IdeaMensch · Louisville, KY
grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, in a family that did everything together: boating, swimming, and riding motocross trails with his dad on the weekends. His father taught him math before any classroom did, and that early coaching turned him into a standout student, drawing attention from national engineering programs through contests like NEAS and JETS. For 24 years, Dustin worked for his family’s business, Hytec, assuming he would spend his whole career there. When the company closed, he had to start over. He turned to something that had always come naturally to him: numbers. In 2013, he walked into a small retirement planning practice and asked for a job. Two years later, his boss made him a partner. Together they built that firm, Strategic Wealth Designers, from roughly 20 million dollars under management into a nationally recognized brand managing billions. Along the way, Dustin cowrote a retirement planning workshop that is now taught at universities across the country.
Louisville Eccentric Observer · Louisville, KY
Louisville shoppers looking for something a little more interesting than another gift card will have plenty to choose from when WinterFair returns in December. The annual fine art and craft show is back for its 36th year on Friday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 5, at All Peoples Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 4936 Brownsboro Road. More than 70 juried regional artists will take part, selling handmade jewelry, pottery, textiles, wearable art, glasswork, paintings, and other original pieces. WinterFair runs from 1-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission and parking are free, and a continuous shuttle will run Saturday from a nearby overflow parking lot to the venue. EV charging will also be available on site. Shoppers can also take a break at the WinterFair Cafe, which will serve soups, chili, vegetarian dishes, and homemade desserts.
Louisville Eccentric Observer · Louisville, KY
There are plenty of bad ways to spend $10. Louisville Pizza Week would like to remind you that pizza is not one of them. The annual celebration of cheese, sauce, crust, and questionable levels of self-control returns Nov. 9-15, when participating restaurants around Louisville will serve up special pizzas for $10. For seven glorious days, local pizza joints will roll out everything from signature pies to off-menu creations, giving diners an excuse to branch out from their usual pepperoni order. It’s also a good excuse to eat pizza several times in one week and call it “participating in a community event.” And some restaurants are getting creative with it. Locals Food Hub & Pizza Pub is going a somewhat more traditional route with the Zeus, a 12-inch sourdough pie topped with mozzarella, pepperoni, red onion, house-pickled peppers, and feta. A mushroom substitution makes it vegetarian or vegan-friendly.
