Really? November is King James version of the Bible Month? What the fuck kind of crack is Steve Beshear smoking? This is one of the most offensive things he’s done. Fucking pandering hack that the Democrats only love because he isn’t David Williams. Worse than promoting the goddamn Ark Park in front of an Orthodox Jewish crowd. [SoS]

We’ll be foaming at the mouth about this all week. Corrupt Keith Hall has been reprimanded and fined by the Legislative Branch Ethics Commission for being corrupt as all hell. To think this guy had the nerve to accuse everyone of lying about him. [H-L]

So the guy’s father is prominent, we get it. And we get that this is a domestic violence issue. But what does it have to do with his father? It’s not like this incident is getting covered up like the last. It’s not like Jerry Abramson covering up for his son. [C-J/AKN]

Accusing this girl of being a racist even AFTER seeing video and learning she didn’t say a word some asshat thought she said? Really? Calling the NAACP? This shit is out of control and people need a reality check. [FOX41]

No, WHAS, it’s not that she says she didn’t say the n-word. She didn’t say it. Watch the video. Jesus flipping christ. [WHAS11]

We’re pretty excited that yet another store is opening on East Market Street. But organic towels and eco-friendly bathroom accessories? You know what we’re thinking (it’s not good) and we’re fans of that sort of stuff. [Consuming Louisville]

Last night Steve Beshear said Louisville bridge construction would begin within a year. Louisville residents know that couldn’t be further from reality. We know those bridges aren’t getting built. [WAVE3]

Yep, this is what Greg Fischer spent your tax dollars on. He even held a press conference to promote it. [C-J/AKN]

Younger workers in Louisville are beginning to be happier but they’re still looking to leave. When will we stop this brain drain nightmare? Why are we ignoring this mega issue? [Business First]

Casino revenue and patrons dropped like flies when the Sherman Minton closed. Proof Kentuckians gamble like woah. [WLKY]

Found a photo of Jerry Abramson dumpster diving in Lexington. You should probably take a look at Mayor McCheese. [H-L]

The State House voted overwhelmingly to reform the corrections system. This is good news, right? [Ronnie Ellis]

Dunno if you’ve noticed lately, but East Market Street is turning into a hotbed for all things good. Yet another delicious joint opening up. [Consuming Louisville]

Have you seen this video of Rand Paul talking to folks at CPAC? [Page One]

Karen Sypher is awaiting sentencing. That story is just enough to make me gag all day long, every day. [FOX41]

Jerry Abramson is adjusting to life out of the public eye. That means he goes to Kroger in his sleepy pants and hoodie to buy Graeter’s Coconut Chip and Coke Zero. [WAVE3]

This Ohio River Bridges thing is never going to happen. And you know what? 99% of the city seems to be okay with it. So let’s get back to doing nothing. [WHAS11]

The editor of Louisville Magazine has resigned his job to do something with pizza or whatever. [FatLip]

Four abortion bills were defeated in State House committee this week. There’s a win for women everywhere. [H-L]

We hear through the gayvine that Greg Fischer’s police driver has been removed from his duties. They should probably release a statement about it before the rumor mill goes insane. [Downtown Rumors]

Is Lexington’s new mayor doing a better job at tackling budget and debt challenges than Louisville’s new mayor? [H-L]

Newsflash: The USDA says physical activity and good nutrition are a must. Will anyone notice? Or will everyone continue sucking down 40 gallons of corn syrup water every day as they ride around Kroger on their Rascal? [WAVE3]

We shared the press release about the Iron Quarter yesterday. But the reality that Greg Fischer is throwing $400K at the buildings and giving permission to demolish them doesn’t sound any better today than it did yesterday. On a funny note: an hour after we published our story, written from the press release, a Guthrie Mayes PR exec called us on our personal telephone lines to ask if we had received the unsolicited release. Yet another reason Louisville can’t have nice things. [FOX41]

East Market Street is getting a fancy new restaurant from the creators of Proof. How bout them apples? Let’s talk about how it’s tough not to get fat again. [Consuming Louisville]

Secretary of State Trey Grayson bid farewell to the Commonwealth last week. Have a look at his goodbye letter. [Page One]

The Kentucky Lottery has millions in unclaimed winnings. If you won? Please apply to be our sugar momma/poppa ASAP. [FatLip]

Egypt isn’t the only country with a problem on its hands. Jordan’s King Abdullah II dismissed his cabinet after protests. [NY Times]

NuLu is a movement that embodies the message of sustainable living, and the district’s crown jewel is the Green Building.

