The next round of voting on Jeffersontown’s new logo is getting under way today and runs through January 3rd. And the selections are down to three. Here are the options: “We want people to go to the Web site or stop by the library and give us their input,” said Mayor Clay Foreman. “It only [...]
Entries from December 2009
Vote: J-Town Rebranding Down to Three
December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Branding · Business · Jeffersontown
New U.S. Senate Polling Data Released
December 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
Highlights: Jack Conway leads Daniel Mongiardo 37 to 33. Rand Paul leads Trey Grayson 44 to 25. Click here for all the juicy details. Trey Grayson’s in trouble and Daniel Mongiardo is starting to sink.
Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Jack Conway · Politics · Polls · Senate Race · Trey Grayson
Arena Construction Like You’ve Never Seen It
December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Branden Klayko at Broken Sidewalk has some great shots of the arena construction zone like you’ve never seen it: Yes, it’s a slow news day, and that’s precisely why you should be digging into great local geekery.
Tags: Arena · Construction · Downtown
Sometimes Newspapers Get Obsessed, I Guess?
December 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
Oh noes! Everybody downtown at 3rd & Ali got flooded like woah. That, coupled with the aroma of raw sewage in other parts of tow and pig guts here and there, made Louisville an awesome place. [WLKY] The United States is committed to success in Copenhagen and beyond. [Ambassador Matthew Barzun] The fancy pants Oaks [...]
Tags: Churchill Downs · Courier-Journal · Crime · Downtown · Economy · Jim King · Mayor's Race 2010 · Politics · State Government · Steve Beshear
President Obama’s Weekly Video Address
December 21st, 2009 · No Comments
This week President Barack Obama discussed the Patient’s Bill of Rights and health care reform:
Tags: Health Care · Politics · Video
The Greening of Louisville Is Upon Us
December 21st, 2009 · 4 Comments
By now everybody knows that Jackie Green is running for mayor. And now his website is up: CLICK TO VISIT SITE So take a look at Green’s issues ranging from transportation to the environment and let him know what you think.
Tags: Green · Mayor's Race 2010 · Politics
David Tandy’s Overstuffed Host List Spotted
December 21st, 2009 · No Comments
Putting the names of everybody you know, the names of their spouses and the names of their children on a host list does not impress the voters of Louisville. CLICK TO ENLARGE Just saying.
Tags: Democrats · Mayor's Race 2010 · Metro Council
Gang Problem in Louisville? What Gang Problem?
December 21st, 2009 · 7 Comments
Earlier this year a witness in a gang murder was shot to death as she sat on a bench in Chickasaw Park. In broad daylight. But we don’t have a gang problem. That’s according to Greg Fischer (well, his people, as he is unable to make statements himself), Jerry Abramson, Chief White, David Tandy, Charlie [...]
Tags: Bad Behavior · Courier-Journal · Crime · Democrats · Greg Fischer · Jerry Abramson · LMPD · Mayor's Race 2010
Mainstream Beshear-Abramson Weekend Spin Zone
December 21st, 2009 · 5 Comments
The Courier-Journal gave both Steve Beshear AND Jerry Abramson top billing for op-ed this Sunday. Mayor McCheese was given the opportunity to spin some revisionist history. As a community, we have endured more than our share of natural disasters in the past year. While the winds, ice, snow and rains have damaged property and disrupted [...]
Tags: Bad Behavior · Hype · Jerry Abramson · Library · Metro Government
Happy Monday! Thanks for Short Work Weeks
December 21st, 2009 · 5 Comments
Dear mayoral campaigns: Care to tell me which Fischer Campaign staffer drives a black Jeep Cherokee? I love that Greg Fischer is afraid to make his own statement on crime in this community. And I further love that he sent a super-rich guy who lives at 1400 Willow (Greg’s rich sister and other folks live [...]
Tags: Charity · Cordish · Democrats · East Downtown Bus. Assoc. · Greg Fischer · Jim King · John Yarmuth · Lexington · Mayor's Race 2010 · Politics · WHAS






