Some positive news! A Louisville student is a finalist in the Google Science Fair. [FOX41 & Google] A student is speaking out after the discovery of a teen’s body behind Liberty High School. [WAVE3] Metro Council approved that fancy Whiskey Row/Iron Quarter deal. [WFPL] A new study shows that disparities in public transportation access keep [...]

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In just an hour yesterday, readers stepped up to the plate to support the Kids Center. One reader even met my $200 challenge. Will you do the same? [The 'Ville Voice] Today at 10:00 A.M. Preservation Louisville will announce the top ten endangered properties in Louisville in front of Whiskey Row at 2nd and Main. [...]

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We’re Halfway to Forecastle again and the Forecastle Festival, along with AC Entertainment, today announce the event will take place on July 15 at the wharf at Waterfront Park. Headliners will be Pretty Lights and Big Boi (Outkast). RJD2 and BoomBox will perform and Louisville’s own VHS or Beta will hold its first hometown concert [...]

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Three Louisvillians are getting some good recognition at Yale University these days. One helped organize this year’s Environmental Film Festival and two are premiering their documentary at the festival. Randy Strobo, a University of Kentucky alumnus and University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law graduate, is the programmer and director of legal affairs for the [...]

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A University of Kentucky dance marathon raised $673,977 for a pediatric clinic. [H-L] The University of Louisville will host a dance marathon benefiting Kosair Children’s Hospital in April. Jake gave $100 and you should consider doing the same. We may not be the same politically but we all have similar, caring hearts in this great [...]

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Okay, here’s the deal. The Derby City Film Festival opens on Friday and it is the bee’s knees. Really. 68 films – 20 of them from Kentucky (4 from Indiana folks) filmmakers. And that’s why you should be there. Runs through Sunday at the Clifton Center on Payne Street. There are some really terrific flicks [...]

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8664 won the ‘Big Idea’ contest. Meanwhile, Greg Fischer and everyone in power are looking in the opposite direction. [FatLip] You’ve got until February 24 to submit nominations for the Governor’s Awards for Volunteerism and Service. The awards will honor groups and individuals who strive to improve the Commonwealth through volunteer efforts. [Click the Clicky] [...]

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I’m not going to shut up about this. There’s no reason for wasteful legislation to stop meth production. Limiting access to legitimate consumers is ridiculous. Send a letter to your legislator today. [SEND A LETTER!] Yesterday we took a deep look at thousands of Metro Animal Services medical records. Take a look at what we [...]

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56 pages of conflicts of interest for the Arena Authority? [Louisville Courant] Today, Jerry Abramson will celebrate the arrival of the first non-stop flight from Hotlanta to Louisville on Vision Airlines. [Twitter] You know those 82 political appointments of Steve Beshear’s that cost the state $5.2 million? The Personnel Board voted to keep them. Without, [...]

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Several local films are going big at the Sundance Film Festival, including some from Gill Holland and The Group Entertainment: The Sundance Film Festival unveiled its official competition lineup Wednesday, and from the look of it filmmakers have traded guns for God and justice this past year. Whereas the 2010 program was stuffed with war-related [...]

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