You can learn about different walks of life thanks to an exhibit on loan from the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. [WDRB] The Kentucky General Assembly voted Tuesday night to overturn Gov. Steve Beshear’s veto of controversial legislation known as the “religious freedom” bill, which was opposed by many human and gay rights groups and leaders of [...]

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The ACLU of Kentucky and the Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace and Justice will host the annual Youth Rights Conference this Saturday at the University of Louisville Student Activities Center. High school students from across Kentucky will come together to learn more about civil liberties. Discussion will primarily focus on issues of healthy relationships, comprehensive [...]

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If you love the Louisville Palace, this story about its rich history is terrific. [LEO Weekly] The Ali Center is celebrating an important milestone. [FOX 41] How many accidents have to happen in a single mine before Steve Beshear’s administration will take action? How many people have to die? Yet all you Democrats in Louisville [...]

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This week Fairdale Bigfoot provides advice about the Pope Lick Goat Monster. Nobody realizes that it isn’t a goat. It’s actually a large cat that escaped from Rep. Joni Jenkins cat farm some years ago. [Consuming Louisville] Yesterday Congressman John Yarmuth delivered a $95,000 check to the Muhammad Ali Center to support the educational outreach [...]

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Anyone surprised that a University of Louisville professor was denied tenure? It’s because she wasn’t part of the Robert Felner machine that still exists at UofL. You wouldn’t believe the stories I’m hearing from UofL these days. [C-J] Yesterday Mike Slaton, running against Tom Riner in the 41st State House District, announced endorsements from: The [...]

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People still believe that “protesting” in downtown Louisville on a weekend – when no one is there – will have some sort of magical impact on what happens in Washington, D.C. [WHAS11] University of Louisville graduate Monica Marks won a Rhodes Scholarship. Huzzuh! Good things DO happen in Louisville! She plans to spend two years [...]

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But Does It Forecast Floods?: In Lexington, CBS affiliate WKYT is spending $1 million on a fancy new weather radar thingie that it not-so-sheepishly proclaims is “the most important, life-saving advancement in weather technology and forecasting ever in Kentucky.” Of course, the folks at WLEX across town says it’s no big whoop. [LexGo] Nutty Flavor [...]

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Sun’s out, so the holiday must be over. We’ll skip all the Sarah Palin news (though we recommend Maureen Dowd’s column), the Steve McNair story that’s just beginning, and your need to know details of Michael Jackson’s memorial service, and tell you what’s going on around here. Mayor’s List:  There’s more speculation on the list [...]

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Good Morning! We have a busy day ahead. Josh is graduating with 478 classmates from Manual High School at a ceremony at Broadbent Arena at Noon. The C-J has a great section for looking him up, or anyone else graduating from a local high school. So pardon us if things are a little slow here [...]

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