Heather C. Watson
Raised Right: Celebrity Garden Designer Jon Carloftis is proud Kentucky ambassador
BY HEATHER C. WATSON
Jon Carloftis is in his truck.
"If I lose you, I'll call you back," the acclaimed garden designer says, almost apologetically. He's...
A Conversation with Author Holly Goddard Jones
BY HEATHER C. WATSON
Kentucky native and UK grad Holly Goddard Jones is everywhere these days. In the past year alone, the writer and UK...
Bourbon Women: The Spirit Industry’s Newest Tastemakers
BY HEATHER C. WATSON
Not Your Father's Bourbon: Bourbon Women are the Spirit Industry's Newest Taste-Makers
For many people, the phrase "bourbon drinker" evokes a masculine...
Bourbon Chat: The Ace interview with Bourbon Master Tim Knittel
BY HEATHER C. WATSON
It's a great time to be a bourbon lover.
Kentucky's signature spirit is popping up everywhere. The new batch of craft label...
BOOKS: Flights of Fancy in Appalachia: Barbara Kingsolver’s Flight Behavior
BY HEATHER C. WATSON
"A certain feeling comes from throwing your good life away, and it is one part rapture." With that provocative opening sentence,...
Kentucky Bourbon Craft Trail: the New Face of Bourbon?
BY HEATHER C. WATSON
"Micro" is certainly having a moment.
Everywhere you look, small batch products are all the rage, and Kentucky is no exception. All...
“Where are you from?”: 2012 Southern Festival of Books and the...
BY HEATHER C. WATSON
"Where are you from?"
The simple question seemed to be theme of the 2012 Southern Festival of Books. You heard it from...
The Kentucky Reader’s Guide to the 2012 Southern Festival of Books
The Southern Festival of Books, an annual extravaganza of the written word, brings readers, writers, musicians, and publishers together for a weekend's worth of...
Keeneland Spring Meet 2012
The Out-of-Towner's Guide to the 2012 Keeneland Spring Meet
by Heather C. Watson
Every spring, about this time, we start receiving the calls, texts, and emails
from...
Big Ass Fans’ Carey & Nancy Smith: Fan-Powered Power Couple
This article appears on page 7 of the February 9, 2012 print edition of Ace Weekly
Big Ass Fans' Carey and Nancy Smith: a Fan-Powered...