Sep 18 Community Mini Storage Will Not Go Into Historic Bardstown Road Properties, Board Rules The owners of two historic properties on Bardstown Road will have to rethink their plans following a zoning decision. By Amina Elahi Sep 18 Community Mini Storage Will Not Go Into Historic Bardstown Road Properties Amina Elahi
Aug 24 Community Louisville’s Sterling Beer Project Fell Through; Let’s Examine The Deal What exactly was in the contract that let a developer buy two historic Highlands properties from the city, and sell them for a $525,000 profit once the planned taproom fell through? By Amina Elahi Aug 24 Community The Sterling Beer Project Fell Through; Let's Examine The Deal Amina Elahi
Jul 18 Community Neighborhood Meeting Next Step In Transforming Canceled Highlands Brewery Location The meeting is a necessary step in securing a conditional use permit, which the developers need because 1300 and 1306 Bardstown Road aren't zoned for storage. By Amina Elahi Jul 18 Community Meeting Next Step In Transforming Canceled Highlands Brewery Location Amina Elahi
Jul 1 Community Louisville Developer Brings Shipping Container Homes To Smoketown The shipping containers are situated at the corner of Logan and Breckenridge streets. Richard Ronald is using them to build apartments, and more may be coming. By Kyeland Jackson Jul 1 Community Louisville Developer Brings Shipping Container Homes To Smoketown Kyeland Jackson
Jun 13 Community Councilman Questions Profit Made On Canceled Highlands Brewery Project A planned brewery and taproom project in Louisville’s Highlands neighborhood is dead and the developer has resold the properties for a $525,000 profit. By Erica Peterson Jun 13 Community Councilman Questions Profit Made On Canceled Brewery Project Erica Peterson
Oct 9 Community As Development Grows, Louisville Group Works To Balance Preservation The houses set for revitalization sit in the growing shadow of two of the city's newest residential developments. By Jacob Ryan Oct 9 Community As Development Grows, Louisville Group Works To Balance Preservation Jacob Ryan
Oct 5 Community Read Louisville’s Responses To Questions About Butchertown Stadium Project The Pegasus Institute, a local right-leaning think tank, sent questions to the city about the proposal. Read the city's responses. By Staff Oct 5 Community Read City's Responses To Questions About Butchertown Stadium Project Staff
Sep 4 Politics Tax Tool Used To Fund Developments Coming To West Louisville And of all the tax increment financing deals in the city, none are located in West Louisville. By Jacob Ryan Sep 4 Politics Tax Tool Used To Fund Developments Coming To West Louisville Jacob Ryan
Jun 30 Community Louisville Aims To Be More Resilient By Focusing On These Four Things “Resilience” is the nebulous quality that helps a city prepare for and bounce back after a sudden or protracted disaster. By Erica Peterson Jun 30 Community Louisville Aims To Be More Resilient By Focusing On These Four Things Erica Peterson
Apr 27 Community As Downtown Louisville Changes, Check Out These New (Temporary) Views Our city's core is changing, and Fourth Street -- where Louisville Public Media is headquartered -- is a particularly good vantage point from which to observe the change. By J. Tyler Franklin Apr 27 Community As Downtown Louisville Changes, Check Out These New (Temporary) Views J. Tyler Franklin
Jan 31 Economy If Women Rule The Fundraising Game, Why Don’t They Hold More Top Positions? About 80 percent of workers in the field are women. But four out of five fundraisers at senior level positions are men. By Roxanne Scott Jan 31 Economy If Women Rule Fundraising, Why Don’t They Hold More Top Positions? Roxanne Scott
Dec 26 Environment Land Trust Groups Merge To Protect Land Outside Louisville, Lexington The Bluegrass Conservancy and the Limestone Land Trust announced the merger earlier this month. It's the largest regional accredited land trust in Kentucky. By Erica Peterson Dec 26 Environment Land Trust Groups Merge To Protect Land Outside Louisville, Lexington Erica Peterson
Nov 28 Community Council To Examine Incentives For Proposed Fourth Street Development Earlier this year, Mary Ellen Wiederwohl, the city's chief economic development officer, said TIFs are "the best tool available to us today." By Jacob Ryan Nov 28 Community Council To Examine Incentives For Proposed Fourth Street Development Jacob Ryan
Oct 10 Community Council Seeks Public Input On Incentives For New Downtown Hotels The $70 million on a project would erect a pair of upscale hotels at the eastern edge of Louisville's historic Whiskey Row. By Jacob Ryan Oct 10 Community Council Seeks Public Input On Incentives For New Downtown Hotels Jacob Ryan
Aug 31 Community Where — And How Much — Louisville Is Helping Fund Private Projects At present, there are 19 tax increment financing agreements in place, totaling nearly $2.5 billion in developer incentives over a number of years. By Jacob Ryan Aug 31 Community Where—And How Much—Louisville Is Helping Fund Private Projects Jacob Ryan