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Imagine If That Chemical Leak Was In Prospect

June 12th, 2013 · 6 Comments

Yesterday just was not a good day for Louisville. A serious school bus accident and a plane crash will certainly make you thankful for being safe. [WDRB & More WDRB] Watching video of that bus accident yesterday will really freak you out. Shot from a trucker’s dash cam. [Click the Clicky] Saying it is “very [...]

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Tags: Business · Construction · Education · Highlands · Hype · Indiana · Insight Comm. · JCPS · Politics · Possibility City · University of Louisville · West End

Alcohol Is Hardly The Biggest West End Problem

April 26th, 2013 · 1 Comment

You will be able to order a beer, cocktails or other alcoholic beverage as soon as 10 a.m. on Sundays in Louisville restaurants, perhaps the day after the Kentucky Derby, if not sooner. A handful of people on council voted against the measure, ignorantly believing that an extra couple hours of alcohol sales on Frankfort [...]

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Tags: Alcohol · Business · Death · Downtown · Economy · Ethics · Highlands · Indiana · Metro Council · Metro Government · Ohio River Bridges · Politics · State Government

Walser’s Job Yesterday: Giant Load Of Horse Poop

January 16th, 2013 · 1 Comment

We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. You can help. [Support Our New Project!] Thieves have been targeting homes in the Highlands, on a street where public figures such as Mayor Greg Fischer and Priscilla Barnstable Brown live. [WDRB] We’ve been saying something similar for how long now? Major [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Business · Churchill Downs · Greg Fischer · Guns · Highlands · Horse Industry · Indiana · Metro Government · Ohio River Bridges · Oops · Polls · State Government

Jeffersonville’s Mayor Is A Real Life Hot Mess

December 20th, 2012 · No Comments

We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. Consider helping make that happen because it’s so close we can taste it. [Support Our New Project!] Former McMahan Fire Chief Paul Barth begins serving his prison sentence [yesterday] after stealing $200,000 meant for the Crusade for Children. [WDRB] We’re not going [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Crime · Guns · Highlands · Indiana · Jail · Metro Government · Mitch McConnell · State Government · West End · Youth

There’s A Republican Running Against Tom Owen

August 17th, 2012 · 12 Comments

There’s a Republican running against Tom Owen for Metro Council’s 8th District seat. He’s Kirt Jacobs, a former economic development guy for Metro Government. He’s got some ideas: Creation of a “Green Dream Team” commissioned to make sure District 8 stays and gets greener! Creation of a national marketing campaign to place District 8 on [...]

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Tags: Highlands · Metro Council · Politics · Republican Party

Will Federal Loans Pay For The Bridges Debacle?

August 1st, 2012 · 1 Comment

A local Eagle Scout has joined many others across the country in returning his badge to the Boy Scouts of America in light of the organization’s doubling down on its policy against gay members. [WFPL] An anti-for-profit schools guy got a really sweet political appointment from the Beshear-Conway crew. [Page One] Preservation groups are calling [...]

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Tags: Dogs · Gays · Greg Fischer · Highlands · Hype · Jack Conway · Metro Council · Ohio River Bridges · Scandal · Sports

Something Must Be In The Highlands Water Now

July 27th, 2012 · 4 Comments

You’ve read us for several years and now you’ve got the chance to help create our new ad-free project. Your contribution can be public or private (but you have to tell us in writing that you want it to be public) – it’s up to you. [Our New Project] You can’t even go to a [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Business · Economy · Ford · Guns · Highlands · Indiana · Legal · Lexington · Metro Council · Metro Government · State Government · Water · Youth

Seems Like Louisville Hates Its New Cable Provider

July 16th, 2012 · 6 Comments

If you missed it last week, Kentucky Retirement Systems is now running in circles over currency criticism. [Page One] Police say they’ve arrested a woman responsible for more than a dozen burglaries in the Highlands. Police say this suspect did bizarre things during the crimes, even showering in one of the homes. [WHAS11] This is [...]

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Tags: Art · Cable · Crime · Highlands · Insight Comm. · Ohio River Bridges · South End · State Government · Transparency · WDRB · WLKY · Zoning

Better Warm Those Tasers Up In The Highlands

January 20th, 2012 · 5 Comments

Louisville is about to see a cut in federal block grant funding. So you can bet at least a dozen more Fischer pals will be hired at $100K+ per year. [C-J/AKN] Is Janie Miller the dumbest person in state government? Here’s her statement from last night: “The Cabinet is pleased that Judge Shepherd has agreed [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Business · Downtown · Greg Fischer · Highlands · JCPS · Oops · Scandal · State Government · Steve Beshear · Travel

University President Fired After Just One Scandal

November 11th, 2011 · 10 Comments

Okay, here is the deal. How odd is it for a university president to get fired after only ONE scandal? [Deep UofL Thoughts] Louisville Senator Tim Shaughnessy (hi, Tim!) says he isn’t running for re-election in 2012. Here’s hoping he decides to do something more fulfilling than serving in the legislature. [WLEX18] Further proving our [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Business · Greg Fischer · Health Care · Highlands · James Ramsey · Metro Council · Metro Government · Music · Newspaper · Police · Scandal · State Government

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