Nominations open for 2026 YPAL Awards presented by Deloitte

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (March 2, 2026) — Nominations are now open for the 2026 YPAL Awards presented by Deloitte. YPAL annually celebrates a select group of young professionals for their outstanding work in leading our community. YPAL Award winners live out YPAL’s mission by creating a welcoming, vibrant community for young professionals and have proven their […]

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Ray Charles and Me: Rock & Roll Memories

The story’s been told before. But it’s my favorite about Ray Charles and me. The time I didn’t hear him when I intended to. At JazzFest. As I’ve written many times over, one of the cool daily rituals during Fest has been the krewe gathering in the evening for some sumptuous meal, pulling out our […]

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My Story | My YPAL – Kwanita Allen

By Molly Jett Heim, YPAL Director of Communications LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 22, 2026) — For many young professionals, the journey to finding a “greater purpose” begins with a single step. For Kwanita Allen, a born-and-raised Louisvillian and HR contractor with Kentucky Youth Advocates, that step was joining YPAL in 2024. Now in her second year, […]

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Hail, Hail: The Chuck Berry Documentary

When I mentioned recently to a fellow rock & roll addict that I’d spent my early morning during breakfast revisiting the great 1987 documentary, “Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock & Roll,” he wondered how that came about? A long and winding road for certain. Serpentine. As my thought processes tend to be these days. Briefly. […]

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