Revitalizing weirdness
Amid a million-dollar restoration, the Louisville Clock finds the right time and space
The signature slogan “keep Louisville weird” prompts questions of genesis. Where, when and why did we get so endearingly eccentric?
Bottom dollar
Portland neighborhood pushes back against Trojan horse liquor licenses
Since the Great Recession, dollar stores and their rock-bottom prices have capitalized on the diminished incomes and increased anxieties of Americans in poor neighborhoods in cities across the coun
Freedom ride
Louisville filmmaker, activist chronicles recent trip to Israeli-occupied West Bank
On March 15, I left Louisville for a 12-day freedom ride through the Israeli-occupied West Bank of Palestine on the Freedom Bus, sponsored by the Jenin Freedom Theater of Palestine.
Fables of Coal
Can a statewide candidate challenge coal in Kentucky and win, and will we ever find out?
After months of Democratic strategists and state legislators dismissing her possible challenge against Sen.
Horse tales
A rundown of this year’s Kentucky Derby contenders
The 139th Kentucky Derby Mystery begins with a pair of standout favorites — the unusually named Orb and the neatly named Verrazano.
LEO talks with lawyer who challenged DOMA
James Esseks is part of the legal team that challenged the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in the U.S. vs. Windsor case before the Supreme Court last month.
Flying high
Louisville Cardinals overcome adversity to win national championship
Champions are forged from tempered steel. From elements to elegance, they are a beautiful construct.
