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?

Today at noon, during the Louisville Forum, the University of Louisville Hospital will face common sense opposition for the first time on the same panel. It should get interesting. [Click the Clicky]

Drugs and alcohol definitely fuel child abuse and neglect in Kentucky. But so do stupid parents. [H-L]

Out of sight, out of mind. People in Louisville are freaking out over a bunch of animals that were seized in Henry County. Unfortunately, these folks don’t realize what’s going on in their own back yard at Metro Animal Services. [FOX41]

That Henry County situation is disgusting, though, and those people deserve to be treated exactly as those animals were treated. [WAVE3]

Remember when Tom Owen skirted by with minimal public scrutiny over this property he’s trying to develop at the University of Louisville? Something tells us he’s not going to skirt by this time. [C-J/AKN]

Of course the decline in home sales was deeper than than reported. This is a surprise? You can’t possibly believe everything is as puppies and rainbows as alleged. [Business First]

Are you going to this holiday thing in Portland? You probably should. You can buy all of your gifts there. [Consuming Louisville]

Jefferson County Public Schools and the Jefferson County Teachers Association to clash in 3, 2… [WLKY]

A little transparency would go a long way when discussing the meth problem in Kentucky. Having a literal PR hack lie about his ties to an organization in the Herald-Leader (the paper is complicit) isn’t exactly the path toward progress. [Page One]

It’s a real shame that it took the expenditure of thousands of taxpayer dollars to get a public institution to release public records regarding health care. [WFPL]

Just a reminder that the Metro Sewer District had to pay an $8,000 fine to the Army Corps of Engineers and the head honchos want you to forget about it. [WHAS11]

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 to get their asses to Louisville. [HuffPo]

Jerry Abramson is already hard at work trying to ruin Kentucky even more than he ruined Louisville. [84WHAS]

Greg Fischer has ordered a city-wide review of overtime policies and procedures. This is sure to end in a flustercuck. [WHAS11]

You won’t find us complaining if A Kentucky Newspaper throws up pay walls. [Gannett Blog]

Drunk Metro Parks director Mike Heitz is already back at work. Greg Fischer is allowing every joke of an official he’s got on the payroll to make massive mistakes without any consequence. We can hear the campaign commercials now. [WAVE3]

Yum Brands avoided paying state income taxes despite large profits. And we’re supposed to be surprised. [H-L]

We’re glad to see the local media is paying attention to a proposal in Frankfort that would create a tax-free weekend for educational purchases each year. [FOX41]

There’s a fancy holiday green gift fair on Saturday at Rainbow Blossom in St. Matthews. [Consuming Louisville]

Construction is set to begin on a new 21c Museum Hotel local in Bentonville, Arkansas. [Business First]

Riverport businesses are paying for their own police station in an attempt to combat area crime. [WLKY]

Kevin Cogan is once again trying to build a 17-story building in Cherokee Triangle. Here’s a look at 2008 versus 2011. [Broken Sidewalk]

Isn’t it convenient that Greg Fischer’s taxpayer-funded staffers are pushing this city-wide overtime review story like crazy now that we’ve gotten word out about his campaign finance bait-n-switch? [WHAS11]

John Timmons explained why his legendary music store closed down. Without bothering to mention a refusal to adapt to the market and an unchanging business strategy that hemorrhaged cash. Sucks to talk about things that aren’t pretty in Louisville, though.  [WFPL]

Here’s a story about thoroughbred slaughtering that will start your morning off just right. [WLKY]

Steve Beshear’s son (Hi, Andy! Thanks for trashing me all this year without having the guts to say it to my face) represents the Indian company seeking tax breaks from the state. You surprised? Of course you’re not. [John Cheves]

Just what the city needs right now – some fear-mongering about the Kennedy Bridge ramp. [FOX41]

Come on, county clerks. Charging $3.95 to use a debit card and 3% for credit card transactions? There’s ABSOLUTELY NO REASON the state can’t get a bulk processing contract that costs next to nothing. Crit Luallen clearly has no clue what she’s talking about. [C-J/AKN]

