
Laura Briggs: Spreading Kindness, One Volunteer Opportunity at a Time
Imagine dropping a pebble into a still pond. The initial splash forms a series of ripples that spread out, growing wider and affecting the water’s surface far from the original point of contact. A...

Letter From the Editor
A nurse walked down the hallway his mother walked decades before he did. Beep … beep … he could hear the sounds from patients’ rooms. He kept a small keepsake pinned to his scrubs, a pin his mother...

Maegan Hance: Pouring Out Kiwanis Love
What does it mean to love? Is it the emotional highs and lows of a crush? The deep affection shared between a husband and wife? The unconditional care for a child? Or perhaps a devotion rooted in...

Sawyer Burch: Running a Race to Save Lives
Runners lace up their shoes, stretch their legs, and pace themselves for the race they are about to run. At the annual Run the Maple 5K, those runners might spend half an hour running through the...

Big City Bites With Southern Charm: Welcome to Geno’s Deli.
For 14 years, Geno’s Italian Deli has been a beloved cornerstone of our community — a family-owned gem that would fit right in even in a city 10 times the size of our modest Bowling Green. The...

Cory Felts: A Legacy of Service and Kindness
For years, Cory Felts served his country as a first sergeant in the United States Air Force, and when he retired, he knew he wanted to continue the practice of kindness. That value has manifested in...

Robert Karrick: All Is Merry and Bright.
In November and December, the appearance of various Santa Clauses is so common that it is almost unnoticed. Yet, these gentlemen in their loud red suits and flowing white beards are, after all,...

Letter From the Editor
The people of the year 1000 faced division, uncertainty, and fear for the future. They didn’t know it then, but they stood at the edge of change, transitioning from the Dark Ages to the Middle Ages....

Diane DiCroce: Another Opening, Another Show
In the recent past, only a few blocks in New York City’s West Forties and a few other metropolitan areas offered the opportunity to experience first-rate musical theatre. These days, top-rate...

Diana Horn: Going the Extra Mile — Over and Over
Diana Horn and her husband, Danny, moved from Atlanta to Bowling Green in 2009. Bowling Green, like so many other rural and smaller communities across the United States, has been hit hard by an...

Bowling Green Moose Lodge 356
A MOOSE is a powerful creature — one of North America’s tallest, largest, and heaviest animals. Moose Lodge 356 is perhaps a little more subtle than its animal counterpart, but its members are no...

Being Kind For No Reason
ON STAGE, colorful lights silhouette the four-man band delivering the best of Woodstock-era rock and Motown music. Fans travel with them back in time while investing in tomorrow, supporting the No...

Savor the Flavors at Alley Pub & Pizza: Home of the Alley Cat and Great Pies
YOU MIGHT easily miss it unless you know to look for Alley Pub & Pizza. This bar and pizza spot is situated in a charming alley off Fountain Square, where you can often spot prom couples and...

Creating a Family
BOWLING GREEN is a city full of veterans and their families who served and sacrificed for their community. Many citizens of Bowling Green have taken up that torch to serve veterans in return. Still,...

Bridge Over Troubled Waters
LAURA ORSLAND is the mother of a son with developmental disabilities. Like so many parents in similar circumstances, she was dissatisfied with the limited options for people with disabilities once...

Letter From The Editor
AUTUMN SETTLES into our town like a puppy in a warm bed. There’s a magic in the air that only this season can bring. Golden leaves drift gently from the trees, painting the sidewalks in shades of...

Habitat for Humanity
HABITAT FOR Humanity, the housing assistance program made famous by Jimmy Carter, has a name recognition that few other charitable endeavors can match. Habitat’s national fame presents a paradox -...

Stronger Together
DEBBIE HILLS has dedicated the last 25 years to making Southern Kentucky a better place for everyone. Through her leadership as president and CEO of United Way of Southern Kentucky, she continues a...

Fonda Walker: A Commitment to Love
WHEN A family is in crisis, the community must step up and help. Dozens of homes in Bowling Green and the Two Rivers Region have taken that directive to heart and opened their lives to children in...

Just Love Coffee Cafe, A Cozy Restaurant With a Big Heart!
WHILE YOU can walk in and order a very good coffee, the Just Love Coffee Cafe is more than just its in-house roasted specialty coffees. That’s not what all the people are here for. They’re at Just...

Glenn Skaggs: Taking Care of Their Own
BOWLING GREEN is known for many things. Thanks to companies such as General Motors Assembly Plant and Bowling Green Metalforming, it is most widely recognized as a manufacturing city. The city is...

Letter From The Editor
SHE FLASHES her lights and pushes the gas pedal a little harder. The walkie-talkie is too quiet, so she spins the dial and makes her bulletproof vest a little more comfortable. She worked hard to...

Mary Duke: It’s a Family Affair
MARY DUKE is a dedicated, active doula who operates My Sunshine Birth Services. Doulas provide specialized care during childbirth, but to truly understand Duke’s role, it’s important to first...

EMT Stephen Parrott: Giving the Tough Talks
SOMETIMES TRAGEDIES create change, lighting a spark in people to transform the world for the better. For EMT Stephen Parrott, that spark was the overdose death of a Bowling Green student. As a...

Dr. Angie Harlan: Looking To The End
ANGIE HARLAN wanted to quit. The physical, emotional, and mental toil ate at her like mosquitoes in a hot, humid Amazon rainforest. She had been pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nursing school for a...
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