Meeting Butler County, Ohio

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I was invited to spend a long weekend in Butler County, Ohio, just after they became Wheel The World certified for accessibility. The tourism board wanted me to write about how wheelchair accessible the region is. I hadn’t been there before, and it sounded like an interesting area, so I made plans to go. My trip to Butler County turned out to be one of my most unusual adventures, with new experiences, and a lot of donuts!   I brought Teddy and my friend, Heather, along for the ride, about three and a half hours from home. We had a nice welcome basket waiting for us at the hotel. Our home base was the Marriott Cincinnati North in Westerville. I was happy at the start with a flat entrance and automatic doors. They didn’t have any accessible rooms, so we had two connecting rooms. Teddy loved going back and forth between the two rooms. Mine had plenty of space for me to wheel around, a well-equipped desk area I could reach, and a large bathroom with a shower chair. The handheld was...
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2024 Bourbon & Beyond Looks to be Better Than Ever

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I covered Bourbon & Beyond two years in a row. It was by far the best music festival I had ever been to. Unfortunately, before the final day, there was a major rainstorm that continued for hours, and I had trouble getting my wheelchair through the mud.


I was concerned about it happening again, and Covid put it off the festival that next year anyway. Then, this summer, I found out about a most amazing lineup, in a venue that is very accessible, the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center.

 

It’s all aligned, and I am looking forward to Louisville, Kentucky, next month. Below is a summary of this fantastic event. There are still tickets left if you’d like to come along. Just visit the Bourbon & Beyond website for details.


Headlining for Bourbon & Beyond this year is Sting, but he is far from the only top name. Among the list of 100 artists are:

Beck

Dave Matthews Band

Zach Bryan

Maren Morris

The Beach Boys

Melissa Etheridge

Matchbox 20

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Young the Giant

Tyler Childers

My Morning Jacket

Black Pumas

(click here for full lineup)

One of the wonderful things about Bourbon & Beyond is that you get even more than top music. There’s food and, of course, Bourbon. Chefs Amanda Freitag, Edward Lee, and Chris Santos will be leading the way with demonstrations and bourbon expert Christ Blandford will be giving seminars on the spirit.


Some of the musical artists will also be participating in the food and bourbon events, including the Bacon Brothers, Mat Kearney, and Molly Tuttle.

Visit the Bourbon & Beyond website for tickets and all the details, including information about the host city, Louisville, one of my favorite places.


Photos from previous Bourbon & Beyond Festivals (top to bottom) by Brittany Lambright
Lenny Kravitz, Keifer Sutherland, Sheryl Crow, and John Mayer. 



Location: Louisville, KY, USA

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