Steve Conrad is setting high goals for LMPD. How will he play out? [WFPL]

Yesterday we detailed a long-held effort in Frankfort to cover up and protect cockfighting and other animal abuse outrages. There’s even a video production company operated by a state employee – who has, at least in the past, used state resources to promote cockfighting. [Page One]

Louisville-area media have been freaking out over the possibility of a new Amazon distribution facility being built in Jeffersonville, Indiana. There’s still no confirmation. [FOX41]

The Kentucky Waterways Alliance will host the Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour in Louisville on Saturday, March 3 from 8:30 to 11:00 P.M. at the Clifton Center. [KWA]

Yes, that’s the sound of Greg Fischer trying to give Cordish Cos another $850,000 (!!!) to lure a new tenant. Nearly a million bucks to lure a tenant! To those folks! [Dan Klepal]

Really? Gonna be pissed that Steve Conrad was hired just because he wasn’t black? Maybe these individuals should be more pissed that he received the endorsement of Robert White, someone who did, you know, next to nothing. If anything, Sanders should have gotten the top spot. [WAVE3]

What does it say about your city when another movie theater is necessary – and this time inside a mall? [Business First]

More than 70 frustrated southwest Jefferson County residents gathered Monday speaking out against coal ash from LG&E. [WHAS11]

Here’s what David James had to say about the hiring of a new police chief: “Recognizing that public safety is the number one responsibility of Metro Government, I’m very excited to work with our new Chief, Steve Conrad. I encourage him to establish strong ties in our community with neighborhood leaders and to focus on community oriented policing to further decrease crime and increase public involvement.” [Press Release]

The TSA set up its first full-body scanner at Louisville International Airport and it doesn’t look like anyone is foaming at the mouth about it. Somebody call Rand Paul. [WLKY]

Surely everyone is watching the gambling bill drown in Frankfort today. Again. For the millionth year in a row. [84WHAS]

Predictions on the new Planning & Design Services Director appointed by Greg Fischer? [WFPL]

If you’re a veteran in need of a job in the Louisville area, 30+ employers hiring more than 500 people will be at John Yarmuth’s jobs fair on the 21st. [Click the Clicky]

Greg Fischer declared that Louisville is ready for winter. So you know what that means! The city will be more ill-prepared than it has been in 100 years. [WAVE3]

If racist halfwits ate anything other than corn syrup and pig anus, they’d be worried about their fear stifling the farming industry. [MSNBC]

At least Greg Fischer is admitting that he has next to nothing to do with the Ohio River Bridges Debacle. It’s just a shame everything he discusses comes off like he read it in a children’s book. [FOX41]

ALERTA! MANDY CONNELL IS A CLOSET JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE FAN! [Twitter]

Wait. Maybe Lexington’s council is beginning to resemble the hot mess we’ve got in Louisville. [H-L]

Here’s a real shocker: Louisville Orchestra musicians rejected another contract offer. [C-J/AKN]

Metro Council finally got its ducks in a row on food trucks. This is a great start. But vendors weren’t “working with” Greg Fischer or his office. They were lobbying Metro Council and complaining to me when there was no movement. They never got anywhere with Greg. [WFPL]

Two local coffee shops are merging. Because what Louisville needs is more homogenization, of course. [Consuming Louisville]

The Forecastle Festival started a non-profit foundation that will become a big focus at the musical, art and environmental event. [Business First]

Metro Council will seek an indictment against that crazy ass constable who shot a woman in the face. [WHAS11]

Wondering what Anne Northup is up to these days? She’s involved in the partisan gridlock threatening the Consumer Product Safety Commission, that’s what. [WaPo]

Okay, kids, should we be holding our breath that Greg Fischer will actually selected a chief for the LMPD that officers respect and the city will appreciate? [WFPL]

Lexington Mayor Jim Gray has postponed plans to alter that city’s police take-home car program. They could learn a lot from Louisville. [H-L]

Today at 10:00 A.M. Congressman John Yarmuth will take part in the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations hearing to discuss current foreign policy with Iran. [Press Release]

Really, this is the same protest that’s been going on since 2002 or 2003. Same people, even. Just a deeper cause. [C-J/AKN]

The University of Louisville received a $1.1 million grant from the Department of Education to help JCPS students via the Talent Search program. We apologize for the Robert Felner-related PTSD moment we just caused. [FOX41]