Does this story cause you to have a flashback to the time a baby was shot? LMPD shut down Broadway for 40 blocks to rush a baby to the hospital. It died. What a mess. [WAVE3]

Kentucky construction employment fell in October. But don’t worry, the industry is going to tell you that everything is puppies and rainbows. [Business First]

It’s so shocking that people smoke marijuana, isn’t it? So shocking, in fact, that some people can’t believe people would admit to smoking marijuana on YouTube. And, really, Adam Walser? Essentially linking pot with crack? What? None of us here smoke pot and even we found this story mind-numbingly silly.  [WHAS11]

Metro Animal Services insiders are coming out of the woodwork to talk about the agency’s problems and the silliness of Miss Sadiqa and Greg Fischer. [The 'Ville Voice]

Nearly half of Americans lack economic security and many above the poverty line struggle to make ends meet. But they should just “get a job” to make things better, right? [Reuters]

We’ve heard a local Clear Channel radio personality use the term “uppity” in reference to non-whites on too many occasions to count. It’s only a matter of time til they start spewing it on-air. [Media Matters]

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? You still need a reason for why we think Mitch Daniels is a Jerry Abramson/Greg Fischer-style cheerleader? He had time to do this ridiculous interview but has done jack to help solve the bridge disaster that his state is responsible for. [Politico]

This has got to be one of the dumbest reasons ever for giving Greg Fischer props. Head – desk. [Consuming Louisville]

Dear Salvation Army: Maybe you could stop with your discriminatory practices and you’d have more funding available? [FOX41]

Just in case you needed more proof of the Greg Fischer-Editorial Board circle jerk? Here’s yet another instance of Fischer getting praise for something that’s an absolute disaster. [C-J/AKN]

We’d maybe be writing more about this “Occupy Louisville” bit if it weren’t the same old people attending every other protest. Sure, we support the mission. But come on. [WHAS11]

Yet another story about the Louisville Orchestra’s embarrassing disaster of fail. Let’s all bang our heads against a wall together. [Business First]

Voters in Hardin County realize that alcohol sales will increase tax revenue. And that it’s silly to prohibit sales when residents can drive five minutes away and make a purchase. Now the rest of the state needs to get with the program. [WLKY]

Don’t be surprised if, for some reason, Jack Conway loses his re-election bid. It will be because he’s done absolutely no campaigning. It could be 2010 all over again. [Page One]

Really, what the hell is with Metro EMS? Is the entire place falling apart? [FOX41]

Why wouldn’t these folks work against Jack Conway, who only pulled this for-profit stunt to try to get re-elected? It’s not illegal as long as it’s not state government. He had zero interest a few years ago when he was approached. For Allison Martin to call it desperate for Sullivan to support Todd P’Pool is about as hilarious as watching her have to defend her boss and her colleagues when she knows they’re full of it. [John Cheves]

Is there something to worry about on the University of Louisville Hospital merger front that no one is considering? We take a deeper look later today. [Page One]

Remember that bogus “survey” Greg Fischer’s administration spent $30,000 on last month? The one asked next to nothing about merger? Well, turns out, that survey was able to reveal that Louisvillians are generally satisfied with merger. Yeah, we know, this is pee-worthy hilarity. [C-J/AKN]

Restaurant sexytime extortion lady, Karen Sypher, has until Friday to finalize her appeals. [WAVE3]

Yesterday, Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questioned Jack Conway for the 98th day in a row over his involvement in his brother’s drug scandal: “I’m sure Jack Conway has set some sort of record for his evasiveness and refusal to answer the simple questions we have asked of him,” Robertson said. “If Conway has nothing to hide, he should answer the questions before his streak reaches day 100.” [Press Release]

Some parents are threatening to keep their children out of Jefferson County Public Schools over the busing dispute. How typical is that? Force your child to suffer on the educational front because school leaders are idiots? Yeah, that’s the ticket. [WHAS11]

