No one wants to answer my questions or return calls.
Multiple people tell me that around 12:00/12:30 today there was a fire truck and EMS on-site at the downtown arena. According to observers, workers were hanging out and milling around and it appeared that EMS was picking someone up.
Did something terrible happen? Was it [...]

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Let’s just go ahead and say it: moving your business out of Louisville because you can’t get enough direct flights or find local financing is silly. I like Rob May, but come on. Surely he misspoke. If you’re a tech company, you’ve got the skills to travel way less. I fly just [...]

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Former Churchill exec Ted Nicholson will manage the arena. [Business First]
Dear Schneider DeMuth Advertising: Did you bother reading what we wrote last week? Is that why you continue sending blanket emails (that say “see release”) with gigantic attached images and Word docs? We didn’t use your company name last week out of respect. [...]

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Maybe? Is there any snow on the ground there in Louisville this morning?
Brent Ackerson pulled his sponsorship of mayoral term limits because of concerns over possibly amendments that haven’t yet been vetted. I have reservations and concerns that we may now be rushing items that need detailed and thorough discussion.  Additionally, I am concerned [...]

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Everyone seems upset that Lee Eldridge left WAVE. It’s been two weeks since people started emailing us. Goodness. [Just Saying]
Louisville mayoral candidate Connie Marshall has written in about, well, various things. What are your thoughts? [The 'Ville Voice]
Our condolences to Councilman George Unseld who lost his wife, Jacqueline, on the 21st. [Obit]
Maybe [...]

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If you missed Governor Steve Beshear’s ridiculous budget address last night, I’ve got all the details and all the documents you’ll need. Including the bits and pieces about gambling – which he is including for a failed third time. [Page One]
What’s that? The Kentucky Registry of Election Finance STILL hasn’t released Jim King’s [...]

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Louisville business owners say they want a strong, risk-taking mayor. And I especially love that Jonathan Blue took a swipe at Mayor McCheese. Guess it’s time to send him a thank-you gift for making the local business rag fun for a day. [Business First]
Don’t you love that Insight is going to charge you [...]

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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.

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Jerry Abramson is in Washington, D.C. to participate in a Brookings Institution forum on sustainable communities. It’s a shame he’ll have no idea what he’s talking about. But I bet he screams that Louisville is the “16th largest city” about a thousand times. Or maybe he’ll talk about his record of killing local [...]

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The arena now has 80 percent more curve. Another great look at construction. [Broken Sidewalk]
And here’s another look at Bill Weyland’s planned development expansion downtown. [Even More Broken Sidewalk]
The Speed Museum received a $10 million pledge to build a sculpture garden and public piazza. [WFPL]
Big news for Louisville parks in the River Road area! [...]

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