Tag Archives: LEO Weekly

A River Runs Through it

November 19, 2009 – 5:04 pm

Last week’s LEO cover story sparked something of a controversy, wherein preservationist group River Fields allegedly stole a bunch of copies of the notorious article-containing issue so that people wouldn’t read it. (Be sure to check out River Field’s full page ad in this week’s edition, if you’re into laughing at silly things) Here’s a [...]

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Courier-Journal Shamelessly Promotes LEO

November 17, 2009 – 5:29 pm

In what can only be the work of a dastardly, malfunctioning algorithm lurking about The Courier-Journal’s search indexing software, their website now includes results that direct you to their heathen rivals —  us! We are now so validated in our existence that we must dance:

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LEO “Preggo-Gun-Bride” Ad Goes Viral

June 1, 2009 – 12:12 pm

One of my favorite jokes goes a little something like this: What did the Kentucky girl say to her boyfriend? Answer: “Ouch, Daddy, you’re a crushin’ my cigarettes!” (Ha ha ha, funny ’cause it’s true…)
So it would seem, then, that the fine folks at Premier Indoor Sport Shooting and Paintball, with some help from the [...]

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A House Divided (& Then Some)

May 11, 2009 – 5:52 pm

Although I’d rather let the video speak for itself, a few primers are necessary:
(1) I was attending the GOP’s Lincoln Day dinner, held at The Galt House’s Grand Ballroom A, assigned to cover the ensuing hilarity of Sens. Jim Bunning and Mitch McConnell breathing the same local air.
(2) While attempting (1), I was violently assaulted [...]

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If It Walks Like A Duck…

March 26, 2009 – 5:34 pm

If you’re unaware of the firestorm regarding the City’s reaction to the intrepid reporting of LEO’s Phillip M. Bailey and his on-going investigation into the bureaucratically toxic Metro Housing Carnival of Mystery & Misappropriation, well… what in the hell is wrong with you? (For the uninitiated, Bailey’s original story can be found here; his follow-up [...]

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Market penetration

February 16, 2009 – 2:49 pm

Ben Schneider, our lead editorial designer, was walking downtown today and came upon this, pasted on a LEO streetbox at Fourth and Chestnut streets. It’s by far the finest defilement of the new LEO Weekly logo we’ve seen since we launched it two weeks ago, and it’s inspired us to start a contest: Send us [...]

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