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Let’s Give Cordish Cos All Of Downtown Louisville

May 9th, 2012 · 4 Comments

Jeffersonville’s City Council and Clarksville’s Town Council approved resolutions at separate meetings Monday night urging federal transportation officials to expedite construction of the easter(sic) bridge and postpone the downtown bridge construction until there are alternatives to charging tolls on that span. [C-J/AKN] Maybe Downtown Louisville wouldn’t be in such a sorry state if all of [...]

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Tags: Advertising · Downtown · Indiana · Jerry Abramson · Lexington · Metro Government · MSD · Ohio River Bridges · State Government · Taxes · Transparency · WAVE

Jerry Abramson On Tolling Bridges In Louisville

May 8th, 2012 · 4 Comments

Jerry Abramson made some interesting remarks about why Louisville is resorting to tolls while he tip-toed around Northern Kentucky: Kentucky Lt. Governor Jerry Abramson explained why Louisville needed tolls to fund its $3.5 billion two-bridge project on the Ohio River. “We had a reality check,” said Abramson, in remarks similar to what he told the [...]

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Tags: Jerry Abramson · Ohio River Bridges

Sorry, But “Compassionate City” Isn’t A Real Thing

May 8th, 2012 · 3 Comments

Why is anybody still pretending the Charter for Compassion or whatever is a real thing in Louisville? It’s not. The city’s own mayor can’t even understand it. [C-J/AKN] Metro Police are searching for the person who shot and killed a man in front of a liquor store in West Louisville. [FOX41] The bourbon had been [...]

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Tags: Churchill Downs · Death · Education · Greg Fischer · Health Care · Hype · Indiana · Jerry Abramson · Kentucky Derby · Lexington · Metro Government · MSD · TV · West End

Beshear Spent Some Minutes Talking About Sports

March 27th, 2012 · 4 Comments

Papaw Beshear was on ESPN to talk about basketball: It’s a shame he hasn’t taken the same amount of time to really build up Kentucky’s reputation nationally. Or, you know, taken the time to do anything else. Yes, we’re negative here. But this ball game isn’t going to do jack for Kentucky’s economy. Let’s get [...]

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Tags: Jerry Abramson · Sports · Steve Beshear · University of Kentucky · University of Louisville · Video

“Evaluation” Won’t Change The Arena Debacle

March 23rd, 2012 · No Comments

We’re not going to shut up about you giving to the Red Cross for tornado relief efforts. This will take a long time. [Click Here To Give] Here comes the second wave of negative press for the Beshear-Fischer folks as Jim Host and crew look foolish over the Grease Bucket’s poor performance. [H-L] Now the [...]

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Tags: Arena · Bad Behavior · Bourbon · Charity · Education · Gays · Greg Fischer · Jerry Abramson · Legal · Library · Oops · Possibility City · State Government · Steve Beshear · Weather · Youth

Maybe Jerry Will Save NKY With Some Cordish Fun

February 27th, 2012 · 2 Comments

Really, WDRB? You’re still pretending those signatures on Bob Gunnell’s “petition” aren’t from a handful of people? And are ignoring the reality that next to none of those people live or work int he area? [FOX41] If the Occupy Louisville folks had caused the incidents and incited violence, why didn’t LMPD say so? Because they [...]

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Tags: Dining · Hype · JCPS · Jerry Abramson · Kentucky Kingdom · LMPD · Ohio River Bridges · Oops · WDRB · Weather · WLKY

Jerry’s Spendy Housing Gal Going On Trial In May

February 15th, 2012 · 6 Comments

Ed Hart and Bruce Lunsford have obtained the North American rights to “Great Expectations.” Which is kind of a big deal. [C-J/AKN] Once again, this is why Greg Fischer wanted to be mayor. For the socialite photo opportunities. In the “newspaper” that will run an op-ed this week about how the GOP “must convince young [...]

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Tags: Bruce Lunsford · Gambling · Greg Fischer · Horse Industry · Housing · Hype · Indiana · Jerry Abramson · Metro Council · Metro Government · Movies · Politics · Scandal · State Government · Steve Beshear

That MSD Audit? MSD Folks Saying It’s Pointless

February 13th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Metro Gubmint reached a $3.5 million franchise deal with Insight Communications. Is this good or bad for the city? [C-J/AKN] The payout will allegedly help the city’s looming budgetary nightmare. But is that it? [WFPL] Woah, the Fraternal Order of Police doesn’t plan to endorse a candidate for LMPD chief. It’s a shame the officers [...]

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Tags: Business · Churchill Downs · Derby Festival · Gambling · Indiana · Insight Comm. · Jerry Abramson · LMPD · Metro Council · Metro Government · MSD · Newspaper · Police · Rumors · Taxes · Thunder

Old Dirty Judy Rides Again – With Legal Bills

February 9th, 2012 · 1 Comment

The prosecution of Old Dirty Judy Green has cost Louisville a whopping $129,609 and counting. And she should be forced to pay every cent of it back. [C-J/AKN] Oh, look, it’s Greg Stumbo spending even more of your tax dollars appealing the ruling that threw out legislative redistricting. [H-L] The Animal Legal Defense Fund once [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Greg Stumbo · Hype · Indiana · Jerry Abramson · Legal · Metro Government · Ohio River Bridges · Possibility City · Scandal · State Government

All This Mess And Louisville Still Gets The Shaft

January 27th, 2012 · No Comments

Yesterday former Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo blasted the nasty redistricting process in Kentucky. He hit Steve Beshear, praised Kathy Stein and pointed out the shenanigans with Alice Forgy Kerr. [Page One] Raise your head if you think Frankfort will do the right thing when it comes to halting executions. [WHAS11] Oh snap! Looks like Robert [...]

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Tags: Business · Dan Mongiardo · Gas · Greg Fischer · Health Care · Jack Conway · Jerry Abramson · Metro Government · Oops · Police · State Government · Steve Beshear · Taxes · University of Louisville · WAVE · Weather

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