Editor, author, landscape architect, consultant, parks curator — Susan Rademacher’s resume includes all of these accomplishments. She is former president and executive director of Louisville’s Olmsted Parks Conservancy, and in January she returned to the Louisville area to serve … [Read more...] about Susan Rademacher: What I Know Now
Meaningful Work
An Antiquarian With A Story
A visit with Antiquarian Steve Tipton is an interior design tutorial, history lesson, a series of raucous tales, and even a ghost story all rolled into one. Steve, now 74, has been buying, selling, and appraising antiques since he was 16 and says he bought his first Gainsborough … [Read more...] about An Antiquarian With A Story
The Voice Of An Artist
The oldest of three siblings, Louisville native Elmer Lucille Allen was the only one in her family to complete high school, graduating from Central in 1949. She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in general education with a degree in chemistry and mathematics from Nazareth … [Read more...] about The Voice Of An Artist
Volunteering: “I can do that.”
When you lay your head on your pillow tonight you may not think too much about your bed, but Tom Recktenwald does. He thinks about all the children in our city who don’t have a bed to sleep in each night. As president of the Louisville West Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Tom … [Read more...] about Volunteering: “I can do that.”
John Boel: Finding Meaning In Work And Play
The meaning we find in our lives gives us a sense of purpose, the courage to handle setbacks, and the resilience to try, try again. Finding this purpose, however, can sometimes be as tricky as locating that last clean coffee cup in your office’s kitchen. Still, there are ways to … [Read more...] about John Boel: Finding Meaning In Work And Play