Hello Wednesday.
April 24 2024
Hotel, motel, NuLu Inn.
On Tuesday, business leaders and developers — including Gov. Andy Beshear and Mayor Greg Fischer — broke ground on a $31 million avant-garde hotel project in the heart of NuLu.
The hotel — yet to be named — is being developed in the current parking lot at 726 E. Market St. between Galaxie and Evergreen Liquors. It will feature 122 rooms across 6 floors, a rooftop restaurant and bar, mini market, outdoor art gallery + is expected to create more than 40 jobs.
Rendering courtesy of LLW Architects
Austin-based hospitality group, Bunkhouse, is behind the hotel. They currently manage 8 hotel properties worldwide, Jo’s Coffee + a music festival. The hotel in Louisville will be the group’s first Kentucky property.
The group focuses on the pillars of design, music, and authentic community-driven experiences, so expect activities soaked in bourbon + historical French themes throughout the hotel in honor of King Louis XVI, Louisville's namesake.
Bunkhouse is partnering with local, award-winning firm, Zimmer-Design, on the Louisville-centric hotel branding, as well as their bourbon neighbors, Rabbit Hole Distillery, on creating an art garden that will facilitate access from Market St. to Jefferson St., which will also enhance entry to the distillery from Market St.
You can expect to book a stay at the hotel beginning in the spring of 2023, just in time for Derby.
What Louisville thing should this hotel be named after?
Today
- Oktoberfest Tapping | Thurs. Sept. 9 | 5 p.m. | Hilltop Tavern | Free | Drink Oktoberfest beers from Bell’s, Great Lakes, and Hi-Wire in a boot + the sausage plate special. 🍺
Friday
- Oktoberfest! | Fri., Sept. 10 | 2 p.m. | 1840 Lincoln Ave. | $5 suggested donation | Get in on this 2-day festival by German American Club, which features live music, dancing, plenty of German food + Gemütlichkeit (that means good vibes). 🥨
- Zootopia | Fri., Sept. 10 | 7 p.m. | St. Matthews Community Park, 310 Ten Pin Ln. | Free | The movie is set to start right at 8 p.m., so get your popcorn, blankets + bug spray and get over there.
Saturday
- An Evening with Michael Bublé | Sat., Sept. 11 | 6:30 p.m. | KFC Yum! Center | $69+ | Swoon to the smooth tunes of this crooner. 🎤
- Turtles on the Move | Sat., Sept. 11 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Louisville Nature Center | $15 | Track down box turtles around the Nature Center forest using a radio telemetry transmitter. 🐢
Sunday
- Gaslight Festival Week | Sept. 12-19 | 9:30 a.m. | 3501 College Dr. | Free | The Jeffersontown Gaslight Festival kicks off with a motorcycle ride + ends with a car show, with markets, hot air balloons, and a slew of activities all week long.
Monday
- Monday Funday Industry Night | Mondays | 5-11 p.m. | Gold Bar, 1601 Story Ave. | Free | Enjoy a selection of $5 classic cocktails + other drink specials every Monday.
Tuesday
- Sublime with Rome | Tues., Sept. 14 | 7 p.m. | Great Lawn at Waterfront Park | $25+ | Bring your own chair to the lawn or reserve a premium seat.
Wednesday
- Wine Wednesdays | Wed., Sept. 15 | 5 p.m. | Every Day Kitchen | Free | Drink half-price bottles + glasses of wine all night. 🍷
We have a monthly guide filled with events + activities you can plan for in advance. Click the button below to bookmark ideas for upcoming date nights, family outings, and time with friends.
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Weather
- 79º | Mostly sunny | 6% chance of rain
Biz
- Louisville’s only independently-owned movie theater, Village 8, will become a first-run movie theater. The St. Matthews theater had previously operated as a discount theater + a venue for foreign and independent movies. The theater will now show new release movies in response to streaming services eliminating the need for second-run movie releases. 🍿 (WHAS 11)
- Owners of La Chandeleur, a Beechmont Neighborhood restaurant + food truck announced that their business is up for sale. The creperie opened as a food truck in 2016 followed by a brick-and-mortar in 2020 at 304 W. Woodlawn Ave. They will continue dishing out crepes until further notice. (LEO Weekly)
Concert
- The Louisville Palace announced in an Instagram post that singer-songwriter Jason Mraz will be coming to town on December 5 for a live, acoustic performance. You can purchase presale tickets today starting at 10 a.m. with code, BUZZ. General ticket sales start on Friday. 🎵
Sports
- On Sunday, Angel McCoughtry — star player for the Cardinals from 2005-09 + UofL record holder in scoring, rebounds + steals — was selected as 1 of the WNBA’s top 25 players of all-time. 🏀 (Cardinal Authority)
Civic
- Property tax rates are slightly dropping for Louisvillians. The countywide Metro real property tax rate will drop from 13 cents per $100 assessed value to 12.89 cents + the Urban Service District rate will move from 36.71 cents per $100 assessed value to 35.46 cents. 💰
History
- Tuesday marked the grand opening of Louisville’s Union Station in 1891. Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eisenhower + Truman all came to Louisville through the station which operated until 1976. The facility has the possibility of a new life with the current Amtrak proposal that would link Louisville to Chicago. 🚂
Arts
- South Central Regional Library is now accepting applications for their 2022 COLLIDER Artist-In-Residence program. Artists are encouraged to apply to fill the January-June paid residency slots. Chosen artists are expected to work a minimum of 10 hours per week + plan 3 public workshops. The application deadline is October 1. 🎨
Community
- The Louisville Free Public Library is saying goodbye to overdue fines. The library is now part of a cross-country movement that recognizes that fines do not ensure the return of borrowed materials + creates a barrier to services that affects the people who need them the most. 📚
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Pro Tip: The shop encourages you to pick these pumpkins sooner than later as they sell out quickly. Check out the full collection online or in-store.
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