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Plenty For Art, Little For Major Existing Problems

May 22nd, 2013 · 4 Comments

More than two dozen buildings in both Louisville and southern Indiana still have to be demolished or moved to make way for the new downtown bridge. [WDRB] An alternative census estimate shows that more of America’s seniors than originally thought are living in poverty — and that means the poverty rate could spike under certain [...]

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Tags: Art · Business · Death · Dogs · Indiana · Lexington · Metro Government · Ohio River Bridges · Poverty · Religion · TV · Weather

Did You Hear? Louisville’s Economy Just Magical

May 17th, 2013 · 1 Comment

Everybody is just cold getting murdered in Shiveley. Don’t tell any of your meemaws who live there. [WDRB] The Lexington Parking Authority board of commissioners voted Thursday to accept the proposed new city food truck ordinance, subject to several modifications. Seems Lexington takes food trucks more seriously than Louisville. [H-L] There’s been some progress after [...]

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Tags: Business · Death · Economy · Ethics · Ford · Frankfort Ave. · Greg Fischer · Indiana · Jail · Lexington · Metro Council · Metro Government · Neighborhoods · Police · South End

Being Nonchalant With Tolls (Taxes) Unacceptable

May 14th, 2013 · 3 Comments

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has nabbed an accused wig thief, according to an arrest warrant. Gives a whole new meaning to wig snatching. [WDRB] What planet is Greg Fischer living on when he says membership of the board setting toll rates for bridges is not a major concern? [C-J/AKN] Who believes everything is all [...]

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Tags: Arena · Bad Behavior · Discrimination · Ford · Greg Fischer · Indiana · JCPS · Kentucky Derby · Lexington · Metro Government · Ohio River Bridges · Race · State Government

Have The Anti-Bridge Folks All But Given Up?

May 9th, 2013 · No Comments

The woman accused of shooting and killing a man invited him into her home to play out a rape fantasy, according to a probable cause affidavit. [WDRB] Hospitals nationally and in the Louisville area charge wildly varying amounts for common major medical care, according to data released Wednesday for the first time by the federal [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Death · Guns · Health Care · Indiana · Lexington · Ohio River Bridges · Possibility City · Sports

It’s Oaks Day! Everyone Is Probably Already Drunk

May 3rd, 2013 · 1 Comment

Another day, another senseless murder in Louisville. Homicide detectives are investigating after a shooting in west Louisville that left one person dead early Friday. [WDRB] When it comes to the field for Friday’s Longines Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs, “depth” is the buzzword on the backside — no matter how one might go about saying [...]

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Tags: Churchill Downs · Death · Guns · Jack Conway · Kentucky Derby · Lexington · Ohio River Bridges · Possibility City · State Government · West End

It Takes An Old Sports Celeb To Get Attention?

May 2nd, 2013 · 3 Comments

The city’s only black-owned newspaper wants the public to give feedback about African Americans serving on Metro Council and in other offices. Something tells us this isn’t going to go over so well. [WDRB] Several African-American lawmakers are concerned about a potential “pattern of disrimination” at Fourth Street Live after a former Louisville Cardinals basketball [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Churchill Downs · Construction · Cordish · Discrimination · Dogs · Education · Ethics · Indiana · JCPS · Jim King · Lexington · Metro Council · Race

Firefighter Mess Rages On Thanks To Metro Govt

May 1st, 2013 · No Comments

A man is found dead on Oak Street between 6th Street and 7th Street. Possibility City. [WDRB] It is called the sport of kings and it has been in this haven of racecourses, stables and studs since the 17th century, when King Charles I and his courtiers made the 100-mile journey here by horse-drawn carriages. [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Churchill Downs · Death · Derby Festival · Horse Industry · Indiana · Kentucky Derby · Legal · Lexington · Metro Government · State Government

At Least Lexington Takes Its Trees Seriously

April 17th, 2013 · 3 Comments

Bird poop is once again causing lane closures in Louisville. When you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go. [WDRB] With construction set to begin this summer on both the downtown Interstate 65 and eastern bridges, state transportation officials from Kentucky and Indiana updated the Jeffersonville City Council on Monday night. [C-J/AKN] Louisville restaurants are [...]

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Tags: Education · Ford · Greg Fischer · Indiana · JCPS · Lexington · Ohio River Bridges · Possibility City · Thunder

Don’t Let Fear Keep You Away From Everything

April 16th, 2013 · No Comments

One local group says it’s concerned about possible plans to demolish a historic home in their community. [WDRB] Lexington officials find ways to handle run-down and abandoned property. Could Louisville learn a thing or two? [H-L] A brutal attack was reported early Sunday morning inside a South Louisville movie theater. [WHAS11] A new nanotechnology to [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Derby Festival · Ford · Housing · Indiana · Jail · Kentucky Derby · Lexington · Metro Council · South End · Steve Beshear · Thunder · University of Louisville

Everybody Still Hung Over Post-Championship?

April 10th, 2013 · No Comments

Louisville’s downtown economy is holding its own after the recession, but steps must be taken to attract people to live in the urban area. That’s the conclusion of the Louisville Downtown Development Corporation’s annual report. [WDRB] The University of Louisville is inviting the public to help celebrate its men’s and women’s basketball teams Wednesday at [...]

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Tags: Charity · Downtown · Health Care · Indiana · Kentucky Kingdom · Lexington · Library · LMPD · Mitch McConnell · Rumors · Sports · State Government · University of Louisville

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