Because this Occupy Louisville mess is going to be a disaster for you. Dragging someone into a building against their will? Barking orders like you’re Greg Fischer’s daddy telling him what to do? Acting as if these people yelling outside a bank are a threat to anyone but themselves and the East End Ladies Of [...]

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Looks like River Fields is experiencing a bit of a protest this morning: Detail of some of the signs: And more: Ruh ro.

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Last week Greg Fischer and his communications staff made a big deal out of telling the press that only messages containing vulgarity would be removed from his Facebook wall. If you’re reading this, you likely already thought that was bogus and knew anything remotely honest would get cut. Take, for instance, this comment about no [...]

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Jesus H. Look at the latest: Unfortunately for Greg, it wasn’t the Susan Neumayer or the staff who averted disaster at Louisville Metro Animal Services last night. It was VOLUNTEERS. Volunteers that organized via Facebook, Twitter and with the help of No-Kill Louisville. God forbid Greg Fischer give credit to the dozens of volunteers who [...]

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Greg Fischer’s staff have been foaming at the mouth at us for weeks, damning our decision to question their handling of Louisville Metro Animal Services and secretive, money-drenched relationship with the Kentucky Humane Society. So, rather than listen to Lori Redmon and crew leave comments here on the site attacking innocent individuals – rather than [...]

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Why would the University of Louisville Board of Trustees approve the hire of someone as senior AVP for communications and marketing (and special assistant to the president) who was part of an agency that got caught over billing the state? That’s the question floating around Frankfort at the moment. Here’s a look at the state [...]

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Yesterday we shared a link about a discussion Ambassador Matthew Barzun had with some students in Sweden. And here’s an interesting video: Interesting thoughts on WikiLeaks, integrity and diplomacy in the 21st century.

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The 2011 Breeders’ Cup World Championships will be held November 4th & 5th. The 14 races spread over two days – and $26 million in purses – are sure to be a good thing for Churchill Downs and Louisville in general. Last year’s Breeders’ Cup set records for attendance and wagering. 114,353 fans packed the [...]

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The PR/Comm/Advertising/Whatever wars are waging on here in the big city of Louisville. And famed photographer Dan Dry is joining Power Creative as the company’s Chief Visual Officer. Dry, who has won more than 400 national and international photograph and design awards, is likely most well-known locally for his Pulitzer Prize-winning work in the Courier-Journal/A [...]

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Okay, so the Tweet from Chris Poynter was a little awkward: But it’s a good thing, right?

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