10 Things To Do In Louisville This Week For $5 And Under (7/18)
MONDAY, July 18 Rally for Choice 311 Hauss Square, New Albany, IN Free | 5-6:30 p.m. The Indiana legislature will be meeting for a special session next Monday, July 25. Today, you can make your voice heard in support of reproductive rights. Metal Monday presents Wyld Ryde & Boozer Highlands Tap Room Free | Starts…
The 988 Mental Health Crisis Lifeline Is Live In Kentucky
Governor Andy Beshear announced on Monday that Kentucky has launched the new three-digit mental health crisis hotline – 988. The new 988 lifeline is available 24 hours a day with counselors available to call, chat or text message directly. This is part of a nationwide departure from the 10-digit Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which remains…
Louisville Burger Week Has Begun, See Who’s Participating
The 6th Annual Louisville Burger Week started Monday and lasts until Sunday, July 24. It’s your chance to enjoy $7 speciality burgers at nearly 50 different restaurants across Louisville, as well as Against the Grain and Coopers’ Craft drink specials. “We are excited to present the Louisville Burger Week lineup with old favorites and many…
Come Together: New Movement Is Helping Louisville Creatives Collaborate And Thrive
Two years in the making, Louisville Creative Connection (LCC) launched on June 2 with an event at KMAC Museum in downtown Louisville. “Our mission is to make Louisville an arts city by investing in up-and-coming artists that have true passion for their work, by creating spaces for them to build community, and by fostering innovative…
Napa Wine Maker Comes To Kentucky To Make Bourbon
I’ve often joked that Louisville’s effort to build bourbon tourism as a gigantic revenue source looks like a plan to turn Louisville into an urban version of the Napa Valley. Since the late 1800s, Napa has lured tourists to come visit wineries, learn about wine, taste the stuff and, not incidentally, spend time and money…
Spring Street Bar & Grill To Reopen In Fall
The team behind High Horse Bar announced today on Facebook that they will be reopening the Spring Street Bar & Grille in the fall. Spring Street Bar was a staple of Louisville dive bars for 33 years, until its closure in August of 2020. Beloved for its eccentric decor (bicycles on the ceiling, saddles for…
Louisville Jail Director Expects Charges In Latest Inmate Death
Louisville Metro Department of Corrections Director Jerry Collins said Friday he expects criminal charges to be filed in relation to the latest death of a Louisville jail inmate, which occurred a week ago on July 8. Speaking at a press conference on Friday afternoon, Collins identified the deceased inmate as 44-year-old Norman Sheckles, who was…
3 Concerts To Catch In Louisville This Weekend (7/15)
Friday, July 15 Shiner Zanzabar $15 | 8 p.m. Through grinding, austere psych-rock that nods its hat to hardcore and metal, Shiner brings intense atmospheres of sound. Sweet Cobra opens. Pleasure Boys, Sick Velvet The Nach Bar Free | 9 p.m. A local rock and roll show you won’t want to miss, with the experimental…
5 Things To Do In Louisville This Weekend (7/15)
FRIDAY, July 15 Summer Slaycation — Lunatic Luau Malice Manor $25 GA, $40 Fast Pass, $60 Front of the Line | 8-11 p.m. Chill. Relax. Enjoy the tropical vibes. What could go wrong with a beach party inside a haunted house? (This event will also happen Saturday night.) SATURDAY, July 16 IMPACT! Wrestling — Derby…
LEO Won Four SPJ Awards. Here Are Our Winning Pieces.
Last night, Louisville’s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists held its annual awards show for the best local work of 2021, and LEO had four first or second place winners. Below, you can read LEO’s winning stories. 1st Place: Feature Writing (Metro Louisville Division) “From Brothel To House Of Healing: The Story of Louisville’s…
Elf Power Shares Their ‘Artificial Countrysides’ Tomorrow At Portal
Elf Power comes from Athens, Georgia, a town with a deep musical legacy that has spawned acts like R.E.M., The B-52s, Of Montreal and Widespread Panic. Elf Power has carved a strong niche in the Elephant Six Collective, which is a group of bands of different genres who share affinities with the psychedelia of the…
Shell Yeah! Tomorrow, You Can Do Yoga With A Tortoise
Turtles are slow. Yoga is slow. Second Chances Wildlife Center in Mt. Washington is combining those together at an event called “Turtle Yoga: Flow then Slow.” Tomorrow night, from 7-8 p.m., you can join instructor Tavi Tichenor as she leads a spe-shell yoga session alongside her co-host, a 30-lb. African sulcata tortoise named Apache, who…
Louisville Fringe Festival 2022 Teams Up With Derby City Playwrights
You can find some of the most vibrant and unique indie arts productions at the annual Louisville Fringe Festival, which returns this year from July 28-31. Expect four days of explosive creativity on stage. This year, the festival is partnering with the collective The Derby City Playwrights for the first time since the inaugural Fringe…
Police Misconduct Investigations In Louisville Could Speed Up With New Inspector General’s Office
Louisville’s newly-created inspector general’s office could speed up investigations into police misconduct, with the office free of obstacles that sometimes drag out Louisville Metro Police Department breach of policy investigations for a year or more. LMPD often waits for criminal investigations related to allegations of officer misconduct to conclude before beginning internal investigations that could…