IMPORTANT: Third Annual Highlands Beer Festival. The only thing more important would be a Highlands Bourbon Festival. Get on this thing. [Consuming Lousiville]

Animal abuse is alleged at an area shelter that is not Louisville Metro Animal Services for a change. [WAVE3]

The Humana Foundation is pledging $600,000 in grants to help two Metro United Way charities reach their funding goals. The rest of our wealthy companies in town need to follow suit. [Business First]

Is your car more than ten-years-old? Then no title is required and no mandatory waiting period exists for it to be stolen and sold to a scrap yard with ease. No questions asked. [WHAS11]

Your local big town newspaper essentially ignores the mega scandals going down with a hospital in Owensboro. You should probably pay attention because it mirrors much of what is occurring with the University of Louisville’s planned merger. [Page One]

Today Congressman John Yarmuth will cosponsor HR1905, the Iran Threat Reduction Act. It strengthens sanctions against Iran and closes loopholes in current energy and financial sanctions. [Press Release]

This is how the University of Kentucky tries to silence its faculty members who speak up and ask questions. At the very least, this is how it tries to slow them down. Does this go on at the University of Louisville? You bet. [H-L]

Metro Animal Services knows this dog died as a result of an illness (as so many do) it contract at LMAS facilities and is still refusing to cover its vet bills. Justin Scally maybe isn’t working out so well for your image, is he, Greg? [WAVE3]

Here you go. Here’s more of Greg Fischer and the Democrats making all of their moves with organized labor 100% secret and not open to public scrutiny. Your tax dollars at work. [C-J/AKN]

We tend to dislike the death penalty because it’s the easy way out. The fact that this guy is begging to be killed right away illustrates that. [FOX41]

How many months will it be before Greg Fischer rides that bicycle to work again? [Broken Sidewalk]

Jack Conway’s brain is melting (no, not from the bleach/Sun-In) because Sullivan University, a for-profit school, is the subject of some positive press about reducing its carbon footprint. Sure, Sullivan probably paid for it/got it for being an advertiser, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t melting Jack’s brain. [WHAS11]

The Belknap Fall Festival is this Friday and Saturday and you should probably be there. [Consuming Louisville]

Teddy Gordon says it’s time for Jefferson County Public Schools to end litigation. What do you think? Should our tax dollars continue to be spent to fight a losing court battle? [WLKY]

The longer this orchestra mess goes on, the more people develop a negative attitude toward the musicians and the orchestra. It’s an embarrassment for this city. They’re behaving like Greg Fischer’s new Animal Services guy. [FOX41]

If you aren’t following me on Twitter, you aren’t getting the full story. I do things like leak candidate ads (last night was Todd P’Pool’s and then the mainstream jumped on it) and share tidbits I don’t have time to write about. [Get On It]

LG&E wants to convert its coal-fired plant on Cane Run to natural gas. Is this a good thing, folks? [FOX41]

What sense does it make to move mail processing from Lexington all the way to Louisville and Knoxville? [H-L]

And what sense does it make to close one of Louisville’s facilities if the city is expecting even more mail volume from the rest of the state? [Business First]

Maybe rider numbers for a river shuttle service wouldn’t be low if there was adequate public transportation in the metro area. Most people don’t want to walk 45 miles to and from the boat. [WAVE3]

This is apparently a thing that is happening tomorrow on the waterfront. [Consuming Louisville]

Oh, look, it’s Anne Northup putting down the sauce long enough to complain about John Yarmuth again. If she really gave two flips about the bridges situation, wouldn’t her ass still be working on it? This city voted her out for a reason – it wanted her gone. She needs to get the hint. (It’s true, though, that John is placating his rich friends more than he should.) [WHAS11]

Remember the monster water main break? It cost $1.1 million to repair. [WLKY]

Have you seen the stinky hypocrisy rolling out of the Democrats in Kentucky lately? We’re still waiting on their jobs plan and goals for Kentucky’s economy. It’s too bad they’ll never offer them, ever. [Page One]

Landmark status was denied for the South End’s Kenwood Drive-In. [WFPL]

Churchill Downs says it won’t be renewing its contract with the Jockeys’ Guild. [Paulick Report]

Don’t worry, kids, the MSD board is weight tighter ethics rules. HAHAHA. [C-J/AKN]

