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Prosecution Declined
This story is from the Kentucky Center For Investigative Reporting. In 2017, 194 people reported a rape to the Louisville Metro Police Department. 122 of those cases were cleared by police. But only 30 were cleared by arrest. Only 4 were ultimately convicted of rape. Police cleared 15 because the victim refused to cooperate.…
10 Things To Do Under $5 This Week In Louisville (1/13)
MONDAY, Jan. 13 Weaving in the Round Workshop South Central Regional Library Free | 6-7 p.m. Learn a new skill this decade! Fiber artist Michelle K. Amos will teach you how to weave using a round loom. You’ll create your own piece to take home. This event is for ages 5 and up. TUESDAY, Jan.…
5 Things To Do In Louisville This Weekend (1/10)
FRIDAY, Jan. 10 LO Over Ice Fête de Noël Winter Holiday Festival & Ice Skating Rink Free ($12-$9 to skate) | 8-11 p.m. While singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane performs inside Old Forester’s Paristown Hall with the Louisville Orchestra, the show will be broadcast outside, too — above the pop-up Fête de Noël ice skating rink. If…
Five great local albums that we missed in 2019
After we put together our annual LEO Playlist, which revisited our favorite local songs from 2019, we started to wonder what Louisville releases might have slipped by us last year. So, we looked back and searched for great local albums that we hadn’t given any coverage to. Along the way, we found a few up-and-comers…
Sonic Breakdown: The Captain The Ship —? ‘Drive to Hamilton Lake’
[LEO’s biweekly Sonic Breakdown column deconstructs a single song from an area musician or band.] Mickey Osthimer, the mastermind behind the indie folk project The Captain The Ship, knows that sometimes nostalgia has a dark side. “‘Drive To Hamilton Lake’ is a story of someone failing to happily reminisce about an innocent and joyous…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best & Most Absurd (1/8)
Rose: Bev’ll look shorter in stripes A rose goes to new state Attorney General Daniel Cameron for asking the FBI to investigate Gov.-rejected Matt Bevin over some of his pardons. “I stand by the outstanding work of Kentucky’s prosecutors and respect the decisions of juries who convict wrongdoers. While Kentucky’s Constitution gives the governor the…
Repeal has steak but oh… the veggies!
For my birthday this year, we decided to splurge on a high-end eatery downtown, so we chose Repeal, which is the new Hotel Distil’s “oak-fired steakhouse.” Steakhouses are always an interesting conundrum for a vegetarian: Even though their claim to fame is some poor animal that was massaged right up until the moment it was…
Butchertown Grocery Bakery bakes up deliciousness
This funky, stylish storefront eatery offers European-style artisan breads, pastries, desserts and an intriguing menu of creative sandwiches, salads, greens and grains, plus espresso drinks, beer and bourbon out front of its expansive bakery kitchen. Nope, it’s not Blue Dog, but it follows a similar path to deliciousness as the Crescent Hill icon: We’re looking…
Laffs For Good Cause
Comedians have medical bill problems, too, and they are no joking matter. Unless, you are Amos Chang, and your friends are throwing a two-show benefit to help you pay them. Local comedy legends Bob Batch, Marty Pollio and Keith McGill will take the stage at The Bard’s Town with Heaven Hill brand ambassador, whiskey professor…
Savage Love: Quickies
Q: I have a question about porn, and I can’t think who else I can ask that will give me an intelligent, educated answer. In modern porn, anal on women is gaining popularity. I’m a fan of anal with my boyfriend. However, in porn, it seems like the gaping asshole is a thing, a sought…
Six Ways To Be Politically Smarter And Make Your Vote Count
We’ve officially hit 2020, the year that a lot of people, particularly those who hate President Trump, have been anticipating since his election. Some of your friends are going to be talking about politics nonstop. In a dream world, perhaps they wouldn’t — what new is there to say most days? So, here’s my general…
Survive!
I’ve spent the last month planning the next year: daily checklists, weekly checklists, monthly checklists, a prioritized list of drop-dead-due dates, creative goals, lifetime goals and yet another checklist of resolutions that, like the items on every other list, accumulate every year and never get done. There are separate lists for health, home repair, parenting…
Rookie Council A Year Wiser?
It was a rookie mistake. The Metro Council rejected an insurance premium tax last year that would have closed the city’s budget deficit — a gap caused by rising, unavoidable state pension costs. Fifteen council members — four of them newly elected — voted against raising revenue and, instead, chose a $25 million budget cut.…
