Sep 1 Economy Without Derby Spectators, Businesses Look to Locals To Stay Afloat Louisville was a hot tourism destination back in February. Then the pandemic hit. By Ryan Van Velzer Sep 1 Economy Without Derby Spectators, Businesses Look to Locals To Stay Afloat Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 9 Community Organizers Make Final Preparations For Thunder Over Louisville The 30th annual Thunder Over Louisville is just days away and organizers say this year’s fireworks will be more colorful than ever before. By Kyeland Jackson Apr 9 Community Organizers Make Final Preparations For Thunder Over Louisville Kyeland Jackson
Apr 23 Environment Once Again, Thunder Over Louisville Had Little Effect On Air Quality Most of the time, it’s the soot from fireworks that adds particulate matter in the air and causes pollution. This year, the Air Pollution Control District didn’t notice any spikes. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 23 Environment Once Again, Thunder Over Louisville Had Little Effect On Air Quality Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 21 Community UPS Flight Crew Inspires Next Generation Of Female Pilots Last year, for the first time in Thunder Over Louisville history, UPS Airlines had an all-female crew for the annual airshow. Listen to the stories of the pilots who participated. By Ashlie Stevens Apr 21 Community UPS Flight Crew Inspires Next Generation Of Female Pilots Ashlie Stevens
Apr 20 Health Health Officials Issue Hepatitis A Warning Ahead Of Thunder The warning comes ahead of peak tourist time in Kentucky, with Thunder over Louisville Saturday and two weeks of Kentucky Derby-related events. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 20 Health Officials Issue Hepatitis A Warning Ahead Of Thunder Lisa Gillespie
Apr 20 Community Pilots, Parachuters Prepare For Thunder Over Louisville Jets and other aircraft are prepping for Thunder Over Louisville's annual air show, practicing maneuvers and refueling aircraft. By Kyeland Jackson Apr 20 Community Pilots, Parachuters Prepare For Thunder Over Louisville Kyeland Jackson
Apr 25 Arts and Culture Didn’t Like The Thunder Over Louisville Music? Science Can Explain Why It wasn’t long after the sky went dark and the music stopped that — wait for it — people took to Twitter to complain about this year’s event. By Ashlie Stevens Apr 25 Arts and Culture Didn't Like The Thunder Over Louisville Music? Science Can Explain Why Ashlie Stevens
Apr 21 Community Expect A Lower, Faster Thunder Air Show, Thanks To Clouds Organizers spend all year planning Thunder down to the smallest detail, but the air show depends on something that’s entirely out of their control. By Laura Ellis Apr 21 Community Expect A Lower, Faster Thunder Air Show, Thanks To Clouds Laura Ellis
Apr 21 Community Thunder Bound? Here Are Some Tips To Help You Along Your Way Soggy weather isn't likely to deter too many of the hundreds of thousands of people expected for this year's Thunder Over Louisville. By Jonese Franklin Apr 21 Community Thunder Bound? Here Are Some Tips To Help You Along Your Way Jonese Franklin
Apr 22 Community Thunder Is A Tradition, Even For Vendors Thunder Over Louisville brings fireworks and jet planes to downtown Louisville. It also brings toys, thousands of toys. Shawn DeVooght brings the toys. He hauls bubble guns, noise makers and stuffed animals in a tractor trailer from Milwaukee, where he lives. He’s been transporting toys to Thunder for nearly two decades. He travels to a handful […] By Jacob Ryan Apr 22 Community Thunder Is A Tradition, Even For Vendors Jacob Ryan
Apr 22 Community A Brief And Useful Guide To Thunder Over Louisville Sunny skies with summer-like temperatures are predicted to welcome hundreds of thousands of people for the annual fireworks display. By Jonese Franklin Apr 22 Community A Brief And Useful Guide To Thunder Over Louisville Jonese Franklin
Apr 21 Arts and Culture Here’s What Thunder Over Louisville Will Sound Like For the first time ever, the fireworks display will be synchronized to music provided by the Louisville Orchestra, ranging from Beethoven to Katy Perry. By Tara Anderson Apr 21 Arts and Culture Here's What Thunder Over Louisville Will Sound Like Tara Anderson
Apr 17 Community Directing Thunder Over Louisville Is a Family Tradition On the 24th floor of the Galt House, the Thunder Over Louisville command center is a refashioned hotel room stuffed with computers, control decks and soundboards—all the switches and buttons needed to bring the booms that kick-off the Kentucky Derby Festival. Standing Thursday in the middle of it all is Thunder Over Louisville director Mandie Clark, […] By Jacob Ryan Apr 17 Community Directing Thunder Over Louisville Is a Family Tradition Jacob Ryan
Apr 17 Community Flooding Should Cause Few Issues For Thunder Over Louisville, Festival Official Says A surging Ohio River is expected to cause few issues for Saturday’s Thunder Over Louisville festivities, despite flooding on some of portions of the waterfront viewing area. Organizers expect Saturday’s air and fireworks show along the waterfront to draw nearly 700,000 people. In past years, flooding has led organizers to plan accordingly for high water […] By Jacob Ryan Apr 17 Community Flooding Should Cause Few Issues For Thunder Over Louisville, Festival Official Says Jacob Ryan
Apr 14 Community Some Things To Know For Thunder Over Louisville Thunder Over Louisville is Saturday, meaning that day will likely be the busiest of the year for downtown Louisville. Nearly 800,000 people are expected to flood into downtown Louisville and southern Indiana for the event. A surging Ohio River isn’t expected to diminish the crowd size for the annual fireworks spectacle that kicks off the two-week Kentucky […] By Jacob Ryan Apr 14 Community Some Things To Know For Thunder Over Louisville Jacob Ryan