Yesterday was the 131st day Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson has questioned Jack Conway over his involvement in his brother’s drug scandal: “As Jack Conway wonders how Todd P’Pool denied him the FOP endorsement, it’s probably worth considering that Jack didn’t do himself any favors by refusing to address a serious situation in which he undermined the rule of law by granting special favors to his friends and family instead of doing the right thing.” [RPK Finally Remembered To Send A Release]

The entire state is freaking out about our bridges situation. Here’s betting Anne Northup regrets poo-pooing the idea of light rail funding a decade ago. [H-L]

John Yarmuth says needed repairs on the Sherman Minton bridge are as serious as disaster relief. [WFPL]

Everybody just cold hates the Jefferson County Public Schools student assignment plan. [FOX41]

Even Teddy Gordon released a statement about it: “How much more is JCPS going to rearrange the deck chairs on this Titanic? The student assignment plan sank years ago for good reason; it does not work in improving the education for any child in Louisville. Furthermore, the amount of taxpayer’s money that JCPS has wasted on these convoluted and malarkey studies could have been used to hire more qualified teachers.” [Press Release]

Don’t worry, Roger, Kentuckians will still flock to godforsaken Indiana to drink all of your fancy beer. We wouldn’t neglect you like that. [WHAS11]

Maybe you meat eater types should consider eating disgusting Tofurkey for a while. [Business First]

The NuLu Festival will be here again on September 24, 2011. Get ready for it. [Consuming Louisville]

Now you know why we call her ODJ. Judy Green didn’t even have the guts to show up for her removal hearing. You’d think someone who screamed so loudly from the rafters would have the cojones to come defend herself if she’s innocent and if she’s been so wronged. [WAVE3]

Just in case you needed another reason to go to the Bluegrass Festival? Tony’s BBQ Barn will serve burgoo. [Anderson News]

Talk about inconvenience. The University of Louisville says it has a deal with Baptist Hospital to provide sterilizations. Democrats in Frankfort will think that’s a-okay. [C-J/AKN]

This city will be better off once the Judy Green nightmare at Metro Council comes to an end. [FOX41]

Judy Green says the Metro Council “vendetta” against her is affecting constituents. Common sense says she is affecting them and the only thing Metro Council is doing is hurting her pocket book. [WHAS11]

She says it’s “evil” for this city to hold its elected officials accountable for money they spend irresponsibly. To think she’s been given airtime on a religious radio station. [WLKY]

Fayette County has a new superintendent with a tech-savvy approach. Makes Sheldon Berman seem ancient and even more horrible. [H-L]

Yesterday was the 119th day Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson has questioned Jack Conway: “This would be laughable if it weren’t so serious,” said Robertson. “When Jack Conway tells reporters he had no involvement in this case, they simply take him at his word instead of confronting him with the facts. Until he’s forced to address this issue, it will not go away.” [Press Release]

Seems like there’s always a new restaurant to look forward to in Louisville. It’s one of the perks of living in such a great little city. [Consuming Louisville]

Innocent people do still get thrown in prison for crimes they didn’t commit. [WAVE3]

The unemployment rate fell three tenths of a percent in Jefferson County. [Business First]

Some people still don’t realize that when we run something as “rumor” it’s usually already happened and been verified. It’s one of the only ways to spur the local mainstream outlets into action. [The 'Ville Voice]

Friday was the 114th day Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questioned Jack Conway: “Voters in this state are sick of politicians who simply refuse to answer important questions,” said Robertson. “Jack Conway is going to be in for a rude awakening on November 8th when the voters finally get their chance to retire him for good.” [Press Release]

Todd P’Pool thinks he can beat Jack Conway by completely alienating Democrats and voters who live in Kentucky’s urban centers. [Page One]

Are we the only folks growing increasingly indifferent toward the Louisville Orchestra and whether or not it exists? Sure, we love it and want it to stick around. But this mess is ridiculous. [WFPL]

Louisville really should work as hard as it possibly can to save its historic shotgun houses. [FOX41]

Really? A mayor’s book club created by newspaper editor Keith Runyon? And that’s how tight the relationship is? Keith just emails Greg Fischer and Greg does what he wants? Cute how the paper wrote an editorial loosely chastising Greg and then gave him two pages for his own op-ed about reading. [C-J/AKN]

