The city’s only black-owned newspaper wants the public to give feedback about African Americans serving on Metro Council and in other offices. Something tells us this isn’t going to go over so well. [WDRB] Several African-American lawmakers are concerned about a potential “pattern of disrimination” at Fourth Street Live after a former Louisville Cardinals basketball [...]

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Louisville sees a triple homicide for the first time in nearly a year. Police found three men, shot dead, outside an apartment building in south Louisville off Georgetown Place, south of Berry Boulevard. [WDRB] Officials who run Louisville International Airport have agreed to sell 18.4 acres in an industrial park near the airport to a [...]

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It’s really tough not to make obvious jokes about this. Mayor Greg Fischer helped open the new Teen Computer Center known as “The Loft.” [WDRB] The walls of one of Louisville’s longtime downtown retailers were pulled apart at the beams Monday. All to make way for a bridge a majority of residents don’t want and [...]

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You know what’s crazy? We hear this guy has moved his entire office to the second floor of the Homebuilders Association. While he sits on the audit committee. While on the transition team. While making all decisions for planning and zoning. Isn’t that a bit of, uh, um… a bit of an appearance of impropriety?

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Thankfully, the city of Louisville is withholding funds to the University of Louisville Hospital over concerns about merger. Do we even need to address the crocodile tears the editorial board is crying over this? [C-J/AKN] Today at noon, during the Louisville Forum, the University of Louisville Hospital will face common sense opposition for the first [...]

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Greg Fischer appointed the first black auditor in city history. It’s a good move for Louisville on one front. [WFPL] Ruh ro – here come the big dogs calling Greg Fischer out for pulling a campaign finance bait and switch. [C-J/AKN] These folks in Los Angeles are crying about 18 dogs getting euthanized. They need [...]

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Here’s hoping you’ve figured out that there’s more to the story at the University of Kentucky. Take a look at the real reason trustees are nervous. Pay attention to what faculty think of administrators. [Page One Here & Here] John Timmons explained why his legendary music store closed down. Without bothering to mention a refusal [...]

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The RiverPark Place marina and housing project has secured financing and work on the project will resume. [C-J/AKN] Despite the Metro Animal Services audit committee suggesting that this job be eliminated, LMAS is hiring for it. Imagine that. [Click the Clicky] Darryl Owens wants to change how the legal system treats young children. [H-L] Really? [...]

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Stephen George is leaving his job as editor of the City Paper in Nashville to go to work as press secretary for U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee. Another great journalist lost to politics. [Nashville Post] Really, what the hell is with Metro EMS? Is the entire place falling apart? [FOX41] Why wouldn’t these folks [...]

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Construction watch: the hideous Broadway federal building is nearing completion. [Broken Sidewalk] Yesterday marked the 97th day Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson has questioned Jack Conway over his involvement in his brother’s drug scandal: “Kentucky voters are wishing they could recall Jack Conway because of his poor judgment,” Robertson said. “If Conway doesn’t [...]

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