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April 25 2024
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Basically, we need a little help. And when you need help, it’s important to ask the right people the right questions.
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Every morning you have invited us into your inbox, and each day we do our very best to provide you with the timely, relevant info so you can get the most out of our great city.
Sometimes that means we have to go investigate the newest rooftop bar, the latest city council news, or what's going on with that downtown development everyone is talking about. It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it. But now we need to make sure we are investigating the right things and sending you where you want to go.
Today we are asking you to take 2 minutes to tell us a little more about yourself. Just 2 minutes. The line to get a morning latte takes longer than that. Feel free to skip any questions you don’t want to answer. We don’t want to pry. (Okay, we do, but just a little bit.)
And one more thing: We will be picking 1 lucky LOUtoday survey participant to win a $100 gift card. That’s many, many lattes, LOU.
Thanks in advance for your help,
-Sarah + Katie
Today
- Erykah Badu | Fri., Sept. 10 | 7 p.m. | Great Lawn at Waterfront Park | $49.50+ | Vibe to R&B legend Erykah Badu + support from Thundercat. 🎶
- Va Va ReVerie with Va Va Vixens | Fri-Sat., Sept. 10-11 | 8-11 p.m. | Art Sanctuary, 1433 South Shelby St. | $35+ | Get ready for a night of daring and dangerous circus performances, uproarious comedy, variety acts + stunningly choreographed group dance sequences. 💃
Saturday
- Homearama | Sat., Sept. 11 | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Norton Commons | $12 | Homearama tours operate at different hours during the weekdays, so be sure to check the website for more details. 🏘
- Big Four Bridge Arts Festival | Sat., Sept. 11 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Big Four Bridge | Free | Ticket sales support Bridgehaven Mental Health Services. 🖌️
Sunday
- Fall Wild Edible | Sun., Sept. 12 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Louisville Nature Center | $15 | Learn about the largest native edible fruit in North America, the Paw Paw.
- Gaslight Festival Week | Sept. 12-19 | 9:30 a.m. | 3501 College Dr. | Free | The Jeffersontown Gaslight Festival kicks off today with a motorcycle ride + ends with a car show, with markets, hot air balloons, and a slew of activities all week long.
Monday
- Open Mic | Mondays | 8-11 p.m. | Four Pegs | Free | Grab the mic and show the crowd what you got + $6 beer and shot special. 🎤
Tuesday
- Comedy Night | Tues., Sept. 14 | 7-9 p.m. | Gravely Brewing Co. | Free | Laugh with Andy Fleming, Mike Nilsson, SugaRae + more. 😂
Wednesday
- Master Distillers Series: West of Ninth | Wed., Sept. 15 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Frazier History Museum | $49 | Get an autographed bottle of Brough Brothers Bourbon for $30 as part of this new exhibit highlighting Kentucky’s booming bourbon and craft beer industries.
Thursday
- Pepsi Plaza Concert Series | Thurs., Sept.16 | 5 p.m. | KFC Yum! Center | Free | Catch Radiotonic + roving performances from Cirque Louie. 🎪
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.
Weather
- 80º | Mostly sunny |10% chance of rain
Coming Soon
- A new retail destination, Barret Babes, is opening Sept. 17 at 970 Barret Ave. The owners, Althea-Lane Ford, Iva Gorman + Cheyenne Coffey, are local artists who will each operate separate businesses in the space. Barret Babes will be open Tues.-Sun. from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 🛍️ (Louisville Business First)
Development
- The Marian Group, a Louisville-based residential developer, proposed a new apartment complex at 2100 Buechel Bank Rd called Flats of Bardstown. The area will first need to be rezoned into a residential district, but if it is, the complex will have 156 units across 6 buildings. (Louisville Business First)
- The saga of Topgolf coming to Louisville continues. The sports and entertainment venue has been under consideration since 2018 + faced pushback from neighbors in the Hurstbourne area. Since filing some documents with Louisville Metro Government in May, demolition work has begun on the interior of the old Sears near the Oxmoor Center. ⛳ (WLKY)
- Louisvillian Nick Campisano, founder of Campisano Capital, purchased the former Service Tanks property at 700 E. Main St. with plans to turn it into a $79 million mixed-use development called “NuLu Crossing.” Nick said he looks to attract world-class technology talent to the city with the development. (The Courier-Journal)
State
- Kentucky lawmakers are set to use $69.2 million of federal COVID-19 relief money. Republican-led committees in the House and Senate passed bills giving Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration the authority to spend aid money on schools, nursing homes + hospitals.💰 (WFPL)
Feel Good
- Jennifer Lawrence, the Louisvillian-turned-Hunger-Games-warrior, is expecting her first child with husband Cooke Maroney. No other details were provided at the time of the announcement, but a little fun fact for you, Jennifer went to the same middle school as City Editor Sarah Shadburne. Go Kammerer Cubs.🤰 (The Courier-Journal)
- The Kentucky Humane Society has taken in 60 pets who were displaced by Hurricane Ida. The approximately 30 cats + 30 dogs are being housed at KHS Sam Swope Pet Retreat in Jeffersontown where they will receive medical exams before being up for fostering and adoption. 🐈 (WAVE3)
Announced
- The National Jug Band Jubilee, which was set to take place at the Brown-Forman Amphitheater on Sept. 18, is canceled due to COVID-19. Jug band music can trace its origins back to Louisville and Memphis, where Black musicians began experimenting with new “instruments” to play music like blues, jazz + ragtime. (LEO Weekly)
- Grind Burger Kitchen will be temporarily closed — until Halloween at the latest — according to owner Liz Huot. Liz also owns Oskar's Slider Bar and Smør Nordic Bakeri, which will remain open during Grind’s closure. She said the closure is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s emotional toll on her workforce. (Louisville Business First)
History
- Repairs on the grand steeples of the 155-year-old St. Joseph Catholic Church at 1406 E. Washington St. in the Butchertown neighborhood are nearly complete. The first phase of the restoration included tuckpointing, painting, caulking, repairing the main window + putting on new slate shingles. ⛪ (The Courier-Journal)
Harvey’s Cheese, an artisanal cheese business located inside Logan Street Market, is hosting a pop-up at The MerryWeather tonight that they’re dubbing, “The MerryCheddar.” As if the name wasn’t enough, they’ll be offering 4 special cheeses + 4 small-pour cocktails for your sip-bite-sip pleasure.
Harvey’s Cheese opened in October of 2019 and offers cheese-filled gift boxes, cheese toasties — aka the Australian name for grilled cheese — individual cheese plates, party cheeseboards + more.
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Answered: Yesterday we asked what you would name the new hotel coming to NuLu. Here are a few of our faves out of the 14 responses we received:
- The Fried Bologna Sandwich - Jerry G.
- The pope lick goat man - Ed H.
- Bed and Bourbon - Joanne B.
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