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March 28 2024
The legacy of Schnitzelburg neighborhood resident George Hauck will live on with the restoration + renovation of his former convenience store, Hauck’s Handy Store at 1000 Goss Ave.
Hauck’s Handy Store closed in 2019 after the family retired. An ownership group that includes Chris Priddy and businessman Fred Pizzonia, purchased the historic building — dating back to 1890 — and several other properties in the 900 and 1000 blocks of Goss Ave. in 2020 for $575,000.
The group is looking to open a bar and potentially a restaurant in the 2,600-sqft space, but neighborhood residents can expect it to look like the Hauck’s they remember. Preservationist and Germantown resident, Jeff Walschon, is rebuilding the bar to look like the former handy store.
Renovations will include refurbishing the floorboards to be reused inside + the giant red and blue neon sign advertising the store’s cold beer + lunch meat hanging from the side of the building is being repaired.
The renovation, which is expected to cost more than $200,000, will also include an outdoor courtyard where the community can host events.
There’s no timeline on when the bar will open, but the group plans, with the permission of the family, to include Hauck in the name.
George, who died in 2020 at the age of 100, is famed for creating a neighborhood institution where residents could pick up staple grocery items or reminisce over a couple of Bud Lights.
He is also the founder of the World Dainty Championship 50+ years ago. The game, brought to Louisville in the 1800s by German immigrants, requires players to flip a peg off the ground with a broom handle then try to hit the peg down the street. The event occurs every year on George Hauck Way, where the man himself competed in the Dainty Fest until he was 92.
DYK: Schnitzelburg brewery Monnik named a beer after George Hauck. Hauck’s American Pilsner is a crisp and drinkable lager.
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Today
- Barret Babes Grand Market Opening | Fri., Sept. 17 | 5-9 p.m. | Barret Babes, 970 Barret Ave. | Free | Support local businesses on Barret Ave. by attending this grand opening of Barret Babes in collaboration with Toza + 55 artists, makers, and resellers.
Saturday
- Kathleen Edwards | Sat., Sept. 18 | 8 p.m. | Headliners Music Hall | $20+ | Doors are at 7 p.m. for this critically acclaimed singer-songwriter. 🎵
- Kids Fishing Derby | Sat., Sept. 18 | 9-11 a.m. | Eagle Creek Golf Course, 2820 KY-53, La Grange, KY | Free | Children 14 and under compete to catch the biggest + smallest fish. 🎣
- California Dreamin’ | Sat., Sept. 18 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | 23rd St. and Maple St. | Free | Enjoy food and games + California neighborhood residents can give their feedback on what they want to see developed in their greenspace.
Sunday
Monday
- Trivia Night | Mondays | 7-9 p.m. | Gravely Brewing | Free | Battle between ABV and IQ at this weekly trivia night.❓
Tuesday
- Phoenix Hill NuLu Farmers Market | Tues., Sept. 21 | 3 p.m. | Phoenix Hill Neighborhood, 1007 E. Jefferson St. | Free | Pick-up locally grown, delicious fruits, vegetables, + flowers. 🌼
Wednesday
- The Riflemen | Wed., Sept. 22 | 6 p.m. | 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens | Free | Enjoy a whiskey-filled Wednesday night in the gardens. 🥃
Thursday
- Melissa Etheridge | Thurs., Sept. 23 | 7 p.m. | Iroquois Amphitheatre | $45+ | Listen to the hits like “I’m the Only One” + “Come to My Window.” 🎶
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Weather
- 85º | Mostly sunny | 15% chance of rain
Coming Soon
- An online bakery that started in March 2020 will open a brick-and-mortar location in the former Scarlet’s Bakery in St. Matthews this October. Partners, Amanda Quiles and Natalie Zant, started Penny and Pearl’s Bakeshop after the Wild Eggs they worked at temporarily closed during the pandemic. 🧁 (The Courier-Journal)
Biz
- Taste of Kentucky, the largest Louisville store to offer Kentucky-made or inspired goods, announced it has expanded + renovated its retail and warehouse at 11800 Shelbyville Rd. The renovation included the consolidation of the store’s Downtown and Shelbyville Road Plaza locations to the Middleton location. 🛍️ (Louisville Business First)
Civic
- A recycling cart update issued by Metro Public Works states that the online cart request form is closed. Residents can still make requests regarding a missing cart via Metro311. Metro will continue to collect recycling from small bins until January 1, 2022. ♻️
Traffic
- This weekend I-64 East and West will be closed to upgrade LED lighting in the Cochran Hill Tunnels at mile marker 8.4. The closure will last from 9 p.m. tonight to 5 a.m. Monday morning. The upgrades are part of an existing project to replace thousands of low-efficiency roadway fixtures. 🚧
Edu
- The Jefferson County School Board approved a new tax rate for Jefferson County property owners. The new rate is 79.6 cents per $100 of assessed value — less than the rate in 2020. JCPS expects to bring in an estimated $636 million. 💰 (WHAS11)
Community
- Creative Mornings, a free monthly event for the creative community, will resume in-person events starting Sept. 24, with the original host Ben Terry passing the baton to Natalie Bishop, founder of Story Louisville. For the past 7 years, the event has strengthened Louisville’s creative economy with 10,000+ people involved. (KY Inno)
Sports
- The No. 5 ranked UofL volleyball team remains undefeated in the 2021 season after a win against rival + No. 8 ranked UK team on Wednesday. After falling behind 9-7 in the final game set, the Cards bounced back with 8 consecutive points to win the match. 🏐 (Card Chronicle)
Try This
- It’s good to be bad. Sign-ups for Dixie Bowl and Ken Bowl’s Pub & Grub Bad Bowlers league have started. This mini-league begins Oct. 12 + includes 8 weeks of games with a large pizza and pitcher of beer included every week. Spots are limited and are $12 per person. 🎳
Drink
- National Negroni Week is upon us + you can celebrate at Gold Bar with their Negroni Week menu featuring 5 different cocktails all under $10 through Sept. 19.
The late John Asher and Col. Matt Winn, 2 legends of Churchill Downs, were immortalized in bronze by artist Raymond Graf. Their statues were unveiled inside the horse racing venue on Thursday in the Saddling Paddock plaza.
John, dubbed “Mr. Kentucky” by many, was the long-time face + voice of horse racing and radio broadcasting in the commonwealth. Matt, a former president of the racetrack, is credited with making the Kentucky Derby famous with his tireless promotion of the most exciting 2 minutes in sports.
Guests will be able to take photos with these important figures of the Kentucky Derby + capture the iconic twin spires in the back.
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