If you didn’t go to Kentucky Crafted last year, then, well, here’s your chance to go for 50% off this year: CLICK TO VISIT This concludes your nerd-Kentucky goods-hype moment. (Ole Dirty Judy and Karen Syphskank ruined it for me and I have no desire to publish anything good this afternoon.)

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HA! Just a couple hours after the federal government announced a sweeping review of the Ohio River Bridges Debacle was necessary, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet sent out a press release stating that Kentucky and Indiana will seek federal approval to begin building the bridges next year. [Press Release] It’s a shame Frankfort still wants to [...]

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Fairdale Bigfoot, a fuzzy guy we’d like to take credit for introducing to the internets, on the Twitter, has a thing he loves about Louisville: But, of all of Colonel Sanders’s creatures, Fairdale Bigfoot most loves the humans. Yes, the humans of Louisville. That is what Fairdale Bigfoot loves. He loves the way they hunt [...]

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Last night Greg Fischer pulled in 37,157 votes to win the Democratic primary for mayor. But here’s what concerns me: 45,016 people voted for other Democratic candidates in that race. And there were 48,510 Republican votes cast for candidates on the R side. Since the Republican Party of Kentucky won’t have to focus much on [...]

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Okay. I know I over hype local businesses 24/7. So deal. This shirt from WHY LOUISVILLE: CLICK TO VISIT WHY LOUISVILLE Is precisely why I do so. You should probably buy it. Or buy two so you can send one in my direction, size small. That is all. (Nope, they’re not advertising and I haven’t [...]

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Is 2010 the year we’ll see beloved ear X-tacy disappear from the local scene? I sure the hell hope not. But check out this release just out from John Timmons’ PR rep: John Timmons, founder of the independent record store and owner for nearly 25 years, is expressing his concern for the survival of ear [...]

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On January 11 I told you about the baloney situation at the Speed Museum. In summary: hot mess. Which brings me to today… time for a fancy update. On January 30 a show of baloney/bologna artworks went on display at Smoketown USA. And, well, let’s just take a look at the event and some of [...]

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Another Mayoral Rumor: We hear there’s a female, South End Democrat taking a look at the Mayor’s Race, and wouldn’t that be exciting? We’d love that. If she runs, Joni Jenkins might do well in certain parts of town and with her buds in labor. But the Shively state rep, who’s been in office since [...]

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For residents of the Highlands, trips to Wild and Woolly Video and Heine Bros. are a routine part of life. Now the two local businesses have teamed up to make things a little more convenient. You can now drop off rented videos at any of seven Heine locations. Wild and Woolly’s Todd Brashear said the [...]

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The rumors that started two weeks ago became reality over the weekend, and no one knows what’s going to happen to the important downtown block that has housed the CityBlock entertainment complex. A hundred employees lost their jobs. Club owners Ward Plauche and Don Blackburn announced over the weekend that they weren’t re-opening the club [...]

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