Originally built in 1891, the building was renovated by local filmmaker and businessman Gill Holland, along with his wife, Augusta. The couple transformed the structure, making it an environmentally conscious building that includes 732 Social, office space, a record label and multiple event rooms. In an interview with LEO last week, Holland confirmed that they have received LEED Platinum Certification, making the Green Building the first commercial building in Kentucky to achieve that goal.

The business leader believes the area is now primed to pick up where it left off before the recession.

“A lot of things didn’t go as fast as they could or would have, but things are moving methodically forward,” Holland says. “I feel this was the one area of town that kept momentum during the last two years. Maybe it wasn’t full speed ahead, but it was still speeding ahead.”

Holland notes that the euphoria in the district is due to more than just his award-winning renovation project, and he credits the businesses and neighborhood association’s strength as a group. Successful networking has educated people about the importance of supporting local and family-owned businesses.

Click here to read the entire story. And note the bits about how housing is really out of reach for most Louisvillians when it comes to dowtown.

But that’s MAJOR news on the green front. MAJOR.

From the release:

For 2010, NuLu Festival has also been named the “Official After-Party” for Louisville’s Idea Festival, a gathering of innovators and thinkers from around the world who discuss and celebrate imagination, new perspectives and transformational ideas. Idea Festival participants will be encouraged to attend the NuLu Festival to enjoy living, working examples of leading edge innovators in the Louisville community.

Sponsors for this year’s NuLu Festival include the Idea Festival, Experience Louisville, sonaBLAST! Records, Interactive Media Lab, Public Radio Partnership, Louisville Beer Store, Java Brewing Co., 732 Social, Creation Gardens, Stock Yards Bank, Bargain Supply, JEB Advertising, Residence Inn, Crushed Ice Events, The Pepper Group, Gebhardt-Marshall Gallery , Home of the Innocents, Hunt Tractor, Bill Marzian, Bays Boutique, A N Roth, and Action Graphics.

Can’t wait can’t wait can’t wait.

Speaking of Ward-Pugh, go vote for her in the ‘Most Admired’ contest at Today’s Woman! [Click the Clicky]

Kentucky’s environment is going to pot but Democrats aren’t keen on doing anything about it. Greg Stumbo favors allowing Jim Gooch to spew his weight in propaganda. And, no, Stumbo doesn’t really live in Prestonsburg. [Ronnie Ellis]

Fairdale Bigfoot may no longer be running for mayor, but he’s still got all kinds of advice for you. Especially if you’re troubled in the relationship department. [Consuming Louisville]

The next piece of the Wayside block redevelopment puzzle is in place. East Market Street is going gangbusters. [Broken Sidewalk]

There’s always been deep corruption in Southeastern Kentucky. But the latest audit from Crit Luallen details serious troubles with the Whitley County Sheriff. Check out the massive waste, fraud and abuse. [Page One]

Metro Government is definitely playing chicken with PETA. But who really wants a disgusting chicken statue erected, you know, anywhere? Hard to pick a side in this fight. [LEO Weekly]

Larry Hausman is kicking off his congressional campaign on Monday the 25th, 11:00 A.M., Bowman Field Airport Terminal. [Press Release]

Not surprisingly, your hometown newspaper thinks it’s fine and dandy to prey on the emotions of consumers by using Haiti to make a buck. Guess it’s no worse than a non-profit having overhead costs. Though, it’d be just as easy for a business to donate a portion of proceeds rather than use a disaster to to pull in profits. [C-J]

Yesterday President Barack Obama announced the Presidential Citizens Medal. Get all the details and watch the video at the link. [White House]

Jefferson County PVA Tony Lindauer wants to know what you think. [Take The Survey]

How sad. Somebody jumped to their death from the Heyburn Building yesterday. [C-J]

Fairdale Bigfoot is still running for mayor and he’s got a new advice column this week! Relationship advice time! [Consuming Louisville]

