Oct 17 Investigations Louisville Metro Council Committee Scrutinizes Landbank Authority The meeting comes three weeks after KyCIR found that nearly a third of the properties sold by the land bank since 2010 were vacant. By Jacob Ryan Oct 17 Investigations Louisville Metro Council Committee Scrutinizes Landbank Authority Jacob Ryan
Sep 27 Recut Recut: Is Louisville’s Land Bank Solving The Vacant Property Problem? The program is supposed to fix vacant houses. So why are so many of them still empty and in disrepair? By Jonese Franklin Sep 27 Recut Recut: Is Louisville's Land Bank Solving The Vacant Property Problem? Jonese Franklin
Sep 6 Recut Recut: There’s A Thin Line Between Revitalization And Gentrification West Louisville is heading for some big changes. Will residents benefit, or be left behind? By Jonese Franklin Sep 6 Recut Recut: There's A Thin Line Between Revitalization And Gentrification Jonese Franklin
Aug 30 Community Urban League Tells West Louisville Residents To Not Sell Their Homes — Yet The Louisville Urban League and other nonprofits are warning West Louisville homeowners not to sell yet, with the expectation that area investments will increase property values. By Kyeland Jackson Aug 30 Community Urban League To West Louisville Residents: Don't Sell Your Home Kyeland Jackson
Aug 16 Community Longtime Resident Says New Initiative Could Put Russell On Right Track Russell: A Place of Promise aims to support economic growth in the Russell neighborhood through residents' suggestions. By Kyeland Jackson Aug 16 Community Longtime Resident: New Initiative Could Put Russell On Right Track Kyeland Jackson
Aug 9 Recut Recut: A Look At The Real Russell And The People Who Call It Home If you only know Louisville's Russell neighborhood through what you hear in the local news, residents say you're getting the wrong idea. By Jonese Franklin Aug 9 Recut Recut: A Look At The Real Russell And The People Who Call It Home Jonese Franklin
Jul 19 Environment City Delays Release Of Air Quality Data For Rubbertown Officials have delayed the release of air quality data for the neighborhoods surrounding Rubbertown, where many of the city’s industrial plants are located. By Ryan Van Velzer Jul 19 Environment City Delays Release Of Air Quality Data For Rubbertown Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 18 Community Why Organizations Are Pushing Homeownership In West Louisville More organizations are pushing homeownership to help people in need. The initiative could help impoverished neighborhoods in Louisville, too. By Kyeland Jackson Jul 18 Community Why Organizations Are Pushing Homeownership In West Louisville Kyeland Jackson
Jul 12 Recut Recut: Can We ‘Re-Imagine’ Louisville’s Ninth Street Without Considering Its Past? Ninth Street is a physical — and psychological — barrier between black and white. Rich and poor. And now the city is planning to beautify it. By Jonese Franklin Jul 12 Recut Recut: Can We 'Re-Imagine' 9th Street Without Considering Its Past? Jonese Franklin
Jul 10 Community Will Louisville’s Plans To Redesign Ninth Street Bridge The Divide? The city wants to beautify the street. They want to add parks, art and even space for food trucks. But will that undo decades of strife caused by redlining and other barriers? By Amina Elahi Jul 10 Community Will Louisville's Plans To Redesign Ninth Street Bridge The Divide? Amina Elahi
Jun 23 Community City, Louisville Urban League Sign $30 Million Heritage West Deal An agreement has been signed to turn the Heritage West site in Louisville's Russell neighborhood into a track and field complex. By Emma Collins Jun 23 Community City, Louisville Urban League Sign $30 Million Heritage West Deal Emma Collins
Apr 24 The Next Louisville The Next Louisville: Why West Louisville’s Poverty Doesn’t Define It “Some [neighbors] have moved out because they have given up — they didn’t like some of the things. But most of the people have stayed because they believe there’s going to be hope.” By Kyeland Jackson Apr 24 The Next Louisville The Next Louisville: Why West Louisville’s Poverty Doesn’t Define It Kyeland Jackson
Mar 7 Community Bevin, Trump Affiliates’ Ideas For West Louisville Met With Pushback The event was billed as a forum for hearing ideas to revitalize West Louisville. But it devolved into a shouting match and then, an impassioned lecture by Gov. Matt Bevin. By Amina Elahi Mar 7 Community Bevin, Trump Affiliates' Ideas For West Louisville Met With Pushback Amina Elahi
Mar 6 Politics Bevin, Trump Advisors To Lead Private Talk In West Louisville Governor Matt Bevin will be in the Portland neighborhood Wednesday for a private roundtable discussion on economic development in West Louisville. By Erica Peterson Mar 6 Politics Bevin, Trump Advisors To Lead Private Talk In West Louisville Erica Peterson
Feb 9 The Next Louisville The Next Louisville: Redlining’s Complicated Legacy Louisville’s neighborhoods have been shaped by the past century of housing policies. And those policies have helped accentuate economic divides. By Erica Peterson Feb 9 The Next Louisville The Next Louisville: Redlining's Complicated Legacy Erica Peterson