Looks like Perry Clark has gone full-on teabagger. Look at the mindless slobs he’s dredged up from the bottom of the teabagger river. [We Get Comments]

Zen Tea House on Frankfort Avenue is closing and reopening inside a restaurant on Bardstown Road. [Consuming Louisville]

Cable and satellite television providers are losing subscribers in droves. Maybe Insight wouldn’t have people dropping like flies if it spent a little less on mailers for “Insight Phone” and a little more on providing actual service. [HuffPo]

If you’re on East Market Street or Main Street on a regular basis, you’ve seen the Lincoln Elementary construction transformation in process for a while. [Broken Sidewalk]

Louisville apparently ranks high for volunteering. Maybe because no one has a job and has plenty of free time. [Business First]

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 answer these questions, voters will return him to life as a private citizen on November 8th.” [Press Release]

Tell me if this sounds familiar! Detroit’s Department of Human Services spent funds for the poor to buy gift cards. [Detroit Free Press]

Seven Jefferson County Public Schools schools that were overhauled got preliminary approval for $4.7 million. [C-J/AKN]

Murder charges against Trey Zwicker’s step-brother (in his death) may end up being dropped. What a horribly sad situation. [FOX41]

As Kentuckians, you already know why quilts matter. But this is worth your time. [Consuming Louisville]

Really, dragging a school bus driver off the bus? People like that shouldn’t be allowed to have children. [WLEX18]

Have you seen this silliness involving a Kentucky State Senator in San Antonio, Texas? [Page One]

PETA can’t stand for leather goods to exist because it doesn’t want animals to die. But it’s a-okay to euthanize dogs and cats in mass quantities. [WHAS11]

No major changes are planned to shorten Jefferson County Public Schools bus routes. So we’re in for another year of people freaking out. [WAVE3]

The Louisville area ranks 47th when it comes to personal income. [Business First]

A second Metro EMS employee is connected to improper drug possession. [WLKY]

You’d think the editorial board could get its facts straight by now. No Kill Louisville has tons of shelter management experience. One of its top folks has decades of experiencing running a large facility. Justin Scally definitely deserves the opportunity to do a good job. But people – particularly the apologists at your failing local paper – need to quit acting like Sadiqa Reynolds’ “with us or against us” way is supreme. Legitimate concerns, questions and disappointment should not be tossed aside. You cannot expect this community to come together overnight after Greg Fischer and crew spent a year ripping everything to shreds. [Short Sighted Editorial]

Get a load of Jack Conway in 2002 versus Jack Conway in 2011. [Page One]

The elephant in the room is FOX41 slowly referring to itself as “WDRB” more and more. Like with this Emmy story. [FOX41]

Are water main issues a preview of the future? [Broken Sidewalk]

Will the Rupp Arena task force cause Lexington as many headaches as the arena shenanigans caused Louisville? [H-L]

Remember the Louisville Zoo train crash? Turns out an employee disabled the train’s warning light prior to the accident. A light that could have alerted folks to problems with the brakes. [WKYT]

Wait, what? Free hot dogs at the Frazier Museum? [Consuming Louisville]

Little by little, problems at the Metropolitan Sewer District are floating to the surface like, well, you know exactly what we’re talking about. [C-J/AKN]

A fundraising event at Central Park tried to change the reputation of pit bulls. [WAVE3]

Kentucky is among the 10 states where government-sector jobs have grown the fastest over the past five years. [Business First]

Wait for this one: a Seymour police officer crashed a DARE trailer while allegedly driving drunk. [WHAS11]

Friday marked the 86th day Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questioned Jack Conway: “We will hold Jack Conway’s feet to the fire each and every day until he answers our questions surrounding this controversy,” said Robertson. “For a man who supposedly believes in transparency and accountability, this situation represents the height of hypocrisy.” [Press Release]