Lexington proves yet again that it handles urban development in a more intelligent way than Louisville when it comes to arenas. [H-L]

Yet another film festival in Louisville. This one is about musicians and their relationship with film. [Consuming Louisville]

Looks like our tip about Metro EMS regarding those five employees was spot-on. [WAVE3]

A green roof was finished at the Mazzoli Federal Building and everyone thinks it’s the biggest deal ever. [Broken Sidewalk]

Some crazy man opened fire at a Shively liquor store. A rifle and a handgun. [WHAS11]

Today at 1:00 P.M. John Yarmuth will announce a “major federal investment” to increase the graduation rate in Louisville. He’ll be at Fairdale High School. The new JCPS supe will be there and so will Greg Fischer, despite him having nothing to do with local education and no one in his family going to public schools. [Press Release]

Yesterday marked the 112th day Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questioned Jack Conway over his involvement in his brother’s drug scandal: “Jack Conway admits he knew that his brother’s investigation was compromised and yet he refused to notify law enforcement of this matter,” said Robertson. “Any prosecutor worth his salt knows that is wrong. It’s time Jack answer the tough questions instead of faking outrage that this is being discussed.” [Press Release]

Really, Greg Fischer? Spending $30,000 in discretionary funds that should be spent on the community that needs that money? And offering publicity for council members who pony up the cash? For WorldFest? It’s nice and all but are you out of your mind? Spend your own damn money. You have mountains of it. [C-J/AKN]

John Yarmuth talks jobs, budgets and political spending. Give it a watch. [FOX41]

How much time will Len Peters spend spinning over this today? Predictions? [H-L]

Thank goodness WDRB renewed its Fox affiliation. From a release: “We’re extremely happy we were able to reach this agreement with Fox and I believe the network is equally pleased,” said Bill Lamb, WDRB President and General Manager. “WDRB has been one of Fox’s strongest affiliates since we began our relationship when the network launched in 1986, and the partnership has been very beneficial to both parties for a quarter of a century. We look forward to continuing to bring Fox’s quality lineup of programs to Louisville viewers for many years to come.” [FOX41 Press Release]

The Louisville Orchestra has canceled concerts for September and October. We’re not sure what it says about our community when we get the strong sense next to no one will notice. [WFPL]

Everybody is still freaking out about the penis amputation case. [WAVE3]

Check out these fancy waste and recycling bins on Fourth Street. [Broken Sidewalk]

Not everybody is happy with the Jefferson County Public Schools student assignment plan. “Not everybody” includes an appeals court. [C-J/AKN]

The Hummingbird Festival at Yew Dell Gardens is pretty cool and you should go. But you’ll have to pay to get in. [Consuming Louisville]

Want to win tickets to the Kentucky Bluegrass Festival? Here’s your chance. [Page One]

Can you believe it’s been 106 days of Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questioning Jack Conway? “It’s clear Jack Conway believes that the law should only apply to some of us – after all, he intervened to helped his brother obtain a high-profile criminal defense lawyer during a drug investigation,” said Robertson. “I have to wonder if he was granting special privileges to his brother or if he just routinely helps out the subjects of criminal investigations in this way.” [Press Release]

Guess Rand Paul decided he needed to be all doctor-y for an hour or two to seem normal. He’s doing six cataract surgeries in Lexington this Sunday. [H-L]

Papaw Steve Beshear and David Williams are in Louisville this week playing pat-a-cake. Be sure to go say hello and ask them if they’ve had their Ensure. [Formerly FOX41]

Everybody’s pretty sure Jack Conway doesn’t want to win re-election because he’s not doing anything at all. [Page One]

The attorney prosecuting Judy Green opposes a delay in her removal hearing. Maybe this city can finally get her corrupt mess behind it. [C-J/AKN]

Can you imagine what would happen if Metro Government faced this kind of serious financial scrutiny all the time? It might actually function. [Click the Clicky]

Are you excited that this armory utility sub-station is about to get demolished? [Broken Sidewalk]

Gene Kang is just so shocked (!) to discover all this crazy, heart-stopping “food” at the state fair. [WHAS11]

U.S. home sales fell 3.5% but Louisville’s rose a bit. [Business First]

Let’s take bets on how many shootings Louisville can have in a single 30-day period. [WLKY]