Of course we get interesting comments about the arena: J. Bruce Miller // May 14, 2013 at 10:15 pm I read where the Arena Authority is considering the possibility of refinancing the bonds. Their present interest rate averages a little above 6%. Can you imagine what the interest rate would be when the bond rating [...]

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The way is being cleared for construction to begin on the new Downtown Crossing. Signs of progress are already visible, with work under way on the safety zone at Waterfront Park. [WDRB] Can Colonel Sanders win back Chinese diners? Louisville-based Yum! Brands Inc., which owns KFC, reported last week that same-store sales in China plunged [...]

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Seems like it was just yesterday when a member of Greg Fischer’s staff told me I was crazy when I said Justin Scally wouldn’t last two years in Louisville. In light of Scally’s departure from his sad run at Metro Animal Services, it’s time for a bit of a flashback. Because it would be silly [...]

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Want to get even more angry about paying that extra $10 per month? Here, read about LIBOR: Just as you’re struggling to finance a summer vacation, or simply to pay the freaking rent, how would you like to open your wallet and hand over a wad of cash to a gang of international con artists [...]

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Louisville is this country’s fastest warming city and it’s Metro Government’s fault: None of these is as deadly as heat. An average of 400 people, most of them elderly and living in urban areas, die each year in the U.S. from the effects of heat waves. More than 700 hundred perished in the disastrous Chicago [...]

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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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The driver of a vehicle that allegedly struck the side of a JCPS school bus in January was allegedly under the influence of alcohol or another intoxicant at the time of the crash. [WDRB] The construction schedule for a new downtown bridge and a rebuilt Spaghetti Junction — and the related traffic impacts — will [...]

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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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Because that’s how it seems in this article: Louisville is attaining new heights, No. 7 among American cities, in the art of superficial relationships, a survey has found. The online dating site WhatsYourPrice.com conducted a national study to determine which cities are quickest to judge dating potential. Using primarily Google Analytics, the website discovered that [...]

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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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