Dec 21 Community Diplomatic Changes Mean Cuban Cigars Will Go Out of Style Eventually, Louisville Shop Owner Says More people will soon be able to travel to Cuba, purchase $100 worth of the country’s once-banned cigars and bring them back home. Under new policies introduced by President Obama last week that seek to normalize relations with the communist country, the mystique of Cuban cigars may soon taper off. That’s the take from one Louisville […] By Devin Katayama Dec 21 Community Diplomatic Changes Mean Cuban Cigars Will Go Out of Style Eventually, Louisville Shop Owner Says Devin Katayama
Dec 20 Community Police Brutality Protest Shuts Down Busy Louisville Intersection A protest against police brutality briefly shut down a busy Highlands neighborhood intersection early Saturday afternoon. About 50 protestors halted traffic near Bardstown Road and Eastern Parkway. They held signs aloft, carried replica caskets and cited several recent, high-profile police shootings and an in-custody death in cities across the country. Police made no arrests and issued no citations issued during […] By Jacob Ryan Dec 20 Community Police Brutality Protest Shuts Down Busy Louisville Intersection Jacob Ryan
Dec 19 Community Louisville Interfaith Communities Holding Vigil to Remember Pakistan School Shooting Louisville’s Pakistani community will hold a candlelight vigil Saturday in response to a mass school shooting this week in the Pakistan city of Peshawar. An attack by the Taliban terrorist group left more than 140 dead, mostly children, leaving many in the area and around the world in shock. “No human can do this act of […] By Devin Katayama Dec 19 Community Louisville Interfaith Communities Holding Vigil to Remember Pakistan School Shooting Devin Katayama
Dec 19 Community Two Louisvillians Share Stories of Heroin Addiction The 2015 Kentucky General Assembly session begins next month and the state’s heroin epidemic has a prominent spot on the legislative agenda. More than a half-dozen heroin-related bills have been prefiled, as lawmakers seek answers to a problem that has shattered thousands of families and put a strain on law enforcement, the health care system and treatment […] By Rick Howlett Dec 19 Community Two Louisvillians Share Stories of Heroin Addiction Rick Howlett
Dec 18 Community PARC is Adding Security Cameras to Entrances and Exits of Louisville Parking Garages Louisville’s parking authority is ramping up surveillance in and around garages downtown. At the beginning of next year, 160 new high-definition cameras keep watch over the entrances and exits of the 16 parking garages owned by Parking Authority of River City, or PARC. PARC Director Tiffany Smith said the cameras will improve customer service for motorists […] By Jacob Ryan Dec 18 Community PARC is Adding Security Cameras to Entrances and Exits of Louisville Parking Garages Jacob Ryan
Dec 18 Community Indiana Deer Hunters Divided On High-Powered Rifle Proposal Indiana’s 260,000 deer hunters are divided on whether they support a proposal being considered by the state’s Natural Resources Commission that would allow hunters to use high powered rifles for deer hunting. “I don’t think it flies well with the public,” said Doug Allman with the Indiana Deer Hunters Association. Speaking to WFPL as an […] By Devin Katayama Dec 18 Community Indiana Deer Hunters Divided On High-Powered Rifle Proposal Devin Katayama
Dec 17 Community Metro Council Panel Criticizes Louisville Animal Services in Injured Dog Case A special Metro Council committee formed to investigate a series of allegations against senior management at Louisville Metro Animal Services has issued a report critical of the agency and the executive branch of Metro Government. The ad hoc panel released its findings Wednesday. It concluded LMAS knowingly neglected an injured pit bull named Sadie, failed […] By Rick Howlett Dec 17 Community Metro Council Panel Criticizes Louisville Animal Services in Injured Dog Case Rick Howlett
Dec 16 Community A Bike Sharing Program is Coming to Louisville The wheels are in motion for bringing a bike share program to Louisville. Under a proposed plan, about 300 bicycles would be available for public use at 30 stations in downtown and Old Louisville by mid- to late summer 2015, said Rolf Eisinger, bicycle and pedestrian coordinator for Louisville. Bike sharing programs have been sprouting […] By Jacob Ryan Dec 16 Community A Bike Sharing Program is Coming to Louisville Jacob Ryan
Dec 16 Community Louisville’s Archbishop Joseph Kurtz Meeting With President Obama Louisville’s Archbishop Joseph Kurtz is meeting Tuesday with President Obama. This is his first meeting with President Obama since being elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in November 2013. The private meeting was requested by Kurtz, said Conference of Catholic Bishops spokesman Don Clemmer. The meeting is closed to the press and […] By Devin Katayama Dec 16 Community Louisville’s Archbishop Joseph Kurtz Meeting With President Obama Devin Katayama
Dec 15 Community Louisville’s Minimum Wage Debate From the Perspectives of Business Owners and Low-Income Workers Time is running out for Louisville Metro Council to approve a minimum wage increase before 2014 ends. If the proposal is approved, the minimum wage would increase from $7.25 an hour to $8.10 by July 2015, to $9.50 by July 2016 and finally to $10.10 by July 2017. The issue has led to heated debate […] By Jacob Ryan Dec 15 Community Louisville’s Minimum Wage Debate From the Perspectives of Business Owners and Low-Income Workers Jacob Ryan
Dec 15 Community Military Suicides Have Spiked in Kentucky in Recent Years Suicides among Kentucky veterans and active military service members have increased the past several years. In many cases, those who have died never sought help through the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. “Most of the people [military service members] that kill themselves we don’t know about,” said Barbara Kaminer, Louisville’s Robley Rex VA suicide prevention coordinator. […] By Devin Katayama Dec 15 Community Military Suicides Have Spiked in Kentucky in Recent Years Devin Katayama
Dec 14 Community Public Input Period for Louisville’s Transportation Initiative Ends on Monday Monday is the last day for the public to submit ideas and comments on the proposals from Move Louisville, an initiative to increase mobility between downtown and the rest of Jefferson County. Steve Sizemore, a senior planner for Louisville Metro’s office of advanced planning, said a majority of the input has focused on ways to […] By Jacob Ryan Dec 14 Community Public Input Period for Louisville’s Transportation Initiative Ends on Monday Jacob Ryan
Dec 11 Community Kindred Expansion Means Big Changes for Fourth Street Kindred Healthcare’s expansion will bring serious change to Fourth Street’s Theater Square. The company announced Thursday it’s adding 500 new full-time employees. The expansion includes a new six-story 142,000-square-foot facility to be built by 2017 at Kindred’s headquarters on Broadway next to Theater Square. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer calls the expansion “a dream in terms […] By Jacob Ryan Dec 11 Community Kindred Expansion Means Big Changes for Fourth Street Jacob Ryan
Dec 4 Community Takeaways From the 2014 Louisville Metro Housing Report The latest report on housing in Louisville is evidence of how old policies can have a lasting effect on a community. The 2014 Metropolitan Housing... By Jacob Ryan Dec 4 Community Takeaways From the 2014 Louisville Metro Housing Report Jacob Ryan