One Thing I Love About Louisville: Joe & Amy Wheeler of Tallulah Cosmetics
People and Places are what we love about Louisville.
In the past year Amy and I have gotten to know more motivating and empowering people than we have in the past 7 years. We can tell that Louisville is on the move and the people of the city are the catalysts; it's exciting for us to be immersed in this time of growth. There is a continued drive to rebuild downtown Louisville and make it a destination city. In 2-3 years, downtown Louisville will be an entirely different space. Away from the downtown hustle, throughout the city, there are endless unique places that Amy and I enjoy. It seems like every week we hear of a new place to visit. Louisville has become our home and we are glad to see it grow and attract the diverse population that will take the community into the future.
There is a tone in Louisville of success, of leadership, of entrepreneurship, of hope, of giving, and of growth. We think all these things come from the People and Places that are Louisville.
In the past year Amy and I have gotten to know more motivating and empowering people than we have in the past 7 years. We can tell that Louisville is on the move and the people of the city are the catalysts; it's exciting for us to be immersed in this time of growth. There is a continued drive to rebuild downtown Louisville and make it a destination city. In 2-3 years, downtown Louisville will be an entirely different space. Away from the downtown hustle, throughout the city, there are endless unique places that Amy and I enjoy. It seems like every week we hear of a new place to visit. Louisville has become our home and we are glad to see it grow and attract the diverse population that will take the community into the future.
There is a tone in Louisville of success, of leadership, of entrepreneurship, of hope, of giving, and of growth. We think all these things come from the People and Places that are Louisville.
Joe and Amy Wheeler have lived in Louisville for almost 8 years and are transplants from Bowling Green KY. Amy is the founder of TALLULAH cosmetics which researches, develops, and distributes high end cosmetic products globally. Amy has spent the last year in a lab collaborating with a 25 year cosmetic manufacturing veteran who has taught her the ropes. This experience and support coupled with her beauty trend expertise is enabling Amy to live her dreams. Joe consults with TALLULAH cosmetics on all aspects of the business and is excited about strategic growth. During the day, Joe plays with web applications for a Fortune 300 company and guides product direction. Joe has fun following and participating in some of the social trends of the web like Twitter, Facebook, and Seesmic.
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As someone who lives and works downtown, I am always talking about the improvements and changes that we will in the next 2-3 years.
There are still so few people who live downtown. That becomes painfully obvious on holidays like MLK Day yesterday - downtown near us (4th Street Live) was a ghost town. No one in sight.
I can't wait to see the advances over the next few years!
You're right about it being a ghost town on holidays and the like but I do think that's starting to change a lot. Even 5 years ago I didn't actually know a soul who lived downtown but now I know several people. That's a big step in the right direction. I think all the really interesting restaurants that are serving interesting food downtown (Proof, Park Place, Mayan Cafe) and really helping as well. Though I still dine out most of the time along Bardstown Road or Frankfort Avenue there are several places downtown that I really like and several more that I can't wait to get downtown and try.
Oh I completely agree with you that things are changing (fairly rapidly too). The city still has a decent amount of cleaning up to do downtown though before there will really be a big influx of people. I work in the Starks Building and live in the Kentucky Towers, and sometimes don’t feel all that safe when I walk home during the week after midnight.
It’s not nearly as bad now that it’s so cold, but during the summer I would regularly get approached and followed at night. I never truly felt in danger, but it’s a nuisance that will drive people out of downtown in a hurry. It’s a lot different on the weekends when there’s a large police presence for Fourth Street Live but during the week the police aren’t really here.
I think a lot of these problems will take care of themselves though once more people move down here. I can’t wait to have a real grocery store or shopping downtown!
I also agree that there are killer places to eat. My brother works at Proof and him and I both love eating and hanging out there.
Museum Plaza, Center City, the Arena and Iron Quarters are going to change a lot. A Louisville blogger ought to write a post detailing all the changes that are going to take place in downtown within the next 2-3 years. I have been unsuccessful in finding that information anywhere. It’s fairly easy to pick up details on individual developments from Business First and the CJ, but there’s not a central place to view it all.
I'm not an expert on the downtown developments myself but I'll take it under advisement and start doing some research with an eye toward writing what you're looking for.