Oct 30 Community Over 100 Shawnee Neighborhood Homes Will Benefit From Revitilization Louisville Metro Government has named the second neighborhood that will undergo property renovations aimed at improving home values and preventing them By Devin Katayama Oct 30 Community Over 100 Shawnee Neighborhood Homes Will Benefit From Revitilization Devin Katayama
Oct 10 Community Louisville’s Suzy Post: At The Gates Of Freedom Not long ago, we marked the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, that seminal moment when the eyes of the nation focused on 250,000 By Keith Runyon Oct 10 Community Louisville's Suzy Post: At The Gates Of Freedom Keith Runyon
Oct 7 Community Takeaways From WFPL’s News Special on Health in Louisville A Greater Louisville Project report highlights the challenges the community faces to become healthier. The report looked closely at life expectancy and By Jonathan Bastian Oct 7 Community Takeaways From WFPL’s News Special on Health in Louisville Jonathan Bastian
Sep 5 Community How Long Louisvillians Live Depends on Their Neighborhood, Education, Study Says Louisvillians' neighborhood and education level have a great effect on how long they'll live, said a new study released Thursday morning. The Building a By Joseph Lord Sep 5 Community How Long Louisvillians Live Depends on Their Neighborhood, Education, Study Says Joseph Lord
Jul 1 Community Louisville Unveils ‘Bike Box’ Pilot Project in an Effort to Increase Cyclist Safety Two Louisville intersections are getting new signage designed to make the roads safer for bicyclists. Mayor Greg Fischer and Congressman John Yarmuth By Cathleen Jeanty Jul 1 Community Louisville Unveils ‘Bike Box’ Pilot Project in an Effort to Increase Cyclist Safety Cathleen Jeanty
Jun 6 Community Former Employees Discuss Reopening Portland Boys & Girls Club, Local Philanthropist Helping Community leaders and former employees are working with a local philanthropist to reopen the Portland neighborhood Boys and Girls Club, which The Salvation By Devin Katayama Jun 6 Community Former Employees Discuss Reopening Portland Boys & Girls Club, Local Philanthropist Helping Devin Katayama
Mar 18 Community Louisville Leaders Push Program for Creative Crime Punishment Keith Bush owns Boss Hogs BBQ in Louisville's Park DuValle neighborhood. The restaurant was recently vandalized by a neighborhood kid. “It was about $1,300 By Devin Katayama Mar 18 Community Louisville Leaders Push Program for Creative Crime Punishment Devin Katayama
Dec 5 Community Lonely Planet: Louisville Top Travel Destination for Bourbon, NuLu and More Bourbon For Louisvillians, the top domestic travel destination next year should be Fairbanks, Alaska, says Lonely Planet, the big travel guide publisher.For everyone else, go to Louisville.Lonely Planet cites the food and drink on NuLu, the shopping on Bardstown Road and the gobs and gobs of available bourbon in putting Louisville atop its 2013 list of top U.S. travel destinations. "Could it be that the new Portland is in... Kentucky?" the travel guide asks.Lonely Planet adds:Bourbon reigns in Louisville. This is the traditional jump-off for the Bourbon Trail; with bourbon’s current wave of popularity, new upstart microdistilleries, including some in and around Louisville like the small-batch Angel’s Envy, are giving the old names in bourbon a run for their money. "Our 2013 picks are literally all over the map: once-in-a-lifetime northern lights, new top-tier museums, moose trails, Polynesian paradise and barrels of bourbon." said Lonely Planet's U.S. Travel Editor Robert Reid in a statement announcing Louisville's selection.Lots of Bourbon, which is true.1. Louisville2. Fairbanks, Alaska3. San Juan Islands, Wash.4. Philadelphia, Pa.5. American Samoa6. Eastern Sierra, Calif.7. Northern Maine8. Twin Cities, Minnesota9. Verde Valley, Ariz.10. Glacier National Park, Mont.In the statement, Reid said these are places people should "add to their wish lists" once the new year hits.About Fairbanks. Why, no, Lonely Planet, we haven't seen the aurora borealis. A pub paddle? That sounds great. But getting there is not cheap. By Joseph Lord Dec 5 Community Lonely Planet: Louisville Top Travel Destination for Bourbon, NuLu and More Bourbon Joseph Lord
Sep 4 Community Portland Shotgun House Chosen For Restoration Project A home in Louisville’s Portland neighborhood has been chosen as the first for a restoration project aimed at preserving the city’s iconic shotgun houses. Shotguns, characterized by a long, rectangular floor plan, are a common sight in Louisville’s older neighborhoods, but many have fallen into disrepair. Preservation Louisville, Habitat for Humanity and New Directions Housing Corporation are teaming up for a restoration project called Save Our Shotguns. Preservation Louisville Executive Director Marianne Zickuhr says work will begin soon on the project’s first home in the 2700 block of West Main Street. "We had a great opportunity to work with a husband and a wife who have been in the home for over four decades," Zickuhr said. "The wife actually grew up in the house right next door. That was, I think, really touching to us that you had someone who had such a longstanding relationship with the area." "This particular block of Main Street is also one where you’re seeing some positive movement and I think we wanted definitely to make sure that the project we chose would be a place where there was going to help spur more positive movement." Zickuhr says the three agencies will each handle different elements of the restoration, which will also get some federal funding from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. By Rick Howlett Sep 4 Community Portland Shotgun House Chosen For Restoration Project Rick Howlett
Apr 23 Community BuzzFeed Highlights Louisville BuzzFeed found the new ad by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer's Healthy Hometown Movement to be a bit frightening. From BuzzFeed: By Phillip M. Bailey Apr 23 Community BuzzFeed Highlights Louisville Phillip M. Bailey