What are you doing now that Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom is closed? [WHAS11] If you haven’t had a chance to check out Phoenix Lindsey-Hall’s latest show at the Tim Faulker Gallery, you should do so. Deep look at foreclosure. [LEO Weekly] Joe Arnold caught up with Rand Paul in a Clear Channel hallway to discuss [...]

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Get thee to Frankfort tomorrow to rally for equality. It’s maybe your final chance to scare the bejeebers out of Gary Tapp. [Page One] One of the many reasons I like First Lady Jane Beshear, even if I dislike her husband for the most part: She’ll be speaking at the Kentucky Association of Food Banks [...]

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On Friday, David Tandy stood with Republican Hal Heiner to call for the city and state to work with Six Flags to keep Kentucky Kingdom open. That was honorable. Then 4:00 P.M. hit and we got an email from Tandy’s campaign: “Kentucky Kingdom is the largest employer of young people in the Commonwealth, they provide [...]

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Allow me to get personal for a moment: I think John Varanese is hands-down one of the best chefs in the city. Very rarely can I walk into a higher end establishment and ask the chef to prepare two vegetarian meals on the fly and actually get something worth eating. He and his crew at [...]

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Okay, okay. I get it. Everybody and their mother is freaking out over Kentucky Kingdom. Especially mayoral candidates. Shannon White: “As a past seasonal employee of Kentucky Kingdom, and manager of the Games Department for two years, I know the vital importance of these jobs for our economy. I encourage The Kentucky State Fair Board [...]

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These heathen legislators should be ashamed! Trying to force sex ed on our unassuming children. What’s next, marrying our pets? [Joe Gerth] The Jefferson County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner will be held on February 19. [Press Release] Six Flags is closing Kentucky Kingdom. This isn’t exactly, you know, great news for the city. [C-J] [...]

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This week we discuss Jason Stinson (no mention of his ridiculous religious statements), stupid rumors about Heather French Henry and the mayoral race (for the record, we did not hear from reliable source that she’s considering this race, not sure why that was said on television), something about Kentucky Kingdom and a roller coaster, yadda [...]

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Happy Monday! The V.V. is off to parent orientation at the University of Louisville this morning, so things may be a little slow here. But there’s plenty to talk about, like this stuff… Didn’t We Already Tell You Cash Knew About the Secret Meeting?: So it was a little surprising to see the story lead [...]

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The Real Change We Meant: According to a NY Times editorial, President Obama can stop, or at least slow down, the efforts of mining companies trying to practice mountaintop mining. All he has to do is order the Corps of Engineers to stop issuing permits. [NY Times] Status Quo at Six Flags: In an earnings [...]

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In Friday’s New York Times, an article about the financial problems facing the Six Flags theme park company discussed the company’s attempts to avoid a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It mentioned some complicated financial information detailing the company’s $300 million debt payment coming due. For parks like Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, the story presents a new [...]

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