Lexington Honors Late Actor Harry Dean Stanton At 10th Festival Bearing His Name
“Repo man’s always intense.” Tomorrow is the birthday of legendary American actor, singer and Kentuckian Harry Dean Stanton. His career in Hollywood spanned six decades from his television debut in “Inner Sanctum” in 1954 until his death in 2017 with his final appearance being in the films “Lucky” and “Frank and Ava,” in which he…
Elsmere City Council Passes LGBTQ Fairness Ordinance, Kentucky’s 24th
Elsmere in Northern Kentucky has become the 24th municipality in the state to adopt a Fairness Ordinance, which protects LGBTQ people from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations. Led by council member Aaron Moore, the council voted 4-1 to approve the ordinance, making Elsmere the fourth city in Kenton County to adopt the ordinance.…
Cottage Inn Building Listed For Sale
The Cottage Inn, a Louisville dining staple starting in 1929, is listed for sale on Loopnet.com. It was just under a year ago, July 17, 2021, that the restaurant posted this message on its Facebook page: “Sorry, temporarily closed due to staffing, and shortage of employees at this time. We look forward to having good…
LouCity Forward Enoch Mushagalusa Named USL Player Of The Week
When LouCity defeated the New York Red Bulls II with an incredible 6-0 score on Saturday, they had forward Enoch “Matiti” Mushagalusa to thank: he scored half of those goals and assisted another, becoming the fourth LouCity player (and first ever LouCity winger) to score a hat trick. Now, Mushagalusa has received even higher honors…
Garvin Gate Blues Festival Announces 2022 Date, Lineup
The Garvin Gate Blues Festival, a free outdoor music festival, will return for its 27th year on Saturday, Oct. 8. It’ll be held on Oak Street at Garvin Place (between 4th Street and 6th Street, a mile south of downtown Louisville.) There’ll be food and drink vendors on-site. You can listen to the festival’s official…
Sonic Breakdown: Belushi Speedball’s ‘Ripping Off Municipal Waste’
All bands needs a charismatic frontman and Belushi Speed Ball has one in Vinny Castellano, a garrulous conversationalist (and high school teacher) that loves to talk about his band and their music. And on the subject of one of his band’s newest songs, “Ripping Off Municipal Waste,” Castellano has a lot to say. “‘Ripping off Municipal…
WWE Monday Night RAW Will Return To The Yum! Center This Fall
The KFC Yum! Center announced yesterday that WWE Monday Night RAW will return to the Yum! Center on Monday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. Wrestlers who have been announced for the show include Seth Rollins, Riddle, Bianca Belair, The Usos, Bobby Lashley and more who have not yet been announced. (The lineup may change.) Although…
Louisville Health Officials Call Monkeypox Threat ‘Low’ Amid More Cases
City health officials called the threat of monkeypox to the public “low” on Monday, after three people in Jefferson County contracted the virus. Monkeypox — which the Center For Disease Control and Prevention says it’s “closely tracking” — causes fever, headache, swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches and a rash that can look like pimples or…
Here’s The Lineup For The 2022 Flyover Film Festival
The Flyover Film Festival will return for its 12th year at the Speed Cinema from July 28-31. The festival announced the lineup in a press release on Friday. All of the movies featured in the festival have ties to Kentucky. In a statement, Louisville Film Society board chair Stu Pollard said, “We are thrilled that…
Here’s The Initial Lineup For What The LOU Fest
Vintage store What The LOU will be hosting its own free festival, What The LOU Fest, this summer from Friday, July 29, through Sunday, July 31, at the corner of Spratt Street and Goss Avenue. It’ll feature live music, comedy, drag, burlesque and wrestling, plus food from Four Pegs and drinks from Tito’s Handmade Vodka.…
Try These Frozen Cocktails From Local Mixologists
Nothing like waking up to your 9-year-old child looking through his IKEA cookbook at how to mix sparkling water mocktails. It’s summer and the days get hot early so even kids want to drink something fun and refreshing. But this isn’t a blog for the kiddos. Three local mixologists share a frozen cocktail recipe to…
3 Concerts To Catch In Louisville This Weekend (7/8)
Friday, July 8 Quiet Hollers Forever Chemicals Release Party The Whirling Tiger 8 p.m. | $18 One of Louisville’s most celebrated rock bands, Quiet Hollers are celebrating their latest record, Forever Chemicals — a sharp collection of songs that dive into honest areas. Bungalow Betty, HoneyCutt, Hot Spit, Lacey Guthrie Portal at Fifteentwelve $10-$12 | …
5 Things To Do In Louisville This Weekend (7/8)
Friday, July 8 – 9 An Evening of Victorian Cocktails Conrad-Caldwell House $60 | 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Join the Victorian Man Brian Cushing as he leads the night with a tour of the Conrad-Caldwell house and museum. The evening will start with a drink for the ladies in the parlor, continue with a…
Louisville’s Guru Vandana Academy Hosts Geeva Arts Festival Of Traditional Indian Performing Arts
Louisville’s Guru Vandana Academy is hosting the Geeva Arts Festival on July 8-10. This is the 11th year for the celebration and it will feature solo and group artists in these classical Indian styles: Bharathanatyam, Kathak and Kuchupudi. There will also be two dance dramas presented at the festival. The Guru Vandana Academy was established in…
She Was Locked In An ‘Attorney Booth’ At Louisville’s Jail And Not Checked On. She Killed Herself.
