So Lester’s crowing to the feds, and it doesn’t look to be a good turn of events for Karen Cunagin Sypher. On Wednesday, Lester Goetzinger, who lives in J-town, was arrested on charges he made three phone calls on Sypher’s behalf, threatening to make public claims (still mysterious) about events that occurred involving U of [...]

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Is this ever a week for embarrassing behavior. If you’re following this jail story, you know that two high-ranking Corrections employees were fired after they lied to their boss about the whereabouts of another employee who was evading a warrant for beating his wife. It may not be on the scale of turning up drunk [...]

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Second and Broadway is no place for a homeless shelter. That seems to be the sentiment of Mayor Jerry Abramson, who weighed in on the controversy for the first time yesterday. He told WHAS-TV’s Chase Cain that he wants the Jefferson Community and Technical College to get the property, and that he’s still looking for [...]

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The news coming from yesterday’s meeting between Mayor Jerry Abramson and Metro Council Budget Committee chair Jim King has an air of cooperation to it that’s making us suspicious. It’s hard to believe the Mayor is softening a little, or just trying to develop a better relationship with the Council. But after yesterday’s sit-down with [...]

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Maybe “Kentucky is for Losers” would be a more appropriate state motto, as suggested in today’s LEO. After spending $600,000 for a special session, state Dems have the nerve to pat themselves on the back (see below). Brings Back Memories: A southern governor is caught in an affair with an exotic woman. Promising political career [...]

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After a brief illness, local musician Tim Krekel passed away this afternoon. Please feel free to use this space to leave a tribute to Tim Krekel, who was a beloved figure in the local music scene. As we get more information on funeral arrangements and tributes, we’ll post them here. Tim’s website has a wonderful [...]

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Even though today’s meeting between Mayor Jerry Abramson and Metro Council Budget Chair Jim King seems fraught with opportunities for conflict, King says the spending in the budget is set and the $4 million in additional spending in the Council’s budget proposal will move forward. King explained the way the separation of powers works, in [...]

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Here’s proof that if you’re a public figure, you can’t get away with going on a drunken binge in which you end up sleeping in a garbage can. At least not in your own neighborhood. Jeffersonville attorney Larry Wilder resigned today from his position as attorney for the Jeffersonville City Council and the school board, [...]

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Thanks to the good folks at Louisville Slugger, we’ve got another copy of the new book about our most famous local company to give away to some lucky reader. The book, “Sweet Spot: 125 Years of Baseball and the Louisville Slugger” is written by David Magee and Philip Shirley, who will be in town Friday [...]

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Oh, to be in on the 4 p.m. meeting this afternoon at Jerry’s office.  In one corner, our Mayor for Life and budget slasher — Jerry Abramson. Across the desk, Budget committee chair and a suddenly big spender for the Metro Council, Jim King. It’s hardly a prize fight, but going into today’s meeting there [...]

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