Heather C. Watson

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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 Southern Festival of Books, an annual extravaganza of the written word, brings readers, writers, musicians, and publishers together for a weekend's worth of...

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...