HelloLouisville.com HyperLocal News Contributors

Kimberly Anderson

Kimberly Anderson is currently a novelist and associate editor for New Southerner magazine. She was formerly the editor of a corporate publication. She has a love of all thing (cont...)

Ryan Ankeny

Ryan is a naturalist, photographer and blogger at www.louisvillenaturally.com. Ryan loves exploring, photographing and writing about nature to motivate others to get out and e (cont...)

Jessica Bartram

Jessica Bartram is a former culinary student who strayed from the world of cooking to earn her degree in Management Information Systems. Jessica started the blog, dinnerin (cont...)

Jessica Bates
Jessica is a freelance journalist residing in lovely southern California, soon to move to her hometown, Nashville, Tenn. She holds a bachelor's degree in English and journalis (cont...)

Karen Beninato
A resident of New Orleans, Karen has a bachelor's degree in English literature with a minor in journalism from the University of Illinois. She has worked for LIFE Newspapers i (cont...)

Lewis Bertolucci
Lewis Bertolucci is founder of LimeWedge.net, an online lifestyle magazine featuring the latest in tech, art, design, style, photography and entertainment for today’s trendset (cont...)

Mariah Bond
From the World Wide Web to national network television, Mariah Honey knows how to captivate an audience. Mariah stays ahead of the game when it comes to current trends and she (cont...)

Julie Bonnin
Julie Bonnin is a Houston-based freelance writer and editor who has written for The Houston Chronicle, The Austin American-Statesman, various online sites and other publicatio (cont...)

Bobbi Buchanan
Bobbi Buchanan has worked as a professional writer for more than 20 years and has been published in The New York Times, The Courier-Journal, Kentuckiana Parent and GreenList L (cont...)

Laura Capitano
Laura Capitano's entertainment commentary has been celebrated by her readers for more than a decade. Her interests include indie rock, the culinary arts, documentary film and (cont...)

Carla Carlton
Carla Carlton is a third-generation Louisvillian who currently is the director of development communications for Bellarmine University. She was previously arts and entertainme (cont...)

Geoff Carter
Geoff Carter is a writer and photographer based in Seattle. His work appears on MSN.com, on KirkusReviews.com, and in alternative newsweekly Vegas Seven.

Leah Caudle
Leah Caudle is a professional storyteller with experience in covering local, community and feature stories. While at newspapers such as The Tennessean in Nashville and The Lex (cont...)

Tara Clapper
Tara M. Clapper is a full-time freelance writer residing just outside of Philadelphia. Tara enjoys exploring traditional and historical locations in the city as well as quirky (cont...)

Rachel Cook
Writer, blogger, amateur chef. I'm a native Dallasite and love nothing more than a patio and a cold drink in the summertime, especially if I'm allowed to bring my dog. I enjoy (cont...)

Kathleen Cooney
Artist and writer Kathleen Cooney has lived in New Jersey, Indiana, California, Florida and Kentucky. She has worked as a community relations coordinator for Barnes & Noble Bo (cont...)

Bob Cooper
Bob Cooper is a full-time freelance writer (www.bob-cooper.com) who writes about travel, outdoor sports and health. He is a monthly contributor to Runner's World and has writt (cont...)

William Crane
William Crane is an accomplished print and online journalist (www.william-crane.com) His work covers a variety of topics including features, local community news, sports, musi (cont...)

Gregory Crosby
Gregory Crosby, formerly a senior editor at Citysearch, is a poet, freelance writer and recovering art critic.

John Dargo
Originally hailing from northern Virginia, John M. Dargo spent nine years in the Los Angeles area, before moving to Louisville, Ky. He lives on a farm on the outskirts of the (cont...)

Katie Doyle
Katie Doyle is just getting to know Louisville after relocating to Kentucky in the summer of 2010. Formerly an elementary educator, she now puts her bachelor's degree in wri (cont...)

Noah Paul Fardo
Noah Paul Fardo, Esq., is the Managing Partner of Flaherty Fardo, LLC. His practice focuses on injury, business and real estate litigation. He has personally helped thousands (cont...)

Grace Foley
Writer. Veterinary Nurse. Mother. Gypsy. My travels have landed me in Dallas. I'm a dog nut, but that's not all I am. I can crochet, and draw blood from a jugular vein. Jane A (cont...)

Kat Foster
Kat Foster is a single mom and amateur foodie in Kansas City who spends most of her days cleaning up after her 6 year old daughter and their cat. In the infrequent moments of (cont...)

Michael German
Michael German is a news reporter and an expert in the field of personal finance. His business journalism career started at a centennial New York publication "Novoye Russkoye (cont...)

