they want or they’re completely clueless. But that is where I come in, and the process becomes fun instead of stressful. As I get to know them, I help transition them into a more relaxed zone,” says Victoria Staton of Victoria Staton International Events LLC.
Friday, December 22, 2017
She’s Helping Someone Start Over
By Carrie Vittitoe
We featured Kena Young in the print magazine in December, but wanted to share a more detailed story of how she supports people in need.
We featured Kena Young in the print magazine in December, but wanted to share a more detailed story of how she supports people in need.
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Who’s Taking All Those Photos?
By Bella Portaro-Kueber
In today’s age of modern technology we’re all iPhoneographers. We take photos with our smartphones and share them with the world on our favorite social media platforms.
In today’s age of modern technology we’re all iPhoneographers. We take photos with our smartphones and share them with the world on our favorite social media platforms.
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Her Heart is with the Animals
By Bella Portaro-Kueber
Generous, giving, and humble...
These apply, but there are various words to describe Johnna Kelly and her impact on various animal nonprofits in Louisville. From Metro Animal Services to The Animal Care Society, Johnna does what she can, when she can, and does it with passion.
Generous, giving, and humble...
These apply, but there are various words to describe Johnna Kelly and her impact on various animal nonprofits in Louisville. From Metro Animal Services to The Animal Care Society, Johnna does what she can, when she can, and does it with passion.
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Stephanie Wheeler: “Set our intention and go”
By Bella Portaro-Kueber
What chapter of life are you in? Is it your first, or is it your second? Lifestyle coach Stephanie Wheeler explains it’s our first chapter that usually ends with a turbulent experience, leaving us with the options to pick ourselves up and put together a life that we want, or let the experience defeat us and be stuck in a chapter that never progresses.
What chapter of life are you in? Is it your first, or is it your second? Lifestyle coach Stephanie Wheeler explains it’s our first chapter that usually ends with a turbulent experience, leaving us with the options to pick ourselves up and put together a life that we want, or let the experience defeat us and be stuck in a chapter that never progresses.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
I Hold the Earth Near and Dear. It Connects Everyone and It’s a Beautiful Place.
By Bella Portaro-Kueber
Meeting Allison Whitehouse and trying to describe her talents, passions, and life can only express a fraction of the impact her ways of thinking can make.
Meeting Allison Whitehouse and trying to describe her talents, passions, and life can only express a fraction of the impact her ways of thinking can make.
Saturday, July 22, 2017
Anna O’Hara’s Passion of Design
By Bella Portaro Kueber
Meet Anna O’Hara Heuke, a Louisville-based interior designer who took the leap of faith and turned her career into her own business — Anna O’Hara Interiors. With coffee, support from her friends and family, and a dream to guide her, Anna is taking homes and businesses and making them beautiful, one room at a time.
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| Anna O'Hara Heuke stands in her beautifully designed dining room. |
Meet Anna O’Hara Heuke, a Louisville-based interior designer who took the leap of faith and turned her career into her own business — Anna O’Hara Interiors. With coffee, support from her friends and family, and a dream to guide her, Anna is taking homes and businesses and making them beautiful, one room at a time.
Saturday, June 24, 2017
“I never thought I’d be the subject of any cyberbully, especially not Bilal’s fans.”
By Bella Portaro-Kueber
What does cyberbullying look like to a victim? We hear about cyberbullying happening to teens, but many adults are also victims. Jessica “Jessi” Powell is one of those adults, who has been trying to survive the bullying scrutiny of her husband’s fans.
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| Photos by Sunni Wigginton |
What does cyberbullying look like to a victim? We hear about cyberbullying happening to teens, but many adults are also victims. Jessica “Jessi” Powell is one of those adults, who has been trying to survive the bullying scrutiny of her husband’s fans.
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Is Social Media a Class?
By Bella Portaro Kueber
It seems that social media is defining businesses and future careers. What led this social media guru to become an assistant professor in strategic communications at the University of Louisville?
It seems that social media is defining businesses and future careers. What led this social media guru to become an assistant professor in strategic communications at the University of Louisville?
Friday, March 24, 2017
Just a Little Sinister...but she is following her artistic dream
By Brigid Morrissey
Robert Louis Stevenson was all too familiar with the human psyche. When he wrote The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, he captured the concept of the divided self with deadly accuracy, the ability for one person to acquire different and sometimes opposing personas. As a legal secretary at a law firm by day and a macabre artist by night, Kristen Warf accepts each persona with a dignified understanding. Kristen’s day job pays the bills, but her role as mask maker, actor, makeup artist, and general manager of Haunted Hotel in Louisville is where her true passion lies.
