Awww, lookit, Al Mohler is really upset that the Boy Scouts have decided to stop hating on gay kids. He’s the Rush Limbaugh of the church world. But even Rush Limbaugh isn’t that uptight. [WDRB] The Louisville Metro Council on Monday approved a resolution urging Norfolk Southern Railroad to allow cyclists and pedestrians on the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Alcohol'
Indiana Scandals Calm Compared To Metro Council
May 24th, 2013 · No Comments
Tags: Alcohol · Arena · Bad Behavior · Business · Death · Gays · Indiana · Metro Council · Police · Scandal · State Government
JCPS Sounds Like A Bunch Of Fun Right Now
May 16th, 2013 · No Comments
Jefferson County Public Schools is projected to lay off 41 teachers before the start of the next school year. The district blames budget cuts, especially cuts in federal funding because of the sequestration and a loss of stimulus funds. It could also be blamed on poor management and those, you know, 100+ people making more [...]
Tags: Alcohol · Economy · Education · Gambling · Horse Industry · Indiana · JCPS · John Yarmuth · Metro Government · Ohio River Bridges · State Government
MSD Is Still A Giant, Poopy Mess For Louisville
May 15th, 2013 · No Comments
The way is being cleared for construction to begin on the new Downtown Crossing. Signs of progress are already visible, with work under way on the safety zone at Waterfront Park. [WDRB] Can Colonel Sanders win back Chinese diners? Louisville-based Yum! Brands Inc., which owns KFC, reported last week that same-store sales in China plunged [...]
Tags: Alcohol · Business · Downtown · Health Care · Indiana · MSD · Ohio River Bridges · Possibility City · Race · Water
Louisvillians Shocked To Learn Nawbny Has Parks
April 29th, 2013 · 1 Comment
Early morning brunchers will now be able to sip bourbon or any other drink of choice on Sunday mornings. [WDRB] The annual financial audit of Louisville Metro government found only one reportable deficiency, Mayor Greg Fischer reported Friday. Really? We’re going to take his word for it? Because there are dozens of people in Metro [...]
Tags: Alcohol · Bad Behavior · Dining · Greg Fischer · Horse Industry · Hype · Indiana · Metro Government · Parks · Scandal · State Government
Alcohol Is Hardly The Biggest West End Problem
April 26th, 2013 · 1 Comment
You will be able to order a beer, cocktails or other alcoholic beverage as soon as 10 a.m. on Sundays in Louisville restaurants, perhaps the day after the Kentucky Derby, if not sooner. A handful of people on council voted against the measure, ignorantly believing that an extra couple hours of alcohol sales on Frankfort [...]
Tags: Alcohol · Business · Death · Downtown · Economy · Ethics · Highlands · Indiana · Metro Council · Metro Government · Ohio River Bridges · Politics · State Government
Metro Council Booze Vote Is A No-Brainer, Right?
April 25th, 2013 · 4 Comments
Mayor Greg Fischer has closed the door on any new tree protection ordinance or even a stop-gap, “no-net-loss” tree policy — at least for now. Fischer sent his economic development director Ted Smith to the Louisville Metro Tree Commission meeting yesterday evening — the first since the commission questioned the mayor’s resolve on his pledge [...]
Tags: Alcohol · Bad Behavior · Business · Death · Dogs · Greg Fischer · Guns · Indiana · Kentucky Kingdom · Mitch McConnell · Ohio River Bridges · Oops · Senate Race · University of Louisville · UPS
Possibility City Doesn’t Care About Its West End
April 12th, 2013 · 1 Comment
You won’t want to miss the first part in our multi-part series about Shawn Reilly and Progress Kentucky. It’s the story behind the story that sheds light on a familiar history, one that Democrats didn’t see coming. [Page One] From couches and cribs to family photos and personal bills, trash continues to line alleys and [...]
Tags: Alcohol · Bad Behavior · Death · Democrats · Downtown · Gays · Indiana · JCPS · Metro Council · Mitch McConnell · Polls · Sports · University of Louisville · West End
Metro Govt Bears The Brunt Of KRS Corruption
April 3rd, 2013 · 1 Comment
A Louisville woman has been arrested after authorities say she caused over $1,000 worth of damage to the Hall of Justice. At least it was rocks and not something more crazy. [WDRB] Faced with a Friday deadline to approve the mayor’s Falls Landing Park plan or risk losing a $500,000 state grant, Jeffersonville City Council [...]
Tags: Alcohol · Bad Behavior · Business · Dogs · Ethics · Indiana · Jail · Parks · State Government
Time To Make The City Look Clean For Visitors
April 1st, 2013 · No Comments
It’s the annual effort to make Louisville appear clean to the rest of the world. Hundreds of volunteers line up to make the community a little brighter. [WDRB] United Parcel Post has agreed to forfeit $40 million it made in payments from pharmacies that shipped controlled substances to Americans without valid prescriptions. [NPR] Jeffersonville Police [...]
Tags: Alcohol · Death · Guns · Housing · Indiana · Kentucky Derby · Kentucky Kingdom · Metro Government · Politics · Race · State Government · Steve Beshear · University of Kentucky · UPS
Louisville Should Force A CERS-KERS Separation
March 8th, 2013 · 4 Comments
Alexcia Simmons has been named the Kentucky Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) for her sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community. [WDRB] The public has been invited to open-house events for the east-end crossing of the Ohio River Bridges Project. [News & Tribune] [...]
Tags: Alcohol · Awards · Bad Behavior · Crime · Indiana · LMPD · Ohio River Bridges · State Government · University of Louisville · Youth




