Category Archives: Louisville

St. X-Men blast Jim King

November 20, 2009 – 10:36 am

The mayoral campaign for Metro Councilman Jim King, D-10, is in hot water with St. X High School after sending an unauthorized e-mail using the school’s alumni association logo that went out to an unknown number of former students.
The e-mail promotion sent out late yesterday afternoon attaches King’s biography as the “Son of St. X [...]

By pbailey | Also posted in Jim King, Mayoral Campaign 2010 | Comments (5)

Lunchbox: Where have all the pill poppers gone?

November 9, 2009 – 12:32 pm

Walk tall: Make sure to look both ways before you cross that street, Louisville. Our city is the seventh-most dangerous for pedestrians, according to a new study by the group Transportation for America. It’s partly because of our suburb boom post-WWII, and (I’m just guessing here, based on my own anecdotal info) partly because a [...]

By sgeorge | Also posted in Lunchbox, health care, journalism | Comments (2)

Some minds thinking similarly

August 21, 2009 – 12:47 pm

In this week’s column I wrote that, in the total absence of accountability on Cordish’s Sports & Social Club project at Fourth Street Live, city government should consider adding a provision to contracts using taxpayer funds that would allow for a full auditing of subsequent spending.
Huzzah!: Next week, Democrat Jim King and Republican Kelly Downard [...]

By sgeorge | Also posted in Mayor Abramson, Metro Council, development | Comments (0)

U of L seeking images of the recent flood

August 19, 2009 – 10:42 am

The University of Louisville Libraries are seeking digital photos, videos and narratives of the recent flood for an archived community collection. In addition to creating the collection, some of the images will be shared on an August 2009 Flood website hosted by the Libraries Digital Collection. For more information about the project, contact Rachel Howard at [...]

By jtriplett | Also posted in art | Comments (0)

21c reception and discussion with Shippingport architects

May 26, 2009 – 12:50 pm

On Wednesday, May 27, 21c is hosting a reception and discussion to accompany their new exhibition “UK College of Design Proposals to Revitalize Shippingport, Louisville” (through June 8). The reception is at 5 p.m. and the discussion, with architects Gary Bates, Julien De Smedt, Jason Scroggin and Josh Prince Ramus, at 6 p.m. Visit www.21cmuseum.org for [...]

By jtriplett | Also posted in architecture, development | Comments (0)

“Preserving Louisville’s Past, Present & Future”

May 13, 2009 – 11:03 am

May is National Preservation Month. We have a lot to celebrate as Louisville has over 14,200 historic structures.
Preservation Louisville is co-sponsoring a Preservation Month Event with the Louisville Historical League called “Preserving Louisville’s Past, Present & Future.” Speakers include Marianne Zickuhr, Executive Director of Preservation Louisville and Bob Griffith, President of the Board of Preservation [...]

By jtriplett | Also posted in art, historic preservation | Comments (0)

correction

April 20, 2009 – 9:41 pm

The correct website for 21st Century Parks is www.21cparks.org.

By jtriplett | Also posted in environment | Comments (0)

Tandy unveils City Hall arts initiative

April 8, 2009 – 3:35 pm

Metro Council President David Tandy, D-4, visited the Louisville Visual Art Association today to announce the creation of the new Community Art Gallery at City Hall. The gallery will display up to 100 different pieces of visual art by local artists in the 134-year-old government building.
“In City Hall, the structure itself is a piece of [...]

By pbailey | Also posted in Mayor Abramson, Metro Council, art | Comments (0)

Clock Tower Saved?

April 8, 2009 – 3:34 pm

Verdin Co., a Cincinnati-based clock-fixing outfit, can reportedly fix the burned-out gears in downtown Louisville’s malfunctioning (read: dead) City Hall clock tower for less than $2,000. [Courier-Journal]
That’s far less than the initial estimates, which some feared could fetch $20,000, which the city apparently does not have for this purpose perhaps because it doesn’t involve a [...]

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Obama stimulus looks good for Louisville

January 24, 2009 – 12:59 pm

President Obama revealed details of his far-reaching stimulus package in Washington today, including a proposal to invest billions in modernizing the nation’s water supply system. To wit: 
The plan calls for several major infrastructure investments, including enhancing security of 90 major ports and modernizing the nation’s water system by launching 1,300 wastewater projects, 380 drinking water [...]

By sgeorge | Also posted in Mayor Abramson, economy | Comments (2)