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LWC-MSD Merger Will Only Hurt If You’re Tense

May 16th, 2012 · No Comments

So, how excited are you that Greg Fischer is pushing for the merger of LWC and MSD, just like we said he would? [More Fischer Logic] Maybe Barbara Shanklin should have thought about both nepotism and her grandson’s shenanigans before hiring him. Her pleas fall on deaf ears at this point. [WFPL] Check out this [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Death · Dogs · Greg Fischer · Hype · Lexington · Metro Council · Metro Government · MSD · Possibility City · Water · WLKY

Why Do Fern Creek Kids Need Guns, Anyway?

May 10th, 2012 · 5 Comments

It’s always nice to see Kentucky artists getting lots of national recognition. So take a look at these ten Kentucky bands you should listen to now. [Paste Magazine] Yesterday, LG&E announced the retirement of Chip Keeling as Vice President of Communications. His replacement will be Chris Whelan. Guess that little incident turned out to be [...]

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Tags: Arena · Discrimination · Gays · Greg Fischer · Guns · Housing · John Yarmuth · LG&E · Media · Metro Council · MSD · Music · Politics · Race · Travel

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

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

Let’s Throw $ At Cordish Cos But Not Local Folks

May 7th, 2012 · 3 Comments

Greg Fischer is happy to throw millions of dollars at Cordish Cos – and you know all about that hot mess – but can’t be bothered to really try to do something great for Downtown Louisville. [C-J/AKN] Are you ready for this fancy Ben Sollee documentary? Get ready because it’s on its way. [Wooden Box] [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Business · Celebrity · Churchill Downs · Death · Downtown · Education · Greg Fischer · Kentucky Derby · Metro Government · MSD · Music · Radio

Bullying, Breast Feeding And More Local Bullshiz

April 24th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Jeffersonville can’t finish anything it starts and now wants to build a new $7.5 million police station? Yeah, that sounds like a smart idea. [FOX41] As if listening to Doug Proffitt freak out about it all day yesterday wasn’t enough, you get to hear about it again today. Teddy Gordon and Joy Furman, the mother [...]

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Tags: Economy · Indiana · JCPS · John Yarmuth · LG&E · MSD · Possibility City · State Government

4/20 & Folks Almost Just Assploded, From Pot

April 20th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Since the mainstream won’t talk about it, you probably won’t find out about it. But here’s a good look at the corruption at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and its latest shenanigans involving the Eggner’s Ferry Bridge. [Page One] Remember last year when we told you Lynn Fischer thought she was taking over the local Democratic [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Butchertown · Democrats · Greg Fischer · Horse Industry · Indiana · Jack Conway · Metro Government · MSD · Politics · Rumors · State Government · Water

River Fields Cries Tears Of Joy Over Bald Eagles

April 5th, 2012 · 4 Comments

What would you do if your home, place of employment and entire community were wiped off the face of the earth by a tornado? Recovery in Eastern Kentucky will take a long time and only the Red Cross remains on the ground supporting the people who most need it. [Click Here To Give] What’s that? [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Charity · Derby Festival · Indiana · Lexington · Metro Government · MSD · Music · Ohio River Bridges · Oops · Politics · Weather

This Is Not 1950, Quit With The Racist Horseshit

March 27th, 2012 · 3 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] Twelve states have joined a lawsuit defending a new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency that will limit mercury and other toxic air emissions. But Kentucky is not [...]

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Tags: Bad Behavior · Charity · Greg Fischer · Horse Industry · Indiana · Lexington · LMPD · MSD · Parks · Race · Scandal · University of Louisville · Weather

Maybe Not Such A Great Week For TARC News

February 28th, 2012 · No Comments

No, the Kings are not moving to Louisville. Quit holding your breath and believing that hype. [Click the Clicky] Don’t you find it hilarious that the only people attacking the addition of a sidewalk in an area sorely in need of pedestrian traffic is someone at an elitist hair salon run by people who drive [...]

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Tags: Arena · Bad Behavior · Hype · Indiana · LG&E · MSD · Scandal · State Government · TARC · WHAS

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