Tag Archives: Iron Quarter

EXCLUSIVE: LEO interviews Watson

February 24, 2011 – 11:46 am

In the current issue of LEO Weekly, columnist Joe Manning recently conducted a face-to-monitor interview with IBM Supercomputer and Jeopardy! champion Watson. In it, man and machine touch upon some timeless (and timely) topics, such as political disenchantment, the obsolescence of people and the buildings they have erected. A glimpse of the singularity, after the jump.

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Preservationists ask Metro Council to help save Whiskey Row

February 14, 2011 – 12:49 pm

In a letter addressed to members of the Metro Council, local preservationists have asked city lawmakers to exam the settlement between the Mayor’s Office and developer Todd Blue in an effort to save Whiskey Row from demolition. In a surprise announcement, Mayor Greg Fischer said the city and the developer reached an agreement that allows [...]

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Whiskey Row could become parking lot

February 9, 2011 – 2:39 pm

The settlement between the city of Louisville and developer Todd Blue allows the local businessman to use Whiskey Row as a surface parking lot for up to five years before any new development takes place, according to legal documents obtained by LEO Weekly. Last week, Mayor Greg Fischer announced the city and Blue had reached [...]

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Fischer’s case of the Blue(s)

February 1, 2011 – 3:23 pm

During his campaign for mayor of Louisville, Greg Fischer published what he referred to as a “Citizen’s Bill of Rights” that appears woefully hollow today. In it, Fischer outlined six “rights” that citizens could expect to enjoy in the event of his election, one of them being the right to an “inclusive and transparent process,” which sounds [...]

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Fischer green lights razing of Iron Quarter

January 31, 2011 – 5:35 pm

The city of Louisville and developer Todd Blue have reached an agreement that allows the local businessman to demolsih the row of historic cast-iron buildings along Main Street within 90 days. In a consensus reached Monday, Blue has agreed to drop his federal lawsuit against Metro government while the city has said it will help [...]

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Iron (Quarter) Man

May 12, 2010 – 4:11 pm

In this week’s edition of LEO, we focus on the ongoing fight over the potential demolition of the historic Iron Quarter. The revelation that developer Todd Blue asked the city for permission to destroy the cast-iron buildings has ignited a fierce fight over the 19th Century structures. Besides becoming downtown eyesores, it also appears that [...]

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‘Save the Iron Quarter’ group starts on Facebook

April 29, 2010 – 11:55 am

The revelation that developer Todd Blue asked for permission to demolish the cluster of cast-iron buildings along Main Street known as the Iron Quarter has quickly ignited concern from area preservationists, who have started a Facebook group dedicated to salvaging the historic structures. From Save the Iron Quarter: We have reached a critical point where [...]

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