For the last 18 hours of her life, Stephanie Dunbar was kept locked in a cramped “attorney booth” at the Louisville jail. Unlike a traditional cell, it lacked a mattress, running water or a toilet. The room wasn’t designed for incarceration, but Metro Corrections sometimes uses the booths when single cells aren’t available and an…
Sarabande Books Founder Sarah Gorham Announces Retirement
Sarah Gorham, the founder, executive director and editor-in-chief of the Louisville-based literary press Sarabande Books, will retire after 29 years on December 31, 2022, according to a press release. Her successor will be Kristen Renee Miller, a longtime editor at Sarabande and Gorham’s mentee for eight years. In a statement, Miller said, “Sarah’s enduring legacy…
Don’t Count On Louisville To Be A Sanctuary City
After the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade triggered Kentucky’s absolutely horrifying and absurd abortion ban, there’s been a lot of talk about how the city of Louisville can stand in defiance. To what degree do our leaders have to enforce the law? Can we become a sanctuary city? But, the real question…
Reviews: New Louisville Music You Need to Hear Now
Sheri Streeter That Shadow Too Am I There is a quiet seething just under the surface of That Shadow Too Am I, the newest from singer-songwriter Sheri Streeter. From Streeter’s dulcet voice to the coiled calm of their compositions, That Shadow Too Am I recalls the bittersweet brood of contemporaries like Chelsea Wolfe or Emma…
Today Is National Fried Chicken Day. Locals Offer Their Recommendations.
This is not a vegan-friendly blog. Apologies, but Wednesday, July 6 is National Fried Chicken Day and it’s a day that deserves celebration because around the world, fried chicken is one of the most eaten and celebrated dishes. Apparently, the roots of fried chicken are both hotly debated and proof that getting one version of…
Could Immersive Audio Make Louisville A Major Music City?
The most beautiful things happen when creativity and technology embrace one another like the lovers they were meant to be. But here in Louisville, where musical artistry knows no limits, there’s a dearth of recording studios offering the kind of production and engineering that will yield recordings poised to satisfy newly-educated listeners worldwide. As if…
MozzaPi’s Pizza Remains Near And Dear To My Heart
I’m pretty sure I’ve told you before that pizza is one of my favorite foods. I can’t think of one of Louisville’s 60-some pizzerias that I would flatly reject. Well, possibly some of the national chains, unless I was really hungry. I mean, what’s not to like about pizza? It’s relatively healthy, a thin base…
3 Louisville-Area Summer Scare Attractions to Get Your Fix of Spooky
Thrill-seekers know that the fun of being scared doesn’t just start and end in October. If you’re already missing the frightening fun of the Halloween season, you’re in luck: Here are three local scare attractions to satiate your appetite for haunts until the fall. Summer Slaycation — Lunatic Luau Malice Manor | 640 Providence Way,…
The Cathartic Power Of Deathcore Band sero\tonin
The local female-fronted deathcore band sero\\tonin has burst onto the music scene — and that’s a reason to be happy. Vocalist Melissa Eagle, guitarist Josh Smallwood, bassist Austin Crass and drummer Chris Bindner made their debut as a band in late January. When Crass was putting the band together, he wanted to bring in a…
Prepare For The New War On Drugs
In 2014, a Phoenix cop killed 34-year-old Rumain Brisbon. Police got a tip that Brisbon was selling drugs, so they went to find him. When Brisbon tried to pull what officers said they thought was a gun from his pocket, they opened fire. Only he didn’t have a gun at all — just a bottle…
23 Louisville Art Shows To See In July
A gallery roundup of art shows to see in Louisville this month. Note: This list is a selection of current exhibitions. “STILL, LIFE! MOURNING, MEANING, MENDING” Through December The show focuses on dealing with loss during the pandemic. 21c Louisville 700 W. Main St. Hours: Mondays-Sundays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 21cmuseumhotels.com “PRINT MURALS AND SCULPTURES” Through…
The State Of Abortion In Kentucky. Here’s Where Things Stand.
With the Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade on June 24, Kentucky’s strict “trigger ban” outlawing abortion (even in cases of rape and incest) went into effect. The law, which only allows abortion in cases where a pregnant individual’s life is in jeopardy, also carries criminal penalties for people who perform abortions or provide…
The Imaginarium Convention Is A Storytelling Wonderland
Coming back around for its ninth year, the Imaginarium Convention, which welcomes all sorts of creators and consumers of imaginative arts, will be held at the Holiday Inn Louisville East July 8 through 10. This has come to be much more than the original gatherings of science-fiction / fantasy / horror writers and readers —…
