Mar 31 Arts and Culture You Can Play Pac-Man on Louisville’s City Grid Today So if you head to Google Maps today, you’ll find a button on the bottom left of your screen. Click it, and whatever you’ve searched will become a playable Pac-Man game. The feature, presumably launched for April Fool’s Day, works practically anywhere with plenty of roads. That includes plenty of places in Louisville. (You’ll need to […] By Joseph Lord Mar 31 Arts and Culture You Can Play Pac-Man on Louisville’s City Grid Today Joseph Lord
Mar 17 Community Report: Louisville Cardinals Have the Most Valuable Men’s Basketball Program The Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team is slightly less valuable than last year—but it’s still the sport’s most valuable college team in the nation, according to an analysis released Monday by Forbes. Forbes said its analysis considers the revenue teams pump into their respective athletics departments, universities and leagues. This year, the Louisville’ value was placed […] By Joseph Lord Mar 17 Community Report: Louisville Cardinals Have the Most Valuable Men’s Basketball Program Joseph Lord
Mar 15 Community Kentucky Wildcats Overall No. 1 Seed in 2015 NCAA Tournament; Louisville Draws No. 4 Seed The undefeated Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team is the overall No. 1 seed of the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The 2015 bracket, announced Sunday, also pits the four seed Louisville Cardinals (24-8) against 13 seed UC Irvine on Sunday in Seattle. Louisville is part of the East Region, with Villanova as the No. 1 seed. If the […] By Joseph Lord Mar 15 Community Kentucky Wildcats Overall No. 1 Seed in 2015 NCAA Tournament; Louisville Draws No. 4 Seed Joseph Lord
Mar 4 Community Here’s How Much It’s Snowed In Louisville Back to 1950 (So Far) The chart below could be quite different by Thursday morning. After a mild (as far as snow goes) December and January, Louisville may could come close to, or even top, the overall snowfall totals from the seemingly epic winter of 2013-14. As matters stood early Wednesday afternoon, here’s how much snow Louisville has gotten all […] By Joseph Lord Mar 4 Community Here’s How Much It’s Snowed In Louisville Back to 1950 (So Far) Joseph Lord
Mar 3 Community Major Snowstorm May Drop 12 Inches of Snow on Louisville on Wednesday The National Weather Service is warning of “major travel disruptions” in the Louisville area Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning because of a major snowstorm heading into the region. Louisville may get as much as a foot of snow from the storm, the National Weather Service said in a Tuesday afternoon update. Before the snow, authorities […] By Joseph Lord Mar 3 Community Major Snowstorm May Drop 12 Inches of Snow on Louisville on Wednesday Joseph Lord
Feb 20 Community Louisville’s Week of Wild Winter Weather Isn’t Over Yet Update 4:20 p.m.: Preparations The Louisville area is preparing Friday afternoon for more winter weather. As much as four inches of snow are possible in Louisville on Friday night into Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Snow, sleet, freezing rain are forecast for Saturday morning. Rain is forecast to follow Saturday afternoon. Road […] By Joseph Lord Feb 20 Community Louisville’s Week of Wild Winter Weather Isn’t Over Yet Joseph Lord
Feb 19 Community Here’s the 2015 Louisville Fish Fry Schedule At least a week of super-rough weather seems like an annual tradition for the Louisville area. Another annual tradition? Lenten fish fries. The Archdiocese of Louisville has released the schedule of parish fish fries for the region. Now that Ash Wednesday has passed, Louisvillians—fasting Roman Catholics and also people who just like fish fries—can start making […] By Joseph Lord Feb 19 Community Here’s the 2015 Louisville Fish Fry Schedule Joseph Lord
Feb 10 Community Activists, Louisville Metro Collaborating For LGBT Citizens Police Academy The Fairness Campaign and Louisville Metro Police will host a citizens police academy aimed at improving safety in Louisville’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The six-week LGBT Citizens Police Academy begins Feb. 26 and will cover issues including violent crimes, crisis intervention and domestic violence, according to a news release issued Tuesday by the […] By Joseph Lord Feb 10 Community Activists, Louisville Metro Collaborating For LGBT Citizens Police Academy Joseph Lord
Feb 9 Community Four-Month Ramp Closure From I-65 N to I-64 W Starts Monday Starting Monday and likely ending in June, motorists won’t be able to take northbound Interstate 65 to westbound Interstate 64 in downtown Louisville. The single-lane ramp closure is part of the Ohio River Bridges Project’s downtown construction. Construction crews will demolish and rebuild the ramp, linking the roadway to three new overpasses, according to a […] By Joseph Lord Feb 9 Community Four-Month Ramp Closure From I-65 N to I-64 W Starts Monday Joseph Lord
Feb 2 Politics Louisville Metro Council to Interview Applicants For Vacant District 10 Seat The Louisville Metro Council on Feb. 9 will interview 13 applicants for the vacant District 10 seat. The District 10 seat opened last month with the death of Councilman Jim King, a Democrat who was also the council president. Soon after King’s death, the council accepted applicants from the district, which includes Camp Taylor, Buechel […] By Joseph Lord Feb 2 Politics Louisville Metro Council to Interview Applicants For Vacant District 10 Seat Joseph Lord
Feb 2 Politics Obama’s Budget Proposal Lifts 2013 Caps, Adds Billions In Spending The president's $3.99 trillion proposal, released Monday, calls for more spending on domestic programs, infrastructure and defense — and includes tax hikes the new Congress is unlikely to approve. By Joseph Lord Feb 2 Politics Obama’s Budget Proposal Lifts 2013 Caps, Adds Billions In Spending Joseph Lord
Feb 2 Education Centre College Announces $20 Million Gift Centre College has landed a $20 million gift as part of an ongoing $200 million fundraising campaign that would approach the amount of a single donation the liberal arts college thought it was receiving but ultimately lost out on. The nearly 1,400-student college in Danville, Kentucky, said Monday that the $20 million gift given by […] By Joseph Lord Feb 2 Education Centre College Announces $20 Million Gift Joseph Lord
Jan 27 Arts and Culture Here’s the Initial Line-Up For Forecastle Festival 2015 This year, Forecastle Festival will be both familiar and new. The three-day music festival will feature Louisville rock band My Morning Jacket, singer-songwriter Sam Smith, southern rock/jam band Widespread Panic and indie stalwarts Modest Mouse, organizers announced Tuesday. In its 13th year, Forecastle will be July 17-19 at Waterfront Park. (City, park and festival leaders […] By Joseph Lord Jan 27 Arts and Culture Here’s the Initial Line-Up For Forecastle Festival 2015 Joseph Lord
Jan 23 Education Just How Kindergarten-Ready Are Children, Ranked By JCPS School Some Louisville public schools have a vast majority of kindergarten students ready to tackle the curriculum. Other schools, have a lot of catching up to do, according to data released this week by the state education department. The state has screened new kindergartners the past two years on basic skills, such as knowing the alphabet. State education leaders […] By Joseph Lord Jan 23 Education Just How Kindergarten-Ready Are Children, Ranked By JCPS School Joseph Lord
Jan 16 Community U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Same-Sex Marriage Cases From Kentucky, 3 Other States The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether same-sex marriage bans in Kentucky and three other states are constitutional—and with a decision, the court could settle the same-sex marriage question for the nation. The court announced Friday that it was consolidating same-sex marriage cases from Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Michigan and would consider the cases in […] By Joseph Lord Jan 16 Community U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Same-Sex Marriage Cases From Kentucky, 3 Other States Joseph Lord