Jul 6 Community Cherokee Triangle Association’s Updated Logo Leaves Out Castleman Statue Image Cherokee Triangle’s neighborhood association has a new logo. The previous Cherokee Triangle Association logo featured the John Breckenridge Castleman statue, which the city removed a little more than a year ago. Castleman served in the Confederate army. He was pardoned for his time in the Confederate ranks, and then went on to serve in the […] By Stephanie Wolf Jul 6 Community Cherokee Triangle Association’s Updated Logo Leaves Out Castleman Statue Image Stephanie Wolf
Jul 4 Community Homebuyer Market Inflation Affecting Rental Affordability COVID-19 has contributed to a rise in the cost of home-building materials. It’s influencing not only Louisville’s buyer’s market but the future of rental affordability. Because of things like factory closures, worker shortages and import barriers, materials, like lumber and glass, aren’t being produced fast enough to match the growing desire for homeownership. “For every […] By Yasmine Jumaa Jul 4 Community Homebuyer Market Inflation Affecting Rental Affordability Yasmine Jumaa
Jul 3 Community Dino Quest Takes Guests Back Through Time To Meet Long-Gone Creatures Walking through the Louisville Zoo, guests see the things they expect. A gift shop, a few food vendors and maps outlining the various paths to different animals. As they turn a corner, they meet an animal they might not have expected: the Quetzalcoatlus. The giant pterosaur — part of the family of animals that includes […] By Breya Jones and John Boyle Jul 3 Community Dino Quest Takes Guests Back Through Time To Meet Long-Gone Creatures Breya Jones and John Boyle
Jul 2 Community New Rates Take Effect For LG&E, KU Customers New base rates for gas and electricity take effect this month for customers with Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 2 Community New Rates Take Effect For LG&E, KU Customers Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 1 Community Okolona Fire Station #1 Receives State’s First Safe Haven Baby Box Okolona Fire Station #1 has installed a Safe Haven Box for newborns to be safely surrendered by parents. By Breya Jones Jul 1 Community Okolona Fire Station #1 Receives State’s First Safe Haven Baby Box Breya Jones
Jul 1 Community Missing Louisville Activist, Journalist Found Safe Quintez Brown, U of L student journalist and activist, has been found safe after having been missing for more than a week, family confirmed. By Yasmine Jumaa and John Boyle Jul 1 Community Missing Louisville Activist, Journalist Found Safe Yasmine Jumaa and John Boyle
Jun 25 Community ‘Flood’ of Evictions In Louisville Postponed For Another Month Nearly a fifth of Kentuckians are behind on rent or mortgage payments and could face eviction or foreclosure in the next two months, according to a U.S. Census Bureau survey from earlier this month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday it was extending a moratorium on evictions until the end of July. […] By Ryan Van Velzer and Breya Jones Jun 25 Community ‘Flood’ of Evictions In Louisville Postponed For Another Month Ryan Van Velzer and Breya Jones
Jun 25 Community Parts Of Cherokee Park Will Reopen To Cars The park will reopen to vehicle traffic beginning June 28. But cars will not be allowed in all of the same areas they were before the pandemic. By Roberto Roldan Jun 25 Community Parts Of Cherokee Park Will Reopen To Cars Roberto Roldan
Jun 24 Community New Louisville Law Protects Natural Hair Cultural head coverings, natural hair textures and styles will now be protected against discrimination in Louisville. By Yasmine Jumaa Jun 24 Community New Louisville Law Protects Natural Hair Yasmine Jumaa
Jun 22 Community UPDATE: Search for Missing Louisville Activist, Journalist Ongoing Family and friends are searching for Quintez Brown, 20. The U of L student journalist and activist was last seen Saturday, June 19 on Algonquin Pkwy. By Yasmine Jumaa and John Boyle Jun 22 Community UPDATE: Search for Missing Louisville Activist, Journalist Ongoing Yasmine Jumaa and John Boyle
Jun 17 Community Metro Council Proposes Natural Hair Protections The CROWN Act aims to specifically target anti-Black biases within schools and workplaces across Louisville. It would protect cultural head coverings, natural hair textures and styles, including braids, locks and twists against race-based discrimination. By Yasmine Jumaa Jun 17 Community Metro Council Proposes Natural Hair Protections Yasmine Jumaa
Jun 5 Community Family, Friends, Community Remember Breonna Taylor On Her Birthday Taylor would have turned 28 Saturday. To mark her birthday, the Breonna Taylor Foundation hosted an event at Waterfront Park. By Stephanie Wolf Jun 5 Community Family, Friends, Community Remember Breonna Taylor On Her Birthday Stephanie Wolf
Jun 4 Community Gov. Beshear Announces Lottery For Vaccinated Kentuckians Kentuckians have a chance at winning $1 million or a full ride scholarship to a state university in a new effort to bolster vaccination rates. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 4 Community Gov. Beshear Announces Lottery For Vaccinated Kentuckians Ryan Van Velzer
Jun 1 Community David McAtee’s Family Mark One-Year Anniversary Of His Killing With Balloons, BBQ David McAtee’s family hosted a memorial barbecue on Tuesday evening to remember him a year after his death. By John Boyle Jun 1 Community David McAtee’s Family Mark Anniversary Of His Killing John Boyle