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 [...]

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Of course we get interesting comments about the arena: J. Bruce Miller // May 14, 2013 at 10:15 pm I read where the Arena Authority is considering the possibility of refinancing the bonds. Their present interest rate averages a little above 6%. Can you imagine what the interest rate would be when the bond rating [...]

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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has nabbed an accused wig thief, according to an arrest warrant. Gives a whole new meaning to wig snatching. [WDRB] What planet is Greg Fischer living on when he says membership of the board setting toll rates for bridges is not a major concern? [C-J/AKN] Who believes everything is all [...]

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JCPS Principals at some of the district’s lowest performing schools get to keep their job. The move is in response to a surprising report from the Kentucky Department of Education. [WDRB] Kate Hopkins didn’t know the man in the casket, never met him or his family. Yet, Hopkins attended the funeral of Francisco Carmona, 48, [...]

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We get a lot of questions about the fancy new arena downtown and the Arena Authority. Lately, those questions almost always include mentions of the University of Louisville. Could that be because the majority of those connected to the construction of the Yum! Center are either boosters, board members or otherwise connected folks at UofL? [...]

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There’s a new report, produced by Denis Frankenberger, set to hit Louisville in a day or so about the arena debacle. To say it’s damning would be an understatement. The University of Louisville Athletic Association won’t be happy. The too long, didn’t read of the report? That the KFC Yum! Center will fail and leave [...]

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. You can help. [Support Our New Project!] In a meeting held Monday, the AEG made the Louisville Arena Authority very happy. It also made the Yum Center a mecca for upcoming Louisville events as well. [WDRB] Woah, go read the November article [...]

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. You can help. [Support Our New Project!] The U.S. Justice Department and an anti-abortion protester have settled a lawsuit alleging that he illegally grabbed and pushed a volunteer escort outside a women’s health clinic in Louisville. [WDRB] A public transportation advocacy group [...]

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A big sports thing happened, we think, and it is maybe a good thing for the University of Louisville. [WDRB] In the wake of the KFC Yum! Center opening, which has brought Louisville more high-profile concert tours, along with the attendant frenzy for tickets, more local customers, especially those less savvy or on a budget, [...]

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Hoo boy, you’re gonna love the latest from Forbes: Preliminary talks about a Louisville NBA team have been met with some skepticism. A recent Cambridge Economic Research feasibility study revealed that the city may not benefit economically to the extent that proponents postulate. -SNIP- Additionally, the study relies on the Federal Reserve Bank’s model (a [...]

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