We’re all gonna die of the 4.5% water rate increase. [C-J] River Fields just won’t quit. But the federal government isn’t having it. [C-J] Louisville is so gay and stuff. Shh. Nobody tell Frank Simon. [LEO Weekly] Fairdale Bigfoot possesses a superior knowledge of films and Facebook. Oh, is that homophobe David Edmonds trying to [...]

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WHAS11′s Gene Kang (Was Chase banned by Nina?) has more on the Hotel Louisville/Wayside Christian Mission homeless shelter: Not sure who on earth would spend $129 per night to stay there when you could stay at a posh downtown hotel for less than half that. But at least the homeless have a place to stay [...]

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Here’s a refresher, just in case you’re not familiar with this never-ending story: Homeless Shelters to Be Regulated [July 20th] Wayside Wins One, Temporarily [August 3rd] Hotel May Soon Host the Homeless [August 17th] Tina Mosley just allegedly pulled a fast one over the city. We hear from several sources that Mosley, head of Wayside [...]

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That Would Be a Nice Look: Check out the idea for a park in the middle of East Market Street. A hundred years ago, it was a park, and now visionaries want to bring that look back. [Broken Sidewalk] We’ll Just Bike, Thank you: The Mayor’s Office announced plans for its Labor Day Hike & [...]

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If you missed the point-counterpoint in the C-J recently between John Gilderbloom and Homeless Coalition director Marlene Gordon, you should take a look. Gilderbloom maintains conditions in the city for the homeless population are deplorable and in need of regulation, while Gordon writes that local shelters are already getting plenty of regulation, and the problems [...]

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No Experience Necessary: A Senate panel says Anne Northup is qualified to serve as a Consumer Products and Safety commissioner, proving that the only qualification necessary to attain such a post is being pals with the Senate Minority Leader. She does bring to the job “the sensitivity of a mother of six children.” Taxpayers will [...]

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Yikes: The power is out in Jeffersontown. Thankfully, there’s our wireless card. Wayside’s Fate Expected: Either let Wayside have it, or let’s have another auction. A judge will make a ruling on Hotel Louisville today. [WLKY] Where’s Diane McGraw when you need her? We have no idea what Jerry, Steve and Jim are going to [...]

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This morning the Board of Zoning Adjustment met and said it will reconsider zoning requests for homeless shelters as long as they don’t come from an area zoned OR-3. Last month, it ruled in the Mercy Academy case that shelters were not an appropriate use in any zoning category. The Metro Council was charged with [...]

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Welcome to Shark Week. Let’s get it going. Tie Dancing: So what if half the local TV stations didn’t make it to Fancy Farm over the weekend. We got the best video from the event — Mrs. Mongiardo dancing with a tie. She seems to know something about getting up on a table to dance, [...]

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What’s becoming a long-running saga at the Hotel Louisville took another plot twist Friday — and brings up the possibility that the structure could ultimately be turned into…a hotel. WHAS-TV covered a commissioner’s hearing Friday in which the alternate bidder on the property (the one smart enough not to bid anywhere near the $10 million [...]

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