Nov 10 Arts and Culture With ArtSpace Sale Pending, Arts Groups Must Look For New Homes Fund for the Arts, which owns the building, said it's under contract with a buyer and expects to close on the space at the end of the year. By Stephanie Wolf Nov 10 Arts and Culture With ArtSpace Sale Pending, Arts Groups Must Look For New Homes Stephanie Wolf
Oct 22 Arts and Culture Louisville’s Frazier History Museum Offers Free Membership For Area Residents Everyone living in the 12-county area surrounding Louisville is eligible, and the free memberships expires Oct. 31, 2021. By Stephanie Wolf Oct 22 Arts and Culture Louisville’s Frazier History Museum Offers Free Membership For Area Residents Stephanie Wolf
Oct 14 Metro Louisville In the Face Of Hardship, Downtown Louisville Searches For Solutions What’s next for a downtown that has been battered by a global pandemic and unrest awakened by the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd? By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 14 Metro Louisville In the Face Of Hardship, Downtown Louisville Searches For Solutions Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 10 Community It’s Official: ‘Activated’ Alley On 4th Street Is Now Named ‘Music Alley’ The once-neglected alley between the Louisville Public Media building and the Mercury Ballroom has a new coat of paint, a new purpose and a new name. By Staff Oct 10 Community 'Activated' Alley On 4th Street Is Now Named 'Music Alley' Staff
Feb 20 Community Two-Way Traffic To Start Soon On 3rd Street Third Street will open to two-way traffic in a matter of weeks, with the city projecting work to be complete around the time the Omni opens in early March. By Amina Elahi Feb 20 Community Two-Way Traffic To Start Soon On 3rd Street Amina Elahi
May 11 Arts and Culture ‘Alley Gallery’ Opens Door To Downtown’s Forgotten Spaces The new “Alley Gallery” art project, an initiative of the Louisville Downtown Partnership, aims to rejuvenate forgotten places within downtown Louisville. By Ashlie Stevens May 11 Arts and Culture ‘Alley Gallery’ Opens Door To Downtown's Forgotten Spaces Ashlie Stevens
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
Dec 1 Local News Public Works Begins Replacement of City Hall Fire Escape The Louisville Metro Public Works Department is giving a highly-visible feature of City Hall a makeover Thursday with a new exterior stair tower that will replace the old fire escape. Costing about $400,000, the steel construction is expected to be completed by early next year. But city officials promise the project upgrades will maintain the […] By WFPL News Dec 1 Local News Public Works Begins Replacement of City Hall Fire Escape WFPL News
Aug 2 Local News New Owners Take Over Whiskey Row A group of local investors who are planning a multi-million dollar renovation of the historic Whiskey Row buildings in downtown Louisville have officially taken ownership of the properties. Led by developers Steve Wilson and Laura Lee Brown, the group purchased four of the buildings for $4.8 million from businessman Todd Blue, who had previously sought […] By WFPL News Aug 2 Local News New Owners Take Over Whiskey Row WFPL News
Jul 18 Local News Officials Hope Downtown Coin Boxes Deter Panhandling A new program in downtown Louisville allows people to put their spare change in several coin boxes rather than give the money to panhandlers. The program is called “Positive Change” and the money collected in the blue containers will help fund area homeless groups. But city officials and downtown boosters hope it will also discourage […] By WFPL News Jul 18 Local News Officials Hope Downtown Coin Boxes Deter Panhandling WFPL News
May 10 Local News Whiskey Row Ordinance Deemed Emergency Members of the Louisville Metro Council have introduced an emergency ordinance to spend $1.5 million to salvage the historic Whiskey Row buildings and are considering suspending council rules to allow a vote Thursday. The sponsors of the bill say Mayor Greg Fischer has promised a memorandum of understanding to explain the deal before voting, but […] By WFPL News May 10 Local News Whiskey Row Ordinance Deemed Emergency WFPL News
Apr 21 Local News DDC Releases ‘State of Downtown’ Report Comparing Louisville to its competitor cities, the Downtown Development Corporation unveiled the first ever “State of Downtown” report to measure the city’ s benchmarks in a number of key areas. Defined by the 40202 zip code, researchers showed that Louisville had 12 percent increase among downtown workers over the past decade, the largest among peer […] By WFPL News Apr 21 Local News DDC Releases ‘State of Downtown’ Report WFPL News
Apr 20 Local News Parts of River Road Closed Due to Flooding The mayor’s office has announced that due to rising waters from the Ohio River, River Road from 4th to 8th Street has been closed to traffic. By WFPL News Apr 20 Local News Parts of River Road Closed Due to Flooding WFPL News
Apr 8 Politics Preservationists Allowed to Join Whiskey Row Case A group of preservationists and a local property owner have been added to a federal lawsuit between Louisville Metro Government and businessman Todd Blue concerning the Whiskey Row buildings along Main Street. U.S. District Court Judge John Heyburn signed an order Friday that allows DKH Properties, a neighboring business, and four non-profit organizations to intervene […] By WFPL News Apr 8 Politics Preservationists Allowed to Join Whiskey Row Case WFPL News
Mar 23 Local News Tandy Seeks Downtown Grocery Store to Fill Borders Space The Borders bookstore will soon be closed and Louisville Metro Councilman David Tandy, who represents the bulk of downtown, says the city has a number of options to fill the soon-to-be-empty space, including a grocery store. By WFPL News Mar 23 Local News Tandy Seeks Downtown Grocery Store to Fill Borders Space WFPL News