Feb 24 Community Record High Temperatures Call For Some Sax In Downtown Louisville On Fourth Street, by Louisville Public Media’s office, Michael Lamont Higgins got out his sax for a jam session on the sidewalk. By Jacob Ryan Feb 24 Community Record High Temps Call For Sax In Downtown Louisville Jacob Ryan
Jan 15 Economy In Old Louisville, Loss Of Kroger Could Bring Isolation The supermarket is also a place where neighbors catch up and keep up with the news. By Roxanne Scott Jan 15 Economy In Old Louisville, Loss Of Kroger Could Bring Isolation Roxanne Scott
Dec 2 Community Curious Louisville: What’s With All The New Hotels Downtown? For our latest installment of Curious Louisville, we got a question about downtown development. By Roxanne Scott Dec 2 Community Curious Louisville: What's With All The New Hotels Downtown? Roxanne Scott
Aug 25 Community With First Link Property, City Government Has A Big Decision The site is at a key point on the map, at the eastern edge of a downtown where the housing stock is quickly increasing, and surrounded by a food desert. By Jacob Ryan Aug 25 Community With First Link Property, City Government Has A Big Decision Jacob Ryan
Feb 14 Community Strange Fruit: Author Frederick Smith’s New Novel Examines Secrets and Intersecting Identities [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/191012923″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Author Frederick Smith knew he wanted to be a writer since he was a little boy, watching soap operas in Detroit. But folks around him didn’t necessarily see him as the writer type. “I had friends say, ‘Black boys from Detroit don’t write soap operas–we go to work […] By Laura Ellis Feb 14 Community Strange Fruit: Author Frederick Smith’s New Novel Examines Secrets and Intersecting Identities Laura Ellis
Feb 5 Community More Electric Buses Are Coming to Downtown Louisville Louisville public transportation officials expect the number of zero-emission buses operating downtown to increase 50 percent in the next 15 months. A $3.3 million grant from the Federal Transportation Administration announced Thursday will allow the Transit Authority of River City, or TARC, to purchase five more of the electric buses that recently replaced the trolleys that […] By Jacob Ryan Feb 5 Community More Electric Buses Are Coming to Downtown Louisville Jacob Ryan
Jan 28 Community Waterfront Park Needs Big Events Like Forecastle To Catch Eye of State Lawmakers Waterfront Development Corporation‘s leader says big events like Forecastle Festival do more than just bring thousands of people to Waterfront Park in downtown Louisville—they also show state legislators that the park is worth supporting. Forecastle is expected to attract nearly 60,000 people and have an estimated $16 million economic impact through spending at hotels, bars and restaurants, as […] By Jacob Ryan Jan 28 Community Waterfront Park Needs Big Events Like Forecastle To Catch Eye of State Lawmakers Jacob Ryan
Jan 12 Community Zero Emission, All-Electric Buses Take To Louisville Streets Louisville’s new fleet of electric buses are lighter, quieter and cleaner than the old, carbon monoxide-emitting trolleys residents have grown accustomed to seeing (and perhaps riding) downtown. The 10 new buses take to Louisville streets this week to begin transporting passengers for free along two routes in the downtown area. On Monday, the Transit Authority […] By Jacob Ryan Jan 12 Community Zero Emission, All-Electric Buses Take To Louisville Streets Jacob Ryan
Nov 13 Environment Here’s a Look at the Master Plan for the Louisville Waterfront Botanical Garden The group behind a project to build a botanical garden on Louisville’s waterfront will unveil its master plan tonight. The non-profit Botanica has been... By Erica Peterson Nov 13 Environment Here’s a Look at the Master Plan for the Louisville Waterfront Botanical Garden Erica Peterson
May 3 Local News Yale Students Present Downtown Distillery Designs for Louisville The students from the Yale School of Architecture who visited Louisville in February have unveiled their designs for a distillery downtown. The students studied the region on their visit, with a specific focus on Louisville’s downtown and the bourbon industry. Their task was to each design a distillery that could stand near First and Main […] By Gabe Bullard May 3 Local News Yale Students Present Downtown Distillery Designs for Louisville Gabe Bullard
Jan 16 Local News Louisville Clock Work Slows Due to Cold Weather, Remains on Track Work on moving the Louisville Clock to Theater Square downtown has paused for the winter. City crews have removed an earthen berm and filled in a fountain on Theater Square to make room for the long dormant clock. The structure is a work of folk art and is sometimes called the Derby Clock, as it […] By Gabe Bullard Jan 16 Local News Louisville Clock Work Slows Due to Cold Weather, Remains on Track Gabe Bullard
Jan 9 Local News Fourth Street Retail Plan Could Lead to Changes in Parking, Traffic The Louisville Downtown Development Corporation is considering various adjustments to South 4th Street to make the area a retail hub. The organization hopes to recruit small and local businesses to set up in the two blocks of 4th Street north of Broadway. A loan program and a study showing high potential for retail downtown could […] By Gabe Bullard Jan 9 Local News Fourth Street Retail Plan Could Lead to Changes in Parking, Traffic Gabe Bullard
Dec 28 Local News PARC Testing Electronic Parking Terminals The Parking Authority of River City is testing out three new electronic pay stations that could eventually replace parking meters downtown. The pay stations are single terminals that allow drivers to use coins, cash or cards to pay for on-street parking. They cost $7,000 to $11,000 each—nine to fourteen times what a regular parking meter […] By Gabe Bullard Dec 28 Local News PARC Testing Electronic Parking Terminals Gabe Bullard
Oct 3 Local News DDC Close to Finalizing 4th Street Plan; Clock, Birthday Park Possible Attractions Louisville’s Downtown Development Corporation could finalize a plan to bring more retail to south 4th Street this week. The plan was first introduced last month. It outlines how the DDC can bring in new anchor businesses to the area between Broadway and Muhammad Ali Boulevard, then fill the areas in between with smaller shops. It’s […] By Gabe Bullard Oct 3 Local News DDC Close to Finalizing 4th Street Plan; Clock, Birthday Park Possible Attractions Gabe Bullard
Sep 30 Local News PNC Plaza Sold PNC Plaza in downtown Louisville has been sold. A division of Optima International purchased the building at 5th and Jefferson streets for roughly $77 million. Business First reports that the tower’s value has increased since it was sold in 2000 and 2007, and that could be indicative of increased value of downtown properties in the […] By Gabe Bullard Sep 30 Local News PNC Plaza Sold Gabe Bullard