Articles by JackieBentley

Business, Health, Louisville, Real-Estate December 13, 2018

LouisvilleKY to get Crunch Franchise

LOUISVILLE, Ky., /PRNewswire/ — Crunch Franchise today announced the March 2019 opening of a $2.5 million, 31,000 square-foot fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in Louisville, Kentucky. Crunch Dixie – located in the Dixie Manor shopping center at 6801 Dixie Highway – will be one of the largest Crunch locations nationwide. Beginning this week, prospective members will be able to join Crunch Dixie for monthly rates starting at $9.95. The first 500 members will also receive free enrollment, a free t-shirt, discounts on small and personal group training and a chance to win other prizes. Crunch Dixie will offer top-quality cardio and strength training equipment, half-hour…

Culture, Health, Louisville December 13, 2018

LouisvilleKY-based Humana to Provide Free Packets for Safe Disposal of Medications

LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leading health and well-being company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is now providing DisposeRx™ packets to Humana Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) and commercial members with opioid prescriptions, that meet established criteria, through Humana Pharmacy’s mail delivery and retail pharmacy locations. Humana Pharmacy is Humana’s wholly-owned mail-delivery pharmacy service and retail pharmacy. DisposeRx is the industry leader meeting the complex needs of convenient drug disposal, and their packets contain a safe solution for the disposal of unused or expired medications. “We want to do everything we can to help protect our members and their families from the dangers of…

Events, Health, Louisville, Non-Profits December 13, 2018

Red Cross to hold its 41st annual Holiday Hero Donorama in LouisvilleKY Dec. 27-28

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The American Red Cross is encouraging everyday heroes to give blood for all the little reasons – to ensure children never have to wait for blood products they need this winter. Roll up a sleeve at the 41st annual Holiday Hero Donorama Thursday Dec. 27, and Friday, Dec. 28 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ballrooms A and B, 830 Philips Lane in Louisville. This time of year, donations remain critical for patients like 16-year-old Elisa Torres-Yeckley who has B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (B-LBL), a rare cancer that affects white blood cells that…

Events, Louisville, Music December 12, 2018

Presale opens Friday for LouisvilleKY’s 2019 Forecastle Festival

Louisville, KY., – No compass necessary; we’re here to help you navigate through the 2019 Pre-sale like a Captain on the high seas. WHEN: Pre-sale sets sail THIS Friday, December 14th at 10AM EST. Click the calendar buttons at the bottom of the email to set a reminder for when the pre-sale begins. WHERE: Tickets will be on sale through forecastlefest.com/tickets which will then take you to forecastlefest.frontgatetickets.com to complete your purchase. CREATE AN ACCOUNT: To purchase a pass, you’ll have to create a Front Gate Tickets account. This is the account you’ll log into to review your order, change your shipping address, etc. To save some time and…

Culture, Louisville December 12, 2018

LouisvilleKY’s zoo offering unique gift opportunities

The Zoo Gift That Keeps On Giving – Zoo Memberships and other Gifts For Animals & People Louisville, KY., – The Zoo has a number of great gift-giving ideas that are popular with families and nature lovers that make a world of difference to the Louisville Zoo and to endangered wildlife. Gift Memberships The gift that keeps on giving memorable experiences throughout the entire year is a Louisville Zoo membership. Right now guests who gift a Louisville Zoo membership by Dec. 31 can save $5 on a full year of excitement and adventure that includes unlimited free admission to the…

Education, Events, Louisville, Parenting December 10, 2018

LouisvilleKY school kids have plenty of activities to keep them occupied during winter break

Fun, affordable activities abound throughout Louisville during upcoming winter break Story from LouisvilleKY.gov… Louisville, KY., – Mayor Greg Fischer and other local leaders today reminded families of the many free and low-cost activities to keep students active and engaged during winter break. Camps, movies, parties and sports clinics are among the dozens of activities available during the Jefferson County Public Schools winter break, Dec. 24-Jan. 4, and throughout the month of December. “Parents who are looking for affordable, fun and festive ways to celebrate the holidays and keep their kids active during their winter break won’t have far to…

Culture, Education, Louisville, Music, Non-Profits, University of Louisville December 10, 2018

LouisvilleKY’s Grawemeyer Award winners in Music and World Order recently announced

Stories and photos from grawemeyer.org… In Music: Louisville, KY., – Dutch composer Joel Bons has won the 2019 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for “Nomaden,” a one-hour work for cello solo and an ensemble of instruments from diverse cultures. Bons, 65, wrote the piece for French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and the Atlas Ensemble, a group of 18 eminent musicians from China, Japan, Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Cello Biennale Amsterdam commissioned the work, which premiered in Amsterdam in October 2016 with Ed Spanjaard conducting. Besides cello, the work incorporates a wide array of Asian instruments – Chinese erhu…

Culture, Education, Health, Louisville, Non-Profits, University of Louisville December 10, 2018

Theory explaining addiction wins LouisvilleKY’s Grawemeyer psychology award

Story and photo from grawemeyer.org Louisville, KY., – University of Michigan researchers Kent Berridge and Terry Robinson have won the 2019 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology for explaining how our brains process “liking” versus “wanting” and how neural sensitization of the “wanting” system plays a key role in drug addiction. “Liking” and “wanting” may sound like similar processes, but Berridge and Robinson found they are produced by different brain systems. “Wanting” is driven by large pathways in the brain that use the neurotransmitter dopamine, while “liking” is controlled in smaller, pleasure-generating hotspots that do not use dopamine. The…

Culture, Education, Louisville, Non-Profits, Politics December 10, 2018

Author of book predicting end to ‘White Christian America’ wins LouisvilleKY’s Grawemeyer Award

Story and photo from grawemeyer.org… Louisville, KY., – White Protestantism has dominated U.S. politics and culture for much of the nation’s history, but demographic change and an exodus from churches by the young are bringing the era to a close. That prediction comes from Robert P. Jones, founder and chief executive officer of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), who has won the 2019 Grawemeyer Award in Religion for his book, “The End of White Christian America.” Simon & Schuster published the work in 2016. University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary jointly give the religion prize. America is no longer mostly…

Culture, Events, Louisville December 5, 2018

Join the Croghan family at LouisvilleKY’s Locust Grove for the holidays

Louisville, KY – The Croghan and Clark families and their friends welcome guests from near and far to Locust Grove for a special one-day only celebration of Christmastide, 1816. On Saturday, December 8, from 12 pm to 7 pm, Locust Grove will come alive with the sights, sounds, and smells of the season as Locust Grove’s corps of First Person Interpreters bring to life the residents of the historic house, as well as their friends and neighbors. Visitors will have the opportunity to converse with the Croghans about the news of the day—the recent election of James Monroe as the fifth…

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