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In the last year, The Empire Restaurant has become one of Old Town Louisville’s best eateries. Chef Jim Cohen has brought accolades and upscale dining to the quaint community. We wanted to see what he could do with a simple…

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Daily Diversions

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A Pick a Day

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8 Questions with Artist Molly Hargarten

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In today’s limping economy, collecting art may not be the highest priority on your list. Nonetheless, artists are feeling the crunch as well—while making a living in that arena is notoriously tough to begin with.

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Lui’s Back

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Three or four regulars hugged the back corner bar, hovering over luminescent cocktails. Every odd one featured protruding umbrellas, while each sip warranted a comment on the day’s news. Coming from the parking lot, we’d stumbled in the back entrance,…

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Redefining Magnolia

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Downtown Denver, while no culinary mecca, has its share of high-end success stories: Rioja, Kevin Taylor, Vesta, etc. And, for the most part, they share fairly close real estate. Anyone in a couple-mile radius of downtown, or Boulder for that…

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Restaurant Rumblings

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Tasty tidbits from the dining world

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Five Reasons to Love 2009

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So, 2008 is ending and the ’09 Consumer Electronic Show is the first thing on everyone’s mind. Right? Okay, maybe it’s a stretch to assume it’s something awesome to people besides me.

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Tavern Sweet Home

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One of my most prized possessions is a framed Norman Douglas quote done by my mom in simple needlepoint. It hangs in the kitchen and reads: “Many a man who thinks to have found a home discovers that he has…

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French’s Five

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It’s the new year, and like every red-blooded American, I’ve got a list of resolutions to keep. But I won’t bore you with those. Instead, here’s a list of five resolutions I’ve made for some other people:

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