Consuming Louisville Turns One

Well actually it turns one on Sunday but hopefully you'll forgive me for celebrating the birthday a couple days early.

On April 6, 2007 I said

After four years in Indianapolis I'm returning home to the city I love. I couldn't be more excited. Louisville is in my heart and my blood and I can't wait to get back home.

During my exodus to the north I developed a site called Consuming Indy. My reasons for starting the site were purely selfish: I wanted to convince myself to love Indianapolis. I started combing the city for cool restaurants and shops, cultural events, art openings, independent businesses, all the things I enjoyed in Louisville. I thought if I could dive into Indianapolis and find enough things to fill Consuming Indy with then I'd grow to love Indianapolis and not be quite so homesick for Louisville. While Consuming Indy grew to be a site I was proud to run it never helped me love Indianapolis. Indy just never fit me. Why on earth did I stay there so long then? Job commitments. My partner was doing a medical residency in Indianapolis so we were committed to being there four years. Now that her job commitment is ending we're very lucky and happy that B has found a great job back in Louisville. So we're house hunting in the Highlands and are just excited beyond belief that we'll be settled into our new Louisville life by summer.

As soon as we started finalizing plans to move back to Louisville I knew that I wanted to bring Consuming Louisville to life. Since I love Louisville so much the impetus is obviously not the same as it was for Consuming Indy. In fact it's pretty much just the opposite. There is so much amazing art, culture, independent businesses, and just all around cool stuff happening in Louisville I just want to help get the word about all of it out. I want to be part of the great vibe the city has and I want Consuming Louisville to be an asset for the community at large.

I've worked hard to make Consuming Louisville that asset for the community I described and I hope that at least on some level I've succeeded. I have more plans and ideas for the site and hope its second year is even better than its first year. I can't sincerely thank enough the people who have read, subscribed to, linked to, sent tips to and supported Consuming Louisville in anyway. I really appreciate all the support you've given me and the site. This is a passion project for me and it really makes a difference to know that people enjoy it or find it helpful.

P.S. Metro Mapper just turned two. Spring is apparently when thoughts turn to new web ventures in Louisville. Happy birthday Metro Mapper!