Downtown Louisville

Angel's Envy Bourbon Gets $800,000 in Incentives for Possible Downtown Louisville Distillery

Joseph Lord — Fri, 31 May 2013 11:10:35 +0000

The distiller behind Angel’s Envy bourbon has been approved for as much as $800,000 in state incentives to build a distillery in Louisville.

The state incentives will last for as many as 10 years for a distillery that would create 40 new jobs with a payroll of about $1.5 million. The craft bourbon distillery’s owners have plans to invest $10 million in a building and equipment.

Mayor Greg Fischer Cautious About Cordish's Revised Center City Project

Gabe Bullard and Phillip M. Bailey — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:02:04 +0000

Remember five years ago, when the Louisville Metro Council and then-Mayor Jerry Abramson fought over the Center City project?

Center City was to be a retail-focused expansion of the 4th Street Live entertainment district bounded by Second, Third and Liberty streets and Muhammad Ali Boulevard.

What Would a Downtown Casino Do for Louisville?

Joseph Lord — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 13:23:25 +0000

Suddenly, something that didn't seem possible became, however slightly, a possibility.

In an interview with WFPL, Mayor Greg Fischer said downtown Louisville would be a good spot for a casino.

"That could change a whole lot of the dynamics downtown," Fischer said earlier this month.

Ice Cream Shop, Bar and Deli Heading for Whiskey Row Area

Joseph Lord — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:58:09 +0000

A deli, a bourbon bar and an ice cream shop are opening soon on the corner of Third and Main streets, says developer Al J. Schneider Co.

They'll be called, respectively, 21deli, Down One Bourbon Bar and 2 Dips & a Shake.

Here's the descriptions of each, in Al J. Schneider Co.'s own words:

The Leading Man, Regalo Among Six Shops Opening on Fourth Street

Joseph Lord and Devin Katayama — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:56:38 +0000

Mayor Greg Fischer's office has announced six new retailers for the South Fourth Street corridor in downtown Louisville -- citing a study that says downtown has thus far reached only 52 percent of its retail sales potential.

The announcement Thursday was touted as a successful public-private partnership between the city, business owners and the Louisville Downtown Development Corporation, which commissioned a market study that showed "you can double your retail potential downtown if its done right," said Alan DeLisle, executive director of LDDC.