That Jesus Museum in Northern Kentucky is going to be pissed that the Louisville Zoo is about to play host to some robodinos. [WHAS11]

Big news for the corner of Market & Cambell. New restaurant, wine shop. Excitement! [C-J]

Suburban dollars fund urban services but benefits are often shared? [WFPL]

Somebody at the Courier-Journal just noticed East Market Street. You already know everything mentioned, but it’s a good read. [C-J]

Tricare is reconsidering Humana and UnitedHealth bids for a $21.8 billion contract. [Business First]

Patrick O’Shea’s is set to open any minute now on Main Street. And it is awesome to see that block come alive again.. [Broken Sidewalk]

Remember devil lady Anne Northup? She’s baaaack. And now she’s writing op-eds in the Wall Street Journal about how child-safety laws are killing American jobs and businesses. What she really means is child safety laws are killing child labor in China. She needs to go back to KT’s and Old Fashioneds. [WSJ]

Proud to see Crescent Hill named one of the south’s ten best comeback neighborhoods. [Southern Living]

Looks like Chuck Cash of Metro Planning is retiring. Will this end up being a hot mess? [C-J]

Anybody from the Abramson or Beshear Administrations want to try telling me Jerry Abramson isn’t on the ticket to help Cordish Cos out in the long run? Not just with gambling, but with free money? [Washington Post]

Here is evidence that Michelle is trying to give us a heart attack. [Consuming Louisville]

Perfect example of what’s wrong with Louisville: putting the interests of youth on hold in order to save some rich dude’s back yard. Jerry Abramson and the four or five families that control everything in Louisville just can’t be bothered with non-wealthy riffraff. [Sheldon Shafer]

Was the individual responsible for driving a car into a store at Westport Village in a Toyota? [WHAS11]

I love that Greg Fischer is afraid to make his own statement on crime in this community. And I further love that he sent a super-rich guy who lives at 1400 Willow (Greg’s rich sister and other folks live there) to tell the media there’s no crime problem and that the mere suggesting that we should add additional police patrols is silly. Keep it up, folks. Keep telling the public there’s not a crime problem. Keep allowing the super-wealthy folks living in a park tower that’s lined with marble and gold (literally) to speak on every issue. And if Louisville is so safe and crime-free, why is Chief Robert White living in an elitist East End community? Why is the man so afraid to visit the West End? Nice. [C-J]

Ambassador Matthew Barzun was spotted in Copenhagen. [Ambassador's Journal]

Cordish field of Schemes in Las Vegas. And in other places. Talk about an Abramson hot mess of a legacy. [Read All About It]

Tom Burch, who has a history of flip-flopping, illegally asking for favors for supporters and occasionally being spineless is making crap up again. Burch says Jim King has a plan to cut funding for the QCCT. But the facts don’t back Burch up. King never proposed cutting funding. That talking point came from the Fischer Campaign. [C-J]

You thought you had it bad here in Louisville? Lexington’s mayor wants everybody to die in a house fire. For real. And the Vice Mayor has to fight him on it. [Page One]

Looks like Joe Ley and East Market Street are about to get really fancy with some new and updated construction. [Broken Sidewalk]

Are these really the top Kentucky stories of 2009? [WHAS11]

Rep. John Yarmuth will tour Dare to Care Food Bank this morning at 10:30 A.M. Folks should use this as a good opportunity to contribute to Dare to Care. [Press Advisory]

The forum focused on discussion about a comprehensive energy plan to regain control of our energy future, revitalize our economy and break the dependence on foreign oil that threats us all. Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Dr. Jane Lubchenco moderated the event.

“In the next few years, some entrepreneur or innovator will revolutionize an emerging technology and fundamentally change the way the world uses energy,” Locke said. “President Obama wants to make sure the brains behind these innovations live, work and create jobs in America.

Secretary Chu said, “Clean energy will be the growth industry of the 21st Century, and we need to take bold action to make sure America is leading the field. One of the most important steps we can and must take to create new jobs and ensure America’s competitiveness is to pass comprehensive energy legislation to create a system of clean energy incentives.”

I’m obviously biased when I say the local business world can learn a lot from Gill. But it’s definitely true. One only need to step foot in the Green Building to see what I mean.

See?

Glad to see Louisville and Kentucky finally being represented in Washington.