Holly Gleason
Holly Gleason has written for Rolling Stone, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Miami Herald, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Palm Beach Daily News, as well as Mus (cont...)

Lark Gould
Lark Ellen Gould has penned seven books on Las Vegas and Los Angeles as a veteran news and travel writer. Her work appears in AOL.travel, L.A. Times, Elite Traveler and other (cont...)

Jason Greiner
At a young age, Jason developed an interest in the literary arts and later he studied both photography and graphic design. He earned his BA in 2002, worked as a freelance jour (cont...)

Constance Hannon
Connie Hannon is a freelance writer living in Dallas, Texas. She is a native Texan and has lived in Dallas and Washington, D.C. for the majority of her life. Connie gradua (cont...)

Tracy Harris
Tracy Harris has been writing for Kentuckiana publications for over 10 years, garnering journalism awards from several associations. She earned a bachelor's degree in communic (cont...)

Michael Horner
Born in Deal Island, Md., Michael Horner set out to be more than the average his small town was used to producing. He graduated cum laude from Salisbury University in Maryland (cont...)

Lisa Jessie
Since graduating from Western Kentucky University with a journalism degree, Lisa Jessie has worked as a copy editor for the Lexington Herald-Leader and The Cincinnati Enquirer (cont...)

Pamela Gail Johnson
Pamela Gail Johnson is a writer, speaker and founder of the Secret Society of Happy People. She is the author of "Don’t Even Think of Raining on My Parade: Adventures of the (cont...)

Walter Laughlin
Robert Walter MacGregor Laughlin is a native of Frankfort, Ky., and is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati. After a career in advertising/public relations and market (cont...)

Kristin Leffler
I've been through it all -- Culinary School, Nursing School, and now on to Journalism at IUPUI in Indianapolis, Indiana. I've recently realized my talent for writing should be (cont...)

Dante Long
I'm a graduate of Penn Wood High school class of 2011, in my hometown of Lansdowne. I like to write in order to share my opinions/beliefs, so they won't be just lost thoughts. (cont...)

Margaret Matia
Margaret Matia Rankovic is a freelance journalist residing in Miami Beach, Fla. A former world-class athlete, she now competes in triathlons, bikes, runs, rows and dances her (cont...)

Jennifer McGuire
Jenn McGuire is a freelance writer, PR consultant, blogger and travel junkie. She’s written about shopping in NYC, kayaking Florida mangroves, funky festivals in Scotland, sno (cont...)

Pegi Miller
Pegi Miller is a Los Angeles-based interior designer and partner at Himes Miller Design (www.himesmillerdesign.com), a boutique architectural and interior-design firm. With ov (cont...)

Jeremy Olin
Here at the office of Dr. David Klein we are committed to providing the type of care and healing that today's stresses require. Focused on teaching through healing, our office (cont...)

Bella Portaro
Bella Portaro is a Freelance Writer, Fashion Blogger, Personal Shopper, Stylist, and Courier Journal's "Collegiate Fashionista". She has written about fashion, shopping, styli (cont...)

Jennifer Pruett
Jennifer is a writer, planner and creative mother of two. She loves art, music, running, yoga, family, friends, exotic cuisine and exploring new areas of self improvement. She (cont...)

Rick Redding
Rick Redding knows plenty about his hometown. He’s Louisville’s self-proclaimed media critic, the founder of two locally-driven news sites focused on politics and media, and w (cont...)

Bob Riggs
Bob Riggs is a longtime freelance photojournalist with concentrations in agriculture, horses, and businesses. An old AOL chat host, he has a masters degree in journalism from (cont...)

Angela Risko
Angela Risko is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Formerly in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and Manhattan sp (cont...)

Justin Schneider
Justin Schneider, Editorial Director for FindMyAccident, commutes 16.5 miles to work from the suburbs of northern Indianapolis in his trusty Chevrolet Malibu. FindMyAccident ( (cont...)

Steve Slosarek
Steve Slosarek is a 25-year veteran of the newspaper industry, including half that time covering Indianapolis attractions and cultural events.

Danielle Sonnenberg
Danielle Sonnenberg is a freelance writer living in New York City. She is passionate about stories and asking questions. She has written for several publications including (cont...)

Gail Tucker
Freelance writer Gail Tucker was raised in Louisville's south end and has spent most of her adult life happily living in Old Louisville homes. She was a regular contributor to (cont...)

Mitch Williams
Mitch Williams is a writer and editor in many genres. Through the years he has worked on many levels of publishing and print production. He obtained his English degree from Ka (cont...)

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