“We never have gone to one of these parties because we’re usually stressing the night before. This year, we’re just relaxed, chilled and enjoying the moment.”
— celebrated white-haired horse trainer Bob Baffert, speaking to The Courier-Journal about attending the first Vanity Fair derby party at 21c Museum Hotel Friday night.
Always looking for a bargain, Boulevard bought a 24-pack of Charmin Basic toilet paper today at ValuMarket on Bardstown Road in the Highlands. Cost: $11.99, after a $1 savings for using our frequent-shopper card. Because we love numbers, that made us wonder how much Louisvillians spend every year on TP.
Here’s the math: Americans use an average of 23.6 rolls per person each year, according to The New York Times. Louisville’s population is now around 613,000 residents. Boulevard spent 50 cents per roll today, which we’re guessing is at the low end of the price range, since Charmin Basic is a no-frills brand.
The bottom line: 613,000 residents would use 14,466,800 rolls, at an annual cost of $7,233,400. You’re welcome!
The Community Foundation of Louisville is coordinating the third annual Give Local campaign, which helps local non-profits generate extra fundraising oomph. During last year’s campaign, some $3 million was raised for the 362 nonprofits that participated, representing contributions of 5,200 donors and 8,785 gifts, The Courier-Journal says today. This year’s drive launches with online registration on May 15 at www.givelocallousiville.org.
It’s the drink that prompted Ernest Hemingway to throw his glass against a wall. Even Teddy Roosevelt had a recipe of his own, according to Town & Country’s history of the Derby favorite.
To be sure, there are lots of variations on the traditional recipe. The Ralph Lauren-owned Polo Bar’s version is made with Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey, muddled with strawberries and served in a glass etched with the clothing designer’s signature Polo pony motif, says Vanity Fair.
Real estate kingpin Ryan Serhant, one of the stars of Bravo channel’s “Million Dollar Listing New York,” hit the black carpet (yes: black) last night at the invitation-only Vanity Fair Derby party at 21C Museum Hotel. The event drew 350 people, says WLKY.
Of course, the hosts were there, too: fashionably-dressed hotel co-founders Steve Wilson (second from left), and Laura Lee Brown (second from right) . . .
Related: Vanity Fair recalls Louisville native Hunter S. Thompson‘s famously blurry-eyed account of his 1970 Derby tour. And The Courier-Journal has photos from that other Derby Eve party.
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The Community Foundation of Louisville is coordinating the third annual Give Local campaign, which helps local non-profits generate extra fundraising oomph. During last year’s campaign, some $3 million was raised for the 362 nonprofits that participated, representing contributions of 5,200 donors and 8,785 gifts, The Courier-Journal says today. This year’s drive launches with online registration on May 15 at www.givelocallousiville.org.
It’s the drink that prompted Ernest Hemingway to throw his glass against a wall. Even Teddy Roosevelt had a recipe of his own, according to Town & Country’s history of the Derby favorite.
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