Robert Louis Stevenson was all too familiar with the human psyche. When he wrote The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, he captured the concept of the divided self with deadly accuracy, the ability for one person to acquire different and sometimes opposing personas. As a legal secretary at a law firm by day and a macabre artist by night, Kristen Warf accepts each persona with a dignified understanding. Kristen’s day job pays the bills, but her role as mask maker, actor, makeup artist, and general manager of Haunted Hotel in Louisville is where her true passion lies.
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Bubbly for Basketball
By Bella Portaro Kueber
What do basketball, bubbly, and bouncing back have in common? They're sources of strength and positivity for Mo Rose, 102.3 The Max radio host and WHAS11 television news personality.
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| A few of Mo's favorite things include a basketball, a magnum bottle of champagne, and this bell that sits on her desk at work. |
What do basketball, bubbly, and bouncing back have in common? They're sources of strength and positivity for Mo Rose, 102.3 The Max radio host and WHAS11 television news personality.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Catching the Sparks
By Bella Portaro Kueber
Sparks fly when Anna May picks up her camera. A Kentuckiana-based portrait photographer who specializes in capturing love and beauty, she thrives in revealing the natural sparks between couples. She focuses on the positivity of life found within a smile or glimpse.
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| Anna photographed Louisville couple Kiya and Mark Stewart's elopement in Oregon. |
Sparks fly when Anna May picks up her camera. A Kentuckiana-based portrait photographer who specializes in capturing love and beauty, she thrives in revealing the natural sparks between couples. She focuses on the positivity of life found within a smile or glimpse.
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Courtney Glenny's New Place in the Local Arts
By Bella Portaro Kueber
A new year with new beginnings led this creative right into the place she’s meant to be.
Courtney Glenny’s aspirations to be a part of the arts have taken her around the world and back again and led her to her latest career move and a new place to call home.
A new year with new beginnings led this creative right into the place she’s meant to be.
Courtney Glenny’s aspirations to be a part of the arts have taken her around the world and back again and led her to her latest career move and a new place to call home.
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Looking Put Together All the Time…Should Permanent Makeup Be On Your Want List?
By Brigid Morrissey
Burnt out from her mortgage career, Denise Dixon sought a job that she could enjoy. She spent time as a hairdresser and dabbled in aesthetics, but her true calling was in permanent makeup cosmetics.
Burnt out from her mortgage career, Denise Dixon sought a job that she could enjoy. She spent time as a hairdresser and dabbled in aesthetics, but her true calling was in permanent makeup cosmetics.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Not Only a Tattoo Parlor — This is an Art Gallery
By Brigid Morrissey
For someone who describes her artistic medium as “telling other people they’re good at art,” Juanita Mondragon sure has a vision like an artist. “I’ve always loved art. I know what I like. I have a subconscious mind for beauty, for the different. I’m no artist, but I met a man who was an artist.” Spoiler alert — she married that man. Her husband, Travis King, is an award-winning tattoo artist with a rapidly growing clientele. Together, they’ve set out to change the stigma that comes with tattoo parlors and end the debate on whether tattooing should be considered an art form.
For someone who describes her artistic medium as “telling other people they’re good at art,” Juanita Mondragon sure has a vision like an artist. “I’ve always loved art. I know what I like. I have a subconscious mind for beauty, for the different. I’m no artist, but I met a man who was an artist.” Spoiler alert — she married that man. Her husband, Travis King, is an award-winning tattoo artist with a rapidly growing clientele. Together, they’ve set out to change the stigma that comes with tattoo parlors and end the debate on whether tattooing should be considered an art form.
Sunday, October 16, 2016
The Strength of Glass and Melanie
By Brigid Morrissey
Melanie Miller shares a lot of qualities with glass. Both are made up of multiple elements.They are versatile and can attain many forms. They are fluid, and they both hate the cold. Their most amplified quality is that they are transparent. You can see right through glass, and Melanie is so open and willing to share both triumphs and struggles. Although Melanie’s story doesn’t date back as far as the first century BC, she has traversed many regions and seen many cultures that have been integrated into her personal history.
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| Melanie and her husband Casey (in the background) are bringing art to the forefront in their community. Here she stands in front of the hot shop. |
Melanie Miller shares a lot of qualities with glass. Both are made up of multiple elements.They are versatile and can attain many forms. They are fluid, and they both hate the cold. Their most amplified quality is that they are transparent. You can see right through glass, and Melanie is so open and willing to share both triumphs and struggles. Although Melanie’s story doesn’t date back as far as the first century BC, she has traversed many regions and seen many cultures that have been integrated into her personal history.
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