What? Jerry Abramson got to spend $180,000 from the taxpayers with basically zero oversight? Imagine that. We are so shocked. Even more shocked that the Democratic Party hacks are defending undocumented, wasted funds. [WFPL]

On Wednesday the National Trust for Historic Preservation released its latest list of places the trust considers the most endangered. [NPR]

That’s right – GLI is promoting that ridiculous “Benny Breeze” PR stunt. Meaning your tax dollars are at work. [Curt Morrison]

Ten people died in nine separate crashes in Kentucky from Monday, June 6 through Sunday, June 12. Nine involved motor vehicles and six of the victims were not wearing seat belts. Alcohol was a factor in three of the crashes. [KSP Release]

Uh, where have these folks been? Judy Green and crew have been screaming racism for months. We’ve written about it. This isn’t new. Nice animated gif of Judy’s face, though. [Louisville.com]

That study Geoff Davis and others were pushing that suggested employers would drop health insurance once reform is fully implemented? Riiiiight. Shady, dishonest, inaccurate, spin. [NY Times]

And those Ohio River Bridges Shenanigans from yesterday? Hoo boy. [More WFPL]

Trey Zwicker’s grandmother is speaking out about the horrific murder of her grandson. If all these stories about Zwicker and his stepfather don’t make you choke up, something is wrong with you. [FOX41]

Neighbors say they feared his stepfather, wouldn’t let their kids play near his home. [WAVE3]

Really, you’re just a day away from getting fat as a bear at the Homomade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen. Get the coconut kind of ice cream and eat it with carrot cake. [Consuming Louisville]

Take a look at the Sheppard Square redevelopment plans. Thoughts? Opinions? Surely this isn’t a bad thing. [Broken Sidewalk]

The guy who admitted to killing Sugar Shizz says he did so in self-defense. [WHAS11]

For the 34th Day (jesus christ) Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questioned Jack Conway: “As Attorney General, Jack Conway represents the Commonwealth of Kentucky. I doubt his client would consent to his assistance to the subject of a drug investigation, regardless of the circumstances,” said Robertson. “When he stepped into this conflict of interest, Jack Conway exercised bad judgment. It has become the theme of his entire term in office.” Dear Jack: Please hurry up and deal with this because we’ve got lots of traveling to do and bourbon to drink, k? [Press Release]

In what can only be considered a sign of the changing tides of homophobia, a second Louisville church has decided to stop signing marriage licenses. [C-J/AKN]

A tennis comedy is filming in Louisville and we think you’re going to like it. Big name stars, too. [WLKY]

Construction Watch: edge townhouses are finally getting built at Liberty Green. [Broken Sidewalk]

Dear FOX41: It doesn’t count as an investigation if employees/former employees came you to and put information in your lap, does it? Acting like everything is “breaking” or the result of some non-existent investigation makes you just like WHAS. You’ve had nice stories this past year, though.  There’s no reason blow it out of proportion. Not while your crew is at the top of its game. [FOX41]

You ready for the Metro Council budget shenanigans to continue? Starts this afternoon. [Press Release]

No Kill Louisville was the only organization that submitted a bid to operate Metro Animal Services. Funny how KHS backed away after Fischer’s office told them they couldn’t handle any more scandal. Here’s hoping NKL will be able to handle the disaster its trying to take over. [Dan Klepal, FOX41, WAVE3]

Live way out in the middle of nowhere? The swimming pool at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park is now open noon to 6:00 P.M. every day of the week. [Press Release]

You’re a horrible, horrible person who does nothing but drink bourbon and yell at your employees/complain about the newspaper, right? Time to do something good for someone else. Volunteer for the Louisville Free Public Library’s English Conversation Club. [Consuming Louisville]

We love Maker’s Mark and think Maker’s 46 is maybe the best thing on earth – even better than watching Steve Beshear try to say “gay” – but we’re loosely shocked that the company would pay Doe Anderson tons of advertising dollars to do this. [Business First]

This finalist to be the next superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools says there will be no change in direction on the student assignment plan. [WHAS11]