Is the city practicing selective ABC enforcement in Germantown? Probably. Because ABC isn’t targeting establishments in other parts of the city that cater to older crowds. I’d like to see proof of complaints of Nachbar and Swan Dive. [LEO Weekly]
Just a reminder that the JCPS board’s secret evaluation of Sheldon Berman will [...]

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Somebody send me this shirt. Size small. Amen. [WHY LOUISVILLE]
Larry Clark is trying to kill Kentucky’s bourbon industry. Folks need to get outraged over this.  [Bluegrass Politics]
Metro Government is consolidating its automobile fleet. I’d write about it, but Jerry Abramson’s spokesgays can’t handle even a bit of warranted criticism and yanked me from [...]

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It’s great reading about the mayoral cat fighting. But it’s even better listening to it. [WFPL]
Once upon a time they tore down Fourth Street. [Broken Sidealk]
You know, I really like her and felt pretty badly about the way she was treated in 2008 and last year – so much so that I had to [...]

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Greg Fischer made another media buy on Monday. He’s now up to $140,000 for two weeks of broadcast and cable. [Media Buys]
Interesting that David Tandy secured the UFCW endorsement yesterday, isn’t it? But we saw that one coming a mile away when he flip-flopped on the JBS Swift fiasco, abruptly adopting the UFCW position. [...]

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Dear Local Mayoral Candidates: I don’t care how hectic things are. Do not ignore anyone in the media. I’m not talking about myself in this instance, but take note. Ignoring actual reporters is way more dangerous than ignoring me. [Just Saying]
Something tells me there’s no way this guy can beat Tony [...]

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Allow me to get personal for a moment: I think John Varanese is hands-down one of the best chefs in the city. Very rarely can I walk into a higher end establishment and ask the chef to prepare two vegetarian meals on the fly and actually get something worth eating. He and his [...]

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In the last legislative session, there was a big battle over alcohol taxes between politicians who wanted more taxes and the people who make, sell and serve adult beverages. Tax opponents poured bourbon on the Capitol steps and generally pitched a fit.
But they lost, and a 6 percent tax on alcohol went into effect.
The bourbon [...]

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Seems pretty simple.
St. Matthews has a law requiring that new liquor stores must be at least 700 feet from existing liquor stores.

And as you can see from this picture, the new Liquor Barn under construction on Shelbyville Road is pretty darn close to the Beverage Warehouse operation across the street.
The Beverage Warehouse owner, Greg Anastas, [...]

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More About Nunn: C-J is reporting that Steve Nunn was found this morning at the cemetery where his parents are buried with his wrists cut. He was taken to Bowling Green Medical Center. The paper also published a picture of Nunn with his ex-fiancee, Amanda Ross, who was found murdered early this morning. [Courier]
A Bigfoot [...]

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Last night, Bill Francis had a story on Fox41 about a new initiative by grocery stores to change the law that prohibits them from selling wine.
Now, logically, I don’t get it. But few of Kentucky’s alcohol-related laws make any sense.
Last spring, efforts to get a bill through the state legislature failed, thanks to pressure from [...]

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