January 2008

State Budget Worries Arts Groups

by ekramer on January 31, 2008

Since Governor Steve Beshear proposed his state budget this week, there have been cries of discontent across the state. Leaders in the arts are finding this budget could put their organizations and plans in financial peril. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer reports.

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HomeGrown 01/27/08 – A Visit to the Louisville Zoo

by Brad Yost January 27, 2008

Special information about horticulture at the Louisville Zoo, and the meaning of the term “ectotherm,” is the menu of HomeGrown this week.

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Plays Performed in Elevators Take Drama to a New Level

by ekramer January 25, 2008

In the 16th century, Shakespeare wrote “all the world’s a stage.” The statement takes on new meaning for a present-day troupe of local thespians who are making its stage in unusual parts of Louisville, as WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer reports. “Jay, Boxes, IMAM, Holiday, Bear, Glass, Balloon, Vote. Everybody Got that,” says Randy Pease. “For those [...]

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Booksellers Looking to the Web to Connect with Local Customers

by ekramer January 23, 2008

Independent booksellers nationwide faced a slew of setbacks last year. They included an early 2006 slump in book sales and the news that Americans are reading less for pleasure, as the National Endowment for the Arts spelled out in a report released in November. Rather than ceding to these challenges, many independents are capitalizing on [...]

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HomeGrown 01/20/08 – Wisconsin Cheese & Park Seed Company

by Brad Yost January 20, 2008

Cheese and seed are the boutique-sounding subjects on HomeGrown this week.

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Explosion of New Media Promotes "Green Lifestyle"

by kespeland January 18, 2008

A greener lifestyle is within reach. Or at least… that’s what the latest magazines, cable shows, and radio programs are selling. WFPL’s Kristin Espeland reports.

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Gatton Academy

by Gabe Bullard January 14, 2008

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has asked all state Universities to cut their current budgets by three percent. For Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, that’s about same amount it costs to fund a year-old program for gifted high school students.

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Billboards aim to drive art lovers to museum and the Web

by ekramer January 14, 2008

Ten distinctive billboards are going up over the metropolitan area’s freeways this month as part of a museum’s unveiling of an exhibit called “Eyes Wide Open.” It is using art mounted on billboards to provoke the public into taking a new look at the city and to engage a younger generation in art and in [...]

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HomeGrown 01/13/08 – Florida Citrus & Red Twig Dogwoods

by Brad Yost January 13, 2008

The seasonal guests on HomeGrown this week include Andrew Meadows of Citrus Mutual, who explains the horticulture and business aspects of Florida’s massive citrus industry, and Chris Higgins of Plant & Gnome Nursery in West Virginia who has some tips for tough, colorful red twig dogwoods to liven up your winter landscape.

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Studio 619 for January 13, 2008

by scrosby January 13, 2008

AMBER Alert anniversary; Kentucky General Assembly, week one; The Neighborhood Institute; GED Connection; State Police Shortage; Eyes Wide Open; What